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Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto

Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
67
Citations
13374
World Ranking
2698
National Ranking
15

Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 261 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto is affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant concentration in neurology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and epidemiology.

Their work addresses a variety of scientific topics, including:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods

Research led or contributed to by Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto has appeared in several frequent publication venues:

  • Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Viruses
  • NeuroImmunoModulation

They have collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Vanessa Estato
  • Patrícia T. Bozza
  • Patrícia R. M. Rocco
  • Thiago Moreno L. Souza
  • Patrícia A. Reis

Some notable recent papers include:

  • Laboratory Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis in COVID-19 (2022), Frontiers in Immunology
  • Systemic microvascular endothelial dysfunction and disease severity in COVID-19 patients: Evaluation by laser Doppler perfusion monitoring and cytokine/chemokine analysis (2020), Microvascular Research
  • Commercially Available Flavonols Are Better SARS-CoV-2 Inhibitors than Isoflavone and Flavones (2022), Viruses
  • Physical exercise promotes astrocyte coverage of microvessels in a model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (2020), Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Protect the Blood-Brain Barrier, Reduce Astrogliosis, and Prevent Cognitive and Behavioral Alterations in Surviving Septic Mice (2020), Critical Care Medicine

Best Publications

  • Cytokine profiles as markers of disease severity in sepsis: a multiplex analysis

    Fernando A. Bozza;Fernando A. Bozza;Jorge I F Salluh;André M Japiassú;André M Japiassú;Marcio Soares

  • Uptake of apoptotic cells drives the growth of a pathogenic trypanosome in macrophages.

    C. G. Freire-de-Lima;D. O. Nascimento;M. B. P. Soares;P. T. Bozza

  • Low-Level Laser Therapy Induces Dose-Dependent Reduction of TNFα Levels in Acute Inflammation

    F. Aimbire;R. Albertini;M.T.T. Pacheco;H.C. Castro-Faria-Neto

  • Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin induces TLR2-mediated formation of lipid bodies: intracellular domains for eicosanoid synthesis in vivo.

    Heloisa D’Avila;Rossana C. N. Melo;Gleydes G. Parreira;Eduardo Werneck-Barroso

  • Pulmonary and extrapulmonary acute lung injury: inflammatory and ultrastructural analyses.

    Sara L. S. Menezes;Patricia T. Bozza;Hugo C. Castro Faria Neto;Andrea P. Laranjeira

  • Inflammatory Platelet-activating Factor-like Phospholipids in Oxidized Low Density Lipoproteins Are Fragmented Alkyl Phosphatidylcholines

    Gopal K. Marathe;Sean S. Davies;Kathleen A. Harrison;Adriana R. Silva

  • MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR LEVELS CORRELATE WITH FATAL OUTCOME IN SEPSIS

    Fernando A Bozza;Rachel N Gomes;André M Japiassú;Marcio Soares

  • Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Infection Induces TLR2-Dependent Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ Expression and Activation: Functions in Inflammation, Lipid Metabolism, and Pathogenesis

    Patrícia E. Almeida;Adriana R. Silva;Clarissa M. Maya-Monteiro;Dániel Töröcsik

  • Probiotic therapy with Saccharomyces boulardii for heart failure patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial.

    Annelise C. Costanza;Samuel D. Moscavitch;Hugo C.C. Faria Neto;Evandro T. Mesquita

  • Platelet Activation and Apoptosis Modulate Monocyte Inflammatory Responses in Dengue

    Eugenio D. Hottz;Isabel M. Medeiros-de-Moraes;Adriana Vieira-de-Abreu;Edson F. de Assis

  • Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Leukocyte Lipid Body Formation In Vivo: Innate Immunity Elicited Intracellular Loci Involved in Eicosanoid Metabolism

    Patrícia Pacheco;Fernando A. Bozza;Rachel N. Gomes;Marcelo Bozza

  • Host Cell Lipid Bodies Triggered by Trypanosoma cruzi Infection and Enhanced by the Uptake of Apoptotic Cells Are Associated With Prostaglandin E2 Generation and Increased Parasite Growth

    Heloisa D’Avila;Célio G. Freire-de-Lima;Natalia R. Roque;Livia Teixeira;Livia Teixeira

  • Cognitive dysfunction is sustained after rescue therapy in experimental cerebral malaria, and is reduced by additive antioxidant therapy.

    Patricia A. Reis;Clarissa M. Comim;Fernanda Hermani;Bruno Silva

  • Age-related cognitive impairment is associated with long-term neuroinflammation and oxidative stress in a mouse model of episodic systemic inflammation

    Joana Costa d’Avila;Luciana Domett Siqueira;Aurélien Mazeraud;Estefania Pereira Azevedo

  • CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE INHIBITS LOCAL ACUTE INFLAMMATION AND PROTECTS MICE AGAINST LETHAL ENDOTOXEMIA

    Rachel Novaes Gomes;Hugo C Castro-Faria-Neto;Patricia T Bozza;Milena B P Soares

  • The role of Nox2-derived ROS in the development of cognitive impairment after sepsis.

    Marina S Hernandes;Joana C D'Avila;Silvia C Trevelin;Patricia A Reis

  • Statins decrease neuroinflammation and prevent cognitive impairment after cerebral malaria

    Patricia A. Reis;Vanessa Estato;Tathiany I. da Silva;Joana C. d'Avila

  • Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1/CC Chemokine Ligand 2 Controls Microtubule-Driven Biogenesis and Leukotriene B4-Synthesizing Function of Macrophage Lipid Bodies Elicited by Innate Immune Response

    Patricia Pacheco;Adriana Vieira-de-Abreu;Rachel N. Gomes;Giselle Barbosa-Lima

  • Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3 promotes leukocyte rolling by mobilizing endothelial P-selectin

    Claudia Nussbaum;Sarah Bannenberg;Petra Keul;Markus H. Gräler

  • Neutrophils recruited to the site of Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection undergo apoptosis and modulate lipid body biogenesis and prostaglandin E production by macrophages.

    Heloisa D'Avila;Natalia R. Roque;Rafael M. Cardoso;Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto

  • Anti-inflammatory Effects of Aerobic Exercise in Mice Exposed to Air Pollution

    Rodolfo de Paula Vieira;Alessandra Choqueta Toledo;Lucas Bogaz Silva;Francine Maria Almeida

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrícia T. Bozza
Patrícia T. Bozza Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Fernando A. Bozza
Fernando A. Bozza Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Guy A. Zimmerman
Guy A. Zimmerman University of Utah
Marcelo T. Bozza
Marcelo T. Bozza Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Stephen M. Prescott
Stephen M. Prescott University of Utah
Diana M. Stafforini
Diana M. Stafforini Huntsman Cancer Institute
Andrew S. Weyrich
Andrew S. Weyrich University of Utah
B. Boris Vargaftig
B. Boris Vargaftig Universidade de São Paulo
Paolo Pelosi
Paolo Pelosi University of Genoa
Marco Idzko
Marco Idzko Medical University of Vienna

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