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D-Index
88
Citations
26700
World Ranking
13223
National Ranking
36

Diogo O. Souza publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Diogo O. Souza sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 656 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Diogo O. Souza D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Diogo O. Souza is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and neuroscience, with significant contributions in neurology, physiology, molecular biology, psychiatry and mental health, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their work spans several key topics, including Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, dementia and cognitive impairment research, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neurological disease mechanisms and treatments, mosquito-borne diseases and control, and tryptophan and brain disorders.

Frequent publication venues for Diogo O. Souza include Alzheimer s & Dementia, Molecular Neurobiology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Research Society and Development, and Molecular Psychiatry.

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including Eduardo R. Zimmer, Pedro Rosa-Neto, Tharick A. Pascoal, Pâmela C.L. Ferreira, and Bruna Bellaver.

Key recent papers by Diogo O. Souza are as follows:

  • Neuroimmunomodulatory and Neuroprotective Effects of the Flavonoid Apigenin in in vitro Models of Neuroinflammation Associated With Alzheimer's Disease, 2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Astrocyte biomarker signatures of amyloid-β and tau pathologies in Alzheimer's disease, 2022, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Amyloid-β oligomers in cellular models of Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Journal of Neurochemistry
  • APOE ε4 associates with microglial activation independently of Aβ plaques and tau tangles, 2023, Science Advances
  • The GABAergic system in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis, 2023, Molecular Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Caffeine and adenosine A(2a) receptor antagonists prevent beta-amyloid (25-35)-induced cognitive deficits in mice.

    Oscar P. Dall'Igna;Paulo Fett;Marcio W. Gomes;Diogo O. Souza

  • Oxidative stress parameters in unmedicated and treated bipolar subjects during initial manic episode: a possible role for lithium antioxidant effects.

    Rodrigo Machado-Vieira;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Carlos Ivan Viale;Vanessa Zanatto

  • Involvement of glutamate and reactive oxygen species in methylmercury neurotoxicity

    Michael Aschner;Tore Syversen;Diogo Onofre Gomes de Souza;Joao Batista Teixeira da Rocha

  • Neuroprotection by caffeine and adenosine A2A receptor blockade of β-amyloid neurotoxicity

    Oscar P Dall'Igna;Lisiane O Porciúncula;Diogo O Souza;Rodrigo A Cunha

  • Quinolinic acid stimulates synaptosomal glutamate release and inhibits glutamate uptake into astrocytes.

    Rejane G. Tavares;Carla I. Tasca;Candice E.S. Santos;Letı́cia B. Alves

  • Effects of Linalool on glutamatergic system in the rat cerebral cortex.

    Elaine Elisabetsky;Jeanine Marschner;Diogo Onofre Souza

  • Anticonvulsant properties of linalool in glutamate-related seizure models.

    E. Elisabetsky;L.F. Silva Brum;D.O. Souza

  • Decreased plasma brain derived neurotrophic factor levels in unmedicated bipolar patients during manic episode.

    Rodrigo Machado-Vieira;Marcelo O. Dietrich;Renata Leke;Vitor H. Cereser

  • Neuropsychiatric Evaluation in Subjects Chronically Exposed to Organophosphate Pesticides

    Rosane Maria Salvi;Diogo R. Lara;Eduardo S. Ghisolfi;Luis V. Portela

  • Agrp neurons mediate Sirt1’s action on the melanocortin system and energy balance: roles for Sirt1 in neuronal firing and synaptic plasticity

    Marcelo O. Dietrich;Catiele Antunes;Gan Geliang;Zhong-Wu Liu

  • Prenatal methylmercury exposure hampers glutathione antioxidant system ontogenesis and causes long-lasting oxidative stress in the mouse brain.

    James Stringari;Adriana K.C. Nunes;Jeferson L. Franco;Denise Bohrer

  • Serum levels of S100B and NSE proteins in Alzheimer's disease patients.

    Márcia Lorena Fagundes Chaves;Ana Luiza Camozzato;Eduardo D Ferreira;Isabel Piazenski

  • Neuron-specific enolase, S100B, and glial fibrillary acidic protein levels as outcome predictors in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

    Ana Elisa Böhmer;Jean Pierre Oses;André Prato Schmidt;Cleiton Schweister Perón

  • Riluzole enhances glutamate uptake in rat astrocyte cultures.

    Marcos Emílio dos Santos Frizzo;Leonara Patrícia Dall'Onder;Karina Borges Dalcin;Diogo Onofre Souza

  • Methylmercury induces oxidative injury, alterations in permeability and glutamine transport in cultured astrocytes.

    Zhaobao Yin;Dejan Milatovic;Judy L. Aschner;Tore Syversen

  • Increased serum S100B protein in schizophrenia: a study in medication-free patients

    D.R Lara;C.S. Gama;P. Belmonte-de-Abreu;L.V.C. Portela

  • Guanosine and GMP prevent seizures induced by quinolinic acid in mice.

    André Prato Schmidt;Diogo Rizzato Lara;Jorge de Faria Maraschin;Alexandre da Silveira Perla

  • Highly palatable diet consumption increases protein oxidation in rat frontal cortex and anxiety-like behavior.

    C.G. Souza;J.D. Moreira;I.R. Siqueira;A.G. Pereira

  • Reduced serum BDNF levels in schizophrenic patients on clozapine or typical antipsychotics.

    Rodrigo W. Grillo;Gustavo L. Ottoni;Renata Leke;Diogo O. Souza

  • Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of bovine seminal plasma proteins and their relation with semen freezability

    M.I.M Jobim;E.R Oberst;C.G Salbego;D.O Souza

Frequent Co-Authors

João Rocha
João Rocha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Moacir Wajner
Moacir Wajner Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Eduardo R. Zimmer
Eduardo R. Zimmer Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Adriano B. L. Tort
Adriano B. L. Tort Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Denis B. Rosemberg
Denis B. Rosemberg Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Marcelo O. Dietrich
Marcelo O. Dietrich Yale University
Christianne Gazzana Salbego
Christianne Gazzana Salbego Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Ivan Izquierdo
Ivan Izquierdo Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Cristina W. Nogueira
Cristina W. Nogueira Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Rodrigo Machado-Vieira
Rodrigo Machado-Vieira The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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