Ralph Witzgall

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Ralph Witzgall is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Witzgall has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ralph Witzgall's work include Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (41 papers), Renal and related cancers (31 papers) and Biomedical Research and Pathophysiology (19 papers). Ralph Witzgall is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (41 papers), Renal and related cancers (31 papers) and Biomedical Research and Pathophysiology (19 papers). Ralph Witzgall collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Ralph Witzgall's co-authors include Joseph V. Bonventre, Stefan Somlo, Dennis Brown, Wilhelm Kriz, Christoph Schwarz, J. V. Bonventre, Yiqiang Cai, Yoshiko Maeda, Norbert Gretz and Elise O’Leary and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Witzgall

95 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralph Witzgall Germany	35	3.4k	1.8k	857	811	434	95	5.2k
James P. Calvet United States	43	4.0k 1.2×	3.2k 1.8×	492 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	159 0.4×	123	5.5k
Vincent H. Gattone United States	46	3.6k 1.0×	3.2k 1.8×	1.4k 1.7×	1.1k 1.4×	207 0.5×	139	6.7k
Bernhard Schermer Germany	42	4.0k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.7×	501 0.6×	237 0.5×	126	6.0k
Marco Seri Italy	38	2.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	394 0.5×	279 0.3×	463 1.1×	193	5.3k
Anna Spada Italy	46	2.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	390 0.5×	259 0.3×	445 1.0×	172	7.0k
Robert Kleta United Kingdom	42	2.8k 0.8×	518 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.5×	475 1.1×	147	5.7k
Brian Harding United Kingdom	46	2.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	597 0.7×	300 0.4×	909 2.1×	162	6.9k
Terry Watnick United States	41	3.5k 1.0×	4.2k 2.3×	459 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	220 0.5×	78	5.3k
Dorien J.M. Peters Netherlands	47	6.4k 1.9×	6.3k 3.5×	965 1.1×	1.6k 1.9×	415 1.0×	171	9.8k
Lee S. Weinstein United States	55	5.4k 1.6×	3.7k 2.0×	948 1.1×	382 0.5×	543 1.3×	184	10.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Witzgall

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Beck, Sebastian, et al.. (2025). The quantity of ligand–receptor interactions between nanoparticles and target cells. Nanoscale Horizons. 10(4). 803–823. 6 indexed citations

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Przybilla, Frédéric, Reinhard Rachel, Thomas Hirsch, et al.. (2024). Impact of surface chemistry of upconversion nanoparticles on time-dependent cytotoxicity in non-cancerous epithelial cells. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 30610–30610. 4 indexed citations

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Jiménez-Moreno, Natalia, Madhu Kollareddy, Zuriñe Antón, et al.. (2023). ATG8-dependent LMX1B-autophagy crosstalk shapes human midbrain dopaminergic neuronal resilience. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(5). 9 indexed citations

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Witzgall, Ralph. (2017). Nail-patella syndrome. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 469(7-8). 927–936. 24 indexed citations

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Wagenknecht, Hans‐Achim, et al.. (2013). Photochemically Active Fluorophore–DNA/RNA Conjugates for Cellular Imaging of Nucleic Acids by Readout in Electron Microscopy. ChemistryOpen. 2(4). 136–140. 2 indexed citations

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Kruspe, Dagmar, et al.. (2009). 09-P005 The Wilms tumour protein is required for kidney function in adult mice. Mechanisms of Development. 126. S152–S152. 1 indexed citations

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Rascle, Anne, et al.. (2008). The LIM-homeodomain transcription factor LMX1B regulates expression of NF-kappa B target genes. Experimental Cell Research. 315(1). 76–96. 21 indexed citations

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Witzgall, Ralph. (2007). TRPP2 Channel Regulation. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 363–375. 11 indexed citations

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Suleiman, Hani, Daniel Heudobler, Yangu Zhao, et al.. (2007). The podocyte-specific inactivation of Lmx1b, Ldb1 and E2a yields new insight into a transcriptional network in podocytes. Developmental Biology. 304(2). 701–712. 42 indexed citations

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Aguiari, Gianluca, Alessandra Mangolini, Paolo Pinton, et al.. (2006). Polycystin-1 promotes PKCα-mediated NF-κB activation in kidney cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 350(2). 257–262. 14 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Sigrid, Pamela J. Kaisaki, Patrick Danoy, et al.. (2005). Missense Mutation in Sterile α Motif of Novel Protein SamCystin is Associated with Polycystic Kidney Disease in (cy/+) Rat. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 16(12). 3517–3526. 73 indexed citations

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Rohr, Claudia M., Jürgen Prestel, Laurence Heidet, et al.. (2002). The LIM-homeodomain transcription factor Lmx1b plays a crucial role in podocytes. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(8). 1073–1082. 8 indexed citations

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Rohr, Claudia M., Jürgen Prestel, Laurence Heidet, et al.. (2002). The LIM-homeodomain transcription factor Lmx1b plays a crucial role in podocytes. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(8). 1073–1082. 73 indexed citations

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Witzgall, Ralph, Bettina Kränzlin, Norbert Gretz, & Nicholas Obermüller. (2002). Impaired endocytosis may represent an obstacle to gene therapy in polycystic kidney disease. Kidney International. 61(1). S132–S137. 5 indexed citations

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Endlich, Karlhans, Wilhelm Kriz, & Ralph Witzgall. (2001). Update in podocyte biology. Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension. 10(3). 331–340. 79 indexed citations

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Gallagher, Anna‐Rachel, Nicholas Obermüller, Anna Cedzich, Norbert Gretz, & Ralph Witzgall. (2000). An ever-expanding story of cyst formation. Cell and Tissue Research. 300(3). 361–371. 9 indexed citations

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Huang, Zhiqing, Bärbel Philippin, Eileen O’Leary, et al.. (1999). Expression of the Transcriptional Repressor Protein Kid-1 Leads to the Disintegration of the Nucleolus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(12). 7640–7648. 18 indexed citations

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Witzgall, Ralph. (1999). The Proximal Tubule Phenotype and Its Disruption in Acute Renal Failure and Polycystic Kidney Disease. Nephron Experimental Nephrology. 7(1). 15–19. 15 indexed citations

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Obermüller, Nicholas, N. Gretz, Wilhelm Kriz, Robert F. Reilly, & Ralph Witzgall. (1998). The swelling-activated chloride channel ClC-2, the chloride channel ClC-3, and ClC-5, a chloride channel mutated in kidney stone disease, are expressed in distinct subpopulations of renal epithelial cells.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 101(3). 635–642. 67 indexed citations

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Witzgall, Ralph, Dennis Brown, Christoph Schwarz, & J. V. Bonventre. (1994). Localization of proliferating cell nuclear antigen, vimentin, c-Fos, and clusterin in the postischemic kidney. Evidence for a heterogenous genetic response among nephron segments, and a large pool of mitotically active and dedifferentiated cells.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 93(5). 2175–2188. 494 indexed citations

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