Lutz Langbein

9.9k citations

119 papers · 7.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 48

Impact in

Urology top 0.05%
- Hair Growth and Disorders
Cell Biology top 0.1%
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research
- melanin and skin pigmentation
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

Papers in

Urology 55
- Hair Growth and Disorders 55
Cell Biology 80
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research 74
- melanin and skin pigmentation 12

Co-authors: Jürgen Schweizer Michael A. Rogers Roland Moll Hermelita Winter Silke Praetzel Werner W. Franke J. Schweizer Silke Praetzel‐Wunder
Journals: Journal of Investigative Dermatology (21 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (10 papers)Differentiation (8 papers)American Journal of Dermatopathology (6 papers)British Journal of Dermatology (6 papers)
Partner nations: Germany France United States

In The Last Decade

Lutz Langbein

119 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

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The human keratins: biology and pathology 2008 · 1.1k citations

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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.

2008 Histochemistry and Cell Biology
2006 The Journal of Cell Biology

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1	Differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes is dependent on glucosylceramide:ceramide processing Human Molecular Genetics ·Nicole Amen, Daniel Mathow, Mariona Rabionet, Roger Sandhoff, Lutz Langbein, Norbert Gretz, Carsten Jäckel, Hermann-Josef Gröne, Richard Jennemann	2013	48
2	Onychocytic Carcinoma American Journal of Dermatopathology ·Christophe Perrin, Lutz Langbein, Damien Ambrossetti, N. Erfan, Jürgen Schweizer, Jean‐François Michiels	2013	20
3	Nonsense Mutations in AAGAB Cause Punctate Palmoplantar Keratoderma Type Buschke-Fischer-Brauer The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Kathrin Giehl, Gertrud Eckstein, Sandra M. Pasternack, Silke Praetzel‐Wunder, Thomas Ruzicka, Peter Lichtner, K. Seidl, Mike A. Rogers, Elisabeth Graf, Lutz Langbein, Markus Braun‐Falco, Regina C. Betz, Tim M. Strom	2012	41
4	Claudin-7 Regulates EpCAM-Mediated Functions in Tumor Progression Molecular Cancer Research ·Tobias Nübel, Julia Preobraschenski, Hüseyin Tuncay, Tobias Weiß, Sebastian Kühn, Markus Ladwein, Lutz Langbein, Margot Zöller	2009	100
5	The ‘melanocyte-keratin’ mystery revisited: neither normal human epidermal nor hair follicle melanocytes express keratin 16 or keratin 6in situ British Journal of Dermatology ·Yuval Ramot, Erzsébet Gáspár, Andreas Dendorfer, Lutz Langbein, Ralf Paus	2009	4
6	A Complex of EpCAM, Claudin-7, CD44 Variant Isoforms, and Tetraspanins Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression Molecular Cancer Research ·Sebastian Kühn, Moritz Koch, Tobias Nübel, Markus Ladwein, Dalibor Antolovic, Pamela Klingbeil, Dagmar Hildebrand, Gerhard Moldenhauer, Lutz Langbein, Werner W. Franke, Jürgen Weitz, Margot Zöller	2007	213
7	Characterization of Human KAP24.1, A Cuticular Hair Keratin-Associated Protein with Unusual Amino-Acid Composition and Repeat Structure Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Michael A. Rogers, Hermelita Winter, Lutz Langbein, Anke Wollschläger, Silke Praetzel‐Wunder, Luis Felipe Jave‐Suárez, Jürgen Schweizer	2007	58
8	Characterization of New Members of the Human Type II Keratin Gene Family and a General Evaluation of the Keratin Gene Domain on Chromosome 12q13.13 Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Michael A. Rogers, Lutz Edler, Hermelita Winter, Lutz Langbein, Iris Beckmann, Jürgen Schweizer	2005	74
9	The cell–cell adhesion molecule EpCAM interacts directly with the tight junction protein claudin-7 Experimental Cell Research ·Markus Ladwein, UF Pape, Dennis E. Schmidt, Martina Schnölzer, Sabine Fiedler, Lutz Langbein, Werner W. Franke, Gerhard Moldenhauer, Margot Zöller	2005	137
10	A 4.2 kb Upstream Region of the Human Corneodesmosin Gene Directs Site-Specific Expression in Hair Follicles and Hyperkeratotic Epidermis of Transgenic Mice Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Hélène Gallinaro, Nathalie Jonca, Lutz Langbein, Christian Vincent, Michel Simon, Guy Serre, Marina Guerrin	2004	10
11	Androgen Regulation of the Human Hair Follicle: The Type I Hair Keratin hHa7 Is a Direct Target Gene in Trichocytes Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Luis Felipe Jave‐Suárez, Lutz Langbein, Hermelita Winter, Silke Praetzel, Michael A. Rogers, J. Schweizer	2004	32
12	Characterization of Human Keratin-Associated Protein 1 Family Members Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings ·Yutaka Shimomura, Noriaki Aoki, Masaaki Ito, Michael A. Rogers, Lutz Langbein, Jürgen Schweizer	2003	10
13	Tight junction-related structures in the absence of a lumen: Occludin, claudins and tight junction plaque proteins in densely packed cell formations of stratified epithelia and squamous cell carcinomas European Journal of Cell Biology ·Lutz Langbein, Ulrich-Frank Pape, Christine Gründ, Caecilia Kuhn, Silke Praetzel, Ingrid Moll, Roland Moll, Werner W. Franke	2003	98
14	Characterization of a First Domain of Human High Glycine-Tyrosine and High Sulfur Keratin-associated Protein (KAP) Genes on Chromosome 21q22.1 Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Michael A. Rogers, Lutz Langbein, Hermelita Winter, Claudia Ehmann, Silke Praetzel, Jürgen Schweizer	2002	96
15	HOXC13 Is Involved in the Regulation of Human Hair Keratin Gene Expression Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Luis Felipe Jave‐Suárez, Hermelita Winter, Lutz Langbein, Michael A. Rogers, Jürgen Schweizer	2002	102
16	Expression of type I hair keratins in follicular tumours British Journal of Dermatology ·B. Cribier, Bernard Peltre, Lutz Langbein, Hermelita Winter, J. Schweizer, E Grosshans	2001	22
17	Cytokeratins as Markers of Follicular Differentiation American Journal of Dermatopathology ·Hjalmar Kurzen, Lorenz Esposito, Lutz Langbein, Wolfgang Hartschuh	2001	97
18	A Novel Human Type II Cytokeratin, K6hf, Specifically Expressed in the Companion Layer of the Hair Follicle Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Hermelita Winter, Martina Jacobs, Michael A. Rogers, Jürgen Schweizer, Lutz Langbein, Silke Praetzel, Irene M. Leigh, Nick Tidman	1998	124
19	Human type I cytokeratin genes are a compact cluster Cytogenetic and Genome Research ·N. Ceratto, Carl Dobkin, M. Carter, Edmund C. Jenkins, Xiu‐Lan Yao, J.J. Cassiman, Magdy Sayed Aly, Paolo Bosco, Rudolf E. Leube, Lutz Langbein, Salvatore Feo, Valentino Romano	1997	17
20	Laminin matrix formation and S-100 protein and/or desmin-positive cells in malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH). PubMed ·Hartwig Kosmehl, Lutz Langbein, D. Katenkamp, W. Vogel, Alexander Berndt	1993	1

About Lutz Langbein

Lutz Langbein is a scholar working on Urology, Cell Biology, Dermatology, Immunology and Allergy and Genetics, having authored 119 papers that have together received 7.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Skin and Cellular Biology Research (74 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (55 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (20 papers), Cancer and Skin Lesions (14 papers), melanin and skin pigmentation (12 papers), Genetic and rare skin diseases. (9 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (8 papers) and Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Urology (2.7k citations), Cell Biology (3.9k citations), Dermatology (1.5k citations), Immunology and Allergy (325 citations) and Molecular Biology (3.5k citations). Lutz Langbein has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Frequent co-authors include Jürgen Schweizer, Michael A. Rogers, Roland Moll, Hermelita Winter, Silke Praetzel, Werner W. Franke, J. Schweizer, Silke Praetzel‐Wunder, David Parry and Pierre A. Coulombe. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Differentiation, American Journal of Dermatopathology and British Journal of Dermatology.

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