Lars Thuneberg

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Lars Thuneberg is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lars Thuneberg has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Gastroenterology, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Lars Thuneberg's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (23 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers). Lars Thuneberg is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (23 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers). Lars Thuneberg collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Canada and Italy. Lars Thuneberg's co-authors include H. B. Mikkelsen, Jüri Johannes Rumessen, Jan D. Huizinga, John Malysz, Michael Klüppel, Alan Bernstein, Annette Peters, Maria‐Simonetta Faussone‐Pellegrini, JM Vanderwinden and Liwei Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Gastroenterology and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Lars Thuneberg

43 papers receiving 3.6k 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. W/kit gene required for interstitial cells of Cajal and for intestinal pacemaker activity
    1995 1.2k citations Lars Thuneberg, John Malysz et al. profile →
  2. Interstitial Cells of Cajal: Intestinal Pacemaker Cells?
    1984 456 citations Lars Thuneberg profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lars Thuneberg Denmark 28 2.5k 1.3k 1.2k 676 620 43 3.7k
Shigeko Torihashi Japan 24 2.4k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 602 0.9× 581 0.9× 48 3.7k
H. B. Mikkelsen Denmark 25 1.7k 0.7× 922 0.7× 841 0.7× 521 0.8× 368 0.6× 48 2.8k
John Malysz United States 23 1.5k 0.6× 753 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 398 0.6× 542 0.9× 63 3.0k
Maria Simonetta Faussone‐Pellegrini Italy 27 1.4k 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 643 0.5× 734 1.1× 155 0.3× 68 2.8k
Katsuhide Nishi Japan 18 1.0k 0.4× 661 0.5× 636 0.5× 384 0.6× 200 0.3× 77 2.1k
I. Berezin Canada 25 1.3k 0.5× 783 0.6× 527 0.4× 381 0.6× 216 0.3× 43 2.1k
Klaus Michel Germany 25 1.1k 0.4× 573 0.4× 396 0.3× 422 0.6× 245 0.4× 51 2.1k
Kazuhide Horiguchi Japan 25 841 0.3× 499 0.4× 859 0.7× 326 0.5× 237 0.4× 44 2.2k
Ron H. Stead Canada 26 435 0.2× 403 0.3× 528 0.4× 586 0.9× 225 0.4× 40 2.5k
Helen Wong United States 32 573 0.2× 793 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 485 0.7× 141 0.2× 81 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lars Thuneberg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lars Thuneberg

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mikkelsen, H. B., C. Garbarsch, Jørgen Tranum‐Jensen, & Lars Thuneberg. (2004). Macrophages in the Small Intestinal Muscularis Externa of Embryos, Newborn and Adult Germ-Free Mice. Journal of Molecular Histology. 35(4). 377–387. 42 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Finn, H. B. Mikkelsen, Lars Thuneberg, et al.. (2003). Expression of connexin 37, 40 and 43 in rat mesenteric arterioles and resistance arteries. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 119(2). 139–148. 64 indexed citations
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Thuneberg, Lars & Annette Peters. (2001). Toward a concept of stretch‐coupling in smooth muscle. I. Anatomy of intestinal segmentation and sleeve contractions. The Anatomical Record. 262(1). 110–124. 4 indexed citations
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Thuneberg, Lars & Annette Peters. (2001). Toward a concept of stretch-coupling in smooth muscle. I. Anatomy of intestinal segmentation and sleeve contractions. The Anatomical Record. 262(1). 110–124. 87 indexed citations
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Huizinga, Jan D., Lars Thuneberg, Berj L. Bardakjian, & Edward J. Vigmond. (2000). Intercellular coupling mediated by potassium accumulation in peg-and-socket junctions. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 47(12). 1576–1583. 18 indexed citations
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Faussone‐Pellegrini, Maria‐Simonetta & Lars Thuneberg. (1999). Guide to the identification of interstitial cells of Cajal. Microscopy Research and Technique. 47(4). 248–266. 138 indexed citations
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Mikkelsen, H. B. & Lars Thuneberg. (1999). Op/op mice defective in production of functional colony-stimulating factor-1 lack macrophages in muscularis externa of the small intestine. Cell and Tissue Research. 295(3). 485–493. 36 indexed citations
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Huizinga, Jan D., Lars Thuneberg, JM Vanderwinden, & Jüri Johannes Rumessen. (1997). Interstitial cells of Cajal as targets for pharmacological intervention in gastrointestinal motor disorders. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 18(10). 393–403. 197 indexed citations
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Rumessen, Jüri Johannes & Lars Thuneberg. (1996). Pacemaker Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Interstitial Cells of Cajal. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 31(sup216). 82–94. 73 indexed citations
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Malysz, John, Lars Thuneberg, H. B. Mikkelsen, & Jan D. Huizinga. (1996). Action potential generation in the small intestine of W mutant mice that lack interstitial cells of Cajal. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 271(3). G387–G399. 82 indexed citations
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Thuneberg, Lars, et al.. (1994). Bundles of interstitial cells of cajal and muscle cells in colonic submucosa: Cross-coupling of circular lamellae?. Gastroenterology. 107(4). 1229–1229. 1 indexed citations
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Mikkelsen, H. B., Jan D. Huizinga, Lars Thuneberg, & Jüri Johannes Rumessen. (1993). Immunohistochemical localization of a gap junction protein (connexin43) in the muscularis externa of murine, canine, and human intestine. Cell and Tissue Research. 274(2). 249–256. 38 indexed citations
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Huizinga, Jan D., et al.. (1992). Intercellular communication in smooth muscle. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 48(10). 932–941. 35 indexed citations
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Liu, Louis W. C., H. B. Mikkelsen, Lars Thuneberg, I. Berezin, & Jan D. Huizinga. (1992). Electrical communication in areas with and without gap junctions in canine colon. Gastroenterology. 103(4). 1391–1391. 1 indexed citations
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Rumessen, Jüri Johannes & Lars Thuneberg. (1991). Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Human Small Intestine. Gastroenterology. 100(5). 1417–1431. 62 indexed citations
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Mikkelsen, H. B., et al.. (1990). Prostaglandin H synthase immunoreactivity localized by immunoperoxidase technique (PAP) in the small intestine and kidney of rabbit and guinea-pig. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 93(4). 363–367. 10 indexed citations
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Rumessen, Jüri Johannes, Lars Thuneberg, & H. B. Mikkelsen. (1982). Plexus muscularis profundus and associated interstitial cells. II. Ultrastructural studies of mouse small intestine. The Anatomical Record. 203(1). 129–146. 90 indexed citations
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Rostgaard, J. & Lars Thuneberg. (1972). Electron microscopical observations on the brush border of proximal tubule cells of mammalian kidney. Cell and Tissue Research. 132(4). 473–496. 25 indexed citations

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