Edda Thies

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

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Edda Thies is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Edda Thies has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cell Biology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Edda Thies's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (8 papers). Edda Thies is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (8 papers). Edda Thies collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Edda Thies's co-authors include Eckhard Mandelkow�, Karsten Stamer, Robert Vogel, Eva‐Maria Mandelkow, Eva‐Maria Mandelkow, Hans Zempel, Roger W. Davenport, Jacek Biernat, Matthias Kneussel and Bernhard Trinczek and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Medicine and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Edda Thies

28 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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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.

Tau blocks traffic of organelles, neurofilaments, and APP vesicles in neurons and enhances oxidative stress

2002 721 citations Edda Thies, Eckhard Mandelkow� et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Aβ Oligomers Cause Localized Ca ²⁺ Elevation, Missorting of Endogenous Tau into Dendrites, Tau Phosphorylation, and Destruction of Microtubules and Spines

2010 531 citations Hans Zempel, Edda Thies et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edda Thies Germany	19	1.4k	1.2k	1.0k	722	324	29	2.7k
Stefan Kins Germany	32	1.6k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	798 1.1×	226 0.7×	72	3.0k
Martina K. Brückner Germany	33	1.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	961 0.9×	422 0.6×	414 1.3×	65	3.4k
Juha Laurén Finland	12	1.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	352 0.5×	526 1.6×	16	2.8k
Xiangyou Hu United States	30	1.5k 1.0×	926 0.7×	789 0.8×	420 0.6×	333 1.0×	56	2.6k
Donna L. McPhie United States	29	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	929 0.9×	325 0.5×	248 0.8×	45	2.9k
Jiro Takano Japan	22	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	766 0.7×	610 0.8×	479 1.5×	26	2.5k
Malika Hamdane France	29	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	698 0.7×	303 0.4×	417 1.3×	57	2.7k
Oksana Berezovska United States	38	2.5k 1.7×	2.2k 1.7×	889 0.9×	590 0.8×	381 1.2×	85	4.1k
Marie‐Christine Galas France	33	1.4k 1.0×	2.1k 1.7×	1.3k 1.2×	592 0.8×	503 1.6×	73	3.5k
Gustavo Pigino United States	28	1.9k 1.3×	1.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.5×	458 1.4×	33	3.9k

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Mohammadi, Behnam, et al.. (2026). Presymptomatic pharmacological inhibition of mGluR5 improves survival in a mouse model of prion diseases. Acta Neuropathologica Communications.

Matschke, Jakob, A. Hartmann, Susanne Pfefferle, et al.. (2024). Inefficient tissue immune response against MPXV in an immunocompromised mpox patient. Journal of Medical Virology. 96(7). e29811–e29811. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yue, Kristin Hartmann, Edda Thies, et al.. (2022). Loss of Homeostatic Microglia Signature in Prion Diseases. Cells. 11(19). 2948–2948. 9 indexed citations

Muhia, Mary, PingAn Yuanxiang, Jan Sedlacik, et al.. (2022). Muskelin regulates actin-dependent synaptic changes and intrinsic brain activity relevant to behavioral and cognitive processes. Communications Biology. 5(1). 589–589. 6 indexed citations

Lopes, André T., Torben J. Hausrat, Frank F. Heisler, et al.. (2020). Spastin depletion increases tubulin polyglutamylation and impairs kinesin-mediated neuronal transport, leading to working and associative memory deficits. PLoS Biology. 18(8). e3000820–e3000820. 41 indexed citations

Lombino, Franco L., Mary Muhia, Jeffrey Lopez‐Rojas, et al.. (2019). The Microtubule Severing Protein Katanin Regulates Proliferation of Neuronal Progenitors in Embryonic and Adult Neurogenesis. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 15940–15940. 10 indexed citations

Ghiretti, Amy E., Edda Thies, Mariko Tokito, et al.. (2016). Activity-Dependent Regulation of Distinct Transport and Cytoskeletal Remodeling Functions of the Dendritic Kinesin KIF21B. Neuron. 92(4). 857–872. 53 indexed citations

Muhia, Mary, Edda Thies, Amy E. Ghiretti, et al.. (2016). The Kinesin KIF21B Regulates Microtubule Dynamics and Is Essential for Neuronal Morphology, Synapse Function, and Learning and Memory. Cell Reports. 15(5). 968–977. 66 indexed citations

Thies, Edda, et al.. (2014). The kinesin KIF21B participates in the cell surface delivery of γ2 subunit-containing GABAA receptors. European Journal of Cell Biology. 93(8-9). 338–346. 21 indexed citations

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Thies, Edda, Yvonne Pechmann, Alexander J. Groffen, et al.. (2013). TRIM3 Regulates the Motility of the Kinesin Motor Protein KIF21B. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e75603–e75603. 30 indexed citations

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Schattling, Benjamin, Karin Steinbach, Edda Thies, et al.. (2012). TRPM4 cation channel mediates axonal and neuronal degeneration in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis. Nature Medicine. 18(12). 1805–1811. 165 indexed citations

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Zempel, Hans, Edda Thies, Eckhard Mandelkow�, & Eva‐Maria Mandelkow. (2010). Aβ Oligomers Cause Localized Ca ²⁺ Elevation, Missorting of Endogenous Tau into Dendrites, Tau Phosphorylation, and Destruction of Microtubules and Spines. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(36). 11938–11950. 531 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thies, Edda & Eva‐Maria Mandelkow. (2007). Missorting of Tau in Neurons Causes Degeneration of Synapses That Can Be Rescued by the Kinase MARK2/Par-1. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(11). 2896–2907. 232 indexed citations

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Goldsbury, Claire, Edda Thies, Sven Konzack, & Eva‐Maria Mandelkow. (2007). Quantification of Amyloid Precursor Protein and Tau for the Study of Axonal Traffic Pathways. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(13). 3357–3363. 8 indexed citations

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Goldsbury, Claire, Maria‐Magdalena Mocanu, Edda Thies, et al.. (2006). Inhibition of APP Trafficking by Tau Protein Does Not Increase the Generation of Amyloid‐β Peptides. Traffic. 7(7). 873–888. 68 indexed citations

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Mandelkow, Eva‐Maria, et al.. (2004). MARK/PAR1 kinase is a regulator of microtubule-dependent transport in axons. The Journal of Cell Biology. 167(1). 99–110. 186 indexed citations

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Thies, Edda & Roger W. Davenport. (2002). Independent roles of Rho‐GTPases in growth cone and axonal behavior. Journal of Neurobiology. 54(2). 358–369. 49 indexed citations

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Davenport, Roger W., Edda Thies, & Matthew L. Cohen. (1999). Neuronal growth cone collapse triggers lateral extensions along trailing axons. Nature Neuroscience. 2(3). 254–259. 54 indexed citations

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Wizenmann, Andrea, Edda Thies, Stefan Klostermann, Friedrich Bonhoeffer, & Mathias Bähr. (1993). Appearance of target-specific guidance information for regenerating axons after CNS lesions. Neuron. 11(5). 975–983. 94 indexed citations

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Schedl, Andreas, Friedrich Beermann, Edda Thies, et al.. (1992). Transgenic mice generated by pronuclear injection of a yeast artificial chromosome. Nucleic Acids Research. 20(12). 3073–3077. 67 indexed citations

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