Beat Knüsel

7.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
73 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Beat Knüsel is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Beat Knüsel has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 28 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Beat Knüsel's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (43 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (28 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (11 papers). Beat Knüsel is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (43 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (28 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (11 papers). Beat Knüsel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Beat Knüsel's co-authors include Franz Hefti, Patrick P. Michel, Jukka Hartikka, Louis E. Burton, Károly Nikolics, James S. Schwaber, Arnon Rosenthal, Scott M. Wasserman, John Winslow and Kevin D. Beck and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Beat Knüsel

73 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Promotion of central cholinergic and dopaminergic neuron ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 2014 2022 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Promotion of central cholinergic and dopaminergic neuron differentiation by brain-derived neurotrophic factor but not neurotrophin 3.
    1991 538 citations Beat Knüsel, Franz Hefti et al. profile →
  2. Anti-PCSK9 Antibody Effectively Lowers Cholesterol in Patients With Statin Intolerance
    2014 421 citations Robert S. Rosenson, Beat Knüsel et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  3. Small Interfering RNA to Reduce Lipoprotein(a) in Cardiovascular Disease
    2022 312 citations Michelle L. O’Donoghue, Robert S. Rosenson et al. profile →
  4. Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 as monotherapy in patients with hypercholesterolaemia (MENDEL): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study
    2012 297 citations Beat Knüsel, Scott M. Wasserman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Beat Knüsel United States 37 3.3k 1.9k 1.8k 1.3k 524 73 6.0k
Thomas D. Bird United States 52 5.9k 1.8× 4.2k 2.3× 211 0.1× 165 0.1× 190 0.4× 170 8.6k
Zsuzsanna Nagy United Kingdom 38 537 0.2× 1.3k 0.7× 183 0.1× 207 0.2× 95 0.2× 90 3.8k
Ronald B. Langdon United States 25 730 0.2× 808 0.4× 292 0.2× 382 0.3× 111 0.2× 45 2.2k
Yoshiki Yagita Japan 34 946 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 731 0.4× 163 0.1× 350 0.7× 117 3.7k
Wim Robberecht Belgium 58 2.2k 0.7× 3.9k 2.1× 367 0.2× 126 0.1× 99 0.2× 133 11.4k
Massimo Pandolfo Belgium 55 6.2k 1.9× 7.3k 3.9× 124 0.1× 186 0.1× 203 0.4× 207 10.0k
Elizabeth J. Cochran United States 29 1.3k 0.4× 985 0.5× 262 0.1× 79 0.1× 83 0.2× 48 4.3k
Patrick M. Sullivan United States 51 1.4k 0.4× 3.3k 1.8× 138 0.1× 1.4k 1.1× 183 0.3× 107 8.5k
John J. LaFrancois United States 24 1.4k 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 311 0.2× 638 0.5× 48 0.1× 36 4.5k
Eugene M. Johnson United States 20 830 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 379 0.2× 530 0.4× 431 0.8× 24 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Rosenson, Robert S., J. Antonio G. López, Daniel Gaudet, et al.. (2025). Olpasiran, Oxidized Phospholipids, and Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers. JAMA Cardiology. 10(5). 482–482. 13 indexed citations
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O’Donoghue, Michelle L., Robert S. Rosenson, J. Antonio G. López, et al.. (2024). The Off-Treatment Effects of Olpasiran on Lipoprotein(a) Lowering. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 84(9). 790–797. 27 indexed citations
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Baum, Seth J., Tiziana Sampietro, D. Datta, et al.. (2019). Effect of evolocumab on lipoprotein apheresis requirement and lipid levels: Results of the randomized, controlled, open-label DE LAVAL study. Journal of clinical lipidology. 13(6). 901–909.e3. 11 indexed citations
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Klapholz, Marc, William T. Abraham, Jalal K. Ghali, et al.. (2009). The Safety and Tolerability of Darbepoetin Alfa in Patients with Anaemia and Symptomatic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 11(11). 1071–1077. 24 indexed citations
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Ghali, Jalal K., Inder S. Anand, William T. Abraham, et al.. (2006). Abstract 2736: The Effect of Increased Hemoglobin Concentration on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Symptomatic Heart Failure and Anemia: Results From STAMINA-HeFT. Circulation. 114. 2 indexed citations
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Suri, Chitra, et al.. (2001). Absence of hippocampal mossy fiber sprouting in transgenic mice overexpressing brain‐derived neurotrophic factor. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 64(3). 268–276. 33 indexed citations
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DeFazio, R. Anthony, Kevin Pong, Beat Knüsel, & John P. Walsh. (2000). Neurotrophin-4/5 promotes dendritic outgrowth and calcium currents in cultured mesencephalic dopamine neurons. Neuroscience. 99(2). 297–304. 6 indexed citations
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Alexi, Tajrena, Paul E. Hughes, Beat Knüsel, & Allan J. Tobin. (1998). Metabolic Compromise with Systemic 3-Nitropropionic Acid Produces Striatal Apoptosis in Sprague–Dawley Rats but Not in BALB/c ByJ Mice. Experimental Neurology. 153(1). 74–93. 54 indexed citations
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Hughes, Paul E., Tajrena Alexi, Franz Hefti, & Beat Knüsel. (1997). Axotomized septal cholinergic neurons rescued by nerve growth factor or neurotrophin-4/5 fail to express the inducible transcription factor c-Jun. Neuroscience. 78(4). 1037–1049. 17 indexed citations
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Tian, Min, et al.. (1997). Laminin-α2 chain-like antigens in CNS dendritic spines. Brain Research. 764(1-2). 28–38. 57 indexed citations
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Qiao, Xiaoxi, Paul E. Hughes, José L. Venero, et al.. (1996). IMT-4/5 protects against adrenalectomy-induced apoptosis of rat hippocampal granule cells. Neuroreport. 7(2). 682–682. 12 indexed citations
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Knüsel, Beat, David R. Kaplan, & Franz Hefti. (1996). Intraparenchymal NGF Injections in Adult and Aged Rats Induce Long-Lasting Trk Tyrosine Phosphorylation. Experimental Neurology. 139(1). 121–130. 33 indexed citations
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Hefti, Franz, Beat Knüsel, & Paul A. Lapchak. (1993). Chapter 31: Protective effects of nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor on basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in adult rats with partial fimbrial transections. Progress in brain research. 98. 257–263. 30 indexed citations
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Widmer, Hans R., Fukuichi Ohsawa, Beat Knüsel, & Franz Hefti. (1993). Down-regulation of phosphatidylinositol response to BDNF and NT-3 in cultures of cortical neurons. Brain Research. 614(1-2). 325–334. 29 indexed citations
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Widmer, Hans Rudolf, David R. Kaplan, Stuart J. Rabin, et al.. (1993). Rapid Phosphorylation of Phospholipase Cγ 1 by Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Neurotrophin‐3 in Cultures of Embryonic Rat Cortical Neurons. Journal of Neurochemistry. 60(6). 2111–2123. 72 indexed citations
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Knüsel, Beat & Franz Hefti. (1991). Trophic Actions of IGF-I, IGF-II and Insulin on Cholinergic and Dopaminergic Brain Neurons. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 293. 351–360. 28 indexed citations
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Knüsel, Beat & Franz Hefti. (1991). K‐252b Is a Selective and Nontoxic Inhibitor of Nerve Growth Factor Action on Cultured Brain Neurons. Journal of Neurochemistry. 57(3). 955–962. 36 indexed citations
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Hefti, Franz, Jukka Hartikka, & Beat Knüsel. (1989). Function of neurotrophic factors in the adult and aging brain and their possible use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Neurobiology of Aging. 10(5). 515–533. 373 indexed citations

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