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Ali Gorji publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ali Gorji sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 282 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Ali Gorji D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ali Gorji sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ali Gorji is a researcher affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. Their work spans multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Within these broad areas, Gorji has contributed extensively to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Neurology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cancer Research.

The research topics covered by Gorji include

  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research
  • Epilepsy Research and Treatment
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms
  • MicroRNA in Disease Regulation
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

Among recent publications credited to Gorji are:

  • Potential roles of micronutrient deficiency and immune system dysfunction in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020, Nutrition
  • Neuroinflammation: The Pathogenic Mechanism of Neurological Disorders, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Gorji has also coauthored papers with other researchers, with frequent collaborations including:

  • Sajad Sahab Negah
  • Maryam Khaleghi Ghadiri
  • Walter Stummer
  • Farshid Noorbakhsh
  • Tahereh Ghadiri

These collaborations are connected to publication venues where Gorji's research appears regularly, such as:

  • Molecular Neurobiology
  • The Neuroscience Journal of Shefaye Khatam
  • PubMed
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports

The profile of Ali Gorji's research reveals a focus on the intersection of neurological disorders, immune system interactions, and molecular mechanisms, with attention given to the neurological impacts of COVID-19 and cellular pathways linked to neurodegeneration and cancer.

Best Publications

  • Lavender and the Nervous System

    Peir Hossein Koulivand;Maryam Khaleghi Ghadiri;Ali Gorji

  • Spreading depression: a review of the clinical relevance.

    Ali Gorji

  • Spreading convulsions, spreading depolarization and epileptogenesis in human cerebral cortex

    Jens P. Dreier;Sebastian Major;Heinz-Wolfgang Pannek;Johannes Woitzik

  • Reduction of voltage-operated potassium currents by levetiracetam: a novel antiepileptic mechanism of action?

    Michael Madeja;Doru Georg Margineanu;Ali Gorji;Elke Siep

  • Spreading depression in human neocortical slices.

    Ali Gorji;Dieter Scheller;Heidrun Straub;Frank Tegtmeier

  • Lavender Essential Oil in the Treatment of Migraine Headache: A Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

    Payam Sasannejad;Morteza Saeedi;Ali Shoeibi;Ali Gorji

  • Comparison of Brain Extracellular Fluid, Brain Tissue, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Serum Concentrations of Antiepileptic Drugs Measured Intraoperatively in Patients with Intractable Epilepsy

    Bernhard Rambeck;Uwe H. Jürgens;Theodor W. May;Heinz Wolfgang Pannek

  • History of headache in medieval Persian medicine.

    Ali Gorji;Maryam Khaleghi Ghadiri

  • Metabolic and Homeostatic Changes in Seizures and Acquired Epilepsy—Mitochondria, Calcium Dynamics and Reactive Oxygen Species

    Stjepana Kovac;Albena T Dinkova Kostova;Albena T Dinkova Kostova;Alexander M Herrmann;Nico Melzer

  • History of epilepsy in Medieval Iranian medicine

    A Gorji;M Khaleghi Ghadiri

  • Anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects of Pimpinella anisum in rat brain

    Fariba Karimzadeh;Mahmoud Hosseini;Diana Mangeng;Hassan Alavi

  • Spreading depression enhances human neocortical excitability in vitro

    Berger M;Speckmann Ej;Pape Hc;Gorji A

  • Selective Loss of Noradrenaline Exacerbates Early Cognitive Dysfunction and Synaptic Deficits in APP/PS1 Mice

    Thea Hammerschmidt;Markus P. Kummer;Dick Terwel;Ana Martinez

  • The Role of Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) in the Healthy Brain: A Characterization of G-CSF-Deficient Mice

    Kai Diederich;Sevgi Sevimli;Henrike Dörr;Evelin Kösters

  • Spreading depression enhances the spontaneous epileptiform activity in human neocortical tissues.

    Ali Gorji;Erwin-Josef Speckmann

  • Curcumin Loaded in Niosomal Nanoparticles Improved the Anti-tumor Effects of Free Curcumin on Glioblastoma Stem-like Cells: an In Vitro Study

    Sajad Sahab-Negah;Fatemeh Ariakia;Mohammad Jalili-Nik;Amir R Afshari

  • Effect of eugenol on spreading depression and epileptiform discharges in rat neocortical and hippocampal tissues.

    M. Müller;H.-C. Pape;E.-J. Speckmann;A. Gorji

  • Interictal-like network activity and receptor expression in the epileptic human lateral amygdala.

    Stéphanie Graebenitz;Olga Kedo;Erwin-Josef Speckmann;Ali Gorji

  • Astrocyte-mediated inflammation in cortical spreading depression.

    Amir Ghaemi;Leila Alizadeh;Shahnaz Babaei;Maryam Jafarian

  • Chronically Epileptic Human and Rat Neocortex Display a Similar Resistance Against Spreading Depolarization In Vitro

    Anna Maslarova;Mesbah Alam;Clemens Reiffurth;Ezequiel Lapilover

  • Neuronal death by repetitive cortical spreading depression in juvenile rat brain

    Homa Sadeghian;Maryam Jafarian;Fariba Karimzadeh;Laya Kafami

Frequent Co-Authors

Erwin-Josef Speckmann
Erwin-Josef Speckmann University of Münster
Hans-Christian Pape
Hans-Christian Pape University of Münster
Sven G. Meuth
Sven G. Meuth University of Münster
Rüdiger Köhling
Rüdiger Köhling University of Rostock
Alois Ebner
Alois Ebner Bethel University
Karl Zilles
Karl Zilles Forschungszentrum Jülich
Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Thomas Budde
Thomas Budde University of Münster
Ingrid Tuxhorn
Ingrid Tuxhorn Bethel University
Michael T. Heneka
Michael T. Heneka University Hospital Bonn

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