Stephan Frank

21.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
131 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Stephan Frank is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Frank has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Stephan Frank's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (32 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (22 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (12 papers). Stephan Frank is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (32 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (22 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (12 papers). Stephan Frank collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Stephan Frank's co-authors include Richard J. Youle, Brigitte Gaume, Markus Tolnay, Carolyn L. Smith, Ansgar Santel, Elke S. Bergmann‐Leitner, Wolfgang W. Leitner, Everett G. Robert, Frédéric Catez and Florence Clavaguera and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Frank

125 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

The Role of Dynamin-Related Protein 1, a Mediator of Mitochondrial Fission, in Apoptosis

2001 1.5k citations Stephan Frank et al. profile →
Transmission and spreading of tauopathy in transgenic mouse brain

2009 1.3k citations Stephan Frank, Markus Tolnay et al. profile →
Postmortem examination of COVID‐19 patients reveals diffuse alveolar damage with severe capillary congestion and variegated findings in lungs and other organs suggesting vascular dysfunction

2020 834 citations Thomas Menter, Jasmin D. Haslbauer et al. Histopathology profile →
Spatial and temporal association of Bax with mitochondrial fission sites, Drp1, and Mfn2 during apoptosis

2002 682 citations Stephan Frank et al. profile →
Brain homogenates from human tauopathies induce tau inclusions in mouse brain

2013 563 citations Stephan Frank, Jürgen Hench et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Stephan Frank

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Frank

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephan Frank. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephan Frank based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stephan Frank. Stephan Frank is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	DNA Methylation Array Analysis Identifies Biological Subgroups of Cutaneous Melanoma and Reveals Extensive Differences with Benign Melanocytic Nevi 2025 ·Diagnostics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Juergen Hench, (unknown), Stephan Frank, Per Hoffmann, Stefan Herms, Johannes Zschocke, (unknown), Matthias Schmuth, Emina Jukic	1
2	Long survival in a patient with fumarate hydratase mutation-associated glioma 2024 ·Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology ·Regina Reimann, Dorothee Gramatzki, Andrea Bink, Jürgen Hench, Stephan Frank, Martina Haberecker, Tibor Hortobágyi, Kristóf Égervári, Doron Merkler, Kenneth Aldape, Michael Weller	2
3	High throughput spatial immune mapping reveals an innate immune scar in post-COVID-19 brains 2024 ·Acta Neuropathologica ·Marius Schwabenland, (unknown), (unknown), Katharina Wolf, Nikolaus Deigendesch, Joerg M. Buescher, Kirsten D. Mertz, Benjamin Ondruschka, Hermann C. Altmeppen, Jakob Matschke, Markus Glatzel, Stephan Frank, Robert Thimme, Jürgen Beck, Jonas A. Hosp, Thomas Blank, Bertram Bengsch, Marco Prinz	3
4	Impact of aging on meningeal gene expression 2023 ·Fluids and Barriers of the CNS ·(unknown), Corina Kohler, Stephan Frank, Hanspeter E. Killer, Albert Neutzner	13
5	Casein Kinase 2 dependent phosphorylation of eIF4B regulates BACE1 expression in Alzheimer’s disease 2021 ·Cell Death and Disease ·(unknown), Laura Sebastián Monasor, Serena Bellani, Franca Codazzi, Lisa Michelle Restelli, Alessio Colombo, Nikolaus Deigendesch, Stephan Frank, Takashi Saito, Takaomi C. Saido, Sven Lammich, Sabina Tahirović, Fabio Grohovaz, Daniele Zacchetti	12
6	Random errors in protein synthesis activate an age-dependent program of muscle atrophy in mice 2021 ·Communications Biology ·James M. Moore, Rashid Akbergenov, (unknown), (unknown), Amandine Grimm, Petra Seebeck, Lisa Michelle Restelli, Stephan Frank, Anne Eckert, Kader Thiam, David P Wolfer, Dimitri Shcherbakov, Erik C. Böttger	9
7	Postmortem examination of COVID‐19 patients reveals diffuse alveolar damage with severe capillary congestion and variegated findings in lungs and other organs suggesting vascular dysfunction breakdown → 2020 ·Histopathology ·Thomas Menter, Jasmin D. Haslbauer, Ronny Nienhold, Spasenija Savic, Helmut Hopfer, Nikolaus Deigendesch, Stephan Frank, Daniel Turek, Niels Willi, Hans Pargger, Stefano Bassetti, Jörg D. Leuppi, Gieri Cathomas, Markus Tolnay, Kirsten D. Mertz, Alexandar Tzankov	834
8	Fast routine assessment of MGMT promoter methylation 2020 ·Neuro-Oncology Advances ·(unknown), Rosa Della Monica, Lorenzo Chiariotti, Michel Bihl, Markus Tolnay, Stephan Frank, Jürgen Hench	3
9	Peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor γ coactivator 1α regulates mitochondrial calcium homeostasis, sarcoplasmic reticulum stress, and cell death to mitigate skeletal muscle aging 2019 ·Aging Cell ·Jonathan F. Gill, Julien Delezie, Gesa Santos, Shawn McGuirk, Svenia Schnyder, Stephan Frank, Martin Rausch, Julie St‐Pierre, Christoph Handschin	29
10	Nivolumab in chemotherapy-resistant cervical cancer: report of a vulvitis as a novel immune-related adverse event and molecular analysis of a persistent complete response 2019 ·Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer ·(unknown), Tatjana Vlajnic, Marcus Vetter, Katharina Glatz, Jürgen Hench, Stephan Frank, Michel Bihl, (unknown), Michael S. Dobbie, Viola Heinzelmann‐Schwarz, Céline Montavon	12
11	Imaging of post-mortem human brain tissue using electron and X-ray microscopy 2019 ·Current Opinion in Structural Biology ·Amanda J. Lewis, Christel Genoud, (unknown), Wilma D. J. van de Berg, Stephan Frank, Henning Stahlberg, Sarah H. Shahmoradian, Ashraf Al‐Amoudi	23
12	“Get the Balance Right”: Pathological Significance of Autophagy Perturbation in Neuromuscular Disorders 2016 ·Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases ·Perrine Castets, Stephan Frank, Michael Sinnreich, Markus A. Rüegg	37
13	Sar1, a Novel Regulator of ER-Mitochondrial Contact Sites 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Karin B. Ackema, Cristina Prescianotto‐Baschong, Jürgen Hench, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Frédéric Bard, Stephan Frank, Anne Spang	20
14	hMOB3 Modulates MST1 Apoptotic Signaling and Supports Tumor Growth in Glioblastoma Multiforme 2014 ·Cancer Research ·Fengyuan Tang, Lei Zhang, Gongda Xue, Debby Hynx, Yuhua Wang, Peter Cron, Christian Hundsrucker, Alexander Hergovich, Stephan Frank, Brian A. Hemmings, (unknown)	16
15	The small GTP ase Arf1 modulates mitochondrial morphology and function 2014 ·The EMBO Journal ·Karin B. Ackema, Jürgen Hench, Stefan Böckler, (unknown), Ursula Sauder, (unknown), Benedikt Westermann, Frédéric Bard, Stephan Frank, Anne Spang	71
16	Novel mitochondrial tRNA^Ilem.4282A>G gene mutation leads to chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia plus phenotype 2014 ·British Journal of Ophthalmology ·Christopher B. Jackson, Christoph Neuwirth, Dagmar Hahn, Jean‐Marc Nuoffer, Stephan Frank, Sabina Gallati, André Schaller	8
17	Sustained Activation of mTORC1 in Skeletal Muscle Inhibits Constitutive and Starvation-Induced Autophagy and Causes a Severe, Late-Onset Myopathy 2013 ·Cell Metabolism ·Perrine Castets, Shuo Lin, (unknown), Sabrina Di Fulvio, Klaas Romanino, Maitea Guridi, Stephan Frank, Lionel Tintignac, Michael Sinnreich, Markus A. Rüegg	219
18	Inactivation of MARCH5 Prevents Mitochondrial Fragmentation and Interferes with Cell Death in a Neuronal Cell Model 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Lei Fang, (unknown), David Goldblum, Peter Meyer, Selim Orgül, Stephan Frank, Josef Flammer, Albert Neutzner	25
19	MAP Kinase-Interacting Kinase 1 Regulates SMAD2-Dependent TGF-β Signaling Pathway in Human Glioblastoma 2011 ·Cancer Research ·Michal Grzmil, Pier Morin, Maria Maddalena Lino, Adrian Merlo, Stephan Frank, Yuhua Wang, Gerald Moncayo, Brian A. Hemmings	123
20	The putative tumor suppressor gene FHIT at 3p14.2 is rarely affected by loss of heterozygosity in primary human brain tumors. 1997 ·PubMed ·Stephan Frank, J. Müller, Jens Plaschke, Matthias Hahn, (unknown), Monika Hampl, Steffen Pistorius, Gabriele Schackert, H. K. Schackert	12

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