Stefan Trapp

6.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
74 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Stefan Trapp is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Trapp has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Stefan Trapp's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (20 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (19 papers) and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (15 papers). Stefan Trapp is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (20 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (19 papers) and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (15 papers). Stefan Trapp collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Stefan Trapp's co-authors include Fiona M. Gribble, Frank Reimann, Frances M. Ashcroft, Stephen J. Tucker, Simon C. Cork, Chao Zhao, Marie K. Holt, James E. Richards, Alexander V. Gourine and Klaus Ballanyi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Trapp

73 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Truncation of Kir6.2 produces ATP-sensitive K+ channels in the absence of the sulphonylurea receptor

1997 645 citations Stephen J. Tucker, Fiona M. Gribble et al. profile →
Identification and Characterization of GLP-1 Receptor–Expressing Cells Using a New Transgenic Mouse Model

2013 377 citations Simon C. Cork, Stefan Trapp et al. profile →
Distribution and characterisation of Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor expressing cells in the mouse brain

2015 354 citations Simon C. Cork, James E. Richards et al. Molecular Metabolism profile →
Revisiting the Complexity of GLP-1 Action from Sites of Synthesis to Receptor Activation

2020 195 citations David J. Hodson, Stefan Trapp et al. profile →
Central and peripheral GLP-1 systems independently suppress eating

2021 180 citations Daniel I. Brierley, Marie K. Holt et al. Nature Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Trapp United Kingdom	38	1.6k	1.5k	1.5k	1.3k	1.1k	74	5.0k
Robert B. Felder United States	41	1.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	828 0.6×	771 0.6×	731 0.7×	114	5.0k
Michael D. Randall United Kingdom	37	648 0.4×	709 0.5×	785 0.5×	621 0.5×	400 0.4×	95	4.0k
Kaushik P. Patel United States	50	1.5k 0.9×	2.5k 1.6×	832 0.6×	717 0.6×	775 0.7×	235	8.3k
Peter Dominiak Germany	32	1.1k 0.7×	635 0.4×	707 0.5×	528 0.4×	426 0.4×	132	4.8k
Anders Fink‐Jensen Denmark	43	1.9k 1.2×	673 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	2.2k 1.7×	424 0.4×	170	5.3k
Vera Ralevic United Kingdom	38	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	263 0.2×	1.0k 0.8×	755 0.7×	129	6.0k
Anthony Ford United States	51	2.2k 1.4×	2.3k 1.5×	403 0.3×	1.6k 1.2×	393 0.4×	135	8.3k
Martin Heni Germany	45	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	380 0.3×	1.0k 0.9×	204	6.4k
Antoinette MaassenVanDenBrink Netherlands	45	730 0.5×	716 0.5×	499 0.3×	827 0.7×	580 0.5×	222	6.9k
Jens A. Wagner Germany	25	387 0.2×	819 0.5×	638 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	351 0.3×	34	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Trapp

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20 of 20 papers shown

Trapp, Stefan, et al.. (2025). Brain-Derived GLP-1—Understanding the Physiological Function and Anti-obesity Potential of Preproglucagon Neurons. Endocrinology. 166(12).

Holt, Marie K., et al.. (2024). Modulation of stress-related behaviour by preproglucagon neurons and hypothalamic projections to the nucleus of the solitary tract. Molecular Metabolism. 91. 102076–102076. 3 indexed citations

Pfeil, Johannes, Ulrich von Both, Aleš Janda, et al.. (2022). Infektiologische Versorgung minderjähriger Flüchtlinge am Beispiel der Ukraine. Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde. 170(12). 1103–1112. 1 indexed citations

Nizari, Shereen, Marina Basalay, Nils Korte, et al.. (2021). Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor activation dilates cerebral arterioles, increases cerebral blood flow, and mediates remote (pre)conditioning neuroprotection against ischaemic stroke. Basic Research in Cardiology. 116(1). 32–32. 57 indexed citations

Brierley, Daniel I., Marie K. Holt, Arashdeep Singh, et al.. (2021). Central and peripheral GLP-1 systems independently suppress eating. Nature Metabolism. 3(2). 258–273. 180 indexed citations breakdown →

Holt, Marie K., Daniel I. Brierley, James E. Richards, et al.. (2020). PPG neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract modulate heart rate but do not mediate GLP-1 receptor agonist-induced tachycardia in mice. Molecular Metabolism. 39. 101024–101024. 24 indexed citations

Trapp, Stefan, et al.. (2020). Antibiotikaverordnungen bei Atemwegsinfektionen im Kindesalter. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 63(10). 1231–1240. 3 indexed citations

Machhada, Asif, Stefan Trapp, Nephtalı́ Marina, et al.. (2017). Vagal determinants of exercise capacity. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15097–15097. 60 indexed citations

Williams, Diana L., Nicole Lilly, Ian Edwards, et al.. (2017). GLP-1 action in the mouse bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. Neuropharmacology. 131. 83–95. 43 indexed citations

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Holt, Marie K., Ida J. Llewellyn‐Smith, Frank Reimann, Fiona M. Gribble, & Stefan Trapp. (2017). Serotonergic modulation of the activity of GLP-1 producing neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract in mouse. Molecular Metabolism. 6(8). 909–921. 25 indexed citations

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Gourine, Alexander V., Asif Machhada, Stefan Trapp, & K. Michael Spyer. (2016). Cardiac vagal preganglionic neurones: An update. Autonomic Neuroscience. 199. 24–28. 59 indexed citations

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Broichhagen, Johannes, Matthias Schönberger, Simon C. Cork, et al.. (2014). Optical control of insulin release using a photoswitchable sulfonylurea. Nature Communications. 5(1). 5116–5116. 108 indexed citations

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Llewellyn‐Smith, Ida, et al.. (2012). Preproglucagon (PPG) neurons innervate neurochemicallyidentified autonomic neurons in the mouse brainstem. Neuroscience. 229. 130–143. 56 indexed citations

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Marina, Nephtalı́, Ana P. Abdala, Stefan Trapp, et al.. (2010). Essential Role of Phox2b-Expressing Ventrolateral Brainstem Neurons in the Chemosensory Control of Inspiration and Expiration. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(37). 12466–12473. 130 indexed citations

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Bantel, Carsten, Mervyn Maze, & Stefan Trapp. (2009). Neuronal Preconditioning by Inhalational Anesthetics. Anesthesiology. 110(5). 986–995. 77 indexed citations

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Trapp, Stefan, M. Isabel Aller, William Wisden, & Alexander V. Gourine. (2008). A Role for TASK-1 (KCNK3) Channels in the Chemosensory Control of Breathing. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(35). 8844–8850. 116 indexed citations

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Hopwood, Sarah E. & Stefan Trapp. (2005). TASK‐like K⁺channels mediate effects of 5‐HT and extracellular pH in rat dorsal vagal neuronesin vitro. The Journal of Physiology. 568(1). 145–154. 22 indexed citations

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Trapp, Stefan. (2003). Identification of residues contributing to the ATP binding site of Kir6.2. The EMBO Journal. 22(12). 2903–2912. 69 indexed citations

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Matsuo, Michinori, Stefan Trapp, Yukio Tanizawa, et al.. (2000). Functional Analysis of a Mutant Sulfonylurea Receptor, SUR1-R1420C, That Is Responsible for Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(52). 41184–41191. 35 indexed citations

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Trapp, Stefan, Stephen J. Tucker, & Frances M. Ashcroft. (1998). Mechanism of ATP-sensitive K Channel Inhibition by Sulfhydryl Modification. The Journal of General Physiology. 112(3). 325–332. 32 indexed citations

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