Almut Schüz

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Almut Schüz is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Almut Schüz has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Almut Schüz's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (19 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (10 papers). Almut Schüz is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (19 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (10 papers). Almut Schüz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Almut Schüz's co-authors include Valentino Braitenberg, Günther Palm, Nikos K. Logothetis, Robert J. Miller, Hans‐Joachim Wagner, Ad Aertsen, Andreas Knoblauch, Florian Häuser, Bernhard Hellwig and M Augath and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Almut Schüz

42 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Cortex: Statistics and Geometry of Neuronal Connectivity 1991 2026 2002 2014 1998 1991 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. Cortex: Statistics and Geometry of Neuronal Connectivity
    1998 791 citations Almut Schüz et al. profile →
  2. Anatomy of the Cortex
    1991 438 citations Almut Schüz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Almut Schüz Germany 18 1.8k 1.1k 358 333 270 42 2.6k
Hamutal Slovin Israel 18 1.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.5× 184 0.5× 172 0.5× 158 0.6× 37 2.8k
Nicholas V. Swindale Canada 29 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 445 1.2× 181 0.5× 575 2.1× 76 3.0k
Kechen Zhang United States 19 1.8k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 152 0.4× 159 0.5× 184 0.7× 45 2.3k
David C. Somers United States 29 3.8k 2.1× 766 0.7× 282 0.8× 185 0.6× 203 0.8× 75 4.3k
Ştefan Mihalaş United States 27 1.7k 0.9× 978 0.9× 110 0.3× 440 1.3× 438 1.6× 72 2.4k
Frédéric Chavane France 20 1.9k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 201 0.6× 178 0.5× 170 0.6× 59 2.2k
Amos Arieli Israel 28 5.9k 3.2× 2.6k 2.4× 579 1.6× 344 1.0× 305 1.1× 52 6.5k
Ulf Knoblich United States 17 2.9k 1.6× 2.5k 2.3× 136 0.4× 193 0.6× 497 1.8× 21 3.9k
Keith P. Purpura United States 24 2.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 82 0.2× 286 0.9× 499 1.8× 49 3.0k
Taufik A. Valiante Canada 34 2.2k 1.2× 1.8k 1.7× 204 0.6× 241 0.7× 613 2.3× 148 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Almut Schüz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Almut Schüz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Almut Schüz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Almut Schüz 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 Almut Schüz. Almut Schüz 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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Grodd, Wolfgang, Vinod Kumar, Almut Schüz, Tobias Lindig, & Klaus Scheffler. (2020). The anterior and medial thalamic nuclei and the human limbic system: tracing the structural connectivity using diffusion-weighted imaging. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 10957–10957. 61 indexed citations
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Miller, Robert J., et al.. (2014). Distribution of axon diameters in cortical white matter: an electron-microscopic study on three human brains and a macaque. Biological Cybernetics. 108(5). 541–557. 213 indexed citations
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Hemmen, J. Leo van, Almut Schüz, & Ad Aertsen. (2014). Structural aspects of biological cybernetics: Valentino Braitenberg, neuroanatomy, and brain function. Biological Cybernetics. 108(5). 517–525. 3 indexed citations
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Palm, Günther, Andreas Knoblauch, Florian Häuser, & Almut Schüz. (2014). Cell assemblies in the cerebral cortex. Biological Cybernetics. 108(5). 559–572. 82 indexed citations
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Bartels, Andreas, et al.. (2012). Color Blobs in Cortical Areas V1 and V2 of the New World Monkey Callithrix jacchus, Revealed by Non-Differential Optical Imaging. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(23). 7881–7894. 32 indexed citations
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Wallace, Damian J., et al.. (2011). Multimodal vessel mapping for precise large area alignment of functional optical imaging data to neuroanatomical preparations in marmosets. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 201(1). 159–172. 3 indexed citations
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Mishra, Anurag, Almut Schüz, Jörn Engelmann, et al.. (2011). Biocytin-Derived MRI Contrast Agent for Longitudinal Brain Connectivity Studies. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 2(10). 578–587. 8 indexed citations
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Schüz, Almut, et al.. (2011). Tentakel des Geistes: Begegnungen mit Valentin Braitenberg. Max Planck Digital Library. 2 indexed citations
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Erokhin, Victor, Almut Schüz, & M. P. Fontana. (2010). Organic Memristor and Bio-Inspired Information Processing. International journal of unconventional computing. 6(1). 15–32. 13 indexed citations
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Voges, Nicole, Almut Schüz, Ad Aertsen, & Stefan Rotter. (2010). A modeler's view on the spatial structure of intrinsic horizontal connectivity in the neocortex. Progress in Neurobiology. 92(3). 277–292. 51 indexed citations
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Mishra, Anurag, et al.. (2009). Improved Neuronal Tract Tracing with Stable Biocytin-Derived Neuroimaging Agents. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 1(2). 129–138. 6 indexed citations
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Schüz, Almut, et al.. (2005). Quantitative Aspects of Corticocortical Connections: A Tracer Study in the Mouse. Cerebral Cortex. 16(10). 1474–1486. 35 indexed citations
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Smirnakis, Stelios M., Alyssa A. Brewer, Michael C. Schmid, et al.. (2005). Lack of long-term cortical reorganization after macaque retinal lesions. Nature. 435(7040). 300–307. 153 indexed citations
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Schüz, Almut. (1998). Neuroanatomy in a computational perspective. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 622–626. 12 indexed citations
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Schüz, Almut, et al.. (1996). Basic Connectivity of the Cerebral Cortex and some Considerations on the Corpus Callosum. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 20(4). 567–570. 57 indexed citations
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Hellwig, Bernhard, Almut Schüz, & Ad Aertsen. (1994). Synapses on axon collaterals of pyramidal cells are spaced at random intervals: a Golgi study in the mouse cerebral cortex. Biological Cybernetics. 71(1). 1–12. 58 indexed citations
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Braitenberg & Almut Schüz. (1989). Cortex: hohe Ordnung oder grösstmögliches Durcheinander?. 1989(5). 74–86. 2 indexed citations
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Palm, G., et al.. (1986). Spatiotemporal receptive fields: a dynamical model derived from cortical architectonics. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 226(1245). 421–444. 38 indexed citations
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Koch‐Nolte, Friedrich, et al.. (1985). Comparison of the septal areas in New Guinean and European brains. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 67(3). 259–267. 4 indexed citations
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Schüz, Almut. (1981). Pränatale Reifung und postnatale Veränderung im Cortex des Meerschweinchens: Mikroskopische Auswertung eines natürlichen Deprivationsexperimentes. I. Pränatale Reifung. Max Planck Digital Library. 22(1). 113–127. 9 indexed citations

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