Erik Årstad

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Erik Årstad is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Årstad has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Erik Årstad's work include Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (15 papers), Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (14 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers). Erik Årstad is often cited by papers focused on Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (15 papers), Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (14 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers). Erik Årstad collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Norway and United States. Erik Årstad's co-authors include Matthias Glaser, Mark F. Lythgoe, Kerstin Sander, Eric O. Aboagye, Vineeth Rajkumar, Quang‐Dé Nguyen, Sajinder K. Luthra, Meg Perumal, Graham Smith and Edward G. Robins and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Erik Årstad

60 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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In vivo imaging of glucose uptake and metabolism in tumors

2013 394 citations Simon Walker‐Samuel, Rajiv Ramasawmy et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erik Årstad United Kingdom	25	876	694	532	329	295	62	2.2k
Linjing Mu Switzerland	28	698 0.8×	727 1.0×	398 0.7×	133 0.4×	552 1.9×	106	2.2k
Bertrand Kühnast France	31	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.7×	355 0.7×	131 0.4×	363 1.2×	99	3.1k
Françoise Hinnen France	26	718 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	353 0.7×	122 0.4×	424 1.4×	66	2.2k
Frederick T. Chin United States	36	1.4k 1.6×	1.3k 1.9×	363 0.7×	191 0.6×	425 1.4×	125	3.6k
David R. Turton United Kingdom	24	825 0.9×	536 0.8×	196 0.4×	214 0.7×	433 1.5×	48	1.9k
Karl Plöessl United States	24	742 0.8×	601 0.9×	192 0.4×	147 0.4×	210 0.7×	62	2.0k
Ralf Schirrmacher Germany	38	2.0k 2.2×	1.3k 1.9×	780 1.5×	244 0.7×	320 1.1×	184	4.1k
Ludger M. Dinkelborg Germany	33	1.8k 2.1×	1.1k 1.5×	285 0.5×	271 0.8×	256 0.9×	85	3.8k
Sajinder K. Luthra United Kingdom	34	1.8k 2.0×	908 1.3×	563 1.1×	145 0.4×	477 1.6×	103	3.5k
Gene M. Dubowchik United States	26	596 0.7×	1.3k 1.9×	709 1.3×	125 0.4×	173 0.6×	80	3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Årstad

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Islam, Syed, Marianna Inglese, Tara Barwick, et al.. (2025). A hybrid [18F]fluoropivalate PET-multiparametric MRI to detect and characterise brain tumour metastases based on a permissive environment for monocarboxylate transport. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 52(7). 2290–2306. 1 indexed citations

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Årstad, Erik, Kerstin Sander, Tom Kurzawinski, et al.. (2025). Adrenal Aldosterone Synthase Expression Imaging in Primary Aldosteronism. New England Journal of Medicine. 393(21). 2168–2170.

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Schöll, Michael, et al.. (2022). Oxidation-Cyclisation of Biphenyl Thioethers to Dibenzothiophenium Salts for Ultrarapid 18F-Labelling of PET Tracers. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(24). 15481–15481. 2 indexed citations

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Vicente‐Rodríguez, Marta, Nisha Singh, Federico Turkheimer, et al.. (2021). Resolving the cellular specificity of TSPO imaging in a rat model of peripherally-induced neuroinflammation. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 96. 154–167. 15 indexed citations

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Greenwood, Hannah E., Patrick N. McCormick, Thibault Gendron, et al.. (2019). Measurement of Tumor Antioxidant Capacity and Prediction of Chemotherapy Resistance in Preclinical Models of Ovarian Cancer by Positron Emission Tomography. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(8). 2471–2482. 33 indexed citations

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Peruta, Marco Della, Adam Badar, Cecilia Rosales, et al.. (2015). Preferential Targeting of Disseminated Liver Tumors Using a Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vector. Human Gene Therapy. 26(2). 94–103. 29 indexed citations

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Sander, Kerstin, et al.. (2015). Sulfonium Salts as Leaving Groups for Aromatic Labelling of Drug-like Small Molecules with Fluorine-18. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 9941–9941. 55 indexed citations

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Vassileva, Vessela, Vineeth Rajkumar, Mathew Robson, et al.. (2015). Significant Therapeutic Efficacy with Combined Radioimmunotherapy and Cetuximab in Preclinical Models of Colorectal Cancer. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 56(8). 1239–1245. 14 indexed citations

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Galante, Eva, T. Okamura, Kerstin Sander, et al.. (2014). Development of Purine-Derived¹⁸F-Labeled Pro-drug Tracers for Imaging of MRP1 Activity with PET. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 57(3). 1023–1032. 11 indexed citations

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Walker‐Samuel, Simon, Rajiv Ramasawmy, Francisco Torrealdea, et al.. (2013). In vivo imaging of glucose uptake and metabolism in tumors. Nature Medicine. 19(8). 1067–1072. 394 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fortt, Robin, Matthias Glaser, David R. Turton, et al.. (2012). Radiosynthesis of the D2/3 agonist [3-11C]-(+)-PHNO using [11C]iodomethane. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 73. 79–83. 4 indexed citations

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Pérez‐Medina, Carlos, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of a 125I-labelled benzazepinone derived voltage-gated sodium channel blocker for imaging with SPECT. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 10(47). 9474–9474. 5 indexed citations

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Leyton, Julius, Graham Smith, Yongjun Zhao, et al.. (2009). [18F]Fluoromethyl-[1,2-2H4]-Choline: A Novel Radiotracer for Imaging Choline Metabolism in Tumors by Positron Emission Tomography. Cancer Research. 69(19). 7721–7728. 30 indexed citations

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Glaser, Matthias, Erik Årstad, S. K. Luthra, & Edward G. Robins. (2009). Two-step radiosynthesis of [F-18]N-succinimidyl-4-fluorobenzoate ([F-18]SFB). UCL Discovery (University College London).

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Rosales, Rafael T. M. de, Erik Årstad, & Philip J. Blower. (2009). Nuclear imaging of molecular processes in cancer. Targeted Oncology. 4(3). 183–197. 11 indexed citations

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Årstad, Erik, et al.. (2008). A New Method for Radiosynthesis of 11C-Labeled Carbamate Groups and its Application for a Highly Efficient Synthesis of the Kappa-Opioid Receptor Tracer [11C]GR103545. PubMed. 2(1). 72–74. 12 indexed citations

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Teare, Harriet, Edward G. Robins, Erik Årstad, Sajinder K. Luthra, & Véronique Gouverneur. (2007). Synthesis and reactivity of [¹⁸F]-N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide. Chemical Communications. 2 indexed citations

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Teare, Harriet, Edward G. Robins, Erik Årstad, Sajinder K. Luthra, & Véronique Gouverneur. (2007). Synthesis and reactivity of [¹⁸F]-N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide. Chemical Communications. 2330–2332. 85 indexed citations

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Årstad, Erik, Stefan Platzer, Achim Berthele, et al.. (2006). Towards NR2B receptor selective imaging agents for PET—synthesis and evaluation of N-[11C]-(2-methoxy)benzyl (E)-styrene-, 2-naphthyl- and 4-trifluoromethoxyphenylamidine. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 14(18). 6307–6313. 23 indexed citations

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Stone, James, Kjell Erlandsson, Erik Årstad, et al.. (2006). Ketamine displaces the novel NMDA receptor SPET probe [123I]CNS-1261 in humans in vivo. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 33(2). 239–243. 21 indexed citations

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