Thomas Giller

4.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
27 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas Giller is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Giller has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas Giller's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (4 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (4 papers). Thomas Giller is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (4 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (4 papers). Thomas Giller collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and United States. Thomas Giller's co-authors include Céline Burcklé, F Delarue, Geneviève Nguyen, Latifa Bouzhir, Jean–Daniel Sraer, Werner Neidhart, Gerard M. Schmid, Gisbert Schneider, Volker Breu and Denise Blum‐Kaelin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Giller

26 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Pivotal role of the renin/prorenin receptor in angiotensi... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2002 2002 1999 250 500 750 1000
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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. Pivotal role of the renin/prorenin receptor in angiotensin II production and cellular responses to renin
    2002 1.1k citations Geneviève Nguyen, F Delarue et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  2. Pivotal role of the renin/prorenin receptor in angiotensin II production and cellular responses to renin
    2002 917 citations Geneviève Nguyen, F Delarue et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  3. “Scaffold-Hopping” by Topological Pharmacophore Search: A Contribution to Virtual Screening
    1999 543 citations Gisbert Schneider, Werner Neidhart et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 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 Giller Switzerland 18 1.7k 1.5k 1.5k 444 415 27 3.4k
William F. Herblin United States 23 2.9k 1.7× 1.4k 0.9× 2.7k 1.9× 111 0.3× 185 0.4× 42 4.6k
Randy L. Webb United States 29 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 50 0.1× 314 0.8× 78 3.4k
Arco Y. Jeng United States 30 938 0.6× 609 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 66 0.1× 363 0.9× 130 3.6k
F. Merlin Bumpus United States 43 4.2k 2.5× 1.9k 1.3× 3.3k 2.2× 147 0.3× 434 1.0× 163 7.6k
Edmund J. Sybertz United States 29 916 0.5× 387 0.3× 884 0.6× 77 0.2× 629 1.5× 93 3.4k
Frédéric Cumin Switzerland 25 905 0.5× 588 0.4× 857 0.6× 145 0.3× 76 0.2× 55 2.2k
J Saye United States 14 1.6k 1.0× 797 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 44 0.1× 161 0.4× 16 2.6k
Nicole Helbecque France 33 808 0.5× 562 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 48 0.1× 432 1.0× 90 3.0k
Harry S. Margolius United States 38 1.1k 0.6× 965 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 37 0.1× 255 0.6× 102 4.2k
Stephen J. Gardell United States 31 501 0.3× 315 0.2× 2.0k 1.4× 307 0.7× 435 1.0× 84 4.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saito, Yumiko, Thomas Giller, Edith Hintermann, et al.. (2003). Different Structural Requirements for Melanin‐Concentrating Hormone (MCH) Interacting with Rat MCH‐R1(SLC‐1) and Mouse B16 Cell MCH‐R. Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction. 23(1). 69–81. 4 indexed citations
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Schauer-Vukašinović, Vesna, et al.. (2003). Inhibition of Human Napsin A. Protein and Peptide Letters. 10(1). 35–42. 2 indexed citations
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Brasch, Frank, Matthias Ochs, Thilo Kähne, et al.. (2003). Involvement of Napsin A in the C- and N-terminal Processing of Surfactant Protein B in Type-II Pneumocytes of the Human Lung. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(49). 49006–49014. 83 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Geneviève, F Delarue, Céline Burcklé, et al.. (2002). Pivotal role of the renin/prorenin receptor in angiotensin II production and cellular responses to renin. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(11). 1417–1427. 917 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nguyen, Geneviève, F Delarue, Céline Burcklé, et al.. (2002). Pivotal role of the renin/prorenin receptor in angiotensin II production and cellular responses to renin. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(11). 1417–1427. 57 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Geneviève, F Delarue, Céline Burcklé, et al.. (2002). Pivotal role of the renin/prorenin receptor in angiotensin II production and cellular responses to renin. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(11). 1417–1427. 1055 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schauer-Vukašinović, Vesna, Daniel Bur, Eric Kitas, et al.. (2000). Purification and characterization of active recombinant human napsin A. European Journal of Biochemistry. 267(9). 2573–2580. 16 indexed citations
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Schauer-Vukašinović, Vesna, Matthew B. Wright, Volker Breu, & Thomas Giller. (2000). Cloning, expression and functional characterization of rat napsin. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1492(1). 207–210. 9 indexed citations
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Rossé, Gérard, Malcolm G. P. Page, Vesna Schauer-Vukašinović, et al.. (2000). Rapid Identification of Substrates for Novel Proteases Using a Combinatorial Peptide Library. Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry. 2(5). 461–466. 44 indexed citations
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Schauer-Vukašinović, Vesna, Daniel Bur, Dorothée Kling, Fiona Grüninger, & Thomas Giller. (1999). Human napsin A: expression, immunochemical detection, and tissue localization. FEBS Letters. 462(1-2). 135–139. 45 indexed citations
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Schneider, Gisbert, Werner Neidhart, Thomas Giller, & Gerard M. Schmid. (1999). „Grundgerüstwechsel” (Scaffold-Hopping) durch topologische Pharmakophorsuche: ein Beitrag zum virtuellen Screening. Angewandte Chemie. 111(19). 3068–3070. 46 indexed citations
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Schneider, Gisbert, Werner Neidhart, Thomas Giller, & Gerard M. Schmid. (1999). “Scaffold-Hopping” by Topological Pharmacophore Search: A Contribution to Virtual Screening. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 38(19). 2894–2896. 12 indexed citations
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Valdenaire, Olivier, Thomas Giller, Volker Breu, et al.. (1998). A new family of orphan G protein‐coupled receptors predominantly expressed in the brain1. FEBS Letters. 424(3). 193–196. 57 indexed citations
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De, Josiane, Frédéric Carrière, Piero Barboni, et al.. (1998). Pancreatic lipase-related protein 1 (PLRP1) is present in the pancreatic juice of several species. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1387(1-2). 331–341. 48 indexed citations
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Giller, Thomas, Volker Breu, Olivier Valdenaire, & Martine Clozel. (1997). ABSENCE OF ETB-MEDIATED CONTRACTION IN PIEBALD-LETHAL MICE. Life Sciences. 61(3). 255–263. 19 indexed citations
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Valdenaire, Olivier, Thomas Giller, Volker Breu, Juergen Gottowik, & Gavin J. Kilpatrick. (1997). A new functional isoform of the human CRF2 receptor for corticotropin-releasing factor. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1352(2). 129–132. 98 indexed citations
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Knoflach, Frédéric, Kurt H. Backus, Thomas Giller, et al.. (1992). Pharmacological and Electrophysiological Properties of Recombinant GABAA Receptors Comprising the α3, β1 and γ2 Subunits. European Journal of Neuroscience. 4(1). 1–9. 40 indexed citations
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Giller, Thomas, et al.. (1988). A homologous in vitro system to analyze transcription of a mouse immunoglobulin μ heavy‐chain gene. European Journal of Biochemistry. 172(3). 679–685. 5 indexed citations
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Brack, Christine, et al.. (1988). DNA bending induced by specific interaction of decamer binding proteins with immunoglobulin gene control sequences. Journal of Ultrastructure and Molecular Structure Research. 101(2-3). 145–158. 3 indexed citations
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Giller, Thomas. (1983). Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants: The United States, West Germany, and Canada. Hastings international and comparative law review. 6(2). 433.

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