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Citations
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265
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3

Medicine

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198
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199
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Neuroscience

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195
Citations
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Anders Björklund 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 Anders Björklund sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 688 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Anders Björklund 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 Anders Björklund sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 195 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Anders Björklund is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research across multiple disciplines including Neuroscience, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work mainly focuses on areas such as Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects including:

  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Anders Björklund include:

  • Malin Parmar (17 publications)
  • Bengt Mattsson (10 publications)
  • Roger A. Barker (9 publications)
  • Deirdre B. Hoban (4 publications)
  • Hjálmar Bjartmarz (3 publications)

The scientist's frequent publication venues cover a range of journals and research outlets, primarily:

  • Journal of Parkinson s Disease (7 publications)
  • Cell stem cell (2 publications)
  • Progress in brain research (2 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 publications)
  • Research in Social Stratification and Mobility (1 publication)

Notable recent papers include:

  • "GDNF and Parkinson's Disease: Where Next? A Summary from a Recent Workshop", 2020, Journal of Parkinson s Disease
  • "Preclinical quality, safety, and efficacy of a human embryonic stem cell-derived product for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, STEM-PD", 2023, Cell stem cell
  • "Intergenerational mobility, intergenerational effects, sibling correlations, and equality of opportunity: A comparison of four approaches", 2020, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
  • "Animal models for preclinical Parkinson's research: An update and critical appraisal", 2020, Progress in brain research
  • "Impact of α-synuclein pathology on transplanted hESC-derived dopaminergic neurons in a humanized α-synuclein rat model of PD", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Anders Björklund has received recognition in the form of awards such as:

  • Member of Academia Europaea, 1989
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011

Best Publications

  • Dopamine neuron systems in the brain: an update.

    Anders Björklund;Stephen Bruce Dunnett

  • Lewy bodies in grafted neurons in subjects with Parkinson's disease suggest host-to-graft disease propagation.

    Jia-Yi Li;Elisabet Englund;Janice L Holton;Denis Soulet

  • Continuous infusion of nerve growth factor prevents basal forebrain neuronal death after fimbria fornix transection

    Lawrence R. Williams;Silvio Varon;Gary M. Peterson;Klas Wictorin

  • Cell replacement therapies for central nervous system disorders.

    Anders Björklund;Olle Lindvall

  • Amelioration of cholinergic neuron atrophy and spatial memory impairment in aged rats by nerve growth factor.

    W. Fischer;K. Wictorin;A. Björklund;L. R. Williams

  • Reconstruction of the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway by intracerebral nigral transplants

    Anders Bjorklund;Ulf Stenevi

  • Intergenerational Income Mobility in Sweden Compared to the United States

    Anders Björklund;Markus Jäntti

  • Direct conversion of human fibroblasts to dopaminergic neurons

    Ulrich Pfisterer;Agnete Kirkeby;Olof Torper;James Wood

  • Dopamine release from nigral transplants visualized in vivo in a Parkinson's patient

    Paola Piccini;David J. Brooks;Anders Björklund;Roger N. Gunn

  • Forelimb akinesia in the rat Parkinson model: differential effects of dopamine agonists and nigral transplants as assessed by a new stepping test

    M Olsson;G Nikkhah;C Bentlage;A Bjorklund

  • Parkinson-like neurodegeneration induced by targeted overexpression of alpha-synuclein in the nigrostriatal system.

    Deniz Kirik;Carl Rosenblad;Corinna Burger;Cecilia Lundberg

  • TFEB-mediated autophagy rescues midbrain dopamine neurons from α-synuclein toxicity

    Mickael Decressac;Bengt Mattsson;Pia Weikop;Martin Lundblad

  • Characterization of behavioral and neurodegenerative changes following partial lesions of the nigrostriatal dopamine system induced by intrastriatal 6-hydroxydopamine in the rat

    Deniz Kirik;Carl Rosenblad;Anders Björklund

  • Site-Specific Migration and Neuronal Differentiation of Human Neural Progenitor Cells after Transplantation in the Adult Rat Brain

    Rosemary A. Fricker;Melissa K. Carpenter;Christian Winkler;Corinne Greco

  • Spatial Learning and Motor Deficits in Aged Rats

    Fred H. Gage;Stephen B. Dunnett;Anders Björklund

  • Mesencephalic dopamine neurons projecting to neocortex.

    Olle Lindvall;Olle Lindvall;Anders Björklund;Anders Björklund;Robert Y. Moore;Robert Y. Moore;Ulf Stenevi;Ulf Stenevi

  • Prospects for new restorative and neuroprotective treatments in Parkinson's disease

    Stephen B. Dunnett;Anders Björklund

  • L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in the rat is associated with striatal overexpression of prodynorphin- and glutamic acid decarboxylase mRNA.

    M A Cenci;C S Lee;A Björklund

  • Dopamine released from 5-HT terminals is the cause of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in parkinsonian rats.

    Manolo Carta;Thomas Carlsson;Deniz Kirik;Anders Björklund

  • Transplantation of central and peripheral monoamine neurons to the adult rat brain: Techniques and conditions for survival

    U Stenevi;A Björklund;N A Svendgaard

Frequent Co-Authors

Olle Lindvall
Olle Lindvall Lund University
Stephen B. Dunnett
Stephen B. Dunnett Cardiff University
Fred H. Gage
Fred H. Gage Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Deniz Kirik
Deniz Kirik Lund University
Ulf Stenevi
Ulf Stenevi University of Gothenburg
Markus Jäntti
Markus Jäntti Stockholm University
Ola Nilsson
Ola Nilsson Karolinska Institute
Ole Isacson
Ole Isacson Harvard University
Håkan Widner
Håkan Widner Lund University
Klas Wictorin
Klas Wictorin Lund University

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