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Norman R. Saunders

Norman R. Saunders

Monash University
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
75
Citations
16930
World Ranking
2049
National Ranking
48

Norman R. Saunders 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 Norman R. Saunders sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 350 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Norman R. Saunders 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 Norman R. Saunders sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Norman R. Saunders is affiliated with Monash University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

Norman R. Saunders has contributed to various scholarly articles. One of the recent papers authored by them is "The choroid plexus: a missing link in our understanding of brain development and function" published in 2022 in Physiological Reviews. Other related research citing Saunders' work has appeared in venues such as F1000Research, Scientific Reports, and others where coauthors played leading roles.

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Mark D. Habgood
  • Katarzyna M. Dzięgielewska
  • Yifan Huang
  • Fiona Qiu
  • Liam M. Koehn

Publications commonly appear in the following venues:

  • F1000Research
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Scientific Reports

Noteworthy published papers related to Saunders' research include:

  • "The choroid plexus: a missing link in our understanding of brain development and function," 2022, Physiological Reviews
  • "Effects of paracetamol (acetaminophen) on gene expression and permeability properties of the rat placenta and fetal brain," 2020, F1000Research
  • "Efflux transporters in rat placenta and developing brain: transcriptomic and functional response to paracetamol," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Entry of antiepileptic drugs (valproate and lamotrigine) into the developing rat brain," 2021, F1000Research

Best Publications

  • Developmental neurotoxicity of industrial chemicals

    Unknown

  • Engaging neuroscience to advance translational research in brain barrier biology

    Edward A. Neuwelt;Björn Bauer;Christoph Fahlke;Gert Fricker

  • Strategies to advance translational research into brain barriers

    Edward Neuwelt;N Joan Abbott;Lauren Abrey;William A Banks

  • Barrier Mechanisms in the Developing Brain

    Norman R. Saunders;Shane A. Liddelow;Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska

  • Markers for blood-brain barrier integrity: how appropriate is Evans blue in the twenty-first century and what are the alternatives?

    Norman R. Saunders;Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska;Kjeld Møllgård;Mark D. Habgood

  • Helicobacter pylori, Gastroduodenal Disease, and Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children

    Colin Macarthur;Norman Saunders;William Feldman

  • Development of the choroid plexus.

    K.M. Dziegielewska;J. Ek;M.D. Habgood;N.R. Saunders

  • Changes in blood-brain barrier permeability to large and small molecules following traumatic brain injury in mice

    M. D. Habgood;N. Bye;K. M. Dziegielewska;C. J. Ek

  • Barriers in the brain: a renaissance?

    Norman R. Saunders;C. Joakim Ek;Mark D. Habgood;Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska

  • The rights and wrongs of blood-brain barrier permeability studies: a walk through 100 years of history

    Norman R. Saunders;Jean-Jacques Dreifuss;Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska;Pia A. Johansson

  • Barriers in the developing brain and Neurotoxicology

    C. Joakim Ek;Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska;Mark D. Habgood;Norman R. Saunders

  • Barrier mechanisms in the brain, I. Adult brain.

    Saunders Nr;Habgood;Dziegielewska Km

  • Barrier mechanisms in the brain, II. Immature brain.

    NR Saunders;Habgood;KM Dziegielewska

  • Monodelphis domestica (grey short-tailed opossum): an accessible model for studies of early neocortical development.

    N. R. Saunders;E. Adam;M. Reader;K. Møllgård

  • Barriers in the immature brain.

    Norman R. Saunders;Graham W. Knott;Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska

  • The development of the human blood-brain and blood-CSF barriers.

    K. Møllgård;N. R. Saunders

  • Degeneration and Regeneration in the Nervous System

    Norman R. Saunders;Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska

  • Regeneration of immature mammalian spinal cord after injury

    John Nicholls;Norman Saunders

  • The blood–CSF barrier explained: when development is not immaturity

    Pia A. Johansson;Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska;Shane A. Liddelow;Norman R. Saunders

  • Ontogeny of the blood-brain barrier.

    Norman R. Saunders

  • The complete cDNA and amino acid sequence of bovine fetuin. Its homology with alpha 2HS glycoprotein and relation to other members of the cystatin superfamily.

    K M Dziegielewska;W M Brown;S J Casey;D L Christie

Frequent Co-Authors

Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska
Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska University of Melbourne
Mark D. Habgood
Mark D. Habgood Monash University
Kjeld Møllgård
Kjeld Møllgård University of Copenhagen
Graham Knott
Graham Knott École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Shane A. Liddelow
Shane A. Liddelow New York University
Zoltán Molnár
Zoltán Molnár University of Oxford
John L. VandeBerg
John L. VandeBerg The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
W. Dalton Dietrich
W. Dalton Dietrich University of Miami
Sally Temple
Sally Temple Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Philip M. Sherman
Philip M. Sherman University of Toronto

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