Kurt Spittaels

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Kurt Spittaels is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurt Spittaels has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Kurt Spittaels's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (13 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (5 papers) and Insect Utilization and Effects (5 papers). Kurt Spittaels is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (13 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (5 papers) and Insect Utilization and Effects (5 papers). Kurt Spittaels collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and France. Kurt Spittaels's co-authors include Chris Van den Haute, Fred Van Leuven, Jo Van Dorpe, Dieder Moechars, Ina Tesseur, Ilse Dewachter, Hugo Geerts, Marc Mercken, Ruth J. F. Loos and Koen Bruynseels and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Kurt Spittaels

26 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

  1. Early Phenotypic Changes in Transgenic Mice That Overexpress Different Mutants of Amyloid Precursor Protein in Brain
    1999 553 citations Dieder Moechars, Ilse Dewachter et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers

Kurt Spittaels
Koichi Iijima Japan
Steven P. Nilsen United States
Doris Kretzschmar United States
Joshua M. Shulman United States
Uwe Konietzko Switzerland
Donna L. McPhie United States
Helmuth Adelsberger Germany
Michiyo Iba United States
Sylvie Claeysen France
Annette C. Crowley United States
Koichi Iijima Japan
Kurt Spittaels
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kurt Spittaels

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

All Works

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Thathiah, Amantha, Kurt Spittaels, Marcel Hoffmann, et al.. (2009). The Orphan G Protein–Coupled Receptor 3 Modulates Amyloid-Beta Peptide Generation in Neurons. Science. 323(5916). 946–951. 134 indexed citations
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Espuny-Camacho, Ira, Lutgarde Serneels, Kurt Spittaels, et al.. (2004). Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ Induces a Clearance Mechanism for the Amyloid-β Peptide. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(48). 10908–10917. 148 indexed citations
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Esselens, Cary, Viola Oorschot, Veerle Baert, et al.. (2004). Presenilin 1 mediates the turnover of telencephalin in hippocampal neurons via an autophagic degradative pathway. The Journal of Cell Biology. 166(7). 1041–1054. 144 indexed citations
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Nyabi, Omar, Mostafa Bentahir, Katrien Horré, et al.. (2003). Presenilins Mutated at Asp-257 or Asp-385 Restore Pen-2 Expression and Nicastrin Glycosylation but Remain Catalytically Inactive in the Absence of Wild Type Presenilin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(44). 43430–43436. 92 indexed citations
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Spittaels, Kurt, Chris Van den Haute, Jo Van Dorpe, et al.. (2002). Neonatal neuronal overexpression of glycogen synthase kinase-3β reduces brain size in transgenic mice. Neuroscience. 113(4). 797–808. 89 indexed citations
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Haute, Chris Van den, Kurt Spittaels, Jo Van Dorpe, et al.. (2001). Coexpression of Human cdk5 and Its Activator p35 with Human Protein Tau in Neurons in Brain of Triple Transgenic Mice. Neurobiology of Disease. 8(1). 32–44. 65 indexed citations
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Dorpe, Jo Van, Ilse Dewachter, Dieter Nuyens, et al.. (2000). Prominent Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy in Transgenic Mice Overexpressing the London Mutant of Human APP in Neurons. American Journal Of Pathology. 157(4). 1283–1298. 189 indexed citations
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Tesseur, Ina, Jo Van Dorpe, Kurt Spittaels, et al.. (2000). Expression of Human Apolipoprotein E4 in Neurons Causes Hyperphosphorylation of Protein Tau in the Brains of Transgenic Mice. American Journal Of Pathology. 156(3). 951–964. 201 indexed citations
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Spittaels, Kurt, Chris Van den Haute, Jo Van Dorpe, et al.. (2000). Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β Phosphorylates Protein Tau and Rescues the Axonopathy in the Central Nervous System of Human Four-repeat Tau Transgenic Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(52). 41340–41349. 272 indexed citations
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Dewachter, Ilse, Jo Van Dorpe, Kurt Spittaels, et al.. (2000). Modeling Alzheimer's disease in transgenic mice: effect of age and of Presenilin1 on amyloid biochemistry and pathology in APP/London mice. Experimental Gerontology. 35(6-7). 831–841. 68 indexed citations
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Spittaels, Kurt, Chris Van den Haute, Jo Van Dorpe, et al.. (1999). Prominent Axonopathy in the Brain and Spinal Cord of Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Four-Repeat Human tau Protein. American Journal Of Pathology. 155(6). 2153–2165. 315 indexed citations
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Moechars, Dieder, Ilse Dewachter, Kristin Lorent, et al.. (1999). Early Phenotypic Changes in Transgenic Mice That Overexpress Different Mutants of Amyloid Precursor Protein in Brain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(10). 6483–6492. 553 indexed citations breakdown →
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Spittaels, Kurt, Peter Verhaert, Chris Shaw, et al.. (1996). Insect neuropeptide F (NPF)-related peptides: Isolation from colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) brain. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 26(4). 375–382. 92 indexed citations
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Schoofs, Liliane, Kurt Spittaels, Hedwig Neven, et al.. (1996). Isolation of NEB-LFamide, a novel myotropic neuropeptide from the grey fleshfly. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 117(2). 157–165. 50 indexed citations
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Spittaels, Kurt, et al.. (1996). Isolation and identification of a cAMP generating peptide from the flesh fly,Neobellieria bullata (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 31(2). 135–147. 13 indexed citations
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Spittaels, Kurt, Anne Vankeerberghen, Liliane Schoofs, et al.. (1996). Isolation and characterization ofLocusta migratoria accessory gland myotropin I (Lom-AG-MT-I) from the brain of the Colorado potato beetle,Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 31(2). 149–155. 27 indexed citations
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Spittaels, Kurt, Anne Vankeerberghen, Sophie Torrekens, et al.. (1995). Isolation of Ala1-proctolin, the first natural analogue of proctolin, from the brain of the Colorado potato beetle. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 110(1-2). 119–124. 18 indexed citations
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Loof, Arnold De, D. Bylemans, Liliane Schoofs, et al.. (1995). Folliculostatins, gonadotropins and a model for control of growth in the grey fleshfly, Neobellieria (Sarcophaga) bullata. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 25(6). 661–667. 38 indexed citations
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