Torsten Madsén

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Torsten Madsén is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, History and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Madsén has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 9 papers in History and 9 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Torsten Madsén's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (20 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (9 papers) and Historical and Archaeological Studies (9 papers). Torsten Madsén is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (20 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (9 papers) and Historical and Archaeological Studies (9 papers). Torsten Madsén collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and South Africa. Torsten Madsén's co-authors include T. G. Bolwig, Gitta Wörtwein, Tom G. Bolwig, Olle Lindvall, Johan Bengzon, Anders Tingström, Jens Randel Nyengaard, Gregers Wegener, Paul E.G. Kristjansen and Fenghua Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Biological Psychiatry and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Madsén

51 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Increased neurogenesis in a model of electroconvulsive th... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 200 400 600
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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. Increased neurogenesis in a model of electroconvulsive therapy
    2000 602 citations Torsten Madsén, Johan Bengzon et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Torsten Madsén Denmark 24 1.3k 953 602 563 503 55 2.8k
Jennifer Warner‐Schmidt United States 23 1.3k 1.0× 777 0.8× 823 1.4× 294 0.5× 411 0.8× 29 3.0k
Jeffrey H. Goodman United States 31 2.8k 2.1× 1.8k 1.9× 1.0k 1.7× 574 1.0× 494 1.0× 50 4.3k
Daniel S. Lorrain United States 32 1.3k 1.0× 268 0.3× 1.0k 1.7× 412 0.7× 197 0.4× 61 3.3k
Riitta Miettinen Finland 35 2.1k 1.6× 572 0.6× 1.0k 1.7× 348 0.6× 485 1.0× 77 3.2k
W. Ernest Lyons United States 21 1.7k 1.3× 634 0.7× 946 1.6× 132 0.2× 284 0.6× 21 2.9k
Fu Du United States 21 1.1k 0.8× 466 0.5× 647 1.1× 519 0.9× 156 0.3× 36 2.3k
C. O’Carroll United Kingdom 8 1.4k 1.0× 893 0.9× 541 0.9× 152 0.3× 360 0.7× 17 2.5k
Alessandro Ieraci Italy 24 1.4k 1.0× 697 0.7× 762 1.3× 153 0.3× 207 0.4× 49 3.2k
Michael Dragunow New Zealand 33 2.6k 1.9× 1.4k 1.5× 1.7k 2.9× 380 0.7× 756 1.5× 77 4.8k
Uranova Na Russia 25 933 0.7× 599 0.6× 812 1.3× 499 0.9× 447 0.9× 84 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Torsten Madsén

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gebauer, Anne Birgitte, et al.. (2023). Megaliths and rituals at Tustrup, Denmark. Aarhus University Press eBooks.
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Chen, Fenghua, et al.. (2020). Sustained Ultrastructural Changes in Rat Hippocampal Formation After Repeated Electroconvulsive Seizures. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 23(7). 446–458. 17 indexed citations
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Chen, Fenghua, Maryam Ardalan, Betina Elfving, et al.. (2017). Mitochondria Are Critical for BDNF-Mediated Synaptic and Vascular Plasticity of Hippocampus following Repeated Electroconvulsive Seizures. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 21(3). 291–304. 28 indexed citations
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Ardalan, Maryam, et al.. (2016). Neurovascular plasticity of the hippocampus one week after a single dose of ketamine in genetic rat model of depression. Hippocampus. 26(11). 1414–1423. 35 indexed citations
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Chen, Fenghua, et al.. (2012). Quantitative hippocampal structural changes following electroconvulsive seizure treatment in a rat model of depression. Synapse. 66(8). 667–676. 47 indexed citations
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Chen, Fenghua, Torsten Madsén, Gregers Wegener, & Jens Randel Nyengaard. (2009). Imipramine treatment increases the number of hippocampal synapses and neurons in a genetic animal model of depression. Hippocampus. 20(12). 1376–1384. 86 indexed citations
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Chen, Fenghua, Torsten Madsén, Gregers Wegener, & Jens Randel Nyengaard. (2008). Changes in rat hippocampal CA1 synapses following imipramine treatment. Hippocampus. 18(7). 631–639. 45 indexed citations
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Videbech, Poul, Niels Damsbo, Hans Henrik Jensen, et al.. (2007). Referenceprogram for unipolar depression hos voksne. University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark). 1–138. 15 indexed citations
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Bolwig, T. G. & Torsten Madsén. (2007). Electroconvulsive therapy in melancholia: the role of hippocampal neurogenesis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 115(s433). 130–135. 37 indexed citations
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Madsén, Torsten, Tom G. Bolwig, & Jens D. Mikkelsen. (2006). Differential Regulation of c-Fos and FosB in the Rat Brain After Amygdala Kindling. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 26(1). 87–100. 17 indexed citations
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Madsén, Torsten, Samuel S. Newton, Molly E. Eaton, David Russell, & Ronald S. Duman. (2003). Chronic electroconvulsive seizure up-regulates β-catenin expression in rat hippocampus: role in adult neurogenesis. Biological Psychiatry. 54(10). 1006–1014. 93 indexed citations
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Chen, Jingshan, Samuel S. Newton, David Adams, et al.. (2003). Downregulation of the CCAAT-Enhancer Binding Protein β in ΔFosB Transgenic Mice and by Electroconvulsive Seizures. Neuropsychopharmacology. 29(1). 23–31. 12 indexed citations
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Altar, C. Anthony, et al.. (2003). Effects of electroconvulsive seizures and antidepressant drugs on brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein in rat brain. Biological Psychiatry. 54(7). 703–709. 256 indexed citations
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Mikkelsen, Jens D., et al.. (2001). Intrahippocampal infusion of antisense oligodeoxynucleotide to the GABAA receptor γ2 subunit enhances neuropeptide Y gene expression. Brain Research Bulletin. 54(1). 91–99. 10 indexed citations
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Madsén, Torsten, et al.. (2000). Increased neurogenesis in a model of electroconvulsive therapy. Biological Psychiatry. 47(12). 1043–1049. 602 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ulrichsen, Jakob, David P.D. Woldbye, Torsten Madsén, et al.. (1998). ELECTRICAL AMYGDALA KINDLING IN ALCOHOL-WITHDRAWAL KINDLED RATS. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 33(3). 244–254. 11 indexed citations
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Madsén, Torsten, et al.. (1994). Från fortbildning till en lärande arbetsorganisation. 129–156. 2 indexed citations
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Madsén, Torsten. (1994). Skolutveckling och lärares kompetensutveckling i ett helhetsperspektiv. 21–79. 1 indexed citations
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Andresen, J., Torsten Madsén, & Irwin Scollar. (1993). Computing the past : computer applications and quantitative methods in archaeology : CAA92. Aarhus University Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Madsén, Torsten. (1988). Multivariate archaeology : numerical approaches in Scandinavian archaeology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 30 indexed citations

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