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41
Citations
8524
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7782
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64

Eduardo R. Zimmer 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 Eduardo R. Zimmer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 234 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eduardo R. Zimmer 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 Eduardo R. Zimmer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Eduardo R. Zimmer is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with notable contributions to subfields such as Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, dementia and cognitive impairment research, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, functional brain connectivity studies, neurological disease mechanisms and treatments, and tryptophan and brain disorders.

Frequent publication venues for Eduardo R. Zimmer include:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Neurology
  • Research Square (Research Square)

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Tharick A. Pascoal
  • Pedro Rosa-Neto
  • Bruna Bellaver
  • Pâmela C.L. Ferreira
  • João Pedro Ferrari-Souza

Representative recent papers demonstrate Eduardo R. Zimmer's active involvement in current research themes and include:

  • "Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions," 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Differences Between Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Levels Across the Alzheimer Disease Continuum," 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • "Astrocyte reactivity influences amyloid-β effects on tau pathology in preclinical Alzheimer's disease," 2023, Nature Medicine
  • "Association of Phosphorylated Tau Biomarkers With Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography vs Tau Positron Emission Tomography," 2022, JAMA Neurology
  • "A two-step workflow based on plasma p-tau217 to screen for amyloid β positivity with further confirmatory testing only in uncertain cases," 2023, Nature Aging

Best Publications

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • Differences Between Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Levels Across the Alzheimer Disease Continuum.

    Andréa L Benedet;Andréa L Benedet;Marta Milà-Alomà;Agathe Vrillon;Agathe Vrillon;Nicholas J Ashton

  • [18F]FDG PET signal is driven by astroglial glutamate transport

    Eduardo R Zimmer;Maxime J Parent;Débora G Souza;Antoine Leuzy;Antoine Leuzy

  • Astrocyte reactivity influences amyloid-β effects on tau pathology in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease

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  • Astrocyte Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease.

    Stephen F. Carter;Karl Herholz;Pedro Rosa-Neto;Pedro Rosa-Neto;Luc Pellerin;Luc Pellerin

  • Association of Phosphorylated Tau Biomarkers With Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography vs Tau Positron Emission Tomography

    Unknown

  • Cerebrospinal fluid p-tau231 as an early indicator of emerging pathology in Alzheimer's disease

    Unknown

  • Cholinergic Differentiation of Human Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cell Line and Its Potential Use as an In vitro Model for Alzheimer's Disease Studies.

    Liana M de Medeiros;Liana M de Medeiros;Marco A De Bastiani;Marco A De Bastiani;Eduardo P Rico;Patrícia Schonhofen;Patrícia Schonhofen

  • Astrocyte biomarker signatures of amyloid-β and tau pathologies in Alzheimer’s disease

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  • Tracking neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease: the role of positron emission tomography imaging.

    Eduardo Rigon Zimmer;Eduardo Rigon Zimmer;Antoine Leuzy;Andréa Lessa Benedet;Andréa Lessa Benedet;John Breitner

  • Staging of Alzheimer's disease: past, present, and future perspectives.

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  • Astrocyte Biomarkers in Alzheimer Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Bruna Bellaver;João Pedro Ferrari-Souza;Lucas Uglione da Ros;Stephen F. Carter;Stephen F. Carter

  • Exercise increases insulin signaling in the hippocampus: physiological effects and pharmacological impact of intracerebroventricular insulin administration in mice.

    Alexandre P. Muller;Jussânia Gnoatto;Julia D. Moreira;Eduardo R. Zimmer

  • Stage-specific links between plasma neurofilament light and imaging biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease.

    Andréa L Benedet;Andréa L Benedet;Antoine Leuzy;Tharick A Pascoal;Nicholas J Ashton

  • Reduced brain insulin-like growth factor I function during aging.

    Alexandre Pastoris Muller;Ana M. Fernandez;Clarissa Haas;Eduardo Zimmer

  • Amyloid-β oligomers in cellular models of Alzheimer's disease.

    Igor C. Fontana;Aline R. Zimmer;Andreia S. Rocha;Grace Gosmann

  • Alzheimer’s disease master regulators analysis: search for potential molecular targets and drug repositioning candidates

    D. M. Vargas;M. A. De Bastiani;E. R. Zimmer;E. R. Zimmer;F. Klamt;F. Klamt

  • APOEε4 associates with microglial activation independently of Aβ plaques and tau tangles

    Unknown

  • The GABAergic system in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

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  • Consequences of Metabolic Disruption in Alzheimer's Disease Pathology.

    J. C. Ryu;E. R. Zimmer;P. Rosa-Neto;S. O. Yoon

  • Guanosine Anxiolytic-Like Effect Involves Adenosinergic and Glutamatergic Neurotransmitter Systems

    Roberto Farina Almeida;Daniel Diniz Comasseto;Denise Barbosa Ramos;Gisele Hansel

  • Plasma neurofilament light associates with Alzheimer's disease metabolic decline in amyloid-positive individuals

    Andréa L. Benedet;Andréa L. Benedet;Nicholas J. Ashton;Tharick A. Pascoal;Antoine Leuzy

  • The astrocyte biochemistry.

    Débora G. Souza;Roberto F. Almeida;Roberto F. Almeida;Diogo O. Souza;Eduardo R. Zimmer

  • Synaptic vesicle protein 2A as a potential biomarker in synaptopathies.

    Kerstin Heurling;Nicholas J. Ashton;Antoine Leuzy;Eduardo R. Zimmer

  • Developments in Tau PET Imaging.

    Eduardo Rigon Zimmer;Antoine Leuzy;Serge Gauthier;Pedro Rosa-Neto

  • Elevated glutamate and lactate predict brain death after severe head trauma.

    Marco A. Stefani;Rafael Modkovski;Gisele Hansel;Eduardo R. Zimmer;Eduardo R. Zimmer

  • Guanosine prevents anhedonic-like behavior and impairment in hippocampal glutamate transport following amyloid-β1–40 administration in mice.

    Débora Lanznaster;Josiel M Mack;Victor Coelho;Marcelo Ganzella;Marcelo Ganzella

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro Rosa-Neto
Pedro Rosa-Neto McGill University
Serge Gauthier
Serge Gauthier McGill University
Diogo O. Souza
Diogo O. Souza Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Jean-Paul Soucy
Jean-Paul Soucy Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Luc Pellerin
Luc Pellerin University of Poitiers
A. Claudio Cuello
A. Claudio Cuello McGill University
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Christianne Gazzana Salbego
Christianne Gazzana Salbego Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Nicholas J. Ashton
Nicholas J. Ashton University of Gothenburg
Agneta Nordberg
Agneta Nordberg Karolinska University Hospital

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