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Michael Nilsson

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Neuroscience

D-Index
66
Citations
17832
World Ranking
2984
National Ranking
80

Michael Nilsson 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 Michael Nilsson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 257 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Nilsson 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 Michael Nilsson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael Nilsson is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with an emphasis on Rehabilitation, Neurology, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, and Surgery.

The main topics covered in Michael Nilsson's research include:

  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

Michael Nilsson has published frequently in several scientific venues. The most common publication venues are:

  • JMIR Research Protocols
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Stroke
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Disability and Rehabilitation

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael Nilsson include:

  • Time-efficient intervention to improve older adolescents' cardiorespiratory fitness: findings from the 'Burn 2 Learn' cluster randomised controlled trial, 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Recommendations for Clinical Trials in ICH, 2020, Stroke
  • Improving Patient Outcomes Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Identifying Rehabilitation Pathways Based on Modifiable Psychological Risk and Resilience Factors, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Opposing Associations of Stress and Resilience With Functional Outcomes in Stroke Survivors in the Chronic Phase of Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • More than motor impairment: A spatiotemporal analysis of cognitive impairment and associated neuropathological changes following cortical photothrombotic stroke, 2021, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Frederick R. Walker
  • Michael Pollack
  • Lin Kooi Ong
  • Elizabeth Ditton
  • Sarah J. Johnson

Best Publications

  • Astrocyte activation and reactive gliosis

    Milos Pekny;Michael Nilsson

  • Physical Activity for Cognitive and Mental Health in Youth: A Systematic Review of Mechanisms.

    David Lubans;Justin Richards;Charles H. Hillman;Guy Faulkner

  • Enriched environment increases neurogenesis in the adult rat dentate gyrus and improves spatial memory.

    Michael Nilsson;Ekaterina Perfilieva;Ulf Johansson;Owe Orwar

  • Cardiovascular fitness is associated with cognition in young adulthood.

    Maria A. I. Åberg;Nancy L. Pedersen;Kjell Torén;Magnus Svartengren

  • Protective Role of Reactive Astrocytes in Brain Ischemia

    Lizhen Li;Andrea Lundkvist;Daniel Andersson;Ulrika Wilhelmsson

  • Insulin-like growth factor-I and neurogenesis in the adult mammalian brain.

    Michelle F Anderson;Maria A.I Åberg;Michael Nilsson;Peter S Eriksson

  • Acute and Chronic Stress-Induced Disturbances of Microglial Plasticity, Phenotype and Function

    Frederick Rohan Walker;Michael Nilsson;Kimberley Jones

  • Modulation of Neural Plasticity as a Basis for Stroke Rehabilitation

    Marcela Pekna;Milos Pekny;Michael Nilsson

  • Music structure determines heart rate variability of singers

    Björn Vickhoff;Helge Malmgren;Rickard Åström;Gunnar Nyberg

  • Dynamic structural remodelling of microglia in health and disease: A review of the models, the signals and the mechanisms

    F. Rohan Walker;Sarah B. Beynon;Kimberley A. Jones;Zidan Zhao

  • Cyclophilin A participates in the nuclear translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor in neurons after cerebral hypoxia-ischemia

    Changlian Zhu;Xiaoyang Wang;Xiaoyang Wang;Johanna Deinum;Zhiheng Huang

  • Astrocytes and stroke: networking for survival?

    Michelle F. Anderson;Fredrik Blomstrand;Christian Blomstrand;P. S. Eriksson

  • Apoptosis-inducing factor is a major contributor to neuronal loss induced by neonatal cerebral hypoxia-ischemia.

    Changlian Zhu;Xiaoyang Wang;Xiaoyang Wang;Z. Huang;Z. Huang;L. Qiu;L. Qiu

  • An enriched environment increases activity in stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation in a mixed rehabilitation unit: a pilot non-randomized controlled trial

    Heidi Janssen;Louise Ada;Julie Bernhardt;Patrick McElduff

  • Chronic stress-induced disruption of the astrocyte network is driven by structural atrophy and not loss of astrocytes

    Ross J. Tynan;Sarah B. Beynon;Madeleine Hinwood;Sarah J. Johnson

  • Astroglia and glutamate in physiology and pathology: aspects on glutamate transport, glutamate-induced cell swelling and gap-junction communication.

    Elisabeth Hansson;Håkan Muyderman;Julia Leonova;Louise Allansson

  • The Impact of Physical Activity on Brain Structure and Function in Youth: A Systematic Review.

    Sarah Ruth Valkenborghs;Michael Noetel;Charles H. Hillman;Michael Nilsson

  • GABA induces Ca2+ transients in astrocytes.

    M. Nilsson;P.S. Eriksson;L. Rönnbäck;E. Hansson

  • An enriched environment improves sensorimotor function post-ischemic stroke.

    Heidi Janssen;Julie Bernhardt;Janice M Collier;Emily S Sena

  • Effects of a Curricular Physical Activity Intervention on Children's School Performance, Wellness, and Brain Development

    Lina Bunketorp Käll;Helge Malmgren;Erik Olsson;Thomas Lindén;Thomas Lindén;Thomas Lindén

  • Neurotoxicity of cysteine: interaction with glutamate.

    M. Puka-Sundvall;P. Eriksson;M. Nilsson;M. Sandberg

  • Neural Plasticity as a Basis for Stroke Rehabilitation

    Michael Nilsson;Milos Pekny;Marcela Pekna

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick R. Walker
Frederick R. Walker University of Newcastle Australia
Elisabeth Hansson
Elisabeth Hansson University of Gothenburg
Julie Bernhardt
Julie Bernhardt Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Milos Pekny
Milos Pekny University of Gothenburg
Lars Rönnbäck
Lars Rönnbäck University of Gothenburg
John Attia
John Attia University of Newcastle Australia
Marcela Pekna
Marcela Pekna University of Gothenburg
H. Georg Kuhn
H. Georg Kuhn University of Gothenburg
Mark W. Parsons
Mark W. Parsons University of New South Wales
Klas Blomgren
Klas Blomgren Karolinska Institute

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