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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
102
Citations
30218
World Ranking
1399
National Ranking
91

Medicine

D-Index
103
Citations
31130
World Ranking
7452
National Ranking
425

Neuroscience

D-Index
103
Citations
31125
World Ranking
696
National Ranking
49

Mathias Bähr 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 Mathias Bähr sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 487 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mathias Bähr 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 Mathias Bähr sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Mathias Bähr is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany and focuses their research primarily in the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's subfields of study include:

  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology
  • Cancer Research

Bähr's main research topics cover:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Recent publications by Mathias Bähr include:

  • "Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells reduce autophagy in stroke mice by extracellular vesicle transfer of miR-25," 2020, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • "Extracellular vesicles from hypoxia-preconditioned microglia promote angiogenesis and repress apoptosis in stroke mice via the TGF-β/Smad2/3 pathway," 2021, Cell Death and Disease
  • "Neuroprotective Strategies for Ischemic Stroke-Future Perspectives," 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Plasma extracellular vesicle tau and TDP-43 as diagnostic biomarkers in FTD and ALS," 2024, Nature Medicine
  • "Inhibition of the autophagic protein ULK1 attenuates axonal degeneration in vitro and in vivo, enhances translation, and modulates splicing," 2020, Cell Death and Differentiation

Mathias Bähr often collaborates with these frequent co-authors:

  • Thorsten R. Doeppner (19 co-publications)
  • Paul Lingor (15 co-publications)
  • Fabian Maass (14 co-publications)
  • Xuan Zheng (11 co-publications)
  • Dirk M. Hermann (11 co-publications)

The scientist publishes regularly in several journals, notably:

  • Journal of Neurology (5 publications)
  • Deutsche Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Insolvenzrecht (5 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (4 publications)
  • Frontiers in Neurology (4 publications)
  • Journal of Neurochemistry (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Hannelore Ehrenreich;Karin Weissenborn;Hilmar Prange;Dietmar Schneider

  • Delivery of bioactive molecules into the cell: the Trojan horse approach

    Gunnar P.H. Dietz;Mathias Bähr

  • The c-Jun transcription factor – bipotential mediator of neuronal death, survival and regeneration

    Thomas Herdegen;Pate Skene;Mathias Bähr

  • Human synapsin 1 gene promoter confers highly neuron-specific long-term transgene expression from an adenoviral vector in the adult rat brain depending on the transduced area.

    S Kügler;E Kilic;M Bähr

  • Anle138b: a novel oligomer modulator for disease-modifying therapy of neurodegenerative diseases such as prion and Parkinson’s disease

    Jens Wagner;Sergey Ryazanov;Sergey Ryazanov;Andrei Leonov;Andrei Leonov;Johannes Levin

  • Mechanisms of acute axonal degeneration in the optic nerve in vivo

    Johanna Knöferle;Jan C. Koch;Thomas Ostendorf;Uwe Michel

  • Reduced oxidative damage in ALS by high-dose enteral melatonin treatment.

    Jochen H. Weishaupt;Claudia Bartels;Esther Pölking;Jeannine Dietrich

  • Sumoylation inhibits α-synuclein aggregation and toxicity

    Petranka Krumova;Erik Meulmeester;Manuel Garrido;Marilyn Tirard

  • Soluble decoy receptor 3 is expressed by malignant gliomas and suppresses CD95 ligand-induced apoptosis and chemotaxis.

    Wilfried Roth;Stefan Isenmann;Mitsutoshi Nakamura;Michael Platten

  • Protection by Synergistic Effects of Adenovirus-Mediated X-Chromosome-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis and Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Transfer in the 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine Model of Parkinson's Disease

    Olaf Eberhardt;Rainer V. Coelln;Sebastian Kügler;Jörg Lindenau

  • Survival and Axonal Elongation of Adult Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells.

    Solon Thanos;Mathias Bähr;Yves-Alain Barde;Jens Vanselow

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Protects Axotomized Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells from Secondary Death via PI3-K-Dependent Akt Phosphorylation and Inhibition of Caspase-3 In Vivo

    Pawel Kermer;Nikolaj Klöcker;Monika Labes;Mathias Bähr

  • ROCK inhibition and CNTF interact on intrinsic signalling pathways and differentially regulate survival and regeneration in retinal ganglion cells

    Paul Lingor;Lars Tönges;Nicole Pieper;Christina Bermel

  • Neuron-specific expression of therapeutic proteins: evaluation of different cellular promoters in recombinant adenoviral vectors.

    S. Kügler;L. Meyn;H. Holzmüller;E. Gerhardt

  • Effect of erythropoietin axotomy-induced apoptosis in rat retinal ganglion cells.

    Jochen H. Weishaupt;Gundula Rohde;Esther Polking;Anna-Leena Sirén

  • Acute neuronal apoptosis in a rat model of multiple sclerosis.

    Roman Meyer;Robert Weissert;Ricarda Diem;Maria K. Storch

  • Inhibition of Rho kinase (ROCK) increases neurite outgrowth on chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan in vitro and axonal regeneration in the adult optic nerve in vivo

    Paul Lingor;Nicole Teusch;Katrin Schwarz;Reinhold Mueller

  • Lack of the Kir4.1 Channel Subunit Abolishes K+ Buffering Properties of Astrocytes in the Ventral Respiratory Group: Impact on Extracellular K+ Regulation

    Clemens Neusch;Nestoras Papadopoulos;Michael Müller;Iris Maletzki

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-Mediated Neuroprotection of Adult Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells In Vivo Does Not Exclusively Depend on Phosphatidyl-Inositol-3′-Kinase/Protein Kinase B Signaling

    Nikolaj Klöcker;Pawel Kermer;Jochen H. Weishaupt;Monika Labes

  • Locoregional Apo2L/TRAIL eradicates intracranial human malignant glioma xenografts in athymic mice in the absence of neurotoxicity.

    Wilfried Roth;Stefan Isenmann;Ulrike Naumann;Sebastian Kügler

  • Inhibition of CPP32-Like Proteases Rescues Axotomized Retinal Ganglion Cells from Secondary Cell Death In Vivo

    Pawel Kermer;Nikolaj Klöcker;Monika Labes;Mathias Bähr

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Lingor
Paul Lingor Technical University of Munich
Sebastian Kügler
Sebastian Kügler University of Göttingen
Dirk M. Hermann
Dirk M. Hermann University of Duisburg-Essen
Stefan Isenmann
Stefan Isenmann Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Ertugrul Kilic
Ertugrul Kilic Istanbul Medipol University
Jörg B. Schulz
Jörg B. Schulz RWTH Aachen University
Michael Weller
Michael Weller University of Zurich
Markus Zweckstetter
Markus Zweckstetter German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
John C. Reed
John C. Reed Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Inga Zerr
Inga Zerr University of Göttingen

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