Frank W. Pfrieger

11.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Frank W. Pfrieger is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank W. Pfrieger has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 31 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Frank W. Pfrieger's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (15 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (14 papers). Frank W. Pfrieger is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (15 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (14 papers). Frank W. Pfrieger collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and United States. Frank W. Pfrieger's co-authors include Christian Göritz, Stefan Schumacher, Albrecht Otto, Michał Ślęzak, Jonas Frisén, Carlos G. Dotti, M. Martín, Katja Nieweg, Hubert Schaller and Fanie Barnabé‐Heider and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Frank W. Pfrieger

62 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

CNS Synaptogenesis Promoted by Glia-Derived Cholesterol

2001 1.3k citations Christian Göritz, Frank W. Pfrieger et al. profile →
Synaptic Efficacy Enhanced by Glial Cells in Vitro

1997 613 citations Frank W. Pfrieger et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank W. Pfrieger France	37	3.1k	3.0k	1.6k	1.6k	1.4k	62	7.3k
Matthias Klugmann Australia	43	3.6k 1.1×	3.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	878 0.6×	99	7.4k
Alain Privat France	54	4.2k 1.3×	5.4k 1.8×	2.9k 1.8×	2.0k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	222	11.4k
Akiyoshi Kakita Japan	56	4.2k 1.4×	3.0k 1.0×	676 0.4×	1.9k 1.2×	2.2k 1.5×	439	12.3k
William A. Staines Canada	46	3.5k 1.1×	4.3k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	598 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	118	7.8k
Edwin J. Weeber United States	57	4.3k 1.4×	3.3k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.4×	120	9.2k
Sandra Goebbels Germany	41	4.5k 1.4×	2.8k 0.9×	3.0k 1.9×	1.6k 1.0×	681 0.5×	65	8.4k
Bernard L. Schneider Switzerland	54	3.5k 1.1×	3.2k 1.1×	550 0.3×	976 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	150	8.9k
Jean Mariani France	53	4.0k 1.3×	4.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	2.4k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	235	9.1k
Jane H.-C. Lin United States	34	3.9k 1.3×	2.9k 1.0×	888 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	970 0.7×	41	7.6k
Moritz J. Rossner Germany	39	2.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	886 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	617 0.4×	115	6.1k

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Duquenne, Manon, Cintia Folgueira, Émilie Caron, et al.. (2024). Tanycytic transcytosis inhibition disrupts energy balance, glucose homeostasis and cognitive function in male mice. Molecular Metabolism. 87. 101996–101996. 7 indexed citations

Pfrieger, Frank W.. (2023). The Niemann-Pick type diseases – A synopsis of inborn errors in sphingolipid and cholesterol metabolism. Progress in Lipid Research. 90. 101225–101225. 22 indexed citations

Demais, Valérie, Kirsten A. Wunderlich, Robin Dittrich, et al.. (2022). Release of VAMP5‐positive extracellular vesicles by retinal Müller glia in vivo. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 11(9). e12254–e12254. 17 indexed citations

Imbernón, Mónica, Chiara Saponaro, Hans Christian Cederberg Helms, et al.. (2022). Tanycytes control hypothalamic liraglutide uptake and its anti-obesity actions. Cell Metabolism. 34(7). 1054–1063.e7. 74 indexed citations

Pfrieger, Frank W.. (2021). Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cholesterol: Seeing the Field Through the Players. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13. 766587–766587. 16 indexed citations

Pfrieger, Frank W. & Nicolas Vitale. (2018). Thematic Review Series: Exosomes and Microvesicles: Lipids as Key Components of their Biogenesis and Functions, Cholesterol and the journey of extracellular vesicles. Journal of Lipid Research. 59(12). 2255–2261. 101 indexed citations

Shen, Weida, et al.. (2017). An autocrine purinergic signaling controls astrocyte-induced neuronal excitation. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 11280–11280. 59 indexed citations

Savier, Élise, Stephen J. Eglen, Martine Perraut, et al.. (2017). A molecular mechanism for the topographic alignment of convergent neural maps. eLife. 6. 12 indexed citations

Cartocci, Veronica, et al.. (2016). Modulation of the Isoprenoid/Cholesterol Biosynthetic Pathway During Neuronal Differentiation In Vitro. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 117(9). 2036–2044. 26 indexed citations

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Sultan, Sébastien, Liyi Li, Jonathan Moss, et al.. (2015). Synaptic Integration of Adult-Born Hippocampal Neurons Is Locally Controlled by Astrocytes. Neuron. 88(5). 957–972. 214 indexed citations

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Otsu, Yo, Kiri Couchman, Declan G Lyons, et al.. (2014). Calcium dynamics in astrocyte processes during neurovascular coupling. Nature Neuroscience. 18(2). 210–218. 218 indexed citations

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Abe, Philipp, Frauke Hoffmann, Dagmar Schütz, et al.. (2013). CXCR4 prevents dispersion of granule neuron precursors in the adult dentate gyrus. Hippocampus. 23(12). 1345–1358. 29 indexed citations

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Jungblut, Melanie, Serena Barral, Bjarke Abrahamsen, et al.. (2012). Isolation and characterization of living primary astroglial cells using the new GLAST‐specific monoclonal antibody ACSA‐1. Glia. 60(6). 894–907. 59 indexed citations

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Pfrieger, Frank W.. (2009). Role of glial cells in the formation and maintenance of synapses. Brain Research Reviews. 63(1-2). 39–46. 92 indexed citations

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Nieweg, Katja, Hubert Schaller, & Frank W. Pfrieger. (2009). Marked differences in cholesterol synthesis between neurons and glial cells from postnatal rats. Journal of Neurochemistry. 109(1). 125–134. 223 indexed citations

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Göritz, Christian, Luc‐Henri Tessier, Katja Nieweg, et al.. (2007). Glia‐induced neuronal differentiation by transcriptional regulation. Glia. 55(11). 1108–1122. 32 indexed citations

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Ślęzak, Michał, Frank W. Pfrieger, & Zbigniew Sołtys. (2006). Synaptic plasticity, astrocytes and morphological homeostasis.. univOAK (4 institutions : Université de Strasbourg, Université de Haute Alsace, INSA Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg). 30 indexed citations

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Buard, Isabelle, et al.. (2006). Regional variations in the glial influence on synapse development in the mouse CNS. The Journal of Physiology. 577(1). 249–261. 45 indexed citations

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Ślęzak, Michał, Frank W. Pfrieger, & Zbigniew Sołtys. (2006). Synaptic plasticity, astrocytes and morphological homeostasis. Journal of Physiology-Paris. 99(2-3). 84–91. 28 indexed citations

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Pfrieger, Frank W., Kurt Gottmann, & H. D. Lux. (1994). Kinetics of GABAB receptor-mediated inhibition of calcium currents and excitatory synaptic transmission in hippocampal neurons in vitro. Neuron. 12(1). 97–107. 99 indexed citations

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