Alexander F. Schier

51.3k total citations · 17 hit papers
203 papers, 35.4k citations indexed

About

Alexander F. Schier is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander F. Schier has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 35.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Molecular Biology, 60 papers in Cell Biology and 29 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Alexander F. Schier's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (78 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (51 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (44 papers). Alexander F. Schier is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (78 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (51 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (44 papers). Alexander F. Schier collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Alexander F. Schier's co-authors include William S. Talbot, Aviv Regev, Jeffrey A. Farrell, David Gennert, Rahul Satija, Wolfgang Driever, Antonio J. Giráldez, Andrea Pauli, Derek L. Stemple and Stephan C. F. Neuhauss and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Alexander F. Schier

200 papers receiving 34.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander F. Schier United States 95 26.7k 8.6k 5.2k 4.9k 3.3k 203 35.4k
Anthony Wynshaw‐Boris United States 85 18.8k 0.7× 4.6k 0.5× 2.5k 0.5× 5.9k 1.2× 3.3k 1.0× 204 27.9k
Wieland Β. Huttner Germany 103 24.7k 0.9× 11.5k 1.3× 3.3k 0.6× 4.1k 0.8× 7.3k 2.2× 345 35.5k
Christopher A. Walsh United States 94 17.7k 0.7× 5.1k 0.6× 2.5k 0.5× 7.6k 1.5× 6.5k 2.0× 273 29.3k
Ryoichiro Kageyama Japan 95 20.8k 0.8× 2.9k 0.3× 2.6k 0.5× 4.0k 0.8× 4.2k 1.3× 277 28.3k
Didier Y. R. Stainier United States 108 29.1k 1.1× 13.8k 1.6× 4.1k 0.8× 5.2k 1.0× 2.5k 0.8× 366 40.7k
Juergen A. Knoblich Austria 74 19.3k 0.7× 7.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.3× 2.0k 0.4× 4.6k 1.4× 149 27.3k
Mark C. Fishman United States 89 17.1k 0.6× 6.4k 0.7× 2.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.4× 5.4k 1.6× 189 29.1k
Kenneth S. Kosik United States 91 19.0k 0.7× 4.5k 0.5× 7.1k 1.4× 1.9k 0.4× 5.9k 1.8× 296 28.9k
Steven L. McKnight United States 87 26.7k 1.0× 2.5k 0.3× 5.6k 1.1× 6.2k 1.3× 2.1k 0.6× 149 39.0k
Charles B. Kimmel United States 81 19.4k 0.7× 10.7k 1.2× 2.1k 0.4× 5.1k 1.0× 3.0k 0.9× 157 28.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander F. Schier

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Askary, Amjad, Wei Chen, Junhong Choi, et al.. (2024). The lives of cells, recorded. Nature Reviews Genetics. 26(3). 203–222. 5 indexed citations
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Abitua, Philip B., et al.. (2024). Axis formation in annual killifish: Nodal and β-catenin regulate morphogenesis without Huluwa prepatterning. Science. 384(6700). 1105–1110. 4 indexed citations
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Haesemeyer, Martin, Alexander F. Schier, & Florian Engert. (2019). Convergent Temperature Representations in Artificial and Biological Neural Networks. Neuron. 103(6). 1123–1134.e6. 19 indexed citations
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Farrell, Jeffrey A., et al.. (2018). Single-cell reconstruction of developmental trajectories during zebrafish embryogenesis. Science. 360(6392). 501 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gagnon, James A., et al.. (2017). The primary role of zebrafish nanog is in extra-embryonic tissue. Development. 145(1). 25 indexed citations
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Norris, Megan L., Andrea Pauli, James A. Gagnon, et al.. (2017). Toddler signaling regulates mesodermal cell migration downstream of Nodal signaling. eLife. 6. 25 indexed citations
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McKenna, Aaron, Gregory M. Findlay, James A. Gagnon, et al.. (2016). Whole-organism lineage tracing by combinatorial and cumulative genome editing. Science. 353(6298). aaf7907–aaf7907. 477 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dunn, Timothy, Yu Mu, Sujatha Narayan, et al.. (2016). Brain-wide mapping of neural activity controlling zebrafish exploratory locomotion. eLife. 5. e12741–e12741. 181 indexed citations
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Chiu, Cindy N., Jason Rihel, Daniel A. Lee, et al.. (2016). A Zebrafish Genetic Screen Identifies Neuromedin U as a Regulator of Sleep/Wake States. Neuron. 89(4). 842–856. 62 indexed citations
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Pauli, Andrea, Megan L. Norris, Eivind Valen, et al.. (2014). Toddler: An Embryonic Signal That Promotes Cell Movement via Apelin Receptors. Science. 343(6172). 1248636–1248636. 484 indexed citations breakdown →
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Müller, Patrick, et al.. (2012). Differential Diffusivity of Nodal and Lefty Underlies a Reaction-Diffusion Patterning System. Science. 336(6082). 721–724. 283 indexed citations
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Rihel, Jason & Alexander F. Schier. (2011). Behavioral screening for neuroactive drugs in zebrafish. Developmental Neurobiology. 72(3). 373–385. 101 indexed citations
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Rihel, Jason, David A. Prober, Anthony C. Arvanites, et al.. (2010). Zebrafish Behavioral Profiling Links Drugs to Biological Targets and Rest/Wake Regulation. Science. 327(5963). 348–351. 572 indexed citations breakdown →
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Caron, Sophie Jeanne Cécile, David A. Prober, Margaret Choy, & Alexander F. Schier. (2008). In vivo birthdating by BAPTISM reveals that trigeminal sensory neuron diversity depends on early neurogenesis. Development. 135(19). 3259–3269. 50 indexed citations
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Choi, Wen-Yee, Antonio J. Giráldez, & Alexander F. Schier. (2007). Target Protectors Reveal Dampening and Balancing of Nodal Agonist and Antagonist by miR-430. Science. 318(5848). 271–274. 416 indexed citations
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Giráldez, Antonio J., Yuichiro Mishima, Jason Rihel, et al.. (2006). Zebrafish MiR-430 Promotes Deadenylation and Clearance of Maternal mRNAs. Science. 312(5770). 75–79. 1238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prober, David A., et al.. (2006). Hypocretin/Orexin Overexpression Induces An Insomnia-Like Phenotype in Zebrafish. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(51). 13400–13410. 351 indexed citations
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Giráldez, Antonio J., Ryan M. Cinalli, Margaret E. Glasner, et al.. (2005). MicroRNAs Regulate Brain Morphogenesis in Zebrafish. Science. 308(5723). 833–838. 1030 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ciruna, Brian, Gilbert Weidinger, Holger Knaut, et al.. (2002). Production of maternal-zygotic mutant zebrafish by germ-line replacement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(23). 14919–14924. 170 indexed citations
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Schier, Alexander F. & William S. Talbot. (2001). Nodal signaling and the zebrafish organizer. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 45(1). 289–297. 59 indexed citations

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