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Ole Petter Ottersen

Ole Petter Ottersen

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Neuroscience
Norway
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
115
Citations
48968
World Ranking
452
National Ranking
1

Ole Petter Ottersen 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 Ole Petter Ottersen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 397 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ole Petter Ottersen 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 Ole Petter Ottersen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Ole Petter Ottersen is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans several subfields including molecular biology, general health professions, neurology, organizational behavior and human resource management, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Ottersen's recent published papers include:

  • Impaired glymphatic function and clearance of tau in an Alzheimer's disease model, 2020, Brain
  • LTP Induction Boosts Glutamate Spillover by Driving Withdrawal of Perisynaptic Astroglia, 2020, Neuron
  • Implementation of precision medicine in healthcare-A European perspective, 2023, Journal of Internal Medicine
  • B cells orchestrate tolerance to the neuromyelitis optica autoantigen AQP4, 2024, Nature
  • COVID-19 puts the Sustainable Development Goals center stage, 2020, Nature Medicine

The scientist frequently publishes in notable venues, including:

  • The Lancet
  • BMJ
  • Nature Medicine
  • Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
  • Cells

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ole Petter Ottersen include:

  • Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
  • Nadia Skauli
  • Shreyas Balachandra Rao
  • Erlend A. Nagelhus
  • Göran Tomson

Main topics of Ottersen's research cover a range of themes such as:

  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

Through this body of research, the scientist contributes to advancing knowledge across both fundamental neuroscience and applied health policy fields. Their work addresses mechanisms at the molecular and cellular levels, as well as broader health care and epidemiological challenges relevant at global scales.

Best Publications

  • SPECIALIZED MEMBRANE DOMAINS FOR WATER TRANSPORT IN GLIAL CELLS : HIGH-RESOLUTION IMMUNOGOLD CYTOCHEMISTRY OF AQUAPORIN-4 IN RAT BRAIN

    Søren Nielsen;Erlend Arnulf Nagelhus;Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam;Charles Bourque

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

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

  • First visualization of glutamate and GABA in neurones by immunocytochemistry

    Jon Storm-Mathisen;Alfhild Kristine Leknes;Anna Torbjørg Bore;Jorunn Line Vaaland

  • 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

  • Anatomical organization of excitatory amino acid receptors and their pathways

    Carl W. Cotman;Daniel T. Monaghan;Ole P. Ottersen;Jon Storm-Mathisen

  • 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

  • Glutamate- and GABA-containing neurons in the mouse and rat brain, as demonstrated with a new immunocytochemical technique.

    Ole P. Ottersen;Jon Storm‐Mathisen

  • The molecular basis of water transport in the brain.

    Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam;Ole P. Ottersen

  • Different modes of expression of AMPA and NMDA receptors in hippocampal synapses.

    Yutaka Takumi;Yutaka Takumi;Vania Ramírez-León;Vania Ramírez-León;Petter Laake;Eric Rinvik

  • Physiological Roles of Aquaporin-4 in Brain

    Erlend A. Nagelhus;Ole P. Ottersen

  • Immunogold evidence suggests that coupling of K+ siphoning and water transport in rat retinal Müller cells is mediated by a coenrichment of Kir4.1 and AQP4 in specific membrane domains

    Erlend A. Nagelhus;Yoshiyuki Horio;Atsushi Inanobe;Akikazu Fujita

  • An α-syntrophin-dependent pool of AQP4 in astroglial end-feet confers bidirectional water flow between blood and brain

    Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam;Takashi Otsuka;Patricia D. Hurn;Richard J. Traystman

  • Localization of LRRK2 to membranous and vesicular structures in mammalian brain.

    Saskia Biskup;Darren J. Moore;Fulvio Celsi;Shinji Higashi;Shinji Higashi

  • Aquaporin-4 in the central nervous system: Cellular and subcellular distribution and coexpression with KIR4.1

    E.A. Nagelhus;T.M. Mathiisen;O.P. Ottersen

  • Connections of the amygdala of the rat. IV: Corticoamygdaloid and intraamygdaloid connections as studied with axonal transport of horseradish peroxidase.

    Ole P. Ottersen

  • Syntrophin-dependent expression and localization of Aquaporin-4 water channel protein

    John D. Neely;Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam;Ole Petter Ottersen;Stanley C. Froehner

  • Mitochondrial localization of the Parkinson's disease related protein DJ-1: implications for pathogenesis

    Li Zhang;Mika Shimoji;Bobby Thomas;Darren J. Moore

  • Aquaporin-4 Water Channel Protein in the Rat Retina and Optic Nerve: Polarized Expression in Müller Cells and Fibrous Astrocytes

    Erlend A. Nagelhus;Margaret L. Veruki;Reidun Torp;Finn M. Haug

  • The role of epileptic activity in hippocampal and ‘remote’ cerebral lesions induced by kainic acid

    Y. Ben-Ari;E. Tremblay;O.P. Ottersen;B.S. Meldrum

  • Injections of kainic acid into the amygdaloid complex of the rat: An electrographic, clinical and histological study in relation to the pathology of epilepsy

    Y. Ben-Ari;E. Tremblay;O.P. Ottersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon Storm-Mathisen
Jon Storm-Mathisen University of Oslo
Erlend A. Nagelhus
Erlend A. Nagelhus University of Oslo
Shin-ichi Usami
Shin-ichi Usami Shinshu University
Søren Nielsen
Søren Nielsen Aalborg University
Niels C. Danbolt
Niels C. Danbolt University of Oslo
Peter Agre
Peter Agre Johns Hopkins University
Stanley C. Froehner
Stanley C. Froehner University of Washington
Yehezkel Ben-Ari
Yehezkel Ben-Ari Neurochlore (France)
Brun Ulfhake
Brun Ulfhake Karolinska Institute
Tore Eid
Tore Eid Yale University

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