P. Robin Hiesinger

12.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

P. Robin Hiesinger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Robin Hiesinger has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 33 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in P. Robin Hiesinger's work include Cellular transport and secretion (27 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (27 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (12 papers). P. Robin Hiesinger is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (27 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (27 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (12 papers). P. Robin Hiesinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. P. Robin Hiesinger's co-authors include Hugo J. Bellen, Karen L. Schulze, Patrik Verstreken, Bassem A. Hassan, R. Grace Zhai, Roger A. Hoskins, W. Ryan Williamson, Eugene Jennifer Jin, Dong Wang and Ferdi Rıdvan Kiral and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

P. Robin Hiesinger

69 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

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Sean T. Sweeney United Kingdom

Karen L. Schulze United States

Fen‐Biao Gao United States

Erika Hartwieg United States

Oren Schuldiner Israel

Mani Ramaswami United States

J. Troy Littleton United States

Graeme W. Davis United States

Mike Fainzilber Israel

Koen J. T. Venken United States

Sean T. Sweeney United Kingdom

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. Robin Hiesinger

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. Robin Hiesinger

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All Works

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Karpova, Anna, P. Robin Hiesinger, Marijn Kuijpers, et al.. (2025). Neuronal autophagy in the control of synapse function. Neuron. 113(7). 974–990. 5 indexed citations

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Linneweber, Gerit Arne, et al.. (2023). EGFR-dependent suppression of synaptic autophagy is required for neuronal circuit development. Current Biology. 33(3). 517–532.e5. 6 indexed citations

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Hiesinger, P. Robin, et al.. (2023). Turnover of synaptic adhesion molecules. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 124. 103816–103816. 2 indexed citations

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Hiesinger, P. Robin, et al.. (2022). Neuronal filopodia: From stochastic dynamics to robustness of brain morphogenesis. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 133. 10–19. 18 indexed citations

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Jin, Eugene Jennifer, Ferdi Rıdvan Kiral, Shih‐Ching Lin, et al.. (2021). Systematic functional analysis of rab GTPases reveals limits of neuronal robustness to environmental challenges in flies. eLife. 10. 20 indexed citations

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Kiral, Ferdi Rıdvan, Gerit Arne Linneweber, Carsten Duch, et al.. (2021). Brain connectivity inversely scales with developmental temperature in Drosophila. Cell Reports. 37(12). 110145–110145. 23 indexed citations

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Linneweber, Gerit Arne, Radoslaw K. Ejsmont, Andrew Straw, et al.. (2020). A neurodevelopmental origin of behavioral individuality in the Drosophila visual system. Science. 367(6482). 1112–1119. 75 indexed citations

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Hiesinger, P. Robin & Bassem A. Hassan. (2018). The Evolution of Variability and Robustness in Neural Development. Trends in Neurosciences. 41(9). 577–586. 44 indexed citations

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Kiral, Ferdi Rıdvan, et al.. (2018). Rab GTPases and Membrane Trafficking in Neurodegeneration. Current Biology. 28(8). R471–R486. 165 indexed citations

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Hassan, Bassem A. & P. Robin Hiesinger. (2015). Beyond Molecular Codes: Simple Rules to Wire Complex Brains. Cell. 163(2). 285–291. 73 indexed citations

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Bezprozvanny, Ilya & P. Robin Hiesinger. (2013). The synaptic maintenance problem: membrane recycling, Ca2+ homeostasis and late onset degeneration. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 8(1). 23–23. 74 indexed citations

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Wang, Dong & P. Robin Hiesinger. (2012). Autophagy, neuron-specific degradation and neurodegeneration. Autophagy. 8(4). 711–713. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Dong, et al.. (2012). Membrane trafficking in neuronal maintenance and degeneration. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 70(16). 2919–2934. 57 indexed citations

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Jin, Eugene Jennifer, et al.. (2012). Similarities of Drosophila rab GTPases Based on Expression Profiling: Completion and Analysis of the rab-Gal4 Kit. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e40912–e40912. 21 indexed citations

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Chan, Chih‐Chiang, Daniel Epstein, & P. Robin Hiesinger. (2011). Intracellular trafficking in Drosophila visual system development: A basis for pattern formation through simple mechanisms. Developmental Neurobiology. 71(12). 1227–1245. 6 indexed citations

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Williamson, W. Ryan & P. Robin Hiesinger. (2010). Preparation of Developing and Adult <em>Drosophila</em> Brains and Retinae for Live Imaging. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 40 indexed citations

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Williamson, W. Ryan, Taehong Yang, Jonathan R. Terman, & P. Robin Hiesinger. (2010). Guidance Receptor Degradation Is Required for Neuronal Connectivity in the Drosophila Nervous System. PLoS Biology. 8(12). e1000553–e1000553. 19 indexed citations

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Hiesinger, P. Robin & Bassem A. Hassan. (2005). Genetics in the Age of Systems Biology. Cell. 123(7). 1173–1174. 14 indexed citations

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Zhai, R. Grace, P. Robin Hiesinger, Tong‐Wey Koh, et al.. (2003). Mapping Drosophila mutations with molecularly defined P element insertions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(19). 10860–10865. 86 indexed citations

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Fabian‐Fine, Ruth, Patrik Verstreken, P. Robin Hiesinger, et al.. (2003). Endophilin Promotes a Late Step in Endocytosis at Glial Invaginations inDrosophilaPhotoreceptor Terminals. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(33). 10732–10744. 75 indexed citations

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