Valentin Stein

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Valentin Stein is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Valentin Stein has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Valentin Stein's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (12 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (7 papers). Valentin Stein is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (12 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (7 papers). Valentin Stein collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Valentin Stein's co-authors include Thomas J. Jentsch, Anselm A. Zdebik, Frank Weinreich, Roger A. Nicoll, David S. Bredt, Christian A. Hübner, Irm Hermans‐Borgmeyer, Christian Kubisch, Björn C. Schroeder and Klaus Ballanyi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Neuron and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Valentin Stein

49 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular Structure and P... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 250 500 750 1000
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. Molecular Structure and Physiological Function of Chloride Channels
    2002 1.1k citations Thomas J. Jentsch, Valentin Stein et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Valentin Stein 4.1k 3.4k 683 650 540 50 5.9k
Mark L. Dell’Acqua 4.1k 1.0× 3.0k 0.9× 667 1.0× 600 0.9× 476 0.9× 89 5.8k
Zhuan Zhou 3.1k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 701 1.0× 409 0.6× 566 1.0× 124 5.2k
Gary A. Wayman 4.5k 1.1× 3.2k 0.9× 794 1.2× 450 0.7× 599 1.1× 66 7.2k
Rüdiger W. Veh 4.7k 1.2× 4.3k 1.3× 948 1.4× 673 1.0× 939 1.7× 156 8.0k
Dušan Bartsch 3.0k 0.7× 3.3k 1.0× 689 1.0× 427 0.7× 1.2k 2.2× 97 6.4k
Edward C. Cooper 3.3k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 577 0.8× 989 1.5× 419 0.8× 77 5.2k
Nikolaj Klöcker 2.9k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 402 0.6× 429 0.7× 498 0.9× 81 5.1k
Stefan Herlitze 3.7k 0.9× 3.9k 1.2× 346 0.5× 449 0.7× 1.2k 2.2× 81 6.4k
Lu‐Yang Wang 3.4k 0.8× 3.3k 1.0× 571 0.8× 420 0.6× 1.3k 2.3× 130 5.6k
Christian A. Hübner 4.4k 1.1× 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 1.8× 381 0.6× 554 1.0× 154 7.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Valentin Stein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Valentin Stein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Valentin Stein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Valentin Stein 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 Valentin Stein. Valentin Stein 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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Leidmaa, Este, Andreas Zimmer, Valentin Stein, & Anne‐Kathrin Gellner. (2025). Acute high-fat high-sugar diet rapidly increases blood-brain barrier permeability in mice. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 29(7). 100574–100574. 2 indexed citations
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Mass, Elvira, Valentin Stein, Thorsten Lang, et al.. (2025). Glucose tasting depletes intracellular calcium stores and impairs macrophage functionality. iScience. 28(11). 113770–113770.
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Arévalo, Lena, et al.. (2023). Genome-scale CRISPR screen reveals neddylation to contribute to cisplatin resistance of testicular germ cell tumours. British Journal of Cancer. 128(12). 2270–2282. 11 indexed citations
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Komorowska‐Müller, Joanna Agnieszka, et al.. (2023). Chronic low-dose Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) treatment stabilizes dendritic spines in 18-month-old mice. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 1390–1390. 10 indexed citations
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Gellner, Anne‐Kathrin, et al.. (2022). Stress vulnerability shapes disruption of motor cortical neuroplasticity. Translational Psychiatry. 12(1). 91–91. 17 indexed citations
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Gellner, Anne‐Kathrin, Ulrike Schmidt, Eva C. Beins, et al.. (2020). Molecular and neurocircuitry mechanisms of social avoidance. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 78(4). 1163–1189. 28 indexed citations
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Doengi, Michael, et al.. (2019). Merlin modulates process outgrowth and synaptogenesis in the cerebellum. Brain Structure and Function. 224(6). 2121–2142. 8 indexed citations
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Brockmann, Marisa M., et al.. (2019). Neddylation regulates excitatory synaptic transmission and plasticity. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 17935–17935. 20 indexed citations
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Schrod, Nikolas, Dimitri Vanhecke, Ulrike Laugks, et al.. (2018). Pleomorphic linkers as ubiquitous structural organizers of vesicles in axons. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0197886–e0197886. 24 indexed citations
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Vogl, Annette M., Marisa M. Brockmann, Sebastián A. Giusti, et al.. (2015). Neddylation inhibition impairs spine development, destabilizes synapses and deteriorates cognition. Nature Neuroscience. 18(2). 239–251. 74 indexed citations
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Mishra, Archana, et al.. (2014). Genetic Evidence for the Adhesion Protein IgSF9/Dasm1 to Regulate Inhibitory Synapse Development Independent of its Intracellular Domain. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(12). 4187–4199. 25 indexed citations
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Harmel, Nadine, Gerd Zolles, Henrike Berkefeld, et al.. (2012). AMPA Receptors Commandeer an Ancient Cargo Exporter for Use as an Auxiliary Subunit for Signaling. PLoS ONE. 7(1). e30681–e30681. 33 indexed citations
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Robbins, Elissa M., Karen Perez de Arce, Adam I. Fogel, et al.. (2010). SynCAM 1 Adhesion Dynamically Regulates Synapse Number and Impacts Plasticity and Learning. Neuron. 68(5). 894–906. 128 indexed citations
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Essmann, Clara L., et al.. (2008). Serine phosphorylation of ephrinB2 regulates trafficking of synaptic AMPA receptors. Nature Neuroscience. 11(9). 1035–1043. 64 indexed citations
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Elias, Guillermo M., et al.. (2007). Synapse-Specific and Developmentally Regulated Targeting of AMPA Receptors by a Family of MAGUK Scaffolding Proteins. Neuron. 53(3). 465–465. 13 indexed citations
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Elias, Guillermo M., et al.. (2006). Synapse-Specific and Developmentally Regulated Targeting of AMPA Receptors by a Family of MAGUK Scaffolding Proteins. Neuron. 52(2). 307–320. 316 indexed citations
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Tomita, Susumu, et al.. (2005). Bidirectional Synaptic Plasticity Regulated by Phosphorylation of Stargazin-like TARPs. Neuron. 45(2). 269–277. 268 indexed citations
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Hübner, Christian A., Valentin Stein, Irm Hermans‐Borgmeyer, et al.. (2001). Disruption of KCC2 Reveals an Essential Role of K-Cl Cotransport Already in Early Synaptic Inhibition. Neuron. 30(2). 515–524. 467 indexed citations
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Bösl, Michael R., Valentin Stein, Christian A. Hübner, et al.. (2001). Male germ cells and photoreceptors, both dependent on close cell–cell interactions, degenerate upon ClC-2 Cl− channel disruption. The EMBO Journal. 20(6). 1289–1299. 234 indexed citations
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Jentsch, Thomas J., et al.. (2000). Pathophysiology of KCNQ Channels: Neonatal Epilepsy and Progressive Deafness. Epilepsia. 41(8). 1068–1069. 29 indexed citations

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