Roger Sandhoff

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Roger Sandhoff is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger Sandhoff has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Physiology and 22 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Roger Sandhoff's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (34 papers), Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (23 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (22 papers). Roger Sandhoff is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (34 papers), Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (23 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (22 papers). Roger Sandhoff collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Roger Sandhoff's co-authors include Britta Brügger, Felix Wieland, Konrad Sandhoff, Wolf D. Lehmann, Gerhard Erben, Mariona Rabionet, Richard L. Proia, Karin Gorgas, Richard Jennemann and Hermann-Josef Gröne and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Roger Sandhoff

93 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Quantitative analysis of biological membrane lipids at the low picomole level by nano-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

1997 709 citations Roger Sandhoff et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roger Sandhoff Germany	40	4.2k	1.4k	1.3k	697	558	95	5.8k
Jeremy C. Allegood United States	46	7.1k 1.7×	1.5k 1.0×	2.3k 1.8×	532 0.8×	1.1k 2.0×	91	9.0k
Charles E. Chalfant United States	49	6.3k 1.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	466 0.7×	950 1.7×	152	7.9k
Gemma Fabriàs Spain	42	2.9k 0.7×	727 0.5×	561 0.4×	459 0.7×	307 0.6×	159	4.7k
Alicja Bielawska United States	63	10.1k 2.4×	2.1k 1.5×	2.5k 1.9×	698 1.0×	1.2k 2.1×	144	11.6k
Wim J. van Blitterswijk Netherlands	51	5.7k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	671 1.0×	731 1.3×	111	7.4k
Jacek Bielawski United States	63	9.3k 2.2×	2.1k 1.5×	2.9k 2.2×	818 1.2×	1.0k 1.8×	144	11.1k
Catherine Tomasetto France	59	5.3k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	207 0.3×	1.4k 2.5×	148	9.9k
Andreas Billich Austria	42	4.6k 1.1×	576 0.4×	866 0.7×	96 0.1×	1.1k 2.0×	131	6.8k
Günter Müller Germany	41	3.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	679 1.0×	425 0.8×	156	5.8k
Yousuke Seyama Japan	29	2.8k 0.7×	583 0.4×	276 0.2×	501 0.7×	302 0.5×	122	4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Roger Sandhoff

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roger Sandhoff

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Paret, Claudia, Arthur Wingerter, Larissa Seidmann, et al.. (2025). Ganglioside Profiling Uncovers Distinct Patterns in High-Risk Neuroblastoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(17). 8431–8431.

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Sandhoff, Roger. (2023). Lipid Structure Matters in Lysosomal Storage Disease. Journal of Lipid Research. 64(12). 100476–100476. 2 indexed citations

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Malki, Khalifa El, Francesca Alt, Roger Sandhoff, et al.. (2023). Glucosylceramide Synthase Inhibitors Induce Ceramide Accumulation and Sensitize H3K27 Mutant Diffuse Midline Glioma to Irradiation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(12). 9905–9905. 7 indexed citations

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Mack, Norman, S. Öhl, Thomas Hielscher, et al.. (2023). Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Recruits Macrophages and Microglia and Induces a Pro-Tumorigenic Phenotype That Favors Glioma Progression. Cancers. 15(2). 479–479. 13 indexed citations

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Hoeven, Franciscus van der, Katrin I. Willig, Ulrike Engel, et al.. (2022). A Clathrin light chain A reporter mouse for in vivo imaging of endocytosis. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0273660–e0273660. 4 indexed citations

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Wunder, Christian, Valérie Chambon, Roger Sandhoff, et al.. (2021). Glycolipid-dependent and lectin-driven transcytosis in mouse enterocytes. Communications Biology. 4(1). 173–173. 21 indexed citations

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Sandhoff, Roger, Heike Schulze, & Konrad Sandhoff. (2018). Ganglioside Metabolism in Health and Disease. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 156. 1–62. 53 indexed citations

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Pichery, Mélanie, Anne Huchenq, Roger Sandhoff, et al.. (2016). 113 PNPLA1 defects in patients with ichthyosis and KO mice unveil PNPLA1 irreplaceable function in epidermal omega–acylceramide synthesis and skin permeability barrier. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 136(9). S180–S180. 1 indexed citations

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Marsching, Christian, Mariona Rabionet, Daniel Mathow, et al.. (2014). Renal sulfatides: sphingoid base-dependent localization and region-specific compensation of CerS2-dysfunction. Journal of Lipid Research. 55(11). 2354–2369. 23 indexed citations

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Mathow, Daniel, Mariona Rabionet, Roger Sandhoff, et al.. (2013). Differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes is dependent on glucosylceramide:ceramide processing. Human Molecular Genetics. 22(20). 4164–4179. 48 indexed citations

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Rabionet, Mariona, Christian Marsching, Richard Jennemann, et al.. (2013). 1-O-acylceramides are natural components of human and mouse epidermis. Journal of Lipid Research. 54(12). 3312–3321. 64 indexed citations

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Jennemann, Richard, Sylvia Kaden, Roger Sandhoff, et al.. (2012). Glycosphingolipids Are Essential for Intestinal Endocytic Function. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(39). 32598–32616. 40 indexed citations

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Jennemann, Richard, Mariona Rabionet, Karin Gorgas, et al.. (2011). Loss of ceramide synthase 3 causes lethal skin barrier disruption. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(3). 586–608. 241 indexed citations

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Jennemann, Richard, Roger Sandhoff, Lutz Langbein, et al.. (2006). Integrity and Barrier Function of the Epidermis Critically Depend on Glucosylceramide Synthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(5). 3083–3094. 96 indexed citations

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Jennemann, Richard, Roger Sandhoff, Shijun Wang, et al.. (2005). Cell-specific deletion of glucosylceramide synthase in brain leads to severe neural defects after birth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(35). 12459–12464. 147 indexed citations

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Yamashita, Tadashi, Yunping Wu, Roger Sandhoff, et al.. (2005). Interruption of ganglioside synthesis produces central nervous system degeneration and altered axon–glial interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(8). 2725–2730. 184 indexed citations

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Mizukami, Hiroki, Yide Mi, Ryuichi Wada, et al.. (2002). Systemic inflammation in glucocerebrosidase-deficient mice with minimal glucosylceramide storage. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(9). 1215–1221. 107 indexed citations

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Mizukami, Hiroki, Yide Mi, Ryuichi Wada, et al.. (2002). Systemic inflammation in glucocerebrosidase-deficient mice with minimal glucosylceramide storage. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(9). 1215–1221. 118 indexed citations

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Gaigg, Barbara, Roger Schneiter, Jan Krogh Hansen, et al.. (2001). Depletion of Acyl-Coenzyme A-Binding Protein Affects Sphingolipid Synthesis and Causes Vesicle Accumulation and Membrane Defects inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12(4). 1147–1160. 118 indexed citations

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Jennemann, Richard, Roger Sandhoff, Hermann-Josef Gröne, & Herbert Wiegandt. (2001). HUMAN HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES RECOGNIZING DISTINCT CARBOHYDRATE EPITOPES ON BASIDIOLIPIDS FROM DIFFERENT MUSHROOMS. Immunological Investigations. 30(2). 115–129. 9 indexed citations

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