Ulrich Förstermann

39.7k total citations · 16 hit papers
263 papers, 32.4k citations indexed

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Ulrich Förstermann is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulrich Förstermann has authored 263 papers receiving a total of 32.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Physiology, 76 papers in Molecular Biology and 67 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Ulrich Förstermann's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (168 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (62 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (35 papers). Ulrich Förstermann is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (168 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (62 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (35 papers). Ulrich Förstermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Ulrich Förstermann's co-authors include Huige Li, William C. Sessa, Thomas Münzel, Jennifer S. Pollock, Hartmut Kleinert, Masaki Nakane, Ning Xia, Ferid Murad, Harald Schmidt and Petra Schwarz and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Ulrich Förstermann

260 papers receiving 31.6k 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.

Nitric oxide synthases: regulation and function

2011 3.2k citations Ulrich Förstermann et al. profile →
Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Vascular Disease

2006 1.5k citations Ulrich Förstermann, Thomas Münzel profile →
Roles of Vascular Oxidative Stress and Nitric Oxide in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

2017 1.1k citations Ulrich Förstermann, Ning Xia et al. profile →
Mechanisms Underlying Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus

2001 965 citations Huige Li, Hanke Mollnau et al. profile →
Nitric oxide synthase isozymes. Characterization, purification, molecular cloning, and functions.

1994 914 citations Ulrich Förstermann, Ellen I. Closs et al. profile →
Purification and characterization of particulate endothelium-derived relaxing factor synthase from cultured and native bovine aortic endothelial cells.

1991 817 citations Jennifer S. Pollock, Ulrich Förstermann et al. profile →
Isoforms of nitric oxide synthase Characterization and purification from different cell types

1991 716 citations Ulrich Förstermann, Jennifer S. Pollock et al. profile →
Nitric oxide and oxidative stress in vascular disease

2010 587 citations Ulrich Förstermann profile →
Effects of Angiotensin II Infusion on the Expression and Function of NAD(P)H Oxidase and Components of Nitric Oxide/cGMP Signaling

2002 561 citations Hanke Mollnau, Mathias Oelze et al. profile →
Resveratrol, a Polyphenolic Phytoalexin Present in Red Wine, Enhances Expression and Activity of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase

2002 538 citations Thomas Wallerath, Huige Li et al. profile →
Vascular oxidative stress, nitric oxide and atherosclerosis

2014 531 citations Huige Li, Sven Horke et al. profile →
Expressional control of the ‘constitutive’ isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS I and NOS III)

1998 506 citations Ulrich Förstermann, Jean‐Paul Boissel et al. profile →
Calmodulin-dependent endothelium-derived relaxing factor/nitric oxide synthase activity is present in the particulate and cytosolic fractions of bovine aortic endothelial cells.

1991 498 citations Ulrich Förstermann, Jennifer S. Pollock et al. profile →
Antioxidant effects of resveratrol in the cardiovascular system

2016 462 citations Ning Xia, Andreas Daiber et al. British Journal of Pharmacology profile →
Cloned human brain nitric oxide synthase is highly expressed in skeletal muscle

1993 446 citations Masaki Nakane, Jennifer S. Pollock et al. profile →
Purification of a soluble isoform of guanylyl cyclase-activating-factor synthase.

1991 320 citations Jennifer S. Pollock, Masaki Nakane et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Antioxidant effects of resveratrol in the cardiovascular system breakdown → 2016 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Ning Xia, Andreas Daiber, Ulrich Förstermann, Huige Li	462
2	Downregulation of BDNF Expression by PKC and by TNF-α in Human Endothelial Cells 2015 ·Pharmacology ·Hui Xu, (unknown), Ning Xia, Ulrich Förstermann, Huige Li	34
3	Social isolation-induced epigenetic changes in midbrain of adult mice. 2014 ·PubMed ·Daniel Siuda, Zhixiong Wu, Yuerong Chen, Lianjun Guo, Matthias Linke, Ulrich Zechner, Ning Xia, Gisela Reifenberg, Hartmut Kleinert, Ulrich Förstermann, Huige Li	39
4	PON3 is upregulated in cancer tissues and protects against mitochondrial superoxide-mediated cell death 2012 ·Cell Death and Differentiation ·(unknown), Asokan Devarajan, Ines Witte, Petra Wilgenbus, (unknown), Ulrich Förstermann, (unknown), Víctor Grijalva, Diana M. Shih, Robin Farias‐Eisner, John F. Teiber, Srinivasa T. Reddy, Sven Horke	71
5	Betulinic acid protects against cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury in mice by reducing oxidative and nitrosative stress 2011 ·Nitric Oxide ·Qing Lü, Ning Xia, Hui Xu, Lianjun Guo, Philip Wenzel, Andreas Daiber, Thomas Münzel, Ulrich Förstermann, Huige Li	48
6	Reversal of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Uncoupling and Up-Regulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression Lowers Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Rats 2006 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Huige Li, Klaus K. Witte, Michael August, (unknown), Ute Gödtel‐Armbrust, Alice Habermeier, Ellen I. Closs, Mathias Oelze, Thomas Münzel, Ulrich Förstermann	141
7	Midostaurin upregulates eNOS gene expression and preserves eNOS function in the microcirculation of the mouse 2005 ·Nitric Oxide ·Huige Li, (unknown), Stephan Schäfer, (unknown), Yao Ying, (unknown), Christian Mang, Hans‐Anton Lehr, Ulrich Förstermann	18
8	The Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Upregulated in Mouse Skin Repair and in Response to Epidermal Growth Factor in Human HaCaT Keratinocytes 2004 ·Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Jean‐Paul Boissel, (unknown), Matthias Bros, Ute Gödtel‐Armbrust, Ulrich Förstermann, Stefan L. Frank	36
9	Regulation of the Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase 2003 ·Biological Chemistry ·Hartmut Kleinert, Petra Schwarz, Ulrich Förstermann	363
10	Red wine increases the expression of human endothelial nitric oxide synthase 2003 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Thomas Wallerath, (unknown), Huige Li, Ulrich Förstermann	156
11	Regulation of endothelial-type NO synthase expression in pathophysiology and in response to drugs 2002 ·Nitric Oxide ·Huige Li, Thomas Wallerath, Thomas Münzel, Ulrich Förstermann	164
12	Effects of a nitrate-free interval on tolerance, vasoconstrictor sensitivity and vascular superoxide production 2000 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Thomas Münzel, Hanke Mollnau, Mark Hartmann, (unknown), Mathias Oelze, Ascan Warnholtz, (unknown), Ulrich Förstermann, Thomas Meinertz	35
13	Structure-Activity Relationship of Staurosporine Analogs in Regulating Expression of Endothelial Nitric-Oxide Synthase Gene 2000 ·Molecular Pharmacology ·Huige Li, Ulrich Förstermann	37
14	Inducible nitric oxide synthase in skeletal muscle of patients with chronic heart failure 1998 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·U. N. Riede, Ulrich Förstermann, Helmut Drexler	49
15	Nitric oxide and excitatory postsynaptic currents in immature rat sympathetic preganglionic neurons in vitro 1997 ·Neuroscience ·Su‐Ying Wu, S.L. Dun, Ulrich Förstermann, Nae J. Dun	32
16	[26] Isoforms of nitric-oxide synthase: Purification and regulation 1994 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Ulrich Förstermann, Jennifer S. Pollock, W. Ross Tracey, Masaki Nakane	37
17	Biochemistry and molecular biology of nitric oxide synthases. 1994 ·PubMed ·Ulrich Förstermann	24
18	Does EDRF/NO regulate its own release by increasing endothelial cyclic GMP? 1991 ·Steinkopff eBooks ·Michaela Kühn, Ulrich Förstermann	2
19	Role of eicosanoids in regulation of vascular resistance. 1989 ·PubMed ·Frölich Jc, Ulrich Förstermann	6
20	Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilatation in Human Epicardial Coronary Arteries 1989 ·Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology ·Michaela Kühn, Ulrich Förstermann	11

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