Heiko Blaser

5.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
17 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Heiko Blaser is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heiko Blaser has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Heiko Blaser's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (4 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (4 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (2 papers). Heiko Blaser is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (4 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (4 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (2 papers). Heiko Blaser collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Canada and United States. Heiko Blaser's co-authors include Tak W. Mak, Dirk Brenner, Catherine Dostert, Erez Raz, Michal Reichman‐Fried, Jacqueline M. Mason, Leonie M. Kamminga, Cecilia B. Moens, Eugène Berezikov and Hans van den Elst and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature reviews. Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Heiko Blaser

17 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

A Role for Piwi and piRNAs in Germ Cell Maintenance and T... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2016 2015 2008 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. A Role for Piwi and piRNAs in Germ Cell Maintenance and Transposon Silencing in Zebrafish
    2007 854 citations Leonie M. Kamminga, Eugène Berezikov et al. Cell profile →
  2. TNF and ROS Crosstalk in Inflammation
    2016 802 citations Heiko Blaser, Catherine Dostert et al. Trends in Cell Biology profile →
  3. Regulation of tumour necrosis factor signalling: live or let die
    2015 758 citations Dirk Brenner, Heiko Blaser et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
  4. Control of Chemokine-Guided Cell Migration by Ligand Sequestration
    2008 506 citations Bijan Boldajipour, Harsha Mahabaleshwar et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heiko Blaser Germany 17 2.3k 832 751 747 546 17 4.2k
Miguel Weil Israel 24 3.1k 1.4× 892 1.1× 588 0.8× 645 0.9× 342 0.6× 54 4.8k
Douglas A. Harrison United States 27 3.1k 1.3× 1.3k 1.6× 544 0.7× 1.0k 1.4× 295 0.5× 55 5.2k
Friedrich Buck Germany 41 3.0k 1.3× 562 0.7× 397 0.5× 459 0.6× 502 0.9× 120 4.6k
Yongqing Liu China 36 2.7k 1.2× 523 0.6× 323 0.4× 1.1k 1.5× 733 1.3× 141 4.5k
Graham Dellaire Canada 43 4.9k 2.1× 461 0.6× 658 0.9× 865 1.2× 551 1.0× 123 6.2k
Dorothea Busse Germany 6 3.6k 1.6× 662 0.8× 444 0.6× 387 0.5× 464 0.8× 7 5.1k
Yurii Chinenov United States 27 2.2k 1.0× 926 1.1× 349 0.5× 486 0.7× 355 0.7× 43 3.7k
Igor Paron Italy 18 4.1k 1.8× 596 0.7× 642 0.9× 493 0.7× 346 0.6× 21 5.9k
Christian A. Luber Germany 10 3.2k 1.4× 808 1.0× 529 0.7× 407 0.5× 334 0.6× 10 5.2k
Vladimir L. Katanaev Switzerland 35 2.8k 1.2× 810 1.0× 738 1.0× 557 0.7× 249 0.5× 145 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heiko Blaser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heiko Blaser

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Kanwar, Nisha, Katia Carmine-Simmen, Chunjie Wang, et al.. (2020). Amplification of a calcium channel subunit CACNG4 increases breast cancer metastasis. EBioMedicine. 52. 102646–102646. 30 indexed citations
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Tarbashevich, Katsiaryna, Karina Mildner, Jamie N. Garcia, et al.. (2017). Bleb Expansion in Migrating Cells Depends on Supply of Membrane from Cell Surface Invaginations. Developmental Cell. 43(5). 577–587.e5. 41 indexed citations
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Blaser, Heiko, Catherine Dostert, Tak W. Mak, & Dirk Brenner. (2016). TNF and ROS Crosstalk in Inflammation. Trends in Cell Biology. 26(4). 249–261. 802 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brenner, Dirk, Heiko Blaser, & Tak W. Mak. (2015). Regulation of tumour necrosis factor signalling: live or let die. Nature reviews. Immunology. 15(6). 362–374. 758 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dominguez‐Brauer, Carmen, Kelsie L. Thu, Jacqueline M. Mason, et al.. (2015). Targeting Mitosis in Cancer: Emerging Strategies. Molecular Cell. 60(4). 524–536. 365 indexed citations
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Harris, Isaac S., Heiko Blaser, Juan Carlos Alvarez Moreno, et al.. (2013). PTPN12 promotes resistance to oxidative stress and supports tumorigenesis by regulating FOXO signaling. Oncogene. 33(8). 1047–1054. 32 indexed citations
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Cappello, Paola, Heiko Blaser, Chiara Gorrini, et al.. (2013). Role of Nek2 on centrosome duplication and aneuploidy in breast cancer cells. Oncogene. 33(18). 2375–2384. 93 indexed citations
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Goudarzi, Mehdi, Torsten U. Banisch, Nicola Maghelli, et al.. (2012). Identification and Regulation of a Molecular Module for Bleb-Based Cell Motility. Developmental Cell. 23(1). 210–218. 57 indexed citations
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Arpaia, Enrico, Heiko Blaser, Miguel Quintela-Fandiño, et al.. (2011). The interaction between caveolin-1 and Rho-GTPases promotes metastasis by controlling the expression of alpha5-integrin and the activation of Src, Ras and Erk. Oncogene. 31(7). 884–896. 92 indexed citations
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Quintela-Fandiño, Miguel, Enrico Arpaia, Dirk Brenner, et al.. (2010). HUNK suppresses metastasis of basal type breast cancers by disrupting the interaction between PP2A and cofilin-1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(6). 2622–2627. 37 indexed citations
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Mulligan, Timothy S., Heiko Blaser, Erez Raz, & Steven Farber. (2009). Prenylation-deficient G protein gamma subunits disrupt GPCR signaling in the zebrafish. Cellular Signalling. 22(2). 221–233. 16 indexed citations
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Mich, John K., Heiko Blaser, Ari J. Firestone, et al.. (2009). Germ cell migration in zebrafish is cyclopamine-sensitive but Smoothened-independent. Developmental Biology. 328(2). 342–354. 17 indexed citations
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Boldajipour, Bijan, Harsha Mahabaleshwar, Eléna Kardash, et al.. (2008). Control of Chemokine-Guided Cell Migration by Ligand Sequestration. Cell. 132(3). 463–473. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kamminga, Leonie M., Eugène Berezikov, Angélique Girard, et al.. (2007). A Role for Piwi and piRNAs in Germ Cell Maintenance and Transposon Silencing in Zebrafish. Cell. 129(1). 69–82. 854 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blaser, Heiko, Michal Reichman‐Fried, Irinka Castanon, et al.. (2006). Migration of Zebrafish Primordial Germ Cells: A Role for Myosin Contraction and Cytoplasmic Flow. Developmental Cell. 11(5). 613–627. 305 indexed citations
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Blaser, Heiko, Silke Astrid Eisenbeiß, Michal Reichman‐Fried, et al.. (2005). Transition from non-motile behaviour to directed migration during early PGC development in zebrafish. Journal of Cell Science. 118(17). 4027–4038. 134 indexed citations
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Debreczeni, J.E., G. Bunkóczi, Qingjun Ma, Heiko Blaser, & George M. Sheldrick. (2003). In-house measurement of the sulfur anomalous signal and its use for phasing. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 59(4). 688–696. 38 indexed citations

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