Bernhard Widner

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Bernhard Widner is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernhard Widner has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biological Psychiatry, 15 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Bernhard Widner's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (24 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (15 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (12 papers). Bernhard Widner is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (24 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (15 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (12 papers). Bernhard Widner collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Latvia. Bernhard Widner's co-authors include Dietmar Fuchs, Barbara Wirleitner, C. Murr, F. Leblhuber, Harald Schennach, Andreas Laich, Maximilian Ledochowski, J. Walli, Ernst R. Werner and Helmut Wächter and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, British Journal of Cancer and Clinical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Bernhard Widner

60 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

  1. Neopterin as a Marker for Immune System Activation
    2002 590 citations C. Murr, Bernhard Widner et al. Current Drug Metabolism profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Bernhard Widner 1.7k 807 779 576 530 61 3.7k
Barbara Wirleitner 1.1k 0.7× 540 0.7× 868 1.1× 315 0.5× 438 0.8× 93 4.1k
L. Gail Darlington 2.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 1.2k 1.5× 702 1.2× 435 0.8× 86 4.2k
Gabriele Neurauter 1.3k 0.8× 769 1.0× 475 0.6× 398 0.7× 211 0.4× 33 2.4k
Abdulla A.‐B. Badawy 2.0k 1.2× 968 1.2× 1.4k 1.7× 665 1.2× 633 1.2× 131 4.4k
J. Raus 1.1k 0.7× 935 1.2× 849 1.1× 370 0.6× 281 0.5× 149 5.4k
Harald Mangge 678 0.4× 274 0.3× 1.2k 1.6× 555 1.0× 1.1k 2.1× 195 5.4k
Arve Ulvik 829 0.5× 353 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 398 0.7× 677 1.3× 111 3.8k
Sumiko Yoshida 867 0.5× 334 0.4× 1.5k 2.0× 373 0.6× 1.0k 1.9× 150 4.4k
Renato Bernardini 391 0.2× 994 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 229 0.4× 701 1.3× 136 4.4k
Cristóforo Scavone 457 0.3× 549 0.7× 1.5k 1.9× 181 0.3× 1.2k 2.2× 153 5.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernhard Widner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernhard Widner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bernhard Widner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bernhard Widner based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bernhard Widner. Bernhard Widner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Schröcksnadel, Katharina, Bernhard Widner, Gabriele Neurauter, et al.. (2003). Tryptophan Degradation During And After Gestation. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 77–83. 28 indexed citations
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Sperner‐Unterweger, Barbara, Bernhard Holzner, Andreas Laich, et al.. (2002). Immunologic Alterations in Schizophrenia: Neopterin, L-Kynurenine, Tryptophan and T-Cell Subsets in the Acute Stage of Illness. Pteridines. 13(1). 9–14. 3 indexed citations
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Murr, C., Bernhard Widner, Barbara Wirleitner, & Dietmar Fuchs. (2002). Neopterin as a Marker for Immune System Activation. Current Drug Metabolism. 3(2). 175–187. 590 indexed citations breakdown →
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Murr, Christian, Dieter Gerlach, Bernhard Widner, Manfred P. Dierich, & Dietmar Fuchs. (2001). Neopterin production and tryptophan degradation in humans infected by Streptococcus pyogenes. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 189(3). 161–163. 31 indexed citations
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González-Calvin, Jorge L., Gernot P. Tilz, Francisco Gallego-Rojo, et al.. (2000). Neopterin, soluble receptors for interleukin-2 and tumor necrosis factor in viral cirrhosis and alcoholic cirrhosis. Pteridines. 11(2). 43–47. 3 indexed citations
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Leblhuber, Friedrich, J. Walli, Gernot P. Tilz, et al.. (2000). Peripheral Immune Activation in Alzheimer's Disease. Pteridines. 11(2). 48–53. 1 indexed citations
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Leblhuber, F., J. Walli, Erika Artner‐Dworzak, et al.. (2000). Hyperhomocysteinemia in dementia. Journal of Neural Transmission. 107(12). 1469–1474. 90 indexed citations
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Widner, Bernhard, Maximilian Ledochowski, & Dietmar Fuchs. (2000). Interferon gama induced Tryptophan Degradation Neuropsychiatric and Immunological Consequences. Current Drug Metabolism. 1(2). 193–204. 98 indexed citations
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Murr, C., Lothar C. Fuith, Bernhard Widner, et al.. (1999). Increased neopterin concentrations in patients with cancer: indicator of oxidative stress?. PubMed. 19(3A). 1721–8. 132 indexed citations
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Widner, Bernhard, et al.. (1999). Similarity Between the Action of Pteridines and Tryptophan Metabolites on Lipid Metabolism. Pteridines. 10(3). 133–140. 2 indexed citations
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Widner, Bernhard, et al.. (1999). The Importance of Neopterin as a Laboratory Diagnostic Marker of Immune Activation. Pteridines. 10(3). 101–111. 34 indexed citations
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Widner, Bernhard, et al.. (1999). Correlation of Neopterin Concentrations In Amniotic Fluid and Urine of Pregnant Women at Delivery. Pteridines. 10(4). 217–219.
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Sattler, Wolfgang, Friedrich Leblhuber, J. Walli, Bernhard Widner, & Dietmar Fuchs. (1999). Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of α-tocopherol and Neopterin In Patients with Dementia. Pteridines. 10(4). 220–224. 11 indexed citations
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Widner, Bernhard, et al.. (1999). Neopterin derivatives modulate toxicity of reactive species onEscherichia coli. Free Radical Research. 31(5). 381–388. 11 indexed citations
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Leblhuber, Friedrich, J. Walli, Ulrike Demel, et al.. (1999). Increased Serum Neopterin Concentrations in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 37(4). 429–431. 44 indexed citations
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Widner, Bernhard, et al.. (1998). N eopterin: Indicator of Oxidative Stress and Part of the Cytotoxic Armature of Activated Macrophages in Humans. Pteridines. 9(2). 91–102. 24 indexed citations
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Baier‐Bitterlich, Gabriele, et al.. (1998). Pteridines and Lipid Metabolism. Pteridines. 9(2). 103–112. 5 indexed citations
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Widner, Bernhard, et al.. (1998). Inhibition of xanthine oxidase by pterins. Free Radical Research. 29(4). 331–338. 15 indexed citations

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