Ralf Heinrich

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ralf Heinrich is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Heinrich has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 22 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 22 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Ralf Heinrich's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (37 papers), Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (18 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (14 papers). Ralf Heinrich is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (37 papers), Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (18 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (14 papers). Ralf Heinrich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Kazakhstan. Ralf Heinrich's co-authors include D. Schwamborn, Thomas Gerhold, Norbert Elsner, Daniela Ostrowski, Beate Wenzel, Hannelore Ehrenreich, Berthold Hedwig, Lars Reimer, Edward A. Kravitz and Michael Kunst and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Heinrich

109 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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The DLR TAU-Code: Recent Applications in Research and Industry

2006 292 citations D. Schwamborn, Thomas Gerhold et al. elib (German Aerospace Center) profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralf Heinrich Germany	25	535	422	342	316	271	111	2.0k
Jaleel A. Miyan United Kingdom	27	706 1.3×	44 0.1×	108 0.3×	181 0.6×	572 2.1×	102	2.4k
Koutarou D. Kimura Japan	25	674 1.3×	174 0.4×	171 0.5×	27 0.1×	2.3k 8.5×	58	5.4k
Hiroshi Yamakawa Japan	27	61 0.1×	51 0.1×	150 0.4×	54 0.2×	239 0.9×	271	2.6k
M. M�ller Germany	26	416 0.8×	258 0.6×	13 0.0×	188 0.6×	1.6k 5.8×	62	3.9k
David A. Conner United States	37	822 1.5×	35 0.1×	138 0.4×	45 0.1×	4.3k 15.8×	88	6.9k
Tomoko Hirano Japan	21	155 0.3×	38 0.1×	28 0.1×	58 0.2×	523 1.9×	66	1.6k
Olaf Ronneberger Germany	30	243 0.5×	135 0.3×	123 0.4×	61 0.2×	950 3.5×	81	3.9k
Paul A. Iaizzo United States	36	636 1.2×	33 0.1×	51 0.1×	227 0.7×	1.1k 4.2×	324	4.8k
Robert F. Gilmour United States	42	920 1.7×	27 0.1×	119 0.3×	44 0.1×	2.2k 8.0×	146	6.0k
Laura Miller United States	25	133 0.2×	813 1.9×	735 2.1×	68 0.2×	157 0.6×	65	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf Heinrich

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Möbius, Wiebke, Ralf Heinrich, Torben Ruhwedel, et al.. (2025). Patient-specific mutation of contact site protein Tomm70 causes neurodegeneration. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 18(4).

Behr, Rüdiger, et al.. (2023). The cytokine receptor CRLF3 is a human neuroprotective EV-3 (Epo) receptor. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 16. 1154509–1154509. 1 indexed citations

Heinrich, Ralf, et al.. (2023). Multifaceted promotion of apoptosis by acetylcholinesterase. GoeScholar The Publication Server of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen). 2. 10 indexed citations

Heinrich, Ralf, et al.. (2020). Acetylcholinesterase promotes apoptosis in insect neurons. APOPTOSIS. 25(9-10). 730–746. 30 indexed citations

Sillaber, Inge, et al.. (2017). Neuroprotection and endocytosis: erythropoietin receptors in insect nervous systems. Journal of Neurochemistry. 141(1). 63–74. 10 indexed citations

Bhavsar, Mit Balvantray, Andreas Stumpner, & Ralf Heinrich. (2017). Brain regions for sound processing and song release in a small grasshopper. Journal of Insect Physiology. 99. 15–24. 5 indexed citations

Moustafa, Ahmed A., et al.. (2016). A computational model of conditioning inspired by Drosophila olfactory system. Neural Networks. 87. 96–108. 20 indexed citations

Hahn, Nina, Bart R. H. Geurten, A. A. Gurvich, et al.. (2013). Monogenic heritable autism gene neuroligin impacts Drosophila social behaviour. Behavioural Brain Research. 252. 450–457. 24 indexed citations

Adams, Abby, et al.. (2012). Drosophila female precopulatory behavior is modulated by ecdysteroids. Journal of Insect Physiology. 58(3). 413–419. 20 indexed citations

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Heinrich, Ralf, et al.. (2012). Reproduction-Related Sound Production of Grasshoppers Regulated by Internal State and Actual Sensory Environment. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 6. 89–89. 7 indexed citations

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Heinrich, Ralf, et al.. (2010). Reproductive behaviour of female Chorthippus biguttulus grasshoppers. Journal of Insect Physiology. 56(7). 745–753. 19 indexed citations

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Baets, Johan De, Fabrice Axisa, Dominique Brosteaux, et al.. (2007). Stretchable conductor technology for elastic electronic systems. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations

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Deubzer, Hedwig E., Volker Ehemann, Frank Westermann, et al.. (2007). Histone deacetylase inhibitor Helminthosporium carbonum (HC)‐toxin suppresses the malignant phenotype of neuroblastoma cells. International Journal of Cancer. 122(8). 1891–1900. 38 indexed citations

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Schwamborn, D., Thomas Gerhold, & Ralf Heinrich. (2006). The DLR TAU-Code: Recent Applications in Research and Industry. elib (German Aerospace Center). 292 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heinrich, Ralf, et al.. (2006). Postactivation inhibition of spontaneously active neurosecretory neurons in the medicinal leech. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 193(3). 347–361. 4 indexed citations

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Wenzel, Beate, et al.. (2005). Nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate signaling in the central complex of the grasshopper brain inhibits singing behavior. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 488(2). 129–139. 30 indexed citations

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Doernberg, Sarah B., et al.. (2001). Agonistic behavior in naïve juvenile lobsters depleted of serotonin by 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 187(2). 91–103. 30 indexed citations

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Heinrich, Ralf, et al.. (2000). Aminergic neuron systems of lobsters: morphology and electrophysiology of octopamine-containing neurosecretory cells. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 186(7-8). 617–629. 13 indexed citations

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Heinrich, Ralf, et al.. (1998). Neuropharmacological evidence for inhibitory cephalic control mechanisms of stridulatory behaviour in grasshoppers. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 183(3). 389–399. 16 indexed citations

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Heinrich, Ralf, Kirsten Jacobs, & Reinhard Lakes‐Harlan. (1998). Tracing of a neuronal network in the locust by pressure injection of markers into a synaptic neuropil. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 80(1). 81–89. 10 indexed citations

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