Jens V. Andersen

2.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
46 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Jens V. Andersen is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jens V. Andersen has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jens V. Andersen's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (16 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers). Jens V. Andersen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (16 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers). Jens V. Andersen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Australia. Jens V. Andersen's co-authors include Arne Schousboe, Helle S. Waagepetersen, Blanca I. Aldana, Emil Jakobsen, Alexei Verkhratsky, Sofie K. Christensen, Kia H. Markussen, Paul A. Rosenberg, Emil W. Westi and Jakob D. Nissen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jens V. Andersen

45 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Glutamate metabolism and recycling at the excitatory synapse in health and neurodegeneration

2021 253 citations Jens V. Andersen, Emil Jakobsen et al. profile →
Astrocyte energy and neurotransmitter metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease: Integration of the glutamate/GABA-glutamine cycle

2022 161 citations Jens V. Andersen, Arne Schousboe et al. Progress in Neurobiology profile →
The Glutamate/ GABA ‐Glutamine Cycle: Insights, Updates, and Advances

2025 17 citations Jens V. Andersen Journal of Neurochemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jens V. Andersen Denmark	23	704	702	490	360	206	46	1.5k
Blanca I. Aldana Denmark	23	685 1.0×	642 0.9×	425 0.9×	387 1.1×	180 0.9×	62	1.5k
Ronald W. Irwin United States	22	981 1.4×	587 0.8×	961 2.0×	310 0.9×	227 1.1×	35	2.6k
Anne B. Walls Denmark	20	572 0.8×	789 1.1×	371 0.8×	254 0.7×	73 0.4×	39	1.6k
Aiguo Xuan China	21	773 1.1×	331 0.5×	549 1.1×	321 0.9×	159 0.8×	39	1.8k
Kazue Hisaoka‐Nakashima Japan	25	495 0.7×	482 0.7×	505 1.0×	307 0.9×	141 0.7×	69	1.4k
Jorge Montesinos Spain	19	716 1.0×	283 0.4×	459 0.9×	562 1.6×	336 1.6×	26	1.7k
Giuseppina Amadoro Italy	30	1.1k 1.6×	822 1.2×	1.4k 2.8×	375 1.0×	128 0.6×	65	2.5k
Thimmasettappa Thippeswamy United States	24	488 0.7×	797 1.1×	422 0.9×	271 0.8×	55 0.3×	71	1.6k
Sabino Vesce United States	14	797 1.1×	1.0k 1.5×	344 0.7×	522 1.4×	77 0.4×	15	1.8k
Ana Ricobaraza Spain	20	1.1k 1.5×	588 0.8×	618 1.3×	217 0.6×	140 0.7×	35	2.2k

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Lolansen, Sara Diana, Søren Norge Andreassen, Chiara Salio, et al.. (2025). Choroid plexus-mediated CSF secretion remains stable in aging rats via high and age-resistant metabolic activity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6778–6778. 1 indexed citations

Westi, Emil W., Rebecca Carlsen, Jens V. Andersen, et al.. (2025). Metabolic Flexibility of Microglia: Energy Substrate Utilization and Impact on Neuronal Metabolism. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(11). e70304–e70304.

Li, Shaomin, Jiarui Wang, Jens V. Andersen, et al.. (2024). Misprogramming of glucose metabolism impairs recovery of hippocampal slices from neuronal GLT‐1 knockout mice and contributes to excitotoxic injury through mitochondrial superoxide production. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(1). e16205–e16205. 3 indexed citations

Sørensen, Michael, Jens V. Andersen, Peter Nissen Bjerring, & Hendrik Vilstrup. (2024). Hepatic encephalopathy as a result of ammonia-induced increase in GABAergic tone with secondary reduced brain energy metabolism. Metabolic Brain Disease. 40(1). 19–19. 2 indexed citations

Andersen, Jens V., Emil W. Westi, Blanca I. Aldana, et al.. (2024). Deficient brain GABA metabolism leads to widespread impairments of astrocyte and oligodendrocyte function. Glia. 72(10). 1821–1839. 2 indexed citations

Andersen, Jens V., Emil W. Westi, Niels H. Skotte, et al.. (2023). Deletion of CaMKIIα disrupts glucose metabolism, glutamate uptake, and synaptic energetics in the cerebral cortex. Journal of Neurochemistry. 168(5). 704–718. 2 indexed citations

Andersen, Jens V. & Arne Schousboe. (2023). Milestone Review: Metabolic dynamics of glutamate and GABA mediated neurotransmission — The essential roles of astrocytes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 166(2). 109–137. 59 indexed citations

Westi, Emil W., Jens V. Andersen, & Blanca I. Aldana. (2023). Using stable isotope tracing to unravel the metabolic components of neurodegeneration: Focus on neuron-glia metabolic interactions. Neurobiology of Disease. 182. 106145–106145. 14 indexed citations

Andersen, Jens V. & Arne Schousboe. (2022). Glial Glutamine Homeostasis in Health and Disease. Neurochemical Research. 48(4). 1100–1128. 45 indexed citations

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Sehlin, Dag, Jens V. Andersen, Blanca I. Aldana, et al.. (2022). The Alzheimer's disease 5xFAD mouse model is best suited to investigate pretargeted imaging approaches beyond the blood-brain barrier. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 1001722–1001722. 3 indexed citations

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Andersen, Jens V., Arne Schousboe, & Alexei Verkhratsky. (2022). Astrocyte energy and neurotransmitter metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease: Integration of the glutamate/GABA-glutamine cycle. Progress in Neurobiology. 217. 102331–102331. 161 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jansson, Martin, Sophia Häfner, Disa Tehler, et al.. (2021). Regulation of translation by site-specific ribosomal RNA methylation. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 28(11). 889–899. 63 indexed citations

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Andersen, Jens V., et al.. (2021). Downregulation of GABA Transporter 3 (GAT3) is Associated with Deficient Oxidative GABA Metabolism in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Astrocytes in Alzheimer's Disease. Neurochemical Research. 46(10). 2676–2686. 16 indexed citations

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Jakobsen, Emil, Jens V. Andersen, Sofie K. Christensen, et al.. (2021). Pharmacological inhibition of mitochondrial soluble adenylyl cyclase in astrocytes causes activation of AMP‐activated protein kinase and induces breakdown of glycogen. Glia. 69(12). 2828–2844. 11 indexed citations

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Andersen, Jens V., et al.. (2021). Astrocyte metabolism of the medium-chain fatty acids octanoic acid and decanoic acid promotes GABA synthesis in neurons via elevated glutamine supply. Molecular Brain. 14(1). 132–132. 53 indexed citations

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McNair, Laura F., Jens V. Andersen, Jakob D. Nissen, et al.. (2020). Conditional Knockout of GLT-1 in Neurons Leads to Alterations in Aspartate Homeostasis and Synaptic Mitochondrial Metabolism in Striatum and Hippocampus. Neurochemical Research. 45(6). 1420–1437. 22 indexed citations

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Andersen, Jens V., Niels H. Skotte, Blanca I. Aldana, Anne Nørremølle, & Helle S. Waagepetersen. (2019). Enhanced cerebral branched-chain amino acid metabolism in R6/2 mouse model of Huntington’s disease. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 76(12). 2449–2461. 12 indexed citations

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Andersen, Jens V., et al.. (2019). Functional Differences between Synaptic Mitochondria from the Striatum and the Cerebral Cortex. Neuroscience. 406. 432–443. 8 indexed citations

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Andersen, Jens V., Laura F. McNair, Arne Schousboe, & Helle S. Waagepetersen. (2017). Specificity of exogenous acetate and glutamate as astrocyte substrates examined in acute brain slices from female mice using methionine sulfoximine (MSO) to inhibit glutamine synthesis. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 95(11). 2207–2216. 29 indexed citations

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McNair, Laura F., Anne B. Walls, Jens V. Andersen, et al.. (2016). Metabolic Characterization of Acutely Isolated Hippocampal and Cerebral Cortical Slices Using [U-13C]Glucose and [1,2-13C]Acetate as Substrates. Neurochemical Research. 42(3). 810–826. 33 indexed citations

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