Rolf Urbach

1.4k total citations
26 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Rolf Urbach is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf Urbach has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Rolf Urbach's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (20 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (16 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers). Rolf Urbach is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (20 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (16 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers). Rolf Urbach collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Russia and Switzerland. Rolf Urbach's co-authors include Gerhard M. Technau, Christian Berger, Ralf Schnabel, Olaf Breidbach, Gregor Bucher, Detlev Arendt, Michael Akam, Carlo Brena, Patrick R. H. Steinmetz and Nico Posnien and has published in prestigious journals such as Development, Developmental Biology and BioEssays.

In The Last Decade

Rolf Urbach

25 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rolf Urbach Germany 15 709 683 218 158 139 26 1.0k
Douglas R. Kankel United States 17 805 1.1× 611 0.9× 162 0.7× 181 1.1× 74 0.5× 20 1.2k
Erich Frei Switzerland 19 1.0k 1.5× 301 0.4× 161 0.7× 233 1.5× 52 0.4× 21 1.3k
Reinhard Schröder Germany 20 1.1k 1.6× 344 0.5× 157 0.7× 457 2.9× 87 0.6× 28 1.4k
Birgit Zipser United States 22 585 0.8× 861 1.3× 113 0.5× 74 0.5× 113 0.8× 60 1.3k
Takako Isshiki Japan 9 1.0k 1.4× 495 0.7× 219 1.0× 99 0.6× 115 0.8× 11 1.2k
Urs Kloter Switzerland 11 1.8k 2.5× 463 0.7× 181 0.8× 536 3.4× 86 0.6× 13 2.0k
Hiroko Sano Japan 12 410 0.6× 278 0.4× 72 0.3× 189 1.2× 113 0.8× 18 732
Taro Nakamura Japan 17 587 0.8× 234 0.3× 89 0.4× 247 1.6× 61 0.4× 32 907
Cynthia L. Hughes United States 10 590 0.8× 364 0.5× 118 0.5× 388 2.5× 70 0.5× 10 1.1k
Hans Georg Frohnhöfer Germany 12 1.2k 1.6× 205 0.3× 184 0.8× 329 2.1× 101 0.7× 15 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rolf Urbach

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All Works

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Urbach, Rolf, et al.. (2016). Genetic regulation and function of epidermal growth factor receptor signalling in patterning of the embryonicDrosophilabrain. Open Biology. 6(12). 160202–160202. 6 indexed citations
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Kolb, Dieter M., et al.. (2016). Retinal homeobox promotes cell growth, proliferation and survival of mushroom body neuroblasts in the Drosophila brain. Mechanisms of Development. 142. 50–61. 14 indexed citations
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Urbach, Rolf, et al.. (2013). Analysis of Complete Neuroblast Cell Lineages in the Drosophila Embryonic Brain via DiI Labeling. Methods in molecular biology. 1082. 37–56. 1 indexed citations
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Technau, Gerhard M., et al.. (2012). Origin ofDrosophilamushroom body neuroblasts and generation of divergent embryonic lineages. Development. 139(14). 2510–2522. 65 indexed citations
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Steinmetz, Patrick R. H., Rolf Urbach, Nico Posnien, et al.. (2010). Six3 demarcates the anterior-most developing brain region in bilaterian animals. EvoDevo. 1(1). 14–14. 118 indexed citations
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Urbach, Rolf, et al.. (2010). Role of en and novel interactions between msh, ind, and vnd in dorsoventral patterning of the Drosophila brain and ventral nerve cord. Developmental Biology. 346(2). 332–345. 13 indexed citations
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Urbach, Rolf & Gerhard M. Technau. (2009). Dorsoventral Patterning of the Brain: A Comparative Approach. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 628. 42–56. 30 indexed citations
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Urbach, Rolf, et al.. (2009). Ems and Nkx6 are central regulators in dorsoventral patterning of the Drosophila brain. Development. 136(23). 3937–3947. 9 indexed citations
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Technau, Gerhard M., Christian Berger, & Rolf Urbach. (2005). Generation of cell diversity and segmental pattern in the embryonic central nervous system of Drosophila. Developmental Dynamics. 235(4). 861–869. 91 indexed citations
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Urbach, Rolf & Gerhard M. Technau. (2004). Neuroblast formation and patterning during early brain development in Drosophila. BioEssays. 26(7). 739–751. 97 indexed citations
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Urbach, Rolf, Ralf Schnabel, & Gerhard M. Technau. (2003). The pattern of neuroblast formation, mitotic domains and proneural gene expression during early brain development in Drosophila. Development. 130(16). 3589–3606. 103 indexed citations
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Urbach, Rolf, Gerhard M. Technau, & Olaf Breidbach. (2003). Spatial and temporal pattern of neuroblasts, proliferation, and Engrailed expression during early brain development in Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera). Arthropod Structure & Development. 32(1). 125–140. 21 indexed citations
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Urbach, Rolf & Gerhard M. Technau. (2003). Segment polarity and DV patterning gene expression reveals segmental organization of theDrosophilabrain. Development. 130(16). 3607–3620. 61 indexed citations
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Urbach, Rolf & Gerhard M. Technau. (2003). Early steps in building the insect brain: neuroblast formation and segmental patterning in the developing brain of different insect species. Arthropod Structure & Development. 32(1). 103–123. 75 indexed citations
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Urbach, Rolf & Gerhard M. Technau. (2003). Molecular markers for identified neuroblasts in the developing brain ofDrosophila. Development. 130(16). 3621–3637. 160 indexed citations
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Breidbach, Olaf & Rolf Urbach. (1996). Embryonic and postembryonic development of serial homologous neurons in the subesophageal ganglion ofTenebrio molitor (Insecta: Coleoptera). Microscopy Research and Technique. 35(3). 180–200. 10 indexed citations
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Urbach, Rolf, Olaf Breidbach, & W. Kutsch. (1994). Comparative anatomy of muscle sets in larval and adult stages ofZophobas morio (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). Zoomorphology. 114(1). 47–57. 1 indexed citations

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