Erich Gulbins

35.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
430 papers, 26.4k citations indexed

About

Erich Gulbins is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erich Gulbins has authored 430 papers receiving a total of 26.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 324 papers in Molecular Biology, 94 papers in Physiology and 76 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Erich Gulbins's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (195 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (93 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (69 papers). Erich Gulbins is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (195 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (93 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (69 papers). Erich Gulbins collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Erich Gulbins's co-authors include Florian Läng, Heike Grassmé, Ildikò Szabó, Richard Kolesnick, Johannes Kornhuber, Katrin Anne Becker, Andrea Riehle, Markus Ritter, Mario Zoratti and Gillian L. Busch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Erich Gulbins

423 papers receiving 26.1k 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.

Functional Significance of Cell Volume Regulatory Mechanisms

1998 1.6k citations Florian Läng, Erich Gulbins et al. profile →
Therapy of CF-Patients with Amitriptyline and Placebo - a Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase IIb Multicenter, Cohort-Study

2013 1.2k citations Erich Gulbins et al. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry profile →
CD95 Signaling via Ceramide-rich Membrane Rafts

2001 531 citations Heike Grassmé, Erich Gulbins et al. profile →

Peers

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Stefan Offermanns Germany

Bernhard Brüne Germany

John A. Cidlowski United States

Karl‐Heinz Krause Switzerland

Paolo Pinton Italy

Boris Zhivotovsky Sweden

Michael H. Gelb United States

Mauro Piacentini Italy

Edward J. Goetzl United States

Paul A. Insel United States

Stefan Offermanns Germany

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erich Gulbins

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

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Schumacher, Fabian, Luiza Martins Nascentes Melo, Nadine Beckmann, et al.. (2025). Amitriptyline inhibits Plasmodium development in infected red blood cells by modulating sphingolipid metabolism and glucose uptake. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 189. 118331–118331.

Kalinichenko, Liubov S., Iulia Zoicas, Julia Robinson, et al.. (2025). Brain acid sphingomyelinase controls addiction-related behaviours in a sex-specific way. Neurobiology of Disease. 206. 106800–106800.

Patel, Sameer H., Gregory C. Wilson, Yuqing Wu, et al.. (2024). Sphingosine is involved in PAPTP-induced death of pancreas cancer cells by interfering with mitochondrial functions. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 102(7). 947–959. 1 indexed citations

Schwalm, Stephanie, Nerea Ferreirós, Stefan Zeuzem, et al.. (2024). Acid Sphingomyelinase Activation and ROS Generation Potentiate Antiproliferative Effects of Mitomycin in HCC. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(22). 12175–12175.

Soddemann, Matthias, et al.. (2024). Sphingosine Prevents Rhinoviral Infections. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(5). 2486–2486. 2 indexed citations

Wilson, Gregory C., Simone Keitsch, Matthias Soddemann, et al.. (2024). Phosphatidic acid is involved in regulation of autophagy in neurons in vitro and in vivo. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 476(12). 1881–1894. 1 indexed citations

Wilson, Gregory C., Sameer H. Patel, Jiang Wang, et al.. (2023). Acid sphingomyelinase expression is associated with survival in resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 101(7). 891–903. 1 indexed citations

Kleuser, Burkhard, Fabian Schumacher, & Erich Gulbins. (2023). New Therapeutic Options in Pulmonal Diseases: Sphingolipids and Modulation of Sphingolipid Metabolism. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 284. 289–312. 2 indexed citations

Kadow, Stephanie, M. Krämer, Simone Keitsch, et al.. (2022). Sphingosine as a New Antifungal Agent against Candida and Aspergillus spp.. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(24). 15510–15510. 8 indexed citations

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Koch, Achim, Nikolaus Pizanis, Frank Herbstreit, et al.. (2022). Lung Transplantation for Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome after SARS-CoV-2 Infection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(1). e23–e26. 1 indexed citations

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Kadow, Stephanie, Fabian Schumacher, M. Krämer, et al.. (2022). Mitochondrial Kv1.3 Channels as Target for Treatment of Multiple Myeloma. Cancers. 14(8). 1955–1955. 11 indexed citations

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Bachmann, Magdalena, Tatiana Varanita, Bernard Fioretti, et al.. (2022). Pharmacological targeting of the mitochondrial calcium-dependent potassium channel KCa3.1 triggers cell death and reduces tumor growth and metastasis in vivo. Cell Death and Disease. 13(12). 1055–1055. 19 indexed citations

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Kornhuber, Johannes & Erich Gulbins. (2021). New Molecular Targets for Antidepressant Drugs. Pharmaceuticals. 14(9). 894–894. 23 indexed citations

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Rhein, Cosima, Iulia Zoicas, Tobias Hepp, et al.. (2021). mRNA Expression of SMPD1 Encoding Acid Sphingomyelinase Decreases upon Antidepressant Treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(11). 5700–5700. 10 indexed citations

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Gardner, Aaron, Iram Haq, A. John Simpson, et al.. (2020). Recombinant Acid Ceramidase Reduces Inflammation and Infection in Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 202(8). 1133–1145. 27 indexed citations

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McElvaney, Oliver J., Zbigniew Zasłona, Eva M. Pålsson‐McDermott, et al.. (2019). Specific Inhibition of the NLRP3 Inflammasome as an Antiinflammatory Strategy in Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 200(11). 1381–1391. 75 indexed citations

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Bao, Junxiang, Guangbi Li, Xinxu Yuan, Pin‐Lan Li, & Erich Gulbins. (2017). Contribution of p62 to Phenotype Transition of Coronary Arterial Myocytes with Defective Autophagy. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 41(2). 555–568. 6 indexed citations

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Szabó, Ildikò, Jürgen Bock, Heike Grassmé, et al.. (2008). Mitochondrial potassium channel Kv1.3 mediates Bax-induced apoptosis in lymphocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(39). 14861–14866. 184 indexed citations

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Rébillard, Amélie, Xavier Tekpli, Olivier Meurette, et al.. (2007). Cisplatin-Induced Apoptosis Involves Membrane Fluidification via Inhibition of NHE1 in Human Colon Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 67(16). 7865–7874. 131 indexed citations

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Weller, Michael, Christoph Weinstock, Christine Will, et al.. (1997). CD95-Dependent T-Cell Killing by Glioma Cells Expressing CD95 Ligand: More on Tumor Immune Escape, the CD95 Counterattack, and the Immune Privilege of the Brain. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 7(5). 282–288. 34 indexed citations

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