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Kurt F. Hauser

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
11039
World Ranking
9908
National Ranking
4338

Kurt F. Hauser publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 215 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kurt F. Hauser D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kurt F. Hauser is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research focuses predominantly on neuroscience and immunology and microbiology, with a significant emphasis on HIV research and related neuroimmune mechanisms.

The scientist's primary fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Further specialization is evident in several subfields such as:

  • Virology
  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology

Hauser's major research topics encompass:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments

The scientist has contributed to several research publications. Recent papers include:

  • Opioid and neuroHIV Comorbidity - Current and Future Perspectives (2020), published in Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology
  • Pregnane steroidogenesis is altered by HIV-1 Tat and morphine: Physiological allopregnanolone is protective against neurotoxic and psychomotor effects (2020), published in Neurobiology of Stress
  • Conditional expression of HIV-1 tat in the mouse alters the onset and progression of tonic, inflammatory and neuropathic hypersensitivity in a sex-dependent manner (2020), published in European Journal of Pain
  • Chronic HIV-1 Tat exposure alters anterior cingulate cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical synaptic circuitry, associated behavioral control, and immune regulation in male mice (2020), published in Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
  • HIV and opiates dysregulate K+- Cl− cotransporter 2 (KCC2) to cause GABAergic dysfunction in primary human neurons and Tat-transgenic mice (2020), published in Neurobiology of Disease

Hauser's frequent coauthors include:

  • Pamela E. Knapp
  • Sara R. Nass
  • Yun K. Hahn
  • Michael Ohene-Nyako
  • Jason J. Paris

Publications are often found in venues such as:

  • Neuroscience Letters
  • ASN NEURO
  • Journal of NeuroVirology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology

Best Publications

  • Molecular basis for interactions of HIV and drugs of abuse.

    Avi Nath;Kurt F. Hauser;Kurt F. Hauser;Valerie Wojna;Valerie Wojna;Rosemarie M. Booze;Rosemarie M. Booze

  • Synergistic increases in intracellular Ca2+, and the release of MCP-1, RANTES, and IL-6 by astrocytes treated with opiates and HIV-1 Tat.

    Nazira El-Hage;Julie A. Gurwell;Indrapal N. Singh;Pamela E. Knapp

  • Neurotoxicity and dysfunction of dopaminergic systems associated with AIDS dementia.

    Avindra Nath;Carol Anderson;Melina Jones;William Maragos

  • Neurotoxicity of HIV-1 proteins gp120 and Tat in the rat striatum

    Arvind K. Bansal;Charles F. Mactutus;Avindra Nath;William Maragos

  • Synergistic neurotoxicity of opioids and human immunodeficiency virus-1 Tat protein in striatal neurons in vitro.

    Julie A. Gurwell;Avindra Nath;Qinmiao Sun;Jiayou Zhang

  • Synaptic Dysfunction in the Hippocampus Accompanies Learning and Memory Deficits in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 Tat Transgenic Mice

    Sylvia Fitting;Bogna M. Ignatowska-Jankowska;Cecilia Bull;Robert P. Skoff

  • Morphine causes rapid increases in glial activation and neuronal injury in the striatum of inducible HIV‐1 tat transgenic mice

    Annadora J. Bruce-Keller;Jadwiga Turchan-Cholewo;Eric J. Smart;Theresa Geurin

  • Endogenous opioids regulate dendritic growth and spine formation in developing rat brain.

    Kurt F. Hauser;Patricia J. McLaughlin;Ian S. Zagon

  • Endogenous opioid systems and the regulation of dendritic growth and spine formation

    Kurt F. Hauser;Patricia J. McLaughlin;Ian S. Zagon

  • μ-Opioid Receptor-Induced Ca2+ Mobilization and Astroglial Development: Morphine Inhibits DNA Synthesis and Stimulates Cellular Hypertrophy through a Ca2+-Dependent Mechanism

    Kurt F. Hauser;Anne Stiene-Martin;Mark P. Mattson;Robert P. Elde

  • HIV-1 Tat and opiate-induced changes in astrocytes promote chemotaxis of microglia through the expression of MCP-1 and alternative chemokines.

    Nazira El-Hage;Guanghan Wu;Juan Wang;Jayakrishna Ambati

  • Opioids intrinsically inhibit the genesis of mouse cerebellar granule neuron precursors in vitro: differential impact of μ and δ receptor activation on proliferation and neurite elongation

    Kurt F. Hauser;Abdulghani A. Houdi;Carol S. Turbek;Robert P. Elde

  • Interactive comorbidity between opioid drug abuse and HIV-1 Tat: chronic exposure augments spine loss and sublethal dendritic pathology in striatal neurons.

    Sylvia Fitting;Ruqiang Xu;Cecilia Bull;Shreya K. Buch

  • Regional, developmental, and cell cycle-dependent differences in mu, delta, and kappa-opioid receptor expression among cultured mouse astrocytes.

    Anne Stiene-Martin;Rong Zhou;Kurt F. Hauser

  • Opioid System Diversity in Developing Neurons, Astroglia and Oligodendroglia in the Subventricular Zone and Striatum: Impact on Gliogenesis In Vivo

    Anne Stiene-Martin;Pamela E. Knapp;Kenneth Martin;Julie A. Gurwell

  • Prodynorphin Mutations Cause the Neurodegenerative Disorder Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 23

    Georgy Bakalkin;Hiroyuki Watanabe;Justyna Jezierska;Cloë Depoorter

  • Morphine Exacerbates HIV-1 Tat-Induced Cytokine Production in Astrocytes through Convergent Effects on [Ca2+]i, NF-κB Trafficking and Transcription

    Nazira El-Hage;Annadora J. Bruce-Keller;Tatiana Yakovleva;Igor Bazov

  • Apoptotic death of striatal neurons induced by human immunodeficiency virus-1 Tat and gp120: Differential involvement of caspase-3 and endonuclease G.

    Indrapal N Singh;Robin J Goody;Celeste Dean;Nael M Ahmad

  • Estrogen protects against the synergistic toxicity by HIV proteins, methamphetamine and cocaine

    Jadwiga Turchan;Caroline Anderson;Kurt F Hauser;Qinmiao Sun

  • Morphine alters astrocyte growth in primary cultures of mouse glial cells: evidence for a direct effect of opiates on neural maturation

    Anne Stiene-Martin;Julie A. Gurwell;Kurt F. Hauser

Frequent Co-Authors

Pamela E. Knapp
Pamela E. Knapp Virginia Commonwealth University
Georgy Bakalkin
Georgy Bakalkin Uppsala University
Avindra Nath
Avindra Nath National Institutes of Health
Mark P. Mattson
Mark P. Mattson Johns Hopkins University
Aron H. Lichtman
Aron H. Lichtman Virginia Commonwealth University
Rosemarie M. Booze
Rosemarie M. Booze University of South Carolina
Oleg Krishtal
Oleg Krishtal National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Craig Gerard
Craig Gerard Boston Children's Hospital
Alois Saria
Alois Saria Innsbruck Medical University
Richard J. Sinke
Richard J. Sinke University Medical Center Groningen

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