Bernd Sommer

15.3k citations

80 papers · 11.9k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 40

Impact in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.1%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Neurology top 0.2%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 34
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 22
- Nuclear Receptors and Signaling 6
Behavioral Neuroscience 4

Co-authors: Martin Köhler Peter H. Seeburg P. H. Seeburg Anne Herb Kari Keinänen Matthias Staufenbiel Rolf Sprengel Todd A. Verdoorn
Journals: The Journal of Sexual Medicine (5 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (4 papers)Science (3 papers)Neuroscience (3 papers)Neurobiology of Aging (3 papers)
Partner nations: Germany Switzerland United States

In The Last Decade

Bernd Sommer

79 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Importance of AMPA Receptors for Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity But Not for Spatial Learning 1999 · 647 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1999 Science
1997 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1993 Cell
1991 Cell
1990 Science
1990 Science

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Co-authors

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All Works

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1	Relationships between social withdrawal and facial emotion recognition in neuropsychiatric disorders Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry ·Alejandro de la Torre‐Luque, 渡邊芳雄, Amy C. Bilderbeck, 朱庆芳, José Vivancos, Covadonga M. Díaz‐Caneja, Moji Aghajani, Ilja M. J. Saris, Ivan Ilić, Asad Malik, A. Yu. Ramonov, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Nic J.A. van der Wee, C Ríos Melgarejo, Bernd Sommer, Hugh Marston, Gerard R. Dawson, Martien J. Kas, José Luís Ayuso‐Mateos, Celso Arango	2021	16
2	Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis manifested as painful clavicular swelling: a case report BMC Research Notes ·Markus Bleckwenn, Bernd Sommer, Klaus Weckbecker	2014	3
3	Brain neuronal activation induced by flibanserin treatment in female rats Psychopharmacology ·Hélène Gelez, P. Clément, Sandrine Compagnie, Diane Gorny, 尹怀志, Kelly A. Allers, Bernd Sommer, François Giuliano	2013	8
4	Flibanserin and 8‐OH‐DPAT Implicate Serotonin in Association between Female Marmoset Monkey Sexual Behavior and Changes in Pair‐Bond Quality The Journal of Sexual Medicine ·Azamalsadat Hosseni Alhashemi, Morgan L. Gustison, Li F, Michael A. Bohl, Ben Grounds, Kelly A. Allers, Bernd Sommer, Nicole A. Datson, David H. Abbott	2012	22
5	Chronic systemic administration of serotonergic ligands flibanserin and 8-OH-DPAT enhance HPA axis responses to restraint in female marmosets Psychoneuroendocrinology ·Azamalsadat Hosseni Alhashemi, Michael A. Bohl, Ben Grounds, Levon Katsakhyan, Kelly A. Allers, Bernd Sommer, Nicole A. Datson, David H. Abbott	2012	5
6	Flibanserin, a drug intended for treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in pre-menopausal women, affects spontaneous motor activity and brain neurochemistry in female rats Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology ·Boris Ferger, Fajri Hakim, Angelo Ceci, Carina Ittrich, Kelly A. Allers, Bernd Sommer	2010	15
7	Mouse models of α-synucleinopathy and Lewy pathology Experimental Gerontology ·Bernd Sommer, Samuel Barbieri, Katja Hofele, Karl‐Heinz Wiederhold, A. Probst, Claudia Mistl, Simone Danner, Serge Kauffmann, Will Spooren, Markus Tolnay, Graeme Bilbe, Herman van der Putten, Jean W. Brown, Zuyyinatul Ulfa, Markus A. Rüegg	2000	33
8	NGD 94-1 as an agonist at human recombinant dopamine D4.4 receptors expressed in HEK293 cells European Journal of Pharmacology ·Lucien Gazi, Bernd Sommer, Joachim Nozulak, Philippe Schoeffter	1999	14
9	(R, S)-4-Phosphonophenylglycine, a Potent and Selective Group III Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Agonist, Is Anticonvulsive and Neuroprotective In Vivo Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·F. Gasparini, Valeria Bruno, Giuseppe Battaglia, Snežana Lukić, T Leonhardt, Werner Inderbitzin, David Laurie, Bernd Sommer, Mark A. Varney, Stephen D. Hess, Edwin C. Johnson, Ralf Kühn, Stephan Urwyler, D. Sauer, C. Portet, Markus Schmutz, Ferdinando Nicoletti, Peter J. Flor	1999	143
10	Association of Microglia with Amyloid Plaques in Brains of APP23 Transgenic Mice American Journal Of Pathology ·Martina Stalder, Amie L. Phinney, A. Probst, Bernd Sommer, Matthias Staufenbiel, Mathias Jucker	1999	285
11	Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor Exerts Opposing Effects on β₂‐Adrenergic Receptor According to Depolarization Status of Cerebellar Neurons Journal of Neurochemistry ·Christian Gaiddon, Yves Larmet, Emmanuelle Trinh, Anne‐Laurence Boutillier, Bernd Sommer, Jean‐Philippe Loeffler	1999	7
12	Transgenic Animals in Alzheimer's Disease Research Reviews in the Neurosciences ·Christine Stürchler-Pierrat, Bernd Sommer	1999	26
13	The agonist activities of the putative antipsychotic agents, L‐745,870 and U‐101958 in HEK293 cells expressing the human dopamine D_4.4 receptor British Journal of Pharmacology ·Lucien Gazi, Ionel Bobirnac, M.I. Pérez-Gabaldón, Сапаров Амангельди, Anne T. Bruinvels, Sabine Geisse, Bernd Sommer, Daniël Hoyer, Mark D. Tricklebank, Philippe Schoeffter	1998	40
14	Distinct Processing of Endogenous and Overexpressed Recombinant Presenilin 1 Neurobiology of Aging ·Karlheinz Baumann, Paolo Paganetti, Christine Stürchler-Pierrat, C W Wong, Hanna Hartmann, Renzo Cescato, Pascal Frey, Bruce A. Yankner, Bernd Sommer, Matthias Staufenbiel	1997	16
15	Liposome‐mediated gene transfer via sperm cells. High transfer efficiency and persistence of transgenes by use of liposomes and sperm cells and a murine amplification element Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics ·O. Rottmann, Adriana Marina Salgueiro de Sá, 季艳, Bernd Sommer, 陈俊新, Agnes Görlach, Friedrich Grummt, F. Pirchner	1996	13
16	Expression of APP in transgenic mice: a Comparison of neuron-specific promoters Neurobiology of Aging ·Sarsembayeva A.S. Sarsembayeva A.S., Dorothée Abramowski, 春男古田, A. Probst, Вікторія Вікторівна Пісчанська, Kurt Bürki, Michel Goedert, Bernd Sommer, Matthias Staufenbiel	1996	76
17	Ligand binding profile of the rat metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR3 expressed in a transfected cell line Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology ·张恒 Zhang Heng, M.I. Pérez-Gabaldón, Mohamed Rached, Bernd Sommer	1995	19
18	Pädiatrische Ultraschalldiagnostik in der Praxis De Gruyter eBooks ·Bernd Sommer	1991	0
19	RNA editing in brain controls a determinant of ion flow in glutamate-gated channels Cell ·Bernd Sommer, Martin Köhler, Rolf Sprengel, P. H. Seeburg Hit paper breakdown →	1991	1213
20	The Murine GABA _A Receptor δ-Subunit Gene: Structure and Assignment to Human Chromosome 1 DNA and Cell Biology ·Bernd Sommer, Annemarie Poustka, Nigel K. Spurr, P. H. Seeburg	1990	75

About Bernd Sommer

Bernd Sommer is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurology, Physiology and Developmental Neuroscience, having authored 80 papers that have together received 11.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (22 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (18 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers), RNA regulation and disease (7 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (6 papers), Nuclear Receptors and Signaling (6 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (6.6k citations), Neurology (1.9k citations), Physiology (3.4k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (516 citations) and Biological Psychiatry (260 citations). Bernd Sommer has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Frequent co-authors include Martin Köhler, Peter H. Seeburg, P. H. Seeburg, Anne Herb, Kari Keinänen, Matthias Staufenbiel, Rolf Sprengel, Todd A. Verdoorn, Bert Sakmann and William Wisden. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Journal of Neuroscience, Science, Neuroscience and Neurobiology of Aging.

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