2026 Bente Vilsen: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	51	14176	12768	115	110	127	7271
Biology and Biochemistry	56	14653	13464	163	150	139	8954

Overview

Bente Vilsen is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist's work extensively covers several key topics, including:

Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
Ion Channel Regulation and Function
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Bente Vilsen has contributed to a number of recent papers, published from 2020 to 2023, in notable scientific journals:

ATP1A2- and ATP1A3-associated early profound epileptic encephalopathy and polymicrogyria, 2021, Brain
Binding of cardiotonic steroids to Na ⁺,K ⁺-ATPase in the E2P state, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Cryoelectron microscopy of Na ⁺,K ⁺-ATPase in the two E2P states with and without cardiotonic steroids, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
On the track of the lipid transport pathway of the phospholipid flippase ATP8A2 - Mutation analysis of residues of the transmembrane segments M1, M2, M3 and M4, 2023, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
Temperature instability of a mutation at a multidomain junction in Na,K-ATPase isoform ATP1A3 (p.Arg756His) produces a fever-induced neurological syndrome, 2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry

The frequent publication venues for Vilsen's work include:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
FEBS Letters
Brain
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
Journal of Biological Chemistry

Collaborations have been a component of Vilsen's research, with regular co-authors including:

Rikke Holm
R. Kanai
Flemming Cornelius
Chikashi Toyoshima
Hang N. Nielsen

Best Publications

Crystal structure of the sodium–potassium pump

J. Preben Morth;J. Preben Morth;Bjørn P. Pedersen;Bjørn P. Pedersen;Mads S. Toustrup-Jensen;Mads S. Toustrup-Jensen;Thomas L.-M. Sørensen

1082
Citations
Somatic mutations in ATP1A1 and ATP2B3 lead to aldosterone-producing adenomas and secondary hypertension.

Felix Beuschlein;Sheerazed Boulkroun;Sheerazed Boulkroun;Andrea Osswald;Thomas Wieland

597
Citations
A structural overview of the plasma membrane Na + ,K + -ATPase and H + -ATPase ion pumps

J. Preben Morth;Bjørn P. Pedersen;Bjørn P. Pedersen;Bjørn P. Pedersen;Morten J. Buch-Pedersen;Morten J. Buch-Pedersen;Jens Peter Andersen;Jens Peter Andersen

458
Citations
Crystal structure of a Na + -bound Na + ,K + -ATPase preceding the E1P state

Ryuta Kanai;Haruo Ogawa;Bente Vilsen;Flemming Cornelius

404
Citations
Distinct neurological disorders with ATP1A3 mutations

Erin L Heinzen;Alexis Arzimanoglou;Allison Brashear;Steven J Clapcote

254
Citations
Dissection of the functional differences between sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) 1 and 2 isoforms and characterization of Darier disease (SERCA2) mutants by steady-state and transient kinetic analyses.

Leonard Dode;Jens Peter Andersen;Natalie Leslie;Jittima Dhitavat

200
Citations
Somatic ATP1A1 , ATP2B3 , and KCNJ5 Mutations in Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas

Tracy Ann Williams;Silvia Monticone;Vivien R. Schack;Julia Stindl

187
Citations
Mutation I810N in the α3 isoform of Na+,K+-ATPase causes impairments in the sodium pump and hyperexcitability in the CNS

Steven J. Clapcote;Steven Duffy;Gang Xie;Greer Kirshenbaum

182
Citations
Functional consequences of proline mutations in the cytoplasmic and transmembrane sectors of the Ca2(+)-ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum

B Vilsen;J P Andersen;D M Clarke;D H MacLennan

180
Citations
P-type ATPases as drug targets: tools for medicine and science.

Laure Yatime;Morten J. Buch-Pedersen;Morten J. Buch-Pedersen;Maria Musgaard;J. Preben Morth;J. Preben Morth

174
Citations
Mania-like behavior induced by genetic dysfunction of the neuron-specific Na+,K+-ATPase α3 sodium pump

Greer S. Kirshenbaum;Steven J. Clapcote;Steven Duffy;Christian R. Burgess

170
Citations
Structure‐function relationships of cation translocation by Ca2+‐ and Na+,K+‐ATPases studied by site‐directed mutagenesis

Jens Peter Anderssen;Bente Vilsen

147
Citations
Dissection of the functional differences between sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) 1 and 3 isoforms by steady-state and transient kinetic analyses.

Leonard Dode;Bente Vilsen;Kurt Van Baelen;Frank Wuytack

139
Citations
Functional consequences of alterations to amino acids located in the hinge domain of the Ca(2+)-ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum.

B Vilsen;J P Andersen;D H MacLennan

133
Citations
Critical roles of isoleucine-364 and adjacent residues in a hydrophobic gate control of phospholipid transport by the mammalian P4-ATPase ATP8A2

Anna L. Vestergaard;Jonathan A. Coleman;Thomas Lemmin;Stine A. Mikkelsen

123
Citations
Mutation to the glutamate in the fourth membrane segment of Na+,K+-ATPase and Ca2+-ATPase affects cation binding from both sides of the membrane and destabilizes the occluded enzyme forms.

Bente Vilsen;Jens Peter Andersen

117
Citations
Functional consequences of alterations to Glu309, Glu771, and Asp800 in the Ca(2+)-ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum.

J P Andersen;B Vilsen

113
Citations
Mutant Glu781 .fwdarw. Ala of the rat kidney Na+,K+-ATPase displays low cation affinity and catalyzes ATP hydrolysis at a high rate in the absence of potassium ions

Bente Vilsen

113
Citations
The structure of the Na+,K+-ATPase and mapping of isoform differences and disease-related mutations

J. Preben Morth;Hanne Poulsen;Mads S Toustrup-Jensen;Vivien Rodacker Schack

111
Citations
Decreased neuronal Na+,K+-ATPase activity in Atp1a3 heterozygous mice increases susceptibility to depression-like endophenotypes by chronic variable stress

G. S. Kirshenbaum;G. S. Kirshenbaum;K. Saltzman;B. Rose;J. Petersen

110
Citations
Crystal structure of a Na+-bound Na+,K+-ATPase preceding the E1P state without oligomycin

R. Kanai;H. Ogawa;B. Vilsen;F. Cornelius

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