Klaus‐Peter Lesch

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

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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

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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.

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, Andreas Reif et al. European Neuropsychopharmacology profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Klaus‐Peter Lesch	18.0k	10.4k	8.1k	7.8k	7.3k	635	42.3k
David Goldman	14.5k 0.8×	12.8k 1.2×	8.6k 1.1×	7.0k 0.9×	7.6k 1.0×	651	48.6k
Dennis L. Murphy	17.3k 1.0×	9.8k 0.9×	7.1k 0.9×	7.1k 0.9×	9.5k 1.3×	572	40.9k
Mark A. Geyer	18.4k 1.0×	9.4k 0.9×	9.5k 1.2×	6.3k 0.8×	5.0k 0.7×	443	34.5k
J. John Mann	9.6k 0.5×	7.1k 0.7×	6.6k 0.8×	10.4k 1.3×	15.8k 2.2×	640	47.3k
René Hen	23.6k 1.3×	14.5k 1.4×	10.6k 1.3×	2.6k 0.3×	2.5k 0.3×	326	49.2k
Ronald S. Duman	28.9k 1.6×	13.9k 1.3×	8.5k 1.0×	4.7k 0.6×	3.2k 0.4×	365	61.7k
Charles B. Nemeroff	15.9k 0.9×	11.1k 1.1×	7.5k 0.9×	10.3k 1.3×	15.8k 2.2×	974	77.0k
Kerry J. Ressler	9.7k 0.5×	5.8k 0.6×	8.4k 1.0×	1.9k 0.2×	9.5k 1.3×	444	35.0k
Wayne C. Drevets	10.0k 0.6×	3.8k 0.4×	19.6k 2.4×	10.8k 1.4×	5.9k 0.8×	352	47.0k
David A. Lewis	22.9k 1.3×	14.6k 1.4×	15.6k 1.9×	5.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.2×	565	46.0k

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Almanzar, Giovanni, Thomas Haaf, Ramya Potabattula, et al.. (2025). Influence of a Th17-Inducing Cytokine Milieu on Phenotypical and Functional Properties of Regulatory T Cells in Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(15). 7339–7339.

Anthony, Daniel C., Fay Probert, Anna Gorlova, et al.. (2024). Impact of Serotonin Transporter Absence on Brain Insulin Receptor Expression, Plasma Metabolome Changes, and ADHD-like Behavior in Mice fed a Western Diet. Biomolecules. 14(8). 884–884. 3 indexed citations

Matrov, Denis, Tanel Kaart, Arunima Roy, et al.. (2023). MAOA methylation is associated with impulsive and antisocial behaviour: dependence on allelic variation, family environment and diet. Journal of Neural Transmission. 131(1). 59–71. 1 indexed citations

Pishva, Ehsan, Arunima Roy, Gabriela Ortega, et al.. (2023). Genome‐wide DNA methylation analysis of aggressive behaviour: a longitudinal population‐based study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 64(7). 998–1006. 2 indexed citations

Svirin, Evgeniy, Ekaterina Veniaminova, João Costa-Nunes, et al.. (2022). Predation Stress Causes Excessive Aggression in Female Mice with Partial Genetic Inactivation of Tryptophan Hydroxylase-2: Evidence for Altered Myelination-Related Processes. Cells. 11(6). 1036–1036. 7 indexed citations

Strekalova, Tatyana, D. A. Pavlov, А. Н. Трофимов, et al.. (2022). Hippocampal Over-Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) Is Associated with Susceptibility to Stress-Induced Anhedonia in Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(4). 2061–2061. 21 indexed citations

Popp, Sandy, Jonas Waider, Jürgen Deckert, et al.. (2021). Serotonin transporter genotype modulates resting state and predator stress-induced amygdala perfusion in mice in a sex-dependent manner. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0247311–e0247311. 3 indexed citations

Schuwerk, Tobias, Markus Paulus, Daniela Kloo, et al.. (2021). No links between genetic variation and developing theory of mind: A preregistered replication attempt of candidate gene studies. Developmental Science. 24(5). e13100–e13100. 5 indexed citations

Lesch, Klaus‐Peter, et al.. (2021). Increased locomotor activity via regulation of GABAergic signalling in foxp2 mutant zebrafish—implications for neurodevelopmental disorders. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 529–529. 17 indexed citations

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Wolters, Erik Ch., Allan V. Kalueff, Anna Gorlova, et al.. (2020). Molecular and behavioural abnormalities in the FUS‐tg mice mimic frontotemporal lobar degeneration: Effects of old and new anti‐inflammatory therapies. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 24(17). 10251–10257. 13 indexed citations

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Wolters, Erik Ch., Anna Gorlova, Ekaterina Veniaminova, et al.. (2019). Neuro‐Cells therapy improves motor outcomes and suppresses inflammation during experimental syndrome of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 26(5). 504–517. 26 indexed citations

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Kästner, Niklas, S. Helene Richter, Joachim Kunert, et al.. (2019). Brain serotonin deficiency affects female aggression. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 30 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Christiane, Franziska Grundner-Culemann, Miriam A. Schiele, et al.. (2019). The DNA methylome in panic disorder: a case-control and longitudinal psychotherapy-epigenetic study. Translational Psychiatry. 9(1). 314–314. 30 indexed citations

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Veniaminova, Ekaterina, Raymond Cespuglio, Chi Wai Cheung, et al.. (2017). Autism-Like Behaviours and Memory Deficits Result from a Western Diet in Mice. Neural Plasticity. 2017. 1–14. 29 indexed citations

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Strekalova, Tatyana, E. F. Shevtsova, О. Е. Зубарева, et al.. (2016). Individual Differences in Behavioural Despair Predict Brain GSK-3beta Expression in Mice: The Power of a Modified Swim Test. Neural Plasticity. 2016. 1–17. 24 indexed citations

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Landaas, Elisabeth Toverud, Julia Geißler, Heike Weber, et al.. (2016). Functional Impact of An ADHD-Associated DIRAS2 Promoter Polymorphism. Neuropsychopharmacology. 41(13). 3025–3031. 6 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Christiane, Jan Richter, Marina Mahr, et al.. (2016). MAOA gene hypomethylation in panic disorder—reversibility of an epigenetic risk pattern by psychotherapy. Translational Psychiatry. 6(4). e773–e773. 122 indexed citations

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Montalbano, Alberto, Jonas Waider, Mario Barbieri, et al.. (2015). Cellular resilience: 5-HT neurons in Tph2−/− mice retain normal firing behavior despite the lack of brain 5-HT. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 25(11). 2022–2035. 12 indexed citations

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Geißler, Julia & Klaus‐Peter Lesch. (2011). A lifetime of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: diagnostic challenges, treatment and neurobiological mechanisms. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 11(10). 1467–1484. 32 indexed citations

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Canli, Turhan, Kazufumi Omura, Brian W. Haas, et al.. (2005). Beyond affect: A role for genetic variation of the serotonin transporter in neural activation during a cognitive attention task. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(34). 12224–12229. 287 indexed citations

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