Knut Biber

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 637 citations indexed

About

Knut Biber is a scholar working on Neurology, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Knut Biber has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 637 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Neurology, 6 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Knut Biber's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (6 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers). Knut Biber is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (6 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers). Knut Biber collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Knut Biber's co-authors include Dietrich van Calker, Johannes Bohrmann, Hendrikus Boddeke, Bernd Sommer, Thomas R. Tölle, Achim Berthele, David Laurie, Thomas Möller, Maya E. Woodbury and Nieske Brouwer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Journal of Cell Science.

In The Last Decade

Knut Biber

14 papers receiving 629 citations

Hit Papers

Distinct amyloid-β and tau-associated microglia profiles ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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.

  1. Distinct amyloid-β and tau-associated microglia profiles in Alzheimer’s disease
    2021 207 citations Emma Gerrits, Nieske Brouwer et al. Acta Neuropathologica profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Knut Biber Germany 10 378 227 206 181 111 14 637
Balázs Pósfai Hungary 9 278 0.7× 180 0.8× 236 1.1× 65 0.4× 100 0.9× 13 597
Mausam R. Damani United States 5 519 1.4× 127 0.6× 130 0.6× 129 0.7× 173 1.6× 8 674
Patrick C. G. Haddick United States 7 402 1.1× 399 1.8× 248 1.2× 255 1.4× 218 2.0× 7 886
Alexandra Phillips United Kingdom 5 394 1.0× 140 0.6× 74 0.4× 199 1.1× 205 1.8× 7 585
Nikisha Carty United States 10 182 0.5× 368 1.6× 272 1.3× 271 1.5× 58 0.5× 12 711
Anna A. Pimenova United States 8 447 1.2× 370 1.6× 171 0.8× 288 1.6× 223 2.0× 10 906
Petra Füger Germany 7 281 0.7× 170 0.7× 136 0.7× 176 1.0× 140 1.3× 7 523
Ángela Gómez-Arboledas United States 15 378 1.0× 154 0.7× 183 0.9× 388 2.1× 117 1.1× 16 688
Cristina Nuñez‐Diaz Spain 9 325 0.9× 147 0.6× 152 0.7× 359 2.0× 51 0.5× 13 583
Matthew Neal United States 7 242 0.6× 221 1.0× 133 0.6× 111 0.6× 68 0.6× 10 545

Countries citing papers authored by Knut Biber

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Fields of papers citing papers by Knut Biber

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Knut Biber

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Knut Biber. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Knut Biber 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 Knut Biber. Knut Biber is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Müller, Elisabeth, Thomas Enzlein, Katherine A. Stumpo, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Aβ Plaque Microenvironment in Alzheimer’s Disease Model Mice by Multimodal Lipid-Protein-Histology Imaging on a Benchtop Mass Spectrometer. Pharmaceuticals. 18(2). 252–252. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Zhaozhi, Astrid Wachter, Ayush Noori, et al.. (2023). The APOEε4 allele exacerbates the transcriptomic responses to Aβ plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S1). 1 indexed citations
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Das, Sudeshna, Zhaozhi Li, Astrid Wachter, et al.. (2023). Distinct transcriptomic responses to Aβ plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and APOE in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(1). 74–90. 24 indexed citations
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Gerrits, Emma, Nieske Brouwer, Susanne M. Kooistra, et al.. (2021). Distinct amyloid-β and tau-associated microglia profiles in Alzheimer’s disease. Acta Neuropathologica. 141(5). 681–696. 207 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jiang, Qiong, Laura Kracht, Emma Gerrits, et al.. (2020). Profiling Microglia From Alzheimer’s Disease Donors and Non-demented Elderly in Acute Human Postmortem Cortical Tissue. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 13. 134–134. 51 indexed citations
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Brioschi, Simone, Paolo d’Errico, Lukas Amann, et al.. (2020). Detection of Synaptic Proteins in Microglia by Flow Cytometry. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 13. 149–149. 17 indexed citations
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Biber, Knut, Anindya Bhattacharya, Brian Campbell, et al.. (2019). Microglial Drug Targets in AD: Opportunities and Challenges in Drug Discovery and Development. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 10. 840–840. 28 indexed citations
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Fiebich, Bernd L., et al.. (2015). Adenosine Receptors Differentially Regulate the Expression of Regulators of G-Protein Signalling (RGS) 2, 3 and 4 in Astrocyte-Like Cells. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0134934–e0134934. 13 indexed citations
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Boddeke, Erik, et al.. (2009). INTERLEUKIN (IL)-6-TYPE CYTOKINES IN NEUROPROTECTION : IL-6 AND OSM PROTECT NEURONS AGAINST EXCITOTOXICITY DIFFERENTLY FROM LIF. Glia. 57(13). 1 indexed citations
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Eisel, Ulrich, Knut Biber, & Paul G.M. Luiten. (2006). Life and Death of Nerve Cells: Therapeutic Cytokine Signaling Pathways. Current Signal Transduction Therapy. 1(2). 133–146. 12 indexed citations
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Swinny, Jerome D., D. Kalicharan, Nieske Brouwer, et al.. (2004). The postnatal developmental expression pattern of urocortin in the rat olivocerebellar system. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 472(1). 40–51. 7 indexed citations
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Biber, Knut, David Laurie, Achim Berthele, et al.. (1999). Expression and Signaling of Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Astrocytes and Microglia. Journal of Neurochemistry. 72(4). 1671–1680. 186 indexed citations
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Biber, Knut, et al.. (1999). Regulation of K+ channel mRNA expression by stimulation of adenosine A2a-receptors in cultured rat microglia. Glia. 25(2). 120–130. 41 indexed citations
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