Gerald Seifert

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
77 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Gerald Seifert is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald Seifert has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 47 papers in Molecular Biology and 30 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Gerald Seifert's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (58 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (25 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (25 papers). Gerald Seifert is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (58 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (25 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (25 papers). Gerald Seifert collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Gerald Seifert's co-authors include Christian Steinhäuser, Karl Schilling, Kerstin Hüttmann, Ronald Jabs, Frank Kirchhoff, Peter Bedner, Andrea Volterra, Paola Bezzi, Vidar Gundersen and José Luis Galbete and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Gerald Seifert

76 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Astrocyte dysfunction in neurological disorders: a molecular perspective

2006 620 citations Gerald Seifert, Christian Steinhäuser et al. profile →
Astrocytes contain a vesicular compartment that is competent for regulated exocytosis of glutamate

2004 583 citations Gerald Seifert, Christian Steinhäuser et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerald Seifert Germany	41	3.8k	2.6k	2.0k	1.3k	678	77	6.0k
Carola A. Haas Germany	43	3.6k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.4×	716 1.1×	119	6.0k
Angélique Bordey United States	46	2.9k 0.8×	3.1k 1.2×	1.0k 0.5×	2.1k 1.6×	676 1.0×	120	6.2k
Paola Bezzi Switzerland	32	3.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	2.5k 1.3×	933 0.7×	1.0k 1.5×	64	6.2k
Jens Grosche Germany	41	2.9k 0.8×	3.2k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	767 0.6×	521 0.8×	99	7.1k
Nathalie Rouach France	39	3.4k 0.9×	3.2k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	712 0.5×	1.0k 1.5×	103	6.3k
David Stellwagen Canada	27	3.8k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	2.5k 1.3×	855 0.7×	766 1.1×	46	6.7k
Johan Bengzon Sweden	36	3.6k 1.0×	3.1k 1.2×	846 0.4×	2.5k 1.9×	418 0.6×	98	7.3k
Arthur M. Butt United Kingdom	49	3.0k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.4×	2.7k 2.1×	721 1.1×	148	7.3k
Michael Dragunow New Zealand	33	2.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	756 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	537 0.8×	77	4.8k
Jack M. Parent United States	49	4.5k 1.2×	3.1k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	5.1k 3.9×	545 0.8×	117	9.6k

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Jabs, Ronald, Magdalena Skubal, Wenhui Huang, et al.. (2023). Dysfunction of NG2 glial cells affects neuronal plasticity and behavior. Glia. 71(6). 1481–1501. 23 indexed citations

Müller, Julia, Gerald Seifert, Étienne Audinat, et al.. (2022). Reactive microglia are the major source of tumor necrosis factor alpha and contribute to astrocyte dysfunction and acute seizures in experimental temporal lobe epilepsy. Glia. 71(2). 168–186. 37 indexed citations

Elizondo‐Vega, Roberto, Magdiel Salgado, Estefanía Tarifeño-Saldivia, et al.. (2018). Connexin-43 Gap Junctions Are Responsible for the Hypothalamic Tanycyte-Coupled Network. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 12. 406–406. 28 indexed citations

Seifert, Gerald, et al.. (2018). Expression of functional inhibitory neurotransmitter transporters GlyT1, GAT-1, and GAT-3 by astrocytes of inferior colliculus and hippocampus. Molecular Brain. 11(1). 4–4. 28 indexed citations

Shtaya, Anan, Ahmed‐Ramadan Sadek, Malik Zaben, et al.. (2018). AMPA receptors and seizures mediate hippocampal radial glia‐like stem cell proliferation. Glia. 66(11). 2397–2413. 5 indexed citations

Seifert, Gerald & Christian Steinhäuser. (2017). Heterogeneity and function of hippocampal macroglia. Cell and Tissue Research. 373(3). 653–670. 17 indexed citations

May, Dennis, Oliver Tress, Gerald Seifert, & Klaus Willecke. (2013). Connexin47 Protein Phosphorylation and Stability in Oligodendrocytes Depend on Expression of Connexin43 Protein in Astrocytes. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(18). 7985–7996. 60 indexed citations

Balia, Maddalena, Mateo Vélez‐Fort, Stefan Passlick, et al.. (2013). Postnatal Down-Regulation of the GABAA Receptor γ2 Subunit in Neocortical NG2 Cells Accompanies Synaptic-to-Extrasynaptic Switch in the GABAergic Transmission Mode. Cerebral Cortex. 25(4). 1114–1123. 43 indexed citations

Sadek, Ahmed‐Ramadan, et al.. (2013). Polarized distribution of AMPA, but not GABA_A, receptors in radial glia‐like cells of the adult dentate gyrus. Glia. 61(7). 1146–1154. 22 indexed citations

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Tress, Oliver, Marta Maglione, Dennis May, et al.. (2012). Panglial Gap Junctional Communication is Essential for Maintenance of Myelin in the CNS. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(22). 7499–7518. 112 indexed citations

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Stephan, Jonathan, Karl W. Kafitz, Daniel Koch, et al.. (2012). Kir4.1 channels mediate a depolarization of hippocampal astrocytes under hyperammonemic conditions in situ. Glia. 60(6). 965–978. 40 indexed citations

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Derouiche, Amin, Julia Haseleu, Jörg Pohle, et al.. (2011). Gray Matter NG2 Cells Display Multiple Ca2+-Signaling Pathways and Highly Motile Processes. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17575–e17575. 82 indexed citations

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Seldin, Marcus, et al.. (2011). Laminar-specific and developmental expression of aquaporin-4 in the mouse hippocampus. Neuroscience. 178. 21–32. 58 indexed citations

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Scheffler, Björn, et al.. (2008). Functional Analysis of Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived Glial Cells after Integration into Hippocampal Slice Cultures. Stem Cells and Development. 17(6). 1141–1152. 5 indexed citations

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Sosulina, Ludmila, Susanne Meis, Gerald Seifert, Christian Steinhäuser, & Hans‐Christian Pape. (2006). Classification of projection neurons and interneurons in the rat lateral amygdala based upon cluster analysis. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 33(1). 57–67. 63 indexed citations

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Lu, Yun‐Bi, Kristian Franze, Gerald Seifert, et al.. (2006). Viscoelastic properties of individual glial cells and neurons in the CNS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(47). 17759–17764. 446 indexed citations

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Seifert, Gerald, Kerstin Hüttmann, Johannes Schramm, & Christian Steinhäuser. (2004). Enhanced Relative Expression of Glutamate Receptor 1 Flip AMPA Receptor Subunits in Hippocampal Astrocytes of Epilepsy Patients with Ammon's Horn Sclerosis. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(8). 1996–2003. 64 indexed citations

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Hager, G., et al.. (1999). Lesion-induced changes of electrophysiological properties in astrocytes of the rat dentate gyrus. Glia. 28(2). 166–174. 54 indexed citations

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Seifert, Gerald, Min Zhou, & Christian Steinhäuser. (1997). Analysis of AMPA Receptor Properties During Postnatal Development of Mouse Hippocampal Astrocytes. Journal of Neurophysiology. 78(6). 2916–2923. 57 indexed citations

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Jabs, Ronald, et al.. (1995). Developmental regulation of Na⁺ and K⁺ conductances in glial cells of mouse hippocampal brain slices. Glia. 15(2). 173–187. 131 indexed citations

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