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Valerie M. K. Verge

Valerie M. K. Verge

University of Saskatchewan
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
9507
World Ranking
6389
National Ranking
374

Valerie M. K. Verge 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 Valerie M. K. Verge sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 91 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Valerie M. K. Verge 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 Valerie M. K. Verge sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Valerie M. K. Verge is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, focusing extensively on neurogenesis and nerve regeneration mechanisms.

The primary fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields within these main areas highlight specialized research in:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics

Their key research topics encompass:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research

Valerie M. K. Verge has published research articles in several scientific venues, including:

  • Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
  • Handbook of Clinical Neurology
  • Experimental Neurology
  • eNeuro
  • Glia

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, some of the scientist's common coauthors include:

  • Justin Michael A. Naniong
  • Jayne M. Johnston
  • Gillian D. Muir
  • Nataliya Tokarska
  • Zitong Wang

The following are recent papers authored or coauthored by Valerie M. K. Verge:

  • Low field magnetic stimulation promotes myelin repair and cognitive recovery in chronic cuprizone mouse model, 2021, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
  • Collapsin Response Mediator Protein 4 (CRMP4) Facilitates Wallerian Degeneration and Axon Regeneration following Sciatic Nerve Injury, 2020, eNeuro
  • Hallmarks of peripheral nerve injury and regeneration, 2024, Handbook of Clinical Neurology
  • Acute intermittent hypoxia enhances regeneration of surgically repaired peripheral nerves in a manner akin to electrical stimulation, 2021, Experimental Neurology
  • Acute intermittent hypoxia alters disease course and promotes CNS repair including resolution of inflammation and remyelination in the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis model of MS, 2023, Glia

Best Publications

  • Differential expression of mRNAs for neurotrophins and their receptors after axotomy of the sciatic nerve

    H Funakoshi;J Frisén;G Barbany;T Timmusk

  • Differential influence of nerve growth factor on neuropeptide expression in vivo: a novel role in peptide suppression in adult sensory neurons

    V. M. K. Verge;P. M. Richardson;Z. Wiesenfeld-Hallin;T. Hokfelt

  • Electrical stimulation promotes sensory neuron regeneration and growth-associated gene expression

    Nicole M. Geremia;Tessa Gordon;Thomas M. Brushart;Abdulhakeem A. Al-Majed

  • Marked increase in nitric oxide synthase mRNA in rat dorsal root ganglia after peripheral axotomy: in situ hybridization and functional studies.

    Valerie M. K. Verge;Zhang Xu;Xiao-Jun Xu;Zsuzsanna Wiesenfeld-Hallin

  • Colocalization of NGF binding sites, trk mRNA, and low-affinity NGF receptor mRNA in primary sensory neurons: responses to injury and infusion of NGF.

    V. M. K. Verge;J.-P. Merlio;J. Grondin;P. Ernfors

  • Electrical stimulation restores the specificity of sensory axon regeneration

    Thomas M. Brushart;Rajesh Jari;Valerie Verge;Charles Rohde

  • Characterization of glial trkB receptors: differential response to injury in the central and peripheral nervous systems.

    Jonas Frisen;Valerie M. K. Verge;Kaj Fried;Marten Risling

  • BDNF and NT-4/5 exert neurotrophic influences on injured adult spinal motor neurons.

    Beth Friedman;David Kleinfeld;Nancy Yuk-Yu Ip;Valerie M.K. Verge

  • Nitric oxide synthase-like immunoreactivity in lumbar dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord of rat and monkey and effect of peripheral axotomy

    Xu Zhang;Valerie Verge;Zsuzsanna Wiesenfeld-Hallin;Gong Ju

  • Reaching training in rats with spinal cord injury promotes plasticity and task specific recovery.

    J. Girgis;D. Merrett;S. Kirkland;G. A. S. Metz

  • Up-regulation of cholecystokinin in primary sensory neurons is associated with morphine insensitivity in experimental neuropathic pain in the rat

    X.-J. Xu;M.J.C. Puke;V.M.K. Verge;Z. Wiesenfeld-Hallin

  • Nerve growth factor receptors on normal and injured sensory neurons

    V. M. K. Verge;R. J. Riopelle;P. M. Richardson

  • Histochemical characterization of sensory neurons with high-affinity receptors for nerve growth factor.

    V. M. K. Verge;P. M. Richardson;R. Benoit;R. J. Riopelle

  • Does diabetes target ganglion neurones? Progressive sensory neurone involvement in long-term experimental diabetes.

    Douglas W. Zochodne;Valerie M. K. Verge;Chu Cheng;Hong Sun

  • Neurotrophins and Nerve Injury in the Adult

    V. M. K. Verge;K. A. Gratto;L. A. Karchewski;P. M. Richardson

  • Increased levels of trkB mRNA and trkB protein-like immunoreactivity in the injured rat and cat spinal cord

    J. Frisen;V. M. K. Verge;S. Cullheim;H. Persson

  • Correlation between GAP43 and nerve growth factor receptors in rat sensory neurons

    V. M. K. Verge;W. Tetzlaff;P. M. Richardson;M. A. Bisby

  • Neurotrophin-3 Suppresses Thermal Hyperalgesia Associated with Neuropathic Pain and Attenuates Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Receptor-1 Expression in Adult Sensory Neurons

    Tracy D. Wilson-Gerwing;Myles V. Dmyterko;Douglas W. Zochodne;Jayne M. Johnston

  • Cholecystokinin in mammalian primary sensory neurons and spinal cord: in situ hybridization studies in rat and monkey.

    V. M. K. Verge;Z. Wiesenfeld‐Hallin;T. Hökfelt

  • Brief electrical stimulation accelerates axon regeneration in the peripheral nervous system and promotes sensory axon regeneration in the central nervous system.

    Tessa Gordon;Esther Udina;Valerie M K Verge;Elena I Posse de Chaves

  • Large calibre primary afferent neurons projecting to the gracile nucleus express neuropeptide Y after sciatic nerve lesions : an immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization study in rats

    Xu Zhang;Björn Meister;Robert Elde;Valerie M.K. Verge

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomas Hökfelt
Tomas Hökfelt Karolinska Institute
Marcelo J. Villar
Marcelo J. Villar Austral University
Douglas W. Zochodne
Douglas W. Zochodne University of Alberta
Zsuzsanna Wiesenfeld-Hallin
Zsuzsanna Wiesenfeld-Hallin Karolinska Institute
Mårten Risling
Mårten Risling Karolinska Institute
Tamas Bartfai
Tamas Bartfai Stockholm University
Sandra Ceccatelli
Sandra Ceccatelli Karolinska Institute
Staffan Cullheim
Staffan Cullheim Karolinska Institute
Tessa Gordon
Tessa Gordon University of Alberta
Jonas Frisén
Jonas Frisén Karolinska Institute

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