Klaus‐Peter Lesch

73.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
635 papers, 42.3k citations indexed

About

Klaus‐Peter Lesch is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Klaus‐Peter Lesch has authored 635 papers receiving a total of 42.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 299 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 229 papers in Molecular Biology and 123 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Klaus‐Peter Lesch's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (224 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (119 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (104 papers). Klaus‐Peter Lesch is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (224 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (119 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (104 papers). Klaus‐Peter Lesch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Klaus‐Peter Lesch's co-authors include Dennis L. Murphy, Armin Heils, Dietmar Bengel, Susanne Petri, Rainald Mößner, Andreas Reif, Peter Riederer, Turhan Canli, Angelika Schmitt and Benjamin D. Greenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Klaus‐Peter Lesch

626 papers receiving 41.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Association of Anxiety-Related Traits with a Polymorphism in the Serotonin Transporter Gene Regulatory Region

1996 4.0k citations Klaus‐Peter Lesch et al. profile →
Allelic Variation of Human Serotonin Transporter Gene Expression

1996 1.8k citations Klaus‐Peter Lesch et al. profile →
Long story short: the serotonin transporter in emotion regulation and social cognition

2007 715 citations Turhan Canli, Klaus‐Peter Lesch profile →
Altered Brain Serotonin Homeostasis and Locomotor Insensitivity to 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (“Ecstasy”) in Serotonin Transporter-Deficient Mic

1998 588 citations Klaus‐Peter Lesch et al. profile →
A novel functional polymorphism within the promoter of the serotonin transporter gene: possible role in susceptibility to affective disorders.

1996 558 citations Klaus‐Peter Lesch et al. profile →
Organization of the human serotonin transporter gene

1994 504 citations Klaus‐Peter Lesch et al. Journal of Neural Transmission profile →
Neural stem cell proliferation is decreased in schizophrenia, but not in depression

2006 503 citations Andreas Reif, Klaus‐Peter Lesch et al. profile →
Live fast, die young? A review on the developmental trajectories of ADHD across the lifespan

2018 406 citations Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Josep Antoni Ramos‐Quiroga et al. European Neuropsychopharmacology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Influence of a Th17-Inducing Cytokine Milieu on Phenotypical and Functional Properties of Regulatory T Cells in Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis 2025 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Giovanni Almanzar, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Haaf, Ramya Potabattula, (unknown), Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Arne Schäfer, Sandrine Benoit, Astrid Schmieder, Matthias Goebeler, Marc Schmalzing, Martin Feuchtenberger, Martina Prelog	0
2	Impact of Serotonin Transporter Absence on Brain Insulin Receptor Expression, Plasma Metabolome Changes, and ADHD-like Behavior in Mice fed a Western Diet 2024 ·Biomolecules ·Daniel C. Anthony, Fay Probert, Anna Gorlova, (unknown), Daniel Radford‐Smith, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Raymond Cespuglio, Б. В. Шульгин, A. V. Lyundup, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Tatyana Strekalova	3
3	Genome‐wide DNA methylation analysis of aggressive behaviour: a longitudinal population‐based study 2023 ·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry ·Ehsan Pishva, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Arunima Roy, Gabriela Ortega, Joe Burrage, Toomas Veidebaum, (unknown), Jonathan Mill, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Jaanus Harro	2
4	MAOA methylation is associated with impulsive and antisocial behaviour: dependence on allelic variation, family environment and diet 2023 ·Journal of Neural Transmission ·(unknown), (unknown), Denis Matrov, Tanel Kaart, Arunima Roy, Georg Ziegler, Toomas Veidebaum, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Jaanus Harro	1
5	Hippocampal Over-Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) Is Associated with Susceptibility to Stress-Induced Anhedonia in Mice 2022 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Tatyana Strekalova, D. A. Pavlov, А. Н. Трофимов, Daniel C. Anthony, (unknown), A. T. Proshin, (unknown), A. V. Lyundup, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Raymond Cespuglio	21
6	Serotonin transporter genotype modulates resting state and predator stress-induced amygdala perfusion in mice in a sex-dependent manner 2021 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), Sandy Popp, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jonas Waider, Jürgen Deckert, Esther Asan, Peter M. Jakob, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, (unknown)	3
7	No links between genetic variation and developing theory of mind: A preregistered replication attempt of candidate gene studies 2021 ·Developmental Science ·(unknown), Tobias Schuwerk, Markus Paulus, Daniela Kloo, Christopher Osterhaus, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Beate Sodian	5
8	Increased locomotor activity via regulation of GABAergic signalling in foxp2 mutant zebrafish—implications for neurodevelopmental disorders 2021 ·Translational Psychiatry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Marcel Romanos, Carsten Drepper, Christina Lillesaar	17
9	Molecular and behavioural abnormalities in the FUS‐tg mice mimic frontotemporal lobar degeneration: Effects of old and new anti‐inflammatory therapies 2020 ·Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Erik Ch. Wolters, (unknown), (unknown), Allan V. Kalueff, Anna Gorlova, (unknown), И. А. Помыткин, A. T. Proshin, (unknown), Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Tatyana Strekalova	13
10	Dissociation of impulsivity and aggression in mice deficient for the ADHD risk gene Adgrl3: Evidence for dopamine transporter dysregulation 2019 ·Neuropharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), Aet O’Leary, Sandy Popp, Florian Freudenberg, Andreas Reif, María Soler Artigas, Marta Ribasès, Josep Antoni Ramos‐Quiroga, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Olga Rivero	36
11	Autism-Like Behaviours and Memory Deficits Result from a Western Diet in Mice 2017 ·Neural Plasticity ·Ekaterina Veniaminova, Raymond Cespuglio, Chi Wai Cheung, (unknown), (unknown), E. F. Shevtsova, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Daniel C. Anthony, Tatyana Strekalova	29
12	Individual Differences in Behavioural Despair Predict Brain GSK-3beta Expression in Mice: The Power of a Modified Swim Test 2016 ·Neural Plasticity ·Tatyana Strekalova, (unknown), E. F. Shevtsova, О. Е. Зубарева, (unknown), Harry Steinbusch, С. О. Бачурин, Klaus‐Peter Lesch	24
13	MAOA gene hypomethylation in panic disorder—reversibility of an epigenetic risk pattern by psychotherapy 2016 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Christiane Ziegler, Jan Richter, Marina Mahr, Agnieszka Gajewska, Miriam A. Schiele, (unknown), Brigitte Schmidt, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Thomas Lang�, Sylvia Helbig‐Lang, Paul Pauli, Tilo Kircher, Andreas Reif, Winfried Rief, Anna N. Vossbeck‐Elsebusch, Volker Arolt, Hans‐Ulrich Wïttchen, Alfons O. Hamm, (unknown), Katharina Domschke	122
14	Functional Impact of An ADHD-Associated DIRAS2 Promoter Polymorphism 2016 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·(unknown), Elisabeth Toverud Landaas, Julia Geißler, Heike Weber, (unknown), Simone Röh, Christoph Schartner, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Marcel Romanos, Sarah Kittel‐Schneider, Elisabeth B. Binder, Andreas Reif	6
15	Cellular resilience: 5-HT neurons in Tph2−/− mice retain normal firing behavior despite the lack of brain 5-HT 2015 ·European Neuropsychopharmacology ·Alberto Montalbano, Jonas Waider, Mario Barbieri, (unknown), Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Renato Corradetti, Boris Mlinar	12
16	Serotonin transporter gene hypomethylation predicts impaired antidepressant treatment response 2014 ·The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology ·Katharina Domschke, Nicola Tidow, Kathrin Schwarte, Jürgen Deckert, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Volker Arolt, Peter Zwanzger, Bernhard T. Baune	114
17	Epigenetic epidemiology in psychiatry: A translational neuroscience perspective 2012 ·Translational Neuroscience ·Ehsan Pishva, Günter Kenis, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Jos Prickaerts, Harry W.M. Steinbusch, Daniël van den Hove, Jim van Os, Bart P. F. Rutten	4
18	A lifetime of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: diagnostic challenges, treatment and neurobiological mechanisms 2011 ·Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics ·Julia Geißler, Klaus‐Peter Lesch	32
19	Beyond affect: A role for genetic variation of the serotonin transporter in neural activation during a cognitive attention task 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Turhan Canli, Kazufumi Omura, Brian W. Haas, Andreas J. Fallgatter, R. Todd Constable, Klaus‐Peter Lesch	287
20	Endocrine responses to growth hormone releasing hormone and corticotropin releasing hormone in early-onset Alzheimer's disease 1990 ·Psychiatry Research ·Klaus‐Peter Lesch, (unknown), Lutz Frölich, Rainer Rupprecht, Ulrich Müller, Heinrich M. Schulte, Konrad Maurer	27

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