Darko Knutti

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Darko Knutti is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Darko Knutti has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Physiology, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Darko Knutti's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (4 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (3 papers). Darko Knutti is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (4 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (3 papers). Darko Knutti collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Darko Knutti's co-authors include Anastasia Kralli, Sylvia Schreiber, Andrew Matus, Maria Fischer, Stefanie Kaech, Dieter Kressler, Charles J. Weitz, María S. Robles, Thomas Uhlmann and M. Benjamin Hock and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Darko Knutti

10 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid Actin-Based Plasticity in Dendritic Spines 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2004 250 500 750
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.

  1. Rapid Actin-Based Plasticity in Dendritic Spines
    1998 751 citations Maria Fischer, Stefanie Kaech et al. Neuron profile →
  2. The estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) functions in PPARγ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α)-induced mitochondrial biogenesis
    2004 539 citations Sylvia Schreiber, Roger Emter et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Darko Knutti
Thomas Lemberger Germany
Inger Lauritzen France
Donna L. McPhie United States
Angela Ho Canada
Young Ho Suh South Korea
Aleksey Kazantsev United States
Juana M. Pasquini Argentina
Lin Luo United States
Elisenda Sanz Spain
Lawrence D. Gaspers United States
Thomas Lemberger Germany
Darko Knutti
Citations per year, relative to Darko Knutti Darko Knutti (= 1×) peers Thomas Lemberger

Countries citing papers authored by Darko Knutti

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Fields of papers citing papers by Darko Knutti

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Darko Knutti

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Darko Knutti. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Darko Knutti based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Darko Knutti. Darko Knutti is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Sinturel, Flore, Pascal Gos, Volodymyr Petrenko, et al.. (2021). Circadian hepatocyte clocks keep synchrony in the absence of a master pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nucleus or other extrahepatic clocks. Genes & Development. 35(5-6). 329–334. 67 indexed citations
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Duong, Hao A., María S. Robles, Darko Knutti, & Charles J. Weitz. (2011). A Molecular Mechanism for Circadian Clock Negative Feedback. Science. 332(6036). 1436–1439. 242 indexed citations
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Robles, María S., Cyril Boyault, Darko Knutti, Kiran Padmanabhan, & Charles J. Weitz. (2010). Identification of RACK1 and Protein Kinase Cα as Integral Components of the Mammalian Circadian Clock. Science. 327(5964). 463–466. 118 indexed citations
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Schreiber, Sylvia, Roger Emter, M. Benjamin Hock, et al.. (2004). The estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) functions in PPARγ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α)-induced mitochondrial biogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(17). 6472–6477. 539 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schreiber, Sylvia, et al.. (2003). The Transcriptional Coactivator PGC-1 Regulates the Expression and Activity of the Orphan Nuclear Receptor Estrogen-Related Receptor α (ERRα). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(11). 9013–9018. 390 indexed citations
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Kressler, Dieter, Sylvia Schreiber, Darko Knutti, & Anastasia Kralli. (2002). The PGC-1-related Protein PERC Is a Selective Coactivator of Estrogen Receptor α. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(16). 13918–13925. 185 indexed citations
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Knutti, Darko & Anastasia Kralli. (2001). PGC-1, a versatile coactivator. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 12(8). 360–365. 254 indexed citations
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Knutti, Darko, Dieter Kressler, & Anastasia Kralli. (2001). Regulation of the transcriptional coactivator PGC-1 via MAPK-sensitive interaction with a repressor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(17). 9713–9718. 226 indexed citations
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Knutti, Darko, et al.. (2000). A Tissue-Specific Coactivator of Steroid Receptors, Identified in a Functional Genetic Screen. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(7). 2411–2422. 251 indexed citations
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Fischer, Maria, Stefanie Kaech, Darko Knutti, & Andrew Matus. (1998). Rapid Actin-Based Plasticity in Dendritic Spines. Neuron. 20(5). 847–854. 751 indexed citations breakdown →

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