Thoralf Opitz

3.7k total citations
52 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Thoralf Opitz is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Thoralf Opitz has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Thoralf Opitz's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (37 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (10 papers). Thoralf Opitz is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (37 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (10 papers). Thoralf Opitz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Thoralf Opitz's co-authors include Thomas Voigt, Ana D. de Lima, Oliver Brüstle, Philipp Koch, R. Suzanne Zukin, Michael V. L. Bennett, Klaus G. Reymann, Julia Ladewig, Julius A. Steinbeck and Heinz Beck and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Thoralf Opitz

52 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thoralf Opitz Germany 26 1.8k 1.8k 567 467 327 52 2.9k
Stefano Taverna Italy 24 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 241 0.4× 514 1.1× 190 0.6× 44 2.8k
James E. Huettner United States 32 3.1k 1.7× 3.4k 2.0× 544 1.0× 571 1.2× 281 0.9× 63 5.0k
Xiaohai Wang United States 18 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 429 0.8× 490 1.0× 948 2.9× 40 3.3k
Dirk Dietrich Germany 28 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 977 1.7× 327 0.7× 742 2.3× 61 2.9k
Maria Talantova United States 24 1.8k 1.0× 2.5k 1.4× 456 0.8× 248 0.5× 278 0.9× 34 3.7k
Richard Grondin United States 35 2.2k 1.2× 908 0.5× 339 0.6× 516 1.1× 244 0.7× 69 3.5k
Keisuke Tsuzuki Japan 25 3.4k 1.9× 2.5k 1.4× 453 0.8× 1.0k 2.2× 673 2.1× 48 4.4k
Alexis‐Pierre Bemelmans France 28 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 207 0.4× 159 0.3× 354 1.1× 65 2.8k
Anne Williamson United States 33 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 285 0.5× 782 1.7× 287 0.9× 49 3.3k
Isabel Parada United States 21 2.0k 1.1× 757 0.4× 526 0.9× 645 1.4× 400 1.2× 31 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Thoralf Opitz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thoralf Opitz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thoralf Opitz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thoralf Opitz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thoralf Opitz 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 Thoralf Opitz. Thoralf Opitz 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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Masala, Nicola, et al.. (2022). An astrocytic signaling loop for frequency-dependent control of dendritic integration and spatial learning. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7932–7932. 13 indexed citations
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Ulas, Thomas, Marc Beyer, Thoralf Opitz, et al.. (2022). Circuit-selective cell-autonomous regulation of inhibition in pyramidal neurons by Ste20-like kinase. Cell Reports. 41(10). 111757–111757. 2 indexed citations
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Opitz, Thoralf, Rainer Surges, Motaz Hamed, et al.. (2022). Characterisation of NLRP3 pathway-related neuroinflammation in temporal lobe epilepsy. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0271995–e0271995. 30 indexed citations
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Schoch, Susanne, Karen M. J. van Loo, T. Kelly, et al.. (2021). Ste20-like Kinase Is Critical for Inhibitory Synapse Maintenance and Its Deficiency Confers a Developmental Dendritopathy. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(39). 8111–8125. 5 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Sarah, et al.. (2021). Complex effects of eslicarbazepine on inhibitory micro networks in chronic experimental epilepsy. Epilepsia. 62(2). 542–556. 4 indexed citations
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Opitz, Thoralf, et al.. (2020). Nonspecific Expression in Limited Excitatory Cell Populations in Interneuron-Targeting Cre-driver Lines Can Have Large Functional Effects. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 14. 16–16. 14 indexed citations
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Jeub, Monika, Thoralf Opitz, Ildikó Rácz, et al.. (2019). <p>Partial sciatic nerve ligation leads to an upregulation of Ni<sup>2+</sup>-resistant T-type Ca<sup>2+</sup> currents in capsaicin-responsive nociceptive dorsal root ganglion neurons</p>. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 12. 635–647. 2 indexed citations
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Opitz, Thoralf, et al.. (2018). Polyamine Modulation of Anticonvulsant Drug Response: A Potential Mechanism Contributing to Pharmacoresistance in Chronic Epilepsy. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(24). 5596–5605. 13 indexed citations
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Loo, Karen M. J. van, Christina Schaub, Julika Pitsch, et al.. (2015). Zinc regulates a key transcriptional pathway for epileptogenesis via metal-regulatory transcription factor 1. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8688–8688. 38 indexed citations
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Kelly, T., Thoralf Opitz, David-Marian Otte, et al.. (2015). Downregulation of Spermine Augments Dendritic Persistent Sodium Currents and Synaptic Integration after Status Epilepticus. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(46). 15240–15253. 20 indexed citations
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Alvárez‐Barón, Elena, Thoralf Opitz, Frank Schmitz, et al.. (2013). RIM3γ and RIM4γ Are Key Regulators of Neuronal Arborization. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(2). 824–839. 17 indexed citations
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Thier, Marc, Philipp Wörsdörfer, Stefan Herms, et al.. (2012). Direct Conversion of Fibroblasts into Stably Expandable Neural Stem Cells. Cell stem cell. 10(4). 473–479. 402 indexed citations
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Uebachs, Mischa, et al.. (2010). Efficacy Loss of the Anticonvulsant Carbamazepine in Mice Lacking Sodium Channel   Subunits via Paradoxical Effects on Persistent Sodium Currents. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(25). 8489–8501. 57 indexed citations
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Becker, Albert J., Julika Pitsch, Д. Г. Сочивко, et al.. (2008). Transcriptional Upregulation of Ca v 3.2 Mediates Epileptogenesis in the Pilocarpine Model of Epilepsy. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(49). 13341–13353. 166 indexed citations
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Opitz, Thoralf, et al.. (2007). Electrophysiological evaluation of engrafted stem cell-derived neurons. Nature Protocols. 2(7). 1603–1613. 10 indexed citations
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Herzog, Andreas, et al.. (2004). Modelling of biologically plausible excitatory networks: emergence and modulation of neural synchrony.. The European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks. 379–384. 10 indexed citations
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Voigt, Thomas, Thoralf Opitz, & Ana D. de Lima. (2001). Synchronous Oscillatory Activity in Immature Cortical Network Is Driven by GABAergic Preplate Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 21(22). 8895–8905. 93 indexed citations
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Bufler, Johannes, Thoralf Opitz, & Hanns Hatt. (1993). Electrophysiological and morphological properties of granule cells: patch-clamp recordings of newborn rabbit olfactory bulb slices. Neuroscience Letters. 161(2). 129–132. 4 indexed citations

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