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Brun Ulfhake 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 Brun Ulfhake sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 130 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brun Ulfhake 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 Brun Ulfhake sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brun Ulfhake is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, with a research focus primarily in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Physiology, Small Animals, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Aging.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Animal testing and alternatives
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Pharmacological Effects and Assays
  • Mesenchymal stem cell research

Recent publications by Ulfhake include:

  • "Mesenchymal stem cell treatment improves outcome of COVID-19 patients via multiple immunomodulatory mechanisms," 2021, Cell Research
  • "Sarcopenia: What Is the Origin of This Aging-Induced Disorder?", 2021, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "A systematic review of the development and application of home cage monitoring in laboratory mice and rats," 2023, BMC Biology
  • "Major oscillations in spontaneous home-cage activity in C57BL/6 mice housed under constant conditions," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Aging Skeletal Muscles: What Are the Mechanisms of Age-Related Loss of Strength and Muscle Mass, and Can We Impede Its Development and Progression?", 2024, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

They regularly collaborate with several co-authors including Karin Pernold, Eric Rullman, Ilia Stambler, Lee Wei Lim, and Georgina M. Ellison, reflecting ongoing partnerships across multiple research projects.

Key publication venues featuring Ulfhake's work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS ONE, Preprints.org, Cell Research, and Frontiers in Genetics. The presence in these diverse journals indicates active contributions to both preprint platforms and peer-reviewed scientific literature.

Best Publications

  • Muscle Wasting in Aged, Sarcopenic Rats Is Associated with Enhanced Activity of the Ubiquitin Proteasome Pathway

    Mikael Altun;Mikael Altun;Henrike C. Besche;Herman S. Overkleeft;Rosanna Piccirillo

  • Atrogin-1/MAFbx and MuRF1 Are Downregulated in Aging-Related Loss of Skeletal Muscle

    Erik Edström;Mikael Altun;Martin Hägglund;Brun Ulfhake

  • A quantitative light microscopic study of the dendrites of cat spinal γ‐motoneurons after intracellular staining with horseradish peroxidase

    B. Ulfhake;S. Cullheim

  • Estrogen receptor-alpha and -beta immunoreactive neurons in the brainstem and spinal cord of male and female mice: Relationships to monoaminergic, cholinergic, and spinal projection systems

    Veronique G.J.M. VanderHorst;Veronique G.J.M. VanderHorst;Veronique G.J.M. VanderHorst;Jan-Åke Gustafsson;Brun Ulfhake

  • Factors contributing to neuromuscular impairment and sarcopenia during aging

    Erik Edström;Mikael Altun;Esbjörn Bergman;Hans Johnson

  • Behavioral impairments of the aging rat.

    Mikael Altun;Esbjörn Bergman;Erik Edström;Hans Johnson

  • Behavioral changes in aging female C57BL/6 mice.

    Andreas Fahlström;Qian Yu;Brun Ulfhake

  • An ultrastructural study of 5-hydroxytryptamine-, thyrotropin-releasing hormone- and substance P-immunoreactive axonal boutons in the motor nucleus of spinal cord segments L7-S1 in the adult cat

    B. Ulfhake;U. Arvidsson;S. Cullheim;T. Hökfelt

  • A parsimonious description of motoneuron dendritic morphology using computer simulation

    RE Burke;WB Marks;B Ulfhake

  • Qualitative and quantitative analysis of glycine- and GABA-immunoreactive nerve terminals on motoneuron cell bodies in the cat spinal cord: a postembedding electron microscopic study.

    Göran Örnung;Oleg Shupliakov;Hans Lindå;Ole Petter Ottersen

  • Neuropeptides, nitric oxide synthase and GAP-43 in B4-binding and RT97 immunoreactive primary sensory neurons: normal distribution pattern and changes after peripheral nerve transection and aging.

    Esbjörn Bergman;Kjell Carlsson;Anders Liljeborg;Anders Liljeborg;Eric Manders

  • A Quantitative morphological study of HRP-labelled cat α-motoneurones supplying different hindlimb muscles

    B. Ulfhake;J.-O. Kellerth

  • The organization of the brainstem and spinal cord of the mouse: relationships between monoaminergic, cholinergic, and spinal projection systems.

    Veronique G.J.M. VanderHorst;Brun Ulfhake

  • Motoneurons reinnervate skeletal muscle after ventral root implantation into the spinal cord of the cat

    S. Cullheim;T. Carlstedt;H. Linda;M. Risling

  • Calcitonin gene-related peptide in the brain, spinal cord, and some peripheral systems.

    Tomas Hökfelt;Ulf Arvidsson;Sandra Ceccatelli;Roser Cortés

  • Neuropeptides and neurotrophin receptor mRNAs in primary sensory neurons of aged rats.

    Esbjörn Bergman;Hans Johnson;Xu Zhang;Tomas Hökfelt

  • Sarcopenia is not due to lack of regenerative drive in senescent skeletal muscle.

    Erik Edström;Brun Ulfhake

  • Distribution of glutamate-, glycine- and GABA-immunoreactive nerve terminals on dendrites in the cat spinal motor nucleus.

    Goran Ornung;Ole Petter Ottersen;Staffan Cullheim;Brun Ulfhake

  • Effects of aging and axotomy on the expression of neurotrophin receptors in primary sensory neurons.

    E. Bergman;B.T. Fundin;B. Ulfhake

  • Effect of peripheral nerve injury on dorsal root ganglion neurons in the C57 BL/6J mouse: marked changes both in cell numbers and neuropeptide expression.

    T.-J.S Shi;T Tandrup;E Bergman;Z.-Q.D Xu

  • Postnatal development of cat hind limb motoneurons. III: Changes in size of motoneurons supplying the triceps surae muscle.

    Brun Ulfhake;Staffan Cullheim

Frequent Co-Authors

Staffan Cullheim
Staffan Cullheim Karolinska Institute
Ulf Arvidsson
Ulf Arvidsson Karolinska Institute
Tomas Hökfelt
Tomas Hökfelt Karolinska Institute
Lars Terenius
Lars Terenius Karolinska Institute
Fredrik Piehl
Fredrik Piehl Karolinska Institute
Theo J. Visser
Theo J. Visser Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jan-Olof Kellerth
Jan-Olof Kellerth Umeå University
Ole Petter Ottersen
Ole Petter Ottersen University of Oslo
Mårten Risling
Mårten Risling Karolinska Institute
Martin Schalling
Martin Schalling Karolinska Institute

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