Peter Bedner

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Peter Bedner is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Bedner has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Peter Bedner's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (32 papers), Connexins and lens biology (16 papers) and Epilepsy research and treatment (11 papers). Peter Bedner is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (32 papers), Connexins and lens biology (16 papers) and Epilepsy research and treatment (11 papers). Peter Bedner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Peter Bedner's co-authors include Christian Steinhäuser, Gerald Seifert, Klaus Willecke, Martin Theis, Hartmann Harz, Kerstin Hüttmann, Tushar Deshpande, K. H. Kramer, Pavel Dublin and Julia Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Peter Bedner

40 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Astrocytes in the initiation and progression of epilepsy 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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. Astrocytes in the initiation and progression of epilepsy
    2022 121 citations Annamaria Vezzani, Teresa Ravizza et al. Nature Reviews Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Bedner Germany 23 1.0k 967 528 311 257 40 1.9k
Jonathan Vinet Italy 27 884 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 971 1.8× 190 0.6× 334 1.3× 41 3.0k
Julie A. Saugstad United States 33 1.2k 1.1× 2.1k 2.2× 451 0.9× 61 0.2× 246 1.0× 60 3.3k
Flavia Trettel Italy 28 1.2k 1.2× 1.4k 1.4× 604 1.1× 176 0.6× 207 0.8× 44 2.5k
Lavinia Albéri Switzerland 25 633 0.6× 996 1.0× 251 0.5× 59 0.2× 265 1.0× 47 2.0k
Lars Christian B. Rønn Denmark 26 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 193 0.4× 100 0.3× 221 0.9× 42 2.1k
Silvia Coco Italy 27 1.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 344 0.7× 98 0.3× 339 1.3× 41 2.6k
Izabela Sokal United States 23 1.1k 1.1× 1.8k 1.8× 190 0.4× 198 0.6× 418 1.6× 33 2.4k
Ronald Jabs Germany 24 1.2k 1.2× 892 0.9× 774 1.5× 240 0.8× 166 0.6× 38 2.1k
Christiane Frahm Germany 26 810 0.8× 653 0.7× 530 1.0× 118 0.4× 183 0.7× 52 1.7k
Amber L. Southwell Canada 31 2.0k 2.0× 2.3k 2.3× 196 0.4× 79 0.3× 310 1.2× 48 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Bedner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Bedner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Bedner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Bedner 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 Peter Bedner. Peter Bedner 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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Wu, Zhou, et al.. (2025). Targeting necroptosis protects against astrocyte death and hippocampal sclerosis in experimental temporal lobe epilepsy. The Journal of Physiology. 604(4). 1695–1707. 1 indexed citations
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Knöpper, Konrad, Frederic Brosseron, Michael T. Heneka, et al.. (2024). Ablation of CCL17‐positive hippocampal neurons induces inflammation‐dependent epilepsy. Epilepsia. 66(2). 554–568. 1 indexed citations
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Anders, Stefanie, Petr Unichenko, Michel K. Herde, et al.. (2023). Epileptic activity triggers rapid ROCK1‐dependent astrocyte morphology changes. Glia. 72(3). 643–659. 3 indexed citations
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Vezzani, Annamaria, Teresa Ravizza, Peter Bedner, et al.. (2022). Astrocytes in the initiation and progression of epilepsy. Nature Reviews Neurology. 18(12). 707–722. 121 indexed citations breakdown →
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Unichenko, Petr, et al.. (2022). Overview Article Astrocytes as Initiators of Epilepsy. Neurochemical Research. 48(4). 1091–1099. 18 indexed citations
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Müller, Julia, Gerald Seifert, Étienne Audinat, et al.. (2022). Reactive microglia are the major source of tumor necrosis factor alpha and contribute to astrocyte dysfunction and acute seizures in experimental temporal lobe epilepsy. Glia. 71(2). 168–186. 37 indexed citations
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Steinhäuser, Christian, et al.. (2021). Initiation of Experimental Temporal Lobe Epilepsy by Early Astrocyte Uncoupling Is Independent of TGFβR1/ALK5 Signaling. Frontiers in Neurology. 12. 660591–660591. 10 indexed citations
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Müller, Julia, Peter Bedner, Xavier Helluy, et al.. (2020). Lipoprotein receptor loss in forebrain radial glia results in neurological deficits and severe seizures. Glia. 68(12). 2517–2549. 9 indexed citations
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Müller, Julia, et al.. (2020). Astrocytic GABA Accumulation in Experimental Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Frontiers in Neurology. 11. 614923–614923. 30 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiong, Stephanie Griemsmann, Zhou Wu, et al.. (2017). Connexin43, but not connexin30, contributes to adult neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus. Brain Research Bulletin. 136. 91–100. 12 indexed citations
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Heuser, Kjell, Wannan Tang, Vidar R. Jensen, et al.. (2015). Augmentation of Ca2+ signaling in astrocytic endfeet in the latent phase of temporal lobe epilepsy. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9. 49–49. 20 indexed citations
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Jefferys, John G. R., Christian Steinhäuser, & Peter Bedner. (2015). Chemically-induced TLE models: Topical application. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 260. 53–61. 39 indexed citations
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Griemsmann, Stephanie, Peter Bedner, Jiong Zhang, et al.. (2014). Characterization of Panglial Gap Junction Networks in the Thalamus, Neocortex, and Hippocampus Reveals a Unique Population of Glial Cells. Cerebral Cortex. 25(10). 3420–3433. 107 indexed citations
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Bedner, Peter & Christian Steinhäuser. (2013). Altered Kir and gap junction channels in temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurochemistry International. 63(7). 682–687. 38 indexed citations
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Steinhäuser, Christian, Gerald Seifert, & Peter Bedner. (2012). Astrocyte dysfunction in temporal lobe epilepsy: K+ channels and gap junction coupling. Glia. 60(8). 1192–1202. 154 indexed citations
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Dublin, Pavel, Peter Bedner, Kerstin Hüttmann, et al.. (2010). Role of astroglial connexin30 in hippocampal gap junction coupling. Glia. 59(3). 511–519. 70 indexed citations
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Theofilas, Panos, Peter Bedner, Kerstin Hüttmann, et al.. (2008). The Proapoptotic BCL-2 Homology Domain 3-Only Protein Bim Is Not Critical for Acute Excitotoxic Cell Death. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 68(1). 102–110. 20 indexed citations
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Bedner, Peter, et al.. (2005). Selective Permeability of Different Connexin Channels to the Second Messenger Cyclic AMP. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(10). 6673–6681. 76 indexed citations
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Bedner, Peter, et al.. (2003). A method to determine the relative cAMP permeability of connexin channels. Experimental Cell Research. 291(1). 25–35. 29 indexed citations
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Harz, Hartmann, et al.. (2000). Selective permeability of different connexin channels to the second messenger inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. Journal of Cell Science. 113(8). 1365–1372. 179 indexed citations

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