Nikolai G. Rainov

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Nikolai G. Rainov is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikolai G. Rainov has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Nikolai G. Rainov's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (28 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (20 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers). Nikolai G. Rainov is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (28 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (20 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers). Nikolai G. Rainov collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Nikolai G. Rainov's co-authors include Volkmar Heidecke, W. Burkert, Xandra O. Breakefield, Ulrich Herrlinger, Karen S. Aboody, Evan Y. Snyder, Wendy Yang, Juan E. Small, Shaoxiong Liu and Václav Ourednik and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Oncogene and Clinical Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Nikolai G. Rainov

84 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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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.

Neural stem cells display extensive tropism for pathology in adult brain: Evidence from intracranial gliomas

2000 944 citations Karen S. Aboody, Nikolai G. Rainov et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nikolai G. Rainov Germany	31	1.7k	1.0k	912	749	467	87	3.7k
Wendy Yang United States	20	1.3k 0.7×	760 0.8×	467 0.5×	446 0.6×	577 1.2×	48	2.7k
Atsushi Natsume Japan	42	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	503 0.6×	1.3k 1.8×	184 0.4×	189	5.2k
Bianca Pollo Italy	42	1.9k 1.1×	2.5k 2.5×	402 0.4×	1.3k 1.8×	256 0.5×	167	5.4k
Hugo Guerrero‐Cazares United States	36	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	266 0.3×	554 0.7×	444 1.0×	90	3.6k
Erica L. Jackson United States	21	3.4k 2.0×	880 0.9×	362 0.4×	2.6k 3.4×	381 0.8×	38	6.1k
Frits Thorsen Norway	36	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	170 0.2×	955 1.3×	146 0.3×	84	4.0k
Irina Marić United States	35	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	945 1.0×	3.4k 4.5×	207 0.4×	126	6.3k
Elena Binda Italy	22	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.5×	160 0.2×	1.7k 2.3×	542 1.2×	35	4.2k
Candece L. Gladson United States	42	2.5k 1.4×	735 0.7×	224 0.2×	912 1.2×	111 0.2×	79	4.9k
Christoph P. Beier Denmark	30	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	152 0.2×	1.4k 1.9×	178 0.4×	82	3.9k

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Konakondla, Sanjay, Jonathan Nakhla, Sean M. Barber, et al.. (2020). A Novel Endoscopic Technique for Biopsy and Tissue Diagnosis for a Paraspinal Thoracic Tumor in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 14(s4). S66–S70. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Guang, Ruyou Zhang, Xiaofeng Chen, et al.. (2011). MiR-106a inhibits glioma cell growth by targeting E2F1 independent of p53 status. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 89(10). 1037–1050. 77 indexed citations

Rainov, Nikolai G. & Volkmar Heidecke. (2007). Experimental therapies for chronic pain. PubMed. 97(Pt 1). 473–477. 1 indexed citations

Ren, Huan, Baofeng Yang, & Nikolai G. Rainov. (2007). Receptor Tyrosine Kinases as Therapeutic Targets in Malignant Glioma. Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials. 2(2). 87–101. 18 indexed citations

Dodd, Susanna, et al.. (2007). Overall survival in patients with malignant glioma may be significantly longer with tumors located in deep grey matter. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 260(1-2). 49–56. 18 indexed citations

Fischer, Ute, Sabine Steffens, Susanne Frank, et al.. (2004). Mechanisms of thymidine kinase/ganciclovir and cytosine deaminase/ 5-fluorocytosine suicide gene therapy-induced cell death in glioma cells. Oncogene. 24(7). 1231–1243. 91 indexed citations

Jenkinson, Michael D., Daniel du Plessis, Hiroko Ohgaki, et al.. (2003). Cerebellar Liponeurocytoma with an Unusually Aggressive Clinical Course: Case Report. Neurosurgery. 53(6). 1425–1428. 29 indexed citations

Rainov, Nikolai G. & Volkmar Heidecke. (2003). Motor cortex stimulation for neuropathic facial pain. Neurological Research. 25(2). 157–161. 40 indexed citations

Machulla, Helmut K.G., et al.. (2001). Brain Glioma and Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) – is There an Association. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 52(3). 253–261. 29 indexed citations

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Asher, Anthony L., Friedrich Weber, Richard D. Bucholz, et al.. (2001). 763 Safety, Tolerability and Tumor Response of IL4-toxin (NBI-3001) in Patients with Recurrent Malignant Glioma. Neurosurgery. 49(2). 525–525. 1 indexed citations

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Aboody, Karen S., Nikolai G. Rainov, Shaoxiong Liu, et al.. (2000). Neural stem cells display extensive tropism for pathology in adult brain: Evidence from intracranial gliomas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(23). 12846–12851. 944 indexed citations breakdown →

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Steffens, Sabine, Susanne Frank, Ute Fischer, et al.. (2000). Enhanced green fluorescent protein fusion proteins of herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase and cytochrome P450 4B1: Applications for prodrug-activating gene therapy. Cancer Gene Therapy. 7(5). 806–812. 24 indexed citations

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Mohr, Leonhard, et al.. (2000). Rabbit cytochrome P450 4B1: A novel prodrug activating gene for pharmacogene therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Gene Therapy. 7(7). 1008–1014. 25 indexed citations

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Rainov, Nikolai G., Keiro Ikeda, Ulrich Herrlinger, et al.. (1999). Intraarterial Delivery of Adenovirus Vectors and Liposome-DNA Complexes to Experimental Brain Neoplasms. Human Gene Therapy. 10(2). 311–318. 43 indexed citations

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Husain, Nuzhat, E. Antonio Chiocca, Nikolai G. Rainov, David N. Louis, & Nicholas T. Zervas. (1998). Co-expression of Fas and Fas ligand in malignant glial tumors and cell lines. Acta Neuropathologica. 95(3). 287–290. 52 indexed citations

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Rieger, Andreas, Nikolai G. Rainov, Heinrich Ebel, et al.. (1997). Factors predicting pituitary adenoma invasiveness in acromegalic patients. Neurosurgical Review. 20(3). 182–187. 17 indexed citations

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Rainov, Nikolai G., et al.. (1997). Epidural electrical stimulation of the motor cortex in patients with facial neuralgia. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 99(3). 205–209. 58 indexed citations

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Rainov, Nikolai G., et al.. (1996). Back to the roots of modern neurosurgery: Neurosurgical pioneers in Halle an der Saale. Surgical Neurology. 46(2). 161–168. 1 indexed citations

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Kramm, Christof M., Nikolai G. Rainov, Miguel Sena‐Esteves, et al.. (1996). Long-Term Survival in a Rodent Model of Disseminated Brain Tumors by Combined Intrathecal Delivery of Herpes Vectors and Ganciclovir Treatment. Human Gene Therapy. 7(16). 1989–1994. 53 indexed citations

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Rainov, Nikolai G. & W. Burkert. (1994). An unusual suicide attempt using a circular saw. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 106(4). 223–224. 24 indexed citations

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