Pia Weikop

4.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
74 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Pia Weikop is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pia Weikop has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 31 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Pia Weikop's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (28 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (24 papers). Pia Weikop is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (28 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (24 papers). Pia Weikop collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Sweden. Pia Weikop's co-authors include Martin Lundblad, Mickaël Decressac, Anders Björklund, Bengt Mattsson, Johan Jakobsson, Gitta Wörtwein, Anders Fink‐Jensen, Ján Kehr, Ditte Dencker and Jørgen Scheel‐Krüger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Pia Weikop

73 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

TFEB-mediated autophagy rescues midbrain dopamine neurons... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2022 2023 2025 2024 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. TFEB-mediated autophagy rescues midbrain dopamine neurons from α-synuclein toxicity
    2013 597 citations Pia Weikop et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Memory-enhancing properties of sleep depend on the oscillatory amplitude of norepinephrine
    2022 137 citations Celia Kjærby, Mie Andersen et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  3. Potentiating glymphatic drainage minimizes post-traumatic cerebral oedema
    2023 86 citations Rashad Hussain, Jeffrey Tithof et al. Nature profile →
  4. Norepinephrine-mediated slow vasomotion drives glymphatic clearance during sleep
    2025 78 citations Natalie Hauglund, Mie Andersen et al. profile →
  5. Trigeminal ganglion neurons are directly activated by influx of CSF solutes in a migraine model
    2024 39 citations Martin Kaag Rasmussen, Kjeld Møllgård et al. Science profile →

Peers

Pia Weikop
Byron C. Jones United States
James R. Pauly United States
Luis Valmor Portela Brazil
Elena Martín‐García Spain
Mariana Angoa‐Pérez United States
Bruce Ladenheim United States
Frank P. Zemlan United States
Maria Björkqvist Sweden
Jaakko Lappalainen United States
Kalervo Kiianmaa Finland
Byron C. Jones United States
Pia Weikop
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pia Weikop

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Holst, Sebastian C., Brice Ozenne, Pia Weikop, et al.. (2025). Sleep deprivation and sleep intensity exert distinct effects on cerebral vasomotion and brain pulsations driven by the respiratory and cardiac cycles. PLoS Biology. 23(11). e3003500–e3003500. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Qian, Sisi Peng, Qiwu Xu, et al.. (2024). Enhancing glymphatic fluid transport by pan-adrenergic inhibition suppresses epileptogenesis in male mice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9600–9600. 8 indexed citations
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Rasmussen, Martin Kaag, Kjeld Møllgård, Peter A. R. Bork, et al.. (2024). Trigeminal ganglion neurons are directly activated by influx of CSF solutes in a migraine model. Science. 385(6704). 80–86. 39 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hussain, Rashad, Jeffrey Tithof, Wei Wang, et al.. (2023). Potentiating glymphatic drainage minimizes post-traumatic cerebral oedema. Nature. 623(7989). 992–1000. 86 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dietz, Andrea, Pia Weikop, Natalie Hauglund, et al.. (2023). Local extracellular K + in cortex regulates norepinephrine levels, network state, and behavioral output. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(40). e2305071120–e2305071120. 9 indexed citations
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Ekelund, Kim, Charlotte Albrechtsen, Hanne Kristine Hegaard, et al.. (2022). The role of central serotonergic markers and estradiol changes in perinatal mental health. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 146(4). 357–369. 9 indexed citations
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Kjærby, Celia, Mie Andersen, Natalie Hauglund, et al.. (2022). Memory-enhancing properties of sleep depend on the oscillatory amplitude of norepinephrine. Nature Neuroscience. 25(8). 1059–1070. 137 indexed citations breakdown →
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Plenge, Per, Ara M. Abramyan, G. Sørensen, et al.. (2020). The mechanism of a high-affinity allosteric inhibitor of the serotonin transporter. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1491–1491. 36 indexed citations
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Dam, Henrik, et al.. (2019). Clinical association to FKBP5 rs1360780 in patients with depression. Psychiatric Genetics. 29(6). 220–225. 5 indexed citations
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Dencker, Ditte, William A. Owens, Nikolaj Riis Christensen, et al.. (2018). PICK1-Deficient Mice Exhibit Impaired Response to Cocaine and Dysregulated Dopamine Homeostasis. eNeuro. 5(3). ENEURO.0422–17.2018. 13 indexed citations
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Thomsen, Morgane, Ditte Dencker, Gitta Wörtwein, et al.. (2017). The glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist Exendin-4 decreases relapse-like drinking in socially housed mice. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 160. 14–20. 69 indexed citations
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Weikop, Pia, et al.. (2015). Hyperactivity and lack of social discrimination in the adolescent Fmr1 knockout mouse. Behavioural Pharmacology. 26(8). 733–740. 35 indexed citations
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Sørensen‎, Jette Led, Cees van der Vleuten, Susanne Rosthøj, et al.. (2015). Simulation-based multiprofessional obstetric anaesthesia training conducted in situ versus off-site leads to similar individual and team outcomes: a randomised educational trial. BMJ Open. 5(10). e008344–e008344. 69 indexed citations
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Sørensen, G., Gitta Wörtwein, Pia Weikop, et al.. (2014). Enhanced self-administration of alcohol in muscarinic acetylcholine M4 receptor knockout mice. European Journal of Pharmacology. 746. 1–5. 17 indexed citations
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Brindisi, Margherita, Stefania Butini, Simone Brogi, et al.. (2014). Targeting Dopamine D3and Serotonin 5-HT1Aand 5-HT2AReceptors for Developing Effective Antipsychotics: Synthesis, Biological Characterization, and Behavioral Studies. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 57(22). 9578–9597. 40 indexed citations
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Dencker, Ditte, Gitta Wörtwein, Pia Weikop, et al.. (2011). Involvement of a Subpopulation of Neuronal M4Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Antipsychotic-like Effects of the M1/M4Preferring Muscarinic Receptor Agonist Xanomeline. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(16). 5905–5908. 49 indexed citations
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Thomsen, Morgane, Pia Weikop, Ditte Dencker, et al.. (2011). Increased cocaine self-administration in M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor knockout mice. Psychopharmacology. 216(3). 367–378. 57 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Jacob P. R., Pia Weikop, Henrik H. Hansen, et al.. (2008). SK3 K+ channel‐deficient mice have enhanced dopamine and serotonin release and altered emotional behaviors. Genes Brain & Behavior. 7(8). 836–848. 29 indexed citations
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Weikop, Pia, Takashi Yoshitake, & Ján Kehr. (2007). Differential effects of adjunctive methylphenidate and citalopram on extracellular levels of serotonin, noradrenaline and dopamine in the rat brain. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 17(10). 658–671. 34 indexed citations

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