Joachim Lübke

12.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
70 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Joachim Lübke is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joachim Lübke has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 44 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Joachim Lübke's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (40 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (17 papers). Joachim Lübke is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (40 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (17 papers). Joachim Lübke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Joachim Lübke's co-authors include Bert Sakmann, Michael Frotscher, Henry Markram, Dirk Feldmeyer, Arnd Roth, R. Angus Silver, Veronica Egger, Péter Jónás, Astrid Rollenhagen and Jörg R. P. Geiger and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Joachim Lübke

66 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

Regulation of Synaptic Efficacy by Coincidence of Postsyn... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 1997 1999 2002 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Regulation of Synaptic Efficacy by Coincidence of Postsynaptic APs and EPSPs
    1997 2.7k citations Henry Markram, Joachim Lübke et al. Science profile →
  2. Physiology and anatomy of synaptic connections between thick tufted pyramidal neurones in the developing rat neocortex.
    1997 737 citations Henry Markram, Joachim Lübke et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
  3. Importance of AMPA Receptors for Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity But Not for Spatial Learning
    1999 647 citations Joachim Lübke, Michael Frotscher et al. Science profile →
  4. Synaptic connections between layer 4 spiny neurone‐ layer 2/3 pyramidal cell pairs in juvenile rat barrel cortex: physiology and anatomy of interlaminar signalling within a cortical column
    2002 526 citations Dirk Feldmeyer, Joachim Lübke et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joachim Lübke Germany 38 7.3k 6.1k 1.9k 1.6k 848 70 9.3k
Nelson Spruston United States 51 9.3k 1.3× 7.5k 1.2× 3.0k 1.6× 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 90 11.6k
Greg J. Stuart Australia 50 10.6k 1.5× 7.8k 1.3× 3.6k 1.9× 1.5k 0.9× 805 0.9× 78 12.5k
Jeffrey C. Magee United States 56 10.9k 1.5× 8.6k 1.4× 3.7k 1.9× 1.6k 1.0× 923 1.1× 85 13.6k
Yang Dan United States 59 8.3k 1.1× 10.9k 1.8× 2.0k 1.1× 2.7k 1.7× 848 1.0× 104 14.6k
Theodore W. Berger United States 48 6.4k 0.9× 5.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 984 0.6× 825 1.0× 332 9.2k
Carl C.H. Petersen Switzerland 54 8.3k 1.1× 8.4k 1.4× 2.0k 1.0× 937 0.6× 589 0.7× 122 11.9k
Ole Paulsen United Kingdom 57 8.3k 1.1× 6.7k 1.1× 2.8k 1.4× 687 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 121 11.2k
Dominique Debanne France 40 4.6k 0.6× 3.0k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 847 0.5× 536 0.6× 89 5.9k
Daniel E. Feldman United States 42 4.8k 0.7× 4.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 599 0.7× 73 7.0k
Matthew E. Larkum Germany 44 6.5k 0.9× 7.0k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 485 0.6× 104 9.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cheung, Giselle, Oana Chever, Astrid Rollenhagen, et al.. (2023). Astroglial Connexin 43 Regulates Synaptic Vesicle Release at Hippocampal Synapses. Cells. 12(8). 1133–1133. 3 indexed citations
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Cheung, Giselle, Danijela Bataveljić, Naresh Kumar, et al.. (2022). Physiological synaptic activity and recognition memory require astroglial glutamine. Nature Communications. 13(1). 753–753. 46 indexed citations
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Rollenhagen, Astrid, Bernd Walkenfort, Kurt Sätzler, et al.. (2021). Sublamina-Specific Dynamics and Ultrastructural Heterogeneity of Layer 6 Excitatory Synaptic Boutons in the Adult Human Temporal Lobe Neocortex. Cerebral Cortex. 32(9). 1840–1865. 9 indexed citations
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Lübke, Joachim, et al.. (2021). Neurotrophic factors in Alzheimer’s disease: pathogenesis and therapy. Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis. 81(4). 314–327. 14 indexed citations
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Moreno, Javier Rodríguez, César Porrero, Astrid Rollenhagen, et al.. (2020). Area-Specific Synapse Structure in Branched Posterior Nucleus Axons Reveals a New Level of Complexity in Thalamocortical Networks. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(13). 2663–2679. 37 indexed citations
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Anstötz, Max, et al.. (2015). Developmental Profile, Morphology, and Synaptic Connectivity of Cajal–Retzius Cells in the Postnatal Mouse Hippocampus. Cerebral Cortex. 26(2). bhv271–bhv271. 34 indexed citations
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Dufour, Amandine, Astrid Rollenhagen, Kurt Sätzler, & Joachim Lübke. (2015). Development of Synaptic Boutons in Layer 4 of the Barrel Field of the Rat Somatosensory Cortex: A Quantitative Analysis. Cerebral Cortex. 26(2). bhv270–bhv270. 21 indexed citations
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Helmstaedter, Moritz, et al.. (2013). A Barrel-Related Interneuron in Layer 4 of Rat Somatosensory Cortex with a High Intrabarrel Connectivity. Cerebral Cortex. 25(3). 713–725. 50 indexed citations
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Lübke, Joachim, et al.. (2011). Laminar distribution of neurotransmitter receptors in different reeler mouse brain regions. Brain Structure and Function. 216(3). 201–218. 14 indexed citations
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Radnikow, Gabriele, Joachim Lübke, & Dirk Feldmeyer. (2010). Developmental changes in synaptic transmission between layer 4 spiny neurons of rat barrel cortex. JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 1 indexed citations
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Lübke, Joachim & Dirk Feldmeyer. (2004). Morphologie und synaptische Interaktion von Neuronen einer kortikalen Kolumne. e-Neuroforum. 10(3). 220–228.
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Silver, R. Angus, Joachim Lübke, Bert Sakmann, & Dirk Feldmeyer. (2003). High-Probability Uniquantal Transmission at Excitatory Synapses in Barrel Cortex. Science. 302(5652). 1981–1984. 172 indexed citations
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Deng, Jinbo, Bernd Heimrich, Joachim Lübke, et al.. (1999). Hippocampal Cajal–Retzius cells project to the entorhinal cortex: retrograde tracing and intracellular labelling studies. European Journal of Neuroscience. 11(12). 4278–4290. 49 indexed citations
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Bender, Roland A., Jörg R. P. Geiger, Hannah Monyer, et al.. (1997). A Novel Type of GABAergic Interneuron Connecting the Input and the Output Regions of the Hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience. 17(14). 5380–5394. 66 indexed citations
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Markram, Henry, Joachim Lübke, Michael Frotscher, Arnd Roth, & Bert Sakmann. (1997). Physiology and anatomy of synaptic connections between thick tufted pyramidal neurones in the developing rat neocortex.. The Journal of Physiology. 500(2). 409–440. 737 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kasper, Ekkehard M., Alan U. Larkman, Joachim Lübke, & Colin Blakemore. (1994). Pyramidal neurons in layer 5 of the rat visual cortex. I. Correlation among cell morphology, intrinsic electrophysiological properties, and axon targets. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 339(4). 459–474. 176 indexed citations
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Lübke, Joachim, Matthew J. A. Wood, & D.J. Clarke. (1994). Morphological assessment of grafted rat and mouse cortical neurons: A light and electron microscopic study. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 341(1). 78–94. 12 indexed citations
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Wahle, Petra, Joachim Lübke, & Janice R. Naegele. (1994). Inverted Pyramidal Neurons and Interneurons in Cat Cortical Subplate Zone are Labelled by Monoclonal Antibody SP1. European Journal of Neuroscience. 6(7). 1167–1178. 14 indexed citations
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Wahle, Petra, et al.. (1990). Substance P‐ and opioid‐immunoreactive structures in olfactory centers of the cat: Adult pattern and postnatal development. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 302(2). 349–369. 16 indexed citations
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