Thorsten Schmidt

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Thorsten Schmidt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Schmidt has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Schmidt's work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (26 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (21 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (6 papers). Thorsten Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (26 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (21 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (6 papers). Thorsten Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Thorsten Schmidt's co-authors include Olaf Rieß, Lüdger Schöls, Thorsten Schulte, Peter Bauer, Holger Karsunky, Tarik Möröy, Franco Laccone, Jana Boy, Karin D. Breunig and Ulrich Dührsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Schmidt

69 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias: clinical features, genetics, and pathogenesis

2004 727 citations Lüdger Schöls, Thorsten Schmidt et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thorsten Schmidt Germany	29	2.1k	1.6k	822	419	321	73	3.5k
Steven L. Carroll United States	35	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	960 1.2×	312 0.7×	266 0.8×	105	3.8k
Brett A. Johnson United States	35	2.4k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	335 0.4×	163 0.4×	258 0.8×	85	5.1k
Simon Edvardson Israel	35	2.3k 1.1×	615 0.4×	450 0.5×	546 1.3×	133 0.4×	84	3.6k
Avraham Shaag Israel	47	4.3k 2.1×	639 0.4×	406 0.5×	993 2.4×	464 1.4×	118	6.3k
Kyung‐Min Noh United States	22	2.5k 1.2×	576 0.4×	198 0.2×	378 0.9×	185 0.6×	37	3.6k
Hans Scherübl Germany	45	2.3k 1.1×	701 0.4×	818 1.0×	249 0.6×	179 0.6×	154	5.3k
Johan Lundkvist Sweden	29	1.6k 0.8×	463 0.3×	396 0.5×	170 0.4×	348 1.1×	51	3.4k
Marianna Bugiani Netherlands	34	2.5k 1.2×	320 0.2×	454 0.6×	273 0.7×	361 1.1×	134	3.9k
Graziella Uziel Italy	44	4.8k 2.3×	652 0.4×	264 0.3×	415 1.0×	124 0.4×	121	6.1k
William F. Simonds United States	45	4.0k 1.9×	1.3k 0.8×	393 0.5×	782 1.9×	210 0.7×	138	6.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten Schmidt

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Žagare, Alise, Pierre Garcia, Jochen Ohnmacht, et al.. (2025). Parkinson’s disease mutant Miro1 causes mitochondrial dysfunction and dopaminergic neuron loss. Brain. 148(10). 3607–3622. 5 indexed citations

Nasca, Alessia, et al.. (2025). Late-onset first epileptic seizure and cerebral small vessel disease: role of juxtacortical white matter lesions. Frontiers in Neurology. 15. 1508663–1508663.

Weber, Jonasz Jeremiasz, Ana Velić, Jana Schmidt, et al.. (2022). KPNB1 modulates the Machado–Joseph disease protein ataxin-3 through activation of the mitochondrial protease CLPP. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 79(8). 2 indexed citations

Popova, Taissia G., et al.. (2021). Neurodegenerative phosphoprotein signaling landscape in models of SCA3. Molecular Brain. 14(1). 57–57. 4 indexed citations

Yahiaoui‐Doktor, Maryam, Maryam Basrai, Benjamin Seethaler, et al.. (2021). Physical activity and Mediterranean diet as potential modulators of osteoprotegerin and soluble RANKL in gBRCA1/2 mutation carriers: results of the lifestyle intervention pilot study LIBRE-1. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 190(3). 463–475. 2 indexed citations

Pereira, Dina, Sara Lopes, Dineke S. Verbeek, et al.. (2021). ULK overexpression mitigates motor deficits and neuropathology in mouse models of Machado-Joseph disease. Molecular Therapy. 30(1). 370–387. 9 indexed citations

Schmidt, Thorsten, et al.. (2020). The impact of an audience response system on a summative assessment, a controlled field study. BMC Medical Education. 20(1). 218–218. 12 indexed citations

Schmidt, Thorsten, et al.. (2019). Importance of and Satisfaction with Information about Their Disease in Cancer Patients. Journal of Cancer Education. 35(2). 403–411. 14 indexed citations

Wang, Zijian, et al.. (2019). Divalproex sodium regulates ataxin-3 translocation likely by an importin α1-dependent pathway. Neuroreport. 30(11). 760–764. 2 indexed citations

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Buentzel, Jens, et al.. (2018). The use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients in routine care and the risk of interactions. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 144(3). 551–557. 48 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Thorsten, et al.. (2018). Information needs and usage of complementary and alternative medicine in members of a German self-help group for gastrointestinal stroma tumours, sarcoma, and renal cancer. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 41. 105–110. 19 indexed citations

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Grill, Sabine, Maryam Yahiaoui‐Doktor, Christoph Engel, et al.. (2017). Smoking and physical inactivity increase cancer prevalence in BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 mutation carriers: results from a retrospective observational analysis. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 296(6). 1135–1144. 23 indexed citations

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Grams, Astrid, Thorsten Schmidt, Christian Tanislav, et al.. (2016). Factors influencing intracranial vessel densities on unenhanced computed tomography: differences between hemispheres. Clinical Imaging. 40(6). 1081–1085. 1 indexed citations

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Lowe, Keith, et al.. (2014). Der wilde Kontinent : Europa in den Jahren der Anarchie 1943-1950. Klett-Cotta eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Synofzik, Matthis, Julia Schicks, Tobias Lindig, et al.. (2011). Acetazolamide-responsive exercise-induced episodic ataxia associated with a novel homozygous DARS2 mutation: Figure 1. Journal of Medical Genetics. 48(10). 713–715. 36 indexed citations

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Boy, Jana, Thorsten Schmidt, Hartwig Wolburg, et al.. (2009). Reversibility of symptoms in a conditional mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(22). 4282–4295. 83 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Thorsten, Christian Hohl, Patrick Haage, et al.. (2005). Phase-inversion tissue harmonic imaging compared to fundamental B-mode ultrasound in the evaluation of the pathology of large and small bowel. European Radiology. 15(9). 2021–2030. 27 indexed citations

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Kepel, Gilles, et al.. (2004). Das Schwarzbuch des Dschihad : Aufstieg und Niedergang des Islamismus. Piper eBooks. 7 indexed citations

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Kagan, Robert A. & Thorsten Schmidt. (2003). Macht und Ohnmacht : Amerika und Europa in der neuen Weltordnung. 5 indexed citations

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Stiglitz, Joseph E. & Thorsten Schmidt. (2002). Die Schatten der Globalisierung. 30 indexed citations

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