Melitta Schachner

252 total papers · 17.0k total citations
220 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Melitta Schachner is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Melitta Schachner has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 93 papers in Molecular Biology and 66 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Melitta Schachner's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (73 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (64 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (37 papers). Melitta Schachner is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (73 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (64 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (37 papers). Melitta Schachner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Melitta Schachner's co-authors include Alexander Dityatev, Helmut Kettenmann, Udo Bartsch, Olena Bukalo, Vladimir Sytnyk, Thomas Becker, Iryna Leshchyns’ka, Catherina G. Becker, Fabio Morellini and Kurt H. Backus and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Melitta Schachner

217 papers receiving 13.6k citations

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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Melitta Schachner 7.8k 5.9k 3.9k 2.8k 1.8k 220 13.8k
Geneviève Rougon 6.0k 0.8× 5.4k 0.9× 4.1k 1.1× 2.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 192 12.3k
Alexander Dityatev 5.5k 0.7× 4.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.5× 2.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 170 10.2k
Elisabeth Bock 4.7k 0.6× 7.8k 1.3× 2.5k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 335 13.9k
Elior Peles 6.8k 0.9× 7.6k 1.3× 2.8k 0.7× 2.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 132 16.0k
Silvio Varon 11.9k 1.5× 6.1k 1.0× 5.7k 1.5× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 237 16.9k
Marco R. Celio 7.7k 1.0× 5.9k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 1.9k 1.1× 166 14.4k
Urs Rutishauser 8.0k 1.0× 10.6k 1.8× 5.2k 1.3× 3.7k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 181 18.3k
Mary E. Hatten 5.3k 0.7× 7.4k 1.3× 4.1k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 92 12.6k
Alain Prochiantz 8.0k 1.0× 13.2k 2.2× 2.1k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 205 19.8k
Silvia Arber 5.3k 0.7× 5.8k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 3.0k 1.1× 775 0.4× 85 12.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Melitta Schachner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melitta Schachner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melitta Schachner

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