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Roger F. Castilho

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
12320
World Ranking
13786
National Ranking
68

Roger F. Castilho publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 157 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Roger F. Castilho 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 Roger F. Castilho sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Roger F. Castilho is affiliated with the State University of Campinas in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. Within these broad fields, their work emphasizes molecular biology, physiology, clinical biochemistry, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and cell biology.

Castilho's research covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Mitochondrial NAD(P) + Transhydrogenase: From Molecular Features to Physiology and Disease, 2021, Antioxidants and Redox Signaling
  • Disturbance of bioenergetics and calcium homeostasis provoked by metabolites accumulating in propionic acidemia in heart mitochondria of developing rats, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • Mitochondrial Physiology, 2020, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Mitochondrial NAD(P)+ Transhydrogenase is Unevenly Distributed in Different Brain Regions, and its Loss Causes Depressive-like Behavior and Motor Dysfunction in Mice, 2020, Neuroscience
  • NADPH supply and the contribution of NAD(P)+ transhydrogenase (NNT) to H2O2 balance in skeletal muscle mitochondria, 2021, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Castilho include:

  • Annelise Francisco
  • Claudia D.C. Navarro
  • Aníbal E. Vercesi
  • Tiago R. Figueira
  • Juliana Silveira Ruas

The scientist's publications are often found in several notable venues such as:

  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Mitochondria and reactive oxygen species.

    Alicia Juliana Kowaltowski;Nadja Cristhina de Souza-Pinto;Roger Frigério Castilho;Anibal Eugenio Vercesi

  • Mitochondrial permeability transition and oxidative stress.

    Alicia J. Kowaltowski;Roger F. Castilho;Anibal E. Vercesi

  • Uncoupling protein-2 prevents neuronal death and diminishes brain dysfunction after stroke and brain trauma.

    Gustav Mattiasson;Mehrdad Shamloo;Gunilla Gido;Kavitha Mathi

  • Mitochondria as a Source of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species: From Molecular Mechanisms to Human Health

    Tiago R Figueira;Mario H Barros;Anamaria A Camargo;Roger F Castilho

  • Improving the survival of grafted dopaminergic neurons: a review over current approaches

    Patrik Brundin;Jenny Karlsson;Mia Emgård;Gabriele S. Kaminski Schierle

  • The role of reactive oxygen species in mitochondrial permeability transition

    Anibal E. Vercesi;Alicia J. Kowaltowski;Mercedes T. Grijalba;André R. Meinicke

  • Opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore by uncoupling or inorganic phosphate in the presence of Ca2+ is dependent on mitochondrial-generated reactive oxygen species

    Alicia J. Kowaltowski;Roger F. Castilho;Anibal E. Vercesi

  • Permeabilization of the inner mitochondrial membrane by Ca2+ ions is stimulated by t-butyl hydroperoxide and mediated by reactive oxygen species generated by mitochondria

    Roger F. Castilho;Alicia J. Kowaltowski;AndréR. Meinicke;Etelvino J.H. Bechara

  • A spontaneous mutation in the nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase gene of C57BL/6J mice results in mitochondrial redox abnormalities.

    Juliana A. Ronchi;Tiago R. Figueira;Felipe G. Ravagnani;Helena C.F. Oliveira

  • Transgenic mice expressing a Huntington’s disease mutation are resistant to quinolinic acid-induced striatal excitotoxicity

    Oskar Hansson;Åsa Petersén;Marcel Leist;Pierluigi Nicotera

  • Mitochondrial membrane potential and hydroethidine-monitored superoxide generation in cultured cerebellar granule cells

    Samantha L. Budd;Roger F. Castilho;David G. Nicholls

  • Effect of inorganic phosphate concentration on the nature of inner mitochondrial membrane alterations mediated by Ca2+ ions. A proposed model for phosphate-stimulated lipid peroxidation.

    Alicia J. Kowaltowski;Roger F. Castilho;Mercedes T. Grijalba;Etelvino J.H. Bechara

  • Mitochondrial Control of Acute Glutamate Excitotoxicity in Cultured Cerebellar Granule Cells

    Roger F. Castilho;Oskar Hansson;Manus W. Ward;Samantha L. Budd

  • Resistance to NMDA toxicity correlates with appearance of nuclear inclusions, behavioural deficits and changes in calcium homeostasis in mice transgenic for exon 1 of the huntington gene.

    Oskar Hansson;Ezia Guatteo;Nicola B. Mercuri;Giorgio Bernardi

  • Oxidative stress, mitochondrial function, and acute glutamate excitotoxicity in cultured cerebellar granule cells.

    Roger F. Castilho;Manus W. Ward;David G. Nicholls

  • Ca(2+)-induced mitochondrial membrane permeabilization: role of coenzyme Q redox state

    A. J. Kowaltowski;R. F. Castilho;A. E. Vercesi

  • Oxidative stress in Ca2+-induced membrane permeability transition in brain mitochondria

    Evelise N. Maciel;Anibal E. Vercesi;Roger F. Castilho

  • Overexpression of heat shock protein 70 in R6/2 Huntington's disease mice has only modest effects on disease progression.

    Oskar Hansson;Jesper Nylandsted;Roger F. Castilho;Marcel Leist

  • Ca2+-induced oxidative stress in brain mitochondria treated with the respiratory chain inhibitor rotenone

    Solange C. Sousa;Evelise N. Maciel;Anibal E. Vercesi;Roger F. Castilho

  • Ca2+-stimulated mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation and permeability transition are inhibited by dibucaine or Mg2+.

    Alicia J. Kowaltowski;Evandro S. Naia-da-Silva;Roger F. Castilho;Anibal E. Vercesi

Frequent Co-Authors

Anibal E. Vercesi
Anibal E. Vercesi State University of Campinas
Alicia J. Kowaltowski
Alicia J. Kowaltowski Universidade de São Paulo
Oskar Hansson
Oskar Hansson Lund University
Moacir Wajner
Moacir Wajner Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Marcelo Hermes-Lima
Marcelo Hermes-Lima University of Brasília
Patrik Brundin
Patrik Brundin Roche (United States)
Etelvino J. H. Bechara
Etelvino J. H. Bechara Universidade de São Paulo
David G. Nicholls
David G. Nicholls Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Åsa Petersén
Åsa Petersén Lund University
Marcel Leist
Marcel Leist University of Konstanz

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