Kia H. Markussen

928 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 502 citations indexed

About

Kia H. Markussen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Kia H. Markussen has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 502 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Kia H. Markussen's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers), Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus (4 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). Kia H. Markussen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers), Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus (4 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). Kia H. Markussen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and United Kingdom. Kia H. Markussen's co-authors include Jens V. Andersen, Helle S. Waagepetersen, Blanca I. Aldana, Arne Schousboe, Emil Jakobsen, Paul A. Rosenberg, Ramon C. Sun, Matthew S. Gentry, Sofie K. Christensen and Lyndsay E.A. Young and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain, The FASEB Journal and Journal of Neurochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kia H. Markussen

14 papers receiving 497 citations

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

2021 253 citations Jens V. Andersen, Kia H. Markussen et al. Neuropharmacology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kia H. Markussen United States	11	216	166	158	96	58	15	502
Chiara Falcicchia Italy	11	279 1.3×	212 1.3×	94 0.6×	106 1.1×	57 1.0×	21	642
Chiho Hirata‐Fukae United States	10	215 1.0×	185 1.1×	555 3.5×	115 1.2×	36 0.6×	11	778
Julien Chapuis France	13	264 1.2×	101 0.6×	243 1.5×	63 0.7×	63 1.1×	23	514
Farida El Gaamouch United States	10	275 1.3×	315 1.9×	205 1.3×	121 1.3×	26 0.4×	11	637
Edward Beamer Ireland	17	230 1.1×	308 1.9×	88 0.6×	160 1.7×	65 1.1×	22	773
Emil Jakobsen Denmark	12	306 1.4×	222 1.3×	146 0.9×	112 1.2×	20 0.3×	16	589
Irene López‐González Spain	15	327 1.5×	186 1.1×	498 3.2×	268 2.8×	79 1.4×	20	880
Lianteng Zhi United States	13	365 1.7×	232 1.4×	216 1.4×	115 1.2×	19 0.3×	20	761
Timo Sarajärvi Finland	14	321 1.5×	198 1.2×	324 2.1×	162 1.7×	56 1.0×	21	680
Henning Breyhan Germany	8	214 1.0×	164 1.0×	446 2.8×	118 1.2×	19 0.3×	9	584

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Hawkinson, Tara R., James W. Collins, Lyndsay E.A. Young, et al.. (2025). Protocol for high-power, brain-focused microwave fixation to define rodent metabolism. STAR Protocols. 6(2). 103794–103794.

Fitzsimmons, Bethany, Ronald C. Bruntz, Kia H. Markussen, et al.. (2023). Gys1 Antisense Therapy Prevents Disease-Driving Aggregates and Epileptiform Discharges in a Lafora Disease Mouse Model. Neurotherapeutics. 20(6). 1808–1819. 11 indexed citations

Markussen, Kia H., Manuela Corti, Barry J. Byrne, et al.. (2023). The multifaceted roles of the brain glycogen. Journal of Neurochemistry. 168(5). 728–743. 14 indexed citations

Young, Lyndsay E.A., Kia H. Markussen, Tara R. Hawkinson, et al.. (2023). In situ microwave fixation provides an instantaneous snapshot of the brain metabolome. Cell Reports Methods. 3(4). 100455–100455. 11 indexed citations

Rajasekaran, Karthik, Qian Ma, Levi B. Good, et al.. (2022). Metabolic modulation of synaptic failure and thalamocortical hypersynchronization with preserved consciousness in Glut1 deficiency. Science Translational Medicine. 14(665). eabn2956–eabn2956. 16 indexed citations

Durán, Jordi, Arnau Hervera, Kia H. Markussen, et al.. (2021). Astrocytic glycogen accumulation drives the pathophysiology of neurodegeneration in Lafora disease. Brain. 144(8). 2349–2360. 29 indexed citations

Hawkinson, Tara R., Harrison A. Clarke, Lyndsay E.A. Young, et al.. (2021). In situ spatial glycomic imaging of mouse and human Alzheimer's disease brains. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 18(10). 1721–1735. 37 indexed citations

Conroy, Lindsey R., Lyndsay E.A. Young, Tara R. Hawkinson, et al.. (2021). Regional N-glycan and lipid analysis from tissues using MALDI-mass spectrometry imaging. STAR Protocols. 2(1). 100304–100304. 20 indexed citations

Andersen, Jens V., Niels H. Skotte, Sofie K. Christensen, et al.. (2021). Hippocampal Disruptions of Synaptic and Astrocyte Metabolism are Primary Events of Early Amyloid Pathology in the 5xFAD Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations

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Markussen, Kia H., et al.. (2021). The 6th International Lafora Epilepsy Workshop: Advances in the search for a cure. Epilepsy & Behavior. 119. 107975–107975. 10 indexed citations

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Gentry, Matthew S., Lyndsay E.A. Young, Ronald C. Bruntz, et al.. (2021). Brain glycogen serves as a critical glucosamine cache required for protein glycosylation. The FASEB Journal. 35(S1). 3 indexed citations

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Andersen, Jens V., Kia H. Markussen, Emil Jakobsen, et al.. (2021). Glutamate metabolism and recycling at the excitatory synapse in health and neurodegeneration. Neuropharmacology. 196. 108719–108719. 253 indexed citations breakdown →

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Andersen, Jens V., Niels H. Skotte, Sofie K. Christensen, et al.. (2021). Hippocampal disruptions of synaptic and astrocyte metabolism are primary events of early amyloid pathology in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Cell Death and Disease. 12(11). 954–954. 65 indexed citations

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Young, Lyndsay E.A., Yelena Chernyavskaya, Min Wei, et al.. (2021). Optimization of Human Cancer Cell Xenograft Into Zebrafish Larvae for Anti-Cancer Drug Screening. 1 indexed citations

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Andersen, Jens V., Jakob D. Nissen, Sofie K. Christensen, Kia H. Markussen, & Helle S. Waagepetersen. (2017). Impaired Hippocampal Glutamate and Glutamine Metabolism in the db/db Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Neural Plasticity. 2017. 1–9. 26 indexed citations

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