Heiner Westphal
Impact in
- Developmental Neuroscience top 0.1%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Molecular Biology top 0.2%
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
- Congenital heart defects research
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Renal and related cancers
Papers in
- Genetics 50
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction 14
- Virus-based gene therapy research 13
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- Congenital heart defects research 27
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation 24
- Renal and related cancers 13
- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer 13
- RNA Research and Splicing 11
- Co-authors
- Chin Chiang (4 shared papers)Ying Litingtung (3 shared papers)Alexander Grinberg (21 shared papers)Eric J. Lee (10 shared papers)Philip A. Beachy (2 shared papers)Keith E. Young (1 shared paper)John M. Drago (7 shared papers)Hui Zhen SHENG (9 shared papers)
- Journals
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (19 papers)Development (15 papers)Science (8 papers)Developmental Biology (6 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesPakistanHungary
In The Last Decade
Heiner Westphal
154 papers receiving 23.1k citations
Heiner Westphal's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 164
- Developmental Neuroscience 1.8k
- Molecular Biology 15.1k
- Genetics 6.0k
- Reproductive Medicine 1.6k
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3.1k
Countries citing papers authored by Heiner Westphal
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyclopia and defective axial patterning in mice lacking Sonic hedgehog gene function Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 2590 |
| 2 | Targeted Disruption of the α Isoform of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gene in Mice Results in Abolishment of the Pleiotropic Effects of Peroxisome Proliferators Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 1516 |
| 3 | Regulation of Cell Fate Decision of Undifferentiated Spermatogonia by GDNF Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 1171 |
| 4 | Defects in enteric innervation and kidney development in mice lacking GDNF Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 1016 |
| 5 | Altered Brain Serotonin Homeostasis and Locomotor Insensitivity to 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (“Ecstasy”) in Serotonin Transporter-Deficient Mic Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 630 |
| 6 | The House Mouse: Atlas of Embryonic Development Hit paper breakdown → | 1972 | 594 |
| 7 | Sonic hedgehog is essential to foregut development Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 581 |
| 8 | 2001 | 536 | |
| 9 | 2003 | 453 | |
| 10 | 1999 | 430 | |
| 11 | 1997 | 419 | |
| 12 | 2000 | 411 | |
| 13 | 1995 | 406 | |
| 14 | 1997 | 391 | |
| 15 | 1996 | 389 | |
| 16 | 1998 | 373 | |
| 17 | 1998 | 359 | |
| 18 | 2006 | 345 | |
| 19 | 1997 | 332 | |
| 20 | 2000 | 320 |
About Heiner Westphal
Heiner Westphal is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology, having authored 154 papers that have together received 24.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Congenital heart defects research (27 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (24 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (16 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (14 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (13 papers), Renal and related cancers (13 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (13 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Neuroscience (1.8k citations), Molecular Biology (15.1k citations), Genetics (6.0k citations), Reproductive Medicine (1.6k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (3.1k citations). Heiner Westphal has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Pakistan and Hungary. Frequent co-authors include Chin Chiang, Ying Litingtung, Alexander Grinberg, Eric J. Lee, Philip A. Beachy, Keith E. Young, John M. Drago, Hui Zhen SHENG, Karl Theiler and Yangu Zhao. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Development, Science, Developmental Biology and Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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