Anke Witting

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

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Anke Witting is a scholar working on Neurology, Pharmacology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Anke Witting has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Neurology, 9 papers in Pharmacology and 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Anke Witting's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (9 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (8 papers) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (7 papers). Anke Witting is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (9 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (8 papers) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (7 papers). Anke Witting collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Anke Witting's co-authors include Nephi Stella, Lisa Walter, Thomas Möller, Allyn Franklin, George Kunos, Yiheng Xie, Christian Wade, Ken Mackie, Patrick Weydt and Albert C. Ludolph and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Anke Witting

25 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Nonpsychotropic Cannabinoid Receptors Regulate Microglial Cell Migration

2003 546 citations Lisa Walter, Allyn Franklin et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anke Witting Germany	22	1.3k	928	565	557	481	25	2.5k
Christopher M. Henstridge United Kingdom	24	868 0.7×	915 1.0×	817 1.4×	429 0.8×	261 0.5×	37	2.4k
Hui Shen United States	27	392 0.3×	1.2k 1.3×	952 1.7×	717 1.3×	431 0.9×	62	3.0k
Rosa M. Tolón Spain	28	2.4k 1.9×	1.7k 1.8×	605 1.1×	313 0.6×	176 0.4×	52	3.3k
Hai‐Ying Zhang United States	23	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	619 1.1×	381 0.7×	69 0.1×	50	2.4k
Francesca Boscia Italy	35	569 0.4×	1.5k 1.6×	1.5k 2.6×	421 0.8×	241 0.5×	80	3.0k
Peter Borghgraef Belgium	29	457 0.4×	844 0.9×	1.1k 1.9×	551 1.0×	192 0.4×	43	2.7k
Michał Korostyński Poland	30	268 0.2×	853 0.9×	821 1.5×	275 0.5×	345 0.7×	91	2.5k
Patricia Tagliaferro Argentina	21	1.7k 1.3×	1.6k 1.7×	331 0.6×	157 0.3×	228 0.5×	33	2.5k
Surojit Paul United States	25	408 0.3×	1.9k 2.1×	1.9k 3.3×	802 1.4×	222 0.5×	39	4.0k
Silvia Marinelli Italy	20	525 0.4×	1.0k 1.1×	470 0.8×	231 0.4×	92 0.2×	33	1.8k

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Zügel, Martina, Uwe Schümann, Tamara Merz, et al.. (2017). High-resolution respirometry of fine-needle muscle biopsies in pre-manifest Huntington’s disease expansion mutation carriers shows normal mitochondrial respiratory function. PLoS ONE. 12(4). e0175248–e0175248. 10 indexed citations

Jesse, Sarah, Hanna Bayer, Marius Costel Alupei, et al.. (2017). Ribosomal transcription is regulated by PGC-1alpha and disturbed in Huntington’s disease. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 8513–8513. 31 indexed citations

Pasquarelli, Noemi, Hanna Bayer, Meliha Karsak, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of monoacylglycerol lipase as a therapeutic target in a transgenic mouse model of ALS. Neuropharmacology. 124. 157–169. 33 indexed citations

Pasquarelli, Noemi, Hanna Bayer, Stefan Schildknecht, et al.. (2017). Contrasting effects of selective MAGL and FAAH inhibition on dopamine depletion and GDNF expression in a chronic MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Neurochemistry International. 110. 14–24. 37 indexed citations

Bayer, Hanna, Katrin S. Lindenberg, Noemi Pasquarelli, et al.. (2017). Comparison of Sirtuin 3 Levels in ALS and Huntington’s Disease—Differential Effects in Human Tissue Samples vs. Transgenic Mouse Models. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 10. 156–156. 30 indexed citations

Vercruysse, Pauline, Jérôme Sinniger, Hajer El Oussini, et al.. (2016). Alterations in the hypothalamic melanocortin pathway in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain. 139(4). 1106–1122. 69 indexed citations

Bayer, Hanna, Kerstin Lang, Julia Higelin, et al.. (2016). ALS-causing mutations differentially affect PGC-1α expression and function in the brain vs. peripheral tissues. Neurobiology of Disease. 97(Pt A). 36–45. 38 indexed citations

Grozdanov, Veselin, Lisa Zondler, Wolfgang Ruf, et al.. (2015). Age-dependent defects of alpha-synuclein oligomer uptake in microglia and monocytes. Acta Neuropathologica. 131(3). 379–391. 146 indexed citations

Eschbach, Judith, Kathrin Müller, Hanna Bayer, et al.. (2014). Mutual exacerbation of peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor γ coactivator 1α deregulation and α‐synuclein oligomerization. Annals of Neurology. 77(1). 15–32. 106 indexed citations

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Pasquarelli, Noemi, et al.. (2014). Comparative biochemical characterization of the monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitor KML29 in brain, spinal cord, liver, spleen, fat and muscle tissue. Neuropharmacology. 91. 148–156. 35 indexed citations

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Eschbach, J. W., Birgit Schwalenstöcker, Selma M. Soyal, et al.. (2013). PGC-1 is a male-specific disease modifier of human and experimental amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Human Molecular Genetics. 22(17). 3477–3484. 69 indexed citations

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Wiesner, Diana, et al.. (2013). Fumaric Acid Esters Stimulate Astrocytic VEGF Expression through HIF-1α and Nrf2. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e76670–e76670. 35 indexed citations

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Witting, Anke & Thomas Möller. (2011). Microglia Cell Culture: A Primer for the Novice. Methods in molecular biology. 758. 49–66. 35 indexed citations

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Ludolph, Albert C., et al.. (2010). Effects of mitochondrial dysfunction on the immunological properties of microglia. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 7(1). 45–45. 105 indexed citations

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Witting, Anke, Christian Mawrin, Thomas Lee, et al.. (2006). The Endocannabinoid Anandamide Protects Neurons during CNS Inflammation by Induction of MKP-1 in Microglial Cells. Neuron. 49(1). 67–79. 368 indexed citations

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Weydt, Patrick, Soyon Hong, Anke Witting, et al.. (2005). Cannabinol delays symptom onset in SOD1 (G93A) transgenic mice without affecting survival. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 6(3). 182–184. 79 indexed citations

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Witting, Anke, Patrick Weydt, Soyon Hong, et al.. (2004). Endocannabinoids accumulate in spinal cord of SOD1^G93A transgenic mice. Journal of Neurochemistry. 89(6). 1555–1557. 94 indexed citations

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Witting, Anke & Nephi Stella. (2004). Cannabinoid Signaling in Glial Cells in Health and Disease. Current Neuropharmacology. 2(1). 115–124. 5 indexed citations

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Walter, Lisa, Allyn Franklin, Anke Witting, Thomas Möller, & Nephi Stella. (2002). Astrocytes in Culture Produce Anandamide and Other Acylethanolamides. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(23). 20869–20876. 157 indexed citations

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Witting, Anke, Peter Müller, Andreas Herrmann, Helmut Kettenmann, & Christiané Nolte. (2000). Phagocytic Clearance of Apoptotic Neurons by Microglia/Brain Macrophages In Vitro. Journal of Neurochemistry. 75(3). 1060–1070. 150 indexed citations

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