Hermann Steller

22.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
127 papers, 17.7k citations indexed

About

Hermann Steller is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Hermann Steller has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 17.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Cell Biology and 25 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Hermann Steller's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (42 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (21 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (21 papers). Hermann Steller is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (42 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (21 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (21 papers). Hermann Steller collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and France. Hermann Steller's co-authors include Yaron Fuchs, Kristin White, Julie Agapite, John Abrams, Kimberly McCall, Andreas Bergmann, Vincenzo Pirrotta, Hyung Don Ryoo, Zhiwei Song and Eli Arama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Hermann Steller

126 papers receiving 17.4k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanisms and Genes of Cellular Suicide 1988 2026 2000 2013 1995 2011 1994 1993 1995 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Mechanisms and Genes of Cellular Suicide
    1995 2.2k citations Hermann Steller Science profile →
  2. Programmed Cell Death in Animal Development and Disease
    2011 1.4k citations Yaron Fuchs, Hermann Steller Cell profile →
  3. Genetic Control of Programmed Cell Death in Drosophila
    1994 874 citations Kristin White, John Abrams et al. Science profile →
  4. Programmed cell death during Drosophila embryogenesis
    1993 628 citations John Abrams, Kristin White et al. Development profile →
  5. The head involution defective gene of Drosophila melanogaster functions in programmed cell death.
    1995 591 citations John Abrams, Julie Agapite et al. profile →
  6. Isolation of a putative phospholipase c gene of drosophila, norpA, and its role in phototransduction
    1988 554 citations Hermann Steller et al. Cell profile →
  7. Apoptotic Cells Can Induce Compensatory Cell Proliferation through the JNK and the Wingless Signaling Pathways
    2004 503 citations Travis Gorenc, Hermann Steller et al. Developmental Cell profile →
  8. Live to die another way: modes of programmed cell death and the signals emanating from dying cells
    2015 502 citations Yaron Fuchs, Hermann Steller profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hermann Steller United States 65 12.9k 3.5k 3.5k 3.4k 2.1k 127 17.7k
David P. Siderovski United States 62 13.7k 1.1× 2.7k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 871 0.4× 176 17.9k
Tian Xu United States 54 12.8k 1.0× 5.6k 1.6× 2.2k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 697 0.3× 155 17.1k
Bruce A. Edgar United States 58 10.5k 0.8× 4.1k 1.2× 3.4k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 487 0.2× 124 15.3k
Akihiro Iwamatsu Japan 77 18.5k 1.4× 8.4k 2.4× 4.8k 1.4× 2.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 172 29.0k
Masayuki Miura Japan 64 8.6k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 2.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 253 13.2k
Michael A. Frohman United States 70 13.5k 1.1× 4.6k 1.3× 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 897 0.4× 161 19.1k
Kai Zinn United States 47 9.4k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 3.7k 1.1× 598 0.3× 105 14.1k
Clive A. Slaughter United States 70 15.1k 1.2× 4.3k 1.2× 3.0k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 182 20.5k
J. Paul Taylor United States 72 16.3k 1.3× 3.2k 0.9× 1.4k 0.4× 3.8k 1.1× 4.2k 2.0× 167 24.7k
Masahito Ikawa Japan 79 13.2k 1.0× 2.4k 0.7× 2.7k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 407 23.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gültekin, Yetiş & Hermann Steller. (2019). Axin proteolysis by Iduna is required for the regulation of stem cell proliferation and intestinal homeostasis in Drosophila. Development. 146(6). 5 indexed citations
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Minis, Adi, José Antonio Rodríguez, Avi Levin, et al.. (2019). The proteasome regulator PI31 is required for protein homeostasis, synapse maintenance, and neuronal survival in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(49). 24639–24650. 27 indexed citations
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Domingos, Pedro, Andreas Jenny, David del Álamo, et al.. (2019). Regulation of Numb during planar cell polarity establishment in the Drosophila eye. Mechanisms of Development. 160. 103583–103583. 3 indexed citations
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Maor, Gali, et al.. (2016). The contribution of mutantGBAto the development of Parkinson disease inDrosophila. Human Molecular Genetics. 25(13). ddw129–ddw129. 64 indexed citations
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Fuchs, Yaron, et al.. (2013). Sept4/ ARTS Regulates Stem Cell Apoptosis and Skin Regeneration. Science. 341(6143). 286–289. 77 indexed citations
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Manjón, Cristina, et al.. (2013). The zinc finger homeodomain-2 gene of Drosophila controls Notch targets and regulates apoptosis in the tarsal segments. Developmental Biology. 385(2). 350–365. 24 indexed citations
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Maor, Gali, Sigal Rencus‐Lazar, Mirella Filocamo, et al.. (2013). Unfolded protein response in Gaucher disease: from human to Drosophila. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 8(1). 140–140. 92 indexed citations
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Fuchs, Yaron & Hermann Steller. (2011). Programmed Cell Death in Animal Development and Disease. Cell. 147(7). 1640–1640. 76 indexed citations
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Dourlen, Pierre, et al.. (2011). Two-color in vivo imaging of photoreceptor apoptosis and development in Drosophila. Developmental Biology. 351(1). 128–134. 30 indexed citations
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Bader, Maya, Sigi Benjamin, Orly L. Wapinski, et al.. (2011). A Conserved F Box Regulatory Complex Controls Proteasome Activity in Drosophila. Cell. 145(3). 371–382. 81 indexed citations
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Arama, Eli, Maya Bader, Gabrielle E. Rieckhof, & Hermann Steller. (2007). A Ubiquitin Ligase Complex Regulates Caspase Activation During Sperm Differentiation in Drosophila. PLoS Biology. 5(10). e251–e251. 107 indexed citations
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Baum, Jason, Eli Arama, Hermann Steller, & Kimberly McCall. (2007). The Drosophila caspases Strica and Dronc function redundantly in programmed cell death during oogenesis. Cell Death and Differentiation. 14(8). 1508–1517. 62 indexed citations
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Zhou, Lei & Hermann Steller. (2003). Distinct Pathways Mediate UV-Induced Apoptosis in Drosophila Embryos. Developmental Cell. 4(4). 599–605. 50 indexed citations
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Arama, Eli, Julie Agapite, & Hermann Steller. (2003). Caspase Activity and a Specific Cytochrome C Are Required for Sperm Differentiation in Drosophila. Developmental Cell. 4(5). 687–697. 342 indexed citations
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Goyal, Lakshmi, Kimberly McCall, Julie Agapite, Erika Hartwieg, & Hermann Steller. (2000). Induction of apoptosis by Drosophila reaper, hid and grim through inhibition of IAP function. The EMBO Journal. 19(4). 589–597. 392 indexed citations
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McCall, Kimberly & Hermann Steller. (1997). Facing death in the fly: genetic analysis of apoptosis in Drosophila. Trends in Genetics. 13(6). 222–226. 73 indexed citations
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Perez, Sharon E. & Hermann Steller. (1996). Migration of glial cells into retinal axon target field inDrosophila melanogaster. Journal of Neurobiology. 30(3). 359–373. 79 indexed citations
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Perez, Sharon E. & Hermann Steller. (1996). Molecular and genetic analyses of lama, an evolutionarily conserved gene expressed in the precursors of the Drosophila first optic ganglion. Mechanisms of Development. 59(1). 11–27. 13 indexed citations
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Steller, Hermann, et al.. (1994). Programmed cell death in Drosophila. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 345(1313). 247–250. 23 indexed citations
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Krieger, Monty, et al.. (1992). Molecular Flypaper, Atherosclerosis, and Host Defense: Structure and Function of the Macrophage Scavenger Receptor. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 57(0). 605–609. 13 indexed citations

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