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Karin Borges 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 Karin Borges sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 85 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Karin Borges 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 Karin Borges sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Karin Borges is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and specializes in research spanning medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work encompasses several key fields, including physiology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, clinical biochemistry, and neurology. The primary topics studied by Borges include diet and metabolism studies, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, metabolism and genetic disorders, epilepsy research and treatment, mitochondrial function and pathology, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and tryptophan and brain disorders.

Their recent published papers exhibit a focus on brain energy metabolism and metabolic processes related to neurological conditions. Notable publications include:

  • CNS glucose metabolism in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a therapeutic target?, 2021, Cell & Bioscience
  • Brain energy metabolism: A roadmap for future research, 2024, Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Astrocyte metabolism of the medium-chain fatty acids octanoic acid and decanoic acid promotes GABA synthesis in neurons via elevated glutamine supply, 2021, Molecular Brain
  • Dietary medium chain triglycerides for management of epilepsy: New data from human, dog, and rodent studies, 2021, Epilepsia
  • Potential new roles for glycogen in epilepsy, 2022, Epilepsia

Borges frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, the most common coauthors being Elliott S. Neal, Weizhi Xu, Felicity Y. Han, Gerald A. Dienel, and Oliver Kann.

Their work has appeared predominantly in journals centered on neurological and metabolic research, including the Journal of Neurochemistry, Epilepsia, Epilepsy & Behavior, Epilepsy Currents, and Epilepsia Open. These venues collectively document multiple contributions advancing understanding in neurochemistry, epilepsy, and metabolism.

Best Publications

  • THE GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ION CHANNELS

    Raymond Dingledine;Karin Borges;Derek Bowie;Stephen F. Traynelis

  • Neuronal and glial pathological changes during epileptogenesis in the mouse pilocarpine model.

    Karin Borges;Marla Gearing;Dayna L McDermott;Amy B Smith

  • Complex alterations in microglial M1/M2 markers during the development of epilepsy in two mouse models

    Melissa J. Benson;Silvia Manzanero;Karin Borges

  • Genetic regulation of glutamate receptor ion channels.

    Scott J. Myers;Raymond Dingledine;Karin Borges

  • AMPA receptors: molecular and functional diversity.

    Karin Borges;Raymond Dingledine

  • AMPA/kainate receptor activation in murine oligodendrocyte precursor cells leads to activation of a cation conductance, calcium influx and blockade of delayed rectifying K+ channels.

    K. Borges;C. Ohlemeyer;J. Trotter;H. Kettenmann

  • Anticonvulsant effects of a triheptanoin diet in two mouse chronic seizure models

    Sarah Willis;James Stoll;Lawrence Sweetman;Karin Borges;Karin Borges

  • The deleterious effect of cholesterol and protection by quercetin on mitochondrial bioenergetics of pancreatic β-cells, glycemic control and inflammation: in vitro and in vivo studies

    Catalina Carrasco-Pozo;Catalina Carrasco-Pozo;Kah Ni Tan;Marjorie Reyes-Farias;Nicole De La Jara

  • Triheptanoin--a medium chain triglyceride with odd chain fatty acids: a new anaplerotic anticonvulsant treatment?

    Karin Borges;Ursula Sonnewald

  • Metabolic Dysfunctions in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Pathogenesis and Potential Metabolic Treatments

    Tesfaye W. Tefera;Karin Borges

  • Degeneration and proliferation of astrocytes in the mouse dentate gyrus after pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus

    Karin Borges;Dayna McDermott;Hasan Irier;Yoland Smith;Yoland Smith

  • CNS glucose metabolism in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a therapeutic target?

    Tesfaye Wolde Tefera;Frederik J. Steyn;Shyuan T. Ngo;Karin Borges

  • Chronic acetyl-L-carnitine alters brain energy metabolism and increases noradrenaline and serotonin content in healthy mice

    Olav B. Smeland;Tore W. Meisingset;Karin Borges;Ursula Sonnewald

  • A novel anticonvulsant mechanism via inhibition of complement receptor C5ar1 in murine epilepsy models

    Melissa J. Benson;Nicola K. Thomas;Sahil Talwar;Mark P. Hodson

  • Brain Mitochondrial Metabolic Dysfunction and Glutamate Level Reduction in the Pilocarpine Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in Mice

    Olav B Smeland;Mussie G Hadera;Tanya S McDonald;Ursula Sonnewald

  • Anticonvulsant profile of a balanced ketogenic diet in acute mouse seizure models

    Ramakrishna Samala;Sarah Willis;Karin Borges

  • Sulforaphane is anticonvulsant and improves mitochondrial function.

    Catalina Carrasco-Pozo;Catalina Carrasco-Pozo;Kah Ni Tan;Karin Borges

  • Gene expression changes after seizure preconditioning in the three major hippocampal cell layers

    Karin Borges;Renee Shaw;Raymond Dingledine

  • Quantitative transcriptional neuroanatomy of the rat hippocampus: Evidence for wide‐ranging, pathway‐specific heterogeneity among three principal cell layers

    James G Greene;Karin Borges;Raymond J Dingledine

  • Functional Organization of the GluR1 Glutamate Receptor Promoter

    Karin Borges;Raymond Dingledine

  • Protective effect of the ketogenic diet in Scn1a mutant mice

    Stacey B. B. Dutton;Nikki T. Sawyer;Franck Kalume;Patricia Jumbo-Lucioni

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond Dingledine
Raymond Dingledine Emory University
Ursula Sonnewald
Ursula Sonnewald Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Patrick Kwan
Patrick Kwan Monash University
Terence J. O'Brien
Terence J. O'Brien Monash University
Helmut Kettenmann
Helmut Kettenmann Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Marla Gearing
Marla Gearing Emory University
Bruce H. Wainer
Bruce H. Wainer Emory University
Steven Petrou
Steven Petrou Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Jana Velíšková
Jana Velíšková New York Medical College
Trent M. Woodruff
Trent M. Woodruff University of Queensland

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