Iben Lundgaard

6.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
38 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Iben Lundgaard is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Iben Lundgaard has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 17 papers in Neurology and 8 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Iben Lundgaard's work include Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (21 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (12 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers). Iben Lundgaard is often cited by papers focused on Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (21 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (12 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers). Iben Lundgaard collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Denmark. Iben Lundgaard's co-authors include Maiken Nedergaard, Nadia Aalling, Simon Sanggaard, Humberto Mestre, Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir, Benjamin T. Kress, Rashid Deane, Robin J.M. Franklin, Hélène Gautier and Kimberley Anne Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Brain and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Iben Lundgaard

37 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.

The Glymphatic System: A Beginner’s Guide

2015 1.3k citations Nadia Aalling, Iben Lundgaard et al. Neurochemical Research profile →
Glymphatic System Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease and Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

2020 266 citations Benjamin C. Reeves, Jason K. Karimy et al. Trends in Molecular Medicine profile →
The glymphatic system: Current understanding and modeling

2022 193 citations Tomas Bohr, Poul G. Hjorth et al. iScience profile →
Anionic nanoplastic contaminants promote Parkinson’s disease–associated α-synuclein aggregation

2023 132 citations Iben Lundgaard et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Iben Lundgaard Sweden	22	2.3k	1.2k	750	649	560	38	4.1k
Fengfei Ding China	21	2.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	743 1.0×	465 0.7×	542 1.0×	60	3.7k
Georg Andreas Gundersen Norway	6	2.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	953 1.3×	786 1.2×	749 1.3×	6	4.4k
Benjamin A. Plog United States	14	3.1k 1.4×	2.4k 2.0×	733 1.0×	993 1.5×	467 0.8×	27	4.9k
Kurtis I. Auguste United States	34	1.1k 0.5×	910 0.7×	696 0.9×	671 1.0×	882 1.6×	68	4.3k
Alexander G. Rabchevsky United States	42	1.3k 0.6×	907 0.7×	650 0.9×	166 0.3×	1.6k 2.9×	78	5.3k
Jonathan Lifshitz United States	44	957 0.4×	3.1k 2.5×	1.4k 1.9×	636 1.0×	1.7k 3.0×	122	5.8k
Florence M. Bareyre Germany	31	2.0k 0.9×	990 0.8×	914 1.2×	138 0.2×	1.4k 2.4×	56	4.8k
Thomas Brinker Germany	21	1.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	196 0.3×	502 0.8×	387 0.7×	56	2.4k
Alfons Macaya Spain	32	909 0.4×	627 0.5×	249 0.3×	510 0.8×	1.3k 2.3×	126	3.5k
Kimberly R. Byrnes United States	40	925 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	167 0.3×	1.2k 2.2×	68	4.1k

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Yang, Fan, Weimin Zeng, Iben Lundgaard, et al.. (2025). Global metabolomics profiling of glucuronides in human plasma, fecal, and cerebrospinal fluid samples. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.

Aldana, Blanca I., et al.. (2024). Extracellular vesicles released from microglia after palmitate exposure impact brain function. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 21(1). 173–173. 3 indexed citations

Bohr, Tomas, Poul G. Hjorth, Sebastian C. Holst, et al.. (2022). The glymphatic system: Current understanding and modeling. iScience. 25(9). 104987–104987. 193 indexed citations breakdown →

Kjellman, Pontus, et al.. (2022). Mapping of neuroinflammation-induced hypoxia in the spinal cord using optoacoustic imaging. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 10(1). 51–51. 7 indexed citations

Shanbhag, Nagesh C., et al.. (2021). Glymphatic pathways in the gyrencephalic brain. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 41(9). 2264–2279. 36 indexed citations

Manouchehrian, Oscar, et al.. (2021). Acute systemic LPS-exposure impairs perivascular CSF distribution in mice. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 18(1). 34–34. 37 indexed citations

Carlstrom, Lucas P., Avital Perry, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, et al.. (2021). A clinical primer for the glymphatic system. Brain. 145(3). 843–857. 50 indexed citations

Xavier, Anna L. R., Jane Fisher, Marios Kritsilis, et al.. (2021). DNase Treatment Prevents Cerebrospinal Fluid Block in Early Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis. Annals of Neurology. 90(4). 653–669. 21 indexed citations

Fisher, Jane, et al.. (2020). A functional observational battery for evaluation of neurological outcomes in a rat model of acute bacterial meningitis. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 8(1). 40–40. 3 indexed citations

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Reeves, Benjamin C., Jason K. Karimy, Adam J. Kundishora, et al.. (2020). Glymphatic System Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease and Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 26(3). 285–295. 266 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mohanty, Tirthankar, Jane Fisher, Ariane Neumann, et al.. (2019). Neutrophil extracellular traps in the central nervous system hinder bacterial clearance during pneumococcal meningitis. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1667–1667. 83 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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Plog, Benjamin A., Humberto Mestre, Genaro E. Olveda, et al.. (2018). Transcranial optical imaging reveals a pathway for optimizing the delivery of immunotherapeutics to the brain. JCI Insight. 3(20). 71 indexed citations

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Xavier, Anna L. R., Natalie Hauglund, Stephanie von Holstein‐Rathlou, et al.. (2018). Cannula Implantation into the Cisterna Magna of Rodents. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 72 indexed citations

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Spitzer, Sonia, et al.. (2016). Glutamate signalling: A multifaceted modulator of oligodendrocyte lineage cells in health and disease. Neuropharmacology. 110(Pt B). 574–585. 50 indexed citations

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Aalling, Nadia, et al.. (2015). The Glymphatic System: A Beginner’s Guide. Neurochemical Research. 40(12). 2583–2599. 1347 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lundgaard, Iben, Baoman Li, Lulu Xie, et al.. (2015). Direct neuronal glucose uptake heralds activity-dependent increases in cerebral metabolism. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6807–6807. 268 indexed citations

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Lundgaard, Iben, Maria Joana Osório, Benjamin T. Kress, Simon Sanggaard, & Maiken Nedergaard. (2013). White matter astrocytes in health and disease. Neuroscience. 276. 161–173. 215 indexed citations

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Lundgaard, Iben, A. Luzhynskaya, John H. Stockley, et al.. (2013). Neuregulin and BDNF Induce a Switch to NMDA Receptor-Dependent Myelination by Oligodendrocytes. PLoS Biology. 11(12). e1001743–e1001743. 266 indexed citations

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Luzhynskaya, A., et al.. (2009). NEUREGULIN INDUCES NMDA RECEPTOR DEPENDENT MYELINATION BY OLIGODENDROCYTES. Glia. 57(13). 1 indexed citations

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