Rainer Maier

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Rainer Maier is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Maier has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Rainer Maier's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (4 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (3 papers). Rainer Maier is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (4 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (3 papers). Rainer Maier collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Rainer Maier's co-authors include Martin Lotz, Graeme Bilbe, Vishwas Ganu, Gary McMaster, Peter Schmid, David Cox, Daniël Hoyer, Herman van der Putten, Deepak R. Thakker and François Natt and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Maier

25 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Ranibizumab versus laser therapy for the treatment of very low birthweight infants with retinopathy of prematurity (RAINBOW): an open-label randomised controlled trial

2019 244 citations Andreas Stahl, Domenico Lepore et al. The Lancet profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rainer Maier Switzerland	18	861	271	252	252	241	25	1.9k
Arnold Munnich France	25	1.9k 2.3×	285 1.1×	203 0.8×	180 0.7×	254 1.1×	54	3.2k
D.K. Hards Australia	20	1.2k 1.3×	102 0.4×	171 0.7×	320 1.3×	154 0.6×	23	2.4k
James P. Fandl United States	7	1.5k 1.7×	397 1.5×	237 0.9×	112 0.4×	874 3.6×	8	2.9k
Marcela V. Karpuj United States	20	1.3k 1.5×	142 0.5×	254 1.0×	604 2.4×	371 1.5×	26	2.9k
Dong Seok Kim South Korea	30	672 0.8×	259 1.0×	92 0.4×	189 0.8×	426 1.8×	90	2.4k
José Boucraut France	31	625 0.7×	177 0.7×	100 0.4×	282 1.1×	623 2.6×	97	2.8k
Osamu Miyaishi Japan	27	1.1k 1.3×	77 0.3×	127 0.5×	99 0.4×	132 0.5×	76	2.4k
Maria Adele Rueger Germany	23	1.0k 1.2×	109 0.4×	94 0.4×	112 0.4×	527 2.2×	67	2.4k
Dorothée Chabas United States	24	608 0.7×	95 0.4×	127 0.5×	587 2.3×	258 1.1×	36	2.8k
Atsushi Watanabe Japan	29	1.1k 1.3×	57 0.2×	117 0.5×	349 1.4×	186 0.8×	137	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Rainer Maier

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Maier

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Fischer, M. Dominik, Francesca Simonelli, Jayashree Sahni, et al.. (2024). Real-World Safety and Effectiveness of Voretigene Neparvovec: Results up to 2 Years from the Prospective, Registry-Based PERCEIVE Study. Biomolecules. 14(1). 122–122. 27 indexed citations

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Fischer, M. Dominik, et al.. (2021). Voretigene neparvovec in patients with RPE65 mutation-associated inherited retinal dystrophy: Baseline characteristics from the real-world, prospective, observational PERCEIVE study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 62(8). 1476–1476. 1 indexed citations

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Stahl, Andreas, Domenico Lepore, Alistair R. Fielder, et al.. (2019). Ranibizumab versus laser therapy for the treatment of very low birthweight infants with retinopathy of prematurity (RAINBOW): an open-label randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 394(10208). 1551–1559. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fendt, Markus, Susanne Schmid, Deepak R. Thakker, et al.. (2007). mGluR7 facilitates extinction of aversive memories and controls amygdala plasticity. Molecular Psychiatry. 13(10). 970–979. 110 indexed citations

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Hoyer, Daniël, Deepak R. Thakker, François Natt, et al.. (2006). Global Down-Regulation of Gene Expression in the Brain Using RNA Interference, with Emphasis on Monoamine Transporters and GPCRs: Implications for Target Characterization in Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders. Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction. 26(5-6). 527–547. 19 indexed citations

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Thakker, Deepak R., François Natt, Dieter Hüsken, et al.. (2005). siRNA-mediated knockdown of the serotonin transporter in the adult mouse brain. Molecular Psychiatry. 10(8). 782–789. 125 indexed citations

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Thakker, Deepak R., François Natt, Dieter Hüsken, et al.. (2005). siRNA-mediated knockdown of the serotonin transporter in the adult mouse brain. Molecular Psychiatry. 10(8). 714–714. 12 indexed citations

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Šuša, Mira, et al.. (2000). Active Recombinant Human Tyrosine Kinase c-Yes: Expression in Baculovirus System, Purification, Comparison to c-Src, and Inhibition by a c-Src Inhibitor. Protein Expression and Purification. 19(1). 99–106. 12 indexed citations

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Bowler, W.B., C. Jane Dixon, Christine Halleux, et al.. (1999). Signaling in Human Osteoblasts by Extracellular Nucleotides. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(20). 14315–14324. 101 indexed citations

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Mosbacher, Johannes, et al.. (1998). P2Y receptor subtypes differentially couple to inwardly‐rectifying potassium channels. FEBS Letters. 436(1). 104–110. 30 indexed citations

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Maier, Rainer, et al.. (1997). Cloning of P2Y6 cDNAs and Identification of a Pseudogene: Comparison of P2Y Receptor Subtype Expression in Bone and Brain Tissues. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 237(2). 297–302. 64 indexed citations

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Maier, Rainer, Hans‐Georg Wisniewski, J Vilček, & Martin Lotz. (1996). TSG‐6 expression in human articular chondrocytes: Possible implications in joint inflammation and cartilage degradation. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 39(4). 552–559. 44 indexed citations

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Geng, Yu, Rainer Maier, & Martin Lotz. (1995). Tyrosine kinases are involved with the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in human articular chondrocytes. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 163(3). 545–554. 46 indexed citations

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Lotz, Martin, et al.. (1995). Cytokine regulation of chondrocyte functions.. PubMed. 43. 104–8. 107 indexed citations

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Lo, Chu‐Fang, et al.. (1995). TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR PRODUCTION BY ENDOTOXIN-STIMULATED MACROPHAGES IS REGULATED BY ENDOTHELIUM. Shock. 3(6). 37–37. 1 indexed citations

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Maier, Rainer, Graeme Bilbe, John Rediske, & Martin Lotz. (1994). Inducible nitric oxide synthase from human articular chondrocytes: cDNA cloning and analysis of mRNA expression. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1208(1). 145–150. 74 indexed citations

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Wisniewski, Hans‐Georg, et al.. (1993). TSG-6: a TNF-, IL-1-, and LPS-inducible secreted glycoprotein associated with arthritis.. The Journal of Immunology. 151(11). 6593–6601. 135 indexed citations

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Maier, Rainer, Peter Schmid, David A. Cox, Graeme Bilbe, & Gary McMaster. (1991). Localization of transforming growth factor-β1, -β2 and -β3 gene expression in bovine mammary gland. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 82(2-3). 191–198. 26 indexed citations

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Maier, Rainer. (1976). Analogues of Human Calcitonin. PubMed. 85(1). 317–320. 11 indexed citations

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Maier, Rainer, et al.. (1967). Tyramine induced lipolysis following pretreatment of guinea pigs and rats with metaraminol. Biochemical Pharmacology. 16(8). 1509–1515. 2 indexed citations

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