Knut Biber

12.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
96 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Knut Biber is a scholar working on Neurology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Knut Biber has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Neurology, 48 papers in Immunology and 31 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Knut Biber's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (63 papers), Chemokine receptors and signaling (29 papers) and Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (23 papers). Knut Biber is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (63 papers), Chemokine receptors and signaling (29 papers) and Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (23 papers). Knut Biber collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Knut Biber's co-authors include Hendrikus Boddeke, Dietrich van Calker, Bente Finsen, Kate Lykke Lambertsen, Nieske Brouwer, Jonathan Vinet, Kazuhide Inoue, Alexander H. De Haas, Harald Neumann and H. W. G. M. Boddeke and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Journal of Neuroscience and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Knut Biber

96 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

Neuronal ‘On’ and ‘Off’ signals control microglia

2007 610 citations Knut Biber, Kazuhide Inoue et al. profile →
Inflammatory Cytokines in Experimental and Human Stroke

2012 581 citations Knut Biber et al. profile →
Age-related myelin degradation burdens the clearance function of microglia during aging

2016 405 citations Simone Brioschi, Knut Biber et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Endothelial Cells Are Heterogeneous in Different Brain Regions and Are Dramatically Altered in Alzheimer's Disease 2023 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Annie G. Bryant, Zhaozhi Li, (unknown), Alberto Serrano‐Pozo, (unknown), Miwei Hu, Maya E. Woodbury, Astrid Wachter, Gen Lin, Taekyung Kwon, Robert V. Talanian, Knut Biber, Eric Karran, Bradley T. Hyman, Sudeshna Das, Rachel E. Bennett	31
2	Antidepressant treatment is associated with epigenetic alterations of Homer1 promoter in a mouse model of chronic depression 2020 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Lu Sun, (unknown), Knut Biber, Torsten Plösch, Tsvetan Serchov	18
3	The role of adenosine receptors in mood and anxiety disorders 2019 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Dietrich van Calker, Knut Biber, Katharina Domschke, Tsvetan Serchov	94
4	Enhanced adenosine A1 receptor and Homer1a expression in hippocampus modulates the resilience to stress-induced depression-like behavior 2019 ·Neuropharmacology ·Tsvetan Serchov, Inna Schwarz, (unknown), Lu Sun, (unknown), Máté D. Döbrössy, Martin K. Schwarz, Claus Normann, Knut Biber, Dietrich van Calker	36
5	Single‐cell transcriptomics reveals distinct inflammation‐induced microglia signatures 2018 ·EMBO Reports ·Carole Sousa, Anna Golebiewska, Suresh Poovathingal, Tony Kaoma, Yolanda Pires‐Afonso, (unknown), Djalil Coowar, Francisco Azuaje, Alexander Skupin, Rudi Balling, Knut Biber, Simone P. Niclou, Alessandro Michelucci	202
6	Microglial CX3CR1 promotes adult neurogenesis by inhibiting Sirt 1/p65 signaling independent of CX3CL1 2016 ·Acta Neuropathologica Communications ·Sabine Sellner, Ricardo Paricio-Montesinos, (unknown), Annette Masuch, Daniel Erny, Laura Harsan, Dominik von Elverfeldt, Marius Schwabenland, Knut Biber, Ori Staszewski, Sérgio A. Lira, Steffen Jung, Marco Prinz, Thomas Blank	65
7	The microglial ATP‐gated ion channel P2X7 as a CNS drug target 2016 ·Glia ·Anindya Bhattacharya, Knut Biber	168
8	Telomere shortening leads to an acceleration of synucleinopathy and impaired microglia response in a genetic mouse model 2016 ·Acta Neuropathologica Communications ·Annika Scheffold, Inge R. Holtman, Sandra Dieni, Nieske Brouwer, Sarah–Fee Katz, Billy Michael Chelliah Jebaraj, Philipp J. Kahle, Bastian Hengerer, André Lechel, Stephan Stilgenbauer, Erik Boddeke, Bart J. L. Eggen, K. Lenhard Rudolph, Knut Biber	41
9	Altered microglia morphology and higher resilience to stress-induced depression-like behavior in CX3CR1-deficient mice 2015 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Sabine Hellwig, Simone Brioschi, Sandra Dieni, Lars Frings, Annette Masuch, Thomas Blank, Knut Biber	196
10	Neuroprotective function for ramified microglia in hippocampal excitotoxicity 2012 ·Journal of Neuroinflammation ·Jonathan Vinet, Hilmar R. J. van Weering, Annette Heinrich, Roland E. Kälin, Anja Wegner, Nieske Brouwer, Frank L. Heppner, Nico van Rooijen, Hendrikus Boddeke, Knut Biber	223
11	Neuronal CCL21 up‐regulates microglia P2X4 expression and initiates neuropathic pain development 2011 ·The EMBO Journal ·Knut Biber, Makoto Tsuda, Hidetoshi Tozaki‐Saitoh, Keiko Tsukamoto, Emika Toyomitsu, Takahiro Masuda, Hendrikus Boddeke, Kazuhide Inoue	139
12	An optimized protocol for the acute isolation of human microglia from autopsy brain samples 2011 ·Glia ·Marta Olah, Divya Raj, Nieske Brouwer, Alexander H. De Haas, Bart J. L. Eggen, Wilfred F.A. den Dunnen, Knut Biber, Hendrikus Boddeke	59
13	Interleukin‐6‐type cytokines in neuroprotection and neuromodulation: oncostatin M, but not leukemia inhibitory factor, requires neuronal adenosine A₁ receptor function 2010 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·(unknown), Raquel B. Dias, Evelyn M. Wesseling, Yuko Sekino, Hendrikus Boddeke, Ana M. Sebastião, Knut Biber	29
14	Chemokine Action in the Nervous System 2008 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Richard J. Miller, William Rostène, (unknown), Ghazal Banisadr, Knut Biber, Erin D. Milligan, Fletcher A. White, Ji Zhang	106
15	Brain antigens in functionally distinct antigen-presenting cell populations in cervical lymph nodes in MS and EAE 2008 ·Journal of Molecular Medicine ·Marloes van Zwam, Ruth Huizinga, Marie‐José Melief, Annet F. Wierenga‐Wolf, Marjan van Meurs, Jane S.A. Voerman, Knut Biber, Hendrikus Boddeke, Uta E. Höpken, Christian Meisel, Andreas Meisel, Ingo Bechmann, Rogier Q. Hintzen, Bert A. ‘t Hart, Sandra Amor, Jon D. Laman, Leonie A. Boven	118
16	Expression of CXCL4 in microgliain vitroandin vivoand its possible signaling through CXCR3 2008 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Eiko K. de Jong, Alexander H. De Haas, Nieske Brouwer, Hilmar R. J. van Weering, (unknown), Ingo Bechmann, Pierre Pratley, Evelyn M. Wesseling, Hendrikus Boddeke, Knut Biber	71
17	Cutting Edge: Activity of Human Adult Microglia in Response to CC Chemokine Ligand 21 2004 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Ineke M. Dijkstra, S.C.J. Hulshof, Paul van der Valk, Hendrikus Boddeke, Knut Biber	43
18	Adenosine A₃ receptor‐induced CCL2 synthesis in cultured mouse astrocytes 2004 ·Glia ·(unknown), Hendrikus Boddeke, Knut Biber	75
19	Secondary Lymphoid Tissue Chemokine (CCL21) Activates CXCR3 to Trigger a Cl− Current and Chemotaxis in Murine Microglia 2002 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Angelika Rappert, Knut Biber, Christiané Nolte, Martin Lipp, Andreas Schubel, Bao Lu, Norma P. Gerard, Craig Gérard, Hendrikus Boddeke, Helmut Kettenmann	130
20	Carbamazepine-Induced Upregulation of Adenosine A1-Receptors in Astrocyte Cultures Affects Coupling to the Phosphoinositol Signaling Pathway 1999 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Knut Biber	37

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