Anja Köester

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Anja Köester is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Anja Köester has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Genetics and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Anja Köester's work include Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (5 papers), Kruppel-like factors research (5 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers). Anja Köester is often cited by papers focused on Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (5 papers), Kruppel-like factors research (5 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers). Anja Köester collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Anja Köester's co-authors include Alexei Kharitonenkov, Victor J. Wroblewski, Armen B. Shanafelt, Amy Ford, Radmila Micanovic, Joseph T. Brozinick, George E. Sandusky, Elizabeth J. Galbreath, S. Richard Jaskunas and Julie S. Moyers and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Anja Köester

13 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

FGF-21 as a novel metabol... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. FGF-21 as a novel metabolic regulator
    2005 1.8k citations Alexei Kharitonenkov, Tatiyana L. Shiyanova et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  2. The Metabolic State of Diabetic Monkeys Is Regulated by Fibroblast Growth Factor-21
    2006 641 citations Alexei Kharitonenkov, Victor J. Wroblewski et al. Endocrinology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anja Köester United States 11 2.8k 576 464 454 389 13 3.8k
Naoko Yamauchi Japan 28 812 0.3× 446 0.8× 209 0.5× 498 1.1× 534 1.4× 60 2.7k
Christopher J. Carroll United Kingdom 26 1.9k 0.7× 467 0.8× 404 0.9× 458 1.0× 632 1.6× 45 3.1k
Ling-Wa Chong United States 15 1.6k 0.5× 973 1.7× 342 0.7× 205 0.5× 249 0.6× 15 2.9k
Stephan Zierz Germany 34 2.0k 0.7× 533 0.9× 262 0.6× 278 0.6× 100 0.3× 175 3.6k
Ruby L.C. Hoo Hong Kong 28 1.4k 0.5× 1.1k 1.9× 1.3k 2.9× 290 0.6× 395 1.0× 50 3.5k
Anatol Manaenko United States 37 1.3k 0.5× 342 0.6× 662 1.4× 339 0.7× 145 0.4× 90 3.7k
Michelle A. Puchowicz United States 25 1.1k 0.4× 1.1k 1.8× 258 0.6× 181 0.4× 326 0.8× 73 2.4k
Bhumsoo Kim United States 25 1.0k 0.4× 1.0k 1.8× 200 0.4× 168 0.4× 561 1.4× 37 2.6k
Lisa Hahner United States 21 1.1k 0.4× 648 1.1× 441 1.0× 579 1.3× 641 1.6× 24 3.0k
Ella W. Englander United States 30 1.0k 0.4× 638 1.1× 248 0.5× 618 1.4× 219 0.6× 84 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anja Köester

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anja Köester

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Anja Köester. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Anja Köester 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 Anja Köester. Anja Köester is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Köester, Anja, Derrick R. Witcher, Mark Lee, et al.. (2025). Ucenprubart is an agonistic antibody to CD200R with the potential to treat inflammatory skin disease: preclinical development and a phase 1 clinical study. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4082–4082. 1 indexed citations
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Witcher, Derrick R., Anja Köester, Jinsam You, et al.. (2018). FcγRIIIa-dependent IFN-γ release in whole blood assay is predictive of therapeutic IgG1 antibodies safety. mAbs. 10(6). 913–921. 8 indexed citations
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Iwata, Masaaki, Kristie T. Ota, Xiaoyuan Li, et al.. (2015). Psychological Stress Activates the Inflammasome via Release of Adenosine Triphosphate and Stimulation of the Purinergic Type 2X7 Receptor. Biological Psychiatry. 80(1). 12–22. 310 indexed citations
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Kharitonenkov, Alexei, John M. Beals, Radmila Micanovic, et al.. (2013). Rational Design of a Fibroblast Growth Factor 21-Based Clinical Candidate, LY2405319. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58575–e58575. 146 indexed citations
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Glaesner, Wolfgang, Andrew Vick, Rohn Millican, et al.. (2010). Engineering and characterization of the long‐acting glucagon‐like peptide‐1 analogue LY2189265, an Fc fusion protein. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 26(4). 287–296. 231 indexed citations
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Johnson, C. L., Sami A. Chadi, Elena N. Fazio, et al.. (2009). Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Reduces the Severity of Cerulein-Induced Pancreatitis in Mice. Gastroenterology. 137(5). 1795–1804. 137 indexed citations
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Badman, Michael K., Anja Köester, Jeffrey S. Flier, Alexei Kharitonenkov, & Eleftheria Maratos–Flier. (2009). Fibroblast Growth Factor 21-Deficient Mice Demonstrate Impaired Adaptation to Ketosis. Endocrinology. 150(11). 4931–4940. 307 indexed citations
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Kharitonenkov, Alexei, Victor J. Wroblewski, Anja Köester, et al.. (2006). The Metabolic State of Diabetic Monkeys Is Regulated by Fibroblast Growth Factor-21. Endocrinology. 148(2). 774–781. 641 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kharitonenkov, Alexei, Tatiyana L. Shiyanova, Anja Köester, et al.. (2005). FGF-21 as a novel metabolic regulator. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(6). 1627–1635. 1750 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tasheva, Elena S., Youping Deng, Jun Chen, et al.. (2004). Differentially expressed genes in the lens of mimecan-null mice.. PubMed. 10. 403–16. 25 indexed citations
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Kiefer, Falk, Holger Jahn, Anja Köester, et al.. (2003). Involvement of NMDA receptors in alcohol-mediated behavior: mice with reduced affinity of the NMDA R1 glycine binding site display an attenuated sensitivity to ethanol. Biological Psychiatry. 53(4). 345–351. 35 indexed citations
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Tasheva, Elena S., Anja Köester, Avelina Q. Paulsen, et al.. (2002). Mimecan/osteoglycin-deficient mice have collagen fibril abnormalities.. PubMed. 8. 407–15. 140 indexed citations
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Kew, James N.C., Anja Köester, Jean‐Luc Moreau, et al.. (2000). Functional Consequences of Reduction in NMDA Receptor Glycine Affinity in Mice Carrying Targeted Point Mutations in the Glycine Binding Site. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(11). 4037–4049. 82 indexed citations

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