Stefan Britsch

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Stefan Britsch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Britsch has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Stefan Britsch's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (12 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (10 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (8 papers). Stefan Britsch is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (12 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (10 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (8 papers). Stefan Britsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Stefan Britsch's co-authors include Carmen Birchmeier, Dieter Riethmacher, Alistair N. Garratt, Yoh‐suke Mukouyama, Masahiko Taniguchi, Donghun Shin, David J. Anderson, Michael Wegner, Klaus‐Armin Nave and Reto I. Peirano and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Britsch

46 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The transcription factor Sox10 is a key regulator of peripheral glial development

2001 725 citations Stefan Britsch, Carmen Birchmeier et al. profile →
Sensory Nerves Determine the Pattern of Arterial Differentiation and Blood Vessel Branching in the Skin

2002 522 citations Stefan Britsch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Britsch Germany	22	2.1k	1.1k	588	521	447	46	3.6k
Yoh‐suke Mukouyama United States	35	2.7k 1.3×	1.0k 0.9×	562 1.0×	343 0.7×	900 2.0×	73	4.5k
Horst H. Simon Germany	23	2.3k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	887 1.5×	518 1.0×	363 0.8×	30	3.6k
Quenten Schwarz Australia	27	2.1k 1.0×	809 0.7×	400 0.7×	246 0.5×	434 1.0×	65	3.1k
Dritan Agalliu United States	25	2.0k 0.9×	677 0.6×	360 0.6×	503 1.0×	374 0.8×	44	4.0k
Jeh-Ping Liu United States	16	4.1k 1.9×	1.1k 1.0×	432 0.7×	334 0.6×	607 1.4×	20	6.5k
Piotr Topilko France	30	2.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.8×	243 0.4×	969 1.9×	667 1.5×	59	4.5k
Chérif Beldjord France	30	2.5k 1.2×	686 0.6×	368 0.6×	470 0.9×	698 1.6×	59	4.3k
Frederick S. Jones United States	36	2.3k 1.1×	624 0.6×	495 0.8×	287 0.6×	912 2.0×	82	4.1k
Jean‐Léon Thomas France	39	2.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.6×	892 1.5×	1.1k 2.2×	643 1.4×	87	5.3k
Lars E. Theill United States	21	2.5k 1.2×	690 0.6×	624 1.1×	195 0.4×	231 0.5×	24	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Britsch

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Britsch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Britsch

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All Works

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Zippo, Antonio G., Alberto Catanese, Christoph Wiegreffe, et al.. (2025). Regulation of Dendrite and Dendritic Spine Formation by TCF20. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(1). e16297–e16297. 1 indexed citations

Bruyckere, Elodie De, Sigrun Nestel, Carsten Reißner, et al.. (2024). Regulation of hippocampal mossy fiber-CA3 synapse function by a Bcl11b/C1ql2/Nrxn3(25b+) pathway. eLife. 12. 2 indexed citations

Okuyama, Kazuki, Motoi Yamashita, Christoph Wiegreffe, et al.. (2024). A mutant BCL11B-N440K protein interferes with BCL11A function during T lymphocyte and neuronal development. Nature Immunology. 25(12). 2284–2296. 3 indexed citations

Bruyckere, Elodie De, Sigrun Nestel, Carsten Reißner, et al.. (2023). Regulation of hippocampal mossy fiber-CA3 synapse function by a Bcl11b/C1ql2/Nrxn3(25b+) pathway. eLife. 12. 7 indexed citations

Wiegreffe, Christoph, et al.. (2023). Using i-GONAD for Cell-Type-Specific and Systematic Analysis of Developmental Transcription Factors In Vivo. Biology. 12(9). 1236–1236. 3 indexed citations

Ulusoy, Ayşe, Gabriela O. Bodea, Ece Öztürk, et al.. (2021). The transcription factor BCL11A defines distinct subsets of midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Cell Reports. 36(11). 109697–109697. 16 indexed citations

Simon, Ruth, Christoph Wiegreffe, & Stefan Britsch. (2020). Bcl11 Transcription Factors Regulate Cortical Development and Function. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 13. 51–51. 40 indexed citations

Prozorovski, Tim, Jens Ingwersen, Peter Göttle, et al.. (2019). Regulation of sirtuin expression in autoimmune neuroinflammation: Induction of SIRT1 in oligodendrocyte progenitor cells. Neuroscience Letters. 704. 116–125. 24 indexed citations

Bruyckere, Elodie De, Ruth Simon, Sigrun Nestel, et al.. (2018). Stability and Function of Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Synapses Depend on Bcl11b/Ctip2. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 11. 103–103. 21 indexed citations

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Wiegreffe, Christoph, et al.. (2017). Time-lapse Confocal Imaging of Migrating Neurons in Organotypic Slice Culture of Embryonic Mouse Brain Using <em>In Utero</em> Electroporation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations

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Wiegreffe, Christoph, Ruth Simon, Michael Strehle, et al.. (2015). Bcl11a (Ctip1) Controls Migration of Cortical Projection Neurons through Regulation of Sema3c. Neuron. 87(2). 311–325. 81 indexed citations

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Simon, Ruth, et al.. (2015). <em>Ex Utero</em> Electroporation and Organotypic Slice Culture of Mouse Hippocampal Tissue. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations

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Britsch, Stefan. (2007). The Neuregulin-I/ErbB Signaling System in Development and Disease. Advances in anatomy, embryology and cell biology. 190. 1–65. 207 indexed citations

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Wildner, Hendrik, et al.. (2005). The homeodomain transcription factor Gbx1 identifies a subpopulation of late‐born GABAergic interneurons in the developing dorsal spinal cord. Developmental Dynamics. 234(3). 767–771. 26 indexed citations

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Garratt, Alistair N., Stefan Britsch, & Carmen Birchmeier. (2000). Neuregulin, a factor with many functions in the life of a Schwann cell. BioEssays. 22(11). 987–996. 227 indexed citations

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Schweickert, Axel, Anja Fischer, Alistair N. Garratt, et al.. (1999). A role of the cryptic gene in the correct establishment of the left–right axis. Current Biology. 9(22). 1339–1342. 105 indexed citations

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Drews, Gisela, et al.. (1998). Ion channels involved in insulin release are activated by osmotic swelling of pancreatic B-cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1370(1). 8–16. 35 indexed citations

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Krippeit‐Drews, Peter, Stefan Britsch, Florian Läng, & Gisela Drews. (1997). Effects of Oxidants on Membrane Potential, K+ and Ca2+ Currents of Mouse Pancreatic B-Cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 426. 355–359. 6 indexed citations

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Britsch, Stefan, Peter Krippeit‐Drews, Michael Gregor, Florian Läng, & Gisela Drews. (1994). Effects of Osmotic Changes in Extracellular Solution on Electrical Activity of Mouse Pancreatic B-Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 204(2). 641–645. 17 indexed citations

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Britsch, Stefan, Bodo Christ, & H. Jacob. (1989). The influence of cell-matrix interactions on the development of quail chorioallantoic vascular system. Anatomy and Embryology. 180(5). 479–484. 15 indexed citations

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