Goran Söhl

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Goran Söhl is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Goran Söhl has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Goran Söhl's work include Connexins and lens biology (49 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (20 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers). Goran Söhl is often cited by papers focused on Connexins and lens biology (49 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (20 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers). Goran Söhl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Goran Söhl's co-authors include Klaus Willecke, Joachim Degen, Martin Güldenagel, Jürgen Eiberger, Barbara Teubner, Stephan Maxeiner, Martin Theis, Urban Deutsch, Alessandro Romualdi and Dominik Eckardt and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Goran Söhl

53 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Structural and Functional Diversity of Connexin Genes in the Mouse and Human Genome

2002 956 citations Klaus Willecke, Jürgen Eiberger et al. Biological Chemistry profile →
Gap junctions and the connexin protein family

2003 771 citations Goran Söhl Cardiovascular Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Goran Söhl Germany	37	5.3k	2.0k	705	667	490	53	6.4k
Susan M. Dymecki United States	40	3.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	316 0.4×	922 1.4×	832 1.7×	69	6.2k
Richard G. Weleber United States	55	7.2k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	542 0.8×	1.6k 2.4×	343 0.7×	215	10.0k
Irm Hermans‐Borgmeyer Germany	42	4.1k 0.8×	2.7k 1.3×	638 0.9×	965 1.4×	272 0.6×	93	6.9k
Martin Theis Germany	34	3.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	777 1.1×	448 0.7×	366 0.7×	59	5.2k
Feliksas F. Bukauskas United States	46	6.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	797 1.1×	622 0.9×	691 1.4×	97	6.9k
Robert G. Kalb United States	49	4.0k 0.8×	4.2k 2.1×	925 1.3×	458 0.7×	211 0.4×	112	8.4k
Victor L. Friedrich United States	46	2.8k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	887 1.3×	520 0.8×	174 0.4×	109	6.6k
Atsu Aiba Japan	42	3.3k 0.6×	3.1k 1.6×	466 0.7×	528 0.8×	236 0.5×	126	6.2k
Neal S. Peachey United States	54	6.3k 1.2×	3.8k 1.9×	239 0.3×	379 0.6×	318 0.6×	206	8.3k
Zhiping P. Pang United States	42	6.6k 1.2×	3.3k 1.6×	937 1.3×	610 0.9×	474 1.0×	135	9.2k

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Söhl, Goran, Fabian K. Berger, Johannes Friesen, et al.. (2025). Whole genome sequence analysis reveals limited diversity among Clostridioides difficile ribotype 027 and 078 isolates collected in 22 hospitals in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 14(1). 56–56. 1 indexed citations

Söhl, Goran, Sonja Hombach, Joachim Degen, & Benjamin Odermatt. (2013). The oligodendroglial precursor cell line Oli-neu represents a cell culture system to examine functional expression of the mouse gap junction gene connexin29 (Cx29). Frontiers in Pharmacology. 4. 83–83. 10 indexed citations

Leifeld, Ludger, Goran Söhl, Michael Hesse, et al.. (2009). Keratin 18 provides resistance to Fas‐mediated liver failure in mice. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 39(6). 481–488. 7 indexed citations

Urschel, Stephanie, Timm Schubert, Cantas Alev, et al.. (2006). Protein Kinase A-mediated Phosphorylation of Connexin36 in Mouse Retina Results in Decreased Gap Junctional Communication between AII Amacrine Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(44). 33163–33171. 110 indexed citations

Theis, Martin, Goran Söhl, Jürgen Eiberger, & Klaus Willecke. (2005). Emerging complexities in identity and function of glial connexins. Trends in Neurosciences. 28(4). 188–195. 159 indexed citations

Maltzahn, Julia von, et al.. (2004). The novel mouse connexin39 gene is expressed in developing striated muscle fibers. Journal of Cell Science. 117(22). 5381–5392. 37 indexed citations

Degen, Joachim, Carola Meier, Ruben S. van der Giessen, et al.. (2004). Expression pattern of lacZ reporter gene representing connexin36 in transgenic mice. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 473(4). 511–525. 106 indexed citations

Nakase, Taizen, Goran Söhl, Martin Theis, Klaus Willecke, & Christian C. Naus. (2004). Increased Apoptosis and Inflammation after Focal Brain Ischemia in Mice Lacking Connexin43 in Astrocytes. American Journal Of Pathology. 164(6). 2067–2075. 191 indexed citations

Söhl, Goran, Benjamin Odermatt, Stephan Maxeiner, Joachim Degen, & Klaus Willecke. (2004). New insights into the expression and function of neural connexins with transgenic mouse mutants. Brain Research Reviews. 47(1-3). 245–259. 67 indexed citations

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Frisch, C., M. A. De Souza‐Silva, Goran Söhl, et al.. (2004). Stimulus complexity dependent memory impairment and changes in motor performance after deletion of the neuronal gap junction protein connexin36 in mice. Behavioural Brain Research. 157(1). 177–185. 85 indexed citations

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Feigenspan, Andreas, Ulrike Janssen‐Bienhold, Sheriar G. Hormuzdi, et al.. (2003). Cellular Expression of Neural Connexin36 in the Outer Retina of the Mouse. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 1069–1069. 2 indexed citations

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Dere, Ekrem, M. A. De Souza‐Silva, C. Frisch, et al.. (2003). Connexin30‐deficient mice show increased emotionality and decreased rearing activity in the open‐field along with neurochemical changes. European Journal of Neuroscience. 18(3). 629–638. 86 indexed citations

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Söhl, Goran. (2003). Gap junctions and the connexin protein family. Cardiovascular Research. 62(2). 228–232. 771 indexed citations breakdown →

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Söhl, Goran, Peter Aadal Nielsen, Jürgen Eiberger, & Klaus Willecke. (2003). Expression Profiles of the Novel Human Connexin Genes hCx30.2, hCx40.1, and hCx62 Differ from Their Putative Mouse Orthologues. Cell Communication & Adhesion. 10(1). 27–36. 24 indexed citations

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Maier, Nikolaus, Martin Güldenagel, Goran Söhl, et al.. (2002). Reduction of high‐frequency network oscillations (ripples) and pathological network discharges in hippocampal slices from connexin 36‐deficient mice. The Journal of Physiology. 541(2). 521–528. 144 indexed citations

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Willecke, Klaus, Jürgen Eiberger, Joachim Degen, et al.. (2002). Structural and Functional Diversity of Connexin Genes in the Mouse and Human Genome. Biological Chemistry. 383(5). 725–37. 956 indexed citations breakdown →

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Calabrese, Alessandra, Martin Güldenagel, Anne Charollais, et al.. (2001). Cx36 and the Function of Endocrine Pancreas. Cell Communication & Adhesion. 8(4-6). 387–391. 16 indexed citations

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Temme, Achim, Frank Stümpel, Goran Söhl, et al.. (2001). Dilated bile canaliculi and attenuated decrease of nerve-dependent bile secretion in connexin32-deficient mouse liver. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 442(6). 961–966. 39 indexed citations

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Söhl, Goran, et al.. (2001). A New Alternatively Spliced Transcript of the Mouse Connexin32 Gene Is Expressed in Embryonic Stem Cells, Oocytes, and Liver. Experimental Cell Research. 266(1). 177–186. 33 indexed citations

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Teubner, Barbara, Joachim Degen, Goran Söhl, et al.. (2000). Functional Expression of the Murine Connexin 36 Gene Coding for a Neuron-Specific Gap Junctional Protein. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 176(3). 249–262. 173 indexed citations

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