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Alexander Kiss

Alexander Kiss

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
6443
World Ranking
6539
National Ranking
384

Alexander Kiss publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Kiss sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 204 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Alexander Kiss D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Kiss sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alexander Kiss is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their research output spans over 63 publications in Medicine and 23 in Neuroscience, reflecting a broad interest across both clinical and biological aspects.

The scientist's subfields of study include Surgery, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Neurology. This diversity in specialization indicates engagement with both practical surgical techniques and foundational biological processes.

The main topics of their work focus on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Tryptophan and Brain Disorders, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Stress Responses and Cortisol, and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Alexander Kiss has published multiple papers in a variety of journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Psychiatric morbidity and cervical cancer screening: a retrospective population-based case-cohort study (2020, CMAJ Open)
  • Task-sharing and telemedicine delivery of psychotherapy to treat perinatal depression: a pragmatic, noninferiority randomized trial (2025, Nature Medicine)
  • A Novel Method to Classify Cervical Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Based on Potential for Recovery: A Group-Based Trajectory Analysis (2022, Journal of Neurotrauma)
  • Double-blind randomized controlled trial of Er: YAG vaginal laser to treat female stress urinary incontinence (2024, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology)
  • High risk neighbourhoods: The effect of neighbourhood level factors on cardiac arrest incidence (2020, Resuscitation)

Their frequent co-authors include Jana Osacká, Jetan H. Badhiwala, Jefferson R. Wilson, Michael G. Fehlings, and Andrej Tillinger, each collaborating on multiple publications.

Alexander Kiss's work appears regularly in journals such as Endocrine Regulations (with 5 publications), International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Canadian Journal of Diabetes, Neurosurgery, and Praxis, showing a consistent presence in both endocrine-related and neurosurgical research venues.

Best Publications

  • Corticotropin-releasing hormone mRNA levels in response to chronic mild stress rise in male but not in female rats while tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA levels decrease in both sexes

    Roman Dunčko;Alexander Kiss;Ivana Škultétyová;Milan Rusnák

  • Oxytocin--anatomy and functional assignments: a minireview.

    Alexander Kiss;Jens D Mikkelsen

  • Stress-specific regulation of corticotropin releasing hormone receptor expression in the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus in the rat.

    Xun Luo;Alexander Kiss;Gabor Makara;Stephen J Lolait

  • Cardiovascular indices of peripheral and central sympathetic activation.

    Hartmut Schächinger;Markus Weinbacher;Alexander Kiss;Rudolf Ritz

  • Brain angiotensin II modulates sympathoadrenal and hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical activation during stress.

    Daniela Jezova;Tomasz Ochedalski;Alexander Kiss;Alexander Kiss;Greti Aguilera

  • Activity of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis and sympathoadrenal system during food and water deprivation in the rat.

    Alexander Kiss;Daniela Jezova;Greti Aguilera

  • Regulation of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis during chronic stress: responses to repeated intraperitoneal hypertonic saline injection

    Alexander Kiss;Greti Aguilera

  • Increased Expression of Type 1 Angiotensin II Receptors in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus following Stress and Glucocorticoid Administration

    Greti Aguilera;Alexander Kiss;Xun Luo

  • Regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis during water deprivation.

    G Aguilera;S L Lightman;A Kiss

  • The Relationship Between Inflammatory Markers and Post Stroke Cognitive Impairment

    Lana S. Rothenburg;Nathan Herrmann;Walter Swardfager;Sandra E. Black

  • Major depressive disorder predicts completion, adherence, and outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective cohort study of 195 patients with coronary artery disease.

    Walter Swardfager;Nathan Herrmann;Susan Marzolini;Mahwesh Saleem

  • Participation of alpha 1-adrenergic receptors in the secretion of hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone during stress.

    Alexander Kiss;Greti Aguilera

  • Galanin in the Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System

    Miklós Palkovits;Åke Rökaeus;Ferenc A. Antoni;Alexander Kiss

  • Prenatal Immune Challenge Affects Growth, Behavior, and Brain Dopamine in Offspring

    Jan Bakos;Roman Duncko;Aikaterini Makatsori;Zdeno Pirnik

  • Central corticotropin-releasing hormone receptors modulate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical and sympathoadrenal activity during stress.

    D Jezova;T Ochedalski;M Glickman;A Kiss

  • Reduced Activity of Hypothalamic Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons in Transgenic Mice with Impaired Glucocorticoid Receptor Function

    Ivar Dijkstra;Fred J. H. Tilders;Greti Aguilera;Alexander Kiss

  • The relationship between indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity and post-stroke cognitive impairment.

    Allison B Gold;Nathan Herrmann;Nathan Herrmann;Walter Swardfager;Walter Swardfager;Sandra E Black;Sandra E Black;Sandra E Black

  • Comparison of the obesity phenotypes related to monosodium glutamate effect on arcuate nucleus and/or the high fat diet feeding in C57BL/6 and NMRI mice.

    Matysková R;Maletínská L;Maixnerová J;Pirník Z

  • Negative regulation of corticotropin releasing factor expression and limitation of stress response

    Greti Aguilera;Alexander Kiss;Ying Liu;Anna Kamitakahara

  • The Renin Anggiotensin System and the Stress Response

    Greti Aguilera;Alexander Kiss;Xun Luo;Bulbin‐Sunar Akbasak

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan Herrmann
Nathan Herrmann Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Greti Aguilera
Greti Aguilera National Institutes of Health
Krista L. Lanctôt
Krista L. Lanctôt Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Jens D. Mikkelsen
Jens D. Mikkelsen University of Copenhagen
Daniela Jezova
Daniela Jezova Slovak Academy of Sciences
Sandra E. Black
Sandra E. Black University of Toronto
Miklós Palkovits
Miklós Palkovits Semmelweis University
Richard Kvetnansky
Richard Kvetnansky Slovak Academy of Sciences
Richard H. Swartz
Richard H. Swartz Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Donald T. Stuss
Donald T. Stuss University of Toronto

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