Björn Meister

10.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
155 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

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Björn Meister is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Björn Meister has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 55 papers in Molecular Biology and 45 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Björn Meister's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (45 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (40 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (22 papers). Björn Meister is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (45 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (40 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (22 papers). Björn Meister collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Denmark. Björn Meister's co-authors include Tomas Hökfelt, Marie‐Louise Håkansson, Hilary F. Brown, Matilda Bäckberg, Radek C. Skoda, Nico Ghilardi, Gunilla Jacobsson, Sven Ove Ögren, Sandra Ceccatelli and Marie‐Louise Ovesjö and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Björn Meister

153 papers receiving 8.5k citations

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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.

Leptin Receptor Immunoreactivity in Chemically Defined Target Neurons of the Hypothalamus

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Björn Meister Sweden	51	3.4k	3.3k	2.9k	1.5k	1.3k	155	8.6k
Jacques Epelbaum France	64	4.1k 1.2×	3.7k 1.1×	4.0k 1.4×	3.0k 2.0×	1.5k 1.2×	307	13.1k
Nae J. Dun United States	57	4.1k 1.2×	3.3k 1.0×	3.5k 1.2×	3.0k 2.0×	581 0.4×	238	11.0k
Ronald M. Lechan United States	62	2.7k 0.8×	5.0k 1.5×	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	212	11.7k
Thomas L. O’Donohue United States	51	6.1k 1.8×	2.6k 0.8×	3.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	830 0.6×	128	8.9k
M. Tohyama Japan	52	5.6k 1.6×	1.7k 0.5×	3.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	461 0.3×	190	8.7k
Jens Hannibal Denmark	48	3.8k 1.1×	3.3k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	242 0.2×	162	7.0k
Zsolt Liposits Hungary	57	2.1k 0.6×	3.0k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	738 0.6×	185	9.0k
Yoichi Ueta Japan	46	2.2k 0.6×	4.4k 1.3×	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	547 0.4×	297	8.7k
D.J.S. Sirinathsinghji United Kingdom	38	3.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.4×	2.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.5×	804 0.6×	106	7.2k
Charles W. Bourque Canada	55	3.5k 1.0×	3.2k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	460 0.3×	141	8.9k

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Hägg, Daniel, Björn Meister, Vilborg Pálsdóttir, et al.. (2023). Reduction of body weight by increased loading is associated with activation of norepinephrine neurones in the medial nucleus of the solitary tract. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 35(12). e13352–e13352. 4 indexed citations

Meister, Björn, et al.. (2022). Transfer of anatomy during surgical clerkships: an exploratory study of a student-staff partnership. International Journal of Medical Education. 13. 221–229. 4 indexed citations

Anesten, Fredrik, Erik Schéle, Vilborg Pálsdóttir, et al.. (2017). Functional interleukin‐6 receptor‐α is located in tanycytes at the base of the third ventricle. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 29(12). 12 indexed citations

Meister, Björn, et al.. (2013). MicroRNAs in the Hypothalamus. Neuroendocrinology. 98(4). 243–253. 17 indexed citations

Meister, Björn, et al.. (2006). Hypothalamic proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons have a cholinergic phenotype. European Journal of Neuroscience. 24(10). 2731–2740. 62 indexed citations

Bäckberg, Matilda & Björn Meister. (2004). Abnormal cholinergic and GABAergic vascular innervation in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus of obese tub/tub mice. Synapse. 52(4). 245–257. 12 indexed citations

Collin, Maria, Marie‐Louise Ovesjö, Ilga Misane, Sven Ove Ögren, & Björn Meister. (2000). Decreased 5-HT transporter mRNA in neurons of the dorsal raphe nucleus and behavioral depression in the obese leptin-deficient ob/ob mouse. Molecular Brain Research. 81(1-2). 51–61. 107 indexed citations

Jacobsson, Gunilla, et al.. (1998). Estrogen Down‐Regulates mRNA Encoding the Exocytotic Protein SNAP‐25 in the Rat Pituitary Gland. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 10(3). 157–163. 15 indexed citations

Zhao, Chun‐Mei, Gunilla Jacobsson, Duan Chen, R. Håkanson, & Björn Meister. (1997). Exocytotic proteins in enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells of the rat stomach. Cell and Tissue Research. 290(3). 539–551. 44 indexed citations

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Jacobsson, Gunilla, et al.. (1997). Botulinum neurotoxin F, a VAMP-specific endopeptidase, inhibits Ca2+-stimulated GH secretion from rat pituitary cells. Regulatory Peptides. 71(1). 37–44. 7 indexed citations

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Fried, Kaj, et al.. (1996). Combinatorial expression patterns of the connexins 26, 32, and 43 during development, homeostasis, and regeneration of rat teeth. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 40(5). 985–995. 37 indexed citations

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Meister, Björn, et al.. (1994). Cholecystokinin B Receptor Gene Expression in Hypothalamic Neurosecretory Neurons after Experimental Manipulations. Neuroendocrinology. 60(5). 458–469. 17 indexed citations

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Meister, Björn, Anna‐Lena Hulting, Kerstin Uvnäs‐Moberg, & Tomas Hökfelt. (1993). Galanin stimulates the release of cholecystokinin from nerve fibres in the pituitary neurointermediate lobe. Neuroreport. 4(6). 631–634. 7 indexed citations

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Meister, Björn, Å. Dagerlind, Anthony P. Nicholas, & Tomas Hökfelt. (1993). Increased α1B-adrenoreceptor mRNA levels in the rat kidney after thyroidectomy. European Journal of Pharmacology Molecular Pharmacology. 247(3). 229–232. 1 indexed citations

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Meister, Björn, Hans Holgert, Anita Aperia, & Tomas Hökfelt. (1991). Dopamine D1 receptor mRNA in rat kidney: localization by in situ hybridization. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 143(4). 447–450. 10 indexed citations

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Hulting, Anna‐Lena, Björn Meister, Lena Carlsson, Agneta Hilding, & Olle Isaksson. (1991). On the role of the peptide galanin in regulation of growth hormone secretion. European Journal of Endocrinology. 125(5). 518–525. 40 indexed citations

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Euler, Gabriel von, Björn Meister, T. Hökfelt, & Kjell Fuxé. (1989). Lntraventricular injection of neurotensin reduces the binding of dopamine D‐2 receptors in the rat forebrain. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 137(2). 309–310. 11 indexed citations

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Meister, Björn, Tomas Hökfelt, & William A. Staines. (1987). Presence of glutamic acid decarboxylase in some corticotropin‐releasing‐factor‐ (CRF‐) containing neurons of the paraventricular nucleus. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 131(3). 471–473.

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Hökfelt, Tomas, Yoshihiro Tsuruo, Björn Meister, et al.. (1987). Localization of Neuroactive Substances in the Hypothalamus with Special Reference to Coexistence of Messenger Molecules. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 219. 21–45. 12 indexed citations

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Hökfelt, Tomas, L.R. Skirboll, Barry J. Everitt, et al.. (1985). Distribution of Cholecystokinin‐like Immunoreactivity in the Nervous System. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 448(1). 255–274. 90 indexed citations

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