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Mark J. West

Mark J. West

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Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
24666
World Ranking
6556
National Ranking
45

Mark J. West 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 Mark J. West sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 121 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark J. West 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 Mark J. West sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark J. West is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark. Their research spans both engineering and medicine, with notable contributions in aerospace and mechanical engineering as well as endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, health toxicology, mutagenesis, and physiology.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a varied interdisciplinary approach. These include:

  • Design of Ball Wheel Vehicles With Full Mobility, Invariant Kinematics and Dynamics and Anti-Slip Control, 2021, ASME 1994 Design Technical Conferences collocated with the ASME 1994 International Computers in Engineering Conference and Exhibition and the ASME 1994 8th Annual Database Symposium
  • Application of electrolaminates for the development of biomimetic morphing unmanned aerial vehicles, 2023, Journal of Composite Materials
  • Anatomy and histology of the Göttingen minipig adenohypophysis with special emphasis on the polypeptide hormones: GH, PRL, and ACTH, 2021, Brain Structure and Function
  • Groff, Lauren, 2022, The Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Fiction 1980-2020
  • A framework for the systematic evaluation of a novel cigarette filter technology, 2024, Food and Chemical Toxicology

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Composite Materials
  • Brain Structure and Function
  • ASME 1994 Design Technical Conferences collocated with the ASME 1994 International Computers in Engineering Conference and Exhibition and the ASME 1994 8th Annual Database Symposium
  • The Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Fiction 1980-2020
  • Food and Chemical Toxicology

Key topics in their work cover several areas:

  • Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research

Notable frequent co-authors collaborating with Mark J. West include:

  • Roy Kornbluh
  • G. M. Kirkwood
  • Yohanna Hanna
  • G. R. Spedding
  • Jay Kudva

Mark J. West's interdisciplinary research intersects engineering and medical fields, reflecting a broad interest in both technological innovation, such as in design and biomimetics, and biological mechanisms particularly related to hormonal function and disease signaling pathways.

Best Publications

  • Unbiased stereological estimation of the total number of neurons in the subdivisions of the rat hippocampus using the optical fractionator

    M. J. West;L. Slomianka;H. J. G. Gundersen

  • Some new, simple and efficient stereological methods and their use in pathological research and diagnosis.

    Hj. Gundersen;Tf. Bendtsen;L. Korbo;N. Marcussen

  • The new stereological tools: disector, fractionator, nucleator and point-sampled intercepts and their use in pathological research and diagnosis

    H.J.G. Gundersen;P. Bagger;T.F. Bendtsen;S.M. Evans

  • Unbiased stereological estimation of the number of neurons in the human hippocampus

    Mark J. West;H. J. G. Gundersen

  • Differences in the pattern of hippocampal neuronal loss in normal ageing and Alzheimer's disease

    M.J West;P.D Coleman;D.G Flood;J.C Troncoso

  • New stereological methods for counting neurons

    Mark J. West

  • Stereological methods for estimating the total number of neurons and synapses: issues of precision and bias

    Mark J. West

  • Regionally specific loss of neurons in the aging human hippocampus

    Mark J. West

  • Memory impaired aged rats: no loss of principal hippocampal and subicular neurons.

    Thøger Rasmussen;Thor Schliemann;Jens Christian Sørensen;Jens Zimmer

  • Hippocampal neurons in pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease.

    Mark J West;Claudia H Kawas;Walter F Stewart

  • Delayed post-ischaemic neuroprotection following systemic neural stem cell transplantation involves multiple mechanisms

    Marco Bacigaluppi;Stefano Pluchino;Luca Peruzzotti Jametti;Ertugrul Kilic

  • Estimators of the precision of stereological estimates: An example based on the CA1 pyramidal cell layer of rats

    L. Slomianka;M.J. West

  • Estimation of the number of somatostatin neurons in the striatum: an in situ hybridization study using the optical fractionator method.

    Mark J. West;Karen Østergaard;Ole A. Andreassen;Bente Finsen

  • Neuronal hypertrophy in asymptomatic Alzheimer disease.

    Diego Iacono;Richard O'Brien;Susan M. Resnick;Alan B. Zonderman

  • Unbiased stereological estimation of the total number of synapses in a brain region.

    Y. Geinisman;H. J. G. Gundersen;E. Van Der Zee;M. J. West

  • Morphometry of the human substantia nigra in ageing and Parkinson's disease.

    Richard O’Brien;Alena V. Savonenko;Susan M. Resnick

  • The capillary dysfunction hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease.

    Leif Østergaard;Leif Østergaard;Rasmus Aamand;Eugenio Gutiérrez-Jiménez;Yi-Ching L. Ho

  • The CA1 region of the human hippocampus is a hot spot in Alzheimer's disease.

    M. J. West;C. H. Kawas;L. J. Martin;J. C. Troncoso

  • NDRG2: a novel Alzheimer's disease associated protein.

    Cathy Mitchelmore;Stine Büchmann-Møller;Lene Rask;Mark J West

  • Electroconvulsive Seizures Induce Angiogenesis in Adult Rat Hippocampus

    Johan Hellsten;Mark J. West;Andreas Arvidsson;Joakim Ekstrand

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan C. Troncoso
Juan C. Troncoso Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Paul D. Coleman
Paul D. Coleman Arizona State University
Karen Østergaard
Karen Østergaard Aarhus University Hospital
Arne Møller
Arne Møller Aarhus University
Bente Pakkenberg
Bente Pakkenberg University of Copenhagen
Claudia H. Kawas
Claudia H. Kawas University of California, Irvine
Leif Østergaard
Leif Østergaard Aarhus University
Julio E. Celis
Julio E. Celis Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Alan B. Zonderman
Alan B. Zonderman National Institutes of Health
Peter R. Rapp
Peter R. Rapp National Institutes of Health

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