Niels Jensen

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Niels Jensen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Niels Jensen has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Niels Jensen's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers), Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (6 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (5 papers). Niels Jensen is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers), Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (6 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (5 papers). Niels Jensen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Germany. Niels Jensen's co-authors include Bryan L. Roth, Vincent Setola, Atheir I. Abbas, Jérôme Hert, Christian Laggner, Sandra J. Hufeisen, Brian K. Shoichet, Michael J. Keiser, Richard A. Glennon and John J. Irwin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Niels Jensen

36 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Predicting new molecular targets for known drugs 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Predicting new molecular targets for known drugs
    2009 1.3k citations Michael J. Keiser, Vincent Setola et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Niels Jensen United States 19 1.4k 898 546 404 297 36 2.5k
Sandra J. Hufeisen United States 13 1.7k 1.2× 904 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 601 1.5× 281 0.9× 16 3.4k
Kelan Thomas United States 12 920 0.7× 831 0.9× 239 0.4× 303 0.8× 240 0.8× 26 1.8k
Tao Che United States 24 2.3k 1.7× 751 0.8× 1.2k 2.2× 293 0.7× 398 1.3× 69 3.5k
Albert J. Robichaud United States 29 1.1k 0.8× 336 0.4× 742 1.4× 570 1.4× 1.1k 3.9× 74 2.8k
Andrew Coop United States 32 1.9k 1.4× 303 0.3× 1.5k 2.7× 457 1.1× 504 1.7× 154 4.6k
Vincent Setola United States 33 2.8k 2.0× 1.2k 1.4× 1.8k 3.2× 676 1.7× 634 2.1× 81 5.1k
William A. Price United States 33 1.6k 1.1× 188 0.2× 521 1.0× 353 0.9× 778 2.6× 78 3.8k
Travis T. Wager United States 29 1.7k 1.2× 932 1.0× 545 1.0× 484 1.2× 1.1k 3.6× 42 3.9k
Jyrki Taskinen Finland 22 792 0.6× 292 0.3× 232 0.4× 182 0.5× 215 0.7× 54 2.5k
Frank E. Blaney United Kingdom 19 1.0k 0.8× 296 0.3× 720 1.3× 160 0.4× 343 1.2× 41 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Niels Jensen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niels Jensen

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All Works

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Makino, Yoshinori, Niels Jensen, Naoko Yokota, et al.. (2019). Single cell RNA-sequencing identified Dec2 as a suppressive factor for spermatogonial differentiation by inhibiting Sohlh1 expression. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 6063–6063. 9 indexed citations
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Allen, John, Julianne M. Yost, Vincent Setola, et al.. (2011). Discovery of β-Arrestin–Biased Dopamine D 2 Ligands for Probing Signal Transduction Pathways Essential for Antipsychotic Efficacy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(45). 18488–18493. 281 indexed citations
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Abbas, Atheir I., et al.. (2010). Assessing serotonin receptor mRNA editing frequency by a novel ultra high-throughput sequencing method. Nucleic Acids Research. 38(10). e118–e118. 32 indexed citations
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Kozikowski, Alan P., et al.. (2010). HTS and Rational Drug Design to Generate a Class of 5‐HT2C‐Selective Ligands for Possible Use in Schizophrenia.. ChemMedChem. 5(8). 1221–1225. 21 indexed citations
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Keiser, Michael J., Vincent Setola, John J. Irwin, et al.. (2009). Predicting new molecular targets for known drugs. Nature. 462(7270). 175–181. 1251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jensen, Niels & Bryan Roth. (2008). Massively Parallel Screening of the Receptorome. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening. 11(6). 420–426. 48 indexed citations
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Hamunen, Katri, Pirkko Paakkari, Harald Breivik, et al.. (2008). What do different databases tell about the use of opioids in seven European countries in 2002?. European Journal of Pain. 12(6). 705–715. 52 indexed citations
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Jensen, Niels, Ramona M. Rodriguiz, Marc G. Caron, et al.. (2007). N-Desalkylquetiapine, a Potent Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor and Partial 5-HT1A Agonist, as a Putative Mediator of Quetiapine's Antidepressant Activity. Neuropsychopharmacology. 33(10). 2303–2312. 247 indexed citations
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Jensen, Niels, Jochen Gartz, & Hartmut Laatsch. (2006). Aeruginascin, a Trimethylammonium Analogue of Psilocybin from the Hallucinogenic MushroomInocybe aeruginascens. Planta Medica. 72(7). 665–666. 44 indexed citations
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Jivegård, Lennart, Christer Drott, J Gélin, et al.. (2004). Effects of Three Months of Low Molecular Weight Heparin (dalteparin) Treatment After Bypass Surgery for Lower Limb Ischemia—A Randomised Placebo-controlled Double Blind Multicentre Trial. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 29(2). 190–198. 21 indexed citations
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Sengeløv, Lisa, et al.. (2000). The functional and psychosocial status of patients with disseminated bladder cancer. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 5(1). 20–24. 4 indexed citations
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Hasselblatt, Martin, Heike Kamrowski‐Kruck, Niels Jensen, et al.. (1998). ETA and ETB receptor antagonists synergistically increase extracellular endothelin-1 levels in primary rat astrocyte cultures. Brain Research. 785(2). 253–261. 33 indexed citations
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Jensen, Niels, Martin Hasselblatt, Anna‐Leena Sirén, et al.. (1998). ETA and ETB Specific Ligands Synergistically Antagonize Endothelin‐1 Binding to an Atypical Endothelin Receptor in Primary Rat Astrocytes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 70(2). 473–482. 22 indexed citations
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Jensen, Niels. (1992). Characterization of Serpulina (Treponema) hyodysenteriae and related intestinal spirochetes by ribosomal RNA gene restriction patterns. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 93(3). 235–241. 15 indexed citations
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Jensen, Niels, Robert Wilbrandt, & René V. Bensasson. (1989). Sensitized photoisomerization of all-trans- and 11-cis-retinal. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 111(20). 7877–7888. 22 indexed citations
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Jensen, Niels, et al.. (1988). Severity of illness and outcome of treatment in alcoholic patients in the intensive care unit. Intensive Care Medicine. 15(1). 19–22. 33 indexed citations
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Langkild̄e, Frans W., Niels Jensen, Robert Wilbrandt, Albert M. Brouwer, & H. J. C. JACOBS. (1987). UV absorption and Raman spectra of the ground states and time-resolved resonance Raman spectra of the lowest excited triplet states of the E and Z isomers of 2,5-dimethyl-1,3,5-hexatriene. Indication of nonequilibration of excited rotamers in the lowest triplet state. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 91(5). 1029–1040. 16 indexed citations
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Jensen, Niels, et al.. (1983). ChemInform Abstract: CHLOROPHYLL A‐SENSITIZED TRANS‐CIS PHOTOISOMERIZATION OF ALL‐TRANS‐β‐CAROTENE. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 14(5). 3 indexed citations

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