Norbert Topf

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Norbert Topf is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Norbert Topf has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Norbert Topf's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (3 papers), Cancer Research and Treatments (3 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers). Norbert Topf is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (3 papers), Cancer Research and Treatments (3 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers). Norbert Topf collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Germany. Norbert Topf's co-authors include Neil L. Harrison, Juan L. Brusés, María E. Rubio, Lorenz Studer, Anselme L. Perrier, Viviane Tabar, Tiziano Barberi, Malcolm A.S. Moore, Péter Klivènyi and M. Flint Beal and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Blood and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Norbert Topf

10 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Derivation of midbrain dopamine neurons from human embryonic stem cells

2004 747 citations Anselme L. Perrier, Viviane Tabar et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Norbert Topf United States	9	1.2k	636	432	186	164	10	1.5k
Yechiel Elkabetz Israel	15	1.5k 1.3×	379 0.6×	524 1.2×	216 1.2×	215 1.3×	18	1.9k
Alexandra Blak United States	8	1.4k 1.1×	425 0.7×	252 0.6×	150 0.8×	189 1.2×	8	1.6k
Daniel Fuentes United States	7	1.6k 1.3×	381 0.6×	355 0.8×	151 0.8×	160 1.0×	7	1.8k
Tikva Turetsky Israel	9	1.1k 0.9×	375 0.6×	371 0.9×	203 1.1×	215 1.3×	12	1.4k
Maria Sundberg United States	16	797 0.7×	375 0.6×	208 0.5×	105 0.6×	106 0.6×	29	1.1k
Yuko Kokubu Japan	6	2.1k 1.7×	491 0.8×	400 0.9×	318 1.7×	277 1.7×	8	2.3k
Etti Reinhartz Israel	11	1.4k 1.2×	607 1.0×	875 2.0×	259 1.4×	224 1.4×	11	2.2k
Maria Teresa Dell’Anno Italy	10	949 0.8×	493 0.8×	251 0.6×	110 0.6×	138 0.8×	15	1.2k
Jelle van den Ameele United Kingdom	19	1.2k 1.0×	396 0.6×	470 1.1×	133 0.7×	90 0.5×	41	1.8k
Kathrin Hemmer Germany	14	1.1k 0.9×	487 0.8×	358 0.8×	125 0.7×	354 2.2×	18	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Norbert Topf

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norbert Topf

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

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Borghese, Cecilia M., David F. Werner, Norbert Topf, et al.. (2006). An Isoflurane- and Alcohol-Insensitive Mutant GABAA Receptor α1 Subunit with Near-Normal Apparent Affinity for GABA: Characterization in Heterologous Systems and Production of Knockin Mice. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 319(1). 208–218. 47 indexed citations

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Cacheaux, Luisa P., Norbert Topf, Gareth R. Tibbs, et al.. (2005). Impairment of Hyperpolarization-Activated, Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channel Function by the Intravenous General Anesthetic Propofol. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 315(2). 517–525. 52 indexed citations

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Perrier, Anselme L., Viviane Tabar, Tiziano Barberi, et al.. (2004). Derivation of midbrain dopamine neurons from human embryonic stem cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(34). 12543–12548. 747 indexed citations breakdown →

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Barberi, Tiziano, Péter Klivènyi, Noel Y. Calingasan, et al.. (2003). Neural subtype specification of fertilization and nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells and application in parkinsonian mice. Nature Biotechnology. 21(10). 1200–1207. 487 indexed citations

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Topf, Norbert, et al.. (2003). Effects of Isoflurane on γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors Activated by Full and Partial Agonists. Anesthesiology. 98(2). 306–311. 37 indexed citations

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Ozawa, Hiroaki, Wanhong Ding, Hideshi Torii, et al.. (1999). Granulocyte–Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Gene Transfer to Dendritic Cells or Epidermal Cells Augments Their Antigen-Presenting Function Including Induction of Anti-Tumor Immunity. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 113(6). 999–1005. 18 indexed citations

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Worgall, Stefan, Ravi Singh, Philip L. Leopold, et al.. (1999). Selective Expansion of Alveolar Macrophages In Vivo by Adenovirus-Mediated Transfer of the Murine Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor cDNA. Blood. 93(2). 655–666. 5 indexed citations

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Worgall, Stefan, Ravi Singh, Philip L. Leopold, et al.. (1999). Selective Expansion of Alveolar Macrophages In Vivo by Adenovirus-Mediated Transfer of the Murine Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor cDNA. Blood. 93(2). 655–666. 33 indexed citations

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Topf, Norbert, et al.. (1998). Regional ‘pro-drug’ gene therapy: intravenous administration of an adenoviral vector expressing the E. coli cytosine deaminase gene and systemic administration of 5-fluorocytosine suppresses growth of hepatic metastasis of colon carcinoma. Gene Therapy. 5(4). 507–513. 65 indexed citations

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Klosterhalfen, B., Felix Offner, Norbert Topf, Peter Vogel, & Christian Mittermayer. (1990). Sclerosis of the internal anal sphincter—A process of aging. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 33(7). 606–609. 46 indexed citations

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