Thomas Biederer

10.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas Biederer is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Biederer has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Biederer's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (12 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers). Thomas Biederer is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (12 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers). Thomas Biederer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Thomas Biederer's co-authors include Thomas C. Südhof, Thomas Sommer, Corinna Volkwein, Xinran Liu, Yıldırım Sara, Ege T. Kavalali, Deniz Atasoy, Marina G. Mozhayeva, Thomas A. Blanpied and Massimiliano Stagi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Biederer

52 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

SynCAM, a Synaptic Adhesion Molecule That Drives Synapse Assembly

2002 612 citations Thomas Biederer, Yıldırım Sara et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Biederer United States	32	2.6k	2.2k	1.6k	612	527	52	4.6k
Matthias Kneussel Germany	39	3.1k 1.2×	2.8k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	333 0.5×	361 0.7×	110	4.9k
Yi‐Ping Hsueh Taiwan	41	3.4k 1.3×	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.8×	624 1.2×	113	5.9k
Susanne Schoch Germany	43	3.5k 1.3×	3.4k 1.6×	2.1k 1.3×	546 0.9×	984 1.9×	112	6.3k
Stanislav S. Zakharenko United States	37	3.2k 1.2×	2.2k 1.0×	746 0.5×	812 1.3×	1.1k 2.1×	68	6.6k
David Perrais France	30	2.8k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	2.1k 1.3×	330 0.5×	443 0.8×	60	4.6k
Deepak P. Srivastava United Kingdom	37	3.5k 1.3×	1.8k 0.8×	680 0.4×	1.3k 2.1×	454 0.9×	104	6.2k
Joshua A. Weiner United States	38	4.7k 1.8×	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	376 0.6×	282 0.5×	74	6.2k
Constanze I. Seidenbecher Germany	41	2.3k 0.9×	2.6k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	493 0.8×	1.1k 2.1×	91	5.4k
Jaewon Ko South Korea	36	2.4k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	580 0.9×	510 1.0×	94	4.1k
Shigeki Yuasa Japan	38	2.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	527 0.9×	163 0.3×	87	4.5k

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Johnson, Ben, et al.. (2024). A complex of the lipid transport ER proteins TMEM24 and C2CD2 with band 4.1 at cell–cell contacts. The Journal of Cell Biology. 223(11). 3 indexed citations

Ahmed, Sahabuddin, Baruh Polis, Sumit Jamwal, et al.. (2024). Transient impairment in microglial function causes sex-specific deficits in synaptic maturity and hippocampal function in mice exposed to early adversity. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 122. 95–109. 10 indexed citations

Chowdhury, Dhrubajyoti, Ilona Kondratiuk, Ardythe L. Morrow, et al.. (2023). The human milk component myo -inositol promotes neuronal connectivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(30). e2221413120–e2221413120. 20 indexed citations

Arce, Karen Perez de, Adema Ribic, Dhrubajyoti Chowdhury, et al.. (2023). Concerted roles of LRRTM1 and SynCAM 1 in organizing prefrontal cortex synapses and cognitive functions. Nature Communications. 14(1). 459–459. 16 indexed citations

Tang, Ai‐Hui, et al.. (2021). Subsynaptic positioning of AMPARs by LRRTM2 controls synaptic strength. Science Advances. 7(34). 56 indexed citations

Ribic, Adema, Michael C. Crair, & Thomas Biederer. (2019). Synapse-Selective Control of Cortical Maturation and Plasticity by Parvalbumin-Autonomous Action of SynCAM 1. Cell Reports. 26(2). 381–393.e6. 32 indexed citations

Pirone, Antonella, Robert J. Wickham, Neha Shrestha, et al.. (2018). Social Stimulus Causes Aberrant Activation of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in a Mouse Model With Autism-Like Behaviors. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience. 10. 35–35. 23 indexed citations

Cheadle, Lucas & Thomas Biederer. (2014). Activity-Dependent Regulation of Dendritic Complexity by Semaphorin 3A through Farp1. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(23). 7999–8009. 43 indexed citations

Missler, Markus, T C Südhof, & Thomas Biederer. (2012). Synaptic Cell Adhesion. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 4(4). a005694–a005694. 185 indexed citations

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Giza, Joanna, et al.. (2012). The Synaptic Adhesion Molecule SynCAM 1 Contributes to Cocaine Effects on Synapse Structure and Psychostimulant Behavior. Neuropsychopharmacology. 38(4). 628–638. 22 indexed citations

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Robbins, Elissa M., Karen Perez de Arce, Adam I. Fogel, et al.. (2010). SynCAM 1 Adhesion Dynamically Regulates Synapse Number and Impacts Plasticity and Learning. Neuron. 68(5). 894–906. 128 indexed citations

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O’Roak, Brian J., Angeliki Louvi, Abha R. Gupta, et al.. (2008). Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis and Resequencing of Contactin Associated Protein-Like 2 in Autism Spectrum Disorders. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 82(1). 165–173. 397 indexed citations

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Akins, Michael R., et al.. (2008). Expression and adhesion profiles of SynCAM molecules indicate distinct neuronal functions. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 510(1). 47–67. 63 indexed citations

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Fogel, Adam I., et al.. (2007). SynCAMs Organize Synapses through Heterophilic Adhesion. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(46). 12516–12530. 155 indexed citations

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Akins, Michael R. & Thomas Biederer. (2006). Cell–cell interactions in synaptogenesis. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 16(1). 83–89. 77 indexed citations

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Biederer, Thomas. (2005). Bioinformatic characterization of the SynCAM family of immunoglobulin-like domain-containing adhesion molecules. Genomics. 87(1). 139–150. 97 indexed citations

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Sara, Yıldırım, Thomas Biederer, Deniz Atasoy, et al.. (2005). Selective Capability of SynCAM and Neuroligin for Functional Synapse Assembly. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(1). 260–270. 143 indexed citations

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Washbourne, Philip, Alexander Dityatev, Peter Scheiffele, et al.. (2004). Cell Adhesion Molecules in Synapse Formation: Figure 1.. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(42). 9244–9249. 145 indexed citations

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Biederer, Thomas & Thomas C. Südhof. (2001). CASK and Protein 4.1 Support F-actin Nucleation on Neurexins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(51). 47869–47876. 135 indexed citations

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Biederer, Thomas & Thomas C. Südhof. (2000). Mints as Adaptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(51). 39803–39806. 197 indexed citations

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