Ernst H. K. Stelzer

35.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
288 papers, 22.3k citations indexed

About

Ernst H. K. Stelzer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernst H. K. Stelzer has authored 288 papers receiving a total of 22.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 91 papers in Biophysics and 77 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ernst H. K. Stelzer's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (83 papers), Cell Image Analysis Techniques (40 papers) and Nuclear physics research studies (35 papers). Ernst H. K. Stelzer is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (83 papers), Cell Image Analysis Techniques (40 papers) and Nuclear physics research studies (35 papers). Ernst H. K. Stelzer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Ernst H. K. Stelzer's co-authors include Francesco Pampaloni, Emmanuel G. Reynaud, Joachim Wittbrodt, Stefan W. Hell, Jim Swoger, Philipp Keller, Jan Huisken, Annette D. Schmidt, Filippo Del Bene and Alexander Rohrbach and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ernst H. K. Stelzer

281 papers receiving 21.6k citations

Hit Papers

The third dimension bridges the gap between cell... 1992 2026 2003 2014 2007 2004 2008 1993 1992 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. The third dimension bridges the gap between cell culture and live tissue
    2007 2.2k citations Francesco Pampaloni, Emmanuel G. Reynaud et al. profile →
  2. Optical Sectioning Deep Inside Live Embryos by Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy
    2004 1.7k citations Jan Huisken, Jim Swoger et al. Science profile →
  3. Reconstruction of Zebrafish Early Embryonic Development by Scanned Light Sheet Microscopy
    2008 1.1k citations Philipp Keller, Joachim Wittbrodt et al. Science profile →
  4. Aberrations in confocal fluorescence microscopy induced by mismatches in refractive index
    1993 496 citations Ernst H. K. Stelzer et al. profile →
  5. Properties of a 4Pi confocal fluorescence microscope
    1992 383 citations Ernst H. K. Stelzer et al. profile →
  6. Fundamental improvement of resolution with a 4Pi-confocal fluorescence microscope using two-photon excitation
    1992 274 citations Ernst H. K. Stelzer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ernst H. K. Stelzer Germany 72 8.0k 7.2k 6.9k 4.7k 3.6k 288 22.3k
Enrico Gratton United States 109 20.7k 2.6× 9.4k 1.3× 9.7k 1.4× 4.2k 0.9× 5.2k 1.4× 723 40.5k
Gerhard Hummer United States 97 18.3k 2.3× 8.0k 1.1× 985 0.1× 2.6k 0.6× 10.3k 2.8× 404 34.6k
Markus Sauer Germany 80 11.2k 1.4× 4.9k 0.7× 9.6k 1.4× 1.3k 0.3× 2.0k 0.6× 402 23.1k
Eric D. Siggia United States 80 14.9k 1.9× 3.5k 0.5× 1.2k 0.2× 2.7k 0.6× 4.4k 1.2× 181 29.4k
Watt W. Webb United States 77 14.7k 1.8× 16.1k 2.3× 14.8k 2.1× 2.3k 0.5× 5.2k 1.4× 176 40.5k
G. Ulrich Nienhaus Germany 83 11.6k 1.4× 4.4k 0.6× 3.8k 0.6× 3.7k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 388 25.3k
Petra Schwille Germany 85 20.9k 2.6× 5.2k 0.7× 6.2k 0.9× 3.5k 0.7× 3.2k 0.9× 391 28.7k
R. Mark Henkelman Canada 83 7.9k 1.0× 3.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.2× 1.0k 0.2× 1.1k 0.3× 321 27.8k
Harald F. Hess United States 45 4.9k 0.6× 4.1k 0.6× 7.0k 1.0× 2.3k 0.5× 4.1k 1.1× 99 16.6k
Jonathon Howard United States 79 10.5k 1.3× 3.2k 0.4× 921 0.1× 12.4k 2.6× 2.6k 0.7× 227 22.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Strobl, Frederic, et al.. (2025). Fifty high-content light sheet fluorescence microscopy datasets of Tribolium castaneum embryogenesis. Scientific Data. 12(1). 1945–1945.
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Strobl, Frederic, Alexander Schmitz, Marc F. Schetelig, & Ernst H. K. Stelzer. (2024). A two-level staging system for the embryonic morphogenesis of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) Ceratitis capitata. PLoS ONE. 19(12). e0316391–e0316391. 2 indexed citations
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Strobl, Frederic, Benjamin Schmid, Ralf Palmisano, et al.. (2023). How enhancers regulate wavelike gene expression patterns. eLife. 12. 7 indexed citations
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Strobl, Frederic, Marc F. Schetelig, & Ernst H. K. Stelzer. (2022). In toto light sheet fluorescence microscopy live imaging datasets of Ceratitis capitata embryonic development. Scientific Data. 9(1). 340–340. 5 indexed citations
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Wangenheim, Daniel von, Jason Banda, Alexander Schmitz, et al.. (2020). Early developmental plasticity of lateral roots in response to asymmetric water availability. Nature Plants. 6(2). 73–77. 27 indexed citations
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Gebel, Jakob, Marcel Tuppi, A. Chaikuad, et al.. (2020). p63 uses a switch-like mechanism to set the threshold for induction of apoptosis. Nature Chemical Biology. 16(10). 1078–1086. 35 indexed citations
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Costa, Wagner Steuer, Caspar Glock, Jana Liewald, et al.. (2019). A GABAergic and peptidergic sleep neuron as a locomotion stop neuron with compartmentalized Ca2+ dynamics. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4095–4095. 34 indexed citations
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Hofbauer, Harald F., Michael Gecht, Sabine Fischer, et al.. (2018). The molecular recognition of phosphatidic acid by an amphipathic helix in Opi1. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(9). 3109–3126. 52 indexed citations
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Vermeer, Joop E. M., Daniel von Wangenheim, Marie Barberon, et al.. (2014). A Spatial Accommodation by Neighboring Cells Is Required for Organ Initiation in Arabidopsis. Science. 343(6167). 178–183. 223 indexed citations
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Wangenheim, Daniel von, Tomáš Takáč, Olga Šamajová, et al.. (2014). Trans-Golgi network localized small GTPase RabA1d is involved in cell plate formation and oscillatory root hair growth. BMC Plant Biology. 14(1). 252–252. 49 indexed citations
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Stelzer, Ernst H. K.. (2014). Better Imaging through Chemistry. Cell. 159(6). 1243–1246. 8 indexed citations
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Lucas, Mikaël, Kim Kenobi, Daniel von Wangenheim, et al.. (2013). Lateral root morphogenesis is dependent on the mechanical properties of the overlaying tissues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(13). 5229–5234. 169 indexed citations
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Colombelli, Julien, Achim Besser, Holger Kress, et al.. (2009). Mechanosensing in actin stress fibers revealed by a close correlation between force and protein localization. Journal of Cell Science. 122(10). 1665–1679. 223 indexed citations
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Taxis, Christof, Philipp Keller, Lars Juhl Jensen, et al.. (2005). Spore number control and breeding in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The Journal of Cell Biology. 171(4). 627–640. 65 indexed citations
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Huisken, Jan, Jim Swoger, Filippo Del Bene, Joachim Wittbrodt, & Ernst H. K. Stelzer. (2004). Optical Sectioning Deep Inside Live Embryos by Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy. Science. 305(5686). 1007–1009. 1659 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grill, Stephan W., Jonathon Howard, Erik Schäffer, Ernst H. K. Stelzer, & Anthony A. Hyman. (2003). The Distribution of Active Force Generators Controls Mitotic Spindle Position. Science. 301(5632). 518–521. 279 indexed citations
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Jonkman, James, Jim Swoger, Holger Kress, Alexander Rohrbach, & Ernst H. K. Stelzer. (2003). [18] Resolution in optical microscopy. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 360. 416–446. 22 indexed citations
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Rolls, Melissa M., David H. Hall, Martin Victor, Ernst H. K. Stelzer, & Tom A. Rapoport. (2002). Targeting of Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Proteins and Ribosomes in Invertebrate Neurons. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(5). 1778–1791. 135 indexed citations
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Stelzer, Ernst H. K., et al.. (1956). Über die Veränderungen der Lymphozyten im Verlaufe des ovariellen Zyklus. Annals of Hematology. 2(1). 37–41. 1 indexed citations

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