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Harald Sontheimer 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 Harald Sontheimer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 270 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Harald Sontheimer 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 Harald Sontheimer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Harald Sontheimer is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the life sciences, with a primary focus on medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work encompasses significant subfields such as cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, neurology, cell biology, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, epilepsy research and treatment, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, neuroscience and neural engineering, and barrier structure and function studies.

Harald Sontheimer has published in several journals, with a frequent presence in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), where they have 11 publications. Other common venues include Nature Communications with 3 publications, Nature Neuroscience with 2 publications, Epilepsy Currents with 2 publications, and Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology with 2 publications.

Selected recent papers authored by or involving Harald Sontheimer include:

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Spatially expandable fiber-based probes as a multifunctional deep brain interface, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A glial perspective on the extracellular matrix and perineuronal net remodeling in the central nervous system, 2022, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Astrocyte plasticity in mice ensures continued endfoot coverage of cerebral blood vessels following injury and declines with age, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Thermally Drawn Stretchable Electrical and Optical Fiber Sensors for Multimodal Extreme Deformation Sensing, 2021, Advanced Optical Materials

Frequent collaborators of Harald Sontheimer include Bhanu P. Tewari, Dipan C. Patel, Shan Jiang, Ian F. Kimbrough, and Xiaoting Jia.

Best Publications

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

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

  • Importance of a novel GABAA receptor subunit for benzodiazepine pharmacology.

    Dolan B. Pritchett;Harald Sontheimer;Brenda D. Shivers;Sanie Ymer

  • A neurocentric perspective on glioma invasion

    Vishnu Anand Cuddapah;Stefanie Robel;Stacey Watkins;Harald Sontheimer

  • Two novel GABAA receptor subunits exist in distinct neuronal subpopulations

    Brenda D. Shivers;Iris Killisch;Rolf Sprengel;Harald Sontheimer

  • Glutamate release by primary brain tumors induces epileptic activity

    Susan C Buckingham;Susan L Campbell;Brian R Haas;Vedrana Montana

  • Disruption of astrocyte-vascular coupling and the blood-brain barrier by invading glioma cells.

    Stacey Watkins;Stefanie Robel;Ian F. Kimbrough;SStephanie M. Robert

  • Chlorotoxin inhibits glioma cell invasion via matrix metalloproteinase-2.

    Jessy Deshane;Craig C. Garner;Harald Sontheimer

  • Glioma cells release excitotoxic concentrations of glutamate.

    Zu-Cheng Ye;Harald Sontheimer

  • Neuron–glia interactions in the pathophysiology of epilepsy

    Dipan C. Patel;Bhanu P. Tewari;Lata Chaunsali;Harald Sontheimer

  • Compromised Glutamate Transport in Human Glioma Cells: Reduction–Mislocalization of Sodium-Dependent Glutamate Transporters and Enhanced Activity of Cystine–Glutamate Exchange

    Zu Cheng Ye;Jeffrey D. Rothstein;Harald Sontheimer

  • Modulation of Glioma Cell Migration and Invasion Using Cl− and K+ Ion Channel Blockers

    Liliana Soroceanu;Timothy J. Manning;Harald Sontheimer

  • Autocrine Glutamate Signaling Promotes Glioma Cell Invasion

    Susan A. Lyons;W. Joon Chung;Amy K. Weaver;Toyin Ogunrinu

  • Inhibition of Cystine Uptake Disrupts the Growth of Primary Brain Tumors

    Wook Joon Chung;Susan A. Lyons;Gina M. Nelson;Hashir Hamza

  • Glutamate and the biology of gliomas

    John Frederick de Groot;Harald Sontheimer

  • Voltage-dependent ion channels in glial cells.

    Harald Sontheimer

  • Functional implications for Kir4.1 channels in glial biology: from K+ buffering to cell differentiation

    Michelle L. Olsen;Harald Sontheimer

  • Chlorotoxin, a scorpion‐derived peptide, specifically binds to gliomas and tumors of neuroectodermal origin

    Susan A. Lyons;Jeffrey O'Neal;Harald Sontheimer

  • Properties of human glial cells associated with epileptic seizure foci

    Angélique Bordey;Harald Sontheimer

  • Use of Chlorotoxin for Targeting of Primary Brain Tumors

    Liliana Soroceanu;Yancey Gillespie;M. B. Khazaeli;Harald Sontheimer

  • Reactive astrogliosis causes the development of spontaneous seizures.

    Stefanie Robel;Susan C. Buckingham;Jessica L. Boni;Susan L. Campbell

  • Transient expression shows ligand gating and allosteric potentiation of GABAA receptor subunits

    Dolan B. Pritchett;Harald Sontheimer;Cornelia M. Gorman;Helmut Kettenmann

  • An Unexpected Role for Ion Channels in Brain Tumor Metastasis

    Harald Sontheimer

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen G. Waxman
Stephen G. Waxman Yale University
Bruce R. Ransom
Bruce R. Ransom University of Washington
Joel A. Black
Joel A. Black Yale University
Helmut Kettenmann
Helmut Kettenmann Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Angélique Bordey
Angélique Bordey Yale University
Peter R. Schofield
Peter R. Schofield Neuroscience Research Australia
Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
John J. Hablitz
John J. Hablitz University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jacqueline Trotter
Jacqueline Trotter Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Anbo Wang
Anbo Wang Virginia Tech

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