Robert Opitz

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Opitz is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Opitz has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Genetics, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Robert Opitz's work include Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (13 papers), Congenital heart defects research (7 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (6 papers). Robert Opitz is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (13 papers), Congenital heart defects research (7 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (6 papers). Robert Opitz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Belgium and United States. Robert Opitz's co-authors include L. J. Wurzinger, M. Giersiepen, H. Reul, Werner Kloas, Ilka Lutz, Sabine Costagliola, Francesco Antonica, H. Schmid‐Schönbein, Achim Trubiroha and Thomas Braunbeck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Development and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Robert Opitz

47 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Estimation of Shear Stress-related Blood Damage in Heart Valve Prostheses - in Vitro Comparison of 25 Aortic Valves

1990 461 citations L. J. Wurzinger, Robert Opitz et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Opitz Germany	23	575	516	467	363	304	49	2.3k
Zhe Zhang China	30	244 0.4×	207 0.4×	1.1k 2.3×	112 0.3×	265 0.9×	199	3.0k
Ryoichi Tanaka Japan	34	435 0.8×	199 0.4×	792 1.7×	186 0.5×	665 2.2×	240	3.7k
Chung‐Wai Chow Canada	33	614 1.1×	322 0.6×	1.1k 2.4×	36 0.1×	1.7k 5.6×	132	4.8k
Yahong Wang China	29	124 0.2×	364 0.7×	1.1k 2.4×	76 0.2×	171 0.6×	155	2.8k
Lu Zhang China	25	308 0.5×	219 0.4×	1.1k 2.5×	67 0.2×	302 1.0×	198	2.8k
Joseph Paulauskis United States	28	93 0.2×	441 0.9×	1.0k 2.2×	85 0.2×	239 0.8×	47	2.8k
Jin China	24	105 0.2×	89 0.2×	810 1.7×	97 0.3×	307 1.0×	515	2.5k
Yanhua Wu China	25	182 0.3×	147 0.3×	926 2.0×	39 0.1×	109 0.4×	142	2.1k
James W. MacDonald United States	29	142 0.2×	248 0.5×	1.3k 2.7×	96 0.3×	248 0.8×	101	3.0k
Xi Zhong China	27	121 0.2×	105 0.2×	794 1.7×	33 0.1×	257 0.8×	121	2.6k

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Vallone, Valeria Fernández, et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal expression of thyroid hormone transporter MCT8 and THRA mRNA in human cerebral organoids recapitulating first trimester cortex development. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 9355–9355. 9 indexed citations

Kleinau, Gunnar, Robert Opitz, Patrick Scheerer, et al.. (2024). Melanocortin-4 Receptor PLC Activation Is Modulated by an Interaction with the Monocarboxylate Transporter 8. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(14). 7565–7565.

Opitz, Robert, et al.. (2024). RNA Sequencing Reveals a Strong Predominance of THRA Splicing Isoform 2 in the Developing and Adult Human Brain. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(18). 9883–9883. 1 indexed citations

Dore, Riccardo, Kornelia Johann, Julia Resch, et al.. (2024). Partial Resistance to Thyroid Hormone–Induced Tachycardia and Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice Lacking Thyroid Hormone Receptor β. Thyroid. 34(6). 796–805. 3 indexed citations

Opitz, Robert, Matthias Megges, January Weiner, et al.. (2023). Generation of iPSC lines with SLC16A2:G401R or SLC16A2 knock out. Stem Cell Research. 73. 103256–103256. 2 indexed citations

Puder, Lia, Sophie Roth, Susanna Wiegand, et al.. (2021). Cardiac Phenotype and Tissue Sodium Content in Adolescents With Defects in the Melanocortin System. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 106(9). 2606–2616. 2 indexed citations

Krueger, Martin, Robert Opitz, David Sebinger, et al.. (2020). Spatiotemporal Changes of Cerebral Monocarboxylate Transporter 8 Expression. Thyroid. 30(9). 1366–1383. 25 indexed citations

Vandernoot, Isabelle, et al.. (2020). Enhanced Canonical Wnt Signaling During Early Zebrafish Development Perturbs the Interaction of Cardiac Mesoderm and Pharyngeal Endoderm and Causes Thyroid Specification Defects. Thyroid. 31(3). 420–438. 11 indexed citations

Opitz, Robert, et al.. (2019). Small-Molecule Screening in Zebrafish Embryos Identifies Signaling Pathways Regulating Early Thyroid Development. Thyroid. 29(11). 1683–1703. 16 indexed citations

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Trubiroha, Achim, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of the thyroid hormonogenic H2O2 production by Duox/DuoxA in zebrafish reveals VAS2870 as a new goitrogenic compound. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 500. 110635–110635. 7 indexed citations

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Opitz, Robert, Marc‐Phillip Hitz, Isabelle Vandernoot, et al.. (2014). Functional Zebrafish Studies Based on Human Genotyping Point to Netrin-1 as a Link Between Aberrant Cardiovascular Development and Thyroid Dysgenesis. Endocrinology. 156(1). 377–388. 28 indexed citations

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Opitz, Robert, Francesco Antonica, & Sabine Costagliola. (2013). New Model Systems to Illuminate Thyroid Organogenesis. Part I: An Update on the Zebrafish Toolbox. European Thyroid Journal. 2(4). 229–242. 22 indexed citations

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Murk, Albertinka J., Eddy Rijntjes, Bas J. Blaauboer, et al.. (2013). Mechanism-based testing strategy using in vitro approaches for identification of thyroid hormone disrupting chemicals. Toxicology in Vitro. 27(4). 1320–1346. 158 indexed citations

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Kloas, Werner, Ralph Urbatzka, Robert Opitz, et al.. (2009). Endocrine Disruption in Aquatic Vertebrates. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1163(1). 187–200. 153 indexed citations

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Lorenz, Claudia, Robert Opitz, Ilka Lutz, & Werner Kloas. (2009). Corticosteroids disrupt amphibian metamorphosis by complex modes of action including increased prolactin expression. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology. 150(2). 314–321. 28 indexed citations

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Lorenz, Claudia, Robert Opitz, Ilka Lutz, & Werner Kloas. (2009). Teratogenic Effects of Chronic Treatment with Corticosterone on Tadpoles of Xenopus laevis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1163(1). 454–456. 3 indexed citations

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Opitz, Robert, et al.. (1995). Effect of dietary magnesium level on urinary and faecal excretion of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus in adult, ovariectomized cats. British Journal Of Nutrition. 74(1). 77–84. 11 indexed citations

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Opitz, Robert, et al.. (1994). Dietary Calcium Chloride vs. Calcium Carbonate Reduces Urinary pH and Phosphorus Concentration, Improves Bone Mineralization and Depresses Kidney Calcium Level in Cats. Journal of Nutrition. 124(11). 2212–2222. 16 indexed citations

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Opitz, Robert, et al.. (1994). Substitution of dietary calcium chloride for calcium carbonate reduces urinary ph and urinary phosphorus excretion in adult cats. Veterinary Quarterly. 16(3). 157–160. 6 indexed citations

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Wurzinger, L. J., Robert Opitz, Michael Wolf, & H. Schmid-Sch�nbein. (1987). Ultrastructural investigations on the question of mechanical activation of blood platelets. Annals of Hematology. 54(2). 97–107. 17 indexed citations

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