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57
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13609
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Marc Ekker publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marc Ekker sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 155 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marc Ekker D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marc Ekker sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Marc Ekker is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada, with a research focus encompassing biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields including cell biology, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, and neurology.

Their primary research topics cover areas related to zebrafish biomedical research applications, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, nuclear receptors and signaling, developmental biology and gene regulation, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, nerve injury and regeneration, and animal genetics and reproduction.

Marc Ekker has contributed to various publication venues. Frequent venues include:

  • Biomedicines
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Scientific Reports

They have collaborated often with researchers such as Michael Kalyn, Khang Hua, Vishal Saxena, Simon Monis, and Sofia Perin.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Marc Ekker include:

  • "A triple-drug nanotherapy to target breast cancer cells, cancer stem cells, and tumor vasculature" (2021, Cell Death and Disease)
  • "Effects of PFOS, F-53B and OBS on locomotor behaviour, the dopaminergic system and mitochondrial function in developing zebrafish (Danio rerio)" (2023, Environmental Pollution)
  • "Dopaminergic neurons regenerate following chemogenetic ablation in the olfactory bulb of adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio)" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Cerebroventricular Microinjections of MPTP on Adult Zebrafish Induces Dopaminergic Neuronal Death, Mitochondrial Fragmentation, and Sensorimotor Impairments" (2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience)
  • "Loss of parla Function Results in Inactivity, Olfactory Impairment, and Dopamine Neuron Loss in Zebrafish" (2021, Biomedicines)

Best Publications

  • Zebrafish hox Clusters and Vertebrate Genome Evolution

    Angel Amores;Allan Force;Yi Lin Yan;Lucille Joly

  • Dysfunction in GABA signalling mediates autism-like stereotypies and Rett syndrome phenotypes

    Hsiao Tuan Chao;Hongmei Chen;Rodney C. Samaco;Mingshan Xue;Mingshan Xue

  • Combinatorial expression of three zebrafish genes related to distal- less: part of a homeobox gene code for the head

    M.-A. Akimenko;M. Ekker;J. Wegner;Wei Lin

  • The endocannabinoid system controls key epileptogenic circuits in the hippocampus.

    Krisztina Monory;Federico Massa;Federico Massa;Michaela Egertová;Matthias Eder

  • Ventral and lateral regions of the zebrafish gastrula, including the neural crest progenitors, are established by a bmp2b/swirl pathway of genes.

    Vu H. Nguyen;Bettina Schmid;Jamie Trout;Stephanie A. Connors

  • A highly conserved enhancer in the Dlx5/Dlx6 intergenic region is the site of cross-regulatory interactions between Dlx genes in the embryonic forebrain.

    Ted Zerucha;Thorsten Stühmer;Gary Hatch;Byung K. Park

  • A microsatellite genetic linkage map for zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    Ela W. Knapik;Alec Goodman;Marc Ekker;Mario Chevrette

  • Differential induction of four msx homeobox genes during fin development and regeneration in zebrafish

    Marie-Andrée Akimenko;Stephen L. Johnson;Monte Westerfield;Marc Ekker

  • A subpopulation of olfactory bulb GABAergic interneurons is derived from Emx1- and Dlx5/6-expressing progenitors.

    Minoree Kohwi;Magdalena A. Petryniak;Jason E. Long;Marc Ekker

  • Radiation hybrid mapping of the zebrafish genome.

    Neil A. Hukriede;Lucille Joly;Michael Tsang;Jennifer Miles

  • The evolution of the vertebrate Dlx gene family

    David W. Stock;Debra L. Ellies;Zhiyong Zhao;Marc Ekker

  • Ectopic expression of the Dlx genes induces glutamic acid decarboxylase and Dlx expression.

    Thorsten Stühmer;Stewart A. Anderson;Marc Ekker;John L. R. Rubenstein

  • Zebrafish hox genes: genomic organization and modified colinear expression patterns in the trunk

    Victoria E. Prince;Lucille Joly;Marc Ekker;Robert K. Ho

  • Expression from a Dlx Gene Enhancer Marks Adult Mouse Cortical GABAergic Neurons

    Thorsten Stühmer;Luis Puelles;Marc Ekker;John L.R. Rubenstein

  • Neural stem cell lineages are regionally specified, but not committed, within distinct compartments of the developing brain

    Seiji Hitoshi;Seiji Hitoshi;Vincent Tropepe;Vincent Tropepe;Marc Ekker;Derek van der Kooy

  • Involvement of the sonic hedgehog, patched 1 and bmp2 genes in patterning of the zebrafish dermal fin rays

    Lynda Laforest;Christopher W. Brown;Germán Poleo;Jacqueline Géraudie

  • Modeling Neurodegeneration in Zebrafish

    Yanwei Xi;Sandra Noble;Marc Ekker

  • Regional expression of three homeobox transcripts in the inner ear of zebrafish embryos.

    Marc Ekker;Marie-Andrée Akimenko;Ruth Bremiller;Monte Westerfield

  • Regulatory Roles of Conserved Intergenic Domains in Vertebrate Dlx Bigene Clusters

    Noël Ghanem;Olga Jarinova;Angel Amores;Qiaoming Long

  • A focused and efficient genetic screening strategy in the mouse: identification of mutations that disrupt cortical development.

    Konstantinos Zarbalis;Scott R May;Yiguo Shen;Marc Ekker

Frequent Co-Authors

John L.R. Rubenstein
John L.R. Rubenstein University of California, San Francisco
Giovanni Levi
Giovanni Levi French National Museum of Natural History
Steve F. Perry
Steve F. Perry University of Ottawa
Monte Westerfield
Monte Westerfield University of Oregon
Yoshiki Hotta
Yoshiki Hotta University of Tokyo
Carsten T. Wotjak
Carsten T. Wotjak Max Planck Society
David A. Dyment
David A. Dyment University of Ottawa
Stephen L. Johnson
Stephen L. Johnson Washington University in St. Louis
Kym M. Boycott
Kym M. Boycott Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

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