2026 Kurt F. Hauser: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	64	9908	9144	4338	3896	215	11039

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

282
Citations
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

247
Citations
Neurotoxicity and dysfunction of dopaminergic systems associated with AIDS dementia.

Avindra Nath;Carol Anderson;Melina Jones;William Maragos

238
Citations
Neurotoxicity of HIV-1 proteins gp120 and Tat in the rat striatum

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

229
Citations
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

195
Citations
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

194
Citations
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

177
Citations
Endogenous opioids regulate dendritic growth and spine formation in developing rat brain.

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

172
Citations
Endogenous opioid systems and the regulation of dendritic growth and spine formation

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

170
Citations
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

167
Citations
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

166
Citations
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

159
Citations
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

155
Citations
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

152
Citations
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

142
Citations
Prodynorphin Mutations Cause the Neurodegenerative Disorder Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 23

Georgy Bakalkin;Hiroyuki Watanabe;Justyna Jezierska;Cloë Depoorter

135
Citations
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

135
Citations
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

133
Citations
Estrogen protects against the synergistic toxicity by HIV proteins, methamphetamine and cocaine

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

131
Citations
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

126
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