Volkmar Leßmann

8.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
110 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Volkmar Leßmann is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Volkmar Leßmann has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 43 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 36 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Volkmar Leßmann's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (50 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (48 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (42 papers). Volkmar Leßmann is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (50 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (48 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (42 papers). Volkmar Leßmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Volkmar Leßmann's co-authors include Tanja Brigadski, Kurt Gottmann, Marzia Malcangio, Elke Edelmann, Thomas Endres, Thomas Mittmann, Rolf Heumann, Notger G. Müller, Heiko J. Luhmann and Bénédicte C. Charrin and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Volkmar Leßmann

110 papers receiving 6.8k citations

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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.

Huntingtin Controls Neurotrophic Support and Survival of Neurons by Enhancing BDNF Vesicular Transport along Microtubules

2004 891 citations Volkmar Leßmann et al. profile →
Neurotrophin secretion: current facts and future prospects

2003 518 citations Volkmar Leßmann, Kurt Gottmann et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Controlled Hypoxia Acutely Prevents Physical Inactivity-Induced Peripheral BDNF Decline 2024 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Stefanie Schreiber, Johannes Burtscher, Lutz Schega, Notger G. Müller, Tanja Brigadski, Ruediger C. Braun‐Dullaeus, Volkmar Leßmann, Patrick Müller	1
2	Circadian rhythm of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor in serum and plasma 2024 ·Experimental Physiology ·(unknown), Stefanie Schreiber, (unknown), Ruediger C. Braun‐Dullaeus, Katrin Borucki, Tanja Brigadski, Notger G. Müller, Volkmar Leßmann, Patrick Müller	8
3	Brain-Derived neurotrophic factor and inflammatory biomarkers are unaffected by acute and chronic intermittent hypoxic-hyperoxic exposure in geriatric patients: a randomized controlled trial 2024 ·Annals of Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Martin Behrens, О. С. Глазачев, Tanja Brigadski, Volkmar Leßmann, Lutz Schega	1
4	Repurposing drugs against Alzheimer’s disease: can the anti-multiple sclerosis drug fingolimod (FTY720) effectively tackle inflammation processes in AD? 2023 ·Journal of Neural Transmission ·Volkmar Leßmann, (unknown), Thomas Endres, Marc Pawlitzki, Kurt Gottmann	14
5	Membrane electrical properties of mouse hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons during strong inputs 2022 ·Biophysical Journal ·Daniela Bianchi, Rosanna Migliore, Paola Vitale, (unknown), Paula A. Pousinha, Hélène Marie, Volkmar Leßmann, Michele Migliore	3
6	Structural and functional brain alterations in patients with myasthenia gravis 2022 ·Brain Communications ·(unknown), Patrick Müller, (unknown), Milos Dordevic, Marlen Schmicker, (unknown), Tanja Brigadski, Volkmar Leßmann, Stefan Vielhaber, Stefanie Schreiber, Notger G. Müller	7
7	Calcium-Permeable AMPA Receptors Mediate Timing-Dependent LTP Elicited by Low Repeat Coincident Pre- and Postsynaptic Activity at Schaffer Collateral-CA1 Synapses 2021 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Efraín Cepeda-Prado, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Elke Edelmann, Volkmar Leßmann	12
8	Impairment of Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity at Schaffer Collateral-CA1 Synapses in Adult APP/PS1 Mice Depends on Proximity of Aβ Plaques 2021 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Elke Edelmann, Volkmar Leßmann	15
9	Lactate and BDNF: Key Mediators of Exercise Induced Neuroplasticity? 2020 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Patrick Müller, (unknown), Volkmar Leßmann, Notger G. Müller	150
10	Cytosolic, but not matrix, calcium is essential for adjustment of mitochondrial pyruvate supply 2020 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Marten Szibor, Zemfira Gizatullina, (unknown), Thomas Endres, Grażyna Dębska–Vielhaber, (unknown), (unknown), Kerstin Hallmann, Stefanie Schreiber, (unknown), Michael Schwarzer, Torsten Doenst, Hans‐Jochen Heinze, Volkmar Leßmann, Stefan Vielhaber, Wolfram S. Kunz, Frank N. Gellerich	46
11	Anti-Inflammatory Treatment with FTY720 Starting after Onset of Symptoms Reverses Synaptic Deficits in an AD Mouse Model 2020 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Thomas Endres, (unknown), Plínio Casarotto, Paula A. Pousinha, (unknown), Elke Edelmann, Eero Ċastrén, Kurt Gottmann, Hélène Marie, Volkmar Leßmann	21
12	A kinetic model for Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor mediated spike timing-dependent LTP 2019 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Sergio Solinas, Elke Edelmann, Volkmar Leßmann, Michele Migliore	13
13	Prominent Postsynaptic and Dendritic Exocytosis of Endogenous BDNF Vesicles in BDNF-GFP Knock-in Mice 2019 ·Molecular Neurobiology ·Julia Leschik, Robert Eckenstaler, Thomas Endres, Thomas Munsch, Elke Edelmann, Karin Richter, Oliver Kobler, Klaus‐Dieter Fischer, Werner Zuschratter, Tanja Brigadski, Beat Lutz, Volkmar Leßmann	21
14	Impact of Chronic BDNF Depletion on GABAergic Synaptic Transmission in the Lateral Amygdala 2019 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Susanne Meis, Thomas Endres, Thomas Munsch, Volkmar Leßmann	13
15	Dorsal tegmental dopamine neurons gate associative learning of fear 2018 ·Nature Neuroscience ·(unknown), Thomas Munsch, Susanne Meis, (unknown), Joanna Kaczanowska, Pinelopi Pliota, Dominic Kargl, Sylvia Badurek, (unknown), Arash Rassoulpour, Johannes Zuber, Volkmar Leßmann, Wulf Haubensak	83
16	Presynaptic Regulation of Tonic Inhibition by Neuromodulatory Transmitters in the Basal Amygdala 2018 ·Molecular Neurobiology ·Susanne Meis, Thomas Endres, Simone Munsch, Volkmar Leßmann	6
17	Dance training is superior to repetitive physical exercise in inducing brain plasticity in the elderly 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Kathrin Rehfeld, (unknown), Anita Hökelmann, Volkmar Leßmann, Joern Kaufmann, Tanja Brigadski, Patrick Müller, Notger G. Müller	170
18	Oxidative stress in drug-naïve first episode patients with schizophrenia and major depression: effects of disease acuity and potential confounders 2016 ·European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience ·Wolfgang Jordan, Henrik Dobrowolny, Sabine Bahn, Hans‐Gert Bernstein, Tanja Brigadski, Thomas Frodl, Berend Isermann, Volkmar Leßmann, Jürgen Pilz, Andrea Rodenbeck, Kolja Schiltz, Edzard Schwedhelm, Hayrettin Tumani, Jens Wiltfang, Paul C. Guest, Johann Steiner	49
19	Essential cooperation of N-cadherin and neuroligin-1 in the transsynaptic control of vesicle accumulation 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Tanja Brigadski, Nina Wittenmayer, (unknown), Antje Gohla, Volkmar Leßmann, Thomas Dresbach, Kurt Gottmann	103
20	Impaired GABAergic inhibition in the visual cortex of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor heterozygous knockout mice 2008 ·The Journal of Physiology ·İsmail Abidin, Ulf T. Eysel, Volkmar Leßmann, Thomas Mittmann	58

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