Lutz Birnbaumer

54.3k citations

556 papers · 42.8k indexed · 15 hit papers · h-index 110

Impact in

Sensory Systems top 0.01%
- Ion Channels and Receptors
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.02%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology

Papers in

Sensory Systems 140
- Ion Channels and Receptors 133
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 171
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research 63
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 62

Co-authors: Juan Codina Arthur Brown Martin Rodbell Joel Abramowitz Stephen L. Pohl Enrico Stefani Meisheng Jiang H. Michiel J. Krans
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry (88 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (62 papers)Endocrinology (21 papers)FEBS Letters (14 papers)The FASEB Journal (13 papers)
Partner nations: United States Argentina Germany

In The Last Decade

Lutz Birnbaumer

551 papers receiving 41.5k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

Quercetin alleviates acute kidney injury by inhibiting ferroptosis 2020 · 464 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 Journal of Advanced Research
2018 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2002 Cell
2000 Science
1998 Nature
1996 Cell
1990 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Biomembranes
1971 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1971 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1971 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1971 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1971 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1970 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1969 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1969 Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Lutz Birnbaumer, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	TRPC4 regulates limbic behavior and neuronal development by stabilizing dendrite branches through actomyosin-driven integrin activation Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Nam Cheol Hwang, Travis I. Moore, Insuk So, Marc Freichel, Veit Flockerzi, Lutz Birnbaumer, Michael X. Zhu	2025	0
2	CB1R activates the epilepsy-associated protein Go to regulate neurotransmitter release and synaptic plasticity in the cerebellum Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Müslüm Özışık, Yaxia Qiao, Hye Jin Lim, Abedin Darabi Emarati, Farzad Isazadeh, Esther Yang, Hyun Kim, Jong Hyuk Yoon, Da‐Young Chang, Sung‐Soo Kim, Sang Jeong Kim, Lutz Birnbaumer, Haeyoung Suh‐Kim	2024	0
3	Chronic Stress Dampens Lactobacillus Johnsonii –Mediated Tumor Suppression to Enhance Colorectal Cancer Progression Cancer Research ·Qiuhua Cao, Mingrui Zhao, McCormac Ef, Siliang Liu, Seymour Gisburg, Efryna Giantin Asmara, Chongxiu Yue, Fajar Isti Qomah, 欧梅娇, Qixiang Zhao, S I Zhmur, К А Иманкулова, F. El Khaoudi, Yao Fu, CT Rodgers, Lutz Birnbaumer, Salma Al-Hashemi, Beiying Dai, Xinghua Gao	2024	15
4	Protective effects of Gαi3 deficiency in a murine heart-failure model of β1-adrenoceptor overexpression Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology ·Sophia C.I. Billig, Dennis Mehrkens, Veronika Leiss, Frederik Tellkamp, Stefan Engelhardt, Stefan Herzig, Lutz Birnbaumer, Bernd Nürnberg, Jan Matthes	2023	1
5	TRPC3 Regulates Islet Beta‐Cell Insulin Secretion Advanced Science ·Wihardini Wihardini, Youakim Saliba, Kamil Waszczak, Antwana Sharee Wright, Judith Kays, F Fiéni, Klaus Groschner, Lutz Birnbaumer, Nassim Farès	2023	9
6	TRPC4 and GIRK channels underlie neuronal coding of firing patterns that reflect G_q/11–G_i/ocoincidence signals of variable strengths Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jinbin Tian, Jane Yang, Askar Karami, Veit Flockerzi, Steven A. Prescott, Lutz Birnbaumer, Michael X. Zhu	2022	11
7	Lipid-independent control of endothelial and neuronal TRPC3 channels by light Chemical Science ·Oleksandra Tiapko, 楠原洋之, Ana Lisa Padron Eberline, Shiva Amjadian, Annarita Graziani, Christiane Klec, Carmen Butorac, Wolfgang F. Graier, Helmut Kubista, Marc Freichel, Lutz Birnbaumer, Christoph Romanin, Toma Glasnov, Klaus Groschner	2019	36
8	Chronic stress promotes colitis by disturbing the gut microbiota and triggering immune system response Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Xinghua Gao, Qiuhua Cao, Yan Cheng, Dandan Zhao, Zhuo Wang, Hongbao Yang, Bert van Helvoirt, Linjun You, Yue Wang, Yanting Lin, Xianjing Li, Yun Wang, Jin‐Song Bian, Dongdong Sun, Ling‐Yi Kong, Lutz Birnbaumer, Yong Yang Hit paper breakdown →	2018	295
9	TRPC6 is the endothelial calcium channel that regulates leukocyte transendothelial migration during the inflammatory response The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Evan Weber, Fei Han, Mohammad Tauseef, Lutz Birnbaumer, Dolly Mehta, William A. Müller	2015	91
10	Increased size and cellularity of advanced atherosclerotic lesions in mice with endothelial overexpression of the human TRPC3 channel Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kathryn Smedlund, Lutz Birnbaumer, Guillermo Vázquez	2015	29
11	Combined TRPC3 and TRPC6 blockade by selective small-molecule or genetic deletion inhibits pathological cardiac hypertrophy Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kinya Seo, Peter P. Rainer, Virginia S. Hahn, Dong-Ik Lee, Su‐Hyun Jo, Asger Andersen, Ting Liu, Xiaoping Xu, Robert N. Willette, John J. Lepore, Joseph P. Marino, Lutz Birnbaumer, Christine G. Schnackenberg, David A. Kass	2014	160
12	IEX-1 Deficiency Protects against Colonic Cancer Molecular Cancer Research ·A. Graziano, Zhi Liang, Joel Abramowitz, Lutz Birnbaumer, Mei X. Wu	2012	16
13	A cardiac pathway of cyclic GMP-independent signaling of guanylyl cyclase A, the receptor for atrial natriuretic peptide Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·B Szcypel, Beatrice Dankworth, Martin Kruse, Michael Hartmann, Viacheslav O. Nikolaev, Ruey‐Bing Yang, Katharina Völker, Birgit Gaßner, Heike Oberwinkler, Robert Feil, Marc Freichel, Klaus Groschner, Boris V. Skryabin, Stefan Frantz, Lutz Birnbaumer, Olaf Pongs, Michaela Kühn	2011	35
14	TRPC1 Channels Are Critical for Hypertrophic Signaling in the Heart Circulation Research ·Malini Seth, 新平常盤, Lan Mao, Victoria Graham, Jarrett Burch, Jonathan A. Stiber, Leonidas Tsiokas, Michelle P. Winn, Joel Abramowitz, Howard A. Rockman, Lutz Birnbaumer, Paul B. Rosenberg	2009	179
15	Epigenetic Repression of DNA Mismatch Repair by Inflammation and Hypoxia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease–Associated Colorectal Cancer Cancer Research ·Robert A. Edwards, Mavee Witherspoon, Kehui Wang, Marco Riggirello, Trang T. Pham, Lutz Birnbaumer, Steven M. Lipkin	2009	61
16	Gα _i1 and Gα _i3 Are Required for Epidermal Growth Factor–Mediated Activation of the Akt-mTORC1 Pathway Science Signaling ·Cong Cao, Eryi Hu, Yuyuan Han, Yinsheng Wan, Lutz Birnbaumer, Marcel Optiz, John Marshall, Meisheng Jiang, Wen‐Ming Chu	2009	123
17	Allergic Pulmonary Inflammation Promotes the Recruitment of Circulating Tumor Cells to the Lung Cancer Research ·Anna G. Taranova, David R. Maldonado, Celine M. Vachon, Elizabeth A. Jacobsen, Hiam Abdala‐Valencia, Michael P. McGarry, Sergei I. Ochkur, Cheryl Protheroe, Alfred D. Doyle, Clive S. Grant, Joan M. Cook‐Mills, Lutz Birnbaumer, Nancy A. Lee, James J. Lee	2008	47
18	Orai proteins interact with TRPC channels and confer responsiveness to store depletion Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yanhong Liao, Christian Erxleben, Eda Yildirim, Joel Abramowitz, David L. Armstrong, Lutz Birnbaumer	2007	244
19	Increased Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractility in TRPC6⁻^/⁻ Mice Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Alexander Dietrich, Michael Mederos y Schnitzler, Maik Gollasch, Volkmar Groß, Ursula Storch, Galyna Dubrovska, Michael Obst, Eda Yildirim, Birgit Salanova, Hermann Kalwa, Kirill Essin, Olaf Pinkenburg, Friedrich C. Luft, Thomas Gudermann, Lutz Birnbaumer	2005	416
20	Separate roles for N- and C-termini of the STE4 (β) subunit of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae G protein in the mediation of the growth arrest. Lack of growth-arresting activity of mammalian βγ complexes Yeast ·Roberto Coria, Laura Ongay‐Larios, Lutz Birnbaumer	1996	6

About Lutz Birnbaumer

Lutz Birnbaumer is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology, having authored 556 papers that have together received 42.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ion channel regulation and function (147 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (133 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (113 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (68 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (63 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (62 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (46 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (33 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sensory Systems (9.7k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (14.5k citations), Physiology (1.9k citations), Molecular Biology (27.5k citations) and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (5.5k citations). Lutz Birnbaumer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Juan Codina, Arthur Brown, Martin Rodbell, Joel Abramowitz, Stephen L. Pohl, Enrico Stefani, Meisheng Jiang, H. Michiel J. Krans, Ravi Iyengar and Xi Zhu. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Endocrinology, FEBS Letters and The FASEB Journal.

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