Uwe Homberg

11.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
150 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Uwe Homberg is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Uwe Homberg has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 64 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 57 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Uwe Homberg's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (140 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (63 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (56 papers). Uwe Homberg is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (140 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (63 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (56 papers). Uwe Homberg collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Uwe Homberg's co-authors include Keram Pfeiffer, Stanley Heinze, J. G. Hildebrand, Monika Stengl, Charlotte Helfrich‐Förster, Harm Vitzthum, Basil el Jundi, John G. Hildebrand, Joachim Schachtner and Michiyo Kinoshita and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Uwe Homberg

147 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Systematic Nomenclature for the Insect Brain 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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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. A Systematic Nomenclature for the Insect Brain
    2014 437 citations Kei Ito, Kazunori Shinomiya et al. Neuron profile →

Peers

Uwe Homberg
Scott Waddell United Kingdom
Kei Ito Japan
Dick R. Nässel Sweden
Nicholas J. Strausfeld United States
Rachel I. Wilson United States
Ralph J. Greenspan United States
Martin Heisenberg Germany
Hiromu Tanimoto Japan
Paul Garrity United States
Jing W. Wang United States
Scott Waddell United Kingdom
Uwe Homberg
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Uwe Homberg

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Homberg, Uwe, et al.. (2024). A computational model for angular velocity integration in a locust heading circuit. PLoS Computational Biology. 20(12). e1012155–e1012155.
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Homberg, Uwe, et al.. (2023). Neuroarchitecture of the central complex in the Madeira cockroach Rhyparobia maderae: Pontine and columnar neuronal cell types. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 531(16). 1689–1714. 4 indexed citations
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Stengl, Monika, et al.. (2022). 3D‐atlas of the brain of the cockroach Rhyparobia maderae. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 530(18). 3126–3156. 5 indexed citations
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Neupert, Susanne, et al.. (2021). Distribution and daily oscillation of GABA in the circadian system of the cockroach Rhyparobia maderae. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 530(5). 770–791. 6 indexed citations
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Heinze, Stanley, Basil el Jundi, Bente G. Berg, et al.. (2021). A unified platform to manage, share, and archive morphological and functional data in insect neuroscience. eLife. 10. 34 indexed citations
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Beetz, M. Jerome, Keram Pfeiffer, & Uwe Homberg. (2016). Neurons in the brain of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria sensitive to polarized light at low stimulus elevations. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 202(11). 759–781. 5 indexed citations
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Homberg, Uwe, et al.. (2015). Compass Cells in the Brain of an Insect Are Sensitive to Novel Events in the Visual World. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0144501–e0144501. 5 indexed citations
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Ito, Kei, Kazunori Shinomiya, Masayoshi Ito, et al.. (2014). A Systematic Nomenclature for the Insect Brain. Neuron. 81(4). 755–765. 437 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jundi, Basil el, Keram Pfeiffer, & Uwe Homberg. (2011). A Distinct Layer of the Medulla Integrates Sky Compass Signals in the Brain of an Insect. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27855–e27855. 47 indexed citations
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Heinze, Stanley & Uwe Homberg. (2007). Maplike Representation of Celestial E -Vector Orientations in the Brain of an Insect. Science. 315(5814). 995–997. 271 indexed citations
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Träger, Ulrike, R. V. Wagner, B. Bausenwein, & Uwe Homberg. (2007). A novel type of microglomerular synaptic complex in the polarization vision pathway of the locust brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 506(2). 288–300. 53 indexed citations
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Homberg, Uwe, et al.. (2006). Surgical lesion of the anterior optic tract abolishes polarotaxis in tethered flying locusts, Schistocerca gregaria. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 193(1). 43–50. 10 indexed citations
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Nässel, Dick R. & Uwe Homberg. (2006). Neuropeptides in interneurons of the insect brain. Cell and Tissue Research. 326(1). 1–24. 149 indexed citations
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Homberg, Uwe. (2004). The Polarization Vision System in the Brain of the Locust Schistocerca gregaria(What and How Do Animals See?,Symposium,PROCEEDING OF THE 75^ ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN). ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 21(12). 1197. 1 indexed citations
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Homberg, Uwe. (2002). Neurotransmitters and neuropeptides in the brain of the locust. Microscopy Research and Technique. 56(3). 189–209. 104 indexed citations
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Homberg, Uwe, et al.. (2002). Ultrastructure and orientation of ommatidia in the dorsal rim area of the locust compound eye. Arthropod Structure & Development. 30(4). 271–280. 75 indexed citations
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Loesel, Rudi, et al.. (2001). Candidates for extraocular photoreceptors in the cockroach suggest homology to the lamina and lobula organs in beetles. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 433(3). 401–414. 20 indexed citations
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Müller, Mónika, et al.. (1997). Neuroarchitecture of the lower division of the central body in the brain of the locust ( Schistocerca gregaria ). Cell and Tissue Research. 288(1). 159–176. 110 indexed citations
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Homberg, Uwe, et al.. (1995). Immunocytochemical mapping of serotonin and neuropeptides in the accessory medulla of the locust, Schistocerca gregaria. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 362(3). 305–319. 57 indexed citations
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Homberg, Uwe. (1994). Distribution of Neurotransmitters in the Insect Brain. 41 Suppl 1. 3433–7. 115 indexed citations

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