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

5 papers align trajectories

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, Palma Iannarelli et al. 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, Irm Hermans‐Borgmeyer et al. profile →
SOX10 mutations in patients with Waardenburg-Hirschsprung disease

1998 619 citations Irm Hermans‐Borgmeyer, 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 →

Peers

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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The myelination‐associated G protein‐coupled receptor 37 is regulated by Zfp488, Nkx2.2, and Sox10 during oligodendrocyte differentiation 2024 ·Glia ·A. Schmidt, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yifeng Lin, (unknown), Q. Richard Lu, Chengfu Zhang, Mengsheng Qiu, (unknown), Michael Wegner	4
2	Evolution of regulatory signatures in primate cortical neurons at cell-type resolution 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alexey Kozlenkov, Marit W. Vermunt, Pasha Apontes, Junhao Li, Ke Hao, Chet C. Sherwood, Patrick R. Hof, John J. Ely, Michael Wegner, Eran A. Mukamel, Menno P. Creyghton, Eugene V. Koonin, Stella Dracheva	15
3	Transcription factor Tcf4 is the preferred heterodimerization partner for Olig2 in oligodendrocytes and required for differentiation 2020 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·(unknown), Franziska Fröb, (unknown), Marie‐Theres Wittmann, D. Chichung Lie, André Reis, Michael Wegner	43
4	Chromatin remodeler Ep400 ensures oligodendrocyte survival and is required for myelination in the vertebrate central nervous system 2019 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·(unknown), Franziska Fröb, Melanie Küspert, Ernst R. Tamm, (unknown), Rikiro Fukunaga, Michael Wegner	26
5	The potential of using KMOS for multi-object massive star spectroscopy 2016 ·Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union ·Michael Wegner, R. Bender, R. M. Sharples, (unknown)	0
6	Sox13 functionally complements the related Sox5 and Sox6 as important developmental modulators in mouse spinal cord oligodendrocytes 2015 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Tina Baroti, (unknown), Michael Wegner, C. Claus Stolt	17
7	Elevated In Vivo Levels of a Single Transcription Factor Directly Convert Satellite Glia into Oligodendrocyte-like Cells 2015 ·PLoS Genetics ·Matthias Weider, Amélie Wegener, Christian Schmitt, Melanie Küspert, Simone Hillgärtner, Michael R. Bösl, Irm Hermans‐Borgmeyer, Brahim Nait‐Oumesmar, Michael Wegner	40
8	Sox10 is required for Schwann cell identity and progression beyond the immature Schwann cell stage 2010 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·(unknown), Silke Schreiner, Tatjana I. Kichko, Peter W. Reeh, Ernst R. Tamm, Michael R. Bösl, Dies Meijer, Michael Wegner	182
9	Olig2 regulates Sox10 expression in oligodendrocyte precursors through an evolutionary conserved distal enhancer 2010 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Melanie Küspert, Arthur Hammer, Michael R. Bösl, Michael Wegner	109
10	Glial but not neuronal development in the cochleo‐vestibular ganglion requires Sox10 2010 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Ingrid Breuskin, (unknown), Nicolas Thelen, Marc Thiry, Laurence Borgs, Laurent Nguyen, C. Claus Stolt, Michael Wegner, Philippe Lefèbvre, Brigitte Malgrange	45
11	Quantitative assessment of glial cells in the human and guinea pig enteric nervous system with an anti‐Sox8/9/10 antibody 2008 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·(unknown), Florian Zeller, Claus W. Hann von Weyhern, Michael Wegner, Michael Schemann, Klaus Michel, Anne Rühl	93
12	Neural Crest Origin of Perivascular Mesenchyme in the Adult Thymus 2008 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Susanna Müller, C. Claus Stolt, Grzegorz Terszowski, Carmen Blum, Takashi Amagai, Nicoletta Kessaris, Palma Iannarelli, William D. Richardson, Michael Wegner, Hans-Reimer Rodewald	107
13	Sox9 and Sox10 influence survival and migration of oligodendrocyte precursors in the spinal cord by regulating PDGF receptor αexpression 2008 ·Development ·(unknown), C. Claus Stolt, Petra Lommes, Michael Wegner	172
14	SoxD proteins influence multiple stages of oligodendrocyte development and modulate SoxE protein function 2006 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), Anita Schlierf, Petra Lommes, T. Werner, (unknown), Elisabeth Sock, Nicoletta Kessaris, William D. Richardson, (unknown), Michael Wegner	1
15	The High–Mobility–Group Transcription Factor Sox11 Plays an Important Role During Anterior Eye Segment Development 2006 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Ernst R. Tamm, Antje Wurm, Elisabeth Sock, Rudolf Fuchshofer, Michael Wegner	0
16	Functional analysis of Sox8 and Sox9 during sex determination in the mouse 2004 ·Development ·Marie‐Christine Chaboissier, Akio Kobayashi, (unknown), Susanne Lützkendorf, H. J. G. van de Kant, Michael Wegner, Dirk G. de Rooij, Richard R. Behringer, Andreas Schedl	450
17	Fatal Degenerative Neurologic Illnesses in Men Who Participated in Wild Game Feasts—Wisconsin, 2002 2003 ·JAMA ·J. P. Davis, James J. Kazmierczak, Michael Wegner, (unknown), P. Gambetti, Lawrence B. Schonberger, Ryan A. Maddox, Ermias D. Belay, Van Doren Hsu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	14
18	The J Domain of Papovaviral Large Tumor Antigen Is Required for Synergistic Interaction with the POU-Domain Protein Tst-1/Oct6/SCIP 1999 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Elisabeth Sock, Janna Enderich, Michael Wegner	28
19	T Antigen of Human Papovavirus JC Stimulates Transcription of the POU Domain Factor Tst-1/Oct6/SCIP 1996 ·DNA and Cell Biology ·(unknown), Elisabeth Sock, Josef‐Karl Gerber, Michael Wegner	9
20	Functional Interaction between the POU Domain Protein Tst-1/Oct-6 and the High-Mobility-Group Protein HMG-I/Y 1995 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·(unknown), Elisabeth Sock, (unknown), Friedrich Grummt, Michael Wegner	88

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