Grażyna Rajkowska

16.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
112 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Grażyna Rajkowska is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Biological Psychiatry. According to data from OpenAlex, Grażyna Rajkowska has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 36 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 35 papers in Biological Psychiatry. Recurrent topics in Grażyna Rajkowska's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (40 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (35 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (20 papers). Grażyna Rajkowska is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (40 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (35 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (20 papers). Grażyna Rajkowska collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Grażyna Rajkowska's co-authors include Craig A. Stockmeier, José Javier Miguel-Hidalgo, Patricia S. Goldman‐Rakic, James C. Overholser, Lynn D. Selemon, Herbert Y. Meltzer, Ginny Dilley, Jinrong Wei, Angelos Halaris and H.B.M. Uylings and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Grażyna Rajkowska

112 papers receiving 12.6k 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.

  1. Morphometric evidence for neuronal and glial prefrontal cell pathology in major depression∗∗See accompanying Editorial, in this issue.
    1999 1.2k citations Grażyna Rajkowska, José Javier Miguel-Hidalgo et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
  2. Role of Translocator Protein Density, a Marker of Neuroinflammation, in the Brain During Major Depressive Episodes
    2015 685 citations Grażyna Rajkowska et al. profile →
  3. Postmortem studies in mood disorders indicate altered numbers of neurons and glial cells
    2000 632 citations Grażyna Rajkowska Biological Psychiatry profile →
  4. Decreased expression of synapse-related genes and loss of synapses in major depressive disorder
    2012 605 citations Grażyna Rajkowska, Craig A. Stockmeier et al. profile →
  5. Cellular changes in the postmortem hippocampus in major depression
    2004 551 citations Craig A. Stockmeier, Gouri Mahajan et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Grażyna Rajkowska United States 50 4.9k 4.2k 3.2k 2.9k 2.5k 112 12.9k
Craig A. Stockmeier United States 57 5.7k 1.2× 4.3k 1.0× 2.0k 0.6× 3.0k 1.0× 3.3k 1.3× 161 12.6k
Rainer Rupprecht Germany 65 4.1k 0.8× 2.4k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 4.0k 1.4× 3.2k 1.3× 374 15.1k
Victoria Arango United States 61 5.4k 1.1× 2.3k 0.6× 2.2k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 3.4k 1.4× 153 12.9k
Olivier Berton United States 38 4.9k 1.0× 2.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 3.9k 1.3× 3.3k 1.3× 54 11.4k
Cornelius T. Gross Italy 46 5.1k 1.0× 1.9k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 3.2k 1.3× 105 14.6k
Fritz A. Henn Germany 56 5.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 2.4k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 2.6k 1.0× 207 11.6k
Hans‐Gert Bernstein Germany 51 2.9k 0.6× 3.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 3.1k 1.2× 254 10.3k
Paul J. Lucassen Netherlands 74 4.0k 0.8× 2.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 5.9k 2.0× 3.0k 1.2× 247 16.9k
Lisa M. Monteggia United States 59 9.4k 1.9× 5.5k 1.3× 3.5k 1.1× 4.6k 1.6× 5.8k 2.3× 140 20.6k
Kim Q. Switzerland 57 3.8k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 2.9k 1.2× 189 11.0k

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All Works

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Miguel-Hidalgo, José Javier, et al.. (2023). Reduced length of nodes of Ranvier and altered proteoglycan immunoreactivity in prefrontal white matter in major depressive disorder and chronically stressed rats. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 16419–16419. 2 indexed citations
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Ho, Ada Man‐Choi, Ayşegül Özerdem, Alfredo B. Cuéllar‐Barboza, et al.. (2020). Differential Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Proteomic Profiles of Suicide Victims with Mood Disorders. Genes. 11(3). 256–256. 14 indexed citations
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Mahajan, Gouri, et al.. (2020). Venlafaxine Stimulates an MMP-9-Dependent Increase in Excitatory/Inhibitory Balance in a Stress Model of Depression. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(22). 4418–4431. 50 indexed citations
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Ho, Ada Man‐Choi, Stacey J. Winham, Sebastian M. Armasu, et al.. (2019). Genome-wide DNA methylomic differences between dorsolateral prefrontal and temporal pole cortices of bipolar disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 117. 45–54. 15 indexed citations
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Rajkowska, Grażyna & José Javier Miguel-Hidalgo. (2019). Glial Pathology in Major Depressive Disorder: An Approach to Investigate the Coverage of Blood Vessels by Astrocyte Endfeet in Human Postmortem Brain. Methods in molecular biology. 1938. 247–254. 13 indexed citations
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Samara, Zoe, Elisabeth A. T. Evers, Frenk Peeters, et al.. (2018). Orbital and Medial Prefrontal Cortex Functional Connectivity of Major Depression Vulnerability and Disease. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 3(4). 348–357. 30 indexed citations
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Rafało-Ulińska, Anna, Joanna Piotrowska, Agata Kryczyk‐Poprawa, et al.. (2016). Zinc transporters protein level in postmortem brain of depressed subjects and suicide victims. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 83. 220–229. 36 indexed citations
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Mahajan, Gouri, Warren May, James C. Overholser, et al.. (2014). Basolateral amygdala volume and cell numbers in major depressive disorder: a postmortem stereological study. Brain Structure and Function. 221(1). 171–184. 55 indexed citations
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Simpson, Joy, Gouri Mahajan, James C. Overholser, et al.. (2012). Hippocampal volume and total cell numbers in major depressive disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 47(3). 299–306. 110 indexed citations
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Miguel-Hidalgo, José Javier, James C. Overholser, George Jurjus, et al.. (2011). Vascular and extravascular immunoreactivity for intercellular adhesion molecule 1 in the orbitofrontal cortex of subjects with major depression: Age-dependent changes. Journal of Affective Disorders. 132(3). 422–431. 25 indexed citations
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Szewczyk, Bernadeta, Paul R. Albert, Anastasia Rogaeva, et al.. (2010). Decreased expression of Freud-1/CC2D1A, a transcriptional repressor of the 5-HT1A receptor, in the prefrontal cortex of subjects with major depression. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 13(8). 1089–1101. 34 indexed citations
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Johnson, Shakevia, Deyin Lu, Moussa B. H. Youdim, et al.. (2010). The New Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase, M30, has a Neuroprotective Effect Against Dexamethasone-Induced Brain Cell Apoptosis. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 4. 180–180. 26 indexed citations
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Maciąg, Dorota, Jonathan H. Hughes, Yilianys Pride, et al.. (2009). Reduced Density of Calbindin Immunoreactive GABAergic Neurons in the Occipital Cortex in Major Depression: Relevance to Neuroimaging Studies. Biological Psychiatry. 67(5). 465–470. 131 indexed citations
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Miguel-Hidalgo, José Javier, et al.. (2005). Unchanged packing density but altered size of neurofilament immunoreactive neurons in the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia and major depression. Schizophrenia Research. 76(2-3). 159–171. 19 indexed citations
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Piletz, John E., Gregory A. Ordway, Grażyna Rajkowska, et al.. (2003). Differential expression of α2-adrenoceptor vs. imidazoline binding sites in postmortem orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala of depressed subjects. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 37(5). 399–409. 8 indexed citations
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Rajkowska, Grażyna. (2002). Cell pathology in bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders. 4(2). 105–116. 151 indexed citations
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Stockmeier, Craig A., Gouri Mahajan, Lisa C. Konick, et al.. (2002). Preliminary evidence that neuronal and glial density is increased and neuronal size is decreased in hippocampus in major depressive disorder. 49719. 1 indexed citations
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Miguel-Hidalgo, José Javier, Christie C. Baucom, Ginny Dilley, et al.. (2000). Glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity in the prefrontal cortex distinguishes younger from older adults in major depressive disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 48(8). 861–873. 251 indexed citations
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Rajkowska, Grażyna. (2000). Histopathology of the prefrontal cortex in major depression: what does it tell us about dysfunctional monoaminergic circuits?. Progress in brain research. 126. 397–412. 75 indexed citations
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Chen, Guang, Grażyna Rajkowska, Fu Du, Navid Seraji‐Bozorgzad, & Husseini K. Manji. (2000). Enhancement of Hippocampal Neurogenesis by Lithium. Journal of Neurochemistry. 75(4). 1729–1734. 484 indexed citations

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