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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
27654
World Ranking
2568
National Ranking
45

Ernest Arenas publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ernest Arenas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 221 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ernest Arenas D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ernest Arenas sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Ernest Arenas is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with a notable focus on molecular biology and cellular neuroscience.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience

Within these broader categories, their subfields of expertise cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cancer Research
  • Developmental Neuroscience

Ernest Arenas has worked on several important topics, including:

  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

The scientist has frequently published in these venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science
  • Nature
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Development

Recent papers authored include:

  • Transcriptomic diversity of cell types across the adult human brain, 2023, Science
  • A reference human induced pluripotent stem cell line for large-scale collaborative studies, 2022, Cell Stem Cell
  • Comprehensive cell atlas of the first-trimester developing human brain, 2023, Science
  • LifeTime and improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine, 2020, Nature
  • Transcriptomic diversity of cell types across the adult human brain, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaborations with other researchers appear frequently, with major co-authors being:

  • Sten Linnarsson
  • Ka Wai Lee
  • Lijuan Hu
  • Guochang Lyu
  • Peter Lönnerberg

Best Publications

  • Molecular Architecture of the Mouse Nervous System.

    Amit Zeisel;Hannah Hochgerner;Peter Lönnerberg;Anna Johnsson

  • Oligodendrocyte heterogeneity in the mouse juvenile and adult central nervous system.

    Sueli Marques;Amit Zeisel;Simone Codeluppi;David van Bruggen

  • Functional receptor for GDNF encoded by the c-ret proto-oncogene.

    Miles Trupp;Ernest Arenas;Michael Fainzilber;Ann-Sofie Nilsson

  • Molecular Diversity of Midbrain Development in Mouse, Human, and Stem Cells

    Gioele La Manno;Gioele La Manno;Daniel Gyllborg;Simone Codeluppi;Simone Codeluppi;Kaneyasu Nishimura

  • Emerging roles of Wnts in the adult nervous system

    Nibaldo C. Inestrosa;Ernest Arenas

  • Peripheral expression and biological activities of GDNF, a new neurotrophic factor for avian and mammalian peripheral neurons.

    M Trupp;M Rydén;H Jörnvall;H Funakoshi

  • Induction of a midbrain dopaminergic phenotype in Nurr1-overexpressing neural stem cells by type 1 astrocytes.

    Joseph Wagner;Peter Åkerud;Diogo S. Castro;Pontus C. Holm

  • GDNF prevents degeneration and promotes the phenotype of brain noradrenergic neurons in vivo

    Ernest Arenas;Miles Trupp;Peter Åkerud;Carlos F. Ibáñez

  • Muscle-derived neurotrophin-4 as an activity-dependent trophic signal for adult motor neurons

    Hiroshi Funakoshi;Natale Belluardo;Ernest Arenas;Yuji Yamamoto

  • Differential regulation of midbrain dopaminergic neuron development by Wnt-1, Wnt-3a, and Wnt-5a.

    Gonçalo Castelo-Branco;Joseph Wagner;Francisco J. Rodriguez;Julianna Kele

  • Neuroprotection through Delivery of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor by Neural Stem Cells in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease

    Peter Åkerud;Josep M. Canals;Evan Y. Snyder;Ernest Arenas

  • Normal feeding behavior, body weight and leptin response require the neuropeptide Y Y2 receptor.

    Philippe Naveilhan;Hessameh Hassani;Josep M. Canals;A. Jonas Ekstrand

  • Genetic identification of cell types underlying brain complex traits yields insights into the etiology of Parkinson's disease.

    J Bryois;N G Skene;T F Hansen;T F Hansen;Kogelman Lja.

  • Induction of functional dopamine neurons from human astrocytes in vitro and mouse astrocytes in a Parkinson's disease model

    Pia Rivetti di Val Cervo;Roman A Romanov;Roman A Romanov;Giada Spigolon;Débora Masini

  • How to make a midbrain dopaminergic neuron

    Ernest Arenas;Mark Denham;Mark Denham;J. Carlos Villaescusa;J. Carlos Villaescusa

  • Histone H2AX-dependent GABA A receptor regulation of stem cell proliferation

    Michael Andäng;Jens Hjerling-Leffler;Annalena Moliner;T. Kalle Lundgren

  • A Wnt1-regulated genetic network controls the identity and fate of midbrain-dopaminergic progenitors in vivo

    Nilima Prakash;Claude Brodski;Thorsten Naserke;Eduardo Puelles

  • Differential usage of multiple brain-derived neurotrophic factor promoters in the rat brain following neuronal activation

    Madis Metsis;Tonis Timmusk;Ernest Arenas;Hakan Persson

  • Neurotrophin-3 prevents the death of adult central noradrenergic neurons in vivo

    Ernest Arenas;Hakan Persson

  • Neurogenin 2 is required for the development of ventral midbrain dopaminergic neurons.

    Julianna Kele;Nicolas Simplicio;Anna L.M. Ferri;Helena Mira

Frequent Co-Authors

Jordi Alberch
Jordi Alberch University of Barcelona
Clare L. Parish
Clare L. Parish Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Vítězslav Bryja
Vítězslav Bryja Masaryk University
Esther Pérez-Navarro
Esther Pérez-Navarro University of Barcelona
Patrik Ernfors
Patrik Ernfors Karolinska Institute
Josep M. Canals
Josep M. Canals University of Barcelona
William J. Griffiths
William J. Griffiths Swansea University
Gunnar Schulte
Gunnar Schulte Karolinska Institute
Thomas Perlmann
Thomas Perlmann Karolinska Institute
Sten Linnarsson
Sten Linnarsson Karolinska Institute

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