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Neuroscience

D-Index
129
Citations
80783
World Ranking
282
National Ranking
173

Berislav V. Zlokovic 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 Berislav V. Zlokovic sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 481 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Berislav V. Zlokovic 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 Berislav V. Zlokovic sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2015 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2009 - Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association
  • 2009 - Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology
  • 2006 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease

Overview

Berislav V. Zlokovic is a researcher affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a focus on subfields including Neurology, Physiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their main research topics cover Barrier Structure and Function Studies, Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments, Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management.

Zlokovic has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Stroke
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Neurodegeneration

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Zlokovic include:

  • "APOE4 leads to blood-brain barrier dysfunction predicting cognitive decline," 2020, Nature
  • "Perivascular spaces in the brain: anatomy, physiology and pathology," 2020, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • "A single-cell atlas of the normal and malformed human brain vasculature," 2022, Science
  • "Vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID): A report from the 2018 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Workshop," 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "APOE4 accelerates advanced-stage vascular and neurodegenerative disorder in old Alzheimer's mice via cyclophilin A independently of amyloid-β," 2021, Nature Aging

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Zlokovic are:

  • Abhay P. Sagare
  • Axel Montagne
  • Kassandra Kisler
  • Zhen Zhao
  • Mikko T. Huuskonen

Throughout their career, Zlokovic has been recognized with various awards, including:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2015)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2013)
  • Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology (2009)
  • Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association (2009)
  • Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease (2006)

Best Publications

  • The Blood-Brain Barrier in Health and Chronic Neurodegenerative Disorders

    Berislav V. Zlokovic

  • Neurovascular pathways to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease and other disorders.

    Berislav V. Zlokovic

  • Blood–brain barrier breakdown in Alzheimer disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

    Melanie D. Sweeney;Abhay P. Sagare;Berislav V. Zlokovic

  • Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in the Aging Human Hippocampus

    Axel Montagne;Samuel R. Barnes;Melanie D. Sweeney;Matthew R. Halliday

  • Blood-Brain Barrier: From Physiology to Disease and Back

    Melanie D. Sweeney;Zhen Zhao;Axel Montagne;Amy R. Nelson

  • RAGE mediates amyloid-beta peptide transport across the blood-brain barrier and accumulation in brain.

    Rashid Deane;Shi Du Yan;Ram Kumar Submamaryan;Barbara LaRue

  • Clearance of Alzheimer's amyloid-ss(1-40) peptide from brain by LDL receptor-related protein-1 at the blood-brain barrier.

    Masayoshi Shibata;Shinya Yamada;S. Ram Kumar;Miguel Calero

  • Establishment and Dysfunction of the Blood-Brain Barrier

    Zhen Zhao;Amy R. Nelson;Christer Betsholtz;Berislav V. Zlokovic

  • Clearance systems in the brain—implications for Alzheimer disease

    Jenna M. Tarasoff-Conway;Roxana O. Carare;Ricardo S. Osorio;Lidia Glodzik

  • Blood-brain barrier breakdown is an early biomarker of human cognitive dysfunction.

    Daniel A Nation;Melanie D Sweeney;Axel Montagne;Abhay P Sagare

  • Pericytes control key neurovascular functions and neuronal phenotype in the adult brain and during brain aging.

    Robert D. Bell;Ethan A. Winkler;Abhay P. Sagare;Itender Singh

  • Apolipoprotein E controls cerebrovascular integrity via cyclophilin A

    Robert D. Bell;Ethan A. Winkler;Itender Singh;Abhay P. Sagare

  • Cerebral blood flow regulation and neurovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer disease

    Kassandra Kisler;Amy R. Nelson;Axel Montagne;Berislav V. Zlokovic

  • Neurovascular mechanisms of Alzheimer's neurodegeneration

    Berislav V. Zlokovic

  • APOE4 leads to blood–brain barrier dysfunction predicting cognitive decline

    Axel Montagne;Daniel A. Nation;Abhay P. Sagare;Giuseppe Barisano

  • Pericytes of the neurovascular unit: key functions and signaling pathways

    Melanie D Sweeney;Shiva Ayyadurai;Berislav V Zlokovic

  • Central nervous system pericytes in health and disease

    Ethan A Winkler;Robert D Bell;Berislav V Zlokovic

  • Neurovascular mechanisms and blood–brain barrier disorder in Alzheimer’s disease

    Robert D. Bell;Berislav V. Zlokovic

  • LRP/Amyloid β-Peptide Interaction Mediates Differential Brain Efflux of Aβ Isoforms

    Rashid Deane;Zhenhua Wu;Abhay Sagare;Judianne Davis

  • The cytoprotective protein C pathway.

    Laurent O. Mosnier;Berislav V. Zlokovic;John H. Griffin

Frequent Co-Authors

Abhay P. Sagare
Abhay P. Sagare University of Southern California
John H. Griffin
John H. Griffin Scripps Research Institute
José A. Fernández
José A. Fernández Scripps Research Institute
Arthur W. Toga
Arthur W. Toga University of Southern California
Helena C. Chui
Helena C. Chui University of Southern California
Jorge Ghiso
Jorge Ghiso New York University
Blas Frangione
Blas Frangione New York University
Michael G. Harrington
Michael G. Harrington University of Southern California
David M. Holtzman
David M. Holtzman Washington University in St. Louis
Lon S. Schneider
Lon S. Schneider University of Southern California

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