Melitta Schachner
Impact in
- Developmental Neuroscience top 0.01%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.01%
- Nerve injury and regeneration
- Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Papers in
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- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research 123
- Signaling Pathways in Disease 51
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- Nerve injury and regeneration 150
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 94
- Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling 72
- Co-authors
- Rudolf Martini (30 shared papers)Andréas Faissner (23 shared papers)Alexander Dityatev (22 shared papers)Fritz G. Rathjen (2 shared papers)Ralf Kleene (47 shared papers)Udo Bartsch (30 shared papers)G. Keilhauer (8 shared papers)Jan Matthias Kruse (6 shared papers)
- Journals
- European Journal of Neuroscience (38 papers)The Journal of Cell Biology (33 papers)Journal of Neurochemistry (28 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (28 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (22 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesSwitzerland
In The Last Decade
Melitta Schachner
629 papers receiving 42.4k citations
Melitta Schachner's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 169
- Developmental Neuroscience 11.7k
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 20.1k
- Immunology and Allergy 6.0k
- Cell Biology 9.8k
- Neurology 4.5k
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Immunocytological and biochemical characterization of a new neuronal cell surface component (L1 antigen) which is involved in cell adhesion. Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 694 |
| 2 | Neural cell adhesion molecules and myelin-associated glycoprotein share a common carbohydrate moiety recognized by monoclonal antibodies L2 and HNK-1 Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 676 |
| 3 | Multiple neurotransmitter synthesis by human neuroblastoma cell lines and clones. Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 666 |
| 4 | Neural adhesion molecule L1 as a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily with binding domains similar to fibronectin Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 607 |
| 5 | Immunocytochemical demonstration of vimentin in astrocytes and ependymal cells of developing and adult mouse nervous system Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 596 |
| 6 | The J1 glycoprotein—a novel nervous system cell adhesion molecule of the L2/HNK-1 family Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 558 |
| 7 | 1985 | 467 | |
| 8 | 2003 | 451 | |
| 9 | 1986 | 449 | |
| 10 | 1983 | 444 | |
| 11 | 2004 | 444 | |
| 12 | 1992 | 439 | |
| 13 | 2002 | 421 | |
| 14 | 1997 | 419 | |
| 15 | 1989 | 362 | |
| 16 | 1988 | 352 | |
| 17 | 1992 | 347 | |
| 18 | 2005 | 341 | |
| 19 | 1994 | 335 | |
| 20 | 1990 | 331 |
About Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Immunology and Allergy, having authored 633 papers that have together received 44.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (197 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (150 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (126 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (123 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (94 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (72 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (53 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (51 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Neuroscience (11.7k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (20.1k citations), Immunology and Allergy (6.0k citations), Cell Biology (9.8k citations) and Neurology (4.5k citations). Melitta Schachner has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Rudolf Martini, Andréas Faissner, Alexander Dityatev, Fritz G. Rathjen, Ralf Kleene, Udo Bartsch, G. Keilhauer, Jan Matthias Kruse, Elke Persohn and Gabriele Loers. Their work appears in journals such as European Journal of Neuroscience, The Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Neurochemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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