Birgit Westernströer

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 862 citations indexed

About

Birgit Westernströer is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Westernströer has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 862 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Birgit Westernströer's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (7 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (6 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (5 papers). Birgit Westernströer is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (7 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (6 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (5 papers). Birgit Westernströer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and India. Birgit Westernströer's co-authors include Stefan Schlatt, Jens Ehmcke, Kathrin Gassei, Ellen K. Velte, Jake D. Lehle, Danielle Fritze, John R. McCarrey, Nathan C. Law, Sherman J. Silber and I‐Chung Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and Endocrinology.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Westernströer

13 papers receiving 852 citations

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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 Mammalian Spermatogenesis Single-Cell Transcriptome, from Spermatogonial Stem Cells to Spermatids

2018 390 citations Brian P. Hermann, Keren Cheng et al. Cell Reports profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Birgit Westernströer Germany	12	540	477	389	341	94	13	862
Doria Filipponi Italy	11	351 0.7×	434 0.9×	289 0.7×	321 0.9×	45 0.5×	12	717
Jean-Luc Pitetti Switzerland	11	461 0.9×	552 1.2×	244 0.6×	517 1.5×	78 0.8×	12	994
Ellen K. Velte United States	9	430 0.8×	438 0.9×	349 0.9×	234 0.7×	30 0.3×	9	722
Xiangfan Zhang Canada	13	481 0.9×	308 0.6×	424 1.1×	253 0.7×	65 0.7×	19	664
Jocelyn A. van den Bergen Australia	14	203 0.4×	545 1.1×	169 0.4×	341 1.0×	61 0.6×	18	665
Ewa Wilson United States	7	395 0.7×	271 0.6×	212 0.5×	202 0.6×	32 0.3×	7	643
Chun‐Wei Feng Australia	9	235 0.4×	450 0.9×	217 0.6×	365 1.1×	44 0.5×	12	658
Janice K. Pendola United States	6	436 0.8×	470 1.0×	710 1.8×	149 0.4×	59 0.6×	6	875
Cecilia Petersen Sweden	9	382 0.7×	209 0.4×	229 0.6×	143 0.4×	106 1.1×	18	574
Jingmei Hou China	11	349 0.6×	285 0.6×	235 0.6×	159 0.5×	57 0.6×	14	583

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Wyrwoll, Margot J., Albrecht Röpke, Marius Wöste, et al.. (2022). Analysis of copy number variation in men with non‐obstructive azoospermia. Andrology. 10(8). 1593–1604. 9 indexed citations

Hermann, Brian P., Keren Cheng, Anukriti Singh, et al.. (2018). The Mammalian Spermatogenesis Single-Cell Transcriptome, from Spermatogonial Stem Cells to Spermatids. Cell Reports. 25(6). 1650–1667.e8. 390 indexed citations breakdown →

Westernströer, Birgit, et al.. (2017). Irradiation affects germ and somatic cells in prepubertal monkey testis xenografts. Molecular Human Reproduction. 23(3). gax003–gax003. 22 indexed citations

Yatsenko, Alexander N., Andrew Georgiadis, Albrecht Röpke, et al.. (2015). X-Linked TEX11 Mutations, Meiotic Arrest, and Azoospermia in Infertile Men. New England Journal of Medicine. 372(22). 2097–2107. 228 indexed citations

Westernströer, Birgit, Sabine Kliesch, K. Redmαnn, et al.. (2015). Developmental expression patterns of chemokines CXCL11, CXCL12 and their receptor CXCR7 in testes of common marmoset and human. Cell and Tissue Research. 361(3). 885–898. 11 indexed citations

Kossack, Nina, Birgit Westernströer, Joachim Wistuba, et al.. (2014). Separation of somatic and germ cells is required to establish primate spermatogonial cultures. Human Reproduction. 29(9). 2018–2031. 41 indexed citations

Westernströer, Birgit, et al.. (2014). Profiling of Cxcl12 Receptors, Cxcr4 and Cxcr7 in Murine Testis Development and a Spermatogenic Depletion Model Indicates a Role for Cxcr7 in Controlling Cxcl12 Activity. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e112598–e112598. 17 indexed citations

Nettersheim, Daniel, Birgit Westernströer, Anke Leinhaas, et al.. (2012). Establishment of a versatile seminoma model indicates cellular plasticity of germ cell tumor cells. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 51(7). 717–726. 34 indexed citations

Ehmcke, Jens, Kathrin Gassei, Birgit Westernströer, & Stefan Schlatt. (2011). Immature rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) testis xenografts show increased growth, but not enhanced seminiferous differentiation, under human chorionic gonadotropin treatment of nude mouse recipients. International Journal of Andrology. 34(5pt2). e459–e467. 19 indexed citations

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Mota, Paula, Jens Ehmcke, Birgit Westernströer, et al.. (2011). Effects of different storage protocols on cat testis tissue potential for xenografting and recovery of spermatogenesis. Theriogenology. 77(2). 299–310. 23 indexed citations

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Adiga, Satish Kumar, Jens Ehmcke, Stefan Schlatt, et al.. (2011). Reduced expression of DNMT3B in the germ cells of patients with bilateral spermatogenic arrest does not lead to changes in the global methylation status. Molecular Human Reproduction. 17(9). 545–549. 16 indexed citations

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Schlatt, Stefan, Birgit Westernströer, Kathrin Gassei, & Jens Ehmcke. (2010). Donor-Host Involvement in Immature Rat Testis Xenografting into Nude Mouse Hosts1. Biology of Reproduction. 82(5). 888–895. 37 indexed citations

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Schlatt, Stefan, Kathrin Gassei, Birgit Westernströer, & Jens Ehmcke. (2010). Modulating Testicular Mass in Xenografting: A Model to Explore Testis Development and Endocrine Function. Endocrinology. 151(8). 4018–4023. 15 indexed citations

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