Andreas Gal

16.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
217 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Andreas Gal is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Gal has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Molecular Biology, 65 papers in Physiology and 51 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Andreas Gal's work include Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (54 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (48 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (34 papers). Andreas Gal is often cited by papers focused on Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (54 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (48 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (34 papers). Andreas Gal collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Andreas Gal's co-authors include Debra A. Thompson, Michael Beck, Ulrike Orth, E. Schwinger, Susanna Bunge, Eckart Apfelstedt-Sylla, Catharina Whybra, Samuel G. Jacobson, Ulrich Finckh and Markus Ries and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Gal

213 papers receiving 11.1k citations

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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.

Mutations in MERTK, the human orthologue of the RCS rat retinal dystrophy gene, cause retinitis pigmentosa

2000 539 citations Andreas Gal, Yun Li et al. profile →
Mutations in RPE65 cause autosomal recessive childhood–onset severe retinal dystrophy

1997 504 citations Sumin Gu, Debra A. Thompson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mutational analysis of the GLA gene in Mexican families with Fabry disease 2017 ·Journal of Genetics ·(unknown), Andreas Gal, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Luis E. Figuera	1
2	Identification of 17 novel mutations in 40 Argentinean unrelated families with mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome) 2014 ·Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports ·Hernán Amartino, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Gal, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), José Edgardo Dipierri, Norma Spécola, (unknown), Paula Rozenfeld	9
3	High-coverage next-generation sequencing (NGS) for retinal dystrophies and Usher syndrome: High diagnostic yield, CNV detection, novel disease mechanisms and therapy targets 2013 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·(unknown), Christine Neuhaus, Markus N. Preising, Arif O. Khan, Martin Gliem, Peter Charbel Issa, Uwe Wolfrum, Andreas Gal, Birgit Lorenz, Tobias Eisenberger	1
4	Ccdc66 null mutation causes retinal degeneration and dysfunction 2011 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Wanda M. Gerding, (unknown), (unknown), Andreia Marques, Jenny Atorf, Denis A. Akkad, Gabriele Dekomien, Jan Kremers, Rolf Dermietzel, Andreas Gal, Thomas Rülicke, Saleh Ibrahim, Jörg T. Epplen, Elisabeth Petrasch‐Parwez	32
5	Toward a consensus in the laboratory diagnostics of Fabry disease ‐ recommendations of a European expert group 2011 ·Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease ·Andreas Gal, Derralynn Hughes, Bryan Winchester	67
6	Nonsense Mutations in FAM161A Cause RP28-Associated Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa 2010 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Thomas Langmann, Silvio Alessandro Di Gioia, Isabella Rau, Heidi Stöhr, Nela Maksimović, Joseph C. Corbo, Agnes B. Renner, Eberhart Zrenner, Govindasamy Kumaramanickavel, Marcus Karlstetter, Yvan Arsenijévic, Bernhard H. F. Weber, Andreas Gal, Carlo Rivolta	64
7	Mutations inTOPORS: A Rare Cause of Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa in Continental Europe? 2009 ·Ophthalmic Genetics ·Claudia Schob, Ulrike Orth, Andreas Gal, Stefan Kindler, Christina Chakarova, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Klaus Rüther	7
8	Rdh12 Activity and Effects on Retinoid Processing in the Murine Retina 2009 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), Kecia L. Feathers, Maureen A. Kane, (unknown), Matthew Brooks, Ritu Khanna, Ingo Kurth, Christian A. Hübner, Andreas Gal, Alan J. Mears, Anand Swaroop, Joseph L. Napoli, Janet R. Sparrow, Debra A. Thompson	43
9	Phenotypic Variability and Long-term Follow-up of Patients With Known and Novel PRPH2/RDS Gene Mutations 2008 ·American Journal of Ophthalmology ·Agnes B. Renner, Britta Fiebig, Bernhard H. F. Weber, Bernd Wissinger, Sten Andréasson, Andreas Gal, (unknown), Susanne Kohl, Ulrich Kellner	53
10	Different roles of α2-adrenoceptor subtypes in non-pregnant and late-pregnant uterine contractility in vitro in the rat 2007 ·Neurochemistry International ·(unknown), Andreas Gal, (unknown), Eszter Ducza, Renáta Minorics, (unknown), Anna Klukovits, György Falkay	27
11	Anemia is a new complication in Fabry disease: Data from the Fabry Outcome Survey 2005 ·Kidney International ·(unknown), F. Dehout, Andreas Schwarting, A. García de Lorenzo, Roberta Ricci, Christoph Kampmann, Michael Beck, Uma Ramaswami, Aleš Linhart, Andreas Gal, Gunnar Houge, Urs Widmer, Atul Mehta, Gere Sunder‐Plassmann	25
12	Retinal Dystrophy Due to Paternal Isodisomy for Chromosome 1 or Chromosome 2, with Homoallelism for Mutations in RPE65 or MERTK, Respectively 2002 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Debra A. Thompson, Christina L. McHenry, Yun Li, Julia E. Richards, Mohammad Othman, E. Schwinger, Douglas Vollrath, Samuel G. Jacobson, Andreas Gal	103
13	Genetics and phenotypes of RPE65 mutations in inherited retinal degeneration. 2000 ·PubMed ·Debra A. Thompson, P Gyürüs, (unknown), Eve L. Bingham, Christina L. McHenry, E Apfelstedt-Sylla, Eberhart Zrenner, Birgit Lorenz, Julia E. Richards, Samuel G. Jacobson, Paul A. Sieving, Andreas Gal	214
14	Early-onset severe rod-cone dystrophy in young children with RPE65 mutations. 2000 ·PubMed ·Birgit Lorenz, P Gyürüs, Markus N. Preising, (unknown), Sumin Gu, Monika Andrassi, (unknown), Andreas Gal	158
15	Reply to Croes et al. 2000 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Ulrich Finckh, Tomas Müller‐Thomsen, Ulrike Mann, Christian Eggers, Josef Marksteiner, Wolfgang Meins, Giuliano Binetti, Antonella Alberici, Christoph Höck, Roger M. Nitsch, Andreas Gal	0
16	A novel splice-site mutation in the CD40L gene in a patient with X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome 1996 ·Human Mutation ·D. David, Ulrike Orth, H. Heilbronner, Andreas Gal	3
17	Mapping of the Autosomal Dominant Exudative Vitreoretinopathy Locus (EVR1) by Multipoint Linkage Analysis in Four Families 1994 ·Genomics ·(unknown), Ulrike Orth, C. E. van Nouhuys, (unknown), (unknown), E. Schwinger, H. Laqua, Andreas Gal	18
18	X-linked dominant Charcot — Marie — Tooth neuropathy: valine-38-methionine substitution of connexin32 1994 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Ulrike Orth, (unknown), (unknown), E. Schwinger, Andreas Gal	34
19	Ring Y chromosome: cytogenetic and molecular characterization 1992 ·Clinical Genetics ·Rolf‐Dieter Wegner, Gerd Scherer, (unknown), Dagmar l’Allemand, Andreas Gal	7
20	Late Manifestation of Autosomal-Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease in Two Sisters 1988 ·American Journal of Nephrology ·Hartmut P.H. Neumann, Klaus Zerres, (unknown), G. Wolff, Hans E. Schaefer, Andreas Gal, Brunhilde Wirth, (unknown), Klaus Haag, P. Schollmeyer	11

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