Dorothee Günzel

10.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Dorothee Günzel is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Dorothee Günzel has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Neurology, 67 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Dorothee Günzel's work include Barrier Structure and Function Studies (69 papers), Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (28 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (23 papers). Dorothee Günzel is often cited by papers focused on Barrier Structure and Function Studies (69 papers), Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (28 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (23 papers). Dorothee Günzel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Dorothee Günzel's co-authors include Michael Fromm, Alan S.L. Yu, Susanne M. Krug, Jörg–Dieter Schulzke, Salah Amasheh, Rita Rosenthal, Susanne Milatz, Martin Zeitz, Sebastian Zeißig and J Richter 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

Dorothee Günzel

117 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Claudins and the Modulation of Tight Junction Permeability

2013 1.1k citations Dorothee Günzel, Alan S.L. Yu profile →
Changes in expression and distribution of claudin 2, 5 and 8 lead to discontinuous tight junctions and barrier dysfunction in active Crohn’s disease

2006 972 citations Dorothee Günzel, Michael Fromm et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Dorothee Günzel	4.0k	3.6k	901	778	768	117	8.1k
Le Shen	4.1k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	548 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	958 1.2×	69	8.0k
Takashi Kojima	4.1k 1.0×	2.7k 0.7×	467 0.5×	822 1.1×	485 0.6×	235	8.8k
Christina M. Van Itallie	4.9k 1.2×	5.0k 1.4×	562 0.6×	824 1.1×	463 0.6×	68	8.9k
Y. Thomas	4.1k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	877 1.0×	1.3k 1.7×	983 1.3×	94	8.6k
Salah Amasheh	2.9k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	498 0.6×	550 0.7×	417 0.5×	88	5.5k
Norimasa Sawada	3.8k 1.0×	3.4k 0.9×	375 0.4×	1.1k 1.4×	479 0.6×	214	8.8k
María S. Balda	6.8k 1.7×	5.2k 1.4×	430 0.5×	728 0.9×	603 0.8×	99	11.5k
Lorenza González‐Mariscal	3.6k 0.9×	3.3k 0.9×	289 0.3×	342 0.4×	302 0.4×	100	6.5k
Atsushi Tamura	2.5k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	223 0.2×	667 0.9×	409 0.5×	124	5.3k
Karl Matter	7.3k 1.8×	4.3k 1.2×	441 0.5×	952 1.2×	778 1.0×	109	12.1k

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Günzel, Dorothee, et al.. (2025). Matrix-free human 2D organoids recapitulate duodenal barrier and transport properties. BMC Biology. 23(1). 2–2. 3 indexed citations

Fromm, Anja, et al.. (2025). Ion permeability profiles of renal paracellular channel‐forming claudins. Acta Physiologica. 241(2). e14264–e14264. 2 indexed citations

Altrichter, Sabine, et al.. (2024). Altered Sweat Composition Due to Changes in Tight Junction Expression of Sweat Glands in Cholinergic Urticaria Patients. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(9). 4658–4658. 2 indexed citations

Wuttke, Matthias, Holger Kirsten, Alexander Teumer, et al.. (2023). Imputation-powered whole-exome analysis identifies genes associated with kidney function and disease in the UK Biobank. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1287–1287. 11 indexed citations

Meoli, Luca & Dorothee Günzel. (2023). The role of claudins in homeostasis. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 19(9). 587–603. 22 indexed citations

Breiderhoff, Tilman, Dominik Müller, Duygu Elif Yılmaz, et al.. (2023). Furosemide rescues hypercalciuria in familial hypomagnesaemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis model. Acta Physiologica. 237(3). e13927–e13927. 1 indexed citations

Schmied, Christopher, Jenny Eichhorst, Nina Himmerkus, et al.. (2022). Nanoscale segregation of channel and barrier claudins enables paracellular ion flux. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4985–4985. 44 indexed citations

Meoli, Luca & Dorothee Günzel. (2020). Channel functions of claudins in the organization of biological systems. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1862(9). 183344–183344. 21 indexed citations

Klar, Joakim, Jörg Piontek, Susanne Milatz, et al.. (2017). Altered paracellular cation permeability due to a rare CLDN10B variant causes anhidrosis and kidney damage. PLoS Genetics. 13(7). e1006897–e1006897. 51 indexed citations

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Hagen, Franziska vom, Carolin Deiner, Dorothee Günzel, et al.. (2017). Key role of short-chain fatty acids in epithelial barrier failure during ruminal acidosis. Journal of Dairy Science. 100(8). 6662–6675. 45 indexed citations

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Breiderhoff, Tilman, Nina Himmerkus, Allein Plain, et al.. (2017). Deletion of claudin-10 rescues claudin-16–deficient mice from hypomagnesemia and hypercalciuria. Kidney International. 93(3). 580–588. 44 indexed citations

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Milatz, Susanne, Nina Himmerkus, Kerim Mutig, et al.. (2016). Mosaic expression of claudins in thick ascending limbs of Henle results in spatial separation of paracellular Na ⁺ and Mg ²⁺ transport. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(2). E219–E227. 78 indexed citations

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Rosenthal, Rita, Dorothee Günzel, Susanne M. Krug, et al.. (2016). Claudin‐2‐mediated cation and water transport share a common pore. Acta Physiologica. 219(2). 521–536. 86 indexed citations

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Günzel, Dorothee & Michael Fromm. (2012). Claudins and Other Tight Junction Proteins. Comprehensive physiology. 2(3). 1819–1852. 14 indexed citations

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Rosenthal, Rita, Susanne Milatz, Susanne M. Krug, et al.. (2010). Claudin-2, a component of the tight junction, forms a paracellular water channel. Journal of Cell Science. 123(11). 1913–1921. 328 indexed citations

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Krug, Susanne M., Salah Amasheh, Jan F. Richter, et al.. (2009). Tricellulin Forms a Barrier to Macromolecules in Tricellular Tight Junctions without Affecting Ion Permeability. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(16). 3713–3724. 275 indexed citations

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Krug, Susanne M., Michael Fromm, & Dorothee Günzel. (2009). Two-Path Impedance Spectroscopy for Measuring Paracellular and Transcellular Epithelial Resistance. Biophysical Journal. 97(8). 2202–2211. 80 indexed citations

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Günzel, Dorothee, Lisa M. Kucharski, David G. Kehres, Michael F. Romero, & Michael E. Maguire. (2006). The MgtC Virulence Factor of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Activates Na ⁺ ,K ⁺ -ATPase. Journal of Bacteriology. 188(15). 5586–5594. 39 indexed citations

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Müller, Anja, Dorothee Günzel, & Wolf‐Rüdiger Schlue. (2003). Activation of AMPA/Kainate Receptors but Not Acetylcholine Receptors Causes Mg2+ Influx into Retzius Neurones of the Leech Hirudo medicinalis . The Journal of General Physiology. 122(6). 727–739. 5 indexed citations

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Günzel, Dorothee, et al.. (2002). Magnesium Homeostasis in Heart: A Critical Reappraisal. Journal of clinical and basic cardiology. 5(1). 5–22. 17 indexed citations

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