Goran Šimić

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
106 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Goran Šimić is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Goran Šimić has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Physiology, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Goran Šimić's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (40 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (13 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers). Goran Šimić is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (40 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (13 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers). Goran Šimić collaborates with scholars based in Croatia, United States and United Kingdom. Goran Šimić's co-authors include Patrick R. Hof, Ivica Kostović, Zdravko Petanjek, Miloš Judáš, Mirjana Babić Leko, H.B.M. Uylings, Pasko Rakić, Mladen Roko Rašin, Maja Jazvinšćak Jembrek and Nataša Jovanov Milošević and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Goran Šimić

98 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Extraordinary neoteny of synaptic spines in the human prefrontal cortex

2011 958 citations Zdravko Petanjek, Miloš Judáš et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Tau Protein Hyperphosphorylation and Aggregation in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Tauopathies, and Possible Neuroprotective Strategies

2016 517 citations Goran Šimić, Mirjana Babić Leko et al. Biomolecules profile →
Understanding Emotions: Origins and Roles of the Amygdala

2021 255 citations Goran Šimić, Mladenka Tkalčić et al. Biomolecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Goran Šimić Croatia	29	1.3k	1.2k	851	739	578	106	4.1k
Debby Van Dam Belgium	39	1.7k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	875 1.0×	1.2k 1.6×	823 1.4×	127	4.8k
Nicole C. Berchtold United States	27	1.9k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	736 0.9×	1.4k 1.9×	1.1k 1.9×	36	5.9k
Dan Ehninger Germany	34	1.1k 0.9×	1.8k 1.5×	993 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	595 1.0×	87	4.7k
Dara L. Dickstein United States	34	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	992 1.2×	1.4k 1.9×	1.0k 1.8×	59	5.0k
Claude Messier Canada	39	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	1.5k 2.0×	633 1.1×	95	4.4k
Anne B. Rocher United States	27	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	948 1.1×	1.7k 2.3×	723 1.3×	31	5.4k
Mara Dierssen Spain	53	1.3k 1.0×	3.3k 2.7×	1.2k 1.4×	1.4k 1.9×	394 0.7×	214	8.3k
Michel Bottlaender France	40	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	643 0.8×	1.4k 1.9×	1.0k 1.7×	193	5.4k
Benoı̂t Delatour France	32	1.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	913 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	623 1.1×	72	3.8k
Greer M. Murphy United States	39	1.4k 1.1×	998 0.8×	796 0.9×	709 1.0×	872 1.5×	90	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Goran Šimić

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Mulc, Damir, et al.. (2024). Fetal development of the human amygdala. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 532(1). e25580–e25580. 2 indexed citations

Mrak, Goran, et al.. (2024). Biomarker changes in suspected idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus patients undergoing external lumbar drainage: a pilot study. Croatian Medical Journal. 65(4). 328–338.

Leko, Mirjana Babić, Nanet Willumsen, Matea Nikolac Perković, et al.. (2024). Further validation of the association between MAPT haplotype-tagging polymorphisms and Alzheimer’s disease: neuropsychological tests, cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, and APOE genotype. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 17. 1456670–1456670.

Leko, Mirjana Babić, et al.. (2023). Anterograde and Retrograde Propagation of Inoculated Human Tau Fibrils and Tau Oligomers in a Non-Transgenic Rat Tauopathy Model. Biomedicines. 11(4). 1004–1004. 3 indexed citations

Leko, Mirjana Babić, et al.. (2023). Molecular Biomarkers for the Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Pharmacodynamics of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(15). 5060–5060. 13 indexed citations

Šimić, Goran, Željka Krsnik, M. Mathiasen, et al.. (2022). Prenatal development of the human entorhinal cortex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 530(15). 2711–2748. 7 indexed citations

Leko, Mirjana Babić, Jasna Jurasović, Matea Nikolac Perković, et al.. (2022). Heavy Metals and Essential Metals Are Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(1). 467–467. 37 indexed citations

Leko, Mirjana Babić, Matea Nikolac Perković, Ena Španić, et al.. (2022). Serotonin Receptor Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid, Genetic, and Neuropsychological Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease. Biomedicines. 10(12). 3118–3118. 5 indexed citations

Šimić, Goran, Mladenka Tkalčić, Vana Vukić, et al.. (2021). Understanding Emotions: Origins and Roles of the Amygdala. Biomolecules. 11(6). 823–823. 255 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hof, Patrick R., et al.. (2020). The Role of Copper in Tau-Related Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 13. 572308–572308. 50 indexed citations

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Vlainić, Josipa, et al.. (2020). PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 Signalling Are Involved in Quercetin-Mediated Neuroprotection against Copper-Induced Injury. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2020. 1–14. 38 indexed citations

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Šimić, Goran, et al.. (2019). Blood-brain barrier and innate immunity in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 168. 99–145. 23 indexed citations

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Šimić, Goran, Mirjana Babić Leko, Selina Wray, et al.. (2016). Tau Protein Hyperphosphorylation and Aggregation in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Tauopathies, and Possible Neuroprotective Strategies. Biomolecules. 6(1). 6–6. 517 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leko, Mirjana Babić, et al.. (2016). Predictive value of cerebrospinal fluid visinin-like protein-1 levels for Alzheimer's disease early detection and differential diagnosis in patients with mild cognitive impairment. Repository of the Medical Faculty of the University of Zagreb (University of Zagreb). 38 indexed citations

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Petanjek, Zdravko, Miloš Judáš, Goran Šimić, et al.. (2011). Extraordinary neoteny of synaptic spines in the human prefrontal cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(32). 13281–13286. 958 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boban, Marina, Ninoslav Mimica, Mihovil Mladinov, et al.. (2010). CSF tau proteins in differential diagnosis of dementia. Translational Neuroscience. 1(1). 43–48. 7 indexed citations

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Konstantopoulos, Andreas, Marina Kuzman, Maja Miškulin, et al.. (2010). DIJETE U SUVREMENOME HRVATSKOM DRUŠTVU. 132. 0–0.

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Šimić, Goran, Marina Boban, & Patrick R. Hof. (2008). Cerebrospinal fluid phosphorylated tau proteins as predictors of Alzheimer’s disease in subjects with mild cognitive impairment. Periodicum Biologorum. 110(1). 27–30. 5 indexed citations

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Šimić, Goran, Mihovil Mladinov, Nataša Jovanov Milošević, et al.. (2007). Abnormal motoneuron migration, differentiation, and axon outgrowth in spinal muscular atrophy. Acta Neuropathologica. 115(3). 313–326. 41 indexed citations

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Šimić, Goran, et al.. (1998). Cytoskeletal changes as an alternative view on pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Periodicum Biologorum. 100(2). 165–173. 18 indexed citations

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