Joachim Herz

45.1k total citations · 13 hit papers
284 papers, 35.7k citations indexed

About

Joachim Herz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Joachim Herz has authored 284 papers receiving a total of 35.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Molecular Biology, 58 papers in Cancer Research and 56 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Joachim Herz's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (51 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (41 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (35 papers). Joachim Herz is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (51 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (41 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (35 papers). Joachim Herz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Joachim Herz's co-authors include Dudley K. Strickland, Hans H. Bock, Robert E. Hammer, Joseph L. Goldstein, Thomas E. Willnow, Keith K. Stanley, Uwe Beffert, Petra May, Robert Kowal and Shun Ishibashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Joachim Herz

280 papers receiving 35.2k 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. Clinical and Biological Features Associated With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Mutations in Lung Cancers
    2005 1.9k citations Joachim Herz et al. profile →
  2. Suppression of Aging in Mice by the Hormone Klotho
    2005 1.5k citations Joachim Herz et al. profile →
  3. Hypercholesterolemia in low density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice and its reversal by adenovirus-mediated gene delivery.
    1993 1.3k citations Robert E. Hammer, Joachim Herz et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  4. LRP: a multifunctional scavenger and signaling receptor
    2001 830 citations Joachim Herz, Dudley K. Strickland Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  5. Surface location and high affinity for calcium of a 500-kd liver membrane protein closely related to the LDL-receptor suggest a physiological role as lipoprotein receptor.
    1988 816 citations Joachim Herz et al. profile →
  6. LRP: a multifunctional scavenger and signaling receptor
    2001 771 citations Joachim Herz, Dudley K. Strickland Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  7. Direct Binding of Reelin to VLDL Receptor and ApoE Receptor 2 Induces Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Disabled-1 and Modulates Tau Phosphorylation
    1999 753 citations Joachim Herz et al. Neuron profile →
  8. A targeted mutation in the murine gene encoding the high density lipoprotein (HDL) receptor scavenger receptor class B type I reveals its key role in HDL metabolism
    1997 746 citations Joachim Herz et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Essential functions of synapsins I and II in synaptic vesicle regulation
    1995 617 citations Joachim Herz, Robert E. Hammer et al. profile →
  10. Massive xanthomatosis and atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed low density lipoprotein receptor-negative mice.
    1994 581 citations Joachim Herz et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  11. The LDL–receptor–related protein, LRP, is an apolipoprotein E-binding protein
    1989 567 citations Joachim Herz et al. profile →
  12. 39-kDa protein modulates binding of ligands to low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein/alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor.
    1991 530 citations Joachim Herz, Dudley K. Strickland et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  13. Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein mediates uptake of cholesteryl esters derived from apoprotein E-enriched lipoproteins.
    1989 516 citations Joachim Herz et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joachim Herz United States 95 15.9k 6.3k 6.2k 5.4k 5.2k 284 35.7k
Christer Betsholtz Sweden 100 28.8k 1.8× 4.4k 0.7× 5.8k 0.9× 6.2k 1.2× 5.3k 1.0× 327 52.3k
Robert E. Hammer United States 116 27.2k 1.7× 7.3k 1.2× 12.0k 1.9× 4.6k 0.9× 5.8k 1.1× 290 52.9k
Marc Montminy United States 95 26.6k 1.7× 5.1k 0.8× 6.9k 1.1× 3.4k 0.6× 5.6k 1.1× 162 39.9k
James R. Woodgett Canada 108 35.7k 2.2× 4.4k 0.7× 2.8k 0.4× 4.4k 0.8× 5.7k 1.1× 293 47.6k
Anne Brunet United States 79 26.6k 1.7× 6.0k 0.9× 2.0k 0.3× 3.8k 0.7× 2.7k 0.5× 144 38.7k
Jeffrey Milbrandt United States 106 18.1k 1.1× 3.3k 0.5× 2.4k 0.4× 1.9k 0.3× 12.5k 2.4× 297 34.7k
Carmen Birchmeier Germany 87 17.9k 1.1× 1.6k 0.3× 3.3k 0.5× 2.8k 0.5× 5.3k 1.0× 182 28.6k
Shuh Narumiya Japan 125 28.8k 1.8× 8.6k 1.4× 3.6k 0.6× 3.5k 0.6× 8.3k 1.6× 556 60.6k
Jeffery D. Molkentin United States 124 39.3k 2.5× 5.6k 0.9× 7.5k 1.2× 3.6k 0.7× 3.7k 0.7× 430 54.9k
Morris J. Birnbaum United States 102 27.6k 1.7× 9.9k 1.6× 8.3k 1.4× 3.6k 0.7× 2.8k 0.5× 243 41.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joachim Herz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Calvier, Laurent, Catherine R. Wasser, E. Blair Solow, et al.. (2025). Genetic or therapeutic disruption of the Reelin/Apoer2 signaling pathway improves inflammatory arthritis outcomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(11). e2418642122–e2418642122. 1 indexed citations
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Calvier, Laurent, et al.. (2024). Safety of Anti-Reelin Therapeutic Approaches for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases. Cells. 13(7). 583–583. 3 indexed citations
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Ali, Bassam R., et al.. (2024). Reelin Regulates Developmental Desynchronization Transition of Neocortical Network Activity. Biomolecules. 14(5). 593–593. 1 indexed citations
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Ali, Bassam R., Safa Shehab, Mohammed Z. Allouh, et al.. (2024). Reelin differentially shapes dendrite morphology of medial entorhinal cortical ocean and island cells. Development. 151(13). 5 indexed citations
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Cenik, Basar, Jue Liang, Daniel M. Fass, et al.. (2024). Benzoxazole-derivatives enhance progranulin expression and reverse the aberrant lysosomal proteome caused by GRN haploinsufficiency. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6125–6125. 3 indexed citations
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Chu, Haiyan, Anastasia Sacharidou, Chun Li, et al.. (2021). Protein Phosphatase 2A Activation Via ApoER2 in Trophoblasts Drives Preeclampsia in a Mouse Model of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Circulation Research. 129(7). 735–750. 14 indexed citations
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Nikolakopoulou, Angeliki M., Yaoming Wang, Qingyi Ma, et al.. (2021). Endothelial LRP1 protects against neurodegeneration by blocking cyclophilin A. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(4). 88 indexed citations
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Pohlkamp, Theresa, Xunde Xian, Connie Wong, et al.. (2021). NHE6 depletion corrects ApoE4-mediated synaptic impairments and reduces amyloid plaque load. eLife. 10. 25 indexed citations
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Reiss, Gebhard, et al.. (2020). Biolistic transfection and expression analysis of acute cortical slices. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 337. 108666–108666. 3 indexed citations
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Lutz, David, Elisabeth Petrasch‐Parwez, Jan Claudius Schwitalla, et al.. (2020). Reelin signaling modulates GABAB receptor function in the neocortex. Journal of Neurochemistry. 156(5). 589–603. 16 indexed citations
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Moreno–Yruela, Carlos, Daniel M. Fass, Chialin Cheng, et al.. (2019). Kinetic Tuning of HDAC Inhibitors Affords Potent Inducers of Progranulin Expression. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 10(8). 3769–3777. 21 indexed citations
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Bouché, Elisabeth, Mario I. Romero‐Ortega, Mark Henkemeyer, et al.. (2013). Reelin induces EphB activation. Cell Research. 23(4). 473–490. 56 indexed citations
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Nakajima, Chikako, et al.. (2008). γ-Secretase Limits the Inflammatory Response Through the Processing of LRP1. Science Signaling. 1(47). ra15–ra15. 115 indexed citations
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Herz, Joachim. (2007). Overview: The Long and Winding Road to Understanding Alzheimer's Disease. Neuron. 53(4). 477–479. 5 indexed citations
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Herz, Joachim. (2006). The Switch on the RAPper's Necklace…. Molecular Cell. 23(4). 451–455. 13 indexed citations
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Johnson, Eric B., David Steffen, Kristen W. Lynch, & Joachim Herz. (2006). Defective splicing of Megf7/Lrp4, a regulator of distal limb development, in autosomal recessive mulefoot disease. Genomics. 88(5). 600–609. 47 indexed citations
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Herz, Joachim & Dudley K. Strickland. (2001). LRP: a multifunctional scavenger and signaling receptor. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(6). 779–784. 771 indexed citations breakdown →
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Warshawsky, Ilka, Joachim Herz, George Broze, & Alan L. Schwartz. (1996). The Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-related Protein Can Function Independently from Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans in Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor Endocytosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(42). 25873–25879. 35 indexed citations
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Sehayek, Ephraim, Israël Vlodavsky, Rachel Avner, et al.. (1996). Heparan sulfate-dependent and low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-dependent catabolic pathways for lipoprotein lipase in mouse embryonic fibroblasts.. PubMed. 32(6). 449–54. 9 indexed citations
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Herz, Joachim, et al.. (1976). Musiktheater : Beiträge zur Methodik und zu Inszenierungskonzeptionen. 1 indexed citations

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