Michael Wegner

26.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
265 papers, 19.9k citations indexed

About

Michael Wegner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Wegner has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 19.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Molecular Biology, 67 papers in Genetics and 66 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Michael Wegner's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (62 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (51 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (47 papers). Michael Wegner is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (62 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (51 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (47 papers). Michael Wegner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Michael Wegner's co-authors include Elisabeth Sock, C. Claus Stolt, Michael G. Rosenfeld, Petra Lommes, Irm Hermans‐Borgmeyer, Kirsten Kuhlbrodt, Dieter Riethmacher, Beate Herbarth, William D. Richardson and Nicoletta Kessaris and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Michael Wegner

259 papers receiving 19.7k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

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.

Competing waves of oligodendrocytes in the forebrain and postnatal elimination of an embryonic lineage

2005 866 citations Nicoletta Kessaris, Michael Wegner et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
From head to toes: the multiple facets of Sox proteins

1999 738 citations Michael Wegner Nucleic Acids Research profile →
The transcription factor Sox10 is a key regulator of peripheral glial development

2001 725 citations Michael Wegner et al. profile →
Sox10, a Novel Transcriptional Modulator in Glial Cells

1998 666 citations Elisabeth Sock, Michael Wegner et al. profile →
SOX10 mutations in patients with Waardenburg-Hirschsprung disease

1998 619 citations Michael Wegner et al. profile →
Terminal differentiation of myelin-forming oligodendrocytes depends on the transcription factor Sox10

2002 521 citations C. Claus Stolt, Petra Lommes et al. profile →
The Sox9 transcription factor determines glial fate choice in the developing spinal cord

2003 509 citations C. Claus Stolt, Petra Lommes et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author						Papers	Cites
Michael Wegner	12.5k	4.5k	4.4k	3.8k	3.1k	265	19.9k
Ryoichiro Kageyama	20.8k 1.7×	4.0k 0.9×	6.0k 1.4×	2.6k 0.7×	4.2k 1.4×	277	28.3k
Urban Lendahl	15.4k 1.2×	2.2k 0.5×	4.9k 1.1×	3.1k 0.8×	4.0k 1.3×	215	24.8k
Marius Wernig	27.4k 2.2×	3.6k 0.8×	3.2k 0.7×	2.5k 0.6×	4.1k 1.3×	126	31.3k
François Guillemot	20.1k 1.6×	5.5k 1.2×	9.3k 2.1×	2.6k 0.7×	6.6k 2.2×	243	29.0k
Heidi Phillips	11.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.4×	3.8k 0.9×	3.4k 0.9×	8.0k 2.6×	140	23.3k
Alexandra L. Joyner	21.0k 1.7×	6.5k 1.4×	4.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.3×	5.4k 1.7×	194	27.2k
David H. Rowitch	18.9k 1.5×	4.0k 0.9×	9.9k 2.3×	4.8k 1.3×	4.9k 1.6×	200	31.5k
Christopher A. Walsh	17.7k 1.4×	7.6k 1.7×	7.1k 1.6×	2.5k 0.7×	6.5k 2.1×	273	29.3k
Luis F. Parada	17.4k 1.4×	4.6k 1.0×	5.3k 1.2×	3.5k 0.9×	9.4k 3.1×	231	33.7k
Kinichi Nakashima	9.2k 0.7×	3.0k 0.7×	4.3k 1.0×	1.8k 0.5×	2.5k 0.8×	169	13.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Wegner

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Michael Wegner's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Michael Wegner with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Michael Wegner more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Wegner

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Michael Wegner. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Michael Wegner. The network helps show where Michael Wegner may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Wegner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Wegner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Wegner 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 Michael Wegner. Michael Wegner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Schmidt, A., Yifeng Lin, Q. Richard Lu, et al.. (2024). The myelination‐associated G protein‐coupled receptor 37 is regulated by Zfp488, Nkx2.2, and Sox10 during oligodendrocyte differentiation. Glia. 72(7). 1304–1318. 4 indexed citations

Sock, Elisabeth & Michael Wegner. (2021). Using the lineage determinants Olig2 and Sox10 to explore transcriptional regulation of oligodendrocyte development. Developmental Neurobiology. 81(7). 892–901. 50 indexed citations

Wittmann, Marie‐Theres, Sayako Katada, Elisabeth Sock, et al.. (2021). scRNA sequencing uncovers a TCF4-dependent transcription factor network regulating commissure development in mouse. Development. 148(14). 11 indexed citations

Kozlenkov, Alexey, Marit W. Vermunt, Pasha Apontes, et al.. (2020). Evolution of regulatory signatures in primate cortical neurons at cell-type resolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(45). 28422–28432. 15 indexed citations

Fröb, Franziska, et al.. (2020). Transcription factor Tcf4 is the preferred heterodimerization partner for Olig2 in oligodendrocytes and required for differentiation. Nucleic Acids Research. 48(9). 4839–4857. 43 indexed citations

Fröb, Franziska, et al.. (2019). Chromatin remodeler Ep400 ensures oligodendrocyte survival and is required for myelination in the vertebrate central nervous system. Nucleic Acids Research. 47(12). 6208–6224. 26 indexed citations

Wegner, Michael, et al.. (2016). The potential of using KMOS for multi-object massive star spectroscopy. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 12(S329). 454–454.

Weider, Matthias & Michael Wegner. (2016). SoxE factors: Transcriptional regulators of neural differentiation and nervous system development. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 63. 35–42. 91 indexed citations

Baroti, Tina, et al.. (2015). Sox13 functionally complements the related Sox5 and Sox6 as important developmental modulators in mouse spinal cord oligodendrocytes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 136(2). 316–328. 17 indexed citations

10.

Glasgow, Stacey M., Wenyi Zhu, C. Claus Stolt, et al.. (2014). Mutual antagonism between Sox10 and NFIA regulates diversification of glial lineages and glioma subtypes. Nature Neuroscience. 17(10). 1322–1329. 113 indexed citations

11.

Davies, R., E. Wiezorrek, Michele Cirasuolo, et al.. (2013). The Software Package for Astronomical Reductions with KMOS: SPARK. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 558. A56–A56. 56 indexed citations

12.

Schreiner, Silke, Tatjana I. Kichko, Peter W. Reeh, et al.. (2010). Sox10 is required for Schwann cell identity and progression beyond the immature Schwann cell stage. The Journal of Cell Biology. 189(4). 701–712. 182 indexed citations

13.

Küspert, Melanie, Arthur Hammer, Michael R. Bösl, & Michael Wegner. (2010). Olig2 regulates Sox10 expression in oligodendrocyte precursors through an evolutionary conserved distal enhancer. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(4). 1280–1293. 109 indexed citations

14.

Zeller, Florian, Claus W. Hann von Weyhern, Michael Wegner, et al.. (2008). Quantitative assessment of glial cells in the human and guinea pig enteric nervous system with an anti‐Sox8/9/10 antibody. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 509(4). 356–371. 93 indexed citations

15.

Schlierf, Anita, Petra Lommes, T. Werner, et al.. (2006). SoxD proteins influence multiple stages of oligodendrocyte development and modulate SoxE protein function. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

16.

Tamm, Ernst R., Antje Wurm, Elisabeth Sock, Rudolf Fuchshofer, & Michael Wegner. (2006). The High–Mobility–Group Transcription Factor Sox11 Plays an Important Role During Anterior Eye Segment Development. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 3874–3874.

17.

Bannykh, Sergei I., C. Claus Stolt, Jung Oh Kim, Arie Perry, & Michael Wegner. (2005). Oligodendroglial-specific Transcriptional Factor SOX10 is Ubiquitously Expressed in Human Gliomas. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 76(2). 115–127. 47 indexed citations

18.

Chaboissier, Marie‐Christine, Akio Kobayashi, Susanne Lützkendorf, et al.. (2004). Functional analysis of Sox8 and Sox9 during sex determination in the mouse. Development. 131(9). 1891–1901. 450 indexed citations

19.

Davis, J. P., James J. Kazmierczak, Michael Wegner, et al.. (2003). Fatal Degenerative Neurologic Illnesses in Men Who Participated in Wild Game Feasts—Wisconsin, 2002. JAMA. 289(11). 1369–1369. 14 indexed citations

20.

Sock, Elisabeth, et al.. (1995). Functional Interaction between the POU Domain Protein Tst-1/Oct-6 and the High-Mobility-Group Protein HMG-I/Y. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(7). 3738–3747. 88 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact