Bertram Gerber

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Bertram Gerber is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Insect Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bertram Gerber has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 49 papers in Insect Science and 33 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Bertram Gerber's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (84 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (34 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (33 papers). Bertram Gerber is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (84 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (34 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (33 papers). Bertram Gerber collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Bertram Gerber's co-authors include Reinhard F. Stocker, Hiromu Tanimoto, Randolf Menzel, Martin Heisenberg, Thomas Hendel, Andreas S. Thum, Michael Schleyer, Ayse Yarali, Timo Saumweber and André Fiala and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Bertram Gerber

93 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

The complete connectome of a learning and memory centre in an insect brain

2017 300 citations Katharina Eichler, Ashok Litwin-Kumar et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bertram Gerber Germany	39	3.4k	1.7k	1.3k	1.3k	543	96	4.2k
Allan M. Wong United States	26	4.3k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	941 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	312 0.6×	33	5.5k
Hiromu Tanimoto Japan	39	5.0k 1.5×	2.3k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	717 1.3×	85	6.0k
Jing W. Wang United States	29	4.6k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	500 0.9×	56	5.3k
Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis United Kingdom	36	4.4k 1.3×	2.1k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	355 0.7×	64	5.4k
Scott Waddell United Kingdom	42	5.3k 1.5×	2.5k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	894 1.6×	77	6.8k
Joel D. Levine Canada	38	2.5k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	842 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	223 0.4×	80	4.8k
Thomas Préat France	41	4.0k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	869 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	648 1.2×	96	6.0k
Uwe Homberg Germany	54	7.8k 2.3×	3.6k 2.1×	1.5k 1.2×	2.6k 2.1×	604 1.1×	150	8.5k
Kristin Scott United States	32	4.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1000 0.8×	525 1.0×	58	4.9k
Makoto Mizunami Japan	35	2.8k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	213 0.4×	117	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bertram Gerber

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Jacob, Nina, et al.. (2024). Cognitive limits of larval Drosophila : testing for conditioned inhibition, sensory preconditioning, and second-order conditioning. Learning & Memory. 31(5). a053726–a053726.

Pauls, Dennis, Oded Mayseless, Martin Strauch, et al.. (2023). Rewarding Capacity of Optogenetically Activating a Giant GABAergic Central-Brain Interneuron in Larval Drosophila. Journal of Neuroscience. 43(44). 7393–7428. 1 indexed citations

König, Christian & Bertram Gerber. (2022). Age-related decrease in appetitive associative memory in fruit flies. Journal of Experimental Biology. 225(21). 3 indexed citations

Gerber, Bertram, et al.. (2022). Optogenetically induced reward and ‘frustration’ memory in larval Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Biology. 225(16). 4 indexed citations

Kobler, Oliver, et al.. (2021). A quick and versatile protocol for the 3D visualization of transgene expression across the whole body of larval Drosophila. Journal of Neurogenetics. 35(3). 306–319. 4 indexed citations

Eschbach, Claire, Akira Fushiki, Michael Winding, et al.. (2020). Recurrent architecture for adaptive regulation of learning in the insect brain. Nature Neuroscience. 23(4). 544–555. 89 indexed citations

Schleyer, Michael, et al.. (2020). Aversive teaching signals from individual dopamine neurons in larval Drosophila show qualitative differences in their temporal “fingerprint”. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 529(7). 1553–1570. 9 indexed citations

Schleyer, Michael, Martin Strauch, Volker Hartenstein, et al.. (2020). Identification of Dopaminergic Neurons That Can Both Establish Associative Memory and Acutely Terminate Its Behavioral Expression. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(31). 5990–6006. 17 indexed citations

Boetzl, Fabian A., et al.. (2019). An amino-acid mixture can be both rewarding and punishing to larval Drosophila. Journal of Experimental Biology. 6 indexed citations

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Croset, Vincent, Michael Schleyer, J. Roman Arguello, Bertram Gerber, & Richard Benton. (2016). A molecular and neuronal basis for amino acid sensing in the Drosophila larva. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 34871–34871. 94 indexed citations

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Chen, Yi‐Chun, Birgit Michels, Timo Saumweber, et al.. (2015). Synapsin is required to “boost” memory strength for highly salient events. Learning & Memory. 23(1). 9–20. 14 indexed citations

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Schleyer, Michael, Samuel F. Reid, Timo Saumweber, et al.. (2015). The impact of odor–reward memory on chemotaxis in larval Drosophila. Learning & Memory. 22(5). 267–277. 27 indexed citations

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Sadanandappa, Madhumala K., Beatriz Blanco-Redondo, Birgit Michels, et al.. (2013). Synapsin Function in GABA-ergic Interneurons Is Required for Short-Term Olfactory Habituation. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(42). 16576–16585. 29 indexed citations

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Eschbach, Claire, et al.. (2011). Associative learning between odorants and mechanosensory punishment in larval Drosophila. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214(23). 3897–3905. 20 indexed citations

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Yarali, Ayse, Markus Krischke, Birgit Michels, et al.. (2008). Genetic Distortion of the Balance between Punishment and Relief Learning in Drosophila. Journal of Neurogenetics. 23(1-2). 235–247. 36 indexed citations

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Niewalda, Thomas, Nidhi Singhal, André Fiala, et al.. (2008). Salt Processing in Larval Drosophila: Choice, Feeding, and Learning Shift from Appetitive to Aversive in a Concentration-Dependent Way. Chemical Senses. 33(8). 685–692. 60 indexed citations

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Gerber, Bertram, et al.. (2007). Ausblick/Impressum. e-Neuroforum. 13(2). 78–80.

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Schroll, Christian, Thomas Riemensperger, Daniel Bucher, et al.. (2006). Light-Induced Activation of Distinct Modulatory Neurons Triggers Appetitive or Aversive Learning in Drosophila Larvae. Current Biology. 16(17). 1741–1747. 436 indexed citations

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Tanimoto, Hiromu, Martin Heisenberg, & Bertram Gerber. (2004). Event timing turns punishment to reward. Nature. 430(7003). 983–983. 156 indexed citations

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Gerber, Bertram. (1990). Note on the occurrence of Paravespula germanica (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in the Lower Fraser Valley of British Columbia. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 87(87). 73–74. 2 indexed citations

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