Vladimer Darsalia

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Vladimer Darsalia is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Vladimer Darsalia has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 20 papers in Neurology and 18 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Vladimer Darsalia's work include Diabetes Treatment and Management (18 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (17 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (15 papers). Vladimer Darsalia is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Treatment and Management (18 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (17 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (15 papers). Vladimer Darsalia collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and Poland. Vladimer Darsalia's co-authors include Zaal Kokaia, Olle Lindvall, Therése Kallur, Cesare Patrone, Christine T. Ekdahl, Pär Thored, Thomas Nyström, Henrik Ahlenius, Thomas Klein and Emanuele Cacci and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Nature Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Vladimer Darsalia

48 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Persistent Production of Neurons from Adult Brain Stem Cells During Recovery after Stroke

2005 567 citations Therése Kallur, Vladimer Darsalia et al. profile →
Forebrain ependymal cells are Notch-dependent and generate neuroblasts and astrocytes after stroke

2009 352 citations Marie Carlén, Konstantinos Meletis et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vladimer Darsalia Sweden	24	1.4k	1.0k	981	876	528	50	3.0k
Christian Göritz Sweden	22	1.9k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	2.0k 2.0×	2.1k 2.4×	98 0.2×	30	5.2k
Lee Anna Cunningham United States	25	592 0.4×	652 0.6×	643 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	106 0.2×	47	2.6k
Ruilan Zhang United States	28	1.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	2.0k 2.3×	110 0.2×	38	5.4k
Nobutaka Kawahara Japan	32	1.2k 0.9×	736 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	74 0.1×	87	4.4k
Isabelle Dusart France	35	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	2.2k 2.2×	1.2k 1.4×	105 0.2×	67	4.1k
Jocelyn Childs United States	11	818 0.6×	719 0.7×	861 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	47 0.1×	17	2.6k
Anton B. Tonchev Bulgaria	27	648 0.5×	374 0.4×	642 0.7×	881 1.0×	80 0.2×	97	2.3k
Alastair Wilkins United Kingdom	30	744 0.5×	562 0.5×	725 0.7×	979 1.1×	45 0.1×	71	2.8k
Rui Lan Zhang United States	43	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.7×	833 0.8×	2.0k 2.3×	66 0.1×	73	5.0k

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Klein, Thomas, et al.. (2026). Normalization of Insulin Resistance, Rather Than Hyperglycemia, Before Stroke Improves Functional Outcomes in a Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes.

Romanitan, Mihaela Oana, Peter Haebel, Thomas Nyström, et al.. (2025). Pre-stroke weight loss by glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor and neuropeptide Y receptor Y2 activation improves post-stroke functional recovery in male diabetic mouse models. Diabetologia. 69(1). 230–243.

Nyström, Thomas, et al.. (2024). The SGLT2 inhibitor Empagliflozin promotes post-stroke functional recovery in diabetic mice. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 23(1). 88–88. 12 indexed citations

Lietzau, Grażyna, Hiranya Pintana, Thomas Klein, et al.. (2021). A High-Fat Diet Increases Activation of the Glucagon-Like Peptide-1-Producing Neurons in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarii: an Effect that is Partially Reversed by Drugs Normalizing Glycemia. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 42(6). 1995–2002. 3 indexed citations

Wilhelmsson, Ulrika, Doortje Dekens, Martin Larsson, et al.. (2021). Diet-induced weight loss in obese/diabetic mice normalizes glucose metabolism and promotes functional recovery after stroke. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 20(1). 240–240. 8 indexed citations

Dekens, Doortje, Hiranya Pintana, Martin Larsson, et al.. (2021). Normalisation of glucose metabolism by exendin‐4 in the chronic phase after stroke promotes functional recovery in male diabetic mice. British Journal of Pharmacology. 179(4). 677–694. 12 indexed citations

Chiazza, Fausto, Hiranya Pintana, Grażyna Lietzau, et al.. (2020). The Stroke-Induced Increase of Somatostatin-Expressing Neurons is Inhibited by Diabetes: A Potential Mechanism at the Basis of Impaired Stroke Recovery. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 41(3). 591–603. 6 indexed citations

Lietzau, Grażyna, Giulia Magni, Ján Kehr, et al.. (2020). Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and sulfonylureas prevent the progressive impairment of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system induced by diabetes during aging. Neurobiology of Aging. 89. 12–23. 19 indexed citations

Pintana, Hiranya, Martin Larsson, Thomas Nyström, et al.. (2020). Regulation of Glycemia in the Recovery Phase After Stroke Counteracts the Detrimental Effect of Obesity-Induced Type 2 Diabetes on Neurological Recovery. Diabetes. 69(9). 1961–1973. 16 indexed citations

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Darsalia, Vladimer, Odd Erik Johansen, Grażyna Lietzau, et al.. (2019). Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors for the Potential Treatment of Brain Disorders; A Mini-Review With Special Focus on Linagliptin and Stroke. Frontiers in Neurology. 10. 493–493. 20 indexed citations

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Kokaia, Zaal & Vladimer Darsalia. (2018). Human Neural Stem Cells for Ischemic Stroke Treatment. Results and problems in cell differentiation. 66. 249–263. 19 indexed citations

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Darsalia, Vladimer, Martin Larsson, Thomas Klein, & Cesare Patrone. (2018). The high need for trials assessing functional outcome after stroke rather than stroke prevention with GLP-1 agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 17(1). 32–32. 14 indexed citations

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Lietzau, Grażyna, Vladimer Darsalia, Hiranya Pintana, et al.. (2017). Type 2 diabetes alters hippocampal gamma oscillations: A potential mechanism behind impaired cognition. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 82. 46–50. 12 indexed citations

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Darsalia, Vladimer, Martin Larsson, David Nathanson, et al.. (2015). Glucagon-Like Receptor 1 Agonists and DPP-4 Inhibitors: Potential Therapies for the Treatment of Stroke. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 35(5). 718–723. 38 indexed citations

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Darsalia, Vladimer, David Nathanson, Thomas Nyström, et al.. (2014). GLP-1R activation for the treatment of stroke: Updating and future perspectives. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. 15(3). 233–242. 21 indexed citations

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Darsalia, Vladimer, Martin Larsson, David Nathanson, et al.. (2014). Linagliptin enhances neural stem cell proliferation after stroke in type 2 diabetic mice. Regulatory Peptides. 190-191. 25–31. 25 indexed citations

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Kokaia, Zaal & Vladimer Darsalia. (2011). Neural Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Ischemic Stroke. Translational Stroke Research. 2(3). 272–278. 19 indexed citations

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Carlén, Marie, Konstantinos Meletis, Christian Göritz, et al.. (2009). Forebrain ependymal cells are Notch-dependent and generate neuroblasts and astrocytes after stroke. Nature Neuroscience. 12(3). 259–267. 352 indexed citations breakdown →

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Darsalia, Vladimer, Therése Kallur, & Zaal Kokaia. (2007). Survival, migration and neuronal differentiation of human fetal striatal and cortical neural stem cells grafted in stroke‐damaged rat striatum. European Journal of Neuroscience. 26(3). 605–614. 145 indexed citations

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Kallur, Therése, Vladimer Darsalia, Olle Lindvall, & Zaal Kokaia. (2006). Human fetal cortical and striatal neural stem cells generate region‐specific neurons in vitro and differentiate extensively to neurons after intrastriatal transplantation in neonatal rats. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 84(8). 1630–1644. 81 indexed citations

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