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Steven W. Barger

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
19015
World Ranking
14768
National Ranking
6175

Steven W. Barger publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 123 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Steven W. Barger D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven W. Barger sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Steven W. Barger is affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with notable subfields including Physiology, Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, and Neurology.

The scientist's work touches upon various topics such as:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Biochemical effects in animals
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Recent publications by Steven W. Barger include:

  • "Alzheimer amyloid-β- peptide disrupts membrane localization of glucose transporter 1 in astrocytes: implications for glucose levels in brain and blood," 2020, Neurobiology of Aging
  • "Rescue of ApoE4-related lysosomal autophagic failure in Alzheimer's disease by targeted small molecules," 2024, Communications Biology
  • "Serine Racemase Expression Differentiates Aging from Alzheimer's Brain," 2022, Current Alzheimer Research
  • "Thiadiazolidinone (TDZD) Analogs Inhibit Aggregation-Mediated Pathology in Diverse Neurodegeneration Models, and Extend C. elegans Life- and Healthspan," 2023, Pharmaceuticals
  • "Design, synthesis, and characterization of novel system xC− transport inhibitors: inhibition of microglial glutamate release and neurotoxicity," 2023, Journal of Neuroinflammation

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Steven W. Barger include:

  • Yang Ou
  • Meenakshisundaram Balasubramaniam
  • Srinivas Ayyadevara
  • Ramani Atluri
  • Robert J. Shmookler Reis

The scientist has contributed to several publications across specific journals such as:

  • Communications Biology
  • Neurobiology of Aging
  • Current Alzheimer Research
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation

Best Publications

  • Inflammation and Alzheimer's disease.

    H Akiyama;S Barger;S Barnum;B Bradt

  • Tumor necrosis factors alpha and beta protect neurons against amyloid beta-peptide toxicity: evidence for involvement of a kappa B-binding factor and attenuation of peroxide and Ca2+ accumulation

    Steven W. Barger;Dorothee Hörster;Katsutoshi Furukawa;Yadong Goodman

  • Microglial activation by Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein and modulation by apolipoprotein E

    Steven W. Barger;Ashley D. Harmon

  • β-Amyloid precursor protein metabolites and loss of neuronal Ca2+ homeostasis in Alzheimer's disease

    Mark P. Mattson;Steven W. Barger;Bin Cheng;Ivan Lieberburg

  • Interleukin-1 mediates pathological effects of microglia on tau phosphorylation and on synaptophysin synthesis in cortical neurons through a p38-MAPK pathway.

    Yuekui Li;Ling Liu;Steven W. Barger;W. Sue T. Griffin

  • Activation of K + channels and suppression of neuronal activity by secreted β-amyloid-precursor protein

    Katsutoshi Furukawa;Steven W. Barger;Eric M. Blalock;Mark P. Mattson

  • Neurotrophic protein S100 beta stimulates glial cell proliferation.

    R H Selinfreund;S W Barger;W J Pledger;L J Van Eldik

  • Calcium, free radicals, and excitotoxic neuronal death in primary cell culture.

    Mark P. Mattson;Steven W. Barger;James G. Begley;Robert J. Mark

  • INFLAMMATION AND ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

    H Akiyama;S Barger;S Barnum

  • Activation of microglia by secreted amyloid precursor protein evokes release of glutamate by cystine exchange and attenuates synaptic function.

    Steven W. Barger;Anthony S. Basile

  • Neurite extension and neuronal survival activities of recombinant S100 beta proteins that differ in the content and position of cysteine residues.

    F Winningham-Major;J L Staecker;S W Barger;S Coats

  • Cellular signaling roles of TGFβ, TNFα and βAPP in brain injury responses and Alzheimer's disease

    Mark P Mattson;Steven W Barger;Katsutoshi Furukawa;Annadora J Bruce

  • Interleukin-1 mediates Alzheimer and Lewy body pathologies

    W Sue T Griffin;Ling Liu;Yuekui Li;Robert E Mrak

  • Glutamate release from activated microglia requires the oxidative burst and lipid peroxidation.

    Steven W. Barger;Mary E. Goodwin;Mandy M. Porter;Marjorie L. Beggs

  • Neuronal–Glial Interactions Mediated by Interleukin-1 Enhance Neuronal Acetylcholinesterase Activity and mRNA Expression

    Y Li;L Liu;J Kang;J G Sheng

  • S100 beta stimulates calcium fluxes in glial and neuronal cells.

    S W Barger;L J Van Eldik

  • Amyloid beta-peptide disrupts carbachol-induced muscarinic cholinergic signal transduction in cortical neurons

    Jeremiah F. Kelly;Katsutoshi Furukawa;Steven W. Barger;Mohan R. Rengen

  • Induction of neuroprotective κB-dependent transcription by secreted forms of the Alzheimer's β-amyloid precursor

    Steven W. Barger;Mark P. Mattson

  • Induction of serine racemase expression and D -serine release from microglia by amyloid β-peptide

    Sheng-Zhou Wu;Angela M Bodles;Mandy M Porter;W Sue T Griffin

  • Role of Cyclic GMP in the Regulation of Neuronal Calcium and Survival by Secreted Forms of β‐Amyloid Precursor

    Steven W. Barger;Ronald R. Fiscus;Peter Ruth;Franz Hofmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark P. Mattson
Mark P. Mattson Johns Hopkins University
John C. Roder
John C. Roder University of Toronto
Bernhard Hennig
Bernhard Hennig University of Kentucky
Scott R. Barnum
Scott R. Barnum CNine Biosolutions
Michal Toborek
Michal Toborek University of Miami
Jia Qu
Jia Qu Wenzhou Medical University
Anthony S. Basile
Anthony S. Basile National Institutes of Health
Linda J. Van Eldik
Linda J. Van Eldik University of Kentucky
Greg M. Cole
Greg M. Cole University of California, Los Angeles
Gary E. Landreth
Gary E. Landreth Indiana University

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