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Arvid Carlsson publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 553 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Arvid Carlsson D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system
  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1994 - Japan Prize for the discovery of dopamine as a neurotransmitter and clarification of its role in mental and motor functions and their disorders.
  • 1994 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 1982 - Canada Gairdner International Award

Overview

Arvid Carlsson was affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research primarily focused on fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. The subfields of their work comprised Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Oncology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist contributed to topics such as Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects, Treatment of Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, and Schizophrenia Research and Treatment.

Throughout their career, Arvid Carlsson published papers in notable venues including:

  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Brain and Behavior

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • Open-label study with the monoamine stabilizer (-)-OSU6162 in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, 2021, Brain and Behavior
  • Dopamine receptors in GtoPdb v.2023.1, 2023, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Dopamine receptors in GtoPdb v.2025.3, 2025, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Arvid Carlsson included:

  • Jean-Martin Beaulieu
  • Emiliana Borrelli
  • Marc G. Caron
  • Olivier Civelli
  • Stefano Espinoza

Arvid Carlsson received several awards during their career, including:

  • Nobel Prize (2000) for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (1996)
  • Japan Prize (1994) for the discovery of dopamine as a neurotransmitter and clarification of its role in mental and motor functions and their disorders
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award (1994)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (1982)

Best Publications

  • EFFECT OF CHLORPROMAZINE OR HALOPERIDOL ON FORMATION OF 3METHOXYTYRAMINE AND NORMETANEPHRINE IN MOUSE BRAIN.

    Arvid Carlsson;Margit Lindqvist

  • 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine and 5-Hydroxytryptophan as Reserpine Antagonists

    Arvid Carlsson;Margit Lindqvist;Tor Magnusson

  • Interactions between glutamatergic and monoaminergic systems within the basal ganglia-implications for schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease

    Maria Carlsson;Arvid Carlsson

  • Cellular localization of brain monoamines.

    A Carlsson;B Falck;N A Hillarp

  • A Method for the Fluorimetric Determination of Adrenaline and Noradrenaline in Tissues.1

    Åke Bertler;Arvid Carlsson;Evald Rosengren.

  • Demonstration and mapping out of nigro-neostriatal dopamine neurons

    Anden Ne;Carlsson A;Dahlstroem A;Fuxe K

  • Interactions Between Monoamines, Glutamate, and GABA in Schizophrenia: New Evidence

    Arvid Carlsson;Nicholas Waters;Susanna Holm-Waters;Joakim Tedroff

  • Simultaneous measurement of tyrosine and tryptophan hydroxylase activities in brain in vivo using an inhibitor of the aromatic amino acid decarboxylase.

    A. Carlsson;J. N. Davis;W. Kehr;Margit Lindqvist

  • THE OCCURRENCE, DISTRIBUTION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLE OF CATECHOLAMINES IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

    Arvid Carlsson

  • On the presence of 3-hydroxytyramine in brain.

    Arvid Carlsson;Margit Lindqvist;Tor Magnusson;Bertil Waldeck

  • Effect of antidepressant drugs on the depletion of intraneuronal brain 5-hydroxytryptamine stores caused by 4-methyl-α-ethyl-meta-tyramine

    Arvid Carlsson;Hans Corrodi;Kjell Fuxe;Tomas Hökfelt

  • In‐Vivo Decarboxylation of α‐Methyl DOPA and α‐Methyl Metatyrosine

    Arvid Carlsson;Margit Lindqvist

  • CELLULAR LOCALIZATION OF MONOAMINES IN THE SPINAL CORD.

    Arvid Carlsson;Bengt Falck;Kjell Fuxe;Nils‐Åre Hillarp

  • Evidence for a receptor-mediated feedback control of striatal tyrosine hydroxylase activity.

    Wolfgang Kehr;Arvid Carlsson;Margit Lindqvist;Tor Magnusson

  • The NMDA antagonist MK-801 causes marked locomotor stimulation in monoamine-depleted mice

    Maria Carlsson;A. Carlsson

  • Effects of some antidepressant drugs on the depletion of intraneuronal brain catecholamine stores caused by 4,α-dimethyl-meta-tyramine

    Arvid Carlsson;Hans Corrodi;Kjell Fuxe;Tomas Hökfelt

  • Biochemical and histochemical studies on the effects of imipramine-like drugs and (+)-amphetamine on central and peripheral catecholamine neurons.

    Arvid Carlsson;Kjell Fuxe;Bertil Hamberger;Margit Lindqvist

  • 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin, 8-OH-DPAT, a potent and selective simplified ergot congener with central 5-HT-receptor stimulating activity

    S. Hjorth;A. Carlsson;P. Lindberg;D. Sanchez

  • 8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin, a new centrally acting 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor agonist

    L E Arvidsson;U Hacksell;J L Nilsson;S Hjorth

  • Schizophrenia: A Subcortical Neurotransmitter Imbalance Syndrome?

    Maria Carlsson;Arvid Carlsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephan Hjorth
Stephan Hjorth University of Gothenburg
Maria L. Carlsson
Maria L. Carlsson University of Gothenburg
Håkan Wikström
Håkan Wikström University of Groningen
Uli Hacksell
Uli Hacksell Acadia Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Jörgen A. Engel
Jörgen A. Engel University of Gothenburg
Carol A. Tamminga
Carol A. Tamminga The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kjell Fuxe
Kjell Fuxe Karolinska Institute
Bengt Winblad
Bengt Winblad Karolinska Institute
Hans Nissbrandt
Hans Nissbrandt University of Gothenburg
Elias Eriksson
Elias Eriksson University of Gothenburg

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