2026 Norman R. Saunders: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	75	2049	48	350	16930

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Neuroscience

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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

760
Citations
Engaging neuroscience to advance translational research in brain barrier biology

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

645
Citations
Strategies to advance translational research into brain barriers

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

550
Citations
Barrier Mechanisms in the Developing Brain

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

522
Citations
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

316
Citations
Helicobacter pylori, Gastroduodenal Disease, and Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children

Colin Macarthur;Norman Saunders;William Feldman

310
Citations
Development of the choroid plexus.

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

291
Citations
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

269
Citations
Barriers in the brain: a renaissance?

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

257
Citations
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

256
Citations
Barriers in the developing brain and Neurotoxicology

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

234
Citations
Barrier mechanisms in the brain, I. Adult brain.

Saunders Nr;Habgood;Dziegielewska Km

229
Citations
Barrier mechanisms in the brain, II. Immature brain.

NR Saunders;Habgood;KM Dziegielewska

214
Citations
Monodelphis domestica (grey short-tailed opossum): an accessible model for studies of early neocortical development.

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

199
Citations
Barriers in the immature brain.

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

195
Citations
The development of the human blood-brain and blood-CSF barriers.

K. Møllgård;N. R. Saunders

191
Citations
Degeneration and Regeneration in the Nervous System

Norman R. Saunders;Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska

191
Citations
Regeneration of immature mammalian spinal cord after injury

John Nicholls;Norman Saunders

190
Citations
The blood–CSF barrier explained: when development is not immaturity

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

187
Citations
Ontogeny of the blood-brain barrier.

Norman R. Saunders

181
Citations
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

181
Citations