Peter Ekström

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Peter Ekström is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Ekström has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Peter Ekström's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (18 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (17 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (14 papers). Peter Ekström is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (18 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (17 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (14 papers). Peter Ekström collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Denmark. Peter Ekström's co-authors include Theo van Veen, Bo Holmqvist, Hilmar Meissl, Per Alm, Thomas Östholm, Lars O.E. Ebbesson, Mattias Borg, Sven O. E. Ebbesson, A. Bruun and Ragnar Henningsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Peter Ekström

103 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Metabolite-induced in vivo fabrication of substrate-free organic bioelectronics
    2023 109 citations Xenofon Strakosas, Tobias Abrahamsson et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Peter Ekström 1.5k 1.2k 904 648 440 103 3.9k
Annemie Van der Linden 1.6k 1.0× 1.6k 1.3× 109 0.1× 218 0.3× 939 2.1× 266 8.6k
Y. Nakajima 2.3k 1.5× 2.1k 1.7× 231 0.3× 228 0.4× 101 0.2× 74 3.6k
Willem J. DeGrip 2.0k 1.3× 2.1k 1.7× 967 1.1× 195 0.3× 100 0.2× 98 3.5k
W. Bargmann 927 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 478 0.5× 866 1.3× 302 0.7× 88 4.8k
R. E. Coupland 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 325 0.4× 326 0.5× 95 0.2× 94 3.6k
James F. Battey 2.7k 1.8× 4.7k 3.9× 617 0.7× 493 0.8× 443 1.0× 144 9.7k
Eduardo R. Macagno 1.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 71 0.1× 288 0.4× 159 0.4× 116 3.3k
R.H. Douglas 1.7k 1.1× 2.1k 1.7× 951 1.1× 183 0.3× 372 0.8× 96 4.6k
Tomas Larsson 525 0.3× 880 0.7× 232 0.3× 73 0.1× 197 0.4× 47 2.1k
Marleen Verhoye 847 0.6× 621 0.5× 58 0.1× 105 0.2× 479 1.1× 183 5.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Ekström

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Ekström

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

All Works

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Yadav, Amit Singh, Karin Hellman, Peter Ekström, et al.. (2025). Injectable bioresorbable conductive hydrogels for multimodal brain tumor electroimmunotherapy. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9702–9702. 1 indexed citations
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Dicko, Cedric, Xenofon Strakosas, Karin Hellman, et al.. (2024). In situ assembly of an injectable cardiac stimulator. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6774–6774. 8 indexed citations
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Ek, Fredrik, Tobias Abrahamsson, Sebastian Bormann, et al.. (2024). In Vivo Photopolymerization: Achieving Detailed Conducting Patterns for Bioelectronics. Advanced Science. 11(48). e2408628–e2408628. 2 indexed citations
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Strakosas, Xenofon, Tobias Abrahamsson, Karin Hellman, et al.. (2023). Metabolite-induced in vivo fabrication of substrate-free organic bioelectronics. Science. 379(6634). 795–802. 109 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hjort, Martin, David Bliman, Karin Hellman, et al.. (2023). In situ assembly of bioresorbable organic bioelectronics in the brain. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4453–4453. 13 indexed citations
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Ekström, Peter, et al.. (2010). A fibrous membrane suspends the multifocal lens in the eyes of lampreys and African lungfishes. Journal of Morphology. 271(8). 980–989. 11 indexed citations
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Garm, Anders & Peter Ekström. (2008). The Central Nervous System of Box Jellyfish. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 3 indexed citations
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Ekström, Peter, Anders Garm, Jonas Pålsson, Thomas S. Vihtelic, & Dan‐Eric Nilsson. (2008). Immunohistochemical evidence for multiple photosystems in box jellyfish. Cell and Tissue Research. 333(1). 115–124. 13 indexed citations
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Holmqvist, Bo, et al.. (2002). Molecular identification and developmental expression of UV and green opsin mRNAs in the pineal organ of the Atlantic halibut. Developmental Brain Research. 136(1). 51–62. 20 indexed citations
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Alm, Per, Peter Ekström, Ragnar Henningsson, & Ingmar Lundquist. (1999). Morphological evidence for the existence of nitric oxide and carbon monoxide pathways in the rat islets of Langerhans: An immunocytochemical and confocal microscopical study. Diabetologia. 42(8). 978–986. 64 indexed citations
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Holmqvist, Bo, et al.. (1997). Role of the pineal organ in the photoregulated hatching of the Atlantic halibut. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 41(4). 591–595. 29 indexed citations
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Hedlund, Petter, Per Alm, Peter Ekström, et al.. (1995). Pituitary adenylate cyclase‐activating polypeptide, helospectin, and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in human corpus cavernosum. British Journal of Pharmacology. 116(4). 2258–2266. 36 indexed citations
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Meissl, Hilmar, et al.. (1994). Benzodiazepines influence melatonin secretion of the pineal organ of the trout in vitro. Journal of Pineal Research. 17(2). 69–78. 6 indexed citations
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Holmqvist, Bo, Thomas Östholm, Per Alm, & Peter Ekström. (1994). Nitric oxide synthase in the brain of a teleost. Neuroscience Letters. 171(1-2). 205–208. 85 indexed citations
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Yáñez, Julián, Ramón Anadón, Bo Holmqvist, & Peter Ekström. (1993). Neural projections of the pineal organ in the larval sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus L.) revealed by indocarbocyanine dye tracing. Neuroscience Letters. 164(1-2). 213–216. 31 indexed citations
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Ekström, Peter, et al.. (1992). Development of tyrosine hydroxylase-, dopamine- and dopamine β-hydroxylase-immunoreactive neurons in a teleost, the three-spined stickleback. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy. 5(6). 481–501. 48 indexed citations
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Holmqvist, Bo & Peter Ekström. (1991). Galanin‐like immunoreactivity in the brain of teleosts: Distribution and relation to substance P, vasotocin, and isotocin in the atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 306(3). 361–381. 51 indexed citations
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Vecino, Elena & Peter Ekström. (1991). Expression of the homeobox engrailed gene during the embryonic development of the nervous system of the trout (Salmo fario L.). Neuroscience Letters. 129(2). 311–314. 3 indexed citations

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