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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
20420
World Ranking
4574
National Ranking
2225

Abel Lajtha publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 490 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Abel Lajtha 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 Abel Lajtha sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

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

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Overview

Abel Lajtha is affiliated with New York University in the United States and has an academic focus spanning several fields related to biochemistry, medicine, and neuroscience. Their work is particularly concentrated within the areas of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Neuroscience, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to scientific research.

Their research emphasizes molecular and biochemical processes, with significant attention to topics such as protein structure and dynamics, amino acid enzymes and metabolism, and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments. Additionally, their studies cover areas including tryptophan and brain disorders, epigenetics and DNA methylation, schizophrenia research and treatment, and cannabis and cannabinoid research.

Abel Lajtha's notable publications include:

  • Racemization in Post-Translational Modifications Relevance to Protein Aging, Aggregation and Neurodegeneration: Tip of the Iceberg (2021, Symmetry)
  • Chiral Interface of Amyloid Beta (Aβ): Relevance to Protein Aging, Aggregation and Neurodegeneration (2020, Symmetry)
  • Gene expression of methylation cycle and related genes in lymphocytes and brain of patients with schizophrenia and non-psychotic controls (2021, Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatry)
  • Changes in Expression of DNA-Methyltransferase and Cannabinoid Receptor mRNAs in Blood Lymphocytes After Acute Cannabis Smoking (2022, Frontiers in Psychiatry)
  • Racemization hypothesis of neurodegeneration (RHND) (2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia)

The most frequent coauthors collaborating with Abel Lajtha are:

  • Henry Sershen
  • Robert C. Smith
  • Victor V. Dyakin
  • Alessandro Guidotti
  • John M. Davis

The primary venues where Abel Lajtha has published include:

  • Symmetry
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatry
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Biological Psychiatry

The subfields of study in which Abel Lajtha's research is situated encompass molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, biological psychiatry, and psychiatry and mental health. This diversity highlights the integrative nature of their investigations within the crossroads of biology and clinical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Handbook of neurochemistry and molecular neurobiology.

    Abel Lajtha;Moussa B. H. Youdim;Peter Riederer;Sylvia A. Mandel

  • The presence of free D-aspartic acid in rodents and man

    D S Dunlop;A Neidle;D McHale;D M Dunlop

  • AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM‐VI CEREBRAL COMPARTMENTS OF GLUTAMIC ACID METABOLISM

    S. Berl;A. Lajtha;H. Waelsch

  • Morphine action at central nervous system sites in rat: analgesia or hyperalgesia depending on site and dose

    Yasuko F. Jacquet;Abel Lajtha

  • Paradoxical Effects after Microinjection of Morphine in the Periaqueductal Gray Matter in the Rat

    Yasuko F. Jacquet;Abel Lajtha

  • Beta-endorphin--induced changes in schizophrenic and depressed patients.

    Nathan S. Kline;Choh Hao Li;Heinz E. Lehmann;Abel Lajtha

  • AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM OF THE BRAIN—I

    A. Lajtha;S. Furst;A. Gerstein;H. Waelsch

  • A method for measuring brain protein synthesis rates in young and adult rats.

    D. S. Dunlop;W. Elden;A. Lajtha

  • Amino Acid Transport

    Stephen R. Cohen;Abel Lajtha

  • The periaqueductal gray: site of morphine analgesia and tolerance as shown by 2-way cross tolerance between systemic and intracerebral injections.

    Yasuko F. Jacquet;Abel Lajtha

  • Changes with aging in the levels of amino acids in rat CNS structural elements. I. Glutamate and related amino acids.

    M. Banay-Schwartz;A. Lajtha;M. Palkovits;M. Palkovits

  • Characterization of nicotinic receptors involved in the release of noradrenaline from the hippocampus

    H Sershen;A Balla;A Lajtha;E.S Vizi

  • Amino acid and protein metabolism of the brain. IV. The metabolism of glutamic acid.

    A. Lajtha;S. Berl;H. Waelsch

  • INHIBITION PATTERN BY ANALOGS INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF TEN OR MORE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS FOR AMINO ACIDS IN BRAIN CELLS

    Henry Sershen;Abel Lajtha

  • Capillary transport of amino acids in the developing brain.

    Henry Sershen;Abel Lajtha

  • The uptake of various amino acids by the mouse brain in vivo.

    Leontino Battistin;Alice Grynbaum;Abel Lajtha

  • Changes with aging in the levels of amino acids in rat CNS structural elements. II. Taurine and small neutral amino acids.

    M. Banay-Schwartz;A. Lajtha;M. Palkovits;M. Palkovits

  • Saturable (3H)cocaine binding in central nervous system of mouse.

    Maarten E.A. Reith;Henry Sershen;Abel Lajtha

  • Reversal of phencyclidine-induced effects by glycine and glycine transport inhibitors

    Daniel C Javitt;Andrea Balla;Henry Sershen;Abel Lajtha

  • An upregulation of DNA-methyltransferase 1 and 3a expressed in telencephalic GABAergic neurons of schizophrenia patients is also detected in peripheral blood lymphocytes.

    A. Zhubi;M. Veldic;N.V. Puri;B. Kadriu

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry Sershen
Henry Sershen New York University
Benjamin Weiss
Benjamin Weiss Drexel University
Naren L. Banik
Naren L. Banik Medical University of South Carolina
Daniel C. Javitt
Daniel C. Javitt Columbia University
Henryk M. Wisniewski
Henryk M. Wisniewski University of York
Thomas B. Cooper
Thomas B. Cooper Columbia University
Khalid Iqbal
Khalid Iqbal University of York
John M. Davis
John M. Davis University of Illinois at Chicago
Jan Volavka
Jan Volavka New York University
Gerald A. Dienel
Gerald A. Dienel University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Arne Schousboe

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Donald M. Caspary

Donald M. Caspary

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Simo S. Oja

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Naren L. Banik

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Solomon H. Snyder

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Richard J. Bodnar

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Publications: 22

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Ralph A. Nixon

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Nachum Dafny

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Edward L. Hogan

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