Irena Westergren

630 total citations
19 papers, 543 citations indexed

About

Irena Westergren is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Irena Westergren has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 543 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Irena Westergren's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Epilepsy research and treatment (5 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (4 papers). Irena Westergren is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Epilepsy research and treatment (5 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (4 papers). Irena Westergren collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Bulgaria and Slovakia. Irena Westergren's co-authors include Barbro B. Johansson, Anders Hamberger, Britta Nyström, Claes Nordborg, Barbro Johansson, Daniela Ježová, Viktor Bartanusz, J. Rivier, Berit Johansson and Catherine Rivier and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain Research, Endocrinology and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Irena Westergren

19 papers receiving 522 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Irena Westergren Sweden 12 229 152 108 93 84 19 543
Katia Vermoesen Belgium 12 332 1.4× 168 1.1× 63 0.6× 44 0.5× 64 0.8× 15 573
Yoshihisa Kitamura Japan 11 167 0.7× 196 1.3× 95 0.9× 47 0.5× 83 1.0× 13 470
Donald E. Palm United States 14 175 0.8× 228 1.5× 107 1.0× 24 0.3× 94 1.1× 18 563
Hameed Al‐Sarraf Kuwait 13 151 0.7× 144 0.9× 95 0.9× 22 0.2× 48 0.6× 21 499
Chris Williams New Zealand 12 286 1.2× 379 2.5× 132 1.2× 85 0.9× 136 1.6× 14 979
Carolyn Emory United States 12 143 0.6× 287 1.9× 55 0.5× 33 0.4× 32 0.4× 16 689
MW Bradbury United Kingdom 9 140 0.6× 132 0.9× 72 0.7× 30 0.3× 40 0.5× 12 414
Matthew J. Hogan Canada 15 375 1.6× 346 2.3× 191 1.8× 75 0.8× 149 1.8× 21 1.1k
Ljubisav Rakić Serbia 16 178 0.8× 206 1.4× 101 0.9× 42 0.5× 134 1.6× 46 657
William A. Banks United States 10 268 1.2× 276 1.8× 165 1.5× 161 1.7× 24 0.3× 12 883

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Irena Westergren

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Westergren, Irena, Britta Nyström, Anders Hamberger, & Barbro B. Johansson. (1995). Intracerebral Dialysis and the Blood‐Brain Barrier. Journal of Neurochemistry. 64(1). 229–234. 68 indexed citations
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Westergren, Irena, et al.. (1994). Tirilazad Reduces Brain Edema After Middle Cerebral Artery Ligation in Hypertensive Rats. PubMed. 60. 310–313. 12 indexed citations
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Hansson, Elisabeth, Barbro Johansson, Irena Westergren, & Lars Rönnbäck. (1994). Mechanisms of Glutamate Induced Swelling in Astroglial Cells. PubMed. 60. 12–14. 5 indexed citations
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Hansson, Elisabeth, Barbro Johansson, Irena Westergren, & Lars Rönnbäck. (1994). Glutamate-induced swelling of single astroglial cells in primary culture. Neuroscience. 63(4). 1057–1066. 39 indexed citations
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Westergren, Irena, Britta Nyström, Anders Hamberger, & Barbro B. Johansson. (1994). Amino Acids in Extracellular Fluid in Vasogenic Brain Edema. PubMed. 60. 124–127. 8 indexed citations
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Westergren, Irena, Britta Nyström, Anders Hamberger, Claes Nordborg, & Barbro B. Johansson. (1994). Concentrations of Amino Acids in Extracellular Fluid After Opening of the Blood‐Brain Barrier by Intracarotid Infusion of Protamine Sulfate. Journal of Neurochemistry. 62(1). 159–165. 71 indexed citations
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Westergren, Irena & Barbro B. Johansson. (1993). Altering the blood‐brain barrier in the rat by intracarotid infusion of polycations: a comparison between protamine, poly‐L‐lysine and poly‐L‐arginine. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 149(1). 99–104. 38 indexed citations
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Westergren, Irena, et al.. (1993). Glutamate enhances brain damage and albumin content in cerebrospinal fluid after intracarotid protamine infusion. Acta Neuropathologica. 85(3). 285–90. 10 indexed citations
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Westergren, Irena & Barbro B. Johansson. (1993). Blockade of AMPA Receptors Reduces Brain Edema following Opening of the Blood—Brain Barrier. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 13(4). 603–608. 22 indexed citations
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Westergren, Irena & Barbro B. Johansson. (1992). NBQX, an AMPA antagonist, reduces glutamate-mediated brain edema. Brain Research. 573(2). 324–326. 39 indexed citations
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Ježová, Daniela, Viktor Bartanusz, Irena Westergren, et al.. (1992). Rat melanin-concentrating hormone stimulates adrenocorticotropin secretion: evidence for a site of action in brain regions protected by the blood-brain barrier.. Endocrinology. 130(2). 1024–1029. 89 indexed citations
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Westergren, Irena & Barbro B. Johansson. (1991). Dixyrazine, a phenothiazine derivate, can prevent brain oedema induced by intracarotid injection of protamine sulphate. Acta Neurochirurgica. 113(3-4). 171–175. 5 indexed citations
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Westergren, Irena & Barbro B. Johansson. (1991). Changes in physiological parameters of rat cerebrospinal fluid during chronic sampling: Evaluation of two sampling methods. Brain Research Bulletin. 27(2). 283–286. 23 indexed citations
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Wikkelsø, Carsten, Rolf Ekman, Irena Westergren, & Barbro B. Johansson. (1991). Neuropeptides in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus and Dementia. European Neurology. 31(2). 88–93. 25 indexed citations
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Westergren, Irena & Barbro B. Johansson. (1990). Albumin content in brain and CSF after intracarotid infusion of protamine sulfate: A longitudinal study. Experimental Neurology. 107(2). 192–196. 15 indexed citations
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Olsson, Anton, Irena Westergren, & Barbro B. Johansson. (1989). Brain edema after middle cerebral artery occlusion. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 80(1). 12–16. 10 indexed citations
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Fredriksson, K., et al.. (1987). Blood-brain barrier leakage and brain edema in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats. Acta Neuropathologica. 74(3). 259–268. 48 indexed citations
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Westergren, Irena, Per Kjellstrand, L.E. Linder, & Barbro Johansson. (1984). Reduction of brain specific gravity in mice prenatally exposed to trichloroethylene. Toxicology Letters. 23(2). 223–226. 11 indexed citations

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