Barbara Kofler

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
178 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Barbara Kofler is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Kofler has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Molecular Biology, 64 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 31 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Barbara Kofler's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (63 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (31 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (29 papers). Barbara Kofler is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (63 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (31 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (29 papers). Barbara Kofler collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United Kingdom. Barbara Kofler's co-authors include René G. Feichtinger, Wolfgang Sperl, Roland Lang, Andrew L. Gundlach, Johannes A. Mayr, Sepideh Aminzadeh-Gohari, Roberto M. Lang, Daniela D. Weber, Luca Catalano and Silvia Vidali and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Kofler

173 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ketogenic diet in the treatment of cancer – Where do we stand?

2019 306 citations Daniela D. Weber, Sepideh Aminzadeh-Gohari et al. Molecular Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara Kofler Austria	40	2.7k	1.4k	1.0k	854	512	178	5.3k
Sylvain Chemtob Canada	59	4.5k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.5×	535 0.6×	636 1.2×	328	11.8k
H. Kato Japan	40	2.6k 1.0×	795 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	624 0.7×	678 1.3×	324	6.8k
Yuri Persidsky United States	56	2.4k 0.9×	968 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	504 0.6×	390 0.8×	133	9.7k
Ruth B. Caldwell United States	60	4.6k 1.7×	788 0.6×	2.4k 2.3×	841 1.0×	753 1.5×	218	11.5k
Narendra N. Tandon United States	47	3.0k 1.1×	764 0.5×	2.0k 1.9×	479 0.6×	861 1.7×	98	7.2k
Masahiro Nishibori Japan	46	2.9k 1.1×	837 0.6×	914 0.9×	325 0.4×	433 0.8×	288	7.8k
Kaoru Saijo Japan	33	3.2k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	632 0.7×	493 1.0×	76	9.1k
Hong Jiang China	43	2.9k 1.1×	756 0.5×	2.0k 2.0×	736 0.9×	410 0.8×	204	7.5k
Yan Leng China	42	3.8k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	713 0.7×	616 0.7×	302 0.6×	116	6.8k
Amy R. Nelson United States	19	2.5k 0.9×	847 0.6×	1.9k 1.8×	1.1k 1.3×	252 0.5×	33	8.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Kofler

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Brunner, Susanne M., Patrick N. Pallier, Ping K. Yip, et al.. (2025). Impact of galanin receptors 2 and 3 double-knockout on neuroinflammation and functional recovery following traumatic brain injury. Peptides. 191. 171415–171415.

Huber, Sara, Daniel Weghuber, Thorsten Fischer, et al.. (2025). Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation Alterations in Placental Tissues from Early- and Late-Onset Preeclampsia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(9). 3951–3951.

Smiles, William J., Ashley J. Ovens, Jonathan S. Oakhill, & Barbara Kofler. (2024). The metabolic sensor AMPK: Twelve enzymes in one. Molecular Metabolism. 90. 102042–102042. 23 indexed citations

Tevini, Julia, Sepideh Aminzadeh-Gohari, Daniela D. Weber, et al.. (2024). A validated HPLC-MS/MS method for the quantification of systemic mifepristone after subcutaneous application in mice. Analytical Methods. 16(31). 5459–5466. 2 indexed citations

Weber, Daniela D., et al.. (2024). Overcoming immunosuppression in cancer: how ketogenic diets boost immune checkpoint blockade. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 74(1). 23–23. 10 indexed citations

Huber, Sara, René G. Feichtinger, Sarah Hochmann, et al.. (2023). Galanin System in the Human Bile Duct and Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma. Cells. 12(13). 1678–1678. 3 indexed citations

Brunner, Susanne M., Caroline J. Rieser, Hannah S. Heil, et al.. (2023). Topical Diacerein Decreases Skin and Splenic CD11c+ Dendritic Cells in Psoriasis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(5). 4324–4324. 4 indexed citations

Sternberg, Felix, Christina Sternberg, Andreas Dunkel, et al.. (2023). Ketogenic diets composed of long-chain and medium-chain fatty acids induce cardiac fibrosis in mice. Molecular Metabolism. 72. 101711–101711. 18 indexed citations

Aminzadeh-Gohari, Sepideh, Barbara Kofler, & Chiara Herzog. (2022). Dietary restriction in senolysis and prevention and treatment of disease. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 64(16). 5242–5268. 2 indexed citations

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Weghuber, Daniel, René G. Feichtinger, Sara Huber, et al.. (2022). Hydrogen Sulfide Metabolizing Enzymes in the Intestinal Mucosa in Pediatric and Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Antioxidants. 11(11). 2235–2235. 13 indexed citations

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Schneider, Anna-Maria, Franz Zimmermann, Susanne M. Brunner, et al.. (2022). Expression of Oxidative Phosphorylation Complexes and Mitochondrial Mass in Pediatric and Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 9151169–9151169. 9 indexed citations

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Wagner, Roland N., Josefina Piñón Hofbauer, Verena Wally, et al.. (2021). Epigenetic and metabolic regulation of epidermal homeostasis. Experimental Dermatology. 30(8). 1009–1022. 17 indexed citations

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Schneider, Anna-Maria, Franz Zimmermann, René G. Feichtinger, et al.. (2020). Age-Related Deterioration of Mitochondrial Function in the Intestine. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2020. 1–12. 15 indexed citations

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Fisk, Helena L., Michael A. Irvine, Elizabeth A. Miles, et al.. (2018). Association of oily fish intake, sex, age, BMI andAPOEgenotype with plasma long-chainn-3 fatty acid composition. British Journal Of Nutrition. 120(1). 23–32. 14 indexed citations

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Feichtinger, René G., Daniel Neureiter, Silja Weßler, et al.. (2017). Oxidative Phosphorylation System in Gastric Carcinomas and Gastritis. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2017(1). 1320241–1320241. 19 indexed citations

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Schroedl, Falk, Alexandra Kaser-Eichberger, Andrea Trost, et al.. (2015). Galanin receptor detection in the human eye: first results. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 4727–4727. 1 indexed citations

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Mueller, Edith E., Susanne M. Brunner, Waltraud Eder, et al.. (2012). Mitochondrial Haplogroups and Control Region Polymorphisms in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Case-Control Study. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e30874–e30874. 56 indexed citations

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Mayr, Johannes A., David Meierhofer, Franz Zimmermann, et al.. (2008). Loss of Complex I due to Mitochondrial DNA Mutations in Renal Oncocytoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(8). 2270–2275. 128 indexed citations

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Laimer, Margit, Alfred Klausegger, Bernhard Paulweber, et al.. (2006). Introducing a fast and simple PCR‐RFLP analysis for the detection of mutant thiopurine S‐methyltransferase alleles TPMT*3A and TPMT*3C. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 20(4). 396–400. 12 indexed citations

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Kofler, Barbara, et al.. (1995). Characterization of the 5′-Flanking Region of the Human Preprogalanin Gene. DNA and Cell Biology. 14(4). 321–329. 34 indexed citations

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