Susanne Kneitz

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Susanne Kneitz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Susanne Kneitz has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Cancer Research and 22 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Susanne Kneitz's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (8 papers). Susanne Kneitz is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (8 papers). Susanne Kneitz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Susanne Kneitz's co-authors include Johann Bauersachs, Paolo Galuppo, Georg Ertl, Jan Fiedler, Thomas Thum, Claus Jürgen Scholz, Manfred Schartl, Jiří Zavadil, Dan Liang and Markus Bitzer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Susanne Kneitz

106 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

MicroRNAs in the Human Heart 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2012 200 400 600
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.

  1. MicroRNAs in the Human Heart
    2007 730 citations Paolo Galuppo, Susanne Kneitz et al. Circulation profile →
  2. The Stomatal Response to Reduced Relative Humidity Requires Guard Cell-Autonomous ABA Synthesis
    2012 369 citations Susanne Kneitz, Rainer Hedrich et al. Current Biology profile →

Peers

Susanne Kneitz
Marc Thiry Belgium
Bernd Timmermann Germany
Fei Liu China
Marc R. Fabian Canada
László Patthy Hungary
Liying Yan China
Frank N. van Leeuwen Netherlands
William S. Marshall Canada
Julie C. Baker United States
Janine Altmüller Germany
Marc Thiry Belgium
Susanne Kneitz
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Countries citing papers authored by Susanne Kneitz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Susanne Kneitz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susanne Kneitz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Susanne Kneitz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Susanne Kneitz 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 Susanne Kneitz. Susanne Kneitz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schaefer, Nathan K., Kang Du, Susanne Kneitz, et al.. (2026). Gene conversion empowers natural selection in a clonal fish species. Nature.
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Lü, Yuan, Edward S. Rice, Kang Du, et al.. (2023). High resolution genomes of multipleXiphophorusspecies provide new insights into microevolution, hybrid incompatibility, and epistasis. Genome Research. 33(4). 557–571. 4 indexed citations
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Du, Kang, Martin Pippel, Susanne Kneitz, et al.. (2022). Genome biology of the darkedged splitfin, Girardinichthys multiradiatus, and the evolution of sex chromosomes and placentation. Genome Research. 32(3). 583–594. 9 indexed citations
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Schartl, Manfred, Susanne Kneitz, Cornelia Schmidt, et al.. (2020). The Developmental and Genetic Architecture of the Sexually Selected Male Ornament of Swordtails. Current Biology. 31(5). 911–922.e4. 19 indexed citations
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Baluapuri, Apoorva, et al.. (2020). 転写因子NRF2は,分化を遮断し,COX2発現を誘導することによりメラノーマ悪性腫瘍を増強する【JST・京大機械翻訳】. Oncogene. 39(44). 6841–6855. 5 indexed citations
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Herpin, Amaury, Cornelia Schmidt, Susanne Kneitz, et al.. (2019). A novel evolutionary conserved mechanism of RNA stability regulates synexpression of primordial germ cell-specific genes prior to the sex-determination stage in medaka. PLoS Biology. 17(4). e3000185–e3000185. 12 indexed citations
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Franchini, Paolo, Julia C. Jones, Peiwen Xiong, et al.. (2018). Long-term experimental hybridisation results in the evolution of a new sex chromosome in swordtail fish. Nature Communications. 9(1). 5136–5136. 28 indexed citations
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Klotz, Barbara, Susanne Kneitz, Martina Regensburger, et al.. (2017). Expression signatures of early-stage and advanced medaka melanomas. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology. 208. 20–28. 10 indexed citations
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Kneitz, Burkhard, Markus Krebs, Charis Kalogirou, et al.. (2014). Survival in Patients with High-Risk Prostate Cancer Is Predicted by miR-221, Which Regulates Proliferation, Apoptosis, and Invasion of Prostate Cancer Cells by Inhibiting IRF2 and SOCS3. Cancer Research. 74(9). 2591–2603. 106 indexed citations
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Weber, David, Julia Heisig, Susanne Kneitz, et al.. (2014). Mechanisms of epigenetic and cell-type specific regulation of Hey target genes in ES cells and cardiomyocytes. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 79. 79–88. 23 indexed citations
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Wecker, Thomas, Hong Han, Susanne Kneitz, Franz Grehn, & Günther Schlunck. (2014). Influence of Extracellular Matrix Stiffness on Micro-RNA Expression in Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells. Biophysical Journal. 106(2). 595a–595a. 1 indexed citations
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Heisig, Julia, David Weber, Anja Winkler, et al.. (2012). Target Gene Analysis by Microarrays and Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Identifies HEY Proteins as Highly Redundant bHLH Repressors. PLoS Genetics. 8(5). e1002728–e1002728. 67 indexed citations
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Fraccarollo, Daniela, Stefan Berger, Paolo Galuppo, et al.. (2011). Deletion of Cardiomyocyte Mineralocorticoid Receptor Ameliorates Adverse Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 123(4). 400–408. 170 indexed citations
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Wegert, Jenny, Sabrina Bausenwein, Susanne Kneitz, et al.. (2011). Retinoic acid pathway activity in wilms tumors and characterization of biological responses in vitro. Molecular Cancer. 10(1). 136–136. 21 indexed citations
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Spahn, Martin, Susanne Kneitz, Claus Jürgen Scholz, et al.. (2009). Expression of microRNA‐221 is progressively reduced in aggressive prostate cancer and metastasis and predicts clinical recurrence. International Journal of Cancer. 127(2). 394–403. 189 indexed citations
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Fraccarollo, Daniela, Paolo Galuppo, Susanne Kneitz, et al.. (2008). Immediate Mineralocorticoid Receptor Blockade Improves Myocardial Infarct Healing by Modulation of the Inflammatory Response. Hypertension. 51(4). 905–914. 96 indexed citations
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Kneitz, Susanne, et al.. (1998). Differentiation of low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas using paraffin sections by image processing. Cytometry. 34(2). 75–81. 1 indexed citations
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