Per Borghammer

10.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
164 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Per Borghammer is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Per Borghammer has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Neurology, 43 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 25 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Per Borghammer's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (98 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (67 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (17 papers). Per Borghammer is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (98 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (67 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (17 papers). Per Borghammer collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and Germany. Per Borghammer's co-authors include Karoline Knudsen, Nathalie Van Den Berge, David J. Brooks, Karen Østergaard, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Tatyana D. Fedorova, Albert Gjedde, Jacob Horsager, Allan K. Hansen and Elisabeth Svensson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Per Borghammer

159 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Vagotomy and subsequent risk of P arkinson's disease

2015 603 citations Per Borghammer et al. profile →
Pathological α‐synuclein in gastrointestinal tissues from prodromal Parkinson disease patients

2016 290 citations Morten Gersel Stokholm, Erik Hvid Danielsen et al. profile →
Brain-First versus Gut-First Parkinson’s Disease: A Hypothesis

2019 282 citations Per Borghammer, Nathalie Van Den Berge Journal of Parkinson s Disease profile →
Prodromal Parkinson disease subtypes — key to understanding heterogeneity

2021 247 citations Per Borghammer, Jacob Horsager et al. profile →
Evidence for bidirectional and trans-synaptic parasympathetic and sympathetic propagation of alpha-synuclein in rats

2019 227 citations Nathalie Van Den Berge, Per Borghammer et al. profile →
The α-Synuclein Origin and Connectome Model (SOC Model) of Parkinson’s Disease: Explaining Motor Asymmetry, Non-Motor Phenotypes, and Cognitive Decline

2021 160 citations Per Borghammer Journal of Parkinson s Disease profile →
Cholinergic system changes in Parkinson's disease: emerging therapeutic approaches

2022 145 citations Nicolaas I. Bohnen, Alison J. Yarnall et al. The Lancet Neurology profile →
Brain-first vs. body-first Parkinson's disease: An update on recent evidence

2024 50 citations Jacob Horsager, Per Borghammer Parkinsonism & Related Disorders profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Per Borghammer Denmark	45	4.4k	1.5k	1.5k	1.1k	998	164	7.0k
Ole‐Bjørn Tysnes Norway	44	5.6k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	790 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	192	8.3k
Yoshio Tsuboi Japan	42	3.8k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.6×	292	6.5k
Mariangela Pierantozzi Italy	41	3.8k 0.9×	617 0.4×	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	698 0.7×	169	5.6k
Peter A. LeWitt United States	48	5.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	755 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	200	8.1k
Nicola Pavese United Kingdom	49	5.5k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	3.9k 2.7×	2.2k 1.9×	2.0k 2.0×	193	10.0k
Alessandro Stefani Italy	48	4.3k 1.0×	838 0.6×	4.1k 2.8×	1.1k 1.0×	2.0k 2.0×	220	8.1k
H. Bratzke Germany	23	2.2k 0.5×	891 0.6×	976 0.7×	636 0.6×	657 0.7×	80	4.5k
Heinz Reichmann Germany	39	3.2k 0.7×	563 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	548 0.5×	972 1.0×	199	5.8k
Pascal Derkinderen France	47	3.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	1.9k 1.9×	142	7.0k
W R Gibb United Kingdom	29	5.2k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	565 0.6×	61	6.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Per Borghammer

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Stefanis, Leonidas & Per Borghammer. (2025). Inter-relationship of the age of onset to the concept of brain-first versus body-first Parkinson's disease. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 15(7). 1312–1315.

Bøgh, Nikolaj, Janne Kaergaard Mortensen, Hanne Gottrup, et al.. (2025). Comparison of Deuterium Metabolic Imaging with FDG PET in Alzheimer Disease. Radiology. 315(1). e241808–e241808. 3 indexed citations

Dorsey, E. Ray, Briana R. De Miranda, Jacob Horsager, & Per Borghammer. (2024). The Body, the Brain, the Environment, and Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 14(3). 363–381. 16 indexed citations

Okkels, Niels, Michel J. Grothe, John‐Paul Taylor, et al.. (2024). Cholinergic changes in Lewy body disease: implications for presentation, progression and subtypes. Brain. 147(7). 2308–2324. 21 indexed citations

Iranzo, Álex, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Erik Hvid Danielsen, et al.. (2024). Microglial Activation and Progression of Nigrostriatal Dysfunction in Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Movement Disorders. 39(8). 1323–1328. 6 indexed citations

Iranzo, Álex, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Erik Hvid Danielsen, et al.. (2023). Progression of brain cholinergic dysfunction in patients with isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. European Journal of Neurology. 31(1). e16101–e16101. 14 indexed citations

Joseph, Justin V., Huiqiang Cai, Fabienne Vernejoul, et al.. (2023). STING activation counters glioblastoma by vascular alteration and immune surveillance. Cancer Letters. 579. 216480–216480. 14 indexed citations

Fedorova, Tatyana D., Karoline Knudsen, Jacob Horsager, et al.. (2023). Dopaminergic Dysfunction Is More Symmetric in Dementia with Lewy Bodies Compared to Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 13(4). 515–523. 18 indexed citations

Johnsen, Erik, Mette Møller, Erik Hvid Danielsen, et al.. (2022). Spinal cord stimulation therapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease and gait problems (STEP-PD): study protocol for an exploratory, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled feasibility trial. BMJ Neurology Open. 4(2). e000333–e000333. 4 indexed citations

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Fedorova, Tatyana D., Karoline Knudsen, Katrine B. Andersen, et al.. (2022). Imaging progressive peripheral and central dysfunction in isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder after 3 years of follow-up. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 101. 99–104. 13 indexed citations

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Horsager, Jacob, Niels Okkels, Tatyana D. Fedorova, et al.. (2022). [18F]FEOBV positron emission tomography may not be a suitable method to measure parasympathetic denervation in patients with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 104. 21–25. 3 indexed citations

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Bohnen, Nicolaas I., Alison J. Yarnall, Rimona S. Weil, et al.. (2022). Cholinergic system changes in Parkinson's disease: emerging therapeutic approaches. The Lancet Neurology. 21(4). 381–392. 145 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kjeldsen, Pernille Louise, Peter Parbo, Kim Vang Hansen, et al.. (2022). Asymmetric amyloid deposition in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease: A PET study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100048–100048. 5 indexed citations

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Nissen, Sara Konstantin, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Álex Iranzo, et al.. (2021). Monocyte markers correlate with immune and neuronal brain changes in REM sleep behavior disorder. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(10). 47 indexed citations

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Mark, Esben Bolvig, Anne‐Mette Haase, Per Borghammer, et al.. (2021). Gastric Emptying Time and Volume of the Small Intestine as Objective Markers in Patients With Symptoms of Diabetic Enteropathy. Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 27(3). 390–399. 11 indexed citations

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Fedorova, Tatyana D., Karoline Knudsen, Bolette Hartmann, et al.. (2019). In vivo positron emission tomography imaging of decreased parasympathetic innervation in the gut of vagotomized patients. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 32(3). e13759–e13759. 7 indexed citations

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Mark, Esben Bolvig, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Anne‐Mette Haase, et al.. (2019). Normative values for region‐specific colonic and gastrointestinal transit times in 111 healthy volunteers using the 3D‐Transit electromagnet tracking system: Influence of age, gender, and body mass index. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 32(2). e13734–e13734. 59 indexed citations

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Gormsen, Lars Christian, et al.. (2016). A dual tracer 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT pilot study for detection of cardiac sarcoidosis. EJNMMI Research. 6(1). 52–52. 95 indexed citations

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Damholdt, Malene Flensborg, Karen Østergaard, Per Borghammer, & Lars Larsen. (2011). The Parkinsonian Personality and Concomitant Depression. Journal of Neuropsychiatry. 23(1). 48–55. 1 indexed citations

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Ashkanian, Mahmoud, Per Borghammer, Grethe Andersen, et al.. (2007). Hyperoxia- and hypercapnia-induced changes of cerebral blood flow and metabolic rate of oxygen in ischemic brain tissue. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 27. 1 indexed citations

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