Robert Feil

14.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
160 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Robert Feil is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Feil has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Molecular Biology, 66 papers in Physiology and 36 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert Feil's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (54 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (36 papers) and Phosphodiesterase function and regulation (35 papers). Robert Feil is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (54 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (36 papers) and Phosphodiesterase function and regulation (35 papers). Robert Feil collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Robert Feil's co-authors include Franz Hofmann, Susanne Feil, Daniel Metzger, Thomas Kleppisch, Pierre Chambon, Jens Schlossmann, Bénédicte Mascrez, Pierre Chambon, Marianne LeMeur and Jacques Brocard and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert Feil

154 papers receiving 10.5k citations

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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.

Regulation of Cre Recombinase Activity by Mutated Estrogen Receptor Ligand-Binding Domains

1997 760 citations Robert Feil et al. profile →
Ligand-activated site-specific recombination in mice.

1996 702 citations Robert Feil et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Transdifferentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Macrophage-Like Cells During Atherogenesis

2014 413 citations Susanne Feil, Robert Łukowski et al. Circulation Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Feil Germany	57	6.0k	2.5k	2.1k	1.7k	1.2k	160	10.6k
Thierry Pedrazzini Switzerland	52	5.4k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	3.4k 2.0×	1.5k 1.3×	137	12.8k
Michael I. Kotlikoff United States	56	5.6k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	615 0.5×	146	9.0k
T. Kendall Harden United States	61	6.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	880 0.4×	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	214	11.5k
Kevin R. Lynch United States	71	10.7k 1.8×	2.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	2.1k 1.7×	202	16.0k
Luc Leybaert Belgium	60	7.8k 1.3×	1.6k 0.6×	631 0.3×	1.7k 1.0×	697 0.6×	212	11.5k
Yoh Takuwa Japan	57	7.6k 1.3×	2.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	182	11.7k
Marco Conti United States	85	14.5k 2.4×	2.0k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	2.3k 1.9×	238	21.0k
Claes Wahlestedt United States	65	12.6k 2.1×	2.0k 0.8×	704 0.3×	2.8k 1.6×	699 0.6×	238	18.1k
Anders Oldfors Sweden	55	10.4k 1.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	424 0.4×	286	13.7k
Ricardo E. Dolmetsch United States	42	9.4k 1.6×	1.1k 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	5.0k 2.9×	1.5k 1.3×	69	14.6k

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Schmidt, Hannes, Maria T. K. Zaldivia, Michael Krämer, et al.. (2025). Single-cell analysis identifies the CNP/GC-B/cGMP axis as marker and regulator of modulated VSMCs in atherosclerosis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 429–429. 2 indexed citations

Proikas‐Cezanne, Tassula, et al.. (2025). International symposium “The Different Facets of Guanine Nucleotide Signaling”. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 398(11). 16279–16287.

Hernández‐Olmos, Víctor, Wiebke Kallenborn-Gerhardt, Ruirui Lu, et al.. (2024). Inhibition of Phosphodiesterase 10A Alleviates Pain-like Behavior in Mice. Anesthesiology. 142(2). 332–348. 1 indexed citations

Görlitz, Frederik, et al.. (2024). Real-time imaging of cGMP signaling shows pronounced differences between glomerular endothelial cells and podocytes. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 26099–26099. 1 indexed citations

Feil, Susanne, Walter Ehrlichmann, Gerald Reischl, et al.. (2023). Noninvasive Detection of Smooth Muscle Cell-Derived Hot Spots to Study Atherosclerosis by PET/MRI in Mice. Circulation Research. 132(6). 747–750. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Yujing, Shang Fa Yang, Susanne Feil, et al.. (2022). Optogenetic manipulation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate to probe phosphodiesterase activities in megakaryocytes. Open Biology. 12(8). 220058–220058. 2 indexed citations

Tikoo, Shweta, Rohit Jain, Florence Tomasetig, et al.. (2021). Amelanotic B16-F10 Melanoma Compatible with Advanced Three-Dimensional Imaging Modalities. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 141(8). 2090–2094.e6. 5 indexed citations

Schmidt, Hannes, Deborah M. Dickey, Jerid W. Robinson, et al.. (2018). Regulation of the Natriuretic Peptide Receptor 2 (Npr2) by Phosphorylation of Juxtamembrane Serine and Threonine Residues Is Essential for Bifurcation of Sensory Axons. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(45). 9768–9780. 16 indexed citations

Wen, Lai, Susanne Feil, Martin Thunemann, et al.. (2018). A shear-dependent NO-cGMP-cGKI cascade in platelets acts as an auto-regulatory brake of thrombosis. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4301–4301. 34 indexed citations

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Tchernychev, Boris, Susanne Feil, William P. Warren, et al.. (2017). The Clinical-Stage sGC Stimulator IW-1701 Prevents Increase of Plasma Biomarkers of Intravascular Inflammation and Suppresses Leukocyte-Endothelial Interactions in Tnfα-Treated Mice. Blood. 130. 447–447. 4 indexed citations

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Thunemann, Martin, Lai Wen, Matthias Hillenbrand, et al.. (2013). Transgenic Mice for cGMP Imaging. Circulation Research. 113(4). 365–371. 61 indexed citations

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Franz, Christoph, Ulrike Zimmermann, Sze Chim Lee, et al.. (2013). Autonomous functions of murine thyroid hormone receptor TRα and TRβ in cochlear hair cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 382(1). 26–37. 19 indexed citations

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Labat, Carlos, Mathias Mericskay, Karima Ait‐Aissa, et al.. (2013). Inactivation of Serum Response Factor Contributes To Decrease Vascular Muscular Tone and Arterial Stiffness in Mice. Circulation Research. 112(7). 1035–1045. 34 indexed citations

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Dankworth, Beatrice, Martin Kruse, Michael Hartmann, et al.. (2011). A cardiac pathway of cyclic GMP-independent signaling of guanylyl cyclase A, the receptor for atrial natriuretic peptide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(45). 18500–18505. 35 indexed citations

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Fenske, Stefanie, Robert M. Mader, Stylianos Michalakis, et al.. (2011). HCN3 Contributes to the Ventricular Action Potential Waveform in the Murine Heart. Circulation Research. 109(9). 1015–1023. 53 indexed citations

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Weinmeister, Pascal, Robert Łukowski, Stefan Linder, et al.. (2008). Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-dependent Protein Kinase I Promotes Adhesion of Primary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(10). 4434–4441. 21 indexed citations

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Döring, Britta, Oksana Shynlova, Prudence Tsui, et al.. (2006). Ablation of connexin43 in uterine smooth muscle cells of the mouse causes delayed parturition. Journal of Cell Science. 119(9). 1715–1722. 88 indexed citations

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Feil, Robert, Susanne Feil, & Franz Hofmann. (2005). A heretical view on the role of NO and cGMP in vascular proliferative diseases. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 11(2). 71–75. 40 indexed citations

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Feil, Robert, et al.. (2003). Involvement of L-type calcium channels (Cav1.2) in the carbachol-induced contraction of murine urinary bladder.. mediaTUM (Technical University of Munich). 2 indexed citations

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Wit, Cor de, et al.. (2003). NO-, but not ACh-induced arteriolar dilations are impaired in cGMP-dependent protein kinase deficient mice. mediaTUM (Technical University of Munich). 1 indexed citations

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