Norbert Weiss

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
192 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Norbert Weiss is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Norbert Weiss has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 30 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Norbert Weiss's work include Ion channel regulation and function (53 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (39 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (28 papers). Norbert Weiss is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (53 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (39 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (28 papers). Norbert Weiss collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Czechia and Canada. Norbert Weiss's co-authors include Gerald W. Zamponi, Peter Schümann, Frederick A. Rainey, Erko Stackebrandt, Ingrid Groth, Ulrich Schillinger, Karin Martin, Christiane Keller, Joseph Loscalzo and Michel De Waard and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Norbert Weiss

188 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Agrococcus jenensis gen. ... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 100 200 300 400 500
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. Agrococcus jenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Genus of Actinomycetes with Diaminobutyric Acid in the Cell Wall
    1996 527 citations Norbert Weiss et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Norbert Weiss 4.0k 1.1k 853 848 749 192 7.2k
Stephen A. Smith 4.0k 1.0× 926 0.9× 117 0.1× 918 1.1× 384 0.5× 308 11.5k
Yoshihisa Nakano 3.1k 0.8× 139 0.1× 276 0.3× 292 0.3× 374 0.5× 375 7.8k
Gang Liu 5.6k 1.4× 262 0.2× 1.3k 1.5× 131 0.2× 240 0.3× 345 12.6k
Rui Vitorino 3.2k 0.8× 211 0.2× 377 0.4× 478 0.6× 146 0.2× 302 7.1k
Luis B. Agellon 4.1k 1.0× 315 0.3× 228 0.3× 553 0.7× 249 0.3× 150 9.4k
Nobuyuki Fujita 5.7k 1.4× 1.3k 1.3× 293 0.3× 142 0.2× 92 0.1× 394 10.2k
Inho Choi 3.6k 0.9× 611 0.6× 255 0.3× 128 0.2× 291 0.4× 283 9.4k
David Weinstein 3.1k 0.8× 273 0.3× 192 0.2× 439 0.5× 286 0.4× 71 7.0k
Guangyan Zhou 4.7k 1.2× 430 0.4× 462 0.5× 135 0.2× 120 0.2× 25 8.3k
Li Zhan 5.0k 1.2× 387 0.4× 134 0.2× 241 0.3× 201 0.3× 68 9.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Norbert Weiss

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norbert Weiss

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Weiss, Norbert, et al.. (2025). Electrophysiological characterization of sourced human iPSC-derived motor neurons. Channels. 19(1). 2480713–2480713. 2 indexed citations
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Murphy, Mary, et al.. (2025). Functional characterization of a novel de novo CACNA1C pathogenic variant in a patient with neurodevelopmental disorder. Molecular Brain. 18(1). 26–26. 1 indexed citations
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Rodionov, Roman N., Natalia Jarzebska, Yen Chin Koay, et al.. (2024). Symmetric dimethylguanidino valeric acid, a novel single biomarker of hepatic steatosis. iScience. 27(12). 111366–111366. 1 indexed citations
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Mustafá, Emilio Román, et al.. (2023). Secretory carrier-associated membrane protein 5 regulates cell-surface targeting of T-type calcium channels. Channels. 17(1). 2230776–2230776. 1 indexed citations
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Vacı́k, Tomáš, et al.. (2022). Secretory carrier-associated membrane protein 2 (SCAMP2) regulates cell surface expression of T-type calcium channels. Molecular Brain. 15(1). 1–1. 6 indexed citations
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Legendre, Claire, Jacinthe Frangieh, Jérôme Montnach, et al.. (2022). Screening an In-House Isoquinoline Alkaloids Library for New Blockers of Voltage-Gated Na+ Channels Using Voltage Sensor Fluorescent Probes: Hits and Biases. Molecules. 27(13). 4133–4133. 4 indexed citations
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Mustafá, Emilio Román, et al.. (2022). Electrophysiological and computational analysis of Cav3.2 channel variants associated with familial trigeminal neuralgia. Molecular Brain. 15(1). 91–91. 6 indexed citations
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Souza, Ivana A., Tomáš Vacı́k, Jozef Hertecant, et al.. (2021). De novo SCN8A and inherited rare CACNA1H variants associated with severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Molecular Brain. 14(1). 126–126. 8 indexed citations
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Jarzebska, Natalia, Toshiko Suzuki-Yamamoto, Masumi Kimoto, et al.. (2021). Divergent Dimethylarginine Dimethylaminohydrolase Isoenzyme Expression in the Central Nervous System. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 42(7). 2273–2288. 9 indexed citations
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Huang, Sun, Omid Haji‐Ghassemi, Ivana A. Souza, et al.. (2020). A rare CACNA1H variant associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis causes complete loss of Cav3.2 T-type channel activity. Molecular Brain. 13(1). 33–33. 18 indexed citations
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Bergert, Hendrik, Stephan Kersting, Stefan Ludwig, et al.. (2016). Predictive factors for better bypass patency and limb salvage after prosthetic above-knee bypass reconstruction. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 64(2). 380–388.e1. 24 indexed citations
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Weiss, Norbert, Gerald W. Zamponi, & Michel De Waard. (2012). How do T-type calcium channels control low-threshold exocytosis?. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 5(4). 377–380. 19 indexed citations
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Proft, Juliane & Norbert Weiss. (2012). A protective mutation against Alzheimer disease?. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 5(4). 301–303. 6 indexed citations
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Proft, Juliane & Norbert Weiss. (2012). Jekyll and Hide. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 5(5). 405–407. 3 indexed citations
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Weiss, Norbert. (2012). Cross-talk between TRPML1 channel, lipids and lysosomal storage diseases. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 5(2). 111–113. 11 indexed citations
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Proft, Juliane & Norbert Weiss. (2012). From opto- to radio-genetics. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 5(3). 227–229. 1 indexed citations
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Weiss, Norbert, Shahid Hameed, José M. Fernández‐Fernández, et al.. (2011). A Cav3.2/Syntaxin-1A Signaling Complex Controls T-type Channel Activity and Low-threshold Exocytosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(4). 2810–2818. 103 indexed citations
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Al‐Qusairi, Lama, Norbert Weiss, Anne Toussaint, et al.. (2009). T-tubule disorganization and defective excitation-contraction coupling in muscle fibers lacking myotubularin lipid phosphatase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(44). 18763–18768. 142 indexed citations
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Cuchillo‐Ibáñez, Inmaculada, Marcos Aldea, Jacques Brocard, et al.. (2003). Inhibition of voltage-gated calcium channels by sequestration of β subunits. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 311(4). 1000–1007. 6 indexed citations
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Weiss, Norbert. (1970). Metabolic activity of bacteria important to the dairy industry.. 1 indexed citations

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