Dirk Pette

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Dirk Pette is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Pette has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Dirk Pette's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (15 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (15 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). Dirk Pette is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (15 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (15 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). Dirk Pette collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Dirk Pette's co-authors include Robert S. Staron, Gerta Vrbov�, Bernhard Kraus, Bernhard J. Kirschbaum, A. Termin, Stefano Schiaffino, Luisa Gorza, Andrea B. Maier, David A. Hood and Agnès Conjard and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, FEBS Letters and European Journal of Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Pette

23 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Cellular and molecular diversities of mammalian skeletal ... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 1997 200 400 600
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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. Cellular and molecular diversities of mammalian skeletal muscle fibers
    1990 687 citations Dirk Pette, Robert S. Staron Reviews of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology profile →
  2. Mammalian Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type Transitions
    1997 512 citations Dirk Pette, Robert S. Staron International review of cytology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dirk Pette Germany 19 1.6k 642 421 409 407 23 2.2k
R. E. Herrick United States 27 1.3k 0.8× 454 0.7× 716 1.7× 383 0.9× 568 1.4× 46 1.9k
P. T. Loughna United Kingdom 26 1.2k 0.7× 256 0.4× 535 1.3× 206 0.5× 602 1.5× 54 2.2k
L. Silberstein United States 17 2.2k 1.4× 471 0.7× 448 1.1× 204 0.5× 353 0.9× 24 2.7k
Gerta Vrbov� United Kingdom 19 901 0.6× 307 0.5× 316 0.8× 518 1.3× 381 0.9× 25 1.7k
Leopoldo Saggin Italy 9 1.0k 0.6× 471 0.7× 232 0.6× 178 0.4× 221 0.5× 13 1.4k
Stewart I. Head Australia 27 1.5k 0.9× 540 0.8× 484 1.1× 333 0.8× 307 0.8× 57 2.2k
Yvonne Mounier France 25 1.1k 0.7× 330 0.5× 408 1.0× 327 0.8× 314 0.8× 69 1.5k
Toshitada Yoshioka Japan 29 1.3k 0.8× 366 0.6× 698 1.7× 295 0.7× 577 1.4× 96 2.1k
S. A. Shafiq United States 30 1.5k 1.0× 584 0.9× 297 0.7× 174 0.4× 453 1.1× 73 2.3k
V. Reggie Edgerton United States 6 746 0.5× 204 0.3× 397 0.9× 493 1.2× 459 1.1× 9 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dirk Pette

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk Pette

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dirk Pette. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dirk Pette 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 Dirk Pette. Dirk Pette is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pette, Dirk, et al.. (2007). Molecular Basis of the Phenotypic Characteristics of Mammalian Muscle Fibres. Novartis Foundation symposium. 138. 22–34. 6 indexed citations
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Peuker, Heidemarie, Agnès Conjard, Charles T. Putman, & Dirk Pette. (1999). Transient expression of myosin heavy chain MHCIα in rabbit muscle during fast-to-slow transition. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 20(2). 147–154. 25 indexed citations
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Schuler, Michael, et al.. (1999). Effects of contractile activity and hypothyroidism on nuclear hormone receptor mRNA isoforms in rat skeletal muscle. European Journal of Biochemistry. 264(3). 982–988. 6 indexed citations
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Putman, Charles T., Agnès Conjard, Heidemarie Peuker, & Dirk Pette. (1999). α-cardiac-like myosin heavy chain MHCIα is not upregulated in transforming rat muscle. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 20(2). 155–162. 23 indexed citations
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Froemming, Gabriele Ruth Anisah, Dirk Pette, & Kay Ohlendieck. (1999). The 90-kDa Junctional Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Protein Forms an Integral Part of a Supramolecular Triad Complex in Skeletal Muscle. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 261(3). 603–609. 16 indexed citations
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Pette, Dirk & Gerta Vrbov�. (1999). What does chronic electrical stimulation teach us about muscle plasticity?. Muscle & Nerve. 22(6). 666–677. 203 indexed citations
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Hilber, Karlheinz, Stefan Galler, & Dirk Pette. (1997). Functional Differences of Myosin Heavy-Chain Isoforms in Skeletal Muscle. Die Naturwissenschaften. 84(5). 201–204. 10 indexed citations
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Pette, Dirk & Robert S. Staron. (1997). Mammalian Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type Transitions. International review of cytology. 170. 143–223. 512 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pette, Dirk, et al.. (1996). Dynamics of Parvalbumin Expression in Low‐Frequency‐Stimulated Fast‐Twitch Rat Muscle. European Journal of Biochemistry. 236(3). 814–819. 28 indexed citations
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Leeuw, Thomas & Dirk Pette. (1996). Coordinate changes of myosin light and heavy chain isoforms during forced fiber type transitions in rabbit muscle. Developmental Genetics. 19(2). 163–168. 19 indexed citations
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Pette, Dirk, et al.. (1995). Patterns of myosin isoforms in mammalian skeletal muscle fibres. Microscopy Research and Technique. 30(5). 381–389. 88 indexed citations
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Pette, Dirk, et al.. (1994). Effects of chronic stimulation with different impulse patterns on the expression of myosin isoforms in rat myotube cultures. Differentiation. 55(3). 203–211. 73 indexed citations
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Staron, Robert S. & Dirk Pette. (1993). The continuum of pure and hybrid myosin heavy chain-based fibre types in rat skeletal muscle. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 100(2). 149–153. 106 indexed citations
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Pette, Dirk, et al.. (1992). Metabolite patterns related to exhaustion, recovery and transformation of chronically stimulated rabbit fast-twitch muscle. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 420(3-4). 359–366. 52 indexed citations
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Termin, A. & Dirk Pette. (1991). Myosin heavy‐chain‐based isomyosins in developing, adult fast‐twitch and slow‐twitch muscles. European Journal of Biochemistry. 195(2). 577–584. 37 indexed citations
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Pette, Dirk & Robert S. Staron. (1990). Cellular and molecular diversities of mammalian skeletal muscle fibers. Reviews of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology. 116. 1–76. 687 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirschbaum, Bernhard J., et al.. (1989). The multiplicity of troponin T isoforms. European Journal of Biochemistry. 179(1). 31–38. 37 indexed citations
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Maier, Andrea B., Luisa Gorza, Stefano Schiaffino, & Dirk Pette. (1988). A combined histochemical and immunohistochemical study on the dynamics of fast-to-slow fiber transformation in chronically stimulated rabbit muscle. Cell and Tissue Research. 254(1). 59–68. 69 indexed citations

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