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Matthias Laska

Matthias Laska

Linköping University
Sweden

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
45
Citations
6196
World Ranking
7004
National Ranking
144

Matthias Laska 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 Matthias Laska sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 154 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthias Laska 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 Matthias Laska sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 29th percentile

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

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

Overview

Matthias Laska is affiliated with Linköping University in Sweden and has a research focus spanning neuroscience and psychology, with 19 publications in the former and 12 in the latter. Their work concentrates on multiple subfields including sensory systems, social psychology, nutrition and dietetics, endocrine and autonomic systems, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scholar's research topics cover a range of areas such as olfactory and sensory function studies, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, primate behavior and ecology, regulation of appetite and obesity, neurobiology and insect physiology research, animal behavior and reproduction, and animal nutrition and physiology.

Recent significant papers include:

  • "Olfactory-based interspecific recognition of human emotions: Horses (Equus ferus caballus) can recognize fear and happiness body odour from humans (Homo sapiens)", 2020, Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • "Food preferences and nutrient composition in zoo-housed ring-tailed lemurs, Lemur catta", 2020, Physiology & Behavior
  • "Does the number of functional olfactory receptor genes predict olfactory sensitivity and discrimination performance in mammals?", 2024, Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • "Non-visual senses in fruit selection by the mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata)", 2022, Primates
  • "Taste responsiveness of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and black-handed spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) to eight substances tasting sweet to humans", 2021, Physiology & Behavior

Their frequent coauthors include Laura Teresa Hernández Salazar, Karem G. Sánchez-Solano, Jorge É. Morales-Mávil, Carlos Eduardo Ramírez Torres, and José Eduardo Reynoso-Cruz. The collaboration record shows particularly extensive coauthorship with Laura Teresa Hernández Salazar, featuring 13 joint publications.

Matthias Laska's research is published in diverse scientific journals, with multiple contributions to Primates, Physiology & Behavior, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Behavioural Processes, and PeerJ.

Best Publications

  • Differences in Perception of Everyday Odors: a Japanese-German Cross-cultural Study

    Saho Ayabe-Kanamura;Ina Schicker;Matthias Laska;Robyn Hudson

  • Odor Identification, Consistency of Label Use, Olfactory Threshold and their Relationships to Odor Memory over the Human Lifespan

    Johann P. Lehrner;Judith Glück;Matthias Laska

  • 'Microsmatic' primates revisited: olfactory sensitivity in the squirrel monkey.

    Matthias Laska;Alexandra Seibt;Andreas Weber

  • Trigeminal Perception of Odorant Quality in Congenitally Anosmic Subjects

    M. Laska;H. Distel;R. Hudson;R. Hudson

  • Olfactory Discrimination Ability and Odor Structure–Activity Relationships in Honeybees

    Matthias Laska;C. Giovanni Galizia;Martin Giurfa;Randolf Menzel

  • Olfactory Discrimination Ability of Human Subjects for Ten Pairs of Enantiomers

    Matthias Laska;Peter Teubner

  • A comparison of the detection thresholds of odour mixtures and their components

    Matthias Laska;Robyn Hudson

  • Olfactory discrimination ability for homologous series of aliphatic alcohols and aldehydes

    Matthias Laska;Peter Teubner

  • Odor structure-activity relationships of carboxylic acids correspond between squirrel monkeys and humans

    Matthias Laska;Peter Teubner

  • Discriminating parts from the whole: determinants of odor mixture perception in squirrel monkeys, Saimiri sciureus.

    M. Laska;R. Hudson

  • Olfactory sensitivity for aliphatic alcohols in squirrel monkeys and pigtail macaques.

    Matthias Laska;Alexandra Seibt

  • Olfactory discrimination ability for aliphatic esters in squirrel monkeys and humans.

    Matthias Laska;Daniela Freyer

  • Olfactory sensitivity to food odor components in the short-tailed fruit bat, Carollia perspicillata (Phyllostomatidae, Chiroptera)

    Matthias Laska

  • Olfactory Discrimination Ability of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) for Structurally Related Odorants

    Alisa Rizvanovic;Mats Amundin;Matthias Laska

  • Which senses play a role in nonhuman primate food selection? A comparison between squirrel monkeys and spider monkeys

    Matthias Laska;Pamela Freist;Stephanie Krause

  • Unilateral olfactory perception and magical ideation

    Christine Mohr;Christina Maria Röhrenbach;Matthias Laska;Peter Brugger

  • Olfactory sensitivity for aliphatic esters in squirrel monkeys and pigtail macaques.

    Matthias Laska;Alexandra Seibt

  • Enantioselectivity of odor perception in squirrel monkeys and humans

    Matthias Laska;Anne Liesen;Peter Teubner

  • Detecting danger—or just another odorant? Olfactory sensitivity for the fox odor component 2,4,5-trimethylthiazoline in four species of mammals

    Matthias Laska;Markus Fendt;Alexandra Wieser;Thomas Endres

  • The Number of Functional Olfactory Receptor Genes and the Relative Size of Olfactory Brain Structures Are Poor Predictors of Olfactory Discrimination Performance with Enantiomers

    Matthias Laska;Daria Genzel;Alexandra Wieser

Frequent Co-Authors

Robyn Hudson
Robyn Hudson National Autonomous University of Mexico
Gordon M. Shepherd
Gordon M. Shepherd Yale School of Medicine
Johan N. Lundström
Johan N. Lundström Karolinska Institute
Christine Mohr
Christine Mohr University of Lausanne
Desire L. Massart
Desire L. Massart Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Travis Rayne Pickering
Travis Rayne Pickering University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter Brugger
Peter Brugger University of Zurich
Manfred Ayasse
Manfred Ayasse University of Ulm
C. Giovanni Galizia
C. Giovanni Galizia University of Konstanz
Per Jensen
Per Jensen Linköping University

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