Niels Westergaard

3.7k total citations
62 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Niels Westergaard is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Niels Westergaard has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Niels Westergaard's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers), Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus (13 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (12 papers). Niels Westergaard is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers), Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus (13 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (12 papers). Niels Westergaard collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Norway and Thailand. Niels Westergaard's co-authors include Arne Schousboe, Ursula Sonnewald, Steffen B. Petersen, Leif Hertz, Karsten Lundgren, Peng Liang, Geirmund Unsgård, Helle S. Waagepetersen, Orla M. Larsson and Birgitte Andersen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Niels Westergaard

60 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Niels Westergaard Denmark	32	1.7k	1.4k	557	502	443	62	3.1k
Jaroslava Folbergrová Czechia	36	1.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	777 1.4×	414 0.8×	364 0.8×	96	4.0k
H. S. Bachelard United Kingdom	33	1.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	793 1.4×	366 0.7×	195 0.4×	93	3.7k
Robert J. Mark United States	24	857 0.5×	1.6k 1.2×	1.6k 2.9×	265 0.5×	506 1.1×	33	3.6k
H. Fai Poon United States	28	642 0.4×	2.2k 1.6×	2.0k 3.5×	344 0.7×	562 1.3×	43	4.1k
Anna Atlante Italy	36	760 0.4×	2.2k 1.6×	1.2k 2.1×	321 0.6×	270 0.6×	110	3.8k
I Diamond United States	27	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	464 0.8×	278 0.6×	274 0.6×	56	3.2k
Sandra J. Hewett United States	31	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	945 1.7×	621 1.2×	953 2.2×	72	4.2k
Gavin P. Davey Ireland	23	543 0.3×	1.5k 1.1×	431 0.8×	214 0.4×	162 0.4×	63	2.7k
Nam Sang Cheung Australia	30	511 0.3×	1.6k 1.2×	929 1.7×	1.2k 2.5×	244 0.6×	66	3.9k
Takashi Morihara Japan	28	835 0.5×	2.0k 1.4×	2.1k 3.8×	281 0.6×	496 1.1×	57	4.9k

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Westergaard, Niels, Trine Meldgaard Lund, & Charlotte Vermehren. (2025). Predictive Biomarkers and Personalized Therapy: Use of Pharmacogenetic Testing in a Scandinavian Perspective. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 136(3). e70009–e70009.

Houlind, Morten Baltzer, Henrik Berg Rasmussen, Jens Borggaard Larsen, et al.. (2024). Pharmacogenetic testing of CYP2D6, CYP2C19 and CYP2C9 in Denmark: Agreement between publicly funded genotyping tests and the subsequent phenotype classification. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 134(5). 756–763. 3 indexed citations

Westergaard, Niels, et al.. (2024). Use of drugs with pharmacogenomics (PGx)‐based dosing guidelines in a Danish cohort of persons with chronic kidney disease, both on dialysis and not on dialysis: Perspectives for prescribing optimization. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 134(4). 531–542. 3 indexed citations

Vermehren, Charlotte, et al.. (2020). Drug Use among Nursing Home Residents in Denmark for Drugs Having Pharmacogenomics Based (PGx) Dosing Guidelines: Potential for Preemptive PGx Testing. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 10(3). 78–78. 9 indexed citations

Westergaard, Niels, et al.. (2020). Drug Use in Denmark for Drugs Having Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Based Dosing Guidelines from CPIC or DPWG for CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 Drug–Gene Pairs: Perspectives for Introducing PGx Test to Polypharmacy Patients. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 10(1). 3–3. 12 indexed citations

Westergaard, Niels, Helle S. Waagepetersen, Bo Belhage, & Arne Schousboe. (2017). Citrate, a Ubiquitous Key Metabolite with Regulatory Function in the CNS. Neurochemical Research. 42(6). 1583–1588. 39 indexed citations

Wallach‐Kildemoes, Helle, et al.. (2016). A Paradigm Shift Towards Patient Involvement in Medicines Development and Regulatory Science: Workshop Proceedings and Commentary. Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science. 50(3). 304–311. 18 indexed citations

Fosgerau, Keld, Jens Breinholt, James G. McCormack, & Niels Westergaard. (2002). Evidence against Glycogen Cycling of Gluconeogenic Substrates in Various Liver Preparations. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(32). 28648–28655. 17 indexed citations

Westergaard, Niels, et al.. (2002). Identification of two novel and potent competitive inhibitors of the glucose‐6‐phosphatase catalytic protein. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 4(2). 96–105. 3 indexed citations

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Jakobsen, Palle, Marit Kristiansen, Jens Breinholt, et al.. (2001). Iminosugars: potential inhibitors of liver glycogen phosphorylase. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 9(3). 733–744. 74 indexed citations

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Fosgerau, Keld, Niels Westergaard, Bjørn Quistorff, et al.. (2000). Kinetic and Functional Characterization of 1,4-Dideoxy-1,4-imino--arabinitol: A Potent Inhibitor of Glycogen Phosphorylase with Anti-hyperglyceamic Effect in ob/ob Mice. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 380(2). 274–284. 81 indexed citations

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Madsen, Peter, et al.. (2000). Glucose-6-phosphatase Catalytic Enzyme Inhibitors: Synthesis and In Vitro Evaluation of Novel 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydrothieno[3,2-c]- and -[2,3-c]pyridines. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 8(9). 2277–2289. 21 indexed citations

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Westergaard, Niels, Peter Madsen, & Karsten Lundgren. (1998). Characterization of glycerol uptake and glycerol kinase activity in rat hepatocytes cultured under different hormonal conditions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1402(3). 261–268. 18 indexed citations

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Sonnewald, Ursula, et al.. (1995). 13C NMR study of IGF-I-and insulin-effects on mitochondrial function in cultured brain cells. Neuroreport. 6(6). 878–880. 14 indexed citations

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Westergaard, Niels, Ursula Sonnewald, Steffen B. Petersen, & Arne Schousboe. (1995). Glutamate and glutamine metabolism in cultured GABAergic neurons studied by 13C NMR spectroscopy may indicate compartmentation and mitochondrial heterogeneity. Neuroscience Letters. 185(1). 24–28. 56 indexed citations

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Westergaard, Niels, Ursula Sonnewald, & Arne Schousboe. (1994). Release of α-ketoglutarate, malate and succinate from cultured astrocytes: possible role in amino acid neurotransmitter homeostasis. Neuroscience Letters. 176(1). 105–109. 54 indexed citations

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Sonnewald, Ursula, Niels Westergaard, Bjørnar Hassel, et al.. (1993). NMR Spectroscopic Studies of <sup>13</sup>C Acetate and <sup>13</sup>C Glucose Metabolism in Neocortical Astrocytes: Evidence for Mitochondrial Heterogeneity. Developmental Neuroscience. 15(3-5). 351–358. 82 indexed citations

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Schousboe, Arne, Niels Westergaard, Ursula Sonnewald, et al.. (1992). Chapter 17: Regulatory role of astrocytes for neuronal biosynthesis and homeostasis of glutamate and GABA. Progress in brain research. 94. 199–211. 79 indexed citations

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Westergaard, Niels, Orla M. Larsson, Berit Packert Jensen, & Arne Schousboe. (1992). Synthesis and release of GABA in cerebral cortical neurons co-cultured with astrocytes from cerebral cortex or cerebellum. Neurochemistry International. 20(4). 567–575. 19 indexed citations

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Westergaard, Niels, Hanne Fosmark, & Arne Schousboe. (1991). Metabolism and Release of Glutamate in Cerebellar Granule Cells Cocultured with Astrocytes from Cerebellum or Cerebral Cortex. Journal of Neurochemistry. 56(1). 59–66. 48 indexed citations

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