Michael Freissmuth

18.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
284 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Freissmuth is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Freissmuth has authored 284 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Molecular Biology, 103 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 38 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael Freissmuth's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (101 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (64 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (45 papers). Michael Freissmuth is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (101 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (64 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (45 papers). Michael Freissmuth collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and Germany. Michael Freissmuth's co-authors include Harald H. Sitte, Christian Nanoff, Alfred G. Gilman, Wolfgang Schütz, Martin Hermann, Oliver Kudlacek, Sonja Sučić, Markus Klinger, Patrick J. Casey and Stefan Boehm and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michael Freissmuth

280 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

G proteins control divers... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300
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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. G proteins control diverse pathways of transmembrane signaling 1
    1989 344 citations Michael Freissmuth et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael Freissmuth 6.4k 4.2k 1.4k 1.3k 1.1k 284 11.0k
Barbara E. Ehrlich 7.6k 1.2× 2.8k 0.7× 815 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.6× 177 11.2k
Michael R. Hanley 8.2k 1.3× 4.6k 1.1× 789 0.6× 714 0.6× 1.7k 1.6× 127 13.0k
Eamonn Kelly 6.4k 1.0× 4.7k 1.1× 863 0.6× 567 0.4× 428 0.4× 159 12.4k
Stephen D. Skaper 5.5k 0.9× 6.2k 1.5× 845 0.6× 900 0.7× 976 0.9× 277 15.4k
Gang Hu 7.7k 1.2× 3.9k 0.9× 742 0.5× 610 0.5× 606 0.6× 379 16.3k
Yoram Salomon 5.1k 0.8× 2.4k 0.6× 766 0.6× 527 0.4× 884 0.8× 126 9.7k
Shmuel Muallem 12.1k 1.9× 4.4k 1.0× 2.8k 2.1× 2.5k 2.0× 2.4k 2.2× 276 20.1k
Günter Schultz 8.8k 1.4× 4.5k 1.1× 785 0.6× 907 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 148 15.3k
Zhihong Huang 5.6k 0.9× 1.6k 0.4× 1.0k 0.8× 883 0.7× 532 0.5× 135 12.5k
G. Stanley McKnight 10.9k 1.7× 3.8k 0.9× 843 0.6× 359 0.3× 1.3k 1.2× 164 16.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Freissmuth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Freissmuth

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All Works

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Prchal‐Murphy, Michaela, Marlene Fischer, Madeleine Themanns, et al.. (2025). Repurposing the prostaglandin analogue treprostinil and the calcium-sensing receptor modulator cinacalcet to revive cord blood as an alternate source of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for transplantation. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1444311–1444311. 1 indexed citations
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Freissmuth, Michael, et al.. (2024). Pharmakologie und Toxikologie.
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Niello, Marco, Michael Freissmuth, Gary Rudnick, et al.. (2024). Identification of the potassium-binding site in serotonin transporter. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(18). e2319384121–e2319384121. 6 indexed citations
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Farr, Clemens V., Ali El‐Kasaby, Walter Sandtner, et al.. (2024). Probing the Chemical Space of Guanidino-Carboxylic Acids to Identify the First Blockers of the Creatine-Transporter-1. Molecular Pharmacology. 106(6). 319–333.
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El‐Kasaby, Ali, Ameya Kasture, Günther Krumpl, et al.. (2024). Allosteric Inhibition and Pharmacochaperoning of the Serotonin Transporter by the Antidepressant Drugs Trazodone and Nefazodone. Molecular Pharmacology. 106(1). 56–70. 4 indexed citations
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Schicker, Klaus, et al.. (2023). Allosteric modulators of solute carrier function: a theoretical framework. Frontiers in Physiology. 14. 1166450–1166450. 3 indexed citations
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Bhat, Shreyas, Ali El‐Kasaby, Ameya Kasture, et al.. (2023). A mechanism of uncompetitive inhibition of the serotonin transporter. eLife. 12. 8 indexed citations
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Bhat, Shreyas, Marco Niello, Klaus Schicker, et al.. (2021). Handling of intracellular K+ determines voltage dependence of plasmalemmal monoamine transporter function. eLife. 10. 22 indexed citations
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Coleman, Jonathan A., et al.. (2021). Extracellular loops of the serotonin transporter act as a selectivity filter for drug binding. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(1). 100863–100863. 10 indexed citations
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Freissmuth, Michael, et al.. (2019). An Electrophysiological Approach to Measure Changes in the Membrane Surface Potential in Real Time. Biophysical Journal. 118(4). 813–825. 9 indexed citations
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Ilić, Marija, et al.. (2019). A comparison of the transport kinetics of glycine transporter 1 and glycine transporter 2. The Journal of General Physiology. 151(8). 1035–1050. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Yang, et al.. (2018). A label-free approach to detect ligand binding to cell surface proteins in real time. eLife. 7. 14 indexed citations
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Bhat, Shreyas, et al.. (2018). A kinetic account for amphetamine-induced monoamine release. The Journal of General Physiology. 150(3). 431–451. 23 indexed citations
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Sandtner, Walter, Diethart Schmid, Klaus Schicker, et al.. (2013). A quantitative model of amphetamine action on the 5‐ HT transporter. British Journal of Pharmacology. 171(4). 1007–1018. 31 indexed citations
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Freissmuth, Michael, Dirk Völkel, Michael Thiele, et al.. (2013). Human Anti-Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Antibodies Inhibit Growth of Human Prostate Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 12(7). 1223–1234. 59 indexed citations
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Koehbach, Johannes, Margaret O’Brien, Markus Muttenthaler, et al.. (2013). Oxytocic plant cyclotides as templates for peptide G protein-coupled receptor ligand design. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(52). 21183–21188. 122 indexed citations
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Kastner, Stefan, et al.. (2012). Expression of G Protein-Coupled Receptor 19 in Human Lung Cancer Cells Is Triggered by Entry into S-Phase and Supports G2–M Cell-Cycle Progression. Molecular Cancer Research. 10(10). 1343–1358. 37 indexed citations
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Chanrion, Benjamin, Clotilde Mannoury la Cour, Federica Bertaso, et al.. (2007). Physical interaction between the serotonin transporter and neuronal nitric oxide synthase underlies reciprocal modulation of their activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(19). 8119–8124. 141 indexed citations
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Stoiber, Dagmar, Boris Kovačic, Christian Schuster, et al.. (2004). TYK2 is a key regulator of the surveillance of B lymphoid tumors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(11). 1650–1658. 52 indexed citations
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Stoiber, Dagmar, Boris Kovačic, Christian Schuster, et al.. (2004). TYK2 is a key regulator of the surveillance of B lymphoid tumors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(11). 1650–1658. 52 indexed citations

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