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Ignacio A. Romero

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
19671
World Ranking
5071
National Ranking
378

Ignacio A. Romero publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 234 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Ignacio A. Romero D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ignacio A. Romero sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ignacio A. Romero is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Neurology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Oncology.

Their research topics include:

  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research

Ignacio A. Romero has published multiple papers in notable venues, including:

  • "Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics modulation by diet and cytokines in rats," 2020, Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
  • "Loss of cholinergic innervation differentially affects eNOS-mediated blood flow, drainage of Aβ and cerebral amyloid angiopathy in the cortex and hippocampus of adult mice," 2021, Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • "Endothelial-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Induce Cerebrovascular Dysfunction in Inflammation," 2021, Pharmaceutics
  • "The evolutionarily conserved long non-coding RNA LINC00261 drives neuroendocrine prostate cancer proliferation and metastasis via distinct nuclear and cytoplasmic mechanisms," 2021, Molecular Oncology
  • "A human-derived neurovascular unit in vitro model to study the effects of cellular cross-talk and soluble factors on barrier integrity," 2022, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors associated with Ignacio A. Romero include:

  • Cheryl A. Hawkes
  • David Male
  • David Roig-Carles
  • Francesco Crea
  • Radka Gromnicova

The scientist has published extensively in several recurring venues, such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
  • PLoS ONE
  • Annals of Oncology
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Best Publications

  • Blood-brain barrier-specific properties of a human adult brain endothelial cell line

    B. B. Weksler;E. A. Subileau;N. Perrière;P. Charneau

  • In vitro models of the blood-brain barrier: An overview of commonly used brain endothelial cell culture models and guidelines for their use

    Hans C. Helms;N. Joan Abbott;Malgorzata Burek;Romeo Cecchelli

  • The hCMEC/D3 cell line as a model of the human blood brain barrier

    Babette Barbash Weksler;Ignacio A. Romero;Pierre-Olivier Couraud;Pierre-Olivier Couraud;Pierre-Olivier Couraud

  • BBB ON CHIP: microfluidic platform to mechanically and biochemically modulate blood-brain barrier function

    L. M. Griep;F. Wolbers;B. de Wagenaar;P. M. ter Braak

  • Transporting therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier

    N. Joan Abbott;Ignacio A. Romero

  • Chemokines control fat accumulation and leptin secretion by cultured human adipocytes.

    C. C. Gerhardt;Ignacio A Romero;R. Cancello;L. Camoin

  • Reactive oxygen species alter brain endothelial tight junction dynamics via RhoA, PI3 kinase, and PKB signaling

    Gerty Schreibelt;Gijs Kooij;Arie Reijerkerk;Ruben van Doorn

  • Development of a three-dimensional, all-human in vitro model of the blood–brain barrier using mono-, co-, and tri-cultivation Transwell models

    Kathryn Hatherell;Pierre-Olivier Couraud;Ignacio A. Romero;Babette Weksler

  • The human brain endothelial cell line hCMEC/D3 as a human blood-brain barrier model for drug transport studies.

    Birk Poller;Heike Gutmann;Stephan Krahenbuhl;Babette Weksler

  • Differential effects of hydrocortisone and TNFα on tight junction proteins in an in vitro model of the human blood-brain barrier

    Carola Förster;Malgorzata Burek;Ignacio A. Romero;Babette Weksler

  • Immortalized Human Brain Endothelial Cells and Flow-Based Vascular Modeling: A Marriage of Convenience for Rational Neurovascular Studies:

    Luca Cucullo;Pierre-Olivier Couraud;Babette Weksler;Babette Weksler;Ignacio-Andres Romero

  • Oxidative stress affects the junctional integrity of retinal pigment epithelial cells.

    Tracey A. Bailey;Naheed Kanuga;Ignacio A. Romero;John Greenwood

  • MicroRNA-155 negatively affects blood–brain barrier function during neuroinflammation

    Miguel Alejandro Lopez-Ramirez;Dongsheng Wu;Gareth Pryce;Julie E. Simpson

  • Hepatitis C Virus Infects the Endothelial Cells of the Blood-Brain Barrier

    Nicola F. Fletcher;Garrick K. Wilson;Jacinta Murray;Ke Hu

  • Secretion of interleukin-1β by astrocytes mediates endothelin-1 and tumour necrosis factor-α effects on human brain microvascular endothelial cell permeability

    Nathalie Didier;Ignacio A. Romero;Christophe Créminon;Anne Wijkhuisen

  • Regulation of chemokine receptor expression in human microglia and astrocytes.

    Geraldine Flynn;Seema Maru;Jane Loughlin;Ignacio A Romero

  • Expression of inflammatory genes induced by beta-amyloid peptides in human brain endothelial cells and in Alzheimer's brain is mediated by the JNK-AP1 signaling pathway.

    Vanja Vukic;Debbie Callaghan;Douglas Walker;Lih-Fen Lue

  • Meningococcal Type IV Pili Recruit the Polarity Complex to Cross the Brain Endothelium

    Mathieu Coureuil;Guillain Mikaty;Florence Miller;Florence Miller;Hervé Lécuyer;Hervé Lécuyer

  • Cell-penetrating anti-GFAP VHH and corresponding fluorescent fusion protein VHH-GFP spontaneously cross the blood-brain barrier and specifically recognize astrocytes: application to brain imaging

    Tengfei Li;Jean-Pierre Bourgeois;Susanna Celli;Fabienne Glacial;Fabienne Glacial;Fabienne Glacial

  • Changes in cytoskeletal and tight junctional proteins correlate with decreased permeability induced by dexamethasone in cultured rat brain endothelial cells

    Ignacio A. Romero;Katrina Radewicz;Emmanuelle Jubin;C.Charles Michel

Frequent Co-Authors

Babette B. Weksler
Babette B. Weksler Cornell University
Pierre-Olivier Couraud
Pierre-Olivier Couraud Inserm
Ana Oaknin
Ana Oaknin Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari
John Greenwood
John Greenwood University College London
Helga E. de Vries
Helga E. de Vries University of Amsterdam
Yuzhuo Wang
Yuzhuo Wang University of British Columbia
A. Donny Strosberg
A. Donny Strosberg Université Paris Cité
Nicoletta Colombo
Nicoletta Colombo University of Milano-Bicocca
Ignace Vergote
Ignace Vergote KU Leuven
Bradley J. Monk
Bradley J. Monk University of Arizona

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