Gunnar Kleinau

5.1k total citations
118 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Gunnar Kleinau is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Gunnar Kleinau has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 26 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Gunnar Kleinau's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (82 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (40 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (23 papers). Gunnar Kleinau is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (82 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (40 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (23 papers). Gunnar Kleinau collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Gunnar Kleinau's co-authors include Gerd Krause, Heike Biebermann, Susanne Neumann, Heiko Krude, Annette Grüters, Catherine L. Worth, Annika Kreuchwig, Patrick Scheerer, Holger Jaeschke and Ralf Paschke and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Gunnar Kleinau

117 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gunnar Kleinau Germany 35 2.0k 1.1k 846 502 449 118 3.2k
Lily Ng United States 30 2.1k 1.0× 818 0.8× 1.4k 1.6× 317 0.6× 151 0.3× 56 3.8k
Malin C. Lagerström Sweden 25 3.8k 1.9× 2.7k 2.5× 296 0.3× 419 0.8× 127 0.3× 51 5.5k
Philippe Brabet France 29 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 216 0.3× 427 0.9× 191 0.4× 65 3.3k
Thomas M. Laz United States 25 2.6k 1.3× 2.0k 1.9× 217 0.3× 714 1.4× 237 0.5× 29 4.2k
Jean‐Claude Beauvillain France 30 1.0k 0.5× 876 0.8× 368 0.4× 614 1.2× 564 1.3× 72 2.9k
Valér Csernus Hungary 29 633 0.3× 596 0.6× 631 0.7× 673 1.3× 370 0.8× 90 2.6k
Philippe Walker Canada 24 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 1.4× 145 0.2× 447 0.9× 212 0.5× 37 2.9k
A. De Léan Canada 31 3.2k 1.6× 2.0k 1.9× 711 0.8× 156 0.3× 203 0.5× 69 4.7k
Y. Peng Loh United States 31 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 247 0.3× 544 1.1× 159 0.4× 78 3.0k
James Douglass United States 26 2.1k 1.1× 1.7k 1.6× 416 0.5× 383 0.8× 423 0.9× 36 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gunnar Kleinau

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gunnar Kleinau

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kleinau, Gunnar, Andrew Morton, Marie‐José Blouin, et al.. (2025). MRAP2 modifies the signaling and oligomerization state of the melanocortin-4 receptor. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8324–8324. 2 indexed citations
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Kleinau, Gunnar, Bice Chini, Leif Andersson, & Patrick Scheerer. (2024). The role of G protein‐coupled receptors and their ligands in animal domestication. Animal Genetics. 55(6). 893–906. 1 indexed citations
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Kleinau, Gunnar, Robert Opitz, Patrick Scheerer, et al.. (2024). Melanocortin-4 Receptor PLC Activation Is Modulated by an Interaction with the Monocarboxylate Transporter 8. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(14). 7565–7565.
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Kleinau, Gunnar, Michal Szczepek, Andrea Schmidt, et al.. (2023). Intramolecular activity regulation of adhesion GPCRs in light of recent structural and evolutionary information. Pharmacological Research. 197. 106971–106971. 7 indexed citations
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Loerke, J., Gunnar Kleinau, Andrea Schmidt, et al.. (2023). Structure of the actively translating plant 80S ribosome at 2.2 Å resolution. Nature Plants. 9(6). 987–1000. 19 indexed citations
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Voß, Martin, Gunnar Kleinau, Niclas Gimber, et al.. (2022). A cytosolic disulfide bridge‐supported dimerization is crucial for stability and cellular distribution of Coxsackievirus B3 protein 3A. FEBS Journal. 289(13). 3826–3838. 3 indexed citations
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Schihada, Hannes, Gunnar Kleinau, Ulrike Zabel, et al.. (2022). Functional modulation of PTH1R activation and signaling by RAMP2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(32). e2122037119–e2122037119. 16 indexed citations
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Chen, Junfeng, Mats E. Pettersson, Angela P. Fuentes‐Pardo, et al.. (2021). Functional differences between TSHR alleles associate with variation in spawning season in Atlantic herring. Communications Biology. 4(1). 795–795. 11 indexed citations
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Knierim, Ellen, Gunnar Kleinau, Heike Biebermann, et al.. (2021). A New Mechanism in THRA Resistance: The First Disease-Associated Variant Leading to an Increased Inhibitory Function of THRA2. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(10). 5338–5338. 8 indexed citations
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Kleinau, Gunnar, et al.. (2019). The Pathogenic TSH β-Subunit Variant C105Vfs114X Causes a Modified Signaling Profile at TSHR. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(22). 5564–5564. 2 indexed citations
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Hill, Jason, Erik D. Enbody, Mats E. Pettersson, et al.. (2019). Recurrent convergent evolution at amino acid residue 261 in fish rhodopsin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(37). 18473–18478. 50 indexed citations
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Rutigliano, Grazia, Claudia Del Grande, Vittoria Carnicelli, et al.. (2019). Non-Functional Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 Variants in Patients With Mental Disorders. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 10. 1027–1027. 16 indexed citations
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Biebermann, Heike, Gunnar Kleinau, Dirk Schnabel, et al.. (2018). A New Multisystem Disorder Caused by the Gαs Mutation p.F376V. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 104(4). 1079–1089. 10 indexed citations
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Schöneberg, Torsten, et al.. (2016). What are they waiting for?—Tethered agonism in G protein-coupled receptors. Pharmacological Research. 108. 9–15. 18 indexed citations
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Kreuchwig, Annika, Gunnar Kleinau, & Gerd Krause. (2013). Research Resource: Novel Structural Insights Bridge Gaps in Glycoprotein Hormone Receptor Analyses. Molecular Endocrinology. 27(8). 1357–1363. 18 indexed citations
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Kleinau, Gunnar, et al.. (2013). Structural and functional plasticity of the luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotrophin receptor. Human Reproduction Update. 19(5). 583–602. 62 indexed citations
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Kleinau, Gunnar, Susanne Neumann, Jens Furkert, et al.. (2010). Mutations that silence constitutive signaling activity in the allosteric ligand-binding site of the thyrotropin receptor. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 68(1). 159–167. 23 indexed citations
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Neumann, Susanne, Wenwei Huang, Steve Titus, et al.. (2009). Small-molecule agonists for the thyrotropin receptor stimulate thyroid function in human thyrocytes and mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(30). 12471–12476. 94 indexed citations
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Neumann, Susanne, Gunnar Kleinau, Stefano Costanzi, et al.. (2008). A Low-Molecular-Weight Antagonist for the Human Thyrotropin Receptor with Therapeutic Potential for Hyperthyroidism. Endocrinology. 149(12). 5945–5950. 80 indexed citations
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Kleinau, Gunnar, et al.. (2004). Identification of a Novel Epitope in the Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Receptor Ectodomain Acting as Intramolecular Signaling Interface. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(49). 51590–51600. 60 indexed citations

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