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Brita Robertson

Brita Robertson

Karolinska Institute
Sweden

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
6845
World Ranking
6762
National Ranking
137

Brita Robertson 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 Brita Robertson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 86 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brita Robertson 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 Brita Robertson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brita Robertson is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a specialization in cellular and molecular neuroscience, cell biology, neurology, sensory systems, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main topics their work covers include:

  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Robertson has contributed extensively to various recent papers, including:

  • The evolutionary origin of visual and somatosensory representation in the vertebrate pallium, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • The neural bases of vertebrate motor behaviour through the lens of evolution, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The Lamprey Forebrain - Evolutionary Implications, 2021, Brain Behavior and Evolution
  • Olfaction in Lamprey Pallium Revisited-Dual Projections of Mitral and Tufted Cells, 2021, Cell Reports
  • Basal Ganglia-A Motion Perspective, 2020, Comprehensive Physiology

Frequent co-authors in Robertson's work include:

  • Sten Grillner
  • Shreyas M. Suryanarayana
  • Juan Pérez-Fernández
  • Elham Jalalvand
  • Jonatan Alvelid

Robertson's publications are frequently found in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Comprehensive Physiology
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Brain Behavior and Evolution

Best Publications

  • Neural bases of goal-directed locomotion in vertebrates--an overview.

    Sten Grillner;Peter Wallén;Kazuya Saitoh;Alexander Kozlov

  • The Basal Ganglia Over 500 Million Years.

    Sten Grillner;Brita Robertson

  • Evolutionary Conservation of the Basal Ganglia as a Common Vertebrate Mechanism for Action Selection

    Marcus Stephenson-Jones;Ebba Samuelsson;Jesper Ericsson;Brita Robertson

  • A comparison between wheat germ agglutinin-and choleragenoid-horseradish peroxidase as anterogradely transported markers in central branches of primary sensory neurones in the rat with some observations in the cat.

    B. Robertson;G. Grant

  • Transganglionic transport and binding of the isolectin B4 from Griffonia simplicifolia I in rat primary sensory neurons.

    H. Wang;C. Rivero-Melián;B. Robertson;G. Grant

  • The evolutionary origin of the vertebrate basal ganglia and its role in action selection

    Sten Grillner;Brita Robertson;Marcus Stephenson-Jones

  • Evolutionary conservation of the habenular nuclei and their circuitry controlling the dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HT) systems.

    Marcus Stephenson-Jones;Orestis Floros;Brita Robertson;Sten Grillner

  • Transganglionic transport of horseradish peroxidase in primary sensory neurons.

    Gunnar Grant;Jan Arvidsson;Brita Robertson;Jan Ygge

  • Evolution of the basal ganglia: Dual-output pathways conserved throughout vertebrate phylogeny

    Marcus Stephenson-Jones;Jesper Ericsson;Brita Robertson;Sten Grillner

  • Cerebral vessel laminins and IFN-γ define Trypanosoma brucei brucei penetration of the blood-brain barrier

    Willias Masocha;Brita Robertson;Martin E. Rottenberg;Jama Mhlanga

  • Trypanosoma brucei brucei crosses the blood-brain barrier while tight junction proteins are preserved in a rat chronic disease model.

    C. Mulenga;J. D. M. Mhlanga;K. Kristensson;B. Robertson

  • Transganglionic transport of wheat germ agglutinin-HRP and choleragenoid-HRP in rat trigeminal primary sensory neurons.

    B. Robertson;J. Arvidsson

  • Ciliated neurons lining the central canal sense both fluid movement and pH through ASIC3.

    Elham Jalalvand;Brita Robertson;Peter Wallén;Sten Grillner

  • Interferon-γ receptors in nociceptive pathways: Role in neuropathic pain-related behaviour

    Brita Robertson;Xiao-Jun Xu;Jing-Xia Hao;Zsuzsanna Wiesenfeld-Hallin

  • Interferon-γ induces characteristics of central sensitization in spinal dorsal horn neurons in vitro

    Kristina S Vikman;Russell H Hill;Eva Backström;Brita Robertson

  • Independent circuits in the basal ganglia for the evaluation and selection of actions

    Marcus Stephenson-Jones;Andreas A. Kardamakis;Brita Robertson;Sten Grillner

  • Evolutionarily conserved organization of the dopaminergic system in lamprey: SNc/VTA afferent and efferent connectivity and D2 receptor expression.

    Juan Pérez-Fernández;Marcus Stephenson-Jones;Shreyas M. Suryanarayana;Brita Robertson

  • The basal ganglia downstream control of brainstem motor centres--an evolutionarily conserved strategy.

    Sten Grillner;Brita Robertson

  • Immunocytochemical evidence for the localization of the GM1 ganglioside in carbonic anhydrase-containing and RT 97-immunoreactive rat primary sensory neurons.

    Brita Robertson;Gunnar Grant

  • Combined retrograde tracing and enzyme/immunohistochemistry of trigeminal ganglion cell bodies innervating tooth pulps in the rat.

    K. Fried;J. Arvidsson;B. Robertson;E. Brodin

Frequent Co-Authors

Sten Grillner
Sten Grillner Karolinska Institute
Gunnar Grant
Gunnar Grant Karolinska Institute
Krister Kristensson
Krister Kristensson Karolinska Institute
Peter Wallén
Peter Wallén Karolinska Institute
Kaj Fried
Kaj Fried Karolinska Institute
Gilad Silberberg
Gilad Silberberg Karolinska Institute
Håkan Aldskogius
Håkan Aldskogius Uppsala University
Martin E. Rottenberg
Martin E. Rottenberg Karolinska Institute
Robert Elde
Robert Elde University of Minnesota
Réjean Dubuc
Réjean Dubuc University of Quebec at Montreal

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