Thomas Centner

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas Centner is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Centner has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Centner's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (13 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (7 papers). Thomas Centner is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (13 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (7 papers). Thomas Centner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Thomas Centner's co-authors include Siegfried Labeit, K Trombitás, Carol C. Gregorio, Christian Witt, Henk Granzier, Marie‐Louise Bang, Mark McNabb, Alexandra Freiburg, Henk Granzier and Olivier Cazorla and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Centner

14 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Complete Gene Sequence of Titin, Expression of an Unu... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. The Complete Gene Sequence of Titin, Expression of an Unusual ≈700-kDa Titin Isoform, and Its Interaction With Obscurin Identify a Novel Z-Line to I-Band Linking System
    2001 523 citations Marie‐Louise Bang, Thomas Centner et al. Circulation Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Centner Germany 14 2.0k 1.8k 593 571 232 14 2.8k
Mark McNabb United States 16 2.2k 1.1× 1.7k 0.9× 515 0.9× 376 0.7× 200 0.9× 20 2.8k
D. Labeit Germany 25 2.3k 1.2× 2.2k 1.2× 836 1.4× 592 1.0× 210 0.9× 32 3.3k
Kathleen M. Ruppel United States 28 2.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 510 0.9× 189 0.3× 67 0.3× 49 2.5k
A. M. Gordon United States 25 2.3k 1.1× 1.8k 1.0× 245 0.4× 221 0.4× 61 0.3× 43 2.8k
Alexandra Freiburg Germany 11 1.3k 0.7× 896 0.5× 289 0.5× 262 0.5× 70 0.3× 15 1.6k
Pauline M. Bennett United Kingdom 24 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 517 0.9× 171 0.3× 44 0.2× 46 2.0k
Reiko Ikebe United States 26 1.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 842 1.4× 180 0.3× 34 0.1× 52 1.8k
Birgit Brandmeier United Kingdom 12 758 0.4× 901 0.5× 322 0.5× 276 0.5× 45 0.2× 18 1.4k
Samantha P. Harris United States 31 2.5k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 253 0.4× 199 0.3× 43 0.2× 91 3.0k
Françoise Fougerousse France 27 810 0.4× 3.4k 1.9× 1.1k 1.9× 128 0.2× 293 1.3× 55 4.4k

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All Works

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Witt, Christian, Brenda Gerull, Michael J. Davies, et al.. (2001). Hypercontractile Properties of Cardiac Muscle Fibers in a Knock-in Mouse Model of Cardiac Myosin-binding Protein-C. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(7). 5353–5359. 56 indexed citations
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Centner, Thomas, Junko Yano, Eiichi KIMURA, et al.. (2001). Identification of muscle specific ring finger proteins as potential regulators of the titin kinase domain. Journal of Molecular Biology. 306(4). 717–726. 334 indexed citations
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Bang, Marie‐Louise, Thomas Centner, Michael Gotthardt, et al.. (2001). The Complete Gene Sequence of Titin, Expression of an Unusual ≈700-kDa Titin Isoform, and Its Interaction With Obscurin Identify a Novel Z-Line to I-Band Linking System. Circulation Research. 89(11). 1065–1072. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Trombitás, K, Alka Redkar, Thomas Centner, et al.. (2000). Extensibility of Isoforms of Cardiac Titin: Variation in Contour Length of Molecular Subsegments Provides a Basis for Cellular Passive Stiffness Diversity. Biophysical Journal. 79(6). 3226–3234. 80 indexed citations
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Cazorla, Olivier, Alexandra Freiburg, Michiel Helmes, et al.. (2000). Differential Expression of Cardiac Titin Isoforms and Modulation of Cellular Stiffness. Circulation Research. 86(1). 59–67. 338 indexed citations
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Centner, Thomas, Françoise Fougerousse, Alexandra Freiburg, et al.. (2000). Molecular Tools for the Study of Titin’s Differential Expression. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 481. 35–52. 22 indexed citations
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Zhuang, Xiaowei, Taekjip Ha, Harold D. Kim, et al.. (2000). Fluorescence quenching: A tool for single-molecule protein-folding study. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(26). 14241–14244. 168 indexed citations
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Freiburg, Alexandra, K Trombitás, Wolfgang Hell, et al.. (2000). Series of Exon-Skipping Events in the Elastic Spring Region of Titin as the Structural Basis for Myofibrillar Elastic Diversity. Circulation Research. 86(11). 1114–1121. 304 indexed citations
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Pelin, Katarina, Kati Donner, Caroline A. Sewry, et al.. (1999). Mutations in the nebulin gene associated with autosomal recessive nemaline myopathy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(5). 2305–2310. 252 indexed citations
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Trombitás, K, Alexandra Freiburg, Thomas Centner, Siegfried Labeit, & Henk Granzier. (1999). Molecular Dissection of N2B Cardiac Titin’s Extensibility. Biophysical Journal. 77(6). 3189–3196. 83 indexed citations
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Linke, Wolfgang A., Thomas Centner, Mathias Gautel, et al.. (1999). I-Band Titin in Cardiac Muscle Is a Three-Element Molecular Spring and Is Critical for Maintaining Thin Filament Structure. The Journal of Cell Biology. 146(3). 631–644. 202 indexed citations
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Helmes, Michiel, K Trombitás, Thomas Centner, et al.. (1999). Mechanically Driven Contour-Length Adjustment in Rat Cardiac Titin’s Unique N2B Sequence. Circulation Research. 84(11). 1339–1352. 136 indexed citations
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Witt, Christian, Thomas Centner, Bernhard Kolmerer, et al.. (1998). A Survey of the Primary Structure and the Interspecies Conservation of I-Band Titin's Elastic Elements in Vertebrates. Journal of Structural Biology. 122(1-2). 206–215. 44 indexed citations
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Gregorio, Carol C., K Trombitás, Thomas Centner, et al.. (1998). The NH2 Terminus of Titin Spans the Z-Disc: Its Interaction with a Novel 19-kD Ligand (T-cap) Is Required for Sarcomeric Integrity. The Journal of Cell Biology. 143(4). 1013–1027. 250 indexed citations

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