K. Ricker

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

K. Ricker is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Ricker has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 67 papers in Molecular Biology and 34 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in K. Ricker's work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (50 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (40 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (16 papers). K. Ricker is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (50 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (40 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (16 papers). K. Ricker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Finland. K. Ricker's co-authors include Frank Lehmann‐Horn, Reinhardt Rüdel, Manuela C. Koch, Laura P.W. Ranum, John Day, Christina L. Liquori, Wolfram Kreß, Melinda L. Moseley, Susan L. Naylor and Michaël Otto and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

K. Ricker

110 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 Caused by a CCTG Expansion in I... 1992 2026 2003 2014 2001 1992 250 500 750
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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. Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 Caused by a CCTG Expansion in Intron 1 of ZNF9
    2001 918 citations Christina L. Liquori, K. Ricker et al. Science profile →
  2. The Skeletal Muscle Chloride Channel in Dominant and Recessive Human Myotonia
    1992 556 citations Manuela C. Koch, K. Ricker et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Ricker Germany 37 4.3k 3.6k 1.7k 1.5k 406 112 5.5k
Gabriella Silvestri Italy 35 3.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 387 0.2× 666 0.5× 165 0.4× 126 4.4k
Matthias Vorgerd Germany 41 3.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 686 0.5× 1.2k 3.0× 183 5.1k
Heinz Jungbluth United Kingdom 47 4.6k 1.1× 1.4k 0.4× 2.5k 1.5× 774 0.5× 1.1k 2.8× 230 6.7k
Jaap J. Plomp Netherlands 40 2.6k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 211 0.1× 2.5k 1.7× 1.1k 2.7× 91 6.1k
L. W. Duchen United Kingdom 33 1.7k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 198 0.1× 1.3k 0.9× 425 1.0× 85 3.8k
Emmanuel Fournier France 31 1.3k 0.3× 978 0.3× 442 0.3× 792 0.5× 389 1.0× 109 3.2k
John Kamholz United States 45 2.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 109 0.1× 862 0.6× 600 1.5× 138 5.5k
Betty Soliven United States 35 1.6k 0.4× 936 0.3× 183 0.1× 1.2k 0.8× 368 0.9× 86 3.9k
Makiko Ōsawa Japan 36 2.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 386 0.2× 326 0.2× 295 0.7× 196 4.9k
Kleopas A. Kleopa Cyprus 33 2.1k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 163 0.1× 2.5k 1.7× 500 1.2× 120 5.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Ricker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. Ricker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. Ricker 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 K. Ricker. K. Ricker 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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Flachenecker, Peter, et al.. (2003). Assessment of cardiovascular autonomic function in myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2/PROMM). Neuromuscular Disorders. 13(4). 289–293. 22 indexed citations
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Udd, Bjarne, G. Meola, Ralf Krahe, et al.. (2003). Report of the 115th ENMC workshop: DM2/PROMM and other myotonic dystrophies. Neuromuscular Disorders. 13(7-8). 589–596. 53 indexed citations
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Liquori, Christina L., K. Ricker, Melinda L. Moseley, et al.. (2001). Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 Caused by a CCTG Expansion in Intron 1 of ZNF9. Science. 293(5531). 864–867. 918 indexed citations breakdown →
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Betz, Regina C., Benedikt Schoser, K. Ricker, et al.. (2001). Mutations in CAV3 cause mechanical hyperirritability of skeletal muscle in rippling muscle disease. Nature Genetics. 28(3). 218–219. 143 indexed citations
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Ricker, K.. (2001). The expanding clinical and genetic spectrum of the myotonic dystrophies. XXXIII(1-2). 115–116. 1 indexed citations
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Lindberg, Raija L.P., Rudolf Martini, Matthias R. Baumgartner, et al.. (1999). Motor neuropathy in porphobilinogen deaminase–deficient mice imitates the peripheral neuropathy of human acute porphyria. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 103(8). 1127–1134. 84 indexed citations
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Koch, Manuela C., et al.. (1995). Paramyotonia congenita without paralysis on exposure to cold. Neuroreport. 6(15). 2001–2004. 31 indexed citations
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Meinck, H.‐M., et al.. (1995). Stiff man syndrome: neurophysiological findings in eight patients. Journal of Neurology. 242(3). 134–142. 53 indexed citations
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Ricker, K., et al.. (1994). A recurrent 14 bp deletion in the CLCN1 gene associated with generalized myotonia (Becker). Human Molecular Genetics. 3(6). 1015–1016. 25 indexed citations
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Ricker, K.. (1994). Myotonia Fluctuans. Archives of Neurology. 51(11). 1095–1095. 106 indexed citations
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Rüdel, Reinhardt, K. Ricker, & F. Lehmann‐Horn. (1993). Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Human Skeletal Muscle Sodium Channel Diseases. Archives of Neurology. 50(11). 1241–1248. 73 indexed citations
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Ricker, K., Michaël Otto, T. Grimm, et al.. (1991). Linkage data suggesting allelic heterogeneity for paramyotonia congenita and hyperkalemic periodic paralysis on chromosome 17. Human Genetics. 88(1). 71–74. 47 indexed citations
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Martinꝉ, Roland, H.‐M. Meinck, Wilhelm Schulte‐Mattler, K. Ricker, & H. G. Mertens. (1990). Borrelia burgdorferi myelitis presenting as a partial stiff man syndrome. Journal of Neurology. 237(1). 51–54. 20 indexed citations
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Rüdel, Reinhardt & K. Ricker. (1985). The primary periodic paralyses. Trends in Neurosciences. 8. 467–470. 22 indexed citations
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Hertel, G., et al.. (1981). PLASMA EXCHANGE AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS IN MYASTHENIA GRAVIS*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 377(1). 869–871. 4 indexed citations
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Kiessling, Wolfgang, et al.. (1981). Thyroid function and circulating antithyroid antibodies in myasthenia gravis. Neurology. 31(6). 771–771. 27 indexed citations
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Ricker, K., et al.. (1981). Clinical study of paramyotonia congenita with and without myotonia in a warm environment. Muscle & Nerve. 4(5). 388–395. 31 indexed citations
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Ricker, K., G. Hertel, & Stefan Stodieck. (1977). Influence of temperature on neuromuscular transmission in myasthenia gravis. Journal of Neurology. 216(4). 273–282. 23 indexed citations
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Ricker, K. & G. Hertel. (1976). Electrophysiological findings in the syndrome of acute ocular muscle palsy with ataxia (fisher syndrome). Journal of Neurology. 214(1). 35–44. 16 indexed citations
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Ricker, K., et al.. (1971). Seltenere Formen von Tetanuserkrankung: Klinische und elektromyographische Untersuchung. 215(1). 75–91. 7 indexed citations

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