Margit Burmeister

27.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
178 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Margit Burmeister is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Margit Burmeister has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Genetics and 44 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Margit Burmeister's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (25 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (16 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (13 papers). Margit Burmeister is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (25 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (16 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (13 papers). Margit Burmeister collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Margit Burmeister's co-authors include Srijan Sen, Kerby Shedden, Katja Karg, Debashis Ghosh, R Myers, Sebastian Zöllner, David R. Cox, Edward Price, Suwon Kim and Eunju Seong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Margit Burmeister

175 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Serotonin Transporter Promoter Variant (5-HTTLPR), St... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2011 2004 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. The Serotonin Transporter Promoter Variant (5-HTTLPR), Stress, and Depression Meta-Analysis Revisited: Evidence of Genetic Moderation
    2011 1.0k citations Margit Burmeister, Kerby Shedden et al. profile →
  2. Meta‐analysis of the association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5‐HTTLPR) and anxiety‐related personality traits
    2004 516 citations Srijan Sen, Margit Burmeister et al. profile →

Peers

Margit Burmeister
Colin A. Hodgkinson United States
Ryota Hashimoto Japan
Abraham A. Palmer United States
Andrew J. Dwork United States
Herbert M. Lachman United States
Antony W. Braithwaite New Zealand
Andrea Schmitt Germany
Dan Rujescu Germany
Mary M. Herman United States
Sven Cichon Germany
Colin A. Hodgkinson United States
Margit Burmeister
Citations per year, relative to Margit Burmeister Margit Burmeister (= 1×) peers Colin A. Hodgkinson

Countries citing papers authored by Margit Burmeister

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Fields of papers citing papers by Margit Burmeister

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Margit Burmeister

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Margit Burmeister. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Margit Burmeister 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 Margit Burmeister. Margit Burmeister 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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Pereira‐Lima, Karina, et al.. (2025). Associations of latitude and photoperiod with sleep duration in a yearlong study of US physicians. Sleep Medicine. 136. 106840–106840.
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Nguyen, Dat T., Yajun Wu, Eunju Seong, et al.. (2024). Lack of SPNS1 results in accumulation of lysolipids and lysosomal storage disease in mouse models. JCI Insight. 9(8). 8 indexed citations
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Hatoum, Alexander S., Rachel L. Kember, Mandy Johnstone, et al.. (2024). Concerns about genetic risk testing for opioid use disorder. The Lancet Psychiatry. 12(2). 94–95.
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Wang, Huilun, Xiaoqiong Wei, Gerarda Cappuccio, et al.. (2023). Hypomorphic variants of SEL1L-HRD1 ER-associated degradation are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(2). 16 indexed citations
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Fang, Yu, Elena Frank, Maureen A. Walton, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of gamified team competition as mHealth intervention for medical interns: a cluster micro-randomized trial. npj Digital Medicine. 6(1). 4–4. 14 indexed citations
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Yan, Huifang, Shuyan Yang, Kai Gao, et al.. (2022). Functional Study of TMEM163 Gene Variants Associated with Hypomyelination Leukodystrophy. Cells. 11(8). 1285–1285. 8 indexed citations
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Shen, James, Tina M. Fortier, Yan Zhao, et al.. (2021). Vmp1, Vps13D, and Marf/Mfn2 function in a conserved pathway to regulate mitochondria and ER contact in development and disease. Current Biology. 31(14). 3028–3039.e7. 26 indexed citations
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Burmeister, Margit & Srijan Sen. (2021). Genetic interactions with stressful environments in depression and addiction. BJPsych Advances. 27(3). 153–157. 1 indexed citations
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Fang, Yu, Laura J. Scott, Peter X.‐K. Song, Margit Burmeister, & Srijan Sen. (2019). Genomic prediction of depression risk and resilience under stress. Nature Human Behaviour. 4(1). 111–118. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Hong‐Dong, et al.. (2018). BaiHui: cross-species brain-specific network built with hundreds of hand-curated datasets. Bioinformatics. 35(14). 2486–2488. 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Jichao, et al.. (2015). BNIP-H Recruits the Cholinergic Machinery to Neurite Terminals to Promote Acetylcholine Signaling and Neuritogenesis. Developmental Cell. 34(5). 555–568. 24 indexed citations
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Jasinska, Agnes J., S. Shaun Ho, Stephan F. Taylor, et al.. (2012). Influence of Threat and Serotonin Transporter Genotype on Interference Effects. Frontiers in Psychology. 3. 139–139. 7 indexed citations
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Zöllner, Sebastian, et al.. (2008). Bayesian EM algorithm for scoring polymorphic deletions from SNP data and application to a common CNV on 8q24. Genetic Epidemiology. 33(4). 357–368. 7 indexed citations
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Wojnar, Marcin, Kirk J. Brower, Andrzej Jakubczyk, et al.. (2007). Influence of impulsiveness, suicidality, and serotonin genes on treatment outcomes in alcohol dependence - A preliminary report. Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. 9(3). 13–18. 2 indexed citations
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Wong, Gilbert Y., et al.. (2006). Mapping of genetic modifiers affecting the eye phenotype of ocular retardation (Chx10or-J) mice. Mammalian Genome. 17(6). 518–525. 9 indexed citations
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Bomar, Jamee M., Paul J. Benke, Eric L. Slattery, et al.. (2003). Mutations in a novel gene encoding a CRAL-TRIO domain cause human Cayman ataxia and ataxia/dystonia in the jittery mouse. Nature Genetics. 35(3). 264–269. 109 indexed citations
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Qiao, Xiaoxi, María E. Díaz, Andrew A. Peden, et al.. (1998). Mutation in AP-3 δ in the mocha Mouse Links Endosomal Transport to Storage Deficiency in Platelets, Melanosomes, and Synaptic Vesicles. Neuron. 21(1). 111–122. 335 indexed citations
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Bain, Paul, et al.. (1996). Isolation and Characterization of Several Members of the Murine Hsd3b Gene Family. DNA and Cell Biology. 15(5). 387–399. 15 indexed citations
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Burmeister, Margit, et al.. (1993). Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Protocols, methods and theories. International Journal of Biochemistry. 25(3). 455–455. 19 indexed citations
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Bespalova, Irina N., et al.. (1993). Dinucleotide repeat polymorphism at D21S49 (21 q22.3). Human Molecular Genetics. 2(5). 613–613. 1 indexed citations

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