Nicole Merten

2.5k total citations
24 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Nicole Merten is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicole Merten has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Nicole Merten's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (8 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (4 papers). Nicole Merten is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (8 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (4 papers). Nicole Merten collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Denmark and United Kingdom. Nicole Merten's co-authors include Evi Kostenis, Jesús Gomeza, Christel Drewke, Klaus Mohr, Stefanie Blättermann, R Schröder, Annette G. Beck‐Sickinger, Johannes Schmidt, Stephanie Hennen and Graeme Milligan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Nicole Merten

24 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicole Merten Germany 18 918 478 162 141 115 24 1.2k
Bianca Plouffe Canada 19 1.1k 1.2× 587 1.2× 101 0.6× 225 1.6× 107 0.9× 34 1.5k
A. Thomsen United States 17 1.1k 1.2× 595 1.2× 122 0.8× 99 0.7× 108 0.9× 32 1.5k
Yoon Namkung Canada 22 1.4k 1.5× 821 1.7× 173 1.1× 79 0.6× 104 0.9× 38 1.7k
Roshanak Irannejad United States 18 1.5k 1.7× 689 1.4× 136 0.8× 73 0.5× 171 1.5× 22 1.8k
Hirokazu Tsujimoto Japan 15 984 1.1× 410 0.9× 99 0.6× 98 0.7× 219 1.9× 22 1.5k
Takami Yurugi-Kobayashi Japan 16 1.4k 1.6× 644 1.3× 205 1.3× 72 0.5× 246 2.1× 19 2.0k
Robert H. Stoffel United States 17 1.6k 1.8× 741 1.6× 87 0.5× 104 0.7× 80 0.7× 21 2.0k
Liaoyuan A. Hu United States 19 1.2k 1.3× 647 1.4× 140 0.9× 60 0.4× 119 1.0× 27 1.5k
Kouki Kawakami Japan 19 1.1k 1.1× 516 1.1× 94 0.6× 58 0.4× 140 1.2× 34 1.3k
James W. Wisler United States 11 1.1k 1.2× 622 1.3× 75 0.5× 65 0.5× 80 0.7× 18 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicole Merten

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicole Merten

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Merten, Nicole, Teresa M Steffen, Yinshui Chang, et al.. (2025). A Fluorescent Probe Enables the Discovery of Improved Antagonists Targeting the Intracellular Allosteric Site of the Chemokine Receptor CCR7. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(4). 4308–4333. 3 indexed citations
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Merten, Nicole, et al.. (2023). Fluorescent Ligands Enable Target Engagement Studies for the Intracellular Allosteric Binding Site of the Chemokine Receptor CXCR2. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 66(14). 9916–9933. 10 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Maximilian F., et al.. (2021). A Chemical Biology Toolbox Targeting the Intracellular Binding Site of CCR9: Fluorescent Ligands, New Drug Leads and PROTACs. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(12). e202116782–e202116782. 47 indexed citations
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Voss, Jan, Nicole Merten, Nina Heycke, et al.. (2021). An experimental strategy to probe Gq contribution to signal transduction in living cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100472–100472. 21 indexed citations
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Merten, Nicole, et al.. (2019). Chemokine receptor trafficking coordinates neutrophil clustering and dispersal at wounds in zebrafish. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5166–5166. 49 indexed citations
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Merten, Nicole, Julia Fischer, Katharina Simon, et al.. (2018). Repurposing HAMI3379 to Block GPR17 and Promote Rodent and Human Oligodendrocyte Differentiation. Cell chemical biology. 25(6). 775–786.e5. 28 indexed citations
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Kehraus, Stefan, Nicole Merten, Max Crüsemann, et al.. (2017). Biosynthetic Studies on Acetosellin and Structure Elucidation of a New Acetosellin Derivative. Planta Medica. 83(12/13). 1044–1052. 8 indexed citations
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Simon, Katharina, Nicole Merten, R Schröder, et al.. (2017). The Orphan Receptor GPR17 Is Unresponsive to Uracil Nucleotides and Cysteinyl Leukotrienes. Molecular Pharmacology. 91(5). 518–532. 30 indexed citations
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Simon, Katharina, Stephanie Hennen, Nicole Merten, et al.. (2015). The Orphan G Protein-coupled Receptor GPR17 Negatively Regulates Oligodendrocyte Differentiation via Gαi/o and Its Downstream Effector Molecules. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(2). 705–718. 61 indexed citations
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Böck, Andreas, Nicole Merten, Ramona Schrage, et al.. (2012). The allosteric vestibule of a seven transmembrane helical receptor controls G-protein coupling. Nature Communications. 3(1). 1044–1044. 116 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Johannes, Nicole Merten, Manuel Grundmann, et al.. (2011). Conjugated Linoleic Acids Mediate Insulin Release through Islet G Protein-coupled Receptor FFA1/GPR40. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(14). 11890–11894. 46 indexed citations
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Schröder, R, Johannes Schmidt, Stefanie Blättermann, et al.. (2011). Applying label-free dynamic mass redistribution technology to frame signaling of G protein–coupled receptors noninvasively in living cells. Nature Protocols. 6(11). 1748–1760. 135 indexed citations
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Schröder, R, Johannes Schmidt, Nicole Merten, et al.. (2010). Deconvolution of complex G protein–coupled receptor signaling in live cells using dynamic mass redistribution measurements. Nature Biotechnology. 28(9). 943–949. 212 indexed citations
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Chee, Melissa J., Karin Mörl, Diana Lindner, et al.. (2008). The Third Intracellular Loop Stabilizes the Inactive State of the Neuropeptide Y1 Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(48). 33337–33346. 32 indexed citations
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Hansen, Jakob Lerche, Jonas Hansen, Tobias Speerschneider, et al.. (2008). Lack of Evidence for AT1R/B2R Heterodimerization in COS-7, HEK293, and NIH3T3 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(3). 1831–1839. 49 indexed citations
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Schröder, R, Nicole Merten, Jesper Mosolff Mathiesen, et al.. (2008). The C-terminal Tail of CRTH2 Is a Key Molecular Determinant That Constrains Gαi and Downstream Signaling Cascade Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(2). 1324–1336. 48 indexed citations
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Lindner, Diana, Nicole Merten, Karin Mörl, et al.. (2008). GPC Receptors and Not Ligands Decide the Binding Mode in Neuropeptide Y Multireceptor/Multiligand System. Biochemistry. 47(22). 5905–5914. 25 indexed citations
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Ulven, Trond, Michael Gallen, Mads C. Nielsen, et al.. (2007). Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of a selective antagonist and the corresponding radioligand for the prostaglandin D2 receptor CRTH2. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17(21). 5924–5927. 7 indexed citations
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Merten, Nicole, Diana Lindner, Holger Römpler, et al.. (2007). Receptor Subtype-specific Docking of Asp6.59 with C-terminal Arginine Residues in Y Receptor Ligands. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(10). 7543–7551. 78 indexed citations
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Merten, Nicole & Annette G. Beck‐Sickinger. (2006). Molecular ligand-receptor interaction of the NPY/PP peptide family. Birkhäuser-Verlag eBooks. 35–62. 18 indexed citations

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