Jan A. Fischer

10.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
173 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Jan A. Fischer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan A. Fischer has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Molecular Biology, 89 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 38 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Jan A. Fischer's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (88 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (54 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (27 papers). Jan A. Fischer is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (88 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (54 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (27 papers). Jan A. Fischer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Sweden and United States. Jan A. Fischer's co-authors include Roman Muff, Jan M. Lundberg, Walter Born, Tomas Hökfelt, H. Henke, Fritz A. Tschopp, Anders Franco‐Cereceda, P.H. Tobler, W. Born and J B Petermann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Jan A. Fischer

170 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

Primary sensory neurons of the rat showing calcitonin gen... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1987 1985 1984 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Primary sensory neurons of the rat showing calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactivity and their relation to substance P-, somatostatin-, galanin-, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide- and cholecystokinin-immunoreactive ganglion cells
    1987 589 citations Ernst Brodin, Jan A. Fischer et al. profile →
  2. Co-existence of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivities in sensory nerves in relation to cardiovascular and bronchoconstrictor effects of capsaicin
    1985 526 citations Jan M. Lundberg, Tomas Hökfelt et al. profile →
  3. Immunoreactive calcitonin gene-related peptide and substance P coexist in sensory neurons to the spinal cord and interact in spinal behavioral responses of the rat
    1984 512 citations Tomas Hökfelt, Jan M. Lundberg et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jan A. Fischer Switzerland 48 5.5k 4.2k 1.9k 1.3k 1.3k 173 8.3k
M.A. Ghatei United Kingdom 34 3.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 802 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 89 5.6k
J.M. Polak United Kingdom 42 4.7k 0.9× 2.6k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 611 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 164 7.4k
Yutaka Oiso Japan 47 1.2k 0.2× 3.6k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 321 8.3k
Michael D. Culler United States 51 2.1k 0.4× 2.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 3.9k 2.9× 1.5k 1.2× 194 10.0k
Rolf Uddman Sweden 63 7.1k 1.3× 3.3k 0.8× 3.5k 1.9× 517 0.4× 2.6k 2.0× 210 11.7k
Søren P. Sheikh Denmark 42 1.9k 0.4× 3.4k 0.8× 608 0.3× 885 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 125 6.1k
Andrea Tamás Hungary 39 3.9k 0.7× 2.4k 0.6× 574 0.3× 517 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 196 5.3k
Takuo Fujita Japan 40 823 0.2× 2.1k 0.5× 654 0.3× 1.2k 0.9× 934 0.7× 344 5.8k
Paul A. Baldock Australia 41 1.4k 0.3× 1.5k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 681 0.5× 680 0.5× 105 5.0k
Kerstin Krieglstein Germany 48 2.6k 0.5× 3.6k 0.9× 843 0.4× 473 0.4× 460 0.4× 154 7.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fischer, Jan A., et al.. (2022). Decision Modeling for an ISA-95 based Production Ontology. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 55(10). 371–376. 1 indexed citations
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Fischer, Jan A., et al.. (2022). Increasing of Sampling Rate of Internal ADC in Microcontrollers by Equivalent-Time Sampling. 254–259. 1 indexed citations
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Husmann, Knut, Walter Born, Jan A. Fischer, & Roman Muff. (2003). Three receptor-activity-modifying proteins define calcitonin gene-related peptide or adrenomedullin selectivity of the mouse calcitonin-like receptor in COS-7 cells. Biochemical Pharmacology. 66(11). 2107–2115. 36 indexed citations
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Koller, Daniela, Walter Born, Beat Flühmann, et al.. (2002). The extreme N‐terminus of the calcitonin‐like receptor contributes to the selective interaction with adrenomedullin or calcitonin gene‐related peptide. FEBS Letters. 531(3). 464–468. 23 indexed citations
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Muff, Roman, et al.. (1999). An Amylin Receptor Is Revealed Following Co-Transfection of a Calcitonin Receptor with Receptor Activity Modifying Proteins-1 or -3. Endocrinology. 140(6). 2924–2927. 223 indexed citations
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Muff, Roman, Walter Born, & Jan A. Fischer. (1995). Receptors for calcitonin, calcitonin gene related peptide, amylin, and adrenomedullin. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 73(7). 963–967. 26 indexed citations
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Muff, Roman, M. Kaufmann, W. Born, & Jan A. Fischer. (1994). Calcitonin inhibits phosphate uptake in opossum kidney cells stably transfected with a porcine calcitonin receptor.. Endocrinology. 134(3). 1593–1596. 6 indexed citations
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Beglinger, Christoph, W. Born, Roman Muff, et al.. (1992). Intracolonic bioavailability of human calcitonin in man. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 43(5). 527–531. 20 indexed citations
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Muff, Roman, et al.. (1991). Effect of Dexamethasone on Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) and PTH-Related Protein Regulated Phosphate Uptake in Opossum Kidney Cells*. Endocrinology. 128(4). 1819–1824. 13 indexed citations
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Freedman, Jacob, T. H�kfelt, C. Post, et al.. (1989). Immunohistochemical and behavioral analysis of spinal lesions induced by a substance P antagonist and protection by thyrotropin releasing hormone. Experimental Brain Research. 74(2). 279–92. 16 indexed citations
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Beglinger, Christoph, W. Born, Jan A. Fischer, et al.. (1988). Effect of calcitonin and calcitonin gene-related peptide on pancreatic functions in man.. Gut. 29(2). 243–248. 19 indexed citations
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Dunham, Jane, et al.. (1988). The Metatarsal Cytochemical Bioassay of Parathyroid Hormone: Validation, Specificity, and Application to the Study of Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type I*. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 67(6). 1237–1243. 17 indexed citations
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Kurtz, A., Roman Muff, W. Born, et al.. (1988). Calcitonin gene-related peptide is a stimulator of renin secretion.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 82(2). 538–543. 73 indexed citations
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Staines, William A., et al.. (1987). Substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide: immunohistochemical localisation and microvascular effects in rabbit skeletal muscle. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 336(1). 87–93. 47 indexed citations
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Born, Walter, Maximilian A. Dambacher, A Meyrier, Raymond Ardaillou, & Jan A. Fischer. (1982). PARATHYROID SUPPRESSIBILITY IN HYPERPARATHYROIDISM DUE TO CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE: STUDIES WITH AUTOTRANSPLANTED PARATHYROID TISSUE. Clinical Endocrinology. 17(4). 333–343. 5 indexed citations
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Werder, E A, R Illig, Sergio Bernasconi, et al.. (1975). Excessive Thyrotropin Response to Thyrotropin-releasing Hormone in Pseudohypoparathyroidism. Pediatric Research. 9(1). 12–16. 5 indexed citations
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Fischer, Jan A., Alfred Bollinger, P. R. Lichtlen, & J Wellauer. (1970). Fibrous dysplasia of the bone and high cardiac output. The American Journal of Medicine. 49(1). 140–146. 8 indexed citations

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