Karin Borges

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Karin Borges is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Karin Borges has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 30 papers in Physiology and 27 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Karin Borges's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (29 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (27 papers). Karin Borges is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (29 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (27 papers). Karin Borges collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Chile. Karin Borges's co-authors include Raymond Dingledine, Stephen F. Traynelis, Derek Bowie, Tanya S. McDonald, Tesfaye Wolde Tefera, Kah Ni Tan, Ursula Sonnewald, Catalina Carrasco‐Pozo, Melissa J. Benson and Helmut Kettenmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Karin Borges

73 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

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.

The Glutamate Receptor Ion Channels

1999 1.8k citations Raymond Dingledine, Karin Borges et al. profile →
The glutamate receptor ion channels.

1999 1.4k citations Raymond Dingledine, Karin Borges et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author						Papers	Cites
Karin Borges	3.7k	2.8k	1.0k	705	638	74	6.0k
Gerald A. Dienel	3.6k 1.0×	3.5k 1.2×	1.9k 1.9×	1.5k 2.1×	378 0.6×	120	8.0k
Neil R. Sims	2.1k 0.6×	2.9k 1.0×	1.8k 1.7×	1.1k 1.6×	489 0.8×	80	6.1k
Lucio Annunziato	3.5k 0.9×	5.0k 1.8×	1.4k 1.3×	886 1.3×	456 0.7×	285	10.2k
Peter R. Dodd	3.3k 0.9×	2.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.5×	937 1.3×	349 0.5×	170	6.5k
Jørgen Drejer	5.9k 1.6×	4.0k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.6×	490 0.8×	65	7.8k
Tore Eid	2.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	619 0.6×	598 0.8×	1.3k 2.1×	84	4.4k
Péter Klivènyi	2.3k 0.6×	3.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	780 1.1×	505 0.8×	214	7.2k
Flaminio Cattabeni	3.1k 0.8×	2.8k 1.0×	1.7k 1.7×	1.1k 1.5×	739 1.2×	171	7.3k
Helle S. Waagepetersen	4.6k 1.2×	3.8k 1.4×	2.1k 2.0×	1.7k 2.4×	459 0.7×	170	8.9k
Jesús Bénavidès	4.1k 1.1×	3.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	565 0.9×	145	7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Karin Borges

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Karin Borges's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Karin Borges with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Karin Borges more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Karin Borges

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Karin Borges. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Karin Borges. The network helps show where Karin Borges may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karin Borges

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karin Borges. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karin Borges 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 Karin Borges. Karin Borges is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Baeza‐Lehnert, Felipe, Leanne Noack, Andrea Lewen, et al.. (2025). Lactate Transport via Glial MCT1 and Neuronal MCT2 Is Not Required for Synchronized Synaptic Transmission in Hippocampal Slices Supplied With Glucose. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(10). e70251–e70251. 1 indexed citations

Borges, Karin, et al.. (2024). Transient anticonvulsant effects of time-restricted feeding in the 6-Hz mouse model. Epilepsy & Behavior. 151. 109618–109618. 1 indexed citations

McDonald, Tanya S., et al.. (2021). Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate is anticonvulsant and improves oxidative glucose metabolism within the hippocampus and liver in the chronic pilocarpine mouse epilepsy model. Epilepsy & Behavior. 122. 108223–108223. 10 indexed citations

Borges, Karin, et al.. (2020). Open‐label long‐term treatment of add‐on triheptanoin in adults with drug‐resistant epilepsy. Epilepsia Open. 5(2). 230–239. 7 indexed citations

Soni, Neha, Viktor Vegh, Xuan Vinh To, et al.. (2020). Combined Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping Discern Discrete Facets of White Matter Pathology Post-injury in the Rodent Brain. Frontiers in Neurology. 11. 153–153. 15 indexed citations

Gorter, Jan A., Erwin A. van Vliet, Stefanie Dedeurwaerdere, et al.. (2018). A companion to the preclinical common data elements for physiologic data in rodent epilepsy models. A report of the TASK3 Physiology Working Group of the ILAE/AES Joint Translational Task Force. Epilepsia Open. 3(S1). 69–89. 17 indexed citations

Calvert, Sophie, et al.. (2018). A pilot study of add-on oral triheptanoin treatment for children with medically refractory epilepsy. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 22(6). 1074–1080. 26 indexed citations

Tan, Kah Ni, et al.. (2018). Heptanoate is neuroprotective in vitro but triheptanoin post-treatment did not protect against middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats. Neuroscience Letters. 683. 207–214. 4 indexed citations

McDonald, Tanya S., Catalina Carrasco‐Pozo, Mark P. Hodson, & Karin Borges. (2017). Alterations in Cytosolic and Mitochondrial [U-¹³C]Glucose Metabolism in a Chronic Epilepsy Mouse Model. eNeuro. 4(1). ENEURO.0341–16.2017. 39 indexed citations

10.

Carrasco‐Pozo, Catalina, Kah Ni Tan, Marjorie Reyes‐Farias, et al.. (2016). The deleterious effect of cholesterol and protection by quercetin on mitochondrial bioenergetics of pancreatic β-cells, glycemic control and inflammation: In vitro and in vivo studies. Redox Biology. 9. 229–243. 82 indexed citations

11.

Tefera, Tesfaye Wolde, Kah Ni Tan, Tanya S. McDonald, & Karin Borges. (2016). Alternative Fuels in Epilepsy and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Neurochemical Research. 42(6). 1610–1620. 22 indexed citations

12.

Hadera, Mussie Ghezu, Tanya S. McDonald, Olav B. Smeland, et al.. (2015). Modification of Astrocyte Metabolism as an Approach to the Treatment of Epilepsy: Triheptanoin and Acetyl-l-Carnitine. Neurochemical Research. 41(1-2). 86–95. 13 indexed citations

13.

Benson, Melissa J., Nicola Thomas, Sahil Talwar, et al.. (2015). A novel anticonvulsant mechanism via inhibition of complement receptor C5ar1 in murine epilepsy models. Neurobiology of Disease. 76. 87–97. 58 indexed citations

14.

Kim, Tae‐Hwan, Karin Borges, Steven Petrou, & Christopher A. Reid. (2012). Triheptanoin reduces seizure susceptibility in a syndrome-specific mouse model of generalized epilepsy. Epilepsy Research. 103(1). 101–105. 24 indexed citations

15.

Samala, Ramakrishna, et al.. (2008). Anticonvulsant profile of a balanced ketogenic diet in acute mouse seizure models. Epilepsy Research. 81(2-3). 119–127. 52 indexed citations

16.

Borges, Karin. (2008). Mouse models: The ketogenic diet and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Epilepsia. 49(s8). 64–66. 11 indexed citations

17.

Borges, Karin, Reneé Shaw, & Raymond Dingledine. (2007). Gene expression changes after seizure preconditioning in the three major hippocampal cell layers. Neurobiology of Disease. 26(1). 66–77. 32 indexed citations

18.

Borges, Karin & Raymond Dingledine. (1998). Chapter 11 AMPA receptors: Molecular and functional diversity. Progress in brain research. 116. 153–170. 81 indexed citations

19.

Borges, Karin & Helmut Kettenmann. (1995). Blockade of K⁺ channels induced by AMPA/kainate receptor activation in mouse oligodendrocyte precursor cells is mediated by NA⁺ entry. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 42(4). 579–593. 53 indexed citations

20.

Borges, Karin, Carsten Ohlemeyer, Jacqueline Trotter, & Helmut Kettenmann. (1994). Ampa/kainate receptor activation in murine oligodendrocyte precursor cells leads to activation of a cation conductance, calcium influx and blockade of delayed rectifying K+ channels. Neuroscience. 63(1). 135–149. 87 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact