Håkan Persson

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Håkan Persson is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Håkan Persson has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Håkan Persson's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (8 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (6 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (5 papers). Håkan Persson is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (8 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (6 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (5 papers). Håkan Persson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Estonia. Håkan Persson's co-authors include Patrik Ernfors, Madis Metsis, Viiu Paalme, Tõnis Timmusk, Märt Saarma, Kaia Palm, Johan Bengzon, Olle Lindvall, Zaal Kokaia and Cynthia Wetmore and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Development and European Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Håkan Persson

12 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Multiple promoters direct tissue-specific expression of the rat BDNF gene

1993 747 citations Tõnis Timmusk, Kaia Palm et al. Neuron profile →
Increased levels of messenger RNAs for neurotrophic factors in the brain during kindling epileptogenesis

1991 529 citations Patrik Ernfors, Johan Bengzon et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Håkan Persson Sweden	12	1.9k	1.0k	1.0k	194	192	12	2.4k
Beth Friedman United States	7	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	792 0.8×	196 1.0×	119 0.6×	7	2.4k
Stanley J. Wiegand United States	16	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	785 0.8×	349 1.8×	143 0.7×	18	2.8k
Christine R. Matheson United States	13	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	684 0.7×	224 1.2×	108 0.6×	15	2.3k
Qiao Yan United States	9	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	512 0.5×	217 1.1×	110 0.6×	9	2.1k
Carolyn Hyman United States	17	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	226 1.2×	152 0.8×	21	3.2k
Ronald M. Lindsay United States	12	1.7k 0.9×	854 0.8×	806 0.8×	335 1.7×	93 0.5×	13	2.3k
Peter S. DiStefano United States	9	1.7k 0.9×	805 0.8×	817 0.8×	304 1.6×	93 0.5×	9	2.3k
Harriet Baker United States	35	1.7k 0.9×	603 0.6×	936 0.9×	206 1.1×	208 1.1×	73	3.2k
S Varon United States	14	2.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	388 2.0×	143 0.7×	22	3.5k
Eleni A. Markakis United States	13	902 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	784 0.8×	138 0.7×	186 1.0×	17	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Håkan Persson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Håkan Persson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Håkan Persson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Håkan Persson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Håkan Persson. Håkan Persson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

Verdi, Joseph M., Susan J. Birren, Carlos F. Ibáñez, et al.. (1994). p75LNGFR regulates Trk signal transduction and NGF-induced neuronal differentiation in MAH cells. Neuron. 12(4). 733–745. 311 indexed citations

Neuman, Toomas, Madis Metsis, Håkan Persson, & Peter Gruß. (1993). Cell type-specific negative regulatory element in low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor gene. Molecular Brain Research. 20(3). 199–208. 13 indexed citations

Hallböök, Finn, Carlos F. Ibáñez, Ted Ebendal, & Håkan Persson. (1993). Cellular Localization of Brain‐derived Neurotrophic Factor and Neurotrophin‐3 mRNA Expression in the Early Chicken Embryo. European Journal of Neuroscience. 5(1). 1–14. 76 indexed citations

Timmusk, Tõnis, Kaia Palm, Madis Metsis, et al.. (1993). Multiple promoters direct tissue-specific expression of the rat BDNF gene. Neuron. 10(3). 475–489. 747 indexed citations breakdown →

Ernfors, Patrik, Johan Bengzon, Zaal Kokaia, Håkan Persson, & Olle Lindvall. (1991). Increased levels of messenger RNAs for neurotrophic factors in the brain during kindling epileptogenesis. Neuron. 7(1). 165–176. 529 indexed citations breakdown →

Barbany, Gisela, Wilma Friedman, & Håkan Persson. (1991). Lymphocyte-mediated regulation of neurotransmitter gene expression in rat sympathetic ganglia. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 32(2). 97–104. 19 indexed citations

Wetmore, Cynthia, et al.. (1990). Localization of brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA to neurons in the brain by in situ hybridization. Experimental Neurology. 109(2). 141–152. 317 indexed citations

Ericsson, Anders, Vincent Geenen, François Robert, et al.. (1990). Expression of Preprotachykinin-A and Neuropeptide-Y Messenger RNA in the Thymus. Molecular Endocrinology. 4(8). 1211–1218. 60 indexed citations

Hallböök, Finn, Christiane Ayer‐LeLievre, Ted Ebendal, & Håkan Persson. (1990). Expression of nerve growth factor receptor mRNA during early development of the chicken embryo: emphasis on cranial ganglia. Development. 108(4). 693–704. 60 indexed citations

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Brené, Stefan, Nils Lindefors, Jutta Kopp, Göran Sedvall, & Håkan Persson. (1989). Regional distribution of neuropeptide Y mRNA in postmortem human brain. Molecular Brain Research. 6(4). 241–249. 26 indexed citations

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Schalling, Martin, et al.. (1988). Increased neuropeptide Y messenger RNA and peptide in sympathetic ganglia after reserpine pretreatment. European Journal of Pharmacology. 156(3). 419–420. 21 indexed citations

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Ernfors, Patrik, Finn Hallböök, Ted Ebendal, et al.. (1988). Developmental and regional expression of β-nerve growth factor receptor mRNA in the chick and rat. Neuron. 1(10). 983–996. 207 indexed citations

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