Klaus Unsicker

20.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
337 papers, 17.1k citations indexed

About

Klaus Unsicker is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Klaus Unsicker has authored 337 papers receiving a total of 17.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 191 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 151 papers in Molecular Biology and 77 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Klaus Unsicker's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (120 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (72 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (40 papers). Klaus Unsicker is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (120 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (72 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (40 papers). Klaus Unsicker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Israel. Klaus Unsicker's co-authors include Kerstin Krieglstein, Clemens Suter‐Crazzolara, Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach, Jens Strelau, Martina Böttner, Srinivasa Subramaniam, Andreas Schober, Dörte Otto, Dagmar Galter and Bernhard Reuß 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

Klaus Unsicker

336 papers receiving 16.8k 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.

Targeted disruption of the glucocorticoid receptor gene blocks adrenergic chromaffin cell development and severely retards lung maturation.

1995 748 citations Kerstin Krieglstein, Klaus Unsicker et al. profile →
Essential Role for TrkB Receptors in Hippocampus-Mediated Learning

1999 661 citations Liliana Minichiello, Klaus Unsicker et al. profile →
Distinct sites of intracellular production for Alzheimer's disease Aβ40/42 amyloid peptides

1997 592 citations Klaus Unsicker et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Spontaneous Bursting Activity in the Developing Entorhinal Cortex 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach, Klaus Unsicker, Alexei V. Egorov	38
2	TrkB but not trkC receptors are necessary for postnatal maintenance of hippocampal spines 2007 ·Neurobiology of Aging ·Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach, Liliana Minichiello, Klaus Unsicker	31
3	Cell signaling and growth factors in development : from molecules to organogenesis 2006 ·Wiley-VCH eBooks ·Klaus Unsicker, Kerstin Krieglstein	20
4	Muscarinic control of graded persistent activity in lateral amygdala neurons 2006 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Alexei V. Egorov, Klaus Unsicker, Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach	63
5	FGF‐2 deficiency does not alter vulnerability of the dopaminergic nigrostriatal system towards MPTP intoxication in mice 2006 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Sabrina Zechel, (unknown), Irina Kiprianova, Andreas Schober, Klaus Unsicker, Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach	14
6	c‐ret regulates cholinergic properties in mouse sympathetic neurons: evidence from mutant mice 2004 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), (unknown), Katrin Huber, Hidemi Misawa, Brygida Berse, Klaus Unsicker, Uwe Ernsberger	39
7	Regulation of the transmitter phenotype of rostral and caudal groups of cultured serotonergic raphe neurons 1999 ·Neuroscience ·Dagmar Galter, Klaus Unsicker	35
8	Calcitonin gene-related peptide promotes differentiation, but not survival, of rat mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons in vitro 1998 ·Neuroscience ·(unknown), Klaus Unsicker, Kerstin Krieglstein	9
9	Expression, localization, and function of transforming growth factor-?s in embryonic chick spinal cord, hindbrain, and dorsal root ganglia 1996 ·Journal of Neurobiology ·Klaus Unsicker, Carola Meier, Kerstin Krieglstein, (unknown), Kathleen C. Flanders	48
10	Autonomic-endocrine interactions 1996 ·Klaus Unsicker	18
11	The survival response of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons to the neurotrophins BDNF and NT-4 requires priming with serum: comparison with members of the TGF-β superfamily and characterization of the serum-free culture system 1996 ·Journal of neural transmission. Supplementum ·Kerstin Krieglstein, Dušica Maysinger, Klaus Unsicker	21
12	Expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-6 receptor mRNAs in rat adrenal medulla 1995 ·Neuroscience Letters ·R.A. Gadient, (unknown), Klaus Unsicker, U. Otten	40
13	FGF‐2‐mediated protection of cultured mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons against MPTP and MPP⁺: Specificity and impact of culture conditions, non‐dopaminergic neurons, and astroglial cells 1993 ·Journal of Neuroscience Research ·Dörte Otto, Klaus Unsicker	63
14	Cytokines in neural regeneration 1992 ·Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·Klaus Unsicker, Claudia Grothe, Reiner Westermann, Konstantin Wewetzer	63
15	Laminin and other basal lamina proteins with neurite promoting activity in medium conditioned by C6 glioma cells 1989 ·International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience ·Reiner Westermann, J. Mollenhauer, (unknown), Klaus Unsicker	9
16	Basic fibroblast growth factor promotes In vitro survival and cholinergic development of rat septal neurons: Comparison with the effects of nerve growth factor 1989 ·Neuroscience ·Claudia Grothe, Dörte Otto, Klaus Unsicker	130
17	Spatial and temporal patterns of neurotrophic activities in rat adrenal medulla and cortex 1989 ·Developmental Brain Research ·Dieter Blottner, Klaus Unsicker	14
18	Immunocytochemical demonstration of fibroblast growth factor in cultured chick and rat neurons 1988 ·Journal of Neuroscience Research ·Thierry Janet, Claudia Grothe, Brigitte Pettmann, Klaus Unsicker, M. Sensenbrenner	60
19	Fluorescence histochemical demonstration of a relationship between adrenergic nerves and cells containing actin and myosin in the rat ovary, with special reference to the follicle wall 1978 ·Reproduction ·B. Walles, U. Gröschel‐Stewart, Ch. Owman, N.‐O. Sjöberg, Klaus Unsicker	14
20	[Nerve growth factor-induced axon growth and its antagonism with dexamethasone: in vitro studies on adrenal medulla cells]. 1978 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·Klaus Unsicker, Brigitte Krisch, U. Otten, H. Thoenen	2

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