Mikael Simons

Mikael Simons 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 Mikael Simons sits on this spectrum.

Mikael Simons 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 Mikael Simons sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads

  Unknown

  2095
  Citations

• Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and infectivity.

  Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri;Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri;Ravi Ojha;Liliana D. Pedro;Liliana D. Pedro;Minou Djannatian;Minou Djannatian

  1905
  Citations

• Cholesterol depletion inhibits the generation of beta-amyloid in hippocampal neurons.

  Mikael Simons;Patrick Keller;Bart De Strooper;Konrad Beyreuther

  1553
  Citations

• Simvastatin strongly reduces levels of Alzheimer's disease β-amyloid peptides Aβ42 and Aβ40 in vitro and in vivo

  K. Fassbender;M. Simons;C. Bergmann;M. Stroick

  1497
  Citations

• Neurotransmitter-Triggered Transfer of Exosomes Mediates Oligodendrocyte–Neuron Communication

  Carsten Frühbeis;Dominik Fröhlich;Wen Ping Kuo;Jesa Amphornrat

  949
  Citations

• Selective transfer of exosomes from oligodendrocytes to microglia by macropinocytosis

  Dirk Fitzner;Dirk Fitzner;Mareike Schnaars;Denise van Rossum;Gurumoorthy Krishnamoorthy

  912
  Citations

• Oligodendrocytes: Myelination and Axonal Support

  Mikael Simons;Klaus Armin Nave

  884
  Citations

• Cell type- and brain region-resolved mouse brain proteome

  Kirti Sharma;Sebastian Schmitt;Sebastian Schmitt;Caroline G Bergner;Caroline G Bergner;Stefka Tyanova

  868
  Citations

• Myelin in the Central Nervous System: Structure, Function, and Pathology.

  Christine Stadelmann;Sebastian Timmler;Alonso Barrantes-Freer;Mikael Simons

  703
  Citations

• Age-related myelin degradation burdens the clearance function of microglia during aging

  Shima Safaiyan;Nirmal Kannaiyan;Nicolas Snaidero;Nicolas Snaidero;Simone Brioschi

  606
  Citations

• Treatment with simvastatin in normocholesterolemic patients with Alzheimer's disease: A 26-week randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial.

  Mikael Simons;Frank Schwärzler;Dieter Lütjohann;Klaus Von Bergmann

  578
  Citations

• Myelin Membrane Wrapping of CNS Axons by PI(3,4,5)P3-Dependent Polarized Growth at the Inner Tongue

  Nicolas Snaidero;Wiebke Möbius;Tim Czopka;Liesbeth H.P. Hekking

  489
  Citations

• White matter aging drives microglial diversity.

  Shima Safaiyan;Simon Besson-Girard;Tuğberk Kaya;Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri;Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri

  447
  Citations

• Myelin dysfunction drives amyloid-β deposition in models of Alzheimer’s disease

  Unknown

  425
  Citations

• Cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease: is there a link?

  Mikael Simons;Patrick Keller;Johannes Dichgans;Jörg B. Schulz

  366
  Citations

• Central nervous system myelin: structure, synthesis and assembly

  Shweta Aggarwal;Larisa Yurlova;Mikael Simons;Mikael Simons

  350
  Citations

• Precisely measured protein lifetimes in the mouse brain reveal differences across tissues and subcellular fractions

  Eugenio F. Fornasiero;Sunit Mandad;Sunit Mandad;Hanna Wildhagen;Mihai Alevra

  344
  Citations

• Enhancing protective microglial activities with a dual function TREM2 antibody to the stalk region.

  Kai Schlepckow;Kathryn M Monroe;Gernot Kleinberger;Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri

  341
  Citations

• Efficient Inhibition of the Alzheimer's Disease β-Secretase by Membrane Targeting

  Lawrence Rajendran;Anja Schneider;Georg Schlechtingen;Sebastian Weidlich

  326
  Citations

• Metabolism and functions of lipids in myelin.

  Sebastian Schmitt;Ludovici Cantuti Castelvetri;Mikael Simons

  315
  Citations