Robert Blum

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
138 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Robert Blum is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Blum has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 35 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Robert Blum's work include CAR-T cell therapy research (22 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (21 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (18 papers). Robert Blum is often cited by papers focused on CAR-T cell therapy research (22 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (21 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (18 papers). Robert Blum collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Robert Blum's co-authors include Arthur Konnerth, Gail Lorenz Miller, Karl W. Kafitz, Marco Canossa, Magdalena Götz, Spartaco Santi, Alexandra Lepier, Beatrice Vignoli, Manju Sasi and Christine R. Rose and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert Blum

133 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Measurement of carboxymethylcellulase activity 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 200 400 600
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.

  1. Measurement of carboxymethylcellulase activity
    1960 718 citations Robert Blum et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Blum Germany 38 2.7k 1.9k 1.2k 749 707 138 6.2k
Philip Lazarovici Israel 48 4.0k 1.5× 2.5k 1.3× 551 0.5× 655 0.9× 648 0.9× 227 8.0k
Spartaco Santi Italy 40 2.4k 0.9× 901 0.5× 665 0.6× 428 0.6× 730 1.0× 150 5.4k
Zheng Li China 47 4.6k 1.7× 2.4k 1.2× 420 0.4× 388 0.5× 588 0.8× 173 8.7k
Pieter Dikkes United States 30 3.2k 1.2× 2.3k 1.2× 894 0.8× 265 0.4× 1.2k 1.7× 48 7.2k
Miao He China 53 4.6k 1.7× 3.4k 1.8× 585 0.5× 598 0.8× 216 0.3× 211 10.1k
Ken Arai United States 63 4.8k 1.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 1.6k 2.1× 606 0.9× 238 11.8k
Alexander Pfeifer Germany 60 6.8k 2.5× 1.7k 0.9× 667 0.6× 723 1.0× 720 1.0× 187 11.5k
Kwang‐Soo Kim United States 42 4.0k 1.5× 1.9k 1.0× 550 0.5× 258 0.3× 204 0.3× 117 6.4k
Grzegorz M. Wilczyński Poland 37 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 415 0.4× 227 0.3× 380 0.5× 111 4.4k
Anthony A. Lanahan United States 42 6.9k 2.6× 6.2k 3.2× 681 0.6× 684 0.9× 591 0.8× 62 11.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Blum

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Blum

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Blum

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Blum. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Blum based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert Blum. Robert Blum is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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McNeill, Rhiannon V., et al.. (2025). hiPSC-derived cortical neurons from ADHD individuals reveal dysregulated glutamatergic development. Molecular Psychiatry. 31(2). 1041–1050.
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Jin, Yuying, et al.. (2024). Antibody selection and automated quantification of TRPV1 immunofluorescence on human skin. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 28496–28496. 1 indexed citations
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Peach, Robert L., Uwe Thomas, Robert Blum, et al.. (2024). Standardized wireless deep brain stimulation system for mice. npj Parkinson s Disease. 10(1). 153–153. 1 indexed citations
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Arampatzi, Panagiota, Thorsten Bischler, Alexander Brack, et al.. (2024). Human dorsal root ganglia are either preserved or completely lost after deafferentation by brachial plexus injury. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 133(6). 1250–1262. 1 indexed citations
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Koprich, James B., et al.. (2023). Inflammasome inhibition protects dopaminergic neurons from α-synuclein pathology in a model of progressive Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 20(1). 79–79. 22 indexed citations
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Bakırcı, Ezgi, et al.. (2023). Primary Glial Cell and Glioblastoma Morphology in Cocultures Depends on Scaffold Design and Hydrogel Composition. Advanced Biology. 7(10). e2300029–e2300029. 9 indexed citations
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Stein, Nikolai, et al.. (2023). Deep learning-enabled segmentation of ambiguous bioimages with deepflash2. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1679–1679. 10 indexed citations
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Burbury, Kate, Peter Brooks, Leslie Gilham, et al.. (2022). Telehealth in cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 30(8). 1270–1284. 5 indexed citations
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Polat, Bülent, Gisela Wohlleben, Frederick Mantel, et al.. (2022). Differences in stem cell marker and osteopontin expression in primary and recurrent glioblastoma. Cancer Cell International. 22(1). 87–87. 11 indexed citations
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Mahmood, Sajid, Yijia Pan, Bryan Hancock, et al.. (2021). Dual Chimeric Antigen Receptor Approach Combining Novel Tumor Targeting Strategies Circumvents Antigen Escape in Multiple Myeloma. Blood. 138(Supplement 1). 1718–1718. 9 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Natascha, et al.. (2020). Anxiety and Startle Phenotypes in Glrb Spastic and Glra1 Spasmodic Mouse Mutants. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 13. 152–152. 9 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Natascha, Hans Michael Maric, Angelo Keramidas, et al.. (2020). A Novel Glycine Receptor Variant with Startle Disease Affects Syndapin I and Glycinergic Inhibition. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(25). 4954–4969. 12 indexed citations
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Blum, Robert, Frank Döring, Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj, et al.. (2018). Characterization of small fiber pathology in a mouse model of Fabry disease. eLife. 7. 49 indexed citations
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Kistner, Katrin, Corinna Martin, Jürgen Schiller, et al.. (2017). Inflammatory pain control by blocking oxidized phospholipid-mediated TRP channel activation. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 5447–5447. 53 indexed citations
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Schäuble, Nico, Sven Lang, Martin Jung, et al.. (2012). BiP-mediated closing of the Sec61 channel limits Ca 2+ leakage from the ER. The EMBO Journal. 31(18). 3784–3784. 1 indexed citations
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Bergami, Matteo, Spartaco Santi, Elena Formaggio, et al.. (2008). Uptake and recycling of pro-BDNF for transmitter-induced secretion by cortical astrocytes. The Journal of Cell Biology. 183(2). 213–221. 140 indexed citations
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Bergami, Matteo, Roberto Rimondini, Spartaco Santi, et al.. (2008). Deletion of TrkB in adult progenitors alters newborn neuron integration into hippocampal circuits and increases anxiety-like behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(40). 15570–15575. 319 indexed citations
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