Alexandra E. Münch

10.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Alexandra E. Münch is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra E. Münch has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Neurology, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Alexandra E. Münch's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers), Immune cells in cancer (3 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (1 paper). Alexandra E. Münch is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers), Immune cells in cancer (3 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (1 paper). Alexandra E. Münch collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Arab Emirates and Germany. Alexandra E. Münch's co-authors include Shane A. Liddelow, Ben A. Barres, Laura Clarke, Chandrani Chakraborty, Myriam Heiman, Urs Wyss, Florian M. W. Grundler, Maya K. Weigel, Kevin A. Guttenplan and Priya Prakash and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra E. Münch

7 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Normal aging induces A1-like astrocyte reactivity 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2021 250 500 750
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. Normal aging induces A1-like astrocyte reactivity
    2018 899 citations Laura Clarke, Shane A. Liddelow et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes induce cell death via saturated lipids
    2021 361 citations Kevin A. Guttenplan, Maya K. Weigel et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexandra E. Münch United States 7 906 499 375 326 263 7 1.6k
Luke M. Healy Canada 25 1.3k 1.4× 737 1.5× 322 0.9× 299 0.9× 393 1.5× 48 2.4k
Catherine Béchade France 22 1.2k 1.3× 611 1.2× 231 0.6× 562 1.7× 383 1.5× 36 2.2k
Katrin Färber Germany 18 1.1k 1.2× 490 1.0× 260 0.7× 627 1.9× 185 0.7× 18 1.9k
Monique Pena United States 6 683 0.8× 583 1.2× 185 0.5× 180 0.6× 220 0.8× 7 1.3k
Julia Marschallinger Austria 19 1.3k 1.4× 734 1.5× 537 1.4× 318 1.0× 365 1.4× 24 2.3k
Tatsuhide Tanaka Japan 20 809 0.9× 379 0.8× 172 0.5× 305 0.9× 330 1.3× 51 1.6k
Sara Bachiller Spain 14 627 0.7× 361 0.7× 221 0.6× 201 0.6× 93 0.4× 24 1.2k
Urtė Neniškytė Lithuania 12 1.3k 1.4× 413 0.8× 390 1.0× 364 1.1× 236 0.9× 21 1.9k
Isaías Glezer Brazil 20 460 0.5× 388 0.8× 253 0.7× 222 0.7× 115 0.4× 37 1.3k
Pascal F. Durrenberger United Kingdom 19 504 0.6× 626 1.3× 345 0.9× 385 1.2× 98 0.4× 24 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Alexandra E. Münch

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexandra E. Münch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexandra E. Münch

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All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Münch, Alexandra E., Maya K. Weigel, K Inoue, et al.. (2024). Blocking of microglia-astrocyte proinflammatory signaling is beneficial following stroke. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 16. 1305949–1305949. 11 indexed citations
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Iyer, Manasi, Madeline H. Cooper, Sammy Weiser Novak, et al.. (2024). Oligodendrocyte calcium signaling promotes actin-dependent myelin sheath extension. Nature Communications. 15(1). 265–265. 19 indexed citations
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Guttenplan, Kevin A., Maya K. Weigel, Priya Prakash, et al.. (2021). Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes induce cell death via saturated lipids. Nature. 599(7883). 102–107. 361 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guttenplan, Kevin A., Benjamin K. Stafford, Rana N. El‐Danaf, et al.. (2020). Neurotoxic Reactive Astrocytes Drive Neuronal Death after Retinal Injury. Cell Reports. 31(12). 107776–107776. 154 indexed citations
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Clarke, Laura, Shane A. Liddelow, Chandrani Chakraborty, et al.. (2018). Normal aging induces A1-like astrocyte reactivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(8). E1896–E1905. 899 indexed citations breakdown →
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Münch, Alexandra E., John M. Hayes, J. Robinson Singleton, et al.. (2014). Hyperglycemia‐ and neuropathy‐induced changes in mitochondria within sensory nerves. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 1(10). 799–812. 17 indexed citations
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Grundler, Florian M. W., Alexandra E. Münch, & Urs Wyss. (1992). The Parasitic Behaviour of Second-Stage Juveniles of Meloidogyne Incognita in Roots of Arabidopsis Thaliana. Nematologica. 38(1-4). 98–111. 153 indexed citations

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