Tilman Oltersdorf

16.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
52 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Tilman Oltersdorf is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tilman Oltersdorf has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Tilman Oltersdorf's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (18 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (10 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (7 papers). Tilman Oltersdorf is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (18 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (10 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (7 papers). Tilman Oltersdorf collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Tilman Oltersdorf's co-authors include Ivan Lieberburg, Pamela J. Ward, Eric C. Beattie, Dennis J. Selkoe, Peter Seubert, Russell Blacher, Albert Y. Hung, Christian Haass, Lisa McConlogue and Edward A. Sausville and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Tilman Oltersdorf

52 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

Mutation of the β-amyloid precursor protein in familial A... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1992 1990 1998 1995 1988 400 800 1.2k
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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. Mutation of the β-amyloid precursor protein in familial Alzheimer's disease increases β-protein production
    1992 1.4k citations Tilman Oltersdorf, Lisa McConlogue et al. Nature profile →
  2. Cleavage of Amyloid β Peptide During Constitutive Processing of Its Precursor
    1990 1.2k citations Fred Esch, Pamela S. Keim et al. Science profile →
  3. IAP-family protein survivin inhibits caspase activity and apoptosis induced by Fas (CD95), Bax, caspases, and anticancer drugs.
    1998 1.1k citations Tilman Oltersdorf et al. profile →
  4. Cloning and characterization of a functionally distinct corticotropin-releasing factor receptor subtype from rat brain.
    1995 751 citations Chen Liaw, Dimitri E. Grigoriadis et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Beta-amyloid precursor protein of Alzheimer disease occurs as 110- to 135-kilodalton membrane-associated proteins in neural and nonneural tissues.
    1988 500 citations Marcia B. Podlisny, Tilman Oltersdorf et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tilman Oltersdorf United States 33 5.9k 5.0k 1.3k 1.3k 1.2k 52 10.4k
Fred Van Leuven Belgium 61 7.0k 1.2× 6.7k 1.3× 1.8k 1.4× 631 0.5× 2.7k 2.2× 206 14.2k
Nobuhisa Iwata Japan 50 4.4k 0.7× 6.8k 1.4× 1.8k 1.4× 781 0.6× 2.9k 2.4× 142 11.6k
Paul M. Mathews United States 53 4.5k 0.8× 7.5k 1.5× 1.5k 1.1× 403 0.3× 2.0k 1.7× 106 11.3k
Eileen McGowan United States 46 4.9k 0.8× 7.0k 1.4× 1.9k 1.4× 1.0k 0.8× 3.0k 2.5× 113 12.7k
Thomas P. Burris United States 64 6.4k 1.1× 3.0k 0.6× 494 0.4× 1.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.1× 190 13.4k
Kurt R. Brunden United States 44 3.3k 0.6× 4.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 526 0.4× 1.8k 1.5× 115 8.7k
Carmela R. Abraham United States 48 3.7k 0.6× 4.1k 0.8× 709 0.5× 616 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 126 9.1k
Robert E. Pitas United States 51 4.7k 0.8× 4.2k 0.8× 654 0.5× 598 0.5× 1.5k 1.3× 88 11.0k
Gloria Lee United States 56 6.2k 1.0× 5.2k 1.0× 901 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 2.4k 2.0× 127 12.7k
Gail V.W. Johnson United States 68 7.6k 1.3× 5.9k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 629 0.5× 4.0k 3.3× 228 15.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Federman, Noah, Paul A. Meyers, Najat C. Daw, et al.. (2017). A phase I, first-in-human, dose escalation study of intravenous TK216 in patients with relapsed or refractory Ewing sarcoma.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 35(15_suppl). TPS11626–TPS11626. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Gui‐Dong, Viraj B. Gandhi, Jianchun Gong, et al.. (2006). Discovery and SAR of oxindole–pyridine-based protein kinase B/Akt inhibitors for treating cancers. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16(13). 3424–3429. 42 indexed citations
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Easton, Rachael, Han Cho, Kristin Roovers, et al.. (2005). Role for Akt3/Protein Kinase Bγ in Attainment of Normal Brain Size. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 25(5). 1869–1878. 473 indexed citations
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Yuan, Hua, S. D. Williams, Souichi Adachi, Tilman Oltersdorf, & Roberta A. Gottlieb. (2003). Cytochrome c dissociation and release from mitochondria by truncated Bid and ceramide. Mitochondrion. 2(4). 237–244. 26 indexed citations
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Petros, Andrew M., A Medek, David G. Nettesheim, et al.. (2001). Solution structure of the antiapoptotic protein bcl-2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(6). 3012–3017. 358 indexed citations
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Díaz, José-Luis, Tilman Oltersdorf, William A. Horne, et al.. (1997). A Common Binding Site Mediates Heterodimerization and Homodimerization of Bcl-2 Family Members. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(17). 11350–11355. 110 indexed citations
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Ottilie, Sabine, José-Luis Díaz, William A. Horne, et al.. (1997). Dimerization Properties of Human BAD. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(49). 30866–30872. 122 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jun, Lennart Mucke, M. D. Carman, et al.. (1996). β-Secretase Processing of the β-Amyloid Precursor Protein in Transgenic Mice Is Efficient in Neurons but Inefficient in Astrocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(49). 31407–31411. 80 indexed citations
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Johnson‐Wood, Kelly, Thomas Henriksson, Peter Seubert, et al.. (1994). Identification of Secreted β-Amyloid Precursor Protein Binding Sites on Intact Human Fibroblasts. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 200(3). 1685–1692. 4 indexed citations
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Liaw, Chen, Dimitri E. Grigoriadis, E B De Souza, & Tilman Oltersdorf. (1994). Colorimetric assay for rapid screening of corticotropin releasing factor receptor ligands. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 5(2). 83–92. 11 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Edward M., Tilman Oltersdorf, Kelly R. Bales, et al.. (1994). Expression of potentially amyloidogenic derivatives of the Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein in cultured 293 cells. Neuroscience Letters. 180(2). 151–154. 5 indexed citations
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Silva, Odete A. B. da Cruz e, Kerstin Iverfeldt, Tilman Oltersdorf, et al.. (1993). Regulated cleavage of alzheimer β-amyloid precursor protein in the absence of the cytoplasmic tail. Neuroscience. 57(4). 873–877. 60 indexed citations
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Seubert, Peter, Tilman Oltersdorf, Robin Barbour, et al.. (1993). Secretion of β-amyloid precursor protein cleaved at the amino terminus of the β-amyloid peptide. Nature. 361(6409). 260–263. 455 indexed citations
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Esch, Fred, Pamela S. Keim, Eric C. Beattie, et al.. (1990). Cleavage of Amyloid β Peptide During Constitutive Processing of Its Precursor. Science. 248(4959). 1122–1124. 1185 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oltersdorf, Tilman, Lawrence C. Fritz, Dale B. Schenk, et al.. (1989). The secreted form of the Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein with the Kunitz domain is protease nexin-II. Nature. 341(6238). 144–147. 391 indexed citations
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Saitoh, Tsunao, Mary Sundsmo, Jean‐Marc Roch, et al.. (1989). Secreted form of amyloid β protein precursor is involved in the growth regulation of fibroblasts. Cell. 58(4). 615–622. 411 indexed citations
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Palmert, Mark R., Marcia B. Podlisny, Tilman Oltersdorf, et al.. (1989). The beta-amyloid protein precursor of Alzheimer disease has soluble derivatives found in human brain and cerebrospinal fluid.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 86(16). 6338–6342. 212 indexed citations
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Palmert, Mark R., et al.. (1988). Antisera to an amino-terminal peptide detect the amyloid protein precursor of alzheimer's disease and recognize senile plaques. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 156(1). 432–437. 74 indexed citations
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Oltersdorf, Tilman, Klaus Seedorf, Walter G. Röwekamp, & Lutz Gissmann. (1987). Identification of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E7 Protein by Monoclonal Antibodies. Journal of General Virology. 68(11). 2933–2938. 32 indexed citations
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Seedorf, Klaus, Tilman Oltersdorf, Günter Krämmer, & Walter G. Röwekamp. (1987). Identification of early proteins of the human papilloma viruses type 16 (HPV 16) and type 18 (HPV 18) in cervical carcinoma cells.. The EMBO Journal. 6(1). 139–144. 240 indexed citations

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