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104
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Mike Dragunow 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 Mike Dragunow sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 355 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mike Dragunow 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 Mike Dragunow sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 104 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 Neuroscience in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Mike Dragunow is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Their research primarily engages with fields such as Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience.

Their main subfields of study include Neurology, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, and Biomedical Engineering. The focus of their scholarly work spans several important topics including:

  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies

Mike Dragunow has co-authored frequently with researchers such as Richard L. M. Faull, Thomas Park, Maurice A. Curtis, Clinton Turner, and Patrick Schweder. These collaborative efforts reflect their engagement within a network of scholars focused on neurological and biomedical research.

The most common venues for their publications include:

  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • Communications Biology

Selected recent papers authored by Mike Dragunow illustrate the scope of their research:

  • "Neutrophil-vascular interactions drive myeloperoxidase accumulation in the brain in Alzheimer's disease", 2022, Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • "Identification of a dysfunctional microglial population in human Alzheimer's disease cortex using novel single-cell histology image analysis", 2020, Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • "Characterisation of PDGF-BB:PDGFRβ signalling pathways in human brain pericytes: evidence of disruption in Alzheimer's disease", 2022, Communications Biology
  • "Quantitative immunohistochemical analysis of myeloid cell marker expression in human cortex captures microglia heterogeneity with anatomical context", 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "TBK1 phosphorylates mutant Huntingtin and suppresses its aggregation and toxicity in Huntington's disease models", 2020, The EMBO Journal

Mike Dragunow was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis in Alzheimer’s disease brains: Evidence for disease causation and treatment with small-molecule inhibitors

    Stephen S. Dominy;Casey Lynch;Florian Ermini;Malgorzata Benedyk

  • The use of c-fos as a metabolic marker in neuronal pathway tracing.

    M Dragunow;R Faull

  • Cannabinoid receptors in the human brain: a detailed anatomical and quantitative autoradiographic study in the fetal, neonatal and adult human brain.

    M. Glass;M. Dragunow;R. L. M. Faull

  • Human neuroblasts migrate to the olfactory bulb via a lateral ventricular extension.

    Maurice A. Curtis;Monica Kam;Ulf Nannmark;Michelle F. Anderson

  • Environmental enrichment inhibits spontaneous apoptosis, prevents seizures and is neuroprotective.

    Deborah Young;Patricia A. Lawlor;Paola Leone;Michael Dragunow

  • Induction of immediate-early genes and the control of neurotransmitter-regulated gene expression within the nervous system.

    P Hughes;M Dragunow

  • The pattern of neurodegeneration in huntington's disease : A comparative study of cannabinoid, dopamine, adenosine and GABAA receptor alterations in the human basal ganglia in Huntington's disease

    M. Glass;M. Dragunow;R.L.M. Faull

  • Is CREB a key to neuronal survival

    Marshall R Walton;Mike Dragunow

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is reduced in Alzheimer's disease.

    B Connor;D Young;Q Yan;R.L.M Faull

  • The role of neuronal growth factors in neurodegenerative disorders of the human brain

    B Connor;M Dragunow

  • Kindling stimulation induces c- fos protein(s) in granule cells of the rat dentate gyrus

    M. Dragunow;H. A. Robertson

  • Increased cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult human Huntington's disease brain

    Maurice A. Curtis;Ellen B. Penney;Andree G. Pearson;Willeke M. C. van Roon-Mom

  • Mechanisms of delayed cell death following hypoxic-ischemic injury in the immature rat : evidence for apoptosis during selective neuronal loss

    Erica J. Beilharz;Chris E. Williams;Mike Dragunow;Ernest S. Sirimanne

  • A role for IGF-1 in the rescue of CNS neurons following hypoxic-ischemic injury.

    Peter Gluckman;Nicolin Klempt;Jian Guan;Carina Mallard

  • Requirements for NADPH oxidase and myeloperoxidase in neutrophil extracellular trap formation differ depending on the stimulus

    Heather Parker;Mike Dragunow;Mark B. Hampton;Anthony J. Kettle

  • Induction and Experience-Dependent Consolidation of Stable Long-Term Potentiation Lasting Months in the Hippocampus

    Wickliffe C. Abraham;Barbara Logan;Jeffrey M. Greenwood;Michael Dragunow

  • In situ evidence for DNA fragmentation in Huntington's disease striatum and Alzheimer's disease temporal lobes.

    M. Dragunow;R. L. M. Faull;P. Lawlor;E. J. Beilharz

  • Correlations between immediate early gene induction and the persistence of long-term potentiation

    W.C. Abraham;S.E. Mason;J. Demmer;J.M. Williams

  • D2 dopamine receptor antagonists induce fos and related proteins in rat striatal neurons.

    M. Dragunow;G.S. Robertson;R.L.M. Faull;H.A. Robertson

  • Brain Pericytes As Mediators of Neuroinflammation

    Justin Rustenhoven;Deidre Jansson;Leon Smyth;Michael Dragunow

  • Global changes in DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in Alzheimer's disease human brain

    Natacha Coppieters;Birger V. Dieriks;Claire Lill;Richard L.M. Faull

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard L.M. Faull
Richard L.M. Faull University of Auckland
Maurice A. Curtis
Maurice A. Curtis University of Auckland
Peter D. Gluckman
Peter D. Gluckman University of Auckland
Henry J. Waldvogel
Henry J. Waldvogel University of Auckland
Chris E. Williams
Chris E. Williams Bionics Institute
Bronwen Connor
Bronwen Connor University of Auckland
Wickliffe C. Abraham
Wickliffe C. Abraham University of Otago
Matthew J. During
Matthew J. During The Ohio State University
Warren P. Tate
Warren P. Tate University of Otago
Russell G. Snell
Russell G. Snell University of Auckland

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