Georg Nagel

18.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
174 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Georg Nagel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Georg Nagel has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Molecular Biology, 71 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 26 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Georg Nagel's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (59 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (19 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (19 papers). Georg Nagel is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (59 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (19 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (19 papers). Georg Nagel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Georg Nagel's co-authors include Ernst Bamberg, Karl Deisseroth, Edward S. Boyden, Feng Zhang, Peter Hegemann, Suneel Kateriya, Doris Ollig, Peter Berthold, Alexander Gottschalk and Jana Liewald and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Georg Nagel

170 papers receiving 13.2k 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.

Millisecond-timescale, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity

2005 3.4k citations Edward S. Boyden, Feng Zhang et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Channelrhodopsin-2, a directly light-gated cation-selective membrane channel

2003 1.9k citations Georg Nagel, Suneel Kateriya et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Channelrhodopsin-1: A Light-Gated Proton Channel in Green Algae

2002 814 citations Georg Nagel, Doris Ollig et al. Science profile →
Light Activation of Channelrhodopsin-2 in Excitable Cells of Caenorhabditis elegans Triggers Rapid Behavioral Responses

2005 715 citations Georg Nagel, Ernst Bamberg et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Georg Nagel

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Suppression of epileptic seizures by transcranial activation of K+-selective channelrhodopsin 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Xiao Duan, (unknown), (unknown), Jun Ju, Zhe Xu, Xuanyi Li, Yao Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zhonghua Lu, Cheng Wang, Xiaojing Chen, Christine E. Gee, Georg Nagel, Sheng‐Tao Hou, Shiqiang Gao, Kun Song	2
2	The p21CIP1-CDK4-DREAM axis is a master regulator of genotoxic stress-induced cellular senescence 2024 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jia‐Xuan Chen, Georg Nagel, (unknown), (unknown), Petra Beli, Alexander Loewer, Thomas G. Hofmann, Maja Tomičić, Markus Christmann	11
3	Plastid-localized xanthorhodopsin increases diatom biomass and ecosystem productivity in iron-limited surface oceans 2023 ·Nature Microbiology ·Jan Strauss, (unknown), Shiqiang Gao, Andrew Toseland, Charles Bachy, (unknown), Amy Kirkham, Amanda Hopes, (unknown), (unknown), Alessandro Tagliabue, Christian Löw, Alexandra Z. Worden, Georg Nagel, Thomas Möck	11
4	Optogenetic manipulation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate to probe phosphodiesterase activities in megakaryocytes 2022 ·Open Biology ·Yujing Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Shang Fa Yang, (unknown), Susanne Feil, Georg Nagel, Robert Feil, Shiqiang Gao, Markus Bender	2
5	PMRT1, a Plasmodium -Specific Parasite Plasma Membrane Transporter, Is Essential for Asexual and Sexual Blood Stage Development 2022 ·mBio ·Jan Stephan Wichers-Misterek, Paolo Mesén-Ramírez, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Heidrun von Thien, (unknown), (unknown), Benjamin Liffner, Georg Nagel, Christian Löw, Danny W. Wilson, Tobias Spielmann, Shiqiang Gao, Tim‐Wolf Gilberger, Anna Bachmann, Jan Strauss	10
6	Optogenetic control of the guard cell membrane potential and stomatal movement by the light-gated anion channel Gt ACR1 2021 ·Science Advances ·Shouguang Huang, (unknown), M. Rob G. Roelfsema, Ingo Drèyer, Sönke Scherzer, Khaled A. S. Al‐Rasheid, Shiqiang Gao, Georg Nagel, Rainer Hedrich, Kai R. Konrad	40
7	Hypothalamic dopamine neurons motivate mating through persistent cAMP signalling 2021 ·Nature ·Stephen X. Zhang, Andrew Lutas, Shang Fa Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Georg Nagel, Shiqiang Gao, Mark L. Andermann	59
8	Action potentials in Xenopus oocytes triggered by blue light 2020 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Georg Nagel, Shiqiang Gao, Thomas Zimmer	2
9	Optimized photo-stimulation of halorhodopsin for long-term neuronal inhibition 2019 ·BMC Biology ·Chuanqiang Zhang, Shang Fa Yang, (unknown), Shiqiang Gao, Otto W. Witte, Georg Nagel, Knut Holthoff, Knut Kirmse	26
10	Millisecond-timescale, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity breakdown → 2005 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Edward S. Boyden, Feng Zhang, Ernst Bamberg, Georg Nagel, Karl Deisseroth	3417
11	CFTR, investigated with the two-electrode voltage-clamp technique: the importance of knowing the series resistance 2004 ·Journal of Cystic Fibrosis ·Georg Nagel	8
12	Channelrhodopsin-1: A Light-Gated Proton Channel in Green Algae breakdown → 2002 ·Science ·Georg Nagel, Doris Ollig, Markus Fuhrmann, Suneel Kateriya, Anna Maria Musti, Ernst Bamberg, Peter Hegemann	814
13	Voltage Dependence of Proton Pumping by Bacteriorhodopsin Is Regulated by the Voltage-Sensitive Ratio of M1 to M2 1998 ·Biophysical Journal ·Georg Nagel, (unknown), Bettina Möckel, Georg Büldt, Ernst Bamberg	76
14	Regulation of CFTR channel gating. 1994 ·The Journal of Physiological Sciences ·David C. Gadsby, T. Hwang, Thomas Baukrowitz, Georg Nagel, Minoru Horie, Angus C. Nairn	9
15	Langzeitergebnisse der antiemetischen Effektivität des 5-HT<sub>3</sub>-Antagonisten Ondansetron 1990 ·Oncology Research and Treatment ·Norbert Marschner, (unknown), Fritz Jaenicke, Urs Albrecht, Georg Nagel	1
16	Cloning of a cDNA encoding the human cation-dependent mannose 6-phosphate-specific receptor. 1987 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Regina Pohlmann, Georg Nagel, B Schmidt, Martin Stein, G. Lorkowski, C. Krentler, (unknown), Helmut E. Meyer, Karl‐Heinz Grzeschik, G. Mersmann	76
17	Endogene Tumorlektine: Neue Tumormarker und Zielpunkte für Krebstherapie? 1987 ·Oncology Research and Treatment ·Hans‐Joachim Gabius, Sigrun Gabius, K. Vehmeyer, (unknown), Georg Nagel	5
18	Medroxyprogesteronacetat in hoher Dosierung beim metastasierenden Mammakarzinom 1982 ·Oncology Research and Treatment ·(unknown), (unknown), Georg Nagel, J. Köbberling, (unknown)	2
19	Mitomycin C und hochdosiertes Medroxyprogesteronacetat in der Therapie des metastasierenden Mammakarzinoms 1982 ·Oncology Research and Treatment ·Herbert Bartsch, (unknown), Georg Nagel	7
20	Factors Affecting the Mixed Leucocyte Culture as Histocompatibility Test 1970 ·European Surgical Research ·Georg Nagel, (unknown), J. F. Holland	1

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