Klaus Wessel

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Klaus Wessel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Klaus Wessel has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Biochemistry and 6 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Klaus Wessel's work include Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (5 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (5 papers). Klaus Wessel is often cited by papers focused on Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (5 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (5 papers). Klaus Wessel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Czechia. Klaus Wessel's co-authors include Hans Tritschler, Lester Packer, Klaus Resch, Volkhard Kaever, Róbert Hermann, Nicholas Topley, Heinfried H. Radeke, Ralf Hass, Gerhard Richter and Ametov As and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Diabetes Care and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

Klaus Wessel

24 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Neuroprotection by the Metabolic Antioxidant α-Lipoic Acid 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Neuroprotection by the Metabolic Antioxidant α-Lipoic Acid
    1997 537 citations Lester Packer, Hans Tritschler et al. Free Radical Biology and Medicine profile →

Peers

Klaus Wessel
Swapna V. Shenvi United States
Kate Petersen Shay United States
Yu Hong United States
Beverly Lorenzo United States
Beata Skibska Poland
Joyce A. Dunlap United States
B. Spinnewyn France
D. Prévot France
Gary E. Gibson United States
Milena Merlo Pich Italy
Swapna V. Shenvi United States
Klaus Wessel
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Klaus Wessel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Klaus Wessel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Klaus Wessel 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 Klaus Wessel. Klaus Wessel 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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Peter, G., et al.. (2001). New metabolic pathways of alpha-lipoic acid.. PubMed. 29(6). 855–62. 63 indexed citations
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Packer, Lester, Hans Tritschler, & Klaus Wessel. (1997). Neuroprotection by the Metabolic Antioxidant α-Lipoic Acid. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 22(1-2). 359–378. 537 indexed citations breakdown →
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Khamaisi, Mogher, et al.. (1995). Effect of lipoic acid on glucose homeostasis and muscle glucose transporters in diabetic rats. Pharmacological Research. 31. 85–85. 3 indexed citations
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Wessel, Klaus & Istvan Szelenyi. (1992). Selegiline ? An overview of its role in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 70(5). 459–62. 9 indexed citations
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Dimpfel, Wilfried, M. Spüler, & Klaus Wessel. (1992). Different neuroleptics show common dose and time dependent effects in quantitative field potential analysis in freely moving rats. Psychopharmacology. 107(2-3). 195–202. 11 indexed citations
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Kaever, Volkhard, Klaus Wessel, Heinfried H. Radeke, & Klaus Resch. (1991). Influence of the intracellular free calcium level and calmodulin antagonists on prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis in murine macrophages. Inflammation Research. 32(1-2). 82–84. 1 indexed citations
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Kaever, Volkhard, B. Damerau, G Zimmer, et al.. (1990). Human glomerular mesangial cells inactivate leukotriene B4 by reduction into dihydro-leukotriene B4 metabolites. Life Sciences. 46(20). 1465–1470. 17 indexed citations
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Kaever, Volkhard, et al.. (1990). The ratio of macrophage prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis is determined by the intracellular free calcium level. Biochemical Pharmacology. 39(8). 1313–1319. 18 indexed citations
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Koehler, L., Ralf Hass, Klaus Wessel, et al.. (1990). Altered arachidonic acid metabolism during differentiation of the human monoblastoid cell line U937. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1042(3). 395–403. 43 indexed citations
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Floege, Jürgen, Nicholas Topley, Klaus Wessel, et al.. (1990). Monokines and platelet-derived growth factor modulate prostanoid production in growth arrested, human mesangial cells. Kidney International. 37(3). 859–869. 56 indexed citations
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Kaever, Volkhard, H.‐J. Pfannkuche, Klaus Wessel, & Klaus Resch. (1989). Regulation of eicosanoid synthesis in mouse peritoneal macrophages by protein kinase C. Inflammation Research. 26(1-2). 175–177. 4 indexed citations
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Topley, Nicholas, J. Floege, Klaus Wessel, et al.. (1989). Prostaglandin E2 production is synergistically increased in cultured human glomerular mesangial cells by combinations of IL-1 and tumor necrosis factor- alpha 1.. The Journal of Immunology. 143(6). 1989–1995. 79 indexed citations
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Schwinzer, Reinhard, Volkhard Kaever, Klaus Wessel, et al.. (1989). Cholera toxin modulates the T cell antigen receptor/CD3 complex but not the CD2 molecule and inhibits signaling via both receptor structures in the human T cell lymphoma Jurkat. European Journal of Immunology. 19(12). 2387–2390. 17 indexed citations
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Kaever, Volkhard, B. Damerau, Klaus Wessel, & Klaus Resch. (1988). Biological properties of dihydro‐leukotriene B4, an alternative leukotriene B4 metabolite. FEBS Letters. 231(2). 385–388. 26 indexed citations
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Kaever, Volkhard, Klaus Wessel, & Klaus Resch. (1988). Measurement of leukotrienes with increased sensitivity by narrow-bore HPLC. Fresenius Zeitschrift für Analytische Chemie. 330(4-5). 383–383. 1 indexed citations
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Richter, Gerhard & Klaus Wessel. (1985). Red light inhibits blue light-induced chloroplast development in cultured plant cells at the mRNA level. Plant Molecular Biology. 5(3). 175–182. 30 indexed citations
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Wessel, Klaus. (1967). Die byzantinische Emailkunst : vom 5. bis 13. Jahrhundert. 2 indexed citations
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Wessel, Klaus, et al.. (1964). L'art copte : l'art antique de la basse-époque en Égypte. 1 indexed citations
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Wessel, Klaus. (1964). Abendmahl und Apostelkommunion. 1 indexed citations
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Wessel, Klaus, et al.. (1963). Reallexikon zur byzantinischen Kunst. 9 indexed citations

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