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Amanda Sierra

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Neuroscience

D-Index
42
Citations
24098
World Ranking
7498
National Ranking
124

Amanda Sierra 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 Amanda Sierra sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 83 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Amanda Sierra 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 Amanda Sierra sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Amanda Sierra is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of Neuroscience as well as Immunology and Microbiology. Their research spans several subfields including Neurology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Epidemiology.

The primary focus of their work lies in understanding mechanisms related to neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and immune system regulation. Specific topics frequently addressed in their publications include:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health

Amanda Sierra has authored and co-authored numerous papers appearing in multiple scientific venues. Notable frequent publication sources include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), IBRO Neuroscience Reports, Frontiers in Immunology, Neuron, and Glia.

Their recent scholarly articles include:

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads (2022), published in Neuron
  • Microglia Actively Remodel Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis through the Phagocytosis Secretome (2020), published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • Essential omega-3 fatty acids tune microglial phagocytosis of synaptic elements in the mouse developing brain (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • Microglial Corpse Clearance: Lessons From Macrophages (2020), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • Microglia and meningeal macrophages depletion delays the onset of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (2023), published in Cell Death and Disease

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their scientific output, with frequent co-authors including Jorge Valero, Ainhoa Plaza-Zabala, María Domercq, Virginia Sierra-Torre, and Noelia Rodríguez-Iglesias. These collaborations reflect sustained partnerships within a network focused on related research areas in neuroimmunology and cellular neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads

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  • Microglia Shape Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis through Apoptosis-Coupled Phagocytosis

    Amanda Sierra;Juan M. Encinas;Juan M. Encinas;Juan J.P. Deudero;Jessica H. Chancey

  • The Role of Microglia in the Healthy Brain

    Marie-Ève Tremblay;Beth Stevens;Amanda Sierra;Hiroaki Wake

  • Microglia derived from aging mice exhibit an altered inflammatory profile.

    Amanda Sierra;Andres C. Gottfried-Blackmore;Bruce S. McEwen;Karen Bulloch

  • Coupled Proliferation and Apoptosis Maintain the Rapid Turnover of Microglia in the Adult Brain

    Katharine Askew;Kaizhen Li;Adrian Olmos-Alonso;Fernando Garcia-Moreno

  • Janus-faced microglia: beneficial and detrimental consequences of microglial phagocytosis

    Amanda Sierra;Oihane Abiega;Anahita Shahraz;Harald Neumann

  • Steroid hormone receptor expression and function in microglia

    Amanda Sierra;Andres Gottfried-Blackmore;Teresa A. Milner;Teresa A. Milner;Bruce S. McEwen

  • Microglia Actively Remodel Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis through the Phagocytosis Secretome.

    Irune Diaz-Aparicio;Iñaki Paris;Virginia Sierra-Torre;Ainhoa Plaza-Zabala

  • Brain aromatase is neuroprotective.

    Iñigo Azcoitia;Amanda Sierra;Sergio Veiga;Shin‐ichiro Honda

  • Autophagy and Microglia: Novel Partners in Neurodegeneration and Aging.

    Ainhoa Plaza-Zabala;Virginia Sierra-Torre;Amanda Sierra;Amanda Sierra

  • Neuronal hyperactivity accelerates depletion of neural stem cells and impairs hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Amanda Sierra;Amanda Sierra;Soraya Martín-Suárez;Roberto Valcárcel-Martín;Jesús Pascual-Brazo

  • Localization of Estrogen receptor β-immunoreactivity in astrocytes of the adult rat brain

    Iñigo Azcoitia;Amanda Sierra;Luis Miguel Garcia‐Segura

  • Surveillance, Phagocytosis, and Inflammation: How Never-Resting Microglia Influence Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis

    Amanda Sierra;Sol Beccari;Irune Diaz-Aparicio;Juan M. Encinas

  • The “Big‐Bang” for modern glial biology: Translation and comments on Pío del Río‐Hortega 1919 series of papers on microglia

    Amanda Sierra;Amanda Sierra;Fernando de Castro;Juan del Río-Hortega;José Rafael Iglesias-Rozas

  • Neuroprotective effects of estradiol in the adult rat hippocampus: interaction with insulin-like growth factor-I signalling.

    Iñigo Azcoitia;Amanda Sierra;Luis M. Garcia-Segura

  • Cien Años de Microglía: Milestones in a Century of Microglial Research

    Amanda Sierra;Rosa C. Paolicelli;Helmut Kettenmann

  • Neuronal Hyperactivity Disturbs ATP Microgradients, Impairs Microglial Motility, and Reduces Phagocytic Receptor Expression Triggering Apoptosis/Microglial Phagocytosis Uncoupling

    Oihane Abiega;Sol Beccari;Irune Diaz-Aparicio;Agnes Nadjar

  • Aromatase: a neuroprotective enzyme.

    Luis M Garcia-Segura;Sergio Veiga;Sergio Veiga;Amanda Sierra;Roberto C Melcangi

  • Essential omega-3 fatty acids tune microglial phagocytosis of synaptic elements in the mouse developing brain

    C. Madore;Q. Leyrolle;L. Morel;M. Rossitto

  • An antagonist of estrogen receptors blocks the induction of adult neurogenesis by insulin-like growth factor-I in the dentate gyrus of adult female rat.

    Margarita Perez‐Martin;Iñigo Azcoitia;Jose Luis Trejo;Amanda Sierra

  • Aromatase Expression by Reactive Astroglia Is Neuroprotective

    Iñigo Azcoitia;Amanda Sierra;Sergio Veiga;Luis M. Garcia-Segura

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis M. Garcia-Segura
Luis M. Garcia-Segura Spanish National Research Council
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay University of Victoria
Pierre Gressens
Pierre Gressens Université Paris Cité
Bruce S. McEwen
Bruce S. McEwen Rockefeller University
Anne E. Anderson
Anne E. Anderson Baylor College of Medicine
Sophie Layé
Sophie Layé University of Bordeaux
Grigori Enikolopov
Grigori Enikolopov Stony Brook University
Hiroaki Wake
Hiroaki Wake Kobe University
Oleg Butovsky
Oleg Butovsky Brigham and Women's Hospital
Anna-Elina Lehesjoki
Anna-Elina Lehesjoki University of Helsinki

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Best Scientists Citing Amanda Sierra

Luis M. Garcia-Segura

Luis M. Garcia-Segura

Spanish National Research Council

Publications: 135

Marie-Ève Tremblay

Marie-Ève Tremblay

University of Victoria

Publications: 59

Alexei Verkhratsky

Alexei Verkhratsky

University of Manchester

Publications: 44

Alejandro F. De Nicola

Alejandro F. De Nicola

University of Buenos Aires

Publications: 39

Roberto C. Melcangi

Roberto C. Melcangi

University of Milan

Publications: 35

Marco Prinz

Marco Prinz

University of Freiburg

Publications: 30

Paul J. Lucassen

Paul J. Lucassen

University of Amsterdam

Publications: 25

Bruce S. McEwen

Bruce S. McEwen

Rockefeller University

Publications: 23

Bart J. L. Eggen

Bart J. L. Eggen

University Medical Center Groningen

Publications: 22

Beth Stevens

Beth Stevens

Boston Children's Hospital

Publications: 22

Christian J. Pike

Christian J. Pike

University of Southern California

Publications: 21

Long-Jun Wu

Long-Jun Wu

Mayo Clinic

Publications: 20

Teresa A. Milner

Teresa A. Milner

Cornell University

Publications: 20

Sophie Layé

Sophie Layé

University of Bordeaux

Publications: 19

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Florent Ginhoux

Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Publications: 19

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Erik Boddeke

University Medical Center Groningen

Publications: 18

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