Thomas Leitz

1.6k total citations
35 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Leitz is a scholar working on Paleontology, Molecular Biology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Leitz has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Paleontology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Thomas Leitz's work include Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (20 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (8 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (7 papers). Thomas Leitz is often cited by papers focused on Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (20 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (8 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (7 papers). Thomas Leitz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and Russia. Thomas Leitz's co-authors include Werner A. Müller, T. Wagner, Stefanie Seipp, Uri Frank, Matthias Mann, Jürgen Schmich, Günter Plickert, Martin Gajewski, Thomas Schneider and Wolf D. Lehmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Development, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Developmental Biology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Leitz

35 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Leitz Germany 21 674 418 330 326 240 35 1.2k
Stefan Berking Germany 22 1.1k 1.7× 358 0.9× 163 0.5× 689 2.1× 140 0.6× 56 1.6k
Werner A. Müller Germany 17 676 1.0× 383 0.9× 184 0.6× 441 1.4× 108 0.5× 32 1.1k
Claire Larroux Australia 16 520 0.8× 451 1.1× 202 0.6× 761 2.3× 433 1.8× 18 1.6k
Mayuko Hamada Japan 15 269 0.4× 297 0.7× 577 1.7× 438 1.3× 283 1.2× 44 1.2k
Pierre Tardent Switzerland 19 976 1.4× 257 0.6× 185 0.6× 493 1.5× 97 0.4× 59 1.3k
Robert M. Woollacott United States 22 133 0.2× 708 1.7× 392 1.2× 139 0.4× 227 0.9× 50 1.2k
Richard N. Mariscal United States 17 294 0.4× 290 0.7× 472 1.4× 98 0.3× 47 0.2× 28 794
Erik V. Thuesen United States 21 250 0.4× 374 0.9× 606 1.8× 109 0.3× 35 0.1× 42 1.1k
Kerstin Kuhn Germany 12 497 0.7× 259 0.6× 301 0.9× 476 1.5× 44 0.2× 13 996
Cadet Hand United States 14 441 0.7× 367 0.9× 443 1.3× 163 0.5× 74 0.3× 27 832

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Leitz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Leitz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kasper, Jennifer, et al.. (2011). Evidence for an instructive role of apoptosis during the metamorphosis of Hydractinia echinata (Hydrozoa). Zoology. 114(1). 11–22. 13 indexed citations
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Stumpf, Melanie, Britta Will, Jennifer Kasper, et al.. (2010). An organizing region in metamorphosing hydrozoan planula larvae - stimulation of axis formation in both larval and in adult tissue. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 54(5). 795–802. 20 indexed citations
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Seipp, Stefanie, et al.. (2010). Neuronal cell death during metamorphosis of Hydractina echinata (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa). Invertebrate Neuroscience. 10(2). 77–91. 27 indexed citations
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Seipp, Stefanie, et al.. (2007). Metamorphosis of Hydractinia echinata—natural versus artificial induction and developmental plasticity. Development Genes and Evolution. 217(5). 385–394. 34 indexed citations
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Seipp, Stefanie, et al.. (2005). Metamorphosis of Hydractinia echinata (Cnidaria) is caspase-dependent. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 50(1). 63–70. 35 indexed citations
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Frank, Uri, Thomas Leitz, & Werner A. Müller. (2001). The hydroid Hydractinia: a versatile, informative cnidarian representative. BioEssays. 23(10). 963–971. 86 indexed citations
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Rudolf, Rüdiger, et al.. (1998). Immunohistochemical studies of GLWamides in Cnidaria. Cell and Tissue Research. 294(1). 169–177. 27 indexed citations
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Leitz, Thomas, et al.. (1998). The role of GLWamides in metamorphosis of Hydractinia echinata. Development Genes and Evolution. 208(5). 267–273. 59 indexed citations
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Leitz, Thomas. (1997). Induction of settlement and metamorphosis of Cnidarian larvae: Signals and signal transduction. Invertebrate Reproduction & Development. 31(1-3). 109–122. 69 indexed citations
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Gajewski, Martin, et al.. (1996). LWamides from Cnidaria constitute a novel family of neuropeptides with morphogenetic activity. Development Genes and Evolution. 205(5-6). 232–242. 82 indexed citations
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Hassel, Monika, Thomas Leitz, & Werner A. Müller. (1996). Signals and signal-transduction systems in the control of development in Hydra and Hydractinia. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 40(1). 323–330. 12 indexed citations
12.
Leitz, Thomas, et al.. (1995). Metamorphosin A is a neuropeptide. Development Genes and Evolution. 204(4). 276–279. 50 indexed citations
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Leitz, Thomas, et al.. (1994). Metamorphosin A: A Novel Peptide Controlling Development of the Lower Metazoan Hydractinia echinata (Coelenterata, Hydrozoa). Developmental Biology. 163(2). 440–446. 100 indexed citations
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Leitz, Thomas, et al.. (1994). Possible involvement of arachidonic acid and eicosanoids in metamorphic events in Hydractinia echinata (Coelenterata; hydrozoa). Journal of Experimental Zoology. 269(5). 422–431. 16 indexed citations
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Leitz, Thomas, et al.. (1994). Enantiospecific synthesis of bioactive hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs) in Hydra magnipapillata. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1213(2). 215–223. 12 indexed citations
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Schneider, Thomas & Thomas Leitz. (1994). Protein kinase C in hydrozoans: involvement in metamorphosis of Hydractinia and in pattern formation of Hydra. Development Genes and Evolution. 203(7-8). 422–428. 29 indexed citations
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M�ller, W., Thomas Leitz, Michael Stephan, & Wolf D. Lehmann. (1993). Arachidonic acid and the control of body pattern inHydra. Development Genes and Evolution. 202(2). 70–76. 31 indexed citations
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Leitz, Thomas & R. Lange. (1991). A substance released by metamorphosing larvae and young polyps ofHydractinia echinata induces metamorphosis in conspecific larvae. Development Genes and Evolution. 199(6). 370–372. 3 indexed citations
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Leitz, Thomas & U. M�ller. (1991). Stimulation of metamorphosis in Hydractinia echinata involves generation of lysophosphatidylcholine. Development Genes and Evolution. 200(5). 249–255. 10 indexed citations
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Leitz, Thomas, et al.. (1990). Metamorphosis inHydractinia: Studies with activators and inhibitors aiming at protein kinase C and potassium channels. Development Genes and Evolution. 199(2). 107–113. 45 indexed citations

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