Petra Schwarz

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Petra Schwarz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Petra Schwarz has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Neurology and 19 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Petra Schwarz's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (47 papers), Trace Elements in Health (17 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (13 papers). Petra Schwarz is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (47 papers), Trace Elements in Health (17 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (13 papers). Petra Schwarz collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Petra Schwarz's co-authors include Ulrich Förstermann, Hartmut Kleinert, Adriano Aguzzi, Ellen I. Closs, Ingolf Gath, Katrin Linker, Andrea Pautz, Masaki Nakane, Jennifer S. Pollock and Mathias Heikenwälder and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Petra Schwarz

76 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Nitric oxide synthase isozymes. Characterization, purific... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 2004 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Nitric oxide synthase isozymes. Characterization, purification, molecular cloning, and functions.
    1994 914 citations Ulrich Förstermann, Petra Schwarz et al. profile →
  2. Regulation of the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase
    2004 577 citations Hartmut Kleinert, Petra Schwarz et al. profile →

Peers

Petra Schwarz
Gary A. Weisman United States
Jianrong Li United States
Chuen‐Mao Yang Taiwan
Osamu Hori Japan
John M. Land United Kingdom
Juan Hidalgo Spain
Young‐Guen Kwon South Korea
Cecilia Giulivi United States
Mariusz R. Wiȩckowski Poland
Michael J. James Australia
Gary A. Weisman United States
Petra Schwarz
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Petra Schwarz

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

All Works

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Lakkaraju, Asvin KK, Silvia Sorce, Assunta Senatore, et al.. (2022). Glial activation in prion diseases is selectively triggered by neuronal PrPSc. Brain Pathology. 32(5). e13056–e13056. 20 indexed citations
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Frontzek, Karl, Silvia Sorce, Assunta Senatore, et al.. (2016). Neurotoxic Antibodies against the Prion Protein Do Not Trigger Prion Replication. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0163601–e0163601. 16 indexed citations
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Zhu, Caihong, U. Herrmann, Jeppe Falsig, et al.. (2016). A neuroprotective role for microglia in prion diseases. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 213(6). 1047–1059. 108 indexed citations
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Nuvolone, Mario, Silvia Sorce, Petra Schwarz, & Adriano Aguzzi. (2015). Prion Pathogenesis in the Absence of NLRP3/ASC Inflammasomes. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0117208–e0117208. 36 indexed citations
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Zhu, Caihong, Petra Schwarz, Irina Abakumova, & Adriano Aguzzi. (2015). Unaltered Prion Pathogenesis in a Mouse Model of High-Fat Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0144983–e0144983. 11 indexed citations
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Margalith, Ilan, Boris Ballmer, Petra Schwarz, et al.. (2012). Polythiophenes Inhibit Prion Propagation by Stabilizing Prion Protein (PrP) Aggregates. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(23). 18872–18887. 48 indexed citations
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Sigurdson, Christina J., Shivanjali Joshi-Barr, Cyrus Bett, et al.. (2011). Spongiform Encephalopathy in Transgenic Mice Expressing a Point Mutation in the β2–α2 Loop of the Prion Protein. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(39). 13840–13847. 50 indexed citations
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Sigurdson, Christina J., K. Peter R. Nilsson, Simone Hornemann, et al.. (2010). A molecular switch controls interspecies prion disease transmission in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 120(7). 2590–2599. 107 indexed citations
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Sigurdson, Christina J., K. Peter R. Nilsson, Simone Hornemann, et al.. (2008). De novo generation of a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy by mouse transgenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(1). 304–309. 158 indexed citations
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Genoud, Nicolas, David E. Ott, Nathalie Braun, et al.. (2008). Antiprion Prophylaxis by Gene Transfer of a Soluble Prion Antagonist. American Journal Of Pathology. 172(5). 1287–1296. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Huige, Marcus Hortmann, Andreas Daiber, et al.. (2008). Cyclooxygenase 2-Selective and Nonselective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Induce Oxidative Stress by Up-Regulating Vascular NADPH Oxidases. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 326(3). 745–753. 56 indexed citations
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Zabel, Mark D., Mathias Heikenwälder, Marco Prinz, et al.. (2007). Stromal Complement Receptor CD21/35 Facilitates Lymphoid Prion Colonization and Pathogenesis. The Journal of Immunology. 179(9). 6144–6152. 54 indexed citations
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Sigurdson, Christina J., K. Peter R. Nilsson, Simone Hornemann, et al.. (2007). Prion strain discrimination using luminescent conjugated polymers. Nature Methods. 4(12). 1023–1030. 231 indexed citations
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Lötscher, Marius, Mike Recher, Karl S. Lang, et al.. (2007). Induced Prion Protein Controls Immune-Activated Retroviruses in the Mouse Spleen. PLoS ONE. 2(11). e1158–e1158. 27 indexed citations
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Heikenwälder, Mathias, Nicolas Zeller, Harald Seeger, et al.. (2005). Chronic Lymphocytic Inflammation Specifies the Organ Tropism of Prions. Science. 307(5712). 1107–1110. 141 indexed citations
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Huber, Christoph, Caroline Thielen, Harald Seeger, et al.. (2005). Lymphotoxin-β Receptor-Dependent Genes in Lymph Node and Follicular Dendritic Cell Transcriptomes. The Journal of Immunology. 174(9). 5526–5536. 48 indexed citations
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Prinz, Marco, Fabio Montrasio, Hisako Furukawa, et al.. (2004). Intrinsic Resistance of Oligodendrocytes to Prion Infection. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(26). 5974–5981. 41 indexed citations
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Kleinert, Hartmut, Petra Schwarz, & Ulrich Förstermann. (2003). Regulation of the Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase. Biological Chemistry. 384(10-11). 1343–64. 363 indexed citations
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Fuder, H. & Petra Schwarz. (1993). Desensitization of inhibitory prejunctional ?2-adrenoceptors and putative imidazoline receptors on rabbit heart sympathetic nerves. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 348(2). 127–133. 41 indexed citations

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