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Kristina G. Witcher

Neuroscience · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2015
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesTryptophan and brain disordersStress Responses and CortisolNeonatal and fetal brain pathology

Publications

33

Citations

2,167

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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Kristina G. Witcher's bibliographic record spans two rather different areas: earlier work on brain injury and neuroinflammation (for example, how immune cells called microglia/macrophages respond after traumatic brain injury) and more recent work on neonatal and prenatal clinical topics, such as opioid exposure screening in newborns and outcomes in fetal conditions affecting organ positioning (laterality disorders). This mixed record suggests a research path that shifted from basic neuroscience toward clinical/perinatal research over time.

Neuroinflammation and brain injuryMicroglia and neurodegenerationNeonatal and fetal healthPrenatal diagnosis and outcomesOpioid exposure in newborns

Publication output was highest around 2018-2019, then declined and has remained low and sporadic (about 1-2 papers per year) in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 7 publications7182019: 6 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 2 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity×6
  • Biological Psychiatry×3
  • Journal of Neuroscience×2
  • Immunity×2
  • Molecular Psychiatry×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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