Åke Rökaeus

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
80 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Åke Rökaeus is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Åke Rökaeus has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 41 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Åke Rökaeus's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (74 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (35 papers) and Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research (23 papers). Åke Rökaeus is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (74 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (35 papers) and Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research (23 papers). Åke Rökaeus collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Canada. Åke Rökaeus's co-authors include Tomas Hökfelt, T. Melander, Viktor Mutt, Kazuhiko Tatemoto, Thomas J. McDonald, Hans Jörnvall, Sune Rosell, Menek Goldstein, Mats Carlquist and William A. Staines and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Åke Rökaeus

80 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Galanin — a novel biologically active peptide from porcine intestine

1983 1.3k citations Kazuhiko Tatemoto, Åke Rökaeus et al. FEBS Letters profile →
Distribution of galaninlike immunoreactivity in the rat central nervous system

1986 638 citations T. Melander, Tomas Hökfelt et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Åke Rökaeus Sweden	29	5.3k	3.3k	1.7k	1.3k	1.2k	80	5.9k
T. Melander Sweden	26	4.5k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	994 0.8×	969 0.8×	34	5.0k
T. Hökfelt Sweden	30	3.0k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	535 0.3×	548 0.4×	227 0.2×	59	4.2k
T. H�kfelt Sweden	39	3.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	461 0.3×	1.3k 1.0×	354 0.3×	48	5.5k
Anders Härfstrand Sweden	38	2.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	356 0.2×	1.0k 0.8×	534 0.5×	85	4.7k
Bibie M. Chronwall United States	28	2.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	261 0.1×	1.1k 0.9×	631 0.5×	83	4.0k
J.J. Vanderhaeghen Belgium	23	2.2k 0.4×	1.8k 0.5×	367 0.2×	395 0.3×	250 0.2×	43	3.4k
Yahē Shiotani Japan	26	1.4k 0.3×	753 0.2×	238 0.1×	706 0.6×	392 0.3×	68	2.2k
L.-G. Elfvin Sweden	27	2.1k 0.4×	1.4k 0.4×	447 0.3×	367 0.3×	101 0.1×	42	2.9k
Pierre Mailleux Belgium	23	2.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	370 0.2×	315 0.3×	172 0.1×	54	3.5k
Jerome L. Maderdrut United States	28	2.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	335 0.2×	435 0.3×	229 0.2×	52	3.1k

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Degerman, A, et al.. (2002). Local action of estrogen and thyroid hormone on vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and galanin gene expression in the ratanterior pituitary. Neuropeptides. 36(1). 50–57. 12 indexed citations

Wikström, Lilian, Åke Rökaeus, & Gerald M. Fried. (1998). Effects of acute stress on the contents of catecholamines and neuropeptides in chromaffin tissues of the newborn rabbit. Regulatory Peptides. 78(1-3). 125–131. 3 indexed citations

Wikström, Lilian, Åke Rökaeus, & Gerald M. Fried. (1993). Perinatal development of galanin-like immunoreactivity in chromaffin tissues of the rabbit. Regulatory Peptides. 44(3). 297–303. 9 indexed citations

Andersson, Mats, Rannar Sillard, & Åke Rökaeus. (1992). Demonstration of [125I]VIP binding sites and effects of VIP on cAMP-formation in rat insulinoma (RINm5F and RIN14B) cells. Regulatory Peptides. 40(1). 41–49. 10 indexed citations

Johard, Helena A. D., et al.. (1992). Autoradiographic localization of 125I-galanin binding sites in the blowfly brain. Regulatory Peptides. 42(3). 123–134. 9 indexed citations

Fried, Gerald M., Lilian Wikström, Johan Franck, & Åke Rökaeus. (1991). Galanin and neuropeptide Y in chromaffin granules from the guinea‐pig. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 142(4). 487–493. 11 indexed citations

Rökaeus, Åke, et al.. (1990). Analysis of the ontogeny of galanin in the rat central nervous system by immunohistochemistry and radioimmunoassay. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 8(1). 81–97. 35 indexed citations

Rökaeus, Åke, Rebecca M. Pruss, & Lee E. Eiden. (1990). Galanin Gene Expression in Chromaffin Cells Is Controlled by Calcium and Protein Kinase Signaling Pathways. Endocrinology. 127(6). 3096–3102. 44 indexed citations

Timmers, Kim I., et al.. (1990). Neuropeptide content in pancreas and pituitary of obese and diabetes mutant mice: Strain and sex differences. Metabolism. 39(4). 378–383. 13 indexed citations

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Eklund, Stefan, Lars Karlström, Åke Rökaeus, et al.. (1989). Effects of cholera toxin, Escherichia coli heat stable toxin and sodium deoxycholate on neurotensin release from the ileum in vivo. Regulatory Peptides. 26(3). 241–252. 12 indexed citations

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Walker, Lary C., Vassilis E. Koliatsos, Cheryl A. Kitt, et al.. (1989). Peptidergic neurons in the basal forebrain magnocellular complex of the rhesus monkey. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 280(2). 272–282. 84 indexed citations

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Holets, Vicky R., Tomas Hökfelt, Åke Rökaeus, Lars Terenius, & Menek Goldstein. (1988). Locus coeruleus neurons in the rat containing neuropeptide Y, tyrosine hydroxylase or galanin and their efferent projections to the spinal cord, cerebral cortex and hypothalamus. Neuroscience. 24(3). 893–906. 320 indexed citations

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Melander, T., Tomas Hökfelt, Åke Rökaeus, et al.. (1986). Coexistence of galanin-like immunoreactivity with catecholamines, 5- hydroxytryptamine, GABA and neuropeptides in the rat CNS. Journal of Neuroscience. 6(12). 3640–3654. 460 indexed citations

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Rökaeus, Åke & M. Brownstein. (1986). Construction of a porcine adrenal medullary cDNA library and nucleotide sequence analysis of two clones encoding a galanin precursor.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(17). 6287–6291. 156 indexed citations

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Thor, K, Elvar Theodorsson, & Åke Rökaeus. (1984). Relation between Lower Esophageal Sphincter Pressure and Plasma Concentration of Neurotensin (1–13) during Intravenous Infusion of Neurotensin (1–13) and (Gln4)-Neurotensin (1–13) in Man. PubMed. 515. 37–44. 13 indexed citations

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Carlquist, Mats & Åke Rökaeus. (1984). Isolation of a proform of porcine secretin by ion-exchange and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. 296. 143–151. 21 indexed citations

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Tatemoto, Kazuhiko, Åke Rökaeus, Hans Jörnvall, Thomas J. McDonald, & Viktor Mutt. (1983). Galanin — a novel biologically active peptide from porcine intestine. FEBS Letters. 164(1). 124–128. 1297 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kihl, Björn, Åke Rökaeus, Sune Rosell, & L. Olbe. (1981). Fat Inhibition of Gastric Acid Secretion in Man and Plasma Concentrations of Neurotensin-Like Immunoreactivity. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 16(4). 513–526. 53 indexed citations

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Kihl, Björn, Åke Rökaeus, Sune Rosell, & L. Olbe. (1980). Inhibition of pentagastrin stimulated gastric acid secretion and rise in the plasma concentration of neurotensin‐like immunoreactivity (NTLI) by intraduodenal oleic acid in man. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 110(3). 329–329. 6 indexed citations

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Rosell, Sune, K Thor, Åke Rökaeus, et al.. (1980). Plasma concentration of neurotensin‐like immunoreactivity (NTLI) and lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure in man following infusion of (GIn4)‐neurotensin. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 109(4). 369–375. 46 indexed citations

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