László Vécsei

25.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
617 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

László Vécsei is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Mental health and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, László Vécsei has authored 617 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 179 papers in Biological Psychiatry, 158 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 130 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in László Vécsei's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (179 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (105 papers) and Migraine and Headache Studies (100 papers). László Vécsei is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (179 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (105 papers) and Migraine and Headache Studies (100 papers). László Vécsei collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, United States and Sweden. László Vécsei's co-authors include József Toldi, Péter Klivènyi, Masaru Tanaka, János Tajti, Ferenc Fülöp, Levente Szalárdy, Dénes Zádori, Yvette Mándi, Katalin Sas and Árpád Párdutz and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

László Vécsei

599 papers receiving 15.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Kynurenines in the CNS: recent advances and new questions

2012 504 citations László Vécsei, Ferenc Fülöp et al. profile →
The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Europe

2006 473 citations László Vécsei et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
László Vécsei	4.7k	4.3k	3.4k	2.8k	2.6k	617	16.0k
Undine E. Lang	3.5k 0.8×	2.2k 0.5×	2.9k 0.8×	635 0.2×	4.1k 1.5×	377	17.4k
Trevor W. Stone	5.6k 1.2×	2.5k 0.6×	6.4k 1.9×	506 0.2×	6.8k 2.6×	433	17.8k
Hiroshi Kunugi	3.0k 0.6×	2.9k 0.7×	4.2k 1.2×	358 0.1×	3.3k 1.2×	446	15.7k
Markus Schwarz	5.8k 1.2×	3.4k 0.8×	2.7k 0.8×	472 0.2×	1.3k 0.5×	230	12.3k
Roberta Dı́az Brinton	1.1k 0.2×	1.2k 0.3×	4.6k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	3.7k 1.4×	278	19.3k
João Quevedo	7.6k 1.6×	5.4k 1.2×	5.6k 1.7×	342 0.1×	6.4k 2.4×	683	26.9k
Robert Schwarcz	10.5k 2.3×	3.8k 0.9×	5.0k 1.5×	378 0.1×	5.8k 2.2×	219	17.3k
Akira Sawa	2.7k 0.6×	2.3k 0.5×	10.8k 3.2×	434 0.2×	5.2k 2.0×	325	20.4k
Murray A. Raskind	1.2k 0.3×	5.1k 1.2×	3.3k 1.0×	442 0.2×	3.3k 1.2×	277	22.6k
Jonathan P. Godbout	4.8k 1.0×	814 0.2×	2.9k 0.8×	616 0.2×	1.3k 0.5×	137	15.0k

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Szabó, Ágnes, Szabolcs Péter Tallósy, Andrea Szabó, et al.. (2025). The Power Struggle: Kynurenine Pathway Enzyme Knockouts and Brain Mitochondrial Respiration. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(5). e70075–e70075. 6 indexed citations

Szabó, Ágnes, Eleonóra Spekker, Mónika Szűcs, et al.. (2025). Oxidative and Excitatory Neurotoxic Stresses in CRISPR/Cas9-Induced Kynurenine Aminotransferase Knockout Mice: A Novel Model for Despair-Based Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark. 30(1). 25706–25706. 10 indexed citations

Szabó, Ágnes, Szabolcs Péter Tallósy, József Toldi, et al.. (2024). Electron transport disturbances in kynurenine aminotransferase knockout mice. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1865. 149389–149389. 1 indexed citations

Karsan, Nazia, Lars Edvinsson, László Vécsei, & Peter J. Goadsby. (2024). Pituitary cyclase‐activating polypeptide targeted treatments for the treatment of primary headache disorders. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 11(7). 1654–1668. 6 indexed citations

Tanaka, Masaru, Ágnes Szabó, Tamás Körtési, et al.. (2023). From CGRP to PACAP, VIP, and Beyond: Unraveling the Next Chapters in Migraine Treatment. Cells. 12(22). 2649–2649. 27 indexed citations

Polyák, Helga, Cecília Rajda, Gábor Veres, et al.. (2023). The Tryptophan-Kynurenine Metabolic System Is Suppressed in Cuprizone-Induced Model of Demyelination Simulating Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Biomedicines. 11(3). 945–945. 33 indexed citations

Molnár, Kinga, Csilla Fazakas, István Szatmári, et al.. (2021). SZR-104, a Novel Kynurenic Acid Analogue with High Permeability through the Blood–Brain Barrier. Pharmaceutics. 13(1). 61–61. 17 indexed citations

Maszlag-Török, Rita, Fanni Annamária Boros, László Vécsei, & Péter Klivènyi. (2021). Gene variants and expression changes of SIRT1 and SIRT6 in peripheral blood are associated with Parkinson’s disease. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 10677–10677. 23 indexed citations

Vékony, Teodóra, Krisztián Kocsis, András Király, et al.. (2021). The Effects of Bilateral Theta-burst Stimulation on Executive Functions and Affective Symptoms in Major Depressive Disorder. Neuroscience. 461. 130–139. 8 indexed citations

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Kata, D, Imre Földesi, Ferenc Fülöp, et al.. (2020). Sensitivity of Rodent Microglia to Kynurenines in Models of Epilepsy and Inflammation In Vivo and In Vitro: Microglia Activation Is Inhibited by Kynurenic Acid and the Synthetic Analogue SZR104. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(23). 9333–9333. 11 indexed citations

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Vékony, Teodóra, et al.. (2020). Speed or Accuracy Instructions During Skill Learning do not Affect the Acquired Knowledge. Cerebral Cortex Communications. 1(1). tgaa041–tgaa041. 10 indexed citations

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Kincses, Bálint, Tamás Spisák, Péter Faragó, et al.. (2020). Brain MRI Diffusion Encoding Direction Number Affects Tract‐Based Spatial Statistics Results in Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimaging. 30(4). 512–522. 4 indexed citations

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Datki, Zsolt, Zsuzsanna Bohár, Dénes Zádori, et al.. (2019). Kynurenic Acid and Its Analogs Are Beneficial Physiologic Attenuators in Bdelloid Rotifers. Molecules. 24(11). 2171–2171. 10 indexed citations

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Tuboly, Gábor, Zsuzsanna Bohár, Gabriella Kékesi, et al.. (2015). The inimitable kynurenic acid: The roles of different ionotropic receptors in the action of kynurenic acid at a spinal level. Brain Research Bulletin. 112. 52–60. 28 indexed citations

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Csiba, László, et al.. (2011). [The carrier model of neurology in Hungary: a proposal for the solution until 2020].. PubMed. 64(11-12). 377–84. 4 indexed citations

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Vámos, Enikő, et al.. (2010). Effect of kynurenic acid on sensitivity to cortical spreading depression in rats. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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Csiba, László, et al.. (2010). [Endangered future: education and replacement of specialists in neurology--a survey in Hungary, 2010].. PubMed. 63(7-8). 259–65. 2 indexed citations

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Sztriha, L. & László Vécsei. (2008). Current practice of antithrombotic treatment in ischemic stroke: a survey among Hungarian neurologists.. PubMed. 61(5-6). 148–54.

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Beniczky, Sándor, et al.. (2006). Multiple sclerosis after hepatitis B vaccination in a 16-year-old patient. Chinese Medical Journal. 119(1). 77–79. 8 indexed citations

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Bencsik, Krisztina, et al.. (2006). Short Communication: Treatment of Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis 96 Patients with IFN- β 1b: Results of a 6-Year Follow-Up. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 26(2). 96–100. 1 indexed citations

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