I. Sommer

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

I. Sommer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, I. Sommer has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in I. Sommer's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (11 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (11 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (9 papers). I. Sommer is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (11 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (11 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (9 papers). I. Sommer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. I. Sommer's co-authors include M. Schachner, Melitta Schachner, Thomas Lengauer, R. Mailhammer, Andréas Faissner, Christo Goridis, Jan Matthias Kruse, Francisco S. Domingues, Eckhard Friauf and Hongbo Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

I. Sommer

81 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Monoclonal antibodies (O1 to O4) to oligodendrocyte cell surfaces: An immunocytological study in the central nervous system

1981 1.0k citations I. Sommer et al. profile →
Neural cell adhesion molecules and myelin-associated glycoprotein share a common carbohydrate moiety recognized by monoclonal antibodies L2 and HNK-1

1984 645 citations I. Sommer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
I. Sommer Germany	29	2.0k	1.0k	981	454	403	85	3.9k
Shinji Fushiki Japan	44	2.4k 1.2×	492 0.5×	765 0.8×	586 1.3×	305 0.8×	198	6.3k
Jian Chen China	44	4.4k 2.2×	796 0.8×	758 0.8×	483 1.1×	268 0.7×	195	8.7k
Barbara Moffat Canada	22	2.0k 1.0×	596 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	141 0.3×	171 0.4×	37	4.2k
Massimo Gulisano Italy	41	3.7k 1.8×	622 0.6×	924 0.9×	603 1.3×	227 0.6×	206	7.0k
Robert J. Milner United States	29	3.0k 1.5×	662 0.6×	1.6k 1.6×	556 1.2×	246 0.6×	61	5.0k
Xiaoqun Wang China	38	3.6k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	786 0.8×	507 1.1×	423 1.0×	141	6.4k
Thomas Müller Germany	55	5.8k 2.9×	1.7k 1.6×	2.1k 2.1×	964 2.1×	496 1.2×	145	9.5k
Patrick J. Willems Belgium	55	5.5k 2.7×	475 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	662 1.5×	485 1.2×	209	10.0k
Philip E. Hockberger United States	24	1.3k 0.7×	272 0.3×	1.5k 1.6×	306 0.7×	237 0.6×	55	3.1k
Johannes Beckers Germany	51	4.1k 2.0×	844 0.8×	622 0.6×	538 1.2×	357 0.9×	156	7.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. Sommer

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20 of 20 papers shown

Severance, Emily G., et al.. (2025). Biomarkers of intestinal permeability in major psychiatric disorders: Distinct biological roles call for a more nuanced application. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 139. 111405–111405.

Guedj, Eric, et al.. (2024). EANM perspective on clinical PET and SPECT imaging in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: a systematic review of longitudinal studies. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 52(3). 876–899. 2 indexed citations

Hafner, Markus, I. Sommer, Andreas Ahrens, et al.. (2023). P10.34.B ONCOGENIC ASPP2KAPPA(K), A DOMINANT-NEGATIVE ISOFORM OF THE APOPTOSIS STIMULATING PROTEIN OF P53-2 (ASPP2) PROMOTES CLASSICAL HALLMARKS OF CANCER IN GLIOBLASTOMA. Neuro-Oncology. 25(Supplement_2). ii70–ii71.

Santos, Paulo Jorge Parreira dos, et al.. (2021). The role of touch in captive and semi-captive Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus). Behaviour. 158(3-4). 291–313. 5 indexed citations

Horowitz, Mark, Joanna Moncrieff, Lieuwe de Haan, et al.. (2021). Tapering antipsychotic medication: practical considerations. Psychological Medicine. 52(1). 32–35. 16 indexed citations

Sommer, I., et al.. (2019). Measuring anger in patients experiencing chronic pain - A systematic review. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 125. 109778–109778. 19 indexed citations

Sommer, I., et al.. (2016). Experiences and management of fatigue in everyday life among adult patients living with heart failure. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 14(3). 68–115. 26 indexed citations

Sommer, I., et al.. (2009). Metal uptake in a peri-urbanLactuca sativacultivated area. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 45(1). 111–120. 3 indexed citations

Sommer, I., et al.. (2008). Sozialgesetzbuch XII, Sozialhilfe : Lehr- und Praxiskommentar. Nomos eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Weinhold, Nils, Oliver Sander, Francisco S. Domingues, Thomas Lengauer, & I. Sommer. (2008). Local Function Conservation in Sequence and Structure Space. PLoS Computational Biology. 4(7). e1000105–e1000105. 31 indexed citations

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Cram, Silke, et al.. (2008). Metal distribution in coral reef complex Cayo Arcas in the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 151(1-4). 413–424. 2 indexed citations

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Sander, Oliver, Tobias Sing, I. Sommer, et al.. (2007). Structural Descriptors of gp120 V3 Loop for the Prediction of HIV-1 Coreceptor Usage. PLoS Computational Biology. 3(3). e58–e58. 72 indexed citations

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Cram, Silke, et al.. (2006). Assesment of Trace Elements and Organic Pollutants from a Marine Oil Complex into the Coral Reef System of Cayo Arcas, Mexico. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 121(1-3). 127–149. 14 indexed citations

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Beier, M., Matthias Scheffler, Anke Wixmerten, et al.. (2003). Geniom® Technology—The Benchtop Array Facility. Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids. 22(5-8). 1721–1723. 6 indexed citations

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Wójciak‐Stothard, Beata, Adam Curtis, Michael A. McGrath, et al.. (1995). Role of the cytoskeleton in the reaction of fibroblasts to multiple grooved substrata. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 31(2). 147–158. 126 indexed citations

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Sommer, I., et al.. (1992). Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of cDNAs encoding a 31-kilodalton surface antigen of Sarcocystis muris. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 53(1-2). 159–167. 11 indexed citations

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Sommer, I., et al.. (1992). A comparison of sporozoite and cyst merozoite surface proteins ofSarcocystis. Parasitology Research. 78(5). 398–403. 2 indexed citations

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Sommer, I., et al.. (1991). Biochemical and immunological characterization of major surface antigens ofSarcocystis muris andS. suicanis cyst merozoites. Parasitology Research. 77(3). 204–211. 11 indexed citations

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Sommer, I., et al.. (1985). Coexistence of Nonsecreting and Nonproducing Light Chain Multiple Myeloma. Acta Haematologica. 73(3). 173–175. 3 indexed citations

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Sommer, I., et al.. (1975). Der Fortgang der Tugend und des Lasters : Daniel Chodowieckis Monatskupfer zum Göttinger Taschenkalender : mit Erklärungen Georg Christoph Lichtenbergs, 1778-1783.

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