Johan Bengzon

9.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
98 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Johan Bengzon is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Bengzon has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Johan Bengzon's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (28 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (27 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (17 papers). Johan Bengzon is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (28 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (27 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (17 papers). Johan Bengzon collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Denmark. Johan Bengzon's co-authors include Olle Lindvall, Zaal Kokaia, Mérab Kokaia, Patrik Ernfors, Håkan Persson, Anders Tingström, Eskil Elmér, Mattias Belting, Paulina Kucharzewska and Helena C. Christianson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Johan Bengzon

94 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

Exosomes reflect the hypoxic status of glioma cells and mediate hypoxia-dependent activation of vascular cells during tumor development

2013 781 citations Paulina Kucharzewska, Helena C. Christianson et al. profile →
Apoptosis and proliferation of dentate gyrus neurons after single and intermittent limbic seizures

1997 647 citations Johan Bengzon, Zaal Kokaia et al. profile →
Increased neurogenesis in a model of electroconvulsive therapy

2000 602 citations Johan Bengzon, Olle Lindvall et al. profile →
Increased levels of messenger RNAs for neurotrophic factors in the brain during kindling epileptogenesis

1991 529 citations Johan Bengzon, Zaal Kokaia et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Johan Bengzon Sweden	36	3.6k	3.1k	2.5k	1.1k	846	98	7.3k
Angélique Bordey United States	46	2.9k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	639 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	120	6.2k
Jack M. Parent United States	49	4.5k 1.3×	3.1k 1.0×	5.1k 2.0×	700 0.6×	1.6k 1.9×	117	9.6k
Susan D. Croll United States	26	2.4k 0.7×	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	663 0.6×	604 0.7×	37	6.2k
Arthur M. Butt United Kingdom	49	3.0k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	2.7k 1.1×	519 0.5×	2.7k 3.2×	148	7.3k
Benjamin Deneen United States	37	1.3k 0.4×	2.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	947 0.9×	1.6k 1.9×	86	5.5k
Sandra Goebbels Germany	41	2.8k 0.8×	4.5k 1.5×	3.0k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.9×	65	8.4k
Jonah R. Chan United States	49	3.2k 0.9×	2.9k 1.0×	4.0k 1.6×	701 0.6×	2.1k 2.5×	86	8.2k
Scott R. Whittemore United States	53	4.2k 1.2×	2.7k 0.9×	3.1k 1.2×	320 0.3×	917 1.1×	162	8.1k
Jenny Hsieh United States	32	1.6k 0.5×	3.9k 1.3×	2.6k 1.0×	816 0.7×	563 0.7×	64	6.2k
Sébastien Couillard‐Després Austria	39	2.4k 0.7×	2.3k 0.7×	3.4k 1.3×	432 0.4×	1.4k 1.6×	128	6.8k

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Lätt, Jimmy, Elisabet Englund, Patrick Liebig, et al.. (2025). Role of Amide Proton Transfer Weighted MRI in Predicting MGMTp Methylation Status, p53-Status, Ki-67 Index, IDH-Status, and ATRX Expression in WHO Grade 4 High Grade Glioma. Tomography. 11(6). 64–64.

Yadav, Amit Singh, Karin Hellman, Peter Ekström, et al.. (2025). Injectable bioresorbable conductive hydrogels for multimodal brain tumor electroimmunotherapy. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9702–9702. 1 indexed citations

Strandberg, Maria, et al.. (2025). Acute Postoperative Seizures are a Negative Prognostic Factor for Seizure Freedom After Epilepsy Surgery for Focal Cortical Dysplasia. World Neurosurgery. 202. 124352–124352.

Lätt, Jimmy, Sara Kinhult, Elisabet Englund, et al.. (2025). Differentiation between glioblastoma and solitary brain metastases using perfusion and amide proton transfer weighted MRI. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 19. 1533799–1533799. 2 indexed citations

Valdemarsson, Stig, et al.. (2023). Visual acuity in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma: Prognostic factors and long-term outcome after surgery. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 102667–102667. 3 indexed citations

Wirestam, Ronnie, Gunther Helms, Karin Markenroth Bloch, et al.. (2022). Tissue response curve‐shape analysis of dynamic glucose‐enhanced and dynamic contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in patients with brain tumor. NMR in Biomedicine. 36(6). e4863–e4863. 2 indexed citations

Stefani, Francesca Romana, et al.. (2022). Transcription Factor–Forced Astrocytic Differentiation Impairs Human Glioblastoma Growth In Vitro and In Vivo. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 22(2). 274–286. 7 indexed citations

Berg, Tracy J., Carolina Marques, Vasiliki Pantazopoulou, et al.. (2021). The Irradiated Brain Microenvironment Supports Glioma Stemness and Survival via Astrocyte-Derived Transglutaminase 2. Cancer Research. 81(8). 2101–2115. 32 indexed citations

Ledri, Marco, Johan Bengzon, Bo Jespersen, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of epileptiform activity by neuropeptide Y in brain tissue from drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy patients. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 19393–19393. 32 indexed citations

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Strandberg, Maria, et al.. (2018). Epilepsia – February 2018 – Announcements. Epilepsia. 59(2). 504–506. 1 indexed citations

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Canals, Isaac, Raissa Timmerman, Giedre Miskinyte, et al.. (2018). Rapid and efficient induction of functional astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells. Nature Methods. 15(9). 693–696. 147 indexed citations

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Stefani, Francesca Romana, et al.. (2018). Periostin is Secreted by Glioblastoma CD90-positive Stromal Cells and Acts as a Pericyte Chemoattractant. Journal of Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 8(2). 2 indexed citations

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Miskinyte, Giedre, Marita Grønning Hansen, Emanuela Monni, et al.. (2018). Transcription factor programming of human ES cells generates functional neurons expressing both upper and deep layer cortical markers. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0204688–e0204688. 8 indexed citations

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Miskinyte, Giedre, Karthikeyan Devaraju, Marita Grønning Hansen, et al.. (2017). Direct conversion of human fibroblasts to functional excitatory cortical neurons integrating into human neural networks. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 8(1). 207–207. 55 indexed citations

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Menard, Julien A., Helena C. Christianson, Paulina Kucharzewska, et al.. (2016). Metastasis Stimulation by Hypoxia and Acidosis-Induced Extracellular Lipid Uptake Is Mediated by Proteoglycan-Dependent Endocytosis. Cancer Research. 76(16). 4828–4840. 85 indexed citations

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Bexell, Daniel, Andreas Svensson, & Johan Bengzon. (2012). Stem cell-based therapy for malignant glioma. Cancer Treatment Reviews. 39(4). 358–365. 69 indexed citations

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Bexell, Daniel, Salina Gunnarsson, Andreas Svensson, et al.. (2011). Rat Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Lack Long-Distance Tropism to 3 Different Rat Glioma Models. Neurosurgery. 70(3). 731–739. 25 indexed citations

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Bexell, Daniel, Salina Gunnarsson, Ariane Tormin, et al.. (2008). Bone Marrow Multipotent Mesenchymal Stroma Cells Act as Pericyte-like Migratory Vehicles in Experimental Gliomas. Molecular Therapy. 17(1). 183–190. 199 indexed citations

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Roschupkina, Teona, Falk Hertwig, Denise Kottwitz, et al.. (2007). CD133 Is Not Present on Neurogenic Astrocytes in the Adult Subventricular Zone, but on Embryonic Neural Stem Cells, Ependymal Cells, and Glioblastoma Cells. Cancer Research. 67(12). 5727–5736. 149 indexed citations

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Lindvall, Olle, Johan Bengzon, Patrik Brundin, Peter Kalén, & Mérab Kokaia. (1990). Chapter 38 Locus coeruleus grafts in hippocampal kindling epilepsy: noradrenaline release, receptor specificity and influence on seizure development. Progress in brain research. 82. 339–346. 7 indexed citations

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