Ralf Giess

2.0k total citations
24 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ralf Giess is a scholar working on Neurology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Giess has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Neurology, 7 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ralf Giess's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (8 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (7 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (4 papers). Ralf Giess is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (8 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (7 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (4 papers). Ralf Giess collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Bulgaria. Ralf Giess's co-authors include Klaus V. Toyka, Michael Sendtner, Marcus Beck, Peter Rieckmann, Mathias Mäurer, Bettina Holtmann, Ralf Gold, Ralf A. Linker, Klaus V. Toyka and Tim Magnus and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Neurology and The American Journal of Human Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Giess

24 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralf Giess Germany 17 645 437 333 315 299 24 1.6k
Supinder S. Bedi United States 22 430 0.7× 182 0.4× 416 1.2× 361 1.1× 159 0.5× 39 1.3k
Jonathan Riley United States 20 371 0.6× 253 0.6× 366 1.1× 338 1.1× 114 0.4× 45 1.2k
Nadine Wilczak Netherlands 24 342 0.5× 381 0.9× 473 1.4× 70 0.2× 177 0.6× 44 1.6k
Andrew W. Michell United Kingdom 13 896 1.4× 294 0.7× 470 1.4× 313 1.0× 67 0.2× 24 1.7k
Francesca Pischiutta Italy 19 456 0.7× 203 0.5× 413 1.2× 300 1.0× 245 0.8× 31 1.4k
Shigeo Toya Japan 27 1.1k 1.8× 542 1.2× 473 1.4× 123 0.4× 58 0.2× 132 2.6k
Alastair Compston United Kingdom 24 401 0.6× 225 0.5× 434 1.3× 53 0.2× 432 1.4× 74 1.7k
Samuel Sam Wah Tay Singapore 22 158 0.2× 411 0.9× 746 2.2× 398 1.3× 205 0.7× 66 2.1k
Friederike Knerlich‐Lukoschus Germany 18 152 0.2× 259 0.6× 299 0.9× 236 0.7× 171 0.6× 37 1.4k
Marco Bacigaluppi Italy 23 249 0.4× 463 1.1× 568 1.7× 272 0.9× 138 0.5× 45 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf Giess

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All Works

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Dressler, Dirk, Eckart Altenmüller, Ralf Giess, Joachim K. Krauss, & Fereshte Adib Saberi. (2022). The epidemiology of dystonia: the Hannover epidemiology study. Journal of Neurology. 269(12). 6483–6493. 19 indexed citations
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Scharf, Madeleine, Fedor Heidenreich, Ralf Giess, et al.. (2015). Neuronal Na + /K + ATPase is an autoantibody target in paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome. Neurology. 84(16). 1673–1679. 10 indexed citations
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Giess, Ralf, Peter Rieckmann, & Wolfgang Müllges. (2008). Juvenile zerebrale Ischämien durch Designerdrogen. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 123(44). 1308–1312. 1 indexed citations
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Hecht, Martin, et al.. (2007). Botulinum neurotoxin type A injections reduce spasticity in mild to moderate hereditary spastic paraplegia— Report of 19 cases. Movement Disorders. 23(2). 228–233. 28 indexed citations
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Beck, Marcus, Peter Flachenecker, Tim Magnus, et al.. (2005). Autonomic dysfunction in ALS: A preliminary study on the effects of intrathecal BDNF. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 6(2). 100–103. 97 indexed citations
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Steck, Thomas, et al.. (2003). Leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) gene mutations in women with unexplained infertility and recurrent failure of implantation after IVF and embryo transfer. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 112(1). 69–73. 78 indexed citations
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Linker, Ralf A., Mathias Mäurer, Stefanie Gaupp, et al.. (2002). CNTF is a major protective factor in demyelinating CNS disease: A neurotrophic cytokine as modulator in neuroinflammation. Nature Medicine. 8(6). 620–624. 325 indexed citations
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Giess, Ralf, Bettina Holtmann, M. Braga, et al.. (2002). Early Onset of Severe Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with a SOD-1 Mutation: Potential Impact of CNTF as a Candidate Modifier Gene. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 70(5). 1277–1286. 84 indexed citations
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Magnus, Tim, Marcus Beck, Ralf Giess, et al.. (2002). Disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Predictors of survival. Muscle & Nerve. 25(5). 709–714. 159 indexed citations
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Giess, Ralf, Edgar Werner, Marcus Beck, et al.. (2002). Impaired salivary gland function reveals autonomic dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Neurology. 249(9). 1246–1249. 19 indexed citations
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Giess, Ralf, Mathias Mäurer, Ralf A. Linker, et al.. (2002). Association of a Null Mutation in the CNTF Gene With Early Onset of Multiple Sclerosis. Archives of Neurology. 59(3). 407–407. 72 indexed citations
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Giess, Ralf. (2000). Injections of botulinum toxin A into the salivary glands improve sialorrhoea in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 69(1). 121–123. 160 indexed citations
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Mäurer, Mathias, Niels Kruse, Ralf Giess, Klaus V. Toyka, & Peter Rieckmann. (2000). Genetic variation at position –1082 of the interleukin 10 (IL10) promotor and the outcome of multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 104(1). 98–100. 42 indexed citations
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Ochs, G., Richard D. Penn, Michelle M. York, et al.. (2000). A phase I/II trial of recombinant methionyl human brain derived neurotrophic factor administered by intrathecal infusion to patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders. 1(3). 201–206. 239 indexed citations
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Giess, Ralf. (1999). Leukaemia inhibitory factor gene mutations in infertile women. Molecular Human Reproduction. 5(6). 581–586. 85 indexed citations
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Ochs, G., et al.. (1999). Epi-Arachnoidal Drug Deposit. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 18(3). 229–232. 4 indexed citations
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Giess, Ralf & W. Schlote. (1995). Localisation and association of pathomorphological changes at the brainstem in Alzheimer's disease. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 84(3). 209–226. 9 indexed citations

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