Nico Posnien

4.1k total citations
38 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Nico Posnien is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nico Posnien has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Nico Posnien's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (17 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers). Nico Posnien is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (17 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers). Nico Posnien collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Nico Posnien's co-authors include Gregor Bucher, Johannes B. Schinko, Nikolaus Koniszewski, Sebastian Kittelmann, Alistair P. McGregor, Ralf Janßen, Ernst A. Wimmer, B. Fakrudin, Maarten Hilbrant and Isabel Almudí and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Nico Posnien

36 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nico Posnien Germany 21 712 362 342 261 142 38 1.1k
Aleksandar Popadić United States 20 457 0.6× 310 0.9× 445 1.3× 365 1.4× 90 0.6× 32 981
Reinhard Schröder Germany 20 1.1k 1.5× 344 1.0× 457 1.3× 243 0.9× 66 0.5× 28 1.4k
Matthias Pechmann Germany 19 724 1.0× 202 0.6× 444 1.3× 211 0.8× 169 1.2× 34 1.1k
David R. Angelini United States 14 398 0.6× 218 0.6× 359 1.0× 317 1.2× 61 0.4× 24 812
Michael Schoppmeier Germany 16 1.1k 1.5× 246 0.7× 350 1.0× 187 0.7× 83 0.6× 24 1.3k
Johannes B. Schinko Germany 12 610 0.9× 184 0.5× 191 0.6× 105 0.4× 114 0.8× 15 781
David C. Plachetzki United States 17 485 0.7× 319 0.9× 219 0.6× 180 0.7× 314 2.2× 31 1.1k
Andrew Peel United Kingdom 10 548 0.8× 171 0.5× 222 0.6× 159 0.6× 76 0.5× 20 754
Lars Hering Germany 16 320 0.4× 147 0.4× 176 0.5× 287 1.1× 116 0.8× 25 784
Roberto Feuda United Kingdom 13 353 0.5× 220 0.6× 172 0.5× 183 0.7× 282 2.0× 18 858

Countries citing papers authored by Nico Posnien

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nico Posnien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nico Posnien

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

All Works

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Torres-Oliva, Montserrat, Alexandra D. Buffry, Maike Kittelmann, et al.. (2025). Heterochrony in orthodenticle expression is associated with ommatidial size variation between Drosophila species. BMC Biology. 23(1). 34–34.
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Linke, Lyndsey, Ana Catalán, Vincent Doublet, et al.. (2025). ATAC‐seq in Emerging Model Organisms: Challenges and Strategies. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 344(7). 394–414.
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Hoedjes, Katja M., Sonja Grath, Nico Posnien, et al.. (2024). From whole bodies to single cells: A guide to transcriptomic approaches for ecology and evolutionary biology. Molecular Ecology. 34(15). e17382–e17382. 6 indexed citations
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Budd, Graham E., et al.. (2024). Single-cell sequencing suggests a conserved function of Hedgehog-signalling in spider eye development. EvoDevo. 15(1). 11–11. 4 indexed citations
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Reinhardt, Susanne, et al.. (2022). Tissue dissociation for single-cell and single-nuclei RNA sequencing for low amounts of input material. Frontiers in Zoology. 19(1). 27–27. 7 indexed citations
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Vieira, Cristina P., et al.. (2018). Origin and Consequences of Chromosomal Inversions in thevirilisGroup ofDrosophila. Genome Biology and Evolution. 10(12). 3152–3166. 16 indexed citations
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Pechmann, Matthias, Matthew Benton, Nathan J. Kenny, Nico Posnien, & Siegfried Roth. (2017). A novel role for Ets4 in axis specification and cell migration in the spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum. eLife. 6. 22 indexed citations
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Posnien, Nico, et al.. (2017). Specific expression and function of the Six3 optix in Drosophila serially homologous organs. Biology Open. 6(8). 1155–1164. 4 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Ernst A., et al.. (2016). Size relationships of different body parts in the three dipteran species Drosophila melanogaster, Ceratitis capitata and Musca domestica. Development Genes and Evolution. 226(3). 245–256. 13 indexed citations
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Schomburg, Christoph, Natascha Turetzek, Magdalena Ines Schacht, et al.. (2015). Molecular characterization and embryonic origin of the eyes in the common house spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum. EvoDevo. 6(1). 15–15. 51 indexed citations
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Arif, Saad, Maarten Hilbrant, Corinna Hopfen, et al.. (2013). Genetic and developmental analysis of differences in eye and face morphology between Drosophila simulans and Drosophila mauritiana. Evolution & Development. 15(4). 257–267. 24 indexed citations
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Posnien, Nico, Corinna Hopfen, Maarten Hilbrant, et al.. (2012). Evolution of Eye Morphology and Rhodopsin Expression in the Drosophila melanogaster Species Subgroup. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e37346–e37346. 43 indexed citations
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Fu, Jinping, Nico Posnien, Renata Bolognesi, et al.. (2012). Asymmetrically expressed axin required for anterior development in Tribolium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(20). 7782–7786. 58 indexed citations
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Posnien, Nico, et al.. (2011). Candidate Gene Screen in the Red Flour Beetle Tribolium Reveals Six3 as Ancient Regulator of Anterior Median Head and Central Complex Development. PLoS Genetics. 7(12). e1002416–e1002416. 63 indexed citations
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Posnien, Nico, Nikolaus Koniszewski, & Gregor Bucher. (2010). Insect Tc-six4 marks a unit with similarity to vertebrate placodes. Developmental Biology. 350(1). 208–216. 19 indexed citations
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Steinmetz, Patrick R. H., Rolf Urbach, Nico Posnien, et al.. (2010). Six3 demarcates the anterior-most developing brain region in bilaterian animals. EvoDevo. 1(1). 14–14. 118 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaoyun, Markus Weber, Nico Posnien, et al.. (2009). Probing the Drosophila retinal determination gene network in Tribolium (II): The Pax6 genes eyeless and twin of eyeless. Developmental Biology. 333(1). 215–227. 43 indexed citations
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Posnien, Nico & Gregor Bucher. (2009). Formation of the insect head involves lateral contribution of the intercalary segment, which depends on Tc-labial function. Developmental Biology. 338(1). 107–116. 38 indexed citations
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Schinko, Johannes B., et al.. (2008). Divergent functions of orthodenticle, empty spiracles and buttonhead in early head patterning of the beetle Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera). Developmental Biology. 317(2). 600–613. 63 indexed citations

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