Ralf Dringen

18.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
221 papers, 15.4k citations indexed

About

Ralf Dringen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Dringen has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 15.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 46 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Ralf Dringen's work include Trace Elements in Health (44 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (37 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (35 papers). Ralf Dringen is often cited by papers focused on Trace Elements in Health (44 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (37 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (35 papers). Ralf Dringen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Australia and United Kingdom. Ralf Dringen's co-authors include Bernd Hamprecht, Johannes Hirrlinger, Stephen R. Robinson, Ivo F. Scheiber, Jan Mirko Gutterer, Julian F. B. Mercer, Glenda M. Bishop, Michaela C. Hohnholt, Ketki Tulpule and Brigitte Pfeiffer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Dringen

220 papers receiving 15.1k citations

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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.

Metabolism and functions of glutathione in brain

2000 1.4k citations Ralf Dringen Progress in Neurobiology profile →
Glutathione metabolism in brain

2000 644 citations Ralf Dringen, Johannes Hirrlinger et al. profile →
Metabolism and functions of copper in brain

2014 399 citations Ivo F. Scheiber, Julian F. B. Mercer et al. Progress in Neurobiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralf Dringen Germany	64	5.3k	3.0k	2.7k	2.4k	2.4k	221	15.4k
Robert A. Floyd United States	66	7.8k 1.5×	1.8k 0.6×	4.7k 1.8×	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	209	19.1k
Pierluigi Nicotera Germany	82	15.1k 2.8×	5.6k 1.9×	3.4k 1.3×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	248	26.4k
D. Allan Butterfield United States	88	11.1k 2.1×	2.5k 0.8×	10.2k 3.8×	1.4k 0.6×	2.7k 1.1×	285	24.2k
Vittorio Calabrese Italy	84	8.3k 1.6×	1.6k 0.5×	5.3k 2.0×	1.2k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	294	18.5k
Enrique Cadenas United States	74	10.9k 2.0×	1.4k 0.5×	5.0k 1.9×	1.8k 0.8×	927 0.4×	224	21.2k
Syed F. Ali United States	69	4.0k 0.8×	5.7k 1.9×	1.7k 0.6×	990 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	429	17.0k
Balaraman Kalyanaraman United States	89	13.4k 2.5×	1.1k 0.4×	7.3k 2.8×	1.5k 0.6×	888 0.4×	349	30.8k
Paula I. Moreira Portugal	72	7.7k 1.4×	1.9k 0.6×	7.3k 2.7×	970 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	236	17.2k
Matthias A. Hediger United States	90	14.8k 2.8×	5.9k 2.0×	2.9k 1.1×	8.2k 3.4×	1.1k 0.5×	256	33.5k
Paul T. Schumacker United States	84	15.0k 2.8×	2.0k 0.7×	5.3k 2.0×	906 0.4×	906 0.4×	213	29.5k

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Dringen, Ralf, et al.. (2024). Exogenous Substrates Prevent the Decline in the Cellular ATP Content of Primary Rat Astrocytes During Glucose Deprivation. Neurochemical Research. 49(5). 1188–1199. 7 indexed citations

Dringen, Ralf, et al.. (2024). Modulation of Pyruvate Export and Extracellular Pyruvate Concentration in Primary Astrocyte Cultures. Neurochemical Research. 49(5). 1331–1346. 6 indexed citations

Aydin, Sidar, et al.. (2023). Local Administrations of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in the Prefrontal Cortex and Caudate Putamen of Rats Do Not Compromise Working Memory and Motor Activity. Neurotoxicity Research. 42(1). 6–6. 4 indexed citations

Ciacchi, Lucio Colombi, et al.. (2023). Modulation of Multidrug Resistance Protein 1-mediated Transport Processes by the Antiviral Drug Ritonavir in Cultured Primary Astrocytes. Neurochemical Research. 49(1). 66–84. 3 indexed citations

Dringen, Ralf, et al.. (2023). β-lapachone-mediated WST1 Reduction as Indicator for the Cytosolic Redox Metabolism of Cultured Primary Astrocytes. Neurochemical Research. 48(7). 2148–2160. 6 indexed citations

Dringen, Ralf, et al.. (2019). Exposure of Cultured Astrocytes to Menadione Triggers Rapid Radical Formation, Glutathione Oxidation and Mrp1-Mediated Export of Glutathione Disulfide. Neurochemical Research. 44(5). 1167–1181. 20 indexed citations

Hohnholt, Michaela C., Eva‐Maria Blumrich, Helle S. Waagepetersen, & Ralf Dringen. (2017). The antidiabetic drug metformin decreases mitochondrial respiration and tricarboxylic acid cycle activity in cultured primary rat astrocytes. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 95(11). 2307–2320. 29 indexed citations

Scheiber, Ivo F., Julian F. B. Mercer, & Ralf Dringen. (2014). Metabolism and functions of copper in brain. Progress in Neurobiology. 116. 33–57. 399 indexed citations breakdown →

Tadepalle, Nimesha, et al.. (2014). Arsenite stimulates glutathione export and glycolytic flux in viable primary rat brain astrocytes. Neurochemistry International. 76. 1–11. 29 indexed citations

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Tulpule, Ketki, et al.. (2012). Formaldehyde induces rapid glutathione export from viable oligodendroglial OLN-93 cells. Neurochemistry International. 61(8). 1302–1313. 24 indexed citations

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Hohnholt, Michaela C., Mark Geppert, Eva M. Luther, et al.. (2012). Handling of Iron Oxide and Silver Nanoparticles by Astrocytes. Neurochemical Research. 38(2). 227–239. 51 indexed citations

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Geppert, Mark, Michaela C. Hohnholt, Karsten Thiel, et al.. (2011). Uptake of dimercaptosuccinate-coated magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles by cultured brain astrocytes. Nanotechnology. 22(14). 145101–145101. 75 indexed citations

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Tulpule, Ketki & Ralf Dringen. (2010). Formaldehyde stimulates Mrp1-mediated glutathione deprivation of cultured astrocytes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 116(4). 626–635. 19 indexed citations

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Dringen, Ralf, et al.. (2010). Inactivation of astrocytic glutamine synthetase by hydrogen peroxide requires iron. Neuroscience Letters. 490(1). 27–30. 19 indexed citations

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Lotharius, Julie, Jeppe Falsig, Johan van Beek, et al.. (2005). Progressive Degeneration of Human Mesencephalic Neuron-Derived Cells Triggered by Dopamine-Dependent Oxidative Stress Is Dependent on the Mixed-Lineage Kinase Pathway. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(27). 6329–6342. 206 indexed citations

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Hasselblatt, Martin, Ralf Dringen, Arantxa Tabernero, et al.. (2003). Effect of endothelin‐1 on astrocytic protein content. Glia. 42(4). 390–397. 18 indexed citations

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Dringen, Ralf & Johannes Hirrlinger. (2003). Glutathione Pathways in the Brain. Biological Chemistry. 384(4). 505–16. 498 indexed citations

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Hirrlinger, Johannes, Jörg König, Dietrich Keppler, et al.. (2001). The multidrug resistance protein MRP1 mediates the release of glutathione disulfide from rat astrocytes during oxidative stress. Journal of Neurochemistry. 76(2). 627–636. 134 indexed citations

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Bidmon, Hans‐Jürgen, et al.. (1999). Prostacyclin synthase is localized in rat, bovine and human neuronal brain cells. Neuroscience Letters. 271(3). 187–190. 17 indexed citations

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Robinson, Stephen R., Arne Schousboe, Ralf Dringen, et al.. (1998). Metabolic trafficking between neurons and glia. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 13 indexed citations

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