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Peter Ekström

Peter Ekström

Lund University
Sweden

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
52
Citations
6611
World Ranking
5419
National Ranking
108

Peter Ekström 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 Peter Ekström sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 104 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Ekström 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 Peter Ekström sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter Ekström is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and works in the interdisciplinary fields of Neuroscience and Engineering. Their publications notably focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Polymers and Plastics with additional interest in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurology.

The research topics covered by Ekström include:

  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Neural Dynamics and Brain Function
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments

Ekström has contributed to several papers published in prominent scientific venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Metabolite-induced in vivo fabrication of substrate-free organic bioelectronics" (2023, Science)
  • "Method Matters: Exploring Alkoxysulfonate-Functionalized Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and Its Unintentional Self-Aggregating Copolymer toward Injectable Bioelectronics" (2022, Chemistry of Materials)
  • "In situ assembly of bioresorbable organic bioelectronics in the brain" (2023, Nature Communications)
  • "In situ assembly of an injectable cardiac stimulator" (2024, Nature Communications)
  • "In Vivo Photopolymerization: Achieving Detailed Conducting Patterns for Bioelectronics" (2024, Advanced Science)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Ekström include:

  • Fredrik Ek
  • Martin Hjort
  • Roger Olsson
  • Karin Hellman
  • Xenofon Strakosas

Ekström has published multiple times in venues prominent for interdisciplinary research bridging materials science, bioengineering, and neuroscience, such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Advanced Science

Best Publications

  • Alpha-Synuclein Cell-to-Cell Transfer and Seeding in Grafted Dopaminergic Neurons In Vivo

    Elodie Angot;Jennifer A. Steiner;Jennifer A. Steiner;Carla M. Lema Tomé;Peter Ekström

  • Ventricular proliferation zones in the brain of an adult teleost fish and their relation to neuromeres and migration (secondary matrix) zones.

    Peter Ekström;Carl‐Magnus Johnsson;Liss‐Mari Ohlin

  • Distribution of 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) in the brain of the teleost Gasterosteus aculeatus L.

    Peter Ekström;Theo Van Veen

  • Hypophysiotrophic systems in the brain of the Atlantic salmon. Neuronal innervation of the pituitary and the origin of pituitary dopamine and nonapeptides identified by means of combined carbocyanine tract tracing and immunocytochemistry

    Bo I. Holmqvist;Peter Ekström

  • Evolution of photosensory pineal organs in new light: the fate of neuroendocrine photoreceptors

    Peter Ekström;Hilmar Meissl

  • Metabolite-induced in vivo fabrication of substrate-free organic bioelectronics

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  • Gamma-aminobutyric acid- and glutamic acid decarboxylase-immunoreactive neurons in the retina of different vertebrates.

    E. Agardh;A. Bruun;B. Ehinger;P. Ekström

  • Excessive HDAC activation is critical for neurodegeneration in the rd1 mouse

    J Sancho-Pelluz;M V Alavi;M V Alavi;A Sahaboglu;S Kustermann

  • Nitric oxide synthase in the brain of a teleost.

    Bo I. Holmqvist;Thomas Östholm;Per Alm;Peter Ekström

  • Effects of Extracellular Matrix Components on Axonal Outgrowth from Peripheral Nerves of Adult Animals in Vitro

    D.A. Tonge;J.P. Golding;M. Edbladh;M. Kroon

  • Distribution of choline acetyltransferase‐immunoreactive neurons in the brain of a cyprinid teleost (Phoxinus phoxinus L.)

    Peter Ekström

  • Pinealocyte projections into the mammalian brain revealed with S-antigen antiserum.

    HW Korf;A Oksche;P Ekstrom;I Gery

  • Central neural connections of the pineal organ and retina in the teleost Gasterosteus aculeatus L.

    Peter Ekström

  • Localization of 2-[125I]iodomelatonin binding sites in the brain of the atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.

    Peter Ekström;Jirˇí Vaněček

  • Opsin-like immunoreaction in the retinae and pineal organs of four mammalian species

    Horst W. Korf;Horst W. Korf;Russell G. Foster;Russell G. Foster;Peter Ekström;Peter Ekström;John J. Schalken;John J. Schalken

  • Distribution of dopamine-immunoreactive neuronal perikarya and fibres in the brain of a teleost, Gasterosteus aculeatus L. comparison with tyrosine hydroxylase- and dopamine-beta-hydroxylase-immunoreactive neurons.

    Peter Ekström;T. Honkanen;H. W M Steinbusch

  • Heme oxygenase and NO-synthase in the human prostate – relation to adrenergic, cholinergic and peptide-containing nerves

    Petter Hedlund;Peter Ekström;Bengt Larsson;Per Alm

  • Distribution of noradrenaline in the brain of the teleost Gasterosteus aculeatus L.: an immunohistochemical analysis.

    Peter Ekström;Maria Reschke;Harry Steinbusch;Theo Van Veen

  • Ontogenetic development of serotoninergic neurons in the brain of a teleost, the three-spined stickleback. An immunohistochemical analysis.

    Peter Ekström;Lena Nyberg;Theo Van Veen

  • Galanin‐like immunoreactivity in the brain of teleosts : Distribution and relation to substance P, vasotocin, and isotocin in the atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    Bo I. Holmqvist;Peter Ekström

  • Photoreceptor responses to light in the isolated pineal organ of the trout, Salmo gairdneri.

    H. Meissl;P. Ekström

  • Rhopalia are integrated parts of the central nervous system in box jellyfish

    Anders Garm;Peter Ekström;M. Boudes;Dan-E Nilsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl-Erik Andersson
Karl-Erik Andersson Lund University
Sigurd O. Stefansson
Sigurd O. Stefansson University of Bergen
Russell G. Foster
Russell G. Foster University of Oxford
Harry W.M. Steinbusch
Harry W.M. Steinbusch Maastricht University
Patrik Brundin
Patrik Brundin Roche (United States)
Jens Hannibal
Jens Hannibal University of Copenhagen
Dick R. Nässel
Dick R. Nässel Stockholm University
Louis L. Jacobs
Louis L. Jacobs Southern Methodist University
Igor Yu. Galaev
Igor Yu. Galaev DSM (Netherlands)
Hanns Möhler
Hanns Möhler University of Zurich

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