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65
Citations
17516
World Ranking
9055
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Robert Zorec is affiliated with the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Their research spans multiple fields, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, and Medicine, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, and Cell Biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several main topics including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Cellular transport and secretion, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Recent publications by Robert Zorec include:

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Neuroinfection may contribute to pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of COVID-19, 2020, Acta Physiologica
  • Astrocytes in human central nervous system diseases: a frontier for new therapies, 2023, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Astrocytes in heavy metal neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration, 2021, Brain Research
  • Astrocytes in stress accumulate lipid droplets, 2021, Glia

Frequent co-authors of Robert Zorec are:

  • Alexei Verkhratsky (24 publications)
  • Jernej Jorgačevski (17 publications)
  • Marko Kreft (16 publications)
  • Nina Vardjan (15 publications)
  • Matjaž Stenovec (15 publications)

The scientist's work appears regularly in certain publication venues, including:

  • Cells (5 publications)
  • Cell Calcium (5 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)
  • Acta Physiologica (4 publications)
  • Neurochemical Research (4 publications)

In 2007, Robert Zorec was recognized as a Member of the Academia Europaea.

Best Publications

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • Glial cells in (patho)physiology.

    Vladimir Parpura;Michael T. Heneka;Vedrana Montana;Stéphane H.R. Oliet

  • Erratum to “Fusion pore diameter regulation by cations modulating local membrane anisotropy"

    Doron Kabaso;Ana I. Calejo;Jernej Jorgačevski;Marko Kreft

  • Astrocytes in physiological aging and Alzheimer's disease.

    J.J. Rodríguez-Arellano;J.J. Rodríguez-Arellano;V. Parpura;R. Zorec;A. Verkhratsky

  • Gliotransmission: Exocytotic release from astrocytes.

    Vladimir Parpura;Robert Zorec

  • Astrocytes as secretory cells of the central nervous system: idiosyncrasies of vesicular secretion.

    Alexei Verkhratsky;Michela Matteoli;Vladimir Parpura;Jean Pierre Mothet

  • Neuroinfection may contribute to pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of COVID-19.

    Luca Steardo;Robert Zorec;Alexei Verkhratsky;Alexei Verkhratsky

  • Astroglial Excitability and Gliotransmission: An Appraisal of Ca2+ as a Signalling Route

    Robert Zorec;Alfonso Araque;Giorgio Carmignoto;Philip G Haydon

  • Fusion-related Release of Glutamate from Astrocytes

    Qi Zhang;Tina Pangrsic;Marko Kreft;Mojca Krzan

  • Physiology of astroglia

    Alexei Verkhratsky;Vladimir Parpura;Nina Vardjan;Robert Zorec

  • Exocytotic release of ATP from cultured astrocytes.

    Tina Pangrsic;Maja Potokar;Matjaz Stenovec;Marko Kreft

  • PKH26 labeling of extracellular vesicles: Characterization and cellular internalization of contaminating PKH26 nanoparticles.

    Pia Pužar Dominkuš;Matjaž Stenovec;Simona Sitar;Eva Lasič

  • Stratification of astrocytes in healthy and diseased brain.

    Alexei Verkhratsky;Alexei Verkhratsky;Alexei Verkhratsky;Robert Zorec;Vladimir Parpura

  • Challenges with advanced therapy medicinal products and how to meet them

    Christian K. Schneider;Paula Salmikangas;Bernd Jilma;Bruno Flamion

  • Properties of Ca2+‐dependent exocytosis in cultured astrocytes

    Marko Kreft;Matjaz Stenovec;Marjan Rupnik;Sonja Grilc

  • Cytoskeleton and vesicle mobility in astrocytes.

    Maja Potokar;Marko Kreft;Lizhen Li;J Daniel Andersson

  • Astrocytes negatively regulate neurogenesis through the Jagged1-mediated Notch pathway.

    Ulrika Wilhelmsson;Maryam Faiz;Yolanda de Pablo;Marika Sjöqvist;Marika Sjöqvist

  • Sphingosine Facilitates SNARE Complex Assembly and Activates Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis

    Frédéric Darios;Catherine Wasser;Anastasia Shakirzyanova;Artur Giniatullin

  • Astroglia dynamics in ageing and Alzheimer's disease.

    Alexei Verkhratsky;Robert Zorec;Jose J Rodríguez;Vladimir Parpura

  • Calcium-Dependent Exocytosis of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide from Astrocytes

    Mojca Krz̄an;Matjaž Stenovec;Marko Kreft;Tina Pangršič

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexei Verkhratsky
Alexei Verkhratsky University of Manchester
Vladimir Parpura
Vladimir Parpura University of Alabama at Birmingham
Milos Pekny
Milos Pekny University of Gothenburg
Philip G. Haydon
Philip G. Haydon Tufts University
Jørgen Arendt Jensen
Jørgen Arendt Jensen Technical University of Denmark
Alexey Semyanov
Alexey Semyanov Jiaxing University
José J. Rodríguez
José J. Rodríguez University of the Basque Country
Bazbek Davletov
Bazbek Davletov University of Sheffield
Marcela Pekna
Marcela Pekna University of Gothenburg
Gerhard Thiel
Gerhard Thiel Technical University of Darmstadt

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