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Niels C. Danbolt

Niels C. Danbolt

University of Oslo
Norway

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Neuroscience
Norway
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
71
Citations
25268
World Ranking
2362
National Ranking
11

Niels C. Danbolt 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 Niels C. Danbolt sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 121 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Niels C. Danbolt 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 Niels C. Danbolt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Niels C. Danbolt is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, neuroscience, and medicine, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to studying molecular and cellular mechanisms.

Their work extensively covers key fields of study including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Within these broad areas, their subfields of specialization comprise:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Neurology
  • Physiology

The main research topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Ion Channel Regulation and Function
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Epilepsy Research and Treatment

Recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of their work:

  • "Novel aspects of glutamine synthetase in ammonia homeostasis" (2020), published in Neurochemistry International
  • "Network-Related Changes in Neurotransmitters and Seizure Propagation During Rodent Epileptogenesis" (2021), published in Neurology
  • "Lifespan extension with preservation of hippocampal function in aged system xc−-deficient male mice" (2022), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Small loci of astroglial glutamine synthetase deficiency in the postnatal brain cause epileptic seizures and impaired functional connectivity" (2021), published in Epilepsia
  • "Semi-quantitative distribution of excitatory amino acid (glutamate) transporters 1-3 (EAAT1-3) and the cystine-glutamate exchanger (xCT) in the adult murine spinal cord" (2020), published in Neurochemistry International

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Yun Zhou
  • Tore Eid
  • Sigrid Ottestad-Hansen
  • Roni Dhaher
  • Mani Ratnesh S. Sandhu

Publications have appeared predominantly in these venues:

  • Neurochemistry International
  • Neurology
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Epilepsia
  • Neurochemical Research

Best Publications

  • Glutamate uptake

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  • Cloning and expression of a rat brain L-glutamate transporter.

    Gilia Pines;Niels C. Danbolt;Magnar Bjørås;Magnar Bjørås;Yumin Zhang

  • Differential expression of two glial glutamate transporters in the rat brain: quantitative and immunocytochemical observations

    KP Lehre;LM Levy;OP Ottersen;J Storm-Mathisen

  • Glutamate as a neurotransmitter in the healthy brain.

    Yun Zhou;Niels Christian Danbolt

  • The perivascular astroglial sheath provides a complete covering of the brain microvessels: An electron microscopic 3D reconstruction

    Thomas Misje Mathiisen;Knut Petter Lehre;Niels Christian Danbolt;Ole Petter Ottersen

  • Glutamate transporters in glial plasma membranes: Highly differentiated localizations revealed by quantitative ultrastructural immunocytochemistry

    Farrukh A. Chaudhry;Knut P. Lehre;Menno van Lookeren Campagne;Ole P. Ottersen

  • The number of glutamate transporter subtype molecules at glutamatergic synapses: chemical and stereological quantification in young adult rat brain.

    Knut P. Lehre;Niels C. Danbolt

  • The Vesicular GABA Transporter, VGAT, Localizes to Synaptic Vesicles in Sets of Glycinergic as Well as GABAergic Neurons

    Farrukh A. Chaudhry;Richard J. Reimer;Elizabeth E. Bellocchio;Niels C. Danbolt

  • Glutamate transporters are oxidant-vulnerable: a molecular link between oxidative and excitotoxic neurodegeneration?

    Davide Trotti;Niels Christian Danbolt;Andrea Volterra

  • Brain Glutamate Transporter Proteins Form Homomultimers

    Øyvind Haugeto;Kyrre Ullensvang;Line M. Levy;Farrukh A. Chaudhry

  • An [Na+ + K+]coupledl-glutamate transporter purified from rat brain is located in glial cell processes

    N.C. Danbolt;J. Storm-Mathisen;B.I. Kanner

  • The Glutamate Transporter EAAT4 in Rat Cerebellar Purkinje Cells: A Glutamate-Gated Chloride Channel Concentrated near the Synapse in Parts of the Dendritic Membrane Facing Astroglia

    Yvette Dehnes;Farrukh A. Chaudhry;Kyrre Ullensvang;Knut P. Lehre

  • Loss of glutamine synthetase in the human epileptogenic hippocampus: possible mechanism for raised extracellular glutamate in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

    T Eid;M J Thomas;D D Spencer;E Rundén-Pran

  • SOD1 mutants linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis selectively inactivate a glial glutamate transporter

    Davide Trotti;Andreas Rolfs;Niels C. Danbolt;Robert H. Brown

  • Conditional Deletion of the Glutamate Transporter GLT-1 Reveals That Astrocytic GLT-1 Protects against Fatal Epilepsy While Neuronal GLT-1 Contributes Significantly to Glutamate Uptake into Synaptosomes

    Geraldine T. Petr;Yan Sun;Yan Sun;Natalie M. Frederick;Yun Zhou

  • GABA and Glutamate Transporters in Brain

    Yun Zhou;Niels Christian Danbolt

  • Phosphorylation and modulation of brain glutamate transporters by protein kinase C.

    M Casado;A Bendahan;F Zafra;N C Danbolt

  • Peroxynitrite Inhibits Glutamate Transporter Subtypes

    Davide Trotti;Daniela Rossi;Ola Gjesdal;Line M. Levy

  • Hippocampal GABA and glutamate transporter immunoreactivity in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy

    G.W. Mathern;D. Mendoza;A. Lozada;J.K. Pretorius

  • Neuronal Soluble Factors Differentially Regulate the Expression of the GLT1 and GLAST Glutamate Transporters in Cultured Astroglia

    Georgi Gegelashvili;Niels Christian Danbolt;Arne Schousboe

  • The high affinity uptake system for excitatory amino acids in the brain.

    Niels C. Danbolt

  • The high-affinity glutamate transporters GLT1, GLAST, and EAAT4 are regulated via different signalling mechanisms.

    Georgi Gegelashvili;Yvette Dehnes;Niels Christian Danbolt;Arne Schousboe

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon Storm-Mathisen
Jon Storm-Mathisen University of Oslo
Ole Petter Ottersen
Ole Petter Ottersen University of Oslo
Tore Eid
Tore Eid Yale University
Baruch I. Kanner
Baruch I. Kanner Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Magnar Bjørås
Magnar Bjørås Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Erling Seeberg
Erling Seeberg University of Oslo
Andrea Volterra
Andrea Volterra University of Lausanne
David N. Furness
David N. Furness Keele University
Giorgio Racagni
Giorgio Racagni University of Milan
Ilse Smolders
Ilse Smolders Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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