Olaf Pongs

21.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
247 papers, 17.5k citations indexed

About

Olaf Pongs is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Olaf Pongs has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 17.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 223 papers in Molecular Biology, 107 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 96 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Olaf Pongs's work include Ion channel regulation and function (152 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (95 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (65 papers). Olaf Pongs is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (152 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (95 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (65 papers). Olaf Pongs collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Olaf Pongs's co-authors include Stefan H. Heinemann, Martin Stocker, Walter Stühmer, Arnd Baumann, Frank Wunder, Dirk Isbrandt, Jens Rettig, Christoph Lorra, Sabine Sewing and Jochen Roeper 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

Olaf Pongs

246 papers receiving 17.1k 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.

Inactivation properties of voltage-gated K+ channels altered by presence of β-subunit

1994 713 citations Jens Rettig, Stefan H. Heinemann et al. Nature profile →
Molecular basis of functional diversity of voltage-gated potassium channels in mammalian brain.

1989 680 citations Walter Stühmer, Martin Stocker et al. profile →
Heteromultimeric channels formed by rat brain potassium-channel proteins

1990 366 citations Martin Stocker, Sabine Sewing et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Myristoylated Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1 captures the preciliary vesicle at distal appendages 2025 ·eLife ·Tomoharu Kanie, Roy Ng, Keene L. Abbott, (unknown), Esben Lorentzen, Olaf Pongs, Peter K. Jackson	2
2	Probing Conformational Changes during the Gating Cycle of a Potassium Channel in Lipid Bilayers 2017 ·Biophysical Journal ·Elwin A. W. van der Cruijsen, Alexander Prokofyev, Olaf Pongs, Marc Baldus	25
3	The Low-Threshold Calcium Channel Cav3.2 Determines Low-Threshold Mechanoreceptor Function 2015 ·Cell Reports ·Amaury François, (unknown), Sophie Laffray, (unknown), Anne Pizzoccaro, Stefan Dübel, Annabelle Mantilleri, Joël Nargeot, Jacques Noël, John N. Wood, Aziz Moqrich, Olaf Pongs, Emmanuel Bourinet	149
4	MmTX1 and MmTX2 from Coral Snake Venom Potently Modulate GABA(A) Receptor Activity 2015 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), Jürgen R. Schwarz, (unknown), Brigitte Céard, José Marı́a Gutiérrez, Matthias Kneussel, Olaf Pongs, (unknown), Pierre E. Bougis	2
5	TRPM4 channels in the cardiovascular system 2013 ·Current Opinion in Pharmacology ·Martin Kruse, Olaf Pongs	38
6	A Molecular Switch Driving Inactivation in the Cardiac K+ Channel hERG 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·David A. Köpfer, Ulrike Hahn, Iris Ohmert, Gert Vriend, Olaf Pongs, Bert L. de Groot, Ulrich Zachariae	16
7	A cardiac pathway of cyclic GMP-independent signaling of guanylyl cyclase A, the receptor for atrial natriuretic peptide 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Beatrice Dankworth, Martin Kruse, Michael Hartmann, Viacheslav O. Nikolaev, Ruey‐Bing Yang, Katharina Völker, Birgit Gaßner, Heike Oberwinkler, Robert Feil, Marc Freichel, Klaus Groschner, Boris V. Skryabin, Stefan Frantz, Lutz Birnbaumer, Olaf Pongs, Michaela Kühn	35
8	Modulation of Kv4.2 channels by a peptide isolated from the venom of the giant bird-eating tarantula Theraphosa leblondi 2004 ·Toxicon ·(unknown), Christian Legros, Andreas Nolting, Catherine Guette, Marie-Louise Célérier, Olaf Pongs, Robert Bähring	27
9	Pacemaker channel dysfunction in a patient with sinus node disease 2003 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Eric Schulze‐Bahr, Axel Neu, Patrick Friederich, U. Benjamin Kaupp, Günter Breithardt, Olaf Pongs, Dirk Isbrandt	236
10	NIP domain prevents N-type inactivation in voltage-gated potassium channels 1998 ·Nature ·Jochen Roeper, Sabine Sewing, Ying Zhang, Tobias Sommer, Siegmund G. Wanner, Olaf Pongs	62
11	Cloning and functional expression of rat ether‐à‐go‐go‐like K⁺ channel genes 1998 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Birgit Engeland, Axel Neu, Jost Ludwig, Jochen Roeper, Olaf Pongs	44
12	Does r-EAG contribute to the M-current? 1997 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), Jens Ludwig, Jochen Roeper, Ronald M. Weseloh, Olaf Pongs, D. J. Brown	6
13	Molecular basis for different pore properties of potassium channels from the rat brain Kv1 gene family 1997 ·Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology ·Juan M. Gómez‐Hernández, Christoph Lorra, Luis A. Pardo, Walter Stühmer, Olaf Pongs, Stefan H. Heinemann, A. A. Elliott	28
14	Secondary structure, stability and tetramerisation of recombinant KV1.1 potassium channel cytoplasmic N-terminal fragment 1997 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology ·Geoffrey W. Abbott, Michael Bloemendal, Ivo H. M. van Stokkum, (unknown), (unknown), Sabine Sewing, (unknown), Olaf Pongs, Surjit Kaila Srai	4
15	Molecular and functional characterization of a rat brain K_vβ3 potassium channel subunit 1995 ·FEBS Letters ·Stefan H. Heinemann, Jens Rettig, Frank Wunder, Olaf Pongs	91
16	Cloning and characterization of a human delayed rectifier potassium channel gene. 1993 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Christoph Lorra, Martin Stocker, Olaf Pongs	31
17	Molecular biology of voltage-dependent potassium channels 1992 ·Physiological Reviews ·Olaf Pongs	334
18	Novel potassium channels encoded by the Shaker locus in drosophila photoreceptors 1991 ·Neuron ·Roger Hardie, (unknown), Olaf Pongs, Simon B. Laughlin	75
19	STRUCTURAL BASIS OF POTASSIUM CHANNEL DIVERSITY IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 1990 ·Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology ·Olaf Pongs	3
20	Irreversible binding of chloramphenicol analogues to E. coli ribosomes 1972 ·FEBS Letters ·Rolf Bald, Volker A. Erdmann, Olaf Pongs	24

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