Marcel Leist

29.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
291 papers, 19.4k citations indexed

About

Marcel Leist is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcel Leist has authored 291 papers receiving a total of 19.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Molecular Biology, 64 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 37 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Marcel Leist's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (44 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (35 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers). Marcel Leist is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (44 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (35 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers). Marcel Leist collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Denmark and United States. Marcel Leist's co-authors include Pierluigi Nicotera, Marja Jäättelä, Barbara Single, Simone Kühnle, Florian Gantner, Anna Federica Castoldi, Gisa Tiegs, Albrecht Wendel, Gregory J. Gores and Maria Eugenia Guicciardi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Marcel Leist

283 papers receiving 19.1k citations

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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.

Intracellular Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Concentration: A Switch in the Decision Between Apoptosis and Necrosis

1997 1.6k citations Marcel Leist et al. profile →
Four deaths and a funeral: from caspases to alternative mechanisms

2001 1.3k citations Marcel Leist et al. profile →
Lysosomes in cell death

2004 615 citations Marcel Leist et al. profile →
Cathepsin B Acts as a Dominant Execution Protease in Tumor Cell Apoptosis Induced by Tumor Necrosis Factor

2001 540 citations Marcel Leist et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marcel Leist Germany	77	10.1k	3.1k	2.6k	2.2k	2.1k	291	19.4k
Daria Mochly‐Rosen United States	88	17.3k 1.7×	3.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	3.9k 1.9×	319	26.1k
Pierluigi Nicotera Germany	82	15.1k 1.5×	5.6k 1.8×	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	3.4k 1.6×	248	26.4k
Jean‐Claude Martinou Switzerland	79	22.0k 2.2×	3.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.0×	3.1k 1.4×	2.2k 1.1×	194	27.9k
Hideaki Hara Japan	68	8.3k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	567	19.4k
Ling Li China	63	10.2k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	519	20.7k
Ella Bossy‐Wetzel United States	47	11.9k 1.2×	1.9k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	69	16.1k
Francesco Cecconi Italy	57	10.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	6.5k 3.0×	2.0k 1.0×	176	17.3k
Xiaoying Wang China	66	8.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	3.9k 1.8×	2.5k 1.2×	477	19.9k
Young‐Myeong Kim South Korea	67	7.7k 0.8×	964 0.3×	2.5k 1.0×	986 0.4×	3.0k 1.5×	358	16.4k
Paul T. Schumacker United States	84	15.0k 1.5×	2.0k 0.7×	3.1k 1.2×	2.9k 1.3×	5.3k 2.6×	213	29.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marcel Leist

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Sharma, Raju Prasad, Philipp Ternes, Marcel Leist, et al.. (2025). Mathematical modelling reveals compound-specific stress pathway activity. Toxicology. 518. 154234–154234. 1 indexed citations

Suciu, Ilinca, et al.. (2024). Modeling ferroptosis in human dopaminergic neurons: Pitfalls and opportunities for neurodegeneration research. Redox Biology. 73. 103165–103165. 10 indexed citations

Hellfeld, Rebecca von, et al.. (2024). Rearing conditions (isolated versus group rearing) affect rotenone-induced changes in the behavior of zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos in the coiling assay. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(43). 55624–55635.

Härtung, Thomas, Nicholas M. P. King, Nicole Kleinstreuer, Marcel Leist, & Danilo A. Tagle. (2024). Leveraging biomarkers and translational medicine for preclinical safety - Lessons for advancing the validation of alternatives to animal testing. ALTEX. 41(4). 545–566. 5 indexed citations

Botham, Philip A., M Cronin, A Currie, et al.. (2023). Analysis of health concerns not addressed by REACH for low tonnage chemicals and opportunities for new approach methodology. Archives of Toxicology. 97(12). 3075–3083. 6 indexed citations

Carta, Giada, Johannes Delp, Susanne Hougaard Bennekou, et al.. (2023). Transcriptional landscape of mitochondrial electron transport chain inhibition in renal cells. Cell Biology and Toxicology. 39(6). 3031–3059. 3 indexed citations

Kappenberg, Franziska, Sureshkumar Perumal Srinivasan, Jürgen Hescheler, et al.. (2023). Transcriptome-based prediction of drugs, inhibiting cardiomyogenesis in human induced pluripotent stem cells. Cell Death Discovery. 9(1). 321–321.

Kappenberg, Franziska, Susann Fayyaz, Rosemarie Marchan, et al.. (2023). Risk assessment of parabens in a transcriptomics-based in vitro test. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 384. 110699–110699. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jitao David, Nicole Schäfer, Nicole Clemann, et al.. (2022). Optimization of the TeraTox Assay for Preclinical Teratogenicity Assessment. Toxicological Sciences. 188(1). 17–33. 10 indexed citations

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Holzer, Anna‐Katharina, et al.. (2022). Generation of Human Nociceptor-Enriched Sensory Neurons for the Study of Pain-Related Dysfunctions. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 11(7). 727–741. 10 indexed citations

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Kappenberg, Franziska, Jonathan Blum, Tanja Waldmann, et al.. (2022). Classification of Developmental Toxicants in a Human iPSC Transcriptomics-Based Test. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 35(5). 760–773. 4 indexed citations

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Kappenberg, Franziska, Jonathan Blum, Tanja Waldmann, et al.. (2022). High Accuracy Classification of Developmental Toxicants by In Vitro Tests of Human Neuroepithelial and Cardiomyoblast Differentiation. Cells. 11(21). 3404–3404. 2 indexed citations

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Hinojosa, M.G., Jonathan Blum, Timm Danker, et al.. (2021). Acute effects of the imidacloprid metabolite desnitro-imidacloprid on human nACh receptors relevant for neuronal signaling. Archives of Toxicology. 95(12). 3695–3716. 45 indexed citations

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Hinojosa, M.G., Jonathan Blum, Ilinca Suciu, et al.. (2021). Functional alterations by a subgroup of neonicotinoid pesticides in human dopaminergic neurons. Archives of Toxicology. 95(6). 2081–2107. 49 indexed citations

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Danker, Timm, et al.. (2020). Human neuronal signaling and communication assays to assess functional neurotoxicity. Archives of Toxicology. 95(1). 229–252. 16 indexed citations

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Souza‐Fagundes, Elaine M., et al.. (2018). Correlation of structural features of novel 1,2,3-triazoles with their neurotoxic and tumoricidal properties. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 291. 253–263. 21 indexed citations

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Delp, Johannes, Simon Gutbier, Christin Zasada, et al.. (2017). Stage-specific metabolic features of differentiating neurons: Implications for toxicant sensitivity. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 354. 64–80. 23 indexed citations

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Daneshian, Mardas, François Busquet, Thomas Härtung, & Marcel Leist. (2015). Food for thought⋯: Animal use for science in Europe. 32(4). 261–274. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Lei, Zheng Gang Zhang, Sara R Gregg, et al.. (2007). The Sonic Hedgehog Pathway Mediates Carbamylated Erythropoietin-enhanced Proliferation and Differentiation of Adult Neural Progenitor Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(44). 32462–32470. 91 indexed citations

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Lotharius, Julie, Jeppe Falsig, Johan van Beek, et al.. (2005). Progressive Degeneration of Human Mesencephalic Neuron-Derived Cells Triggered by Dopamine-Dependent Oxidative Stress Is Dependent on the Mixed-Lineage Kinase Pathway. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(27). 6329–6342. 206 indexed citations

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