Björn Sigurðsson

3.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
35 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Björn Sigurðsson is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Björn Sigurðsson has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 9 papers in Neurology and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Björn Sigurðsson's work include Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (11 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (9 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (6 papers). Björn Sigurðsson is often cited by papers focused on Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (11 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (9 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (6 papers). Björn Sigurðsson collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Iceland. Björn Sigurðsson's co-authors include Maiken Nedergaard, P. A. Pálsson, Tuomas O. Lilius, Lauren M. Hablitz, Qian Sun, Kristian Nygaard Mortensen, Frederik Filip Stæger, Hanna S. Vinitsky, Verena Untiet and Hajime Hirase and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Björn Sigurðsson

31 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Increased glymphatic influx is correlated with high EEG delta power and low heart rate in mice under anesthesia

2019 401 citations Lauren M. Hablitz, Qian Sun et al. profile →
Memory-enhancing properties of sleep depend on the oscillatory amplitude of norepinephrine

2022 137 citations Celia Kjærby, Mie Andersen et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Glymphatic influx and clearance are accelerated by neurovascular coupling

2023 109 citations Stephanie von Holstein‐Rathlou, Michael Giannetto et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Potentiating glymphatic drainage minimizes post-traumatic cerebral oedema

2023 86 citations Rashad Hussain, Jeffrey Tithof et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Björn Sigurðsson Denmark	18	776	471	412	314	242	35	2.0k
Marcia E. Cornford United States	27	392 0.5×	330 0.7×	407 1.0×	727 2.3×	315 1.3×	59	3.0k
Gregory A. Dekaban Canada	37	842 1.1×	423 0.9×	698 1.7×	837 2.7×	74 0.3×	144	4.6k
Atsushi Yoshida Japan	36	1.2k 1.5×	354 0.8×	388 0.9×	668 2.1×	480 2.0×	150	3.9k
Dieter Müller Germany	30	717 0.9×	977 2.1×	422 1.0×	972 3.1×	118 0.5×	123	3.4k
Jacob D. Eccles United States	11	1.1k 1.4×	841 1.8×	245 0.6×	668 2.1×	91 0.4×	16	3.7k
Igor Smirnov United States	16	1.4k 1.9×	919 2.0×	270 0.7×	764 2.4×	158 0.7×	22	4.9k
L. E. Becker Canada	32	530 0.7×	435 0.9×	225 0.5×	805 2.6×	231 1.0×	76	3.3k
David S.K. Magnuson United States	38	1.3k 1.7×	210 0.4×	234 0.6×	989 3.1×	146 0.6×	110	4.0k
Peter Lidbrink Sweden	29	1.3k 1.6×	213 0.5×	437 1.1×	636 2.0×	453 1.9×	54	3.2k
Deborah Commins United States	28	783 1.0×	239 0.5×	367 0.9×	388 1.2×	129 0.5×	54	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Björn Sigurðsson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Björn Sigurðsson

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Puonti, Oula, et al.. (2025). Enhancing transcranial ultrasound stimulation planning with MRI-derived skull masks: a comparative analysis with CT-based processing. Journal of Neural Engineering. 22(1). 16020–16020.

Beinlich, Felix R. M., Antonis Asiminas, Verena Untiet, et al.. (2024). Oxygen imaging of hypoxic pockets in the mouse cerebral cortex. Science. 383(6690). 1471–1478. 37 indexed citations

Untiet, Verena, Felix R. M. Beinlich, Peter Kusk, et al.. (2023). Astrocytic chloride is brain state dependent and modulates inhibitory neurotransmission in mice. Nature Communications. 14(1). 47 indexed citations

Hussain, Rashad, Jeffrey Tithof, Wei Wang, et al.. (2023). Potentiating glymphatic drainage minimizes post-traumatic cerebral oedema. Nature. 623(7989). 992–1000. 86 indexed citations breakdown →

Holstein‐Rathlou, Stephanie von, Michael Giannetto, Martin Kaag Rasmussen, et al.. (2023). Glymphatic influx and clearance are accelerated by neurovascular coupling. Nature Neuroscience. 26(6). 1042–1053. 109 indexed citations breakdown →

Sigurðsson, Björn, et al.. (2023). Overuse of EEG and ECG in children with breath‐holding spells and its implication for the management of the spells. Acta Paediatrica. 113(2). 317–326.

Wang, Xiaowei, Christine Delle, Weiguo Peng, et al.. (2023). Age- and glaucoma-induced changes to the ocular glymphatic system. Neurobiology of Disease. 188. 106322–106322. 11 indexed citations

Kjærby, Celia, Mie Andersen, Natalie Hauglund, et al.. (2022). Memory-enhancing properties of sleep depend on the oscillatory amplitude of norepinephrine. Nature Neuroscience. 25(8). 1059–1070. 137 indexed citations breakdown →

Lou, Nanhong, Yujia Yang, Peter Kusk, et al.. (2020). An ocular glymphatic clearance system removes β-amyloid from the rodent eye. Science Translational Medicine. 12(536). 143 indexed citations

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Wang, Wei, Björn Sigurðsson, Abdellatif Benraiss, et al.. (2019). PDGF-B Is Required for Development of the Glymphatic System. Cell Reports. 26(11). 2955–2969.e3. 103 indexed citations

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Fredin, Hans, et al.. (1991). Total hip arthroplasty in high congenital dislocation. 21 hips with a minimum five-year follow-up. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 73-B(3). 430–433. 36 indexed citations

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Sigurðsson, Björn, P. A. Pálsson, & Ludo van Bogaert. (1961). Méningoencéphalite avec nécroses axiales graves chez l'agneau nouveau-né. Acta Neuropathologica. 1(2). 206–209. 2 indexed citations

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Sigurðsson, Björn, et al.. (1959). Experience with influenza vaccination in Iceland, 1957.. PubMed. 20(2-3). 401–9. 5 indexed citations

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Sigurðsson, Björn, et al.. (1957). Visna, a Demyelinating Transmissible Disease of Sheep. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 16(3). 389–403. 214 indexed citations

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Sigurðsson, Björn. (1956). CLINICAL FINDINGS SIX YEARS AFTER OUTBREAK OF AKUREYRI DISEASE. The Lancet. 267(6926). 766–767. 40 indexed citations

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Sigurðsson, Björn. (1954). Paratuberculosis (Johne’s Disease) of Sheep in Iceland. British Veterinary Journal. 110(8). 307–322. 11 indexed citations

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Sigurðsson, Björn. (1954). RIDA, A Chronic Encephalitis of Sheep. British Veterinary Journal. 110(9). 341–354. 185 indexed citations

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Sigurðsson, Björn. (1954). Mædi, A Slow Progressive Pneumonia of Sheep: An Epizoological and a Pathological Study. British Veterinary Journal. 110(7). 255–270. 119 indexed citations

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Sigurðsson, Björn. (1952). Vaccination Against Paratuberculosis (Johne’s Disease). The Journal of Immunology. 68(5). 559–565. 10 indexed citations

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Sigurðsson, Björn, et al.. (1951). [Epidemic disease in Iceland simulating poliomyelitis].. PubMed. 26(1). 70–90.

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