Kerstin Genz

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kerstin Genz is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kerstin Genz has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 5 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kerstin Genz's work include Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (5 papers), Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (5 papers) and Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment (2 papers). Kerstin Genz is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (5 papers), Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (5 papers) and Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment (2 papers). Kerstin Genz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Kerstin Genz's co-authors include Chrysanthy Ikonomidou, Petra Bittigau, Krikor Dikranian, John W. Olney, Christian A. Koch, Vanya Stefovska, David F. Wozniak, Friederike Hörster, Masahiko Ishimaru and Tanya Tenkova and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Kerstin Genz

9 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ethanol-Induced Apoptotic... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2002 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Ethanol-Induced Apoptotic Neurodegeneration and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
    2000 1.1k citations Chrysanthy Ikonomidou, Petra Bittigau et al. Science profile →
  2. Antiepileptic drugs and apoptotic neurodegeneration in the developing brain
    2002 601 citations Petra Bittigau, Marco Sifringer 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
Kerstin Genz Germany 9 1.4k 759 506 347 316 9 2.3k
Mark Dzietko Germany 17 870 0.6× 485 0.6× 327 0.6× 303 0.9× 262 0.8× 35 1.7k
Masahiko Ishimaru Japan 14 1.1k 0.7× 740 1.0× 756 1.5× 115 0.3× 548 1.7× 18 2.3k
Tatyana Tenkova United States 13 762 0.5× 935 1.2× 544 1.1× 67 0.2× 392 1.2× 20 1.9k
Chainllie Young Taiwan 17 438 0.3× 1.0k 1.4× 297 0.6× 124 0.4× 211 0.7× 43 1.8k
Friederike Hörster Germany 19 884 0.6× 374 0.5× 430 0.8× 74 0.2× 924 2.9× 31 2.3k
Joseph R. Tobin United States 28 292 0.2× 222 0.3× 473 0.9× 68 0.2× 504 1.6× 66 2.1k
Catherine E. Creeley United States 22 369 0.3× 1.6k 2.1× 332 0.7× 77 0.2× 181 0.6× 28 2.4k
James E. Cottrell United States 32 136 0.1× 563 0.7× 822 1.6× 114 0.3× 487 1.5× 141 2.6k
N. Benshoff United States 18 243 0.2× 1.7k 2.3× 443 0.9× 108 0.3× 293 0.9× 26 2.8k
Isabel Valdés United States 9 516 0.4× 439 0.6× 1.1k 2.1× 80 0.2× 592 1.9× 12 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kerstin Genz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kerstin Genz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kerstin Genz. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kerstin Genz. The network helps show where Kerstin Genz may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kerstin Genz

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Dührsen, Lasse, Sinno H. P. Simons, Mark Dzietko, et al.. (2012). Effects of Repetitive Exposure to Pain and Morphine Treatment on the Neonatal Rat Brain. Neonatology. 103(1). 35–43. 78 indexed citations
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Sifringer, Marco, Kerstin Genz, Ulrike Weichelt, et al.. (2009). Erythropoietin Attenuates Hyperoxia-Induced Cell Death by Modulation of Inflammatory Mediators and Matrix Metalloproteinases. Developmental Neuroscience. 31(5). 394–402. 31 indexed citations
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Gerstner, Bettina, Tara M. DeSilva, Kerstin Genz, et al.. (2008). Hyperoxia Causes Maturation-Dependent Cell Death in the Developing White Matter. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(5). 1236–1245. 141 indexed citations
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Dzietko, Mark, Marco Sifringer, Bettina Gerstner, et al.. (2008). A critical role for Fas/CD‐95 dependent signaling pathways in the pathogenesis of hyperoxia‐induced brain injury. Annals of Neurology. 64(6). 664–673. 36 indexed citations
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Kaindl, Angela M., et al.. (2008). Erythropoietin protects the developing brain from hyperoxia‐induced cell death and proteome changes. Annals of Neurology. 64(5). 523–534. 47 indexed citations
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Sifringer, Marco, Vanya Stefovska, Stefanie Endesfelder, et al.. (2006). Activation of caspase-1 dependent interleukins in developmental brain trauma. Neurobiology of Disease. 25(3). 614–622. 18 indexed citations
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Bittigau, Petra, Marco Sifringer, Kerstin Genz, et al.. (2002). Antiepileptic drugs and apoptotic neurodegeneration in the developing brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(23). 15089–15094. 601 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ikonomidou, Chrysanthy, Petra Bittigau, Masahiko Ishimaru, et al.. (2000). Ethanol-Induced Apoptotic Neurodegeneration and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Science. 287(5455). 1056–1060. 1125 indexed citations breakdown →

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