Esther Asan

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Esther Asan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Esther Asan has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 15 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Esther Asan's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (9 papers). Esther Asan is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (9 papers). Esther Asan collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Esther Asan's co-authors include Victoria Chan‐Palay, Angelika Schmitt, P. Kügler, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Bernd Püschel, Detlev Drenckhahn, Robert J. Kittel, Erich Buchner, Sigrid Buchner and Marie‐Christine Dabauvalle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Esther Asan

69 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Bruchpilot, a Protein with Homology to ELKS/CAST, Is Requ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
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  1. Bruchpilot, a Protein with Homology to ELKS/CAST, Is Required for Structural Integrity and Function of Synaptic Active Zones in Drosophila
    2006 698 citations Dhananjay Wagh, Tobias M. Rasse et al. Neuron profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Esther Asan Germany 34 2.2k 1.5k 567 509 482 73 3.9k
Sabina Berretta United States 37 2.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 982 1.7× 694 1.4× 304 0.6× 74 4.1k
Michael E. Cahill United States 27 2.2k 1.0× 1.8k 1.2× 583 1.0× 499 1.0× 763 1.6× 49 4.1k
Charles C. Ouimet United States 31 2.7k 1.3× 2.2k 1.5× 461 0.8× 850 1.7× 433 0.9× 43 4.4k
Pietro Baldelli Italy 40 2.3k 1.1× 1.9k 1.3× 562 1.0× 685 1.3× 308 0.6× 83 3.9k
Patrick Carroll France 31 4.0k 1.9× 2.2k 1.5× 569 1.0× 338 0.7× 607 1.3× 66 5.9k
R. Anne McKinney Canada 36 2.4k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 605 1.1× 425 0.8× 321 0.7× 83 4.0k
Angelika Schmitt Germany 43 2.2k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 769 1.4× 289 0.6× 695 1.4× 95 5.0k
Ja‐Hyun Baik South Korea 33 2.0k 0.9× 2.1k 1.4× 464 0.8× 267 0.5× 531 1.1× 85 4.5k
Pradeep G. Bhide United States 39 2.2k 1.0× 2.3k 1.5× 469 0.8× 446 0.9× 351 0.7× 112 4.8k
Viktor Kharazia United States 36 3.0k 1.4× 1.9k 1.3× 895 1.6× 497 1.0× 693 1.4× 61 4.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Esther Asan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Esther Asan

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All Works

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Pozzi, Nicoló Gabriele, Francesco Bolzoni, Gabriele E. M. Biella, et al.. (2023). Brain Noradrenergic Innervation Supports the Development of Parkinson’s Tremor: A Study in a Reserpinized Rat Model. Cells. 12(21). 2529–2529. 4 indexed citations
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Popp, Sandy, Jonas Waider, Jürgen Deckert, et al.. (2021). Serotonin transporter genotype modulates resting state and predator stress-induced amygdala perfusion in mice in a sex-dependent manner. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0247311–e0247311. 3 indexed citations
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Scholz, Nicole, Chonglin Guan, Isabella Maiellaro, et al.. (2017). Mechano-dependent signaling by Latrophilin/CIRL quenches cAMP in proprioceptive neurons. eLife. 6. 111 indexed citations
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Kistner, Katrin, Stefanie E. Mayer, Dominique Massotte, et al.. (2016). Functional and structural characterization of axonal opioid receptors as targets for analgesia. Molecular Pain. 12. 23 indexed citations
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Blum, Robert, et al.. (2016). Initial characterization of a Syap1 knock-out mouse and distribution of Syap1 in mouse brain and cultured motoneurons. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 146(4). 489–512. 2 indexed citations
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Nieratschker, Vanessa, Nicole Bock, Daniel Bucher, et al.. (2009). Bruchpilot in Ribbon-Like Axonal Agglomerates, Behavioral Defects, and Early Death in SRPK79D Kinase Mutants of Drosophila. PLoS Genetics. 5(10). e1000700–e1000700. 34 indexed citations
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Tribl, Florian, Esther Asan, Thomas Arzberger, et al.. (2009). Identification of L-ferritin in Neuromelanin Granules of the Human Substantia Nigra. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 8(8). 1832–1838. 42 indexed citations
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Drenckhahn, Detlev, et al.. (2008). Molecular composition of tight and adherens junctions in the rat olfactory epithelium and fila. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 130(2). 339–361. 58 indexed citations
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Asan, Esther, et al.. (2007). Reactive changes in dorsal roots and dorsal root ganglia after C7 dorsal rhizotomy and ventral root avulsion/replantation in rabbits. Journal of Anatomy. 210(3). 336–351. 8 indexed citations
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Wagh, Dhananjay, Tobias M. Rasse, Esther Asan, et al.. (2006). Bruchpilot, a Protein with Homology to ELKS/CAST, Is Required for Structural Integrity and Function of Synaptic Active Zones in Drosophila. Neuron. 51(2). 275–275. 21 indexed citations
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Wagh, Dhananjay, Tobias M. Rasse, Esther Asan, et al.. (2006). Bruchpilot, a Protein with Homology to ELKS/CAST, Is Required for Structural Integrity and Function of Synaptic Active Zones in Drosophila. Neuron. 49(6). 833–844. 698 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kretzschmar, Doris, Alexandre Bettencourt da Cruz, Esther Asan, et al.. (2004). Glial and neuronal expression of polyglutamine proteins induce behavioral changes and aggregate formation in Drosophila. Glia. 49(1). 59–72. 44 indexed citations
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Vente, Jan de, Esther Asan, Stepan Gambaryan, et al.. (2001). Localization of cGMP-dependent protein kinase type II in rat brain. Neuroscience. 108(1). 27–49. 62 indexed citations
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Korkusuz, Petek, et al.. (2000). Ultrastructural findings of bone marrow in a case with malignant osteopetrosis following successful allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.. PubMed. 41(3). 353–60. 1 indexed citations
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Chan‐Palay, Victoria & Esther Asan. (1989). Quantitation of catecholamine neurons in the locus coeruleus in human brains of normal young and older adults and in depression. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 287(3). 357–372. 178 indexed citations

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