Frank Bradke

15.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
95 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Frank Bradke is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Bradke has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 45 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 32 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Frank Bradke's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (44 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (36 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (36 papers). Frank Bradke is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (44 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (36 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (36 papers). Frank Bradke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frank Bradke's co-authors include Carlos G. Dotti, Dorothee Neukirchen, Farida Hellal, Harald Witte, Ali Ertürk, Roland Wedlich‐Söldner, Andrea Tedeschi, Julia Riedl, Michael Sixt and Kevin C. Flynn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Frank Bradke

95 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Lifeact: a versatile marker to visualize F-actin

2008 1.7k citations Julia Riedl, Frank Bradke et al. Nature Methods profile →
Three-dimensional imaging of solvent-cleared organs using 3DISCO

2012 702 citations Ali Ertürk, Klaus Becker et al. profile →
Microtubule Stabilization Reduces Scarring and Causes Axon Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury

2011 471 citations Farida Hellal, Andrés Hurtado et al. Science profile →
Systemic administration of epothilone B promotes axon regeneration after spinal cord injury

2015 343 citations Jörg Ruschel, Farida Hellal et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank Bradke Germany	55	5.2k	4.8k	3.9k	2.6k	1.2k	95	11.6k
Vance Lemmon United States	60	5.9k 1.1×	5.7k 1.2×	3.0k 0.8×	3.2k 1.2×	183 0.1×	178	11.6k
Takaki Miyata Japan	57	4.3k 0.8×	8.3k 1.7×	2.0k 0.5×	5.5k 2.1×	456 0.4×	132	14.4k
Gary Banker United States	66	8.8k 1.7×	8.3k 1.7×	5.5k 1.4×	2.7k 1.1×	469 0.4×	111	15.9k
Frank B. Gertler United States	78	3.4k 0.7×	9.8k 2.0×	7.9k 2.0×	929 0.4×	788 0.6×	163	18.9k
Thomas Misgeld Germany	44	3.3k 0.6×	3.1k 0.6×	861 0.2×	1.7k 0.7×	486 0.4×	96	8.2k
Kensaku Mizuno Japan	66	3.1k 0.6×	8.0k 1.7×	6.2k 1.6×	717 0.3×	624 0.5×	174	15.3k
Lee L. Rubin United States	67	2.9k 0.6×	12.2k 2.5×	2.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	395 0.3×	159	18.4k
Yishi Jin United States	53	3.6k 0.7×	5.3k 1.1×	2.4k 0.6×	816 0.3×	419 0.3×	163	9.9k
Sally Temple United States	56	3.7k 0.7×	8.9k 1.9×	1.2k 0.3×	6.4k 2.5×	315 0.3×	152	14.2k
Ryoichiro Kageyama Japan	95	4.2k 0.8×	20.8k 4.3×	2.9k 0.7×	6.0k 2.3×	254 0.2×	277	28.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Bradke

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Fuhrmann, Falko, Manuel Mittag, Stefanie Poll, et al.. (2025). Three-photon in vivo imaging of neurons and glia in the medial prefrontal cortex with sub-cellular resolution. Communications Biology. 8(1). 795–795. 1 indexed citations

Griffin, Jarred M., et al.. (2025). Targeted environmental enrichment is more effective than bipedal treadmill training after thoracic spinal cord injury. Brain Communications. 7(5). fcaf385–fcaf385. 1 indexed citations

Mariano, Vittoria, Alexandros K. Kanellopoulos, Claudia Ricci, et al.. (2023). Intellectual Disability and Behavioral Deficits Linked to CYFIP1 Missense Variants Disrupting Actin Polymerization. Biological Psychiatry. 95(2). 161–174. 7 indexed citations

Griffin, Jarred M., Till Bockemühl, Barbara Schaffran, et al.. (2022). Rehabilitation enhances epothilone-induced locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury. Brain Communications. 5(1). fcad005–fcad005. 11 indexed citations

Cragg, Jacquelyn J., Catherine R. Jutzeler, Lukas Grassner, et al.. (2020). Beneficial “Pharmaceutical Pleiotropy” of Gabapentinoids in Spinal Cord Injury: A Case for Refining Standard-of-Care. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair. 34(8). 686–689. 4 indexed citations

Fäßler, Florian, Georgi Dimchev, Victor-Valentin Hodirnau, et al.. (2020). Cryo-electron Tomography Workflows for Quantitative Analysis of Actin Networks Involved in Cell Migration. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 26(S2). 2518–2519. 3 indexed citations

Jutzeler, Catherine R., Jacquelyn J. Cragg, Bobo Tong, et al.. (2019). The Effect of Non-Gabapentinoid Anticonvulsants on Sensorimotor Recovery After Human Spinal Cord Injury. CNS Drugs. 33(5). 503–511. 12 indexed citations

Chhatbar, Chintan, Claudia N. Detje, Elena Grabski, et al.. (2018). Type I Interferon Receptor Signaling of Neurons and Astrocytes Regulates Microglia Activation during Viral Encephalitis. Cell Reports. 25(1). 118–129.e4. 83 indexed citations

Ruschel, Jörg, Farida Hellal, Kevin C. Flynn, et al.. (2015). Systemic administration of epothilone B promotes axon regeneration after spinal cord injury. Science. 348(6232). 347–352. 343 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hellal, Farida, Andrés Hurtado, Jörg Ruschel, et al.. (2011). Microtubule Stabilization Reduces Scarring and Causes Axon Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury. Science. 331(6019). 928–931. 471 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ertürk, Ali, Christoph P. Mauch, Farida Hellal, et al.. (2011). Three-dimensional imaging of the unsectioned adult spinal cord to assess axon regeneration and glial responses after injury. Nature Medicine. 18(1). 166–171. 260 indexed citations

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Huiskonen, Juha T., et al.. (2011). Cryo Electron Tomography of Herpes Simplex Virus during Axonal Transport and Secondary Envelopment in Primary Neurons. PLoS Pathogens. 7(12). e1002406–e1002406. 49 indexed citations

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Stieß, Michael, Nicola Maghelli, Lukas C. Kapitein, et al.. (2010). Axon Extension Occurs Independently of Centrosomal Microtubule Nucleation. Science. 327(5966). 704–707. 208 indexed citations

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Johnstone, Andrea L., Ali Ertürk, Ying Hu, et al.. (2010). A Chemical Screen Identifies Novel Compounds That Overcome Glial-Mediated Inhibition of Neuronal Regeneration. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(13). 4693–4706. 44 indexed citations

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Riedl, Julia, Kevin C. Flynn, Aurelia Raducanu, et al.. (2010). Lifeact mice for studying F-actin dynamics. Nature Methods. 7(3). 168–169. 245 indexed citations

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Langwieser, N., Jörg Ruschel, A. Klug, et al.. (2010). Electrical Activity Suppresses Axon Growth through Cav1.2 Channels in Adult Primary Sensory Neurons. Current Biology. 20(13). 1154–1164. 74 indexed citations

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Wierenga, Corette J., et al.. (2008). Plasticity of Polarization: Changing Dendrites into Axons in Neurons Integrated in Neuronal Circuits. Current Biology. 18(13). 992–1000. 100 indexed citations

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Ertürk, Ali, et al.. (2007). Disorganized Microtubules Underlie the Formation of Retraction Bulbs and the Failure of Axonal Regeneration. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(34). 9169–9180. 317 indexed citations

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Garvalov, Boyan K., Benoît Zuber, Cédric Bouchet‐Marquis, et al.. (2006). Luminal particles within cellular microtubules. The Journal of Cell Biology. 174(6). 759–765. 90 indexed citations

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Bradke, Frank & Carlos G. Dotti. (2000). Differentiated neurons retain the capacity to generate axons from dendrites. Current Biology. 10(22). 1467–1470. 83 indexed citations

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