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Heidrun Potschka 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 Heidrun Potschka sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 253 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heidrun Potschka 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 Heidrun Potschka sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Veterinary Medicine

Overview

Heidrun Potschka is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and neuroscience, with a significant focus on epilepsy research and treatment.

The scientist's notable recent papers include:

  • Drug Resistance in Epilepsy: Clinical Impact, Potential Mechanisms, and New Innovative Treatment Options, 2020, Pharmacological Reviews
  • COVID-19 and seizures: Is there a link?, 2020, Epilepsia
  • Introduction to the EQIPD quality system, 2021, eLife
  • Systematic review of guidelines for internal validity in the design, conduct and analysis of preclinical biomedical experiments involving laboratory animals, 2020, BMJ Open Science
  • The role of new medical treatments for the management of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies: Novel concepts and results, 2021, Epilepsia

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • André Bleich
  • Verena Buchecker
  • Nina Miljanovic
  • Maria Reiber
  • Rupert Palme

Heidrun Potschka has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Epilepsia
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports
  • The Veterinary Journal
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Their work focuses on the following main topics:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Animal testing and alternatives
  • Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

Heidrun Potschka's research covers several subfields, including:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Small Animals
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

The scientist has received recognition from the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for contributions to Veterinary Medicine in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Blood-Brain Barrier Active Efflux Transporters: ATP-Binding Cassette Gene Family

    Wolfgang Löscher;Heidrun Potschka

  • Drug resistance in brain diseases and the role of drug efflux transporters

    Wolfgang Löscher;Heidrun Potschka

  • Drug Resistance in Epilepsy: Clinical Impact, Potential Mechanisms, and New Innovative Treatment Options.

    Wolfgang Löscher;Heidrun Potschka;Sanjay M. Sisodiya;Annamaria Vezzani

  • Role of drug efflux transporters in the brain for drug disposition and treatment of brain diseases

    Wolfgang Löscher;Heidrun Potschka

  • Role of Multidrug Transporters in Pharmacoresistance to Antiepileptic Drugs

    Wolfgang Löscher;Heidrun Potschka

  • International veterinary epilepsy task force consensus report on epilepsy definition, classification and terminology in companion animals

    Mette Berendt;Robyn G. Farquhar;Paul J. J. Mandigers;Akos Pakozdy

  • International veterinary epilepsy task force consensus proposal: diagnostic approach to epilepsy in dogs.

    Luisa De Risio;Sofie Bhatti;Karen Muñana;Jacques Penderis

  • P-Glycoprotein-mediated efflux of phenobarbital, lamotrigine, and felbamate at the blood-brain barrier: evidence from microdialysis experiments in rats.

    Heidrun Potschka;Maren Fedrowitz;Wolfgang Löscher

  • Seizure-induced up-regulation of P-glycoprotein at the blood-brain barrier through glutamate and cyclooxygenase-2 signaling.

    Bjoern Bauer;Anika M.S. Hartz;Anton Pekcec;Kathrin Toellner

  • Differences in the transport of the antiepileptic drugs phenytoin, levetiracetam and carbamazepine by human and mouse P-glycoprotein.

    Steffen Baltes;Alexandra M. Gastens;Maren Fedrowitz;Heidrun Potschka

  • N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor blockade after status epilepticus protects against limbic brain damage but not against epilepsy in the kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy

    C Brandt;H Potschka;W Löscher;U Ebert

  • Functional inactivation of a fraction of excitatory synapses in mice deficient for the active zone protein bassoon.

    Wilko D. Altrock;Susanne tom Dieck;Susanne tom Dieck;Maxim Sokolov;Alexander C. Meyer

  • Anticonvulsant Effects of Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Rat Cortical Ramp Model of Focal Epilepsy

    David Liebetanz;Florian Klinker;Diana Hering;Reinhard Koch

  • Multidrug resistance protein MRP2 contributes to blood-brain barrier function and restricts antiepileptic drug activity.

    Heidrun Potschka;Maren Fedrowitz;Wolfgang Löscher

  • P-glycoprotein and multidrug resistance-associated protein are involved in the regulation of extracellular levels of the major antiepileptic drug carbamazepine in the brain.

    Heidrun Potschka;Maren Fedrowitz;Wolfgang Löscher

  • Repeated low-dose treatment of rats with pilocarpine: low mortality but high proportion of rats developing epilepsy.

    Maike Glien;Claudia Brandt;Heidrun Potschka;Henning Voigt

  • In Vivo Evidence for P‐Glycoprotein–Mediated Transport of Phenytoin at the Blood–Brain Barrier of Rats

    Heidrun Potschka;Wolfgang Löscher

  • Effects of the Novel Antiepileptic Drug Levetiracetam on Spontaneous Recurrent Seizures in the Rat Pilocarpine Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Maike Glien;Claudia Brandt;Heidrun Potschka;Wolfgang Löscher

  • Valproic Acid Is Not a Substrate for P-glycoprotein or Multidrug Resistance Proteins 1 and 2 in a Number of in Vitro and in Vivo Transport Assays

    Steffen Baltes;Maren Fedrowitz;Carlos Luna Tortós;Heidrun Potschka

  • Neuronal expression of the drug efflux transporter P-glycoprotein in the rat hippocampus after limbic seizures.

    H.A Volk;K Burkhardt;H Potschka;J Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Löscher
Wolfgang Löscher University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
Claudia Brandt
Claudia Brandt University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
Peter Bartenstein
Peter Bartenstein Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ulrich Ebert
Ulrich Ebert University of Tübingen
Jan A. Gorter
Jan A. Gorter University of Amsterdam
Stefanie M. Hauck
Stefanie M. Hauck Sanofi (France)
Carsten T. Wotjak
Carsten T. Wotjak Max Planck Society
Matthias Brendel
Matthias Brendel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Rupert Palme
Rupert Palme University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Walter Baumgartner
Walter Baumgartner University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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