Birgit Gellersen

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Birgit Gellersen is a scholar working on Immunology, Genetics and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Gellersen has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Immunology, 26 papers in Genetics and 24 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Birgit Gellersen's work include Reproductive System and Pregnancy (37 papers), Endometriosis Research and Treatment (23 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (22 papers). Birgit Gellersen is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive System and Pregnancy (37 papers), Endometriosis Research and Treatment (23 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (22 papers). Birgit Gellersen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Canada. Birgit Gellersen's co-authors include Jan J. Brosens, Rita Kempf, Gabriel E. DiMattia, Ralph Telgmann, Henry G. Friesen, Maria Sofia Fernandes, Ana‐Maria Bamberger, Annemarie Samalecos, H. G. Bohnet and Yvonne Pohnke and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Gellersen

59 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Cyclic Decidualization of the Human Endometrium in Reprod... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 250 500 750
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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. Cyclic Decidualization of the Human Endometrium in Reproductive Health and Failure
    2014 773 citations Birgit Gellersen, Jan J. Brosens profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Birgit Gellersen Germany 38 3.1k 2.4k 1.4k 1.2k 918 60 4.9k
Milan K. Bagchi United States 45 3.5k 1.1× 2.8k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 1.8k 1.5× 1.7k 1.8× 127 5.9k
Indrani C. Bagchi United States 43 3.8k 1.2× 2.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.7× 115 6.0k
Jae‐Wook Jeong United States 42 3.1k 1.0× 2.9k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 128 5.1k
Hyunjung Jade Lim South Korea 38 3.8k 1.2× 2.8k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 2.4k 2.6× 99 7.5k
Biserka Mulac‐Jeričević United States 24 1.3k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 392 0.3× 1.3k 1.1× 703 0.8× 40 3.0k
Thomas E. Curry United States 36 1.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.6× 322 0.2× 769 0.6× 924 1.0× 135 4.1k
Nava Dekel Israel 45 2.0k 0.6× 3.6k 1.5× 1.0k 0.7× 569 0.5× 2.1k 2.2× 143 7.1k
Haengseok Song South Korea 29 1.7k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 629 0.4× 444 0.4× 989 1.1× 102 3.5k
Geri Méduri France 40 531 0.2× 1.7k 0.7× 361 0.2× 1.1k 0.9× 1.5k 1.6× 93 4.2k
C. A. FINN United Kingdom 31 2.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 516 0.4× 853 0.7× 434 0.5× 87 3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Birgit Gellersen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gellersen, Birgit, et al.. (2015). Interaction of human trophoblast cells with gland-like endometrial spheroids: a model system for trophoblast invasion. Human Reproduction. 30(4). 906–916. 44 indexed citations
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Knöfler, Martin, Philipp Velicky, Charlotte H. E. Weimar, et al.. (2013). Control of Human Endometrial Stromal Cell Motility by PDGF-BB, HB-EGF and Trophoblast-Secreted Factors. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54336–e54336. 48 indexed citations
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Gellersen, Birgit, et al.. (2010). Invasiveness of human endometrial stromal cells is promoted by decidualization and by trophoblast-derived signals. Human Reproduction. 25(4). 862–873. 112 indexed citations
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Vuille, J. -C., et al.. (2009). Identification of macroprolactin in a patient with asymptomatic hyperprolactinemia as a stable PRL-IgG complex. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes. 103(4). 252–255. 15 indexed citations
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Samalecos, Annemarie, Katja Reimann, Stefanie Wittmann, et al.. (2009). Characterization of a novel telomerase-immortalized human endometrial stromal cell line, St-T1b. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 7(1). 76–76. 65 indexed citations
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Lynch, Vincent J., Andrea Tanzer, Yajun Wang, et al.. (2008). Adaptive changes in the transcription factor HoxA-11 are essential for the evolution of pregnancy in mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(39). 14928–14933. 74 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Maria Sofia, Jan J. Brosens, & Birgit Gellersen. (2008). Honey, we need to talk about the membrane progestin receptors. Steroids. 73(9-10). 942–952. 50 indexed citations
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Gellersen, Birgit, Maria Sofia Fernandes, & Jan J. Brosens. (2008). Non-genomic progesterone actions in female reproduction. Human Reproduction Update. 15(1). 119–138. 162 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Maria Sofia, David Michalovich, Shirley Astle, et al.. (2005). Regulated expression of putative membrane progestin receptor homologues in human endometrium and gestational tissues. Journal of Endocrinology. 187(1). 89–101. 114 indexed citations
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Gerlo, Sarah, Peggy Verdood, Birgit Gellersen, Elisabeth L. Hooghe‐Peters, & Ron Kooijman. (2004). Mechanism of Prostaglandin (PG)E2-Induced Prolactin Expression in Human T Cells: Cooperation of Two PGE2 Receptor Subtypes, E-Prostanoid (EP) 3 and EP4, Via Calcium- and Cyclic Adenosine 5′-Monophosphate-Mediated Signaling Pathways. The Journal of Immunology. 173(10). 5952–5962. 41 indexed citations
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Gellersen, Birgit & Jan J. Brosens. (2003). Cyclic AMP and progesterone receptor cross-talk in human endometrium: a decidualizing affair. Journal of Endocrinology. 178(3). 357–372. 378 indexed citations
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Gellersen, Birgit, Rita Kempf, & Ralph Telgmann. (1997). Human Endometrial Stromal Cells Express Novel Isoforms of the Transcriptional Modulator CREM and Up-Regulate ICER in the Course of Decidualization. Molecular Endocrinology. 11(1). 97–113. 66 indexed citations
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Telgmann, Ralph, Erik Maronde, Kjetil Taskén, & Birgit Gellersen. (1997). Activated Protein Kinase A Is Required for Differentiation-Dependent Transcription of the Decidual Prolactin Gene in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells1. Endocrinology. 138(3). 929–937. 130 indexed citations
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Gellersen, Birgit, et al.. (1994). Modulation of prolactin secretion in human myometrium by cytokines. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 54(1). 55–62. 13 indexed citations
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Gellersen, Birgit, et al.. (1990). Clonal derivatives of a human B-lymphoblastoid cell line producing prolactin?A cytogenetic characterization. Cytotechnology. 3(1). 43–50. 4 indexed citations
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Gellersen, Birgit, Gabriel E. DiMattia, Henry G. Friesen, & H. G. Bohnet. (1989). Regulation of Prolactin Secretion in the Human BLymphoblastoid Cell Line IM-9-P3 by Dexamethasone but not Other Regulators of Pituitary Prolactin Secretion*. Endocrinology. 125(6). 2853–2861. 39 indexed citations
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DiMattia, Gabriel E., Birgit Gellersen, H. G. Bohnet, & Henry G. Friesen. (1988). A Human B-Lymphoblastoid Cell Line Produces Prolactin*. Endocrinology. 122(6). 2508–2517. 114 indexed citations

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