Alex Braun

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Alex Braun is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Braun has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alex Braun's work include Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (8 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (7 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (5 papers). Alex Braun is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (8 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (7 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (5 papers). Alex Braun collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Italy. Alex Braun's co-authors include Praveen Ballabh, Maiken Nedergaard, Jean K. Moore, Furong Hu, William E. Cullinan, Raj Murali, Zoltán Ungvári, Meena Jhanwar‐Uniyal, Hongmin Xu and Anna Csiszár and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Journal of Neuroscience and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Alex Braun

32 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

The blood–brain barrier: an overview 1997 2026 2006 2016 2004 1997 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. The blood–brain barrier: an overview
    2004 1.7k citations Praveen Ballabh, Alex Braun et al. Neurobiology of Disease profile →
  2. Regional cerebral blood flow throughout the sleep-wake cycle. An H2(15)O PET study
    1997 871 citations Alex Braun Brain profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex Braun United States 20 958 892 839 585 560 32 3.9k
Serge Weis Germany 37 409 0.4× 1.3k 1.4× 565 0.7× 846 1.4× 352 0.6× 150 4.9k
Toru Imamura Japan 44 947 1.0× 2.1k 2.4× 362 0.4× 584 1.0× 207 0.4× 171 5.7k
Agustín Legido United States 36 740 0.8× 947 1.1× 165 0.2× 494 0.8× 1.4k 2.4× 138 3.9k
Naoto Adachi Japan 36 428 0.4× 796 0.9× 477 0.6× 777 1.3× 643 1.1× 191 4.1k
W.O. Renier Netherlands 32 554 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 333 0.4× 858 1.5× 1.2k 2.1× 116 3.5k
Vincenzo Esposito Italy 48 730 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 347 0.4× 1.2k 2.1× 356 0.6× 248 6.7k
Diane L. Rosin United States 46 1.0k 1.1× 2.4k 2.7× 958 1.1× 1.9k 3.2× 162 0.3× 84 7.0k
Fernanda Marques Portugal 37 496 0.5× 910 1.0× 992 1.2× 917 1.6× 148 0.3× 78 3.9k
Masatoshi Ito Japan 32 499 0.5× 1.0k 1.1× 168 0.2× 789 1.3× 372 0.7× 129 3.9k
Maria Gulinello United States 40 280 0.3× 946 1.1× 685 0.8× 908 1.6× 169 0.3× 81 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Braun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Braun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Braun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Braun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Braun 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 Alex Braun. Alex Braun 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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Braun, Alex, et al.. (2012). Insidious, Largely Undetected, Fatal Clostridium perfringens Sepsis Resulting in Unbridled Vascular Hemolysis: Concepts Regarding Pathogenesis. Clinical Microbiology Newsletter. 34(6). 47–50. 1 indexed citations
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Jhanwar‐Uniyal, Meena, et al.. (2010). Deciphering the signaling pathways of cancer stem cells of glioblastoma multiforme: Role of Akt/mTOR and MAPK pathways. Advances in Enzyme Regulation. 51(1). 164–170. 30 indexed citations
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Dummula, Krishna, Govindaiah Vinukonda, Hongmin Xu, et al.. (2009). Development of integrins in the vasculature of germinal matrix, cerebral cortex, and white matter of fetuses and premature infants. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 88(6). 1193–1204. 9 indexed citations
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Braun, Alex & B. Hauser. (2007). Korrelation zwischen zytologischen und histologischen Haut-, Lymphknoten- und Milzbefunden bei 500 Hunden und Katzen. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde. 149(6). 249–257. 6 indexed citations
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Braun, Alex, Hongmin Xu, Furong Hu, et al.. (2007). Paucity of Pericytes in Germinal Matrix Vasculature of Premature Infants. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(44). 12012–12024. 103 indexed citations
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Ballabh, Praveen, Hongmin Xu, Furong Hu, et al.. (2007). Angiogenic inhibition reduces germinal matrix hemorrhage. Nature Medicine. 13(4). 477–485. 118 indexed citations
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Zohrabian, Vahe M., Nicholas Gulati, Greg Khitrov, et al.. (2007). Gene expression profiling of metastatic brain cancer. Oncology Reports. 18(2). 321–8. 84 indexed citations
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Gulati, Nicholas, et al.. (2007). Revisiting the role of p53 in primary and secondary glioblastomas.. PubMed. 26(6C). 4633–9. 46 indexed citations
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Braun, Alex, et al.. (2006). Astrocyte End-Feet in Germinal Matrix, Cerebral Cortex, and White Matter in Developing Infants. Pediatric Research. 59(5). 673–679. 85 indexed citations
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Omeis, Ibrahim, Virany Hillard, Alex Braun, et al.. (2006). Meningioangiomatosis associated with neurofibromatosis: report of 2 cases in a single family and review of the literature. Surgical Neurology. 65(6). 595–603. 43 indexed citations
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Sandoval, Claudio, et al.. (2006). RECURRENT NESTED STROMAL EPITHELIAL TUMOR OF THE LIVER WITH EXTRAHEPATIC METASTASIS (CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE). Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. preprint(2008). 1–1. 1 indexed citations
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Ballabh, Praveen, et al.. (2005). Development of Tight Junction Molecules in Blood Vessels of Germinal Matrix, Cerebral Cortex, and White Matter. Pediatric Research. 58(4). 791–798. 59 indexed citations
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Ballabh, Praveen, Alex Braun, & Maiken Nedergaard. (2004). The blood–brain barrier: an overview. Neurobiology of Disease. 16(1). 1–13. 1723 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ballabh, Praveen, Alex Braun, & Maiken Nedergaard. (2004). Anatomic Analysis of Blood Vessels in Germinal Matrix, Cerebral Cortex, and White Matter in Developing Infants. Pediatric Research. 56(1). 117–124. 117 indexed citations
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Salviati, Leonardo, Sabrina Sacconi, David F. Kronn, et al.. (2002). Cytochrome c Oxidase Deficiency Due to a Novel SCO2 Mutation Mimics Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease. Archives of Neurology. 59(5). 862–5. 96 indexed citations
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Marshall, M, et al.. (2001). Meningioma Metastatic to Thyroid Gland. Endocrine Practice. 7(5). 370–374. 6 indexed citations
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Braun, Alex. (1997). Regional cerebral blood flow throughout the sleep-wake cycle. An H2(15)O PET study. Brain. 120(7). 1173–1197. 871 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moore, Jean K., et al.. (1995). Time course of axonal myelination in the human brainstem auditory pathway. Hearing Research. 87(1-2). 21–31. 124 indexed citations
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April, Max M., et al.. (1994). Massive cystic heterotopic brain tissue. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 28(2-3). 235–239. 11 indexed citations
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Cullinan, William E., et al.. (1991). Afferents to Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Projection Neurons: An Update. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 295. 43–100. 131 indexed citations

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