Urs Albrecht

25.6k total citations · 11 hit papers
168 papers, 19.3k citations indexed

About

Urs Albrecht is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Urs Albrecht has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 19.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 49 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 47 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Urs Albrecht's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (127 papers), Light effects on plants (39 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (33 papers). Urs Albrecht is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (127 papers), Light effects on plants (39 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (33 papers). Urs Albrecht collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Urs Albrecht's co-authors include Ueli Schibler, Gregor Eichele, Charna Dibner, Cheng Chi Lee, Zhong Sheng Sun, Jürgen A. Ripperger, Allan Bradley, Francesca Damiola, Nicolas Preitner and Denis Duboule and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Urs Albrecht

164 papers receiving 19.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

The Mammalian Circadian Timing System: Organization and Coordination of Central and Peripheral Clocks

2010 1.8k citations Urs Albrecht et al. profile →
The Orphan Nuclear Receptor REV-ERBα Controls Circadian Transcription within the Positive Limb of the Mammalian Circadian Oscillator

2002 1.8k citations Urs Albrecht et al. profile →
Embryonic lethality and radiation hypersensitivity mediated by Rad51 in mice lacking Brca2

1997 848 citations Urs Albrecht, Gregor Eichele et al. profile →
A Differential Response of Two Putative Mammalian Circadian Regulators, mper1and mper2, to Light

1997 734 citations Urs Albrecht, Gregor Eichele et al. profile →
Nonredundant Roles of the mPer1 and mPer2 Genes in the Mammalian Circadian Clock

2001 724 citations Binhai Zheng, Urs Albrecht et al. profile →
Requirement for Wnt3 in vertebrate axis formation

1999 710 citations Urs Albrecht et al. profile →
Mutation of the Angelman Ubiquitin Ligase in Mice Causes Increased Cytoplasmic p53 and Deficits of Contextual Learning and Long-Term Potentiation

1998 693 citations Urs Albrecht, Gregor Eichele et al. profile →
Timing to Perfection: The Biology of Central and Peripheral Circadian Clocks

2012 669 citations Urs Albrecht profile →
A Steroid Receptor Coactivator, SRA, Functions as an RNA and Is Present in an SRC-1 Complex

1999 642 citations Urs Albrecht et al. profile →
The mPer2 gene encodes a functional component of the mammalian circadian clock

1999 596 citations Binhai Zheng, Urs Albrecht et al. profile →
RIGUI, a Putative Mammalian Ortholog of the Drosophila period Gene

1997 563 citations Urs Albrecht, Gregor Eichele et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Deletion of Clock Gene Period 2 (Per2) in Astrocytes Shortens Clock Period but Does Not Affect Light-Mediated Phase Shifts in Mice 2025 ·Clocks & Sleep ·(unknown), (unknown), Urs Albrecht	0
2	More than the clock: distinct regulation of muscle function and metabolism by PER2 and RORα 2024 ·The Journal of Physiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Julien Delezie, Pål O. Westermark, Danilo Ritz, Wandrille Duchemin, Gesa Santos, (unknown), Stefan Steurer, Urs Albrecht, Christoph Handschin	4
3	Arginase-II gene deficiency reduces skeletal muscle aging in mice 2024 ·Aging ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Urs Albrecht, Xiu‐Fen Ming, Andrea Brenna, Zhihong Yang	0
4	Deletion of the Circadian Clock Gene Per2 in the Whole Body, but Not in Neurons or Astroglia, Affects Sleep in Response to Sleep Deprivation 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Jürgen A. Ripperger, Yann Ravussin, Gregor Rainer, Urs Albrecht	3
5	PER2 mediates CREB-dependent light induction of the clock gene Per1 2021 ·Scientific Reports ·Andrea Brenna, Jürgen A. Ripperger, (unknown), Dominique A. Glauser, Zhihong Yang, Urs Albrecht	20
6	Circadian Clocks and Sleep: Impact of Rhythmic Metabolism and Waste Clearance on the Brain 2018 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·Urs Albrecht, Jürgen A. Ripperger	49
7	VGLUT1 Binding to Endophilin or Intersectin1 and Dynamin Phosphorylation in a Diurnal Context 2017 ·Neuroscience ·Karin Richter, Isabelle Schmutz, Mahesh Darna, (unknown), (unknown), Urs Albrecht, Gudrun Ahnert‐Hilger	6
8	Altered Sleep Homeostasis inRev-erbα Knockout Mice 2016 ·SLEEP ·Géraldine M. Mang, (unknown), Yann Emmenegger, (unknown), Jürgen A. Ripperger, Urs Albrecht, Paul Franken	43
9	The Mammalian Circadian Clock Gene Per2 Modulates Cell Death in Response to Oxidative Stress 2015 ·Frontiers in Neurology ·Maria Chiara Magnone, Sonja Langmesser, (unknown), Tiziano Tallone, Sandro Rusconi, Urs Albrecht	54
10	NONO couples the circadian clock to the cell cycle 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·E Kowalska, Juergen Ripperger, (unknown), Pascal Bruegger, Thorsten Buch, Thomas Birchler, Anke Mueller, Urs Albrecht, Claudio Contaldo, Steven A. Brown	194
11	Lab Mice in the Field: Unorthodox Daily Activity and Effects of a Dysfunctional Circadian Clock Allele 2011 ·Journal of Biological Rhythms ·Serge Daan, Kamiel Spoelstra, Urs Albrecht, Isabelle Schmutz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), И. И. Полетаева, Giacomo Dell’Omo, Alexei L. Vyssotski, Hans‐Peter Lipp	109
12	The Circadian Clock, Reward, and Memory 2011 ·Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience ·Urs Albrecht	34
13	The Clock Genes Period 2 and Cryptochrome 2 Differentially Balance Bone Formation 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Erik Maronde, Arndt F. Schilling, Sebastian Seitz, Thorsten Schinke, Isabelle Schmutz, Gijsbertus T. J. van der Horst, Michael Amling, Urs Albrecht	95
14	Fragile X-Related Proteins Regulate Mammalian Circadian Behavioral Rhythms 2008 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Jing Zhang, Zhe Fang, Corinne Jud, Mariska J. Vansteensel, Krista Kaasik, Cheng Chi Lee, Urs Albrecht, Filippo Tamanini, Johanna H. Meijer, Ben A. Oostra, David L. Nelson	100
15	The circadian clock and mood-related behavior 2008 ·Communicative & Integrative Biology ·(unknown), Urs Albrecht	73
16	Molecular orchestration of the hepatic circadian symphony. 2006 ·Genome Biology ·Urs Albrecht	8
17	Homeostatic sleep regulation is preserved in mPer1 and mPer2 mutant mice 2002 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Caroline Kopp, Urs Albrecht, Binhai Zheng, Irene Tobler	78
18	Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase Expression and Activity Suggest a Link between Neuronal Migration and Platelet-Activating Factor 1996 ·Developmental Biology ·Urs Albrecht, Radwan Abu‐Issa, (unknown), Mitsuharu Hattori, Junken Aoki, Hiroyuki Arai, Keizo Inoue, Gregor Eichele	74
19	Polydnavirus of the parasitic wasp Chelonus inanitus (Braconidae): characterization, genome organization and time point of replication 1994 ·Journal of General Virology ·Urs Albrecht, Toni Wyler, Rita Pfister-Wilhelm, Andreas Gruber, Peter Stettler, (unknown), Emin Kurt, Daniel Schümperli, Beatrice Lanzrein	75
20	Langzeitergebnisse der antiemetischen Effektivität des 5-HT<sub>3</sub>-Antagonisten Ondansetron 1990 ·Oncology Research and Treatment ·Norbert Marschner, (unknown), Fritz Jaenicke, Urs Albrecht, Georg Nagel	1

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