Rainer Metzger

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Rainer Metzger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Metzger has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Rainer Metzger's work include Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (11 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (3 papers). Rainer Metzger is often cited by papers focused on Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (11 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (3 papers). Rainer Metzger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and United States. Rainer Metzger's co-authors include M. Paul, U. Muscha Steckelings, Thomas Unger, Monika Stoll, Serge P. Bottari, Bernd Bunnemann, Detlev Ganten, Kjell Fuxé, John J. Mullins and Sebastian Bachmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Metzger

22 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

The angiotensin AT2-receptor mediates inhibition of cell proliferation in coronary endothelial cells.

1995 758 citations Monika Stoll, U. Muscha Steckelings et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rainer Metzger Germany	16	1.2k	785	697	210	169	22	1.6k
Ikuho Kojima Japan	22	302 0.2×	1.3k 1.7×	580 0.8×	50 0.2×	328 1.9×	70	2.0k
Anne-Laure Lattion Switzerland	13	452 0.4×	867 1.1×	143 0.2×	42 0.2×	407 2.4×	16	1.3k
Tong Tang United States	26	575 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	182 0.3×	50 0.2×	188 1.1×	59	1.7k
Michael Schrey United Kingdom	21	106 0.1×	544 0.7×	170 0.2×	86 0.4×	220 1.3×	47	1.1k
Éric Morel France	21	531 0.4×	948 1.2×	70 0.1×	76 0.4×	194 1.1×	32	1.4k
Alexandra Moers Germany	15	161 0.1×	482 0.6×	97 0.1×	97 0.5×	161 1.0×	17	1.1k
P. Senanayake United States	14	316 0.3×	267 0.3×	183 0.3×	45 0.2×	101 0.6×	23	772
Kenji Kuwasako Japan	23	242 0.2×	1.3k 1.7×	410 0.6×	39 0.2×	1.4k 8.1×	64	1.9k
Vijaya Karoor United States	25	478 0.4×	973 1.2×	73 0.1×	37 0.2×	195 1.2×	45	1.8k
Alan Y. Deng Canada	27	770 0.6×	843 1.1×	683 1.0×	85 0.4×	26 0.2×	102	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Metzger

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Steindl, Franz, Anthony Meager, Robin Thorpe, et al.. (1998). INTERFERON-α PRIMES EARLY PROLIFERATIVE RESPONSE OF BONE MARROW CELLS IN VIVO. Cytokine. 10(3). 185–191. 2 indexed citations

Pesquero, João Bosco, Jorge L. Pesquero, Suzana M. Oliveira, et al.. (1996). Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Mouse Bradykinin B1 Receptor Gene. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 224(1). 281–281. 8 indexed citations

Sugiura, Munetoshi, et al.. (1995). Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Differentially Affect Expression of Genes of the Renin-Angiotensin System. Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. 17(3). 551–574. 3 indexed citations

Stoll, Monika, U. Muscha Steckelings, M. Paul, et al.. (1995). The angiotensin AT2-receptor mediates inhibition of cell proliferation in coronary endothelial cells.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 95(2). 651–657. 758 indexed citations breakdown →

Metzger, Rainer, Michael Bäder, Thomas Ludwig, et al.. (1995). Expression of the mouse and rat mas proto‐oncogene in the brain and peripheral tissues. FEBS Letters. 357(1). 27–32. 119 indexed citations

Lippoldt, Andrea, Bernd Bunnemann, Akinori Ueki, et al.. (1994). On the plasticity of the cerebellar renin-angiotensin system: localization of components and effects of mechanical perturbation. Brain Research. 668(1-2). 144–159. 20 indexed citations

Bunnemann, Bernd, Andrea Lippoldt, J.A. Aguirre, A. Cintra, & Rainer Metzger. (1993). Glucocorticoid Regulation of Angiotensinogen Gene Expression in Discrete Areas of the Male Rat Brain. Neuroendocrinology. 57(5). 856–862. 17 indexed citations

Bunnemann, Bernd, Rainer Metzger, Kjell Fuxé, & Detlev Ganten. (1993). Regional expression of angiotensinogen mRNA in the brain of one-week-old, adult and old male rats. Developmental Brain Research. 73(1). 41–45. 11 indexed citations

Lippoldt, Andrea, Bernd Bunnemann, Naoharu Iwai, et al.. (1993). Cellular localization of angiotensin type 1 receptor and angiotensinogen mRNAs in the subfornical organ of the rat brain. Neuroscience Letters. 150(2). 153–158. 39 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yi, Michael Bäder, Reinhold Kreutz, et al.. (1993). Ontogenetic regulation of mouse Ren-2d renin gene in transgenic hypertensive rats, TGR(mREN2)27. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 265(5). E699–E707. 57 indexed citations

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Bäder, Michael, et al.. (1992). Basic methodology in the molecular characterization of genes. Journal of Hypertension. 10(1). 9–16. 5 indexed citations

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Bunnemann, Bernd, Kjell Fuxé, Rainer Metzger, Börje Bjelke, & Detlev Ganten. (1992). The semi-quantitative distribution and cellular localization of angiotensinogen mRNA in the rat brain. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy. 5(3). 245–262. 44 indexed citations

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Bunnemann, Bernd, Naoharu Iwai, Rainer Metzger, et al.. (1992). The distribution of angiotensin II AT1 receptor subtype mRNA in the rat brain. Neuroscience Letters. 142(2). 155–158. 66 indexed citations

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Ludwig, Thomas, Ulrich Rüther, Rainer Metzger, et al.. (1992). Gene and pseudogene of the mouse cation-dependent mannose 6-phosphate receptor. Genomic organization, expression, and chromosomal localization.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 267(17). 12211–12219. 25 indexed citations

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Kimura, Shoji, John J. Mullins, Bernd Bunnemann, et al.. (1992). High blood pressure in transgenic mice carrying the rat angiotensinogen gene.. The EMBO Journal. 11(3). 821–827. 169 indexed citations

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Metzger, Rainer, et al.. (1990). The role of tissue renin-angiotensin systems in hypertension and effects of chronic converting-enzyme inhibition. European Heart Journal. 11(suppl D). 11–16. 17 indexed citations

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Bunnemann, Bernd, Kjell Fuxé, Rainer Metzger, et al.. (1990). Autoradiographic localization of mas proto-oncogene mRNA in adult rat brain using in situ hybridization. Neuroscience Letters. 114(2). 147–153. 61 indexed citations

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Bachmann, Sebastian, Rainer Metzger, & Bernd Bunnemann. (1990). Tamm-Horsfall protein-mRNA synthesis is localized to the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop in rat kidney. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 94(5). 517–523. 92 indexed citations

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Wagner, Dirk, Rainer Metzger, Martin Paul, et al.. (1990). Androgen dependence and tissue specificity of renin messenger RNA expression in mice. Journal of Hypertension. 8(1). 45–52. 33 indexed citations

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Paul, Martin, Dirk Wagner, Rainer Metzger, et al.. (1988). Quantification of renin mRNA in various mouse tissues by a novel solution hybridization assay. Journal of Hypertension. 6(3). 247–252. 52 indexed citations

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