Oliver Hobert

26.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
226 papers, 17.5k citations indexed

About

Oliver Hobert is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Oliver Hobert has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 17.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Aging, 122 papers in Molecular Biology and 68 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Oliver Hobert's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (181 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (67 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (52 papers). Oliver Hobert is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (181 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (67 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (52 papers). Oliver Hobert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Oliver Hobert's co-authors include Robert J. Johnston, Hannes E. Bülow, Gary Ruvkun, Dominic Didiano, Ephraim L. Tsalik, Sarah Chang, Heiner Westphal, Richard J. Poole, Paschalis Kratsios and David H. Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Oliver Hobert

218 papers receiving 17.3k 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.

Gene Regulation by Transcription Factors and MicroRNAs

2008 694 citations Oliver Hobert Science profile →
A microRNA controlling left/right neuronal asymmetry in Caenorhabditis elegans

2003 591 citations Oliver Hobert et al. Nature profile →
PCR Fusion-Based Approach to Create Reporter Gene Constructs for Expression Analysis in Transgenic C. elegans

2002 537 citations Oliver Hobert profile →
Whole-animal connectomes of both Caenorhabditis elegans sexes

2019 477 citations Steven J. Cook, Ken C. Q. Nguyen et al. Nature profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oliver Hobert

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparative connectomics of two distantly related nematode species reveals patterns of nervous system evolution 2025 ·Science ·Steven J. Cook, (unknown), Curtis M. Loer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Daniel J. Bumbarger, Metta Riebesell, Barbara Conradt, Ralf Schnabel, Ralf J. Sommer, Oliver Hobert	2
2	Experience-dependent, sexually dimorphic synaptic connectivity defined by sex-specific cadherin expression 2024 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), Oliver Hobert	3
3	A neurotransmitter atlas of C. elegans males and hermaphrodites 2024 ·eLife ·Chen Wang, Berta Vidal, (unknown), Curtis M. Loer, (unknown), (unknown), Itai Antoine Toker, Merly C. Vogt, Cyril Cros, Oliver Hobert	10
4	A neurotransmitter atlas of C. elegans males and hermaphrodites 2024 ·eLife ·Chen Wang, Berta Vidal, (unknown), Curtis M. Loer, (unknown), (unknown), Itai Antoine Toker, Merly C. Vogt, Cyril Cros, Oliver Hobert	3
5	Toolkits for detailed and high-throughput interrogation of synapses in C. elegans 2024 ·eLife ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wen Xi Cao, (unknown), Oliver Hobert, Hang Lu	0
6	Cell-specific effects of the sole C. elegans Daughterless/E protein homolog, HLH-2, on nervous system development 2023 ·Development ·(unknown), Ralf Schnabel, Eviatar Yemini, Eduardo Leyva‐Díaz, Oliver Hobert	2
7	Caenorhabditis elegans sine oculis/SIX-type homeobox genes act as homeotic switches to define neuronal subtype identities 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Cyril Cros, Oliver Hobert	17
8	Temporal transitions in the post-mitotic nervous system of Caenorhabditis elegans 2021 ·Nature ·HaoSheng Sun, Oliver Hobert	36
9	The Prop1-like homeobox gene unc-42 specifies the identity of synaptically connected neurons 2021 ·eLife ·Emily G. Berghoff, Lori Glenwinkel, Abhishek Bhattacharya, HaoSheng Sun, Erdem Varol, (unknown), (unknown), Yi Feng, Ken C. Q. Nguyen, Steven J. Cook, (unknown), (unknown), Cyril Cros, (unknown), Denise M. Ferkey, David H. Hall, Oliver Hobert	26
10	In silico analysis of the transcriptional regulatory logic of neuronal identity specification throughout the C. elegans nervous system 2021 ·eLife ·Lori Glenwinkel, Seth R. Taylor, (unknown), Laura Pereira, Molly B. Reilly, Manasa Basavaraju, Ibnul Rafi, Eviatar Yemini, Roger Pocock, Nenad Šestan, Marc Hammarlund, David M. Miller, Oliver Hobert	15
11	Brn3/POU‐IV‐type POU homeobox genes—Paradigmatic regulators of neuronal identity across phylogeny 2020 ·Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Developmental Biology ·Eduardo Leyva‐Díaz, (unknown), Esther Serrano‐Saiz, Lori Glenwinkel, Oliver Hobert	27
12	Expansion microscopy of C. elegans 2020 ·eLife ·Chih-Chieh Yu, (unknown), Asmamaw T. Wassie, Anubhav Sinha, Abhishek Bhattacharya, Shoh Asano, Chi Zhang, Fei Chen, Oliver Hobert, Miriam B. Goodman, Gal Haspel, Edward S. Boyden	66
13	Transcription factor autoregulation is required for acquisition and maintenance of neuronal identity 2019 ·Development ·Eduardo Leyva‐Díaz, Oliver Hobert	27
14	Silencing of Repetitive DNA Is Controlled by a Member of an Unusual Caenorhabditis elegans Gene Family 2017 ·Genetics ·Eduardo Leyva‐Díaz, Nikolaos Stefanakis, Inés Carrera, Lori Glenwinkel, Guoqiang Wang, Monica Driscoll, Oliver Hobert	34
15	PHYTOCHROME C Is an Essential Light Receptor for Photoperiodic Flowering in the Temperate Grass, Brachypodium distachyon 2014 ·Genetics ·Daniel P. Woods, Thomas S. Ream, Gregory Minevich, Oliver Hobert, Richard M. Amasino	61
16	Direct Conversion of C. elegans Germ Cells into Specific Neuron Types 2010 ·Science ·Baris Tursun, Tulsi Patel, Paschalis Kratsios, Oliver Hobert	168
17	Cis-regulatory mechanisms of left/right asymmetric neuron-subtype specification in C. elegans 2008 ·Development ·John F. Etchberger, (unknown), Richard J. Poole, (unknown), Oliver Hobert	56
18	An Interneuronal Chemoreceptor Required for Olfactory Imprinting in C. elegans 2005 ·Science ·Jean‐Jacques Rémy, Oliver Hobert	71
19	A C. elegans CLIC-like Protein Required for Intracellular Tube Formation and Maintenance 2003 ·Science ·(unknown), Hannes E. Bülow, David H. Hall, Oliver Hobert	134
20	Immunoglobulin-Domain Proteins Required for Maintenance of Ventral Nerve Cord Organization 2002 ·Science ·Oscar Aurelio, David H. Hall, Oliver Hobert	96

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