Åke Seiger

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Åke Seiger is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Åke Seiger has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Åke Seiger's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (16 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (11 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers). Åke Seiger is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (16 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (11 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers). Åke Seiger collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Germany. Åke Seiger's co-authors include Barry J. Hoffer, Scott R. Whittemore, William J. Freed, Ted Ebendal, Mark J. Perlow, Richard Jed Wyatt, Kjell Fuxé, Peter Appelros, Helga Hirschfeld and Erika Jonsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Åke Seiger

66 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

What are hit papers?

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.

Brain Grafts Reduce Motor Abnormalities Produced by Destruction of Nigrostriatal Dopamine System

1979 707 citations Barry J. Hoffer, Åke Seiger et al. profile →
Transplantation of adrenal medullary tissue to striatum in parkinsonism

1985 419 citations Åke Seiger et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author						Papers	Cites
Åke Seiger	3.3k	1.6k	1.6k	1.0k	600	68	5.8k
Åke Seiger	2.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	966 0.6×	614 0.6×	1.0k 1.7×	130	4.8k
Ann‐Charlotte Granholm	2.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	591 0.6×	1.3k 2.2×	116	6.2k
Wise Young	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	791 0.5×	923 0.9×	629 1.0×	118	7.8k
Keith A. Crutcher	3.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	335 0.3×	1.2k 2.1×	126	5.0k
Francesco Angelucci	2.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	332 0.3×	941 1.6×	130	5.7k
T.R. Raju	1.6k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	727 0.5×	931 0.9×	516 0.9×	150	4.9k
Bronwen Connor	2.4k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	550 0.5×	746 1.2×	98	4.8k
Elbert A.J. Joosten	2.8k 0.8×	999 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	969 0.9×	2.1k 3.5×	206	8.4k
Tamir Ben‐Hur	1.9k 0.6×	3.6k 2.3×	2.7k 1.7×	1.3k 1.2×	820 1.4×	182	9.4k
Lynne C. Weaver	2.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	506 0.3×	656 0.6×	1.0k 1.7×	146	6.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Åke Seiger

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Åke Seiger's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Åke Seiger with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Åke Seiger more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Åke Seiger

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Åke Seiger. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Åke Seiger. The network helps show where Åke Seiger may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Åke Seiger

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Åke Seiger. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Åke Seiger based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Åke Seiger. Åke Seiger is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Seiger, Åke, et al.. (2025). Quantifying Demographic, Anthropometric, and Neurological Impairment Effects on Walking Performance in People With Spinal Cord Injury. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 33. 4422–4431.

Åkesson, Elisabet, Henrike Häbel, Åke Seiger, et al.. (2024). Effect of Oral Screen Training After Stroke—A Randomised Controlled Trial. Gerodontology. 42(3). 380–385.

Wang, Ruoli, et al.. (2024). A Protocol for Comprehensive Analysis of Gait in Individuals with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. Methods and Protocols. 7(3). 39–39. 3 indexed citations

Kumar, Abhishek, Jan–Ivan Smedberg, Åke Seiger, et al.. (2023). White matter abnormalities mediate the association between masticatory dysfunction and cognition among older adults. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 50(12). 1422–1431. 1 indexed citations

Åkesson, Elisabet, et al.. (2023). Orofacial dysfunction after stroke—A multidisciplinary approach. Gerodontology. 41(3). 376–384. 1 indexed citations

Eyjolfsdottir, Helga, Thomas Koenig, Azadeh Karami, et al.. (2022). Fast Alpha Activity in EEG of Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease Is Paralleled by Changes in Cognition and Cholinergic Markers During Encapsulated Cell Biodelivery of Nerve Growth Factor. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14. 756687–756687. 5 indexed citations

Ekman, Urban, Love Engström Nordin, Jan–Ivan Smedberg, et al.. (2021). Cognitive changes and neural correlates after oral rehabilitation procedures in older adults: a protocol for an interventional study. BMC Oral Health. 21(1). 297–297. 7 indexed citations

Vikström, Sofia, Helena Grönstedt, Tommy Cederholm, et al.. (2020). A health concept with a social potential: an interview study with nursing home residents. BMC Geriatrics. 20(1). 324–324. 5 indexed citations

Andersson, Åsa G., Kitty Kamwendo, Åke Seiger, & Peter Appelros. (2006). HOW TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FALLERS IN A STROKE UNIT: VALIDITY INDEXES OF 4 TEST METHODS. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 38(3). 186–191. 198 indexed citations

10.

Odeberg, Jenny, et al.. (2006). Late human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) proteins inhibit differentiation of human neural precursor cells into astrocytes. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 85(3). 583–593. 68 indexed citations

11.

Jørgensen, Jesper Roland, Bengt Juliusson, Karen Friis Henriksen, et al.. (2006). Identification of novel genes regulated in the developing human ventral mesencephalon. Experimental Neurology. 198(2). 427–437. 19 indexed citations

12.

Jonsson, Erika, Åke Seiger, & Helga Hirschfeld. (2004). One-leg stance in healthy young and elderly adults: a measure of postural steadiness?. Clinical Biomechanics. 19(7). 688–694. 202 indexed citations

13.

Åkesson, Elisabet, Anders Kjældgaard, & Åke Seiger. (1998). Human Embryonic Spinal Cord Grafts in Adult Rat Spinal Cord Cavities: Survival, Growth, and Interactions with the Host. Experimental Neurology. 149(1). 262–276. 22 indexed citations

14.

Hellström‐Lindahl, Ewa, et al.. (1998). Regional distribution of nicotinic receptors during prenatal development of human brain and spinal cord. Developmental Brain Research. 108(1-2). 147–160. 135 indexed citations

15.

Eriksdotter, Maria, Agneta Nordberg, Kaarina Amberla, et al.. (1998). Intracerebroventricular Infusion of Nerve Growth Factor in Three Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 9(5). 246–257. 387 indexed citations

16.

Almqvist, Per, et al.. (1994). Morphology and Growth of Embryonic, Human Dorsal Root Ganglion Explants in Long-Term Culture: Expression of Cell Type-Specific Markers during Early Differentiation. Experimental Neurology. 125(1). 1–14. 26 indexed citations

17.

Freedman, Robert, Åke Seiger, Anna Nordström, et al.. (1992). Initial studies of embryonic transplants of human hippocampus and cerebral cortex derived from schizophrenic women. Biological Psychiatry. 32(12). 1148–1163. 19 indexed citations

18.

Mahalik, Thomas J., Greg A. Gerhardt, Ann‐Charlotte Granholm, et al.. (1989). Human ventral mesencephalic xenografts to the catecholamine‐depleted striata of athymic rats: Ultrastructure and immunocytochemistry. Synapse. 4(1). 19–29. 8 indexed citations

19.

Seiger, Åke. (1988). Collection and Use of Aborted Central Nervous System Material. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 3(1-2). 8–13. 4 indexed citations

20.

Seiger, Åke, et al.. (1980). Chromaffine cells can innervate brain tissue: Evidence from intraocular double grafts. Experimental Neurology. 70(2). 414–426. 42 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact