Axel Nimmerjahn

15.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
39 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Axel Nimmerjahn is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Axel Nimmerjahn has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 18 papers in Neurology and 11 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Axel Nimmerjahn's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (16 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Axel Nimmerjahn is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (16 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Axel Nimmerjahn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Finland. Axel Nimmerjahn's co-authors include Fritjof Helmchen, Frank Kirchhoff, Mark J. Schnitzer, Eran A. Mukamel, Jason N. D. Kerr, Eric D. Cocker, Amanda Sierra, Beth Stevens, Hiroaki Wake and Marie‐Ève Tremblay and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Axel Nimmerjahn

39 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Resting Microglial Cells Are Highly Dynamic Surveillants of Brain Parenchyma in Vivo

2005 4.4k citations Axel Nimmerjahn, Frank Kirchhoff et al. Science profile →
The Role of Microglia in the Healthy Brain: Figure 1.

2011 798 citations Marie‐Ève Tremblay, Beth Stevens et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Miniaturized integration of a fluorescence microscope

2011 771 citations Kunal Ghosh, Eric D. Cocker et al. Nature Methods profile →
Ultrafast neuronal imaging of dopamine dynamics with designed genetically encoded sensors

2018 669 citations Tommaso Patriarchi, Jounhong Ryan Cho et al. Science profile →
Sulforhodamine 101 as a specific marker of astroglia in the neocortex in vivo

2004 634 citations Axel Nimmerjahn, Frank Kirchhoff et al. Nature Methods profile →
Stepwise Recruitment of Transcellular and Paracellular Pathways Underlies Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in Stroke

2014 496 citations Daniel Knowland, Ahmet Arac et al. Neuron profile →
TAM receptors regulate multiple features of microglial physiology

2016 423 citations Lawrence Fourgeaud, Paqui G. Través et al. Nature profile →
Microglia use TAM receptors to detect and engulf amyloid β plaques

2021 280 citations Youtong Huang, Kaisa E. Happonen et al. Nature Immunology profile →
An in vivo neuroimmune organoid model to study human microglia phenotypes

2023 131 citations Simon T. Schafer, Abed AlFatah Mansour et al. Cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Destabilized near-infrared fluorescent nanobodies enable background-free targeting of GFP-based biosensors for imaging and manipulation 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Olena S. Oliinyk, Axel Nimmerjahn, Vladislav V. Verkhusha	2
2	Ultraflexible electrodes for recording neural activity in the mouse spinal cord during motor behavior 2024 ·Cell Reports ·Yu Wu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hanlin Zhu, Pavlo Zolotavin, (unknown), (unknown), Elischa Sanders, Eiman Azim, Axel Nimmerjahn, Samuel L. Pfaff, Lan Luan, Chong Xie	5
3	An in vivo neuroimmune organoid model to study human microglia phenotypes breakdown → 2023 ·Cell ·Simon T. Schafer, Abed AlFatah Mansour, Johannes C. M. Schlachetzki, Monique Pena, Saeed S. Ghassemzadeh, (unknown), (unknown), Daphne Quang, (unknown), (unknown), Addison J. Lana, (unknown), (unknown), Christopher K. Glass, Axel Nimmerjahn, Fred H. Gage	131
4	Trans-segmental imaging in the spinal cord of behaving mice 2023 ·Nature Biotechnology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alexander Ngo, (unknown), (unknown), Nicholas A. Nelson, Axel Nimmerjahn	11
5	Single-domain near-infrared protein provides a scaffold for antigen-dependent fluorescent nanobodies 2022 ·Nature Methods ·Olena S. Oliinyk, Mikhail Baloban, Charles L. Clark, (unknown), Sergei Pletnev, Axel Nimmerjahn, Vladislav V. Verkhusha	34
6	Microglia use TAM receptors to detect and engulf amyloid β plaques breakdown → 2021 ·Nature Immunology ·Youtong Huang, Kaisa E. Happonen, Patrick Burrola, Carolyn O’Connor, Nasun Hah, Ling Huang, Axel Nimmerjahn, Greg Lemke	280
7	Imaging neuromodulators with high spatiotemporal resolution using genetically encoded indicators 2019 ·Nature Protocols ·Tommaso Patriarchi, Jounhong Ryan Cho, Katharina Merten, Aaron Marley, Gerard Joey Broussard, Ruqiang Liang, John T. Williams, Axel Nimmerjahn, Mark von Zastrow, Viviana Gradinaru, Lin Tian	35
8	Ultrafast neuronal imaging of dopamine dynamics with designed genetically encoded sensors breakdown → 2018 ·Science ·Tommaso Patriarchi, Jounhong Ryan Cho, Katharina Merten, Mark W. Howe, Aaron Marley, (unknown), (unknown), Gerard Joey Broussard, Ruqiang Liang, Min Jee Jang, Haining Zhong, Daniel A. Dombeck, Mark von Zastrow, Axel Nimmerjahn, Viviana Gradinaru, John T. Williams, Lin Tian	669
9	Phosphatidylserine Exposure Controls Viral Innate Immune Responses by Microglia 2017 ·Neuron ·Yusuf Tufail, (unknown), Lawrence Fourgeaud, Colin J. Powers, Katharina Merten, Charles L. Clark, Elizabeth A. Hoffman, Alexander Ngo, (unknown), Clodagh C. O’Shea, Greg Lemke, Axel Nimmerjahn	63
10	TAM receptors regulate multiple features of microglial physiology breakdown → 2016 ·Nature ·Lawrence Fourgeaud, Paqui G. Través, Yusuf Tufail, (unknown), Erin D. Lew, Patrick Burrola, Perri C. Callaway, Anna Zagórska, Carla V. Rothlin, Axel Nimmerjahn, Greg Lemke	423
11	Large-scale recording of astrocyte activity 2015 ·Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·Axel Nimmerjahn, Dwight E. Bergles	48
12	Stepwise Recruitment of Transcellular and Paracellular Pathways Underlies Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in Stroke breakdown → 2014 ·Neuron ·Daniel Knowland, Ahmet Arac, (unknown), Martin Hsu, Sarah E. Lutz, John Perrino, Gary K. Steinberg, Ben A. Barres, Axel Nimmerjahn, Dritan Agalliu	496
13	Functional imaging in freely moving animals 2012 ·Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·Jason N. D. Kerr, Axel Nimmerjahn	49
14	Miniaturized integration of a fluorescence microscope breakdown → 2011 ·Nature Methods ·Kunal Ghosh, (unknown), Eric D. Cocker, Axel Nimmerjahn, Yaniv Ziv, Abbas El Gamal, Mark J. Schnitzer	771
15	The Role of Microglia in the Healthy Brain: Figure 1. breakdown → 2011 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Marie‐Ève Tremblay, Beth Stevens, Amanda Sierra, Hiroaki Wake, Alain Bessis, Axel Nimmerjahn	798
16	Astrocytes going live: advances and challenges 2009 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Axel Nimmerjahn	71
17	Motor Behavior Activates Bergmann Glial Networks 2009 ·Neuron ·Axel Nimmerjahn, Eran A. Mukamel, Mark J. Schnitzer	228
18	High-speed, miniaturized fluorescence microscopy in freely moving mice 2008 ·Nature Methods ·Benjamin A. Flusberg, Axel Nimmerjahn, Eric D. Cocker, Eran A. Mukamel, Robert P. J. Barretto, Tony H. Ko, (unknown), Juergen C. Jung, Mark J. Schnitzer	278
19	Resting Microglial Cells Are Highly Dynamic Surveillants of Brain Parenchyma in Vivo breakdown → 2005 ·Science ·Axel Nimmerjahn, Frank Kirchhoff, Fritjof Helmchen	4396
20	Miniaturized two-photon microscope based on a flexible coherent fiber bundle and a gradient-index lens objective 2004 ·Optics Letters ·Werner Göbel, Jason N. D. Kerr, Axel Nimmerjahn, Fritjof Helmchen	194

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