Viktor Hamburger

27.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
64 papers, 19.5k citations indexed

About

Viktor Hamburger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Viktor Hamburger has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 19.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Viktor Hamburger's work include Congenital heart defects research (16 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (11 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (6 papers). Viktor Hamburger is often cited by papers focused on Congenital heart defects research (16 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (11 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (6 papers). Viktor Hamburger collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Viktor Hamburger's co-authors include Howard L. Hamilton, Rita Levi‐Montalcini, Margaret Hollyday, Ronald W. Oppenheim, Paul Weiß, J.K. Brunso-Bechtold, Stanley Cohen, B. H. Willier, Robert P. Skoff and Cyndhavi Narayanan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Viktor Hamburger

60 papers receiving 18.7k citations

Hit Papers

A series of normal stages in the development of the chick... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 1992 1951 1970 1975 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k
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. A series of normal stages in the development of the chick embryo
    1951 11.0k citations Viktor Hamburger, Howard L. Hamilton profile →
  2. A series of normal stages in the development of the chick embryo
    1992 1.8k citations Viktor Hamburger, Howard L. Hamilton Developmental Dynamics profile →
  3. Selective growth stimulating effects of mouse sarcoma on the sensory and sympathetic nervous system of the chick embryo
    1951 648 citations Viktor Hamburger et al. Journal of Experimental Zoology profile →
  4. Embryonic vertebrate central nervous system: Revised terminology
    1970 603 citations Viktor Hamburger et al. profile →
  5. Cell death in the development of the lateral motor column of the chick embryo
    1975 574 citations Viktor Hamburger profile →
  6. A NERVE GROWTH-STIMULATING FACTOR ISOLATED FROM SARCOM AS 37 AND 180
    1954 365 citations Viktor Hamburger et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Reduction of the naturally occurring motor neuron loss by enlargement of the periphery
    1976 345 citations Viktor Hamburger et al. profile →
  8. Analysis of development
    1955 327 citations Viktor Hamburger et al. profile →
  9. A diffusible agent of mouse sarcoma, producing hyperplasia of sympathetic ganglia and hyperneurotization of viscera in the chick embryo
    1953 244 citations Viktor Hamburger et al. Journal of Experimental Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Viktor Hamburger United States 33 12.2k 5.4k 3.9k 3.1k 3.0k 64 19.5k
Nicole M. Le Douarin France 88 15.2k 1.2× 2.9k 0.5× 5.4k 1.4× 2.7k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 222 22.3k
Howard L. Hamilton United States 10 9.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.4× 3.6k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 14 13.3k
Claudio D. Stern United Kingdom 68 12.5k 1.0× 4.2k 0.8× 3.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 239 17.6k
Richard L. Sidman United States 81 12.4k 1.0× 10.2k 1.9× 1.8k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 6.6k 2.2× 247 25.2k
Peter Gruß Germany 95 26.2k 2.1× 3.3k 0.6× 8.8k 2.2× 3.0k 1.0× 2.6k 0.9× 219 33.4k
Luis F. Parada United States 94 17.4k 1.4× 9.4k 1.7× 4.6k 1.2× 2.5k 0.8× 5.3k 1.8× 231 33.7k
Constance L. Cepko United States 92 23.6k 1.9× 8.5k 1.6× 4.2k 1.1× 4.0k 1.3× 4.4k 1.5× 232 28.8k
Ronald W. Oppenheim United States 65 7.5k 0.6× 8.3k 1.5× 809 0.2× 2.0k 0.7× 4.7k 1.6× 196 15.8k
Patrick Charnay France 63 8.7k 0.7× 4.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 2.0k 0.7× 159 15.1k
Christo Goridis France 74 9.2k 0.8× 4.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.4× 2.4k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 167 15.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hamburger, Viktor. (1999). Hans Spemann on Vitalism in Biology: Translation of a Portion of Spemann's Autobiography. Journal of the History of Biology. 32(2). 231–243. 11 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor. (1997). A Historic Moment: The Discovery of the Chemical Transmission of Embryonic Inductions. Developmental Neuroscience. 19(4). 293–296. 1 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor. (1997). Wilhelm Roux: Visionary with a Blind Spot. Journal of the History of Biology. 30(2). 229–238. 16 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor. (1996). Memories of Professor Hans Spemann's Department of Zoology at the University of Freiburg, 1920-1932. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 40(1). 59–62. 5 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor. (1996). Introduction: Johannes Holtfreter, pioneer in experimental embryology. Developmental Dynamics. 205(3). 214–216. 9 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor & Howard L. Hamilton. (1992). A series of normal stages in the development of the chick embryo. Developmental Dynamics. 195(4). 231–272. 296 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor & Howard L. Hamilton. (1992). A series of normal stages in the development of the chick embryo. Developmental Dynamics. 195(4). 231–272. 1778 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hamburger, Viktor. (1990). The Developmental History of the Motor Neuron. PubMed. 15 Suppl. 69–109. 42 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor. (1989). The Journey of a Neuroembryologist. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 12(1). 1–13. 12 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor. (1985). Hans Spemann, Nobel Laureate 1935. Trends in Neurosciences. 8. 385–387. 6 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor & William Cowan. (1981). Studies in developmental neurobiology : essays in honor of Viktor Hamburger. Oxford University Press eBooks. 45 indexed citations
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Oppenheimer, Jane & Viktor Hamburger. (1976). The Non-Specificity of the Germ-Layers. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 51. 96–124. 3 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Anne, Paul S. G. Stein, & Viktor Hamburger. (1975). Coordinated motor output in the hindlimb of the 7-day chick embryo.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(4). 1245–1248. 77 indexed citations
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Sharma, S.C., Robert R. Provine, Viktor Hamburger, & T. T. Sandel. (1970). Unit Activity in the Isolated Spinal Cord of Chick Embryo, in Situ. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 66(1). 40–47. 15 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R., S.C. Sharma, T. T. Sandel, & Viktor Hamburger. (1970). Electrical Activity in the Spinal Cord of the Chick Embryo, in situ. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 65(3). 508–515. 27 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor & Ronald W. Oppenheim. (1967). Prehatching motility and hatching behavior in the chick. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 166(2). 171–203. 200 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor, Eleanor Wenger, & Ronald W. Oppenheim. (1966). Motility in the chick embryo in the absence of sensory input. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 162(2). 133–159. 140 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor. (1963). Some Aspects of the Embryology of Behavior. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 38(4). 342–365. 183 indexed citations
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Hamburger, Viktor. (1952). DEVELOPMENT OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 55(2). 117–132. 70 indexed citations

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