Markus Müntener

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Markus Müntener is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Müntener has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pharmacology, 13 papers in Cell Biology and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Markus Müntener's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (15 papers), Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (10 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (10 papers). Markus Müntener is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (15 papers), Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (10 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (10 papers). Markus Müntener collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Australia. Markus Müntener's co-authors include Jiří Dvořák, Anne F. Mannion, Martin W. Berchtold, Heinrich Brinkmeier, Simo Taimela, Dieter Grob, Yu‐Chih Hsu, Elisabeth Weber, Claus W. Heizmann and Astrid Junge and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Markus Müntener

40 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Calcium Ion in Skeletal Muscle: Its Crucial Role for Musc... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 200 400 600
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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. Calcium Ion in Skeletal Muscle: Its Crucial Role for Muscle Function, Plasticity, and Disease
    2000 723 citations Markus Müntener et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Markus Müntener Switzerland 24 1.4k 836 824 647 582 40 3.1k
Jun Sato Japan 29 672 0.5× 479 0.6× 562 0.7× 159 0.2× 634 1.1× 135 3.2k
Svein Ivar Mellgren Norway 35 445 0.3× 494 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 435 0.7× 377 0.6× 107 4.7k
Hans L. Carlson United States 21 399 0.3× 279 0.3× 188 0.2× 138 0.2× 315 0.5× 46 1.7k
Miguel del Valle Soto Spain 26 239 0.2× 470 0.6× 247 0.3× 224 0.3× 329 0.6× 142 2.0k
Florent Elefteriou United States 35 210 0.1× 2.2k 2.7× 378 0.5× 386 0.6× 483 0.8× 74 5.8k
Corrado Romano Italy 35 160 0.1× 1.6k 1.9× 160 0.2× 401 0.6× 595 1.0× 197 5.1k
Anne Louise Oaklander United States 38 952 0.7× 362 0.4× 297 0.4× 401 0.6× 686 1.2× 106 4.9k
Yasuo Sugiura Japan 38 226 0.2× 1.0k 1.2× 217 0.3× 284 0.4× 302 0.5× 150 4.1k
Chris C. Plato United States 32 241 0.2× 507 0.6× 150 0.2× 110 0.2× 592 1.0× 91 3.4k
Åke Seiger Sweden 32 393 0.3× 1.6k 1.9× 206 0.3× 122 0.2× 288 0.5× 68 5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Markus Müntener

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Fields of papers citing papers by Markus Müntener

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Müntener

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rühli, Frank, Markus Müntener, & Maciej Henneberg. (2005). Age-dependent changes of the normal human spine during adulthood. American Journal of Human Biology. 17(4). 460–469. 23 indexed citations
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Rühli, Frank, Markus Müntener, & Maciej Henneberg. (2005). Human osseous intervertebral foramen width. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 129(2). 177–188. 16 indexed citations
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Müntener, Markus, et al.. (2005). Utrophin is lacking at the neuromuscular junctions in the extraocular muscles of normal cat: artefact or true?. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 123(2). 189–194. 1 indexed citations
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Mannion, Anne F., Jiří Dvořák, Simo Taimela, & Markus Müntener. (2001). Increase in strength after active therapy in chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients: muscular adaptations and clinical relevance. Der Schmerz. 15(6). 468–473. 25 indexed citations
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Mannion, Anne F., Markus Müntener, Simo Taimela, & Jiří Dvořák. (2001). Comparison of three active therapies for chronic low back pain: results of a randomized clinical trial with one‐year follow‐up. Lara D. Veeken. 40(7). 772–778. 151 indexed citations
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Mannion, Anne F., et al.. (2001). Active Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine. 26(8). 909–919. 134 indexed citations
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Mannion, Anne F., et al.. (2001). Active Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine. 26(8). 920–929. 216 indexed citations
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Mannion, Anne F., Simo Taimela, Markus Müntener, & Jiří Dvořák. (2001). Active Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine. 26(8). 897–908. 160 indexed citations
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Mannion, Anne F., Markus Müntener, Simo Taimela, & Jiří Dvořák. (1999). 1999 Volvo Award Winner in Clinical Studies. Spine. 24(23). 2435–2435. 249 indexed citations
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Mannion, Anne F., et al.. (1998). Paraspinal muscle fibre type alterations associated with scoliosis: an old problem revisited with new evidence. European Spine Journal. 7(4). 289–293. 103 indexed citations
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Grob, Dieter, et al.. (1997). Posterior Surgical Approach to the Lumbar Spine and Its Effect on the Multifidus Muscle. Spine. 22(15). 1765–1772. 148 indexed citations
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Grob, Dieter, et al.. (1997). Fiber Transformations in Multifidus Muscle of Young Patients With Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine. 22(20). 2357–2364. 39 indexed citations
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Mannion, Anne F., et al.. (1997). Fibre type characteristics of the lumbar paraspinal muscles in normal healthy subjects and in patients with low back pain. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 15(6). 881–887. 114 indexed citations
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Müntener, Markus, et al.. (1995). Fiber composition and fiber transformations in neck muscles of patients with dysfunction of the cervical spine. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 13(2). 240–249. 108 indexed citations
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Müntener, Markus, Werner Staudenmann, Graham J. Hughes, et al.. (1993). Human α and β parvalbumins. European Journal of Biochemistry. 215(3). 719–727. 66 indexed citations
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Dvořák, Jiří, et al.. (1993). Duration of pain and muscular adaptations in patients with dysfunction of the cervical spine. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 11(6). 805–810. 13 indexed citations
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Müntener, Markus, et al.. (1990). Innervation and maturation of muscular tissue in testicular teratomas in strain 129/Sv-ter mice. Virchows Archiv B Cell Pathology Including Molecular Pathology. 59(1). 223–229. 5 indexed citations
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Müntener, Markus, et al.. (1989). Delayed muscle fiber transformation after foreign‐reinnervation of excessive muscle tissue. The Anatomical Record. 223(3). 347–355. 11 indexed citations
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Müntener, Markus, Cornelis van Hardeveld, Maria E. Everts, & Claus W. Heizmann. (1987). Analysis of the Ca2+-binding parvalbumin in rat skeletal muscles of different thyroid states. Experimental Neurology. 98(3). 529–541. 21 indexed citations
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Kubík, S & Markus Müntener. (1971). [Bronchus abnormalities: tracheal, eparterial, and pre-eparterial bronchi].. PubMed. 114(2). 145–63. 26 indexed citations

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