Radu Constantinescu

7.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Radu Constantinescu is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Radu Constantinescu has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Neurology, 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Radu Constantinescu's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (36 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (29 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (13 papers). Radu Constantinescu is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (36 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (29 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (13 papers). Radu Constantinescu collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Radu Constantinescu's co-authors include Karl Kieburtz, Bernard Ravina, Kevin Biglan, Fred Marshall, James P. Thompson, Robert G. Holloway, Giovanni Schifitto, Andrew Siderowf, Caroline M. Tanner and E. Ray Dorsey and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, The Lancet Neurology and Journal of Neurochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Radu Constantinescu

57 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Projected number of people with Parkinson disease in the most populous nations, 2005 through 2030

2006 1.8k citations Radu Constantinescu et al. Neurology profile →
Antibodies to the GABAB receptor in limbic encephalitis with seizures: case series and characterisation of the antigen

2009 652 citations Radu Constantinescu et al. profile →
Blood-based NfL

2017 356 citations Oskar Hansson, Shorena Janelidze et al. Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Radu Constantinescu Sweden	28	3.8k	1.3k	929	892	595	60	5.0k
Ruey‐Meei Wu Taiwan	41	3.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	744 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	884 1.5×	166	5.3k
Chin‐Hsien Lin Taiwan	38	2.9k 0.8×	945 0.8×	972 1.0×	1.3k 1.5×	777 1.3×	206	5.0k
Félix Javier Jiménez‐Jiménez Spain	38	2.6k 0.7×	974 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	379 0.6×	227	5.0k
Steven J. Frucht United States	46	4.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.5×	776 0.8×	652 0.7×	612 1.0×	208	6.0k
Cheryl Waters United States	39	3.7k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	649 0.7×	624 1.0×	107	5.0k
Lars Forsgren Sweden	41	3.2k 0.8×	940 0.7×	985 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	721 1.2×	101	4.9k
Thomas Müller Germany	42	4.1k 1.1×	1.9k 1.5×	733 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	901 1.5×	251	6.7k
Ruth Djaldetti Israel	36	3.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	598 0.6×	760 0.9×	512 0.9×	129	4.7k
Alastair J. Noyce United Kingdom	36	2.9k 0.8×	766 0.6×	565 0.6×	733 0.8×	569 1.0×	146	4.5k
Wolfgang H. Jost Germany	45	4.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	757 0.8×	819 0.9×	372 0.6×	337	7.3k

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Nilsson, Johanna, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, et al.. (2025). Low synaptic and neurosecretory proteins in cerebrospinal fluid in early parkinsonian disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 478. 123683–123683. 1 indexed citations

Constantinescu, Radu, et al.. (2024). Influence of Longitudinal Fragmentation on Length–Weight Relationships of Fishes in the Someșul Cald River, Romania. Fishes. 9(10). 420–420. 1 indexed citations

Sauer, Mathias, Gunnar Brinkmalm, Radu Constantinescu, et al.. (2023). SCRN1: A cerebrospinal fluid biomarker correlating with tau in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(10). 4609–4618. 7 indexed citations

Malmeström, Clas, et al.. (2023). Presence of neural surface and onconeural autoantibodies in cerebrospinal fluid and serum in neurological diseases presents a potential risk for misdiagnosis. European Journal of Neurology. 30(9). 2602–2610.

Gomes, Bárbara Fernandes, Carly M. Farris, Yihua Ma, et al.. (2023). α-Synuclein seed amplification assay as a diagnostic tool for parkinsonian disorders. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 117. 105807–105807. 48 indexed citations

Elišák, Martin, et al.. (2023). Paraneoplastic or not? Sirtuin 2 in anti‐N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptor encephalitis. European Journal of Neurology. 30(10). 3228–3235. 1 indexed citations

Constantinescu, Radu, et al.. (2023). Current status and length–weight relation of the European mudminnow, Umbra krameri (Actinopterygii: Esociformes: Umbridae), from Jieț River, Dolj County, southwestern Romania. Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria. 53. 19–26. 2 indexed citations

Novakova, Lenka, et al.. (2021). Persons with suspicious onset of multiple sclerosis but with undetermined diagnosis had persistent lower cognition and reduced quality of life. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 52. 102977–102977. 3 indexed citations

Westin, Jerker, Filip Bergquist, Dag Nyholm, et al.. (2020). A multiple motion sensors index for motor state quantification in Parkinson's disease. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 189. 105309–105309. 13 indexed citations

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Constantinescu, Radu, et al.. (2018). Cerebrospinal fluid protein markers in PD patients after DBS-STN surgery—A retrospective analysis of patients that underwent surgery between 1993 and 2001. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 174. 174–179. 4 indexed citations

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Hansson, Oskar, Shorena Janelidze, Sara Hall, et al.. (2017). Blood-based NfL. Neurology. 88(10). 930–937. 356 indexed citations breakdown →

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Senek, Marina, Sten‐Magnus Aquilonius, Håkan Askmark, et al.. (2017). Levodopa/carbidopa microtablets in Parkinson’s disease: a study of pharmacokinetics and blinded motor assessment. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 73(5). 563–571. 38 indexed citations

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Constantinescu, Radu, et al.. (2017). Key clinical milestones 15 years and onwards after DBS-STN surgery—A retrospective analysis of patients that underwent surgery between 1993 and 2001. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 154. 43–48. 26 indexed citations

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Constantinescu, Radu, Marie K.L. Nilsson, Maria Carlsson, et al.. (2014). Tolerability and efficacy of the monoaminergic stabilizer (−)-OSU6162 (PNU-96391A) in Huntington’s disease: a double-blind cross-over study. Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 26(5). 298–306. 22 indexed citations

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Constantinescu, Radu & Stefania Mondello. (2013). Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarker Candidates for Parkinsonian Disorders. Frontiers in Neurology. 3. 187–187. 32 indexed citations

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Nutu, Magdalena, Philippe Bourgeois, Henrik Zetterberg, et al.. (2012). Aβ1-15/16 as a Potential Diagnostic Marker in Neurodegenerative Diseases. NeuroMolecular Medicine. 15(1). 169–179. 16 indexed citations

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Constantinescu, Radu, et al.. (2011). Urate as a marker of development and progression in Parkinson'sdisease. Drugs of today. 47(5). 369–369. 16 indexed citations

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Nyholm, Dag, Radu Constantinescu, Björn Holmberg, Nil Dizdar, & Håkan Askmark. (2008). Comparison of apomorphine and levodopa infusions in four patients with Parkinson’s disease with symptom fluctuations. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 119(5). 345–348. 32 indexed citations

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Constantinescu, Radu, Henrik Zetterberg, Björn Holmberg, & Lars Rosengren. (2008). Levels of brain related proteins in cerebrospinal fluid: An aid in the differential diagnosis of parkinsonian disorders. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 15(3). 205–212. 48 indexed citations

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Constantinescu, Radu, Irene Hegeman Richard, & Roger Kurlan. (2007). Levodopa responsiveness in disorders with parkinsonism: A review of the literature. Movement Disorders. 22(15). 2141–2148. 59 indexed citations

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