2026 Michael Nilsson: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	66	2984	2727	80	75	257	17832

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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

2018
Citations
Physical Activity for Cognitive and Mental Health in Youth: A Systematic Review of Mechanisms.

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

1309
Citations
Enriched environment increases neurogenesis in the adult rat dentate gyrus and improves spatial memory.

Michael Nilsson;Ekaterina Perfilieva;Ulf Johansson;Owe Orwar

1085
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Cardiovascular fitness is associated with cognition in young adulthood.

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

611
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Protective Role of Reactive Astrocytes in Brain Ischemia

Lizhen Li;Andrea Lundkvist;Daniel Andersson;Ulrika Wilhelmsson

609
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Insulin-like growth factor-I and neurogenesis in the adult mammalian brain.

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

454
Citations
Acute and Chronic Stress-Induced Disturbances of Microglial Plasticity, Phenotype and Function

Frederick Rohan Walker;Michael Nilsson;Kimberley Jones

359
Citations
Modulation of Neural Plasticity as a Basis for Stroke Rehabilitation

Marcela Pekna;Milos Pekny;Michael Nilsson

320
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Music structure determines heart rate variability of singers

Björn Vickhoff;Helge Malmgren;Rickard Åström;Gunnar Nyberg

280
Citations
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

256
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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

256
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Astrocytes and stroke: networking for survival?

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

249
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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

243
Citations
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

238
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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

222
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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

208
Citations
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

183
Citations
GABA induces Ca2+ transients in astrocytes.

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

169
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An enriched environment improves sensorimotor function post-ischemic stroke.

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

163
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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

160
Citations
Neurotoxicity of cysteine: interaction with glutamate.

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

156
Citations
Neural Plasticity as a Basis for Stroke Rehabilitation

Michael Nilsson;Milos Pekny;Marcela Pekna

2
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