Claus W. Heizmann

25.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
345 papers, 21.4k citations indexed

About

Claus W. Heizmann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Claus W. Heizmann has authored 345 papers receiving a total of 21.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 253 papers in Molecular Biology, 63 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 54 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Claus W. Heizmann's work include S100 Proteins and Annexins (135 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (46 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (38 papers). Claus W. Heizmann is often cited by papers focused on S100 Proteins and Annexins (135 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (46 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (38 papers). Claus W. Heizmann collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Japan and Germany. Claus W. Heizmann's co-authors include Toshio Kosaka, Beat W. Schäfer, G. Fritz, Marco R. Celio, Martin W. Berchtold, Ingo Marenholz, Kiyoshi Hama, Hironobu Katsumaru, Estelle Leclerc and Katharina Braun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Claus W. Heizmann

344 papers receiving 20.9k 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.

S100 proteins in mouse and man: from evolution to function and pathology (including an update of the nomenclature)

2004 706 citations Claus W. Heizmann, G. Fritz et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
S100 proteins structure functions and pathology

2002 622 citations Claus W. Heizmann profile →
Calcium-binding protein parvalbumin as a neuronal marker

1981 444 citations Claus W. Heizmann et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Claus W. Heizmann Switzerland	78	13.2k	6.8k	2.2k	2.2k	2.2k	345	21.4k
Wolfgang Wurst Germany	82	14.7k 1.1×	5.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	372	25.5k
Heikki Rauvala Finland	72	9.1k 0.7×	3.1k 0.5×	2.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	188	17.6k
Eleonora Aronica Netherlands	90	9.9k 0.7×	9.3k 1.4×	1.5k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	4.1k 1.9×	503	27.1k
Frank R. Sharp United States	87	12.3k 0.9×	7.3k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	3.0k 1.4×	3.9k 1.8×	376	27.7k
Roger P. Simon United States	80	9.6k 0.7×	7.1k 1.0×	993 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	285	20.4k
Jeffrey Milbrandt United States	106	18.1k 1.4×	12.5k 1.8×	3.5k 1.6×	1.9k 0.9×	3.3k 1.5×	297	34.7k
Günther Schütz Germany	92	19.6k 1.5×	7.9k 1.2×	3.4k 1.5×	2.5k 1.1×	3.9k 1.8×	261	38.9k
Jeffrey D. Rothstein United States	91	15.7k 1.2×	15.0k 2.2×	2.3k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	5.0k 2.3×	235	37.2k
Klaus‐Armin Nave Germany	94	15.0k 1.1×	11.4k 1.7×	2.0k 0.9×	2.7k 1.2×	3.4k 1.6×	296	32.1k
Masaya Tohyama Japan	80	11.6k 0.9×	10.6k 1.6×	1.7k 0.8×	871 0.4×	3.9k 1.8×	516	24.2k

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Vodopivec, Ivana, Arnaud Galichet, Marlen Knobloch, et al.. (2009). RAGE Does Not Affect Amyloid Pathology in Transgenic ArcAβ Mice. Neurodegenerative Diseases. 6(5-6). 270–280. 20 indexed citations

Heizmann, Claus W., Joachim Krebs, & Sarah Moss. (2004). Preface. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1742(1-3). 1–1. 1 indexed citations

Mittl, Peer R. E., G. Fritz, David F. Sargent, et al.. (2002). Metal-free MIRAS phasing: structure of apo-S100A3. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 58(8). 1255–1261. 18 indexed citations

Lyons, Gary E., et al.. (2000). Transcriptional regulation of S100A1 and expression during mouse heart development. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1498(2-3). 207–219. 45 indexed citations

Ehlermann, Philipp, et al.. (2000). Purification of the Ca2+-binding protein S100A1 from myocardium and recombinant Escherichia coli. Journal of Chromatography B Biomedical Sciences and Applications. 737(1-2). 39–45. 12 indexed citations

Minder, Elisabeth I., et al.. (2000). S100A1, a New Marker for Acute Myocardial Ischemia. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 274(3). 865–871. 51 indexed citations

Heizmann, Claus W.. (1999). Ca2+-Binding S100 Proteins in the Central Nervous System. Neurochemical Research. 24(9). 1097–1100. 114 indexed citations

Thöny, Beat, A. Matasović, Claus W. Heizmann, et al.. (1997). Identification of mutations causing 6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase deficiency in four Italian families. Human Mutation. 10(1). 25–35. 21 indexed citations

Hauchecorne, M., et al.. (1996). Ultrastructural localization of α-parvalbumin in the epiphyseal plate cartilage and bone of growing rats. Bone. 19(3). 245–253. 2 indexed citations

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Remppis, Andrew, Beat W. Schäfer, Peter Hunziker, et al.. (1996). Altered expression of the Ca2+-binding protein S100A1 in human cardiomyopathy. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1313(3). 253–257. 136 indexed citations

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Leimbacher, W., et al.. (1996). Isolation of 6-Pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin Synthase cDNAs from Human Brain. Pteridines. 7(3). 91–93. 1 indexed citations

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Thöny, Beat, W. Leimbacher, S Scheibenreiter, et al.. (1995). Mutation Analysis In Patients with 6-Pyruvoyl-Tetrahydropterin Synthase Deficiency. Pteridines. 6(3). 141–143. 6 indexed citations

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Köster, Sandra, Beat Thöny, Peter Macheroux, et al.. (1995). Characterization of Human Pterin-4a-carbinolamine Dehydratase/Dimerization Cofactor of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-1α, and of the Cys81-mutant Involved in Hyperphenylalanincemia. Pteridines. 6(3). 123–125. 3 indexed citations

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Thöny, Beat, et al.. (1995). Characterization of the Human PCBD Gene Encoding the Bifunctional Protein Pterin-4α-carbinolamine Dehydratase/Dimerization Cofactor for the Transcription Factor Hnf-1α. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 210(3). 966–973. 18 indexed citations

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Gaspar, Patrícia, Claus W. Heizmann, & J. H. Kaas. (1993). Calbindin D-28K in the dopaminergic mesocortical projection of a monkey (Aotus trivirgatus). Brain Research. 603(1). 166–172. 21 indexed citations

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Blau, Nenad, Beat Thöny, Claus W. Heizmann, & Jean‐Louis Dhondt. (1993). Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiency: From Phenotype to Genotype. Pteridines. 4(1). 1–10. 55 indexed citations

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Bosshard, René, Claus W. Heizmann, & M. Viscontini. (1993). Synthesis of 6β-N(5)-Methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-biopterin. Pteridines. 4(3). 115–118. 1 indexed citations

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Lipp, Hans‐Peter, et al.. (1993). CBP‐18, a Ca²⁺‐Binding Protein in Rat Brain: Tissue Distribution and Localization. Journal of Neurochemistry. 60(5). 1639–1649. 6 indexed citations

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Heizmann, Claus W., et al.. (1989). Isolation and analysis of a rat genomic clone containing a long terminal repeat with high similarity to the oncomodulin mRNA leader sequence. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 264(31). 18276–18279. 13 indexed citations

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Pfyffer, Gaby E., Liane Bologa, N. Herschkowitz, & Claus W. Heizmann. (1984). Parvalbumin, a Neuronal Protein in Brain Cell Cultures. Journal of Neurochemistry. 43(1). 49–57. 23 indexed citations

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