Christian Steinhäuser

18.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
160 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Christian Steinhäuser is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Steinhäuser has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 94 papers in Molecular Biology and 52 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Christian Steinhäuser's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (120 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (46 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (42 papers). Christian Steinhäuser is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (120 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (46 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (42 papers). Christian Steinhäuser collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Christian Steinhäuser's co-authors include Gerald Seifert, Alexei Verkhratsky, Peter Bedner, Ronald Jabs, Karl Schilling, Kerstin Hüttmann, Devin K. Binder, Klaus Willecke, Martin Theis and Andrea Volterra and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christian Steinhäuser

157 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Astrocyte dysfunction in neurological disorders: a molecular perspective

2006 620 citations Gerald Seifert, Christian Steinhäuser et al. profile →
Astrocytes contain a vesicular compartment that is competent for regulated exocytosis of glutamate

2004 583 citations Gerald Seifert, Christian Steinhäuser et al. profile →
Astrocytes: a central element in neurological diseases

2015 577 citations Christian Steinhäuser et al. profile →
Astrocytes in the initiation and progression of epilepsy

2022 121 citations Annamaria Vezzani, Teresa Ravizza et al. Nature Reviews Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christian Steinhäuser Germany	56	7.1k	5.1k	3.8k	2.3k	1.5k	160	11.6k
Giorgio Carmignoto Italy	52	9.4k 1.3×	4.8k 0.9×	3.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	952 0.7×	90	13.3k
Harald Sontheimer United States	83	9.7k 1.4×	11.1k 2.2×	2.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	220	19.0k
Ken D. McCarthy United States	56	8.6k 1.2×	6.0k 1.2×	4.7k 1.2×	2.8k 1.2×	504 0.3×	99	14.1k
Mike Dragunow New Zealand	72	9.2k 1.3×	7.4k 1.4×	3.1k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	923 0.6×	231	18.2k
Brian A. MacVicar Canada	70	7.7k 1.1×	6.3k 1.2×	4.3k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	806 0.6×	157	15.5k
Alfonso Araque Spain	53	8.6k 1.2×	3.3k 0.6×	4.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.7×	448 0.3×	119	12.5k
Robert Nitsch Germany	61	3.8k 0.5×	5.4k 1.1×	3.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	404 0.3×	176	13.1k
Frank Kirchhoff Germany	58	7.0k 1.0×	6.4k 1.3×	8.2k 2.1×	4.3k 1.8×	467 0.3×	162	18.3k
Shumin Duan China	56	5.0k 0.7×	3.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	490 0.3×	186	10.2k
Dwight E. Bergles United States	65	8.3k 1.2×	5.3k 1.0×	4.9k 1.3×	5.2k 2.2×	461 0.3×	120	15.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Steinhäuser

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Wu, Zhou, et al.. (2025). Targeting necroptosis protects against astrocyte death and hippocampal sclerosis in experimental temporal lobe epilepsy. The Journal of Physiology. 604(4). 1695–1707. 1 indexed citations

Semtner, Marcus, et al.. (2024). Membrane properties and coupling of macroglia in the optic nerve. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 100137–100137. 1 indexed citations

Knöpper, Konrad, Frederic Brosseron, Michael T. Heneka, et al.. (2024). Ablation of CCL17‐positive hippocampal neurons induces inflammation‐dependent epilepsy. Epilepsia. 66(2). 554–568. 1 indexed citations

Steinhäuser, Christian, et al.. (2023). Evolutionary Behavior Tree Generation for Dynamic Scenario Creation in Testing of Automated Driving Systems. 322–330.

Vezzani, Annamaria, Teresa Ravizza, Peter Bedner, et al.. (2022). Astrocytes in the initiation and progression of epilepsy. Nature Reviews Neurology. 18(12). 707–722. 121 indexed citations breakdown →

Aronica, Eleonora, Devin K. Binder, Meinrad Drexel, et al.. (2022). A companion to the preclinical common data elements and case report forms for neuropathology studies in epilepsy research. A report of the TASK3WG2 Neuropathology Working Group of the ILAE/AES Joint Translational Task Force. Epilepsia Open. 10(S1). S112–S135.

Bock, Marijke De, Maarten De Smet, Katja Witschas, et al.. (2022). Targeting gliovascular connexins prevents inflammatory blood-brain barrier leakage and astrogliosis. JCI Insight. 7(16). 22 indexed citations

Unichenko, Petr, et al.. (2022). Overview Article Astrocytes as Initiators of Epilepsy. Neurochemical Research. 48(4). 1091–1099. 18 indexed citations

Müller, Julia, Peter Bedner, Xavier Helluy, et al.. (2020). Lipoprotein receptor loss in forebrain radial glia results in neurological deficits and severe seizures. Glia. 68(12). 2517–2549. 9 indexed citations

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Elizondo‐Vega, Roberto, Magdiel Salgado, Estefanía Tarifeño-Saldivia, et al.. (2018). Connexin-43 Gap Junctions Are Responsible for the Hypothalamic Tanycyte-Coupled Network. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 12. 406–406. 28 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jiong, Stephanie Griemsmann, Zhou Wu, et al.. (2017). Connexin43, but not connexin30, contributes to adult neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus. Brain Research Bulletin. 136. 91–100. 12 indexed citations

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Kraus, Dominik, Dilaware Khan, Christian Steinhäuser, et al.. (2016). Collective cell migration of thyroid carcinoma cells: a beneficial ability to override unfavourable substrates. Cellular Oncology. 40(1). 63–76. 14 indexed citations

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Heuser, Kjell, Wannan Tang, Vidar R. Jensen, et al.. (2015). Augmentation of Ca2+ signaling in astrocytic endfeet in the latent phase of temporal lobe epilepsy. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9. 49–49. 20 indexed citations

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Hesse, Michael, Gregor-Alexander Pilz, A. Кlеіn, et al.. (2012). Direct visualization of cell division using high-resolution imaging of M-phase of the cell cycle. Nature Communications. 3(1). 1076–1076. 84 indexed citations

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Derouiche, Amin, Julia Haseleu, Jörg Pohle, et al.. (2011). Gray Matter NG2 Cells Display Multiple Ca2+-Signaling Pathways and Highly Motile Processes. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17575–e17575. 82 indexed citations

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Strohschein, Susan, Kerstin Hüttmann, Siegrun Gabriel, et al.. (2011). Impact of aquaporin‐4 channels on K⁺ buffering and gap junction coupling in the hippocampus. Glia. 59(6). 973–980. 127 indexed citations

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Scheffler, Björn, et al.. (2008). Functional Analysis of Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived Glial Cells after Integration into Hippocampal Slice Cultures. Stem Cells and Development. 17(6). 1141–1152. 5 indexed citations

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Sosulina, Ludmila, Susanne Meis, Gerald Seifert, Christian Steinhäuser, & Hans‐Christian Pape. (2006). Classification of projection neurons and interneurons in the rat lateral amygdala based upon cluster analysis. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 33(1). 57–67. 63 indexed citations

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Köhling, Rüdiger, et al.. (2006). The Impact of Astrocytic Gap Junctional Coupling on Potassium Buffering in the Hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(20). 5438–5447. 448 indexed citations

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Steinhäuser, Christian, et al.. (1995). Glial Cells in the Mouse Hippocampus Express AMPA Receptors with an Intermediate Ca²⁺ Permeability. European Journal of Neuroscience. 7(9). 1872–1881. 116 indexed citations

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