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Biology and Biochemistry
Denmark
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
121
Citations
50998
World Ranking
610
National Ranking
4

Neuroscience

D-Index
121
Citations
50936
World Ranking
378
National Ranking
3

Arne Schousboe 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 Arne Schousboe sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 614 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Arne Schousboe 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 Arne Schousboe sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2009 - Polish Academy of Science

Overview

Arne Schousboe was affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily focused on neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a notable emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, physiology, neurology, and biological psychiatry.

Their work extensively covered topics such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, mitochondrial function and pathology, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, tryptophan and brain disorders, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, metabolism and genetic disorders, and diet and metabolism studies.

Schousboe contributed to publications in several scientific venues, with frequent appearances in Neurochemical Research, Journal of Neurochemistry, Glia, Neuropharmacology, and Progress in Neurobiology.

The scientist collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including Jens V. Andersen, Blanca I. Aldana, Helle S. Waagepetersen, Emil W. Westi, and Petrine Wellendorph.

Among their recent papers were:

  • Glutamate metabolism and recycling at the excitatory synapse in health and neurodegeneration (2021, Neuropharmacology)
  • Astrocyte energy and neurotransmitter metabolism in Alzheimer's disease: Integration of the glutamate/GABA-glutamine cycle (2022, Progress in Neurobiology)
  • Deficient astrocyte metabolism impairs glutamine synthesis and neurotransmitter homeostasis in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (2020, Neurobiology of Disease)
  • Hippocampal disruptions of synaptic and astrocyte metabolism are primary events of early amyloid pathology in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (2021, Cell Death and Disease)
  • Milestone Review: Metabolic dynamics of glutamate and GABA mediated neurotransmission - The essential roles of astrocytes (2023, Journal of Neurochemistry)

In 2009, Arne Schousboe was recognized by the Polish Academy of Science, an award reflecting their contributions to the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Elevation of the extracellular concentrations of glutamate and aspartate in rat hippocampus during transient cerebral ischemia monitored by intracerebral microdialysis

    Helene Benveniste;Jørgen Drejer;Arne Schousboe;Nils H. Diemer

  • The glutamate/GABA-glutamine cycle: aspects of transport, neurotransmitter homeostasis and ammonia transfer.

    Lasse K. Bak;Arne Schousboe;Helle S. Waagepetersen

  • Control of GluR1 AMPA Receptor Function by cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase

    T. G. Banke;D. Bowie;H.-K. Lee;R. L. Huganir

  • Glial cells in (patho)physiology.

    Vladimir Parpura;Michael T. Heneka;Vedrana Montana;Stéphane H.R. Oliet

  • Transport and metabolism of glutamate and GABA in neurons are glial cells.

    Arne Schousboe

  • Pyruvate Carboxylase Activity in Primary Cultures of Astrocytes and Neurons

    A. C. H. Yu;J. Drejer;L. Hertz;A. Schousboe

  • High affinity glutamate transporters: regulation of expression and activity.

    Georgi Gegelashvili;Arne Schousboe

  • Astrocytes: glutamate producers for neurons.

    Leif Hertz;Ralf Dringen;Arne Schousboe;Stephen R. Robinson

  • Cellular origin of ischemia-induced glutamate release from brain tissue in vivo and in vitro

    Jørgen Drejer;Helene Benveniste;Nils H. Diemer;Arne Schousboe

  • The transcriptome and metabolic gene signature of protoplasmic astrocytes in the adult murine cortex.

    Ditte Lovatt;Ursula Sonnewald;Helle S. Waagepetersen;Arne Schousboe

  • UPTAKE AND METABOLISM OF GLUTAMATE IN ASTROCYTES CULTURED FROM DISSOCIATED MOUSE BRAIN HEMISPHERES

    A. Schousboe;G. Svenneby;L. Hertz

  • Characterization of L-glutamate uptake into and release from astrocytes and neurons cultured from different brain regions.

    Drejer J;Larsson Om;Schousboe A

  • Neurotransmitters as developmental signals

    E. Meier;L. Hertz;A. Schousboe

  • Neurotransmitter transporters: molecular function of important drug targets

    Ulrik Gether;Peter H. Andersen;Orla M. Larsson;Arne Schousboe

  • Cellular Distribution and Kinetic Properties of High-Affinity Glutamate Transporters

    Georgi Gegelashvili;Arne Schousboe

  • Neuronal and astrocytic shuttle mechanisms for cytosolic-mitochondrial transfer of reducing equivalents: current evidence and pharmacological tools.

    Mary C. McKenna;Helle S. Waagepetersen;Arne Schousboe;Ursula Sonnewald

  • Glutamate Metabolism in the Brain Focusing on Astrocytes

    Arne Schousboe;Susanna Scafidi;Lasse Kristoffer Bak;Helle S Waagepetersen

  • Volume regulation in astrocytes: a role for taurine as an osmoeffector.

    H. Pasantes Morales;A. Schousboe

  • Glutamate transport and metabolism in astrocytes

    Ursula Sonnewald;Niels Westergaard;Arne Schousboe

  • Glutamate metabolism and recycling at the excitatory synapse in health and neurodegeneration

    Jens V. Andersen;Kia H. Markussen;Emil Jakobsen;Arne Schousboe

  • Neuronal Soluble Factors Differentially Regulate the Expression of the GLT1 and GLAST Glutamate Transporters in Cultured Astroglia

    Georgi Gegelashvili;Niels Christian Danbolt;Arne Schousboe

Frequent Co-Authors

Helle S. Waagepetersen
Helle S. Waagepetersen University of Copenhagen
Ursula Sonnewald
Ursula Sonnewald Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen
Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen University of Copenhagen
H. Steve White
H. Steve White University of Washington
Herminia Pasantes-Morales
Herminia Pasantes-Morales National Autonomous University of Mexico
Elisabeth Bock
Elisabeth Bock University of Copenhagen
Alexei Verkhratsky
Alexei Verkhratsky University of Manchester
Michael D. Norenberg
Michael D. Norenberg University of Miami
Vladimir Berezin
Vladimir Berezin University of Copenhagen
Jan Albrecht
Jan Albrecht Polish Academy of Sciences

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