Joachim Degen

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Joachim Degen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Joachim Degen has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Materials Chemistry and 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Joachim Degen's work include Connexins and lens biology (29 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (9 papers). Joachim Degen is often cited by papers focused on Connexins and lens biology (29 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (9 papers). Joachim Degen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Joachim Degen's co-authors include Klaus Willecke, Goran Söhl, Martin Güldenagel, Dominik Eckardt, Urban Deutsch, Alessandro Romualdi, Jürgen Eiberger, Barbara Teubner, Reto Weiler and Josef Ammermüller and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Joachim Degen

65 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

Structural and Functional Diversity of Connexin Genes in the Mouse and Human Genome

2002 956 citations Klaus Willecke, Jürgen Eiberger et al. Biological Chemistry profile →

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Andrew L. Harris United States

Christopher P. Austin United States

Monika A. Davare United States

Patrice Mollard France

Lin Luo United States

Edward C. Cooper United States

Anselm A. Zdebik Germany

Susanne Feil Germany

Eric A. Schwartz United States

Nikolaj Klöcker Germany

Andrew L. Harris United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joachim Degen

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Kol, Matthijs, Katharina vom Dorp, Holger Jastrow, et al.. (2015). Functional characterization of enzymes catalyzing ceramide phosphoethanolamine biosynthesis in mice. Journal of Lipid Research. 56(4). 821–835. 42 indexed citations

Griemsmann, Stephanie, Peter Bedner, Jiong Zhang, et al.. (2014). Characterization of Panglial Gap Junction Networks in the Thalamus, Neocortex, and Hippocampus Reveals a Unique Population of Glial Cells. Cerebral Cortex. 25(10). 3420–3433. 107 indexed citations

Söhl, Goran, Sonja Hombach, Joachim Degen, & Benjamin Odermatt. (2013). The oligodendroglial precursor cell line Oli-neu represents a cell culture system to examine functional expression of the mouse gap junction gene connexin29 (Cx29). Frontiers in Pharmacology. 4. 83–83. 10 indexed citations

Dorp, Katharina vom, Elisabeth Petrasch‐Parwez, Armin Zlomuzica, et al.. (2013). Inactivation of Ceramide Synthase 6 in Mice Results in an Altered Sphingolipid Metabolism and Behavioral Abnormalities. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(29). 21433–21447. 67 indexed citations

Hartmann, Dieter, Katharina vom Dorp, Armin Zlomuzica, et al.. (2012). Ablation of Neuronal Ceramide Synthase 1 in Mice Decreases Ganglioside Levels and Expression of Myelin-associated Glycoprotein in Oligodendrocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(50). 41888–41902. 111 indexed citations

Tress, Oliver, Marta Maglione, Armin Zlomuzica, et al.. (2011). Pathologic and Phenotypic Alterations in a Mouse Expressing a Connexin47 Missense Mutation That Causes Pelizaeus-Merzbacher–Like Disease in Humans. PLoS Genetics. 7(7). e1002146–e1002146. 58 indexed citations

Degen, Joachim, et al.. (2011). Connexin32 can restore hearing in connexin26 deficient mice. European Journal of Cell Biology. 90(10). 817–824. 16 indexed citations

Requardt, Robert Pascal, Pavel Dublin, Thomas Mikeska, et al.. (2008). Quality control of astrocyte‐directed Cre transgenic mice: The benefits of a direct link between loss of gene expression and reporter activation. Glia. 57(6). 680–692. 21 indexed citations

Dobrowolski, Radek, Philipp Sasse, Jan W. Schrickel, et al.. (2007). The conditional connexin43G138R mouse mutant represents a new model of hereditary oculodentodigital dysplasia in humans. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(4). 539–554. 137 indexed citations

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Zheng‐Fischhöfer, Qingyi, Ekrem Dere, Jörg Strotmann, et al.. (2007). Characterization of connexin30.3-deficient mice suggests a possible role of connexin30.3 in olfaction. European Journal of Cell Biology. 86(11-12). 683–700. 22 indexed citations

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Kreuzberg, Maria M., Jan W. Schrickel, Alexander Ghanem, et al.. (2006). Connexin30.2 containing gap junction channels decelerate impulse propagation through the atrioventricular node. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(15). 5959–5964. 91 indexed citations

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Schubert, Timm, Joachim Degen, Klaus Willecke, et al.. (2005). Connexin36 mediates gap junctional coupling of alpha‐ganglion cells in mouse retina. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 485(3). 191–201. 88 indexed citations

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Degen, Joachim, Carola Meier, Ruben S. van der Giessen, et al.. (2004). Expression pattern of lacZ reporter gene representing connexin36 in transgenic mice. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 473(4). 511–525. 106 indexed citations

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Söhl, Goran, Benjamin Odermatt, Stephan Maxeiner, Joachim Degen, & Klaus Willecke. (2004). New insights into the expression and function of neural connexins with transgenic mouse mutants. Brain Research Reviews. 47(1-3). 245–259. 67 indexed citations

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Theis, Martin, Christophe Mas, Britta Döring, et al.. (2003). Replacement by a lacZ reporter gene assigns mouse connexin36, 45 and 43 to distinct cell types in pancreatic islets. Experimental Cell Research. 294(1). 18–29. 59 indexed citations

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Feigenspan, Andreas, Ulrike Janssen‐Bienhold, Sheriar G. Hormuzdi, et al.. (2003). Cellular Expression of Neural Connexin36 in the Outer Retina of the Mouse. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 1069–1069. 2 indexed citations

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Willecke, Klaus, Jürgen Eiberger, Joachim Degen, et al.. (2002). Structural and Functional Diversity of Connexin Genes in the Mouse and Human Genome. Biological Chemistry. 383(5). 725–37. 956 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meier, Carola, Elisabeth Petrasch‐Parwez, Hans‐Werner Habbes, et al.. (2002). Immunohistochemical detection of the neuronal connexin36 in the mouse central nervous system in comparison to connexin36-deficient tissues. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 117(6). 461–471. 60 indexed citations

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Teubner, Barbara, Joachim Degen, Goran Söhl, et al.. (2000). Functional Expression of the Murine Connexin 36 Gene Coding for a Neuron-Specific Gap Junctional Protein. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 176(3). 249–262. 173 indexed citations

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Pau, H., Joachim Degen, & Hans‐Herbert Schmidtke. (1993). Different regional changes of fluorescence spectra of clear human lenses and nuclear cataracts. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 231(11). 656–661. 5 indexed citations

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