Jens Strelau

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Jens Strelau is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Rheumatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jens Strelau has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 19 papers in Rheumatology and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jens Strelau's work include GDF15 and Related Biomarkers (19 papers), Nuclear Receptors and Signaling (16 papers) and Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (9 papers). Jens Strelau is often cited by papers focused on GDF15 and Related Biomarkers (19 papers), Nuclear Receptors and Signaling (16 papers) and Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (9 papers). Jens Strelau collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Ireland. Jens Strelau's co-authors include Klaus Unsicker, Andreas Schober, Srinivasa Subramaniam, Kerstin Krieglstein, Aideen M. Sullivan, Gabriel A. Bonaterra, Ralf Kinscherf, Martina Böttner, Daniel Kotlarz and Tibor Kempf and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Jens Strelau

33 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The Transforming Growth Factor-β Superfamily Member Growth-Differentiation Factor-15 Protects the Heart From Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
    2006 517 citations Jens Strelau et al. profile →

Peers

Jens Strelau
Francesco S. Loffredo Italy
Fumitada Hazama Japan
Chuanzhu Yan China
James R. Pancoast United States
Shanu F. Roemer United States
Katarzyna Kotulska Poland
Yasuko Toyoshima Japan
Fanxia Shen United States
Tetsuya Tsukahara Japan
Alain Carrié France
Francesco S. Loffredo Italy
Jens Strelau
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jens Strelau

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Strelau, Jens, et al.. (2024). Growth/differentiation factor 15 controls ependymal and stem cell number in the V-SVZ. Stem Cell Reports. 19(3). 351–365. 2 indexed citations
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Eisemann, Tanja, Barbara Costa, Jens Strelau, et al.. (2018). An advanced glioma cell invasion assay based on organotypic brain slice cultures. BMC Cancer. 18(1). 103–103. 64 indexed citations
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Casanovas, Guillem, Maja Vujić Spasić, Carla Casu, et al.. (2012). The murine growth differentiation factor 15 is not essential for systemic iron homeostasis in phlebotomized mice. Haematologica. 98(3). 444–447. 84 indexed citations
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Peterziel, Heike, Jens Strelau, Peer‐Hendrik Kuhn, et al.. (2010). F-spondin regulates neuronal survival through activation of disabled-1 in the chicken ciliary ganglion. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 46(2). 483–497. 15 indexed citations
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Schindowski, Katharina, Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach, Jens Strelau, et al.. (2010). Regulation of GDF-15, a distant TGF-β superfamily member, in a mouse model of cerebral ischemia. Cell and Tissue Research. 343(2). 399–409. 59 indexed citations
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Strelau, Jens, Adam Strzelczyk, Patricia M. Rusu, et al.. (2009). Progressive Postnatal Motoneuron Loss in Mice Lacking GDF-15. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(43). 13640–13648. 98 indexed citations
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Strelau, Jens, Heike Peterziel, Christel Herold‐Mende, et al.. (2008). Expression and putative functions of GDF-15, a member of the TGF-β superfamily, in human glioma and glioblastoma cell lines. Cancer Letters. 270(1). 30–39. 31 indexed citations
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Peterziel, Heike, et al.. (2007). Specificity in the crosstalk of TGFβ/GDNF family members is determined by distinct GFR alpha receptors. Journal of Neurochemistry. 103(6). 2491–2504. 21 indexed citations
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Subramaniam, Srinivasa, Jens Strelau, & Klaus Unsicker. (2007). GDNF prevents TGF-β-induced damage of the plasma membrane in cerebellar granule neurons by suppressing activation of p38-MAPK via the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway. Cell and Tissue Research. 331(2). 373–383. 13 indexed citations
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Subramaniam, Srinivasa, Neelam Shahani, Jens Strelau, et al.. (2005). Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Inhibits Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase to Promote Neuronal Survival via the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase A/c-Raf Pathway. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(11). 2838–2852. 78 indexed citations
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Schober, Andreas, Jens Strelau, Gabriel A. Bonaterra, et al.. (2004). Involvement of growth differentiation factor-15/macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (GDF-15/MIC-1) in oxLDL-induced apoptosis of human macrophages in vitro and in arteriosclerotic lesions. Cell and Tissue Research. 318(2). 325–333. 186 indexed citations
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Subramaniam, Srinivasa, Jens Strelau, & Klaus Unsicker. (2003). Growth Differentiation Factor-15 Prevents Low Potassium-induced Cell Death of Cerebellar Granule Neurons by Differential Regulation of Akt and ERK Pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(11). 8904–8912. 115 indexed citations
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Schober, Andreas, Martina Böttner, Jens Strelau, et al.. (2001). Expression of growth differentiation factor‐15/ macrophage inhibitory cytokine‐1 (GDF‐15/MIC‐1) in the perinatal, adult, and injured rat brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 439(1). 32–45. 121 indexed citations
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Unsicker, Klaus & Jens Strelau. (2000). Functions of transforming growth factor‐β isoforms in the nervous system. European Journal of Biochemistry. 267(24). 6972–6975. 70 indexed citations
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Strelau, Jens, Martina Böttner, Paul Lingor, et al.. (2000). GDF-15/MIC-1 a novel member of the TGF-ß superfamily. PubMed. 273–276. 64 indexed citations
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Jászai, József, Lilla Farkas, Dagmar Galter, et al.. (1998). GDNF-related factor persephin is widely distributed throughout the nervous system. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 53(4). 494–501. 30 indexed citations
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Jeserich, G., et al.. (1997). Partial characterization of the 5?-flanking region of trout IP: A Po-like gene containing a PLP-like promoter. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 50(5). 781–790. 11 indexed citations

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