Ursula Schach

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Ursula Schach is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ursula Schach has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cell Biology and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ursula Schach's work include Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (6 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (6 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (4 papers). Ursula Schach is often cited by papers focused on Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (6 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (6 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (4 papers). Ursula Schach collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Ursula Schach's co-authors include Christiane Nüsslein‐Volhard, Mary C. Mullins, Michael Granato, Michael Brand, Jörg Odenthal, Yun‐Jin Jiang, Carl‐Philipp Heisenberg, Pascal Haffter, Matthias Hammerschmidt and Donald A. Kane and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Cell Biology, Development and Developmental Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ursula Schach

8 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

The identification of genes with unique and essential fun... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 1996 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. The identification of genes with unique and essential functions in the development of the zebrafish, Danio rerio
    1996 1.3k citations Pascal Haffter, Michael Granato et al. Development profile →
  2. Genes controlling and mediating locomotion behavior of the zebrafish embryo and larva
    1996 513 citations Michael Granato, Fredericus J. M. van Eeden et al. Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ursula Schach Germany 8 2.1k 1.7k 630 418 195 8 3.1k
Kazuhide Asakawa Japan 26 1.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 437 0.7× 557 1.3× 146 0.7× 48 2.9k
Charline Walker United States 26 3.5k 1.7× 2.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.8× 400 1.0× 167 0.9× 34 4.8k
Hironori Wada Japan 27 1.4k 0.7× 790 0.5× 530 0.8× 374 0.9× 159 0.8× 41 2.3k
Andreas Fritz United States 25 3.0k 1.4× 937 0.6× 872 1.4× 301 0.7× 224 1.1× 41 4.1k
Zehava Rangini United States 15 2.6k 1.2× 1.7k 1.0× 697 1.1× 258 0.6× 153 0.8× 17 3.4k
Salim Abdelilah United States 14 2.5k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 613 1.0× 264 0.6× 167 0.9× 16 3.3k
Elisabeth Vogelsang Germany 13 2.3k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 465 0.7× 324 0.8× 149 0.8× 16 3.2k
Dirk Beuchle Germany 20 3.8k 1.8× 2.1k 1.3× 834 1.3× 534 1.3× 170 0.9× 24 4.9k
Zsolt Lele Hungary 21 1.8k 0.9× 966 0.6× 352 0.6× 346 0.8× 256 1.3× 31 2.5k
Jean‐Stéphane Joly France 27 2.5k 1.2× 570 0.3× 660 1.0× 521 1.2× 163 0.8× 47 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Ursula Schach

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ursula Schach

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ursula Schach. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ursula Schach. The network helps show where Ursula Schach may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ursula Schach

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ursula Schach. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ursula Schach 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 Ursula Schach. Ursula Schach is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Singh, Ajeet Pratap, April Dinwiddie, Ursula Schach, et al.. (2016). Pigment Cell Progenitors in Zebrafish Remain Multipotent through Metamorphosis. Developmental Cell. 38(3). 316–330. 68 indexed citations
2.
Webster, Kaitlyn A., et al.. (2016). Dmrt1 is necessary for male sexual development in zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 422(1). 33–46. 230 indexed citations
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Singh, Ajeet Pratap, Ursula Schach, & Christiane Nüsslein‐Volhard. (2014). Proliferation, dispersal and patterned aggregation of iridophores in the skin prefigure striped colouration of zebrafish. Nature Cell Biology. 16(6). 604–611. 87 indexed citations
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Eeden, Fredericus J. M. van, Michael Granato, Ursula Schach, et al.. (1996). Genetic analysis of fin formation in the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Development. 123(1). 255–262. 193 indexed citations
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Granato, Michael, Fredericus J. M. van Eeden, Ursula Schach, et al.. (1996). Genes controlling and mediating locomotion behavior of the zebrafish embryo and larva. Development. 123(1). 399–413. 513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eeden, Fredericus J. M. van, Michael Granato, Ursula Schach, et al.. (1996). Mutations affecting somite formation and patterning in the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Development. 123(1). 153–164. 463 indexed citations
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Haffter, Pascal, Michael Granato, Michael Brand, et al.. (1996). The identification of genes with unique and essential functions in the development of the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Development. 123(1). 1–36. 1339 indexed citations breakdown →
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Whitfield, Tanya T., Michael Granato, Fredericus J. M. van Eeden, et al.. (1996). Mutations affecting development of the zebrafish inner ear and lateral line. Development. 123(1). 241–254. 256 indexed citations

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