Werner Sieghart

28.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
317 papers, 23.6k citations indexed

About

Werner Sieghart is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Sieghart has authored 317 papers receiving a total of 23.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 240 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 194 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Werner Sieghart's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (228 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (82 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (63 papers). Werner Sieghart is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (228 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (82 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (63 papers). Werner Sieghart collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and United Kingdom. Werner Sieghart's co-authors include Richard W. Olsen, Günther Sperk, Karoline Fuchs, Péter Somogyi, Zoltán Nusser, Christoph Schwarzer, Verena Tretter, Susanne Pirker, Jean‐Marc Fritschy and Manfred Karobath and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Werner Sieghart

313 papers receiving 22.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Structure and pharmacology of gamma-aminobutyric acidA receptor subtypes.

1995 1.2k citations Werner Sieghart profile →
GABAA receptors: immunocytochemical distribution of 13 subunits in the adult rat brain

2000 1.1k citations Christoph Schwarzer, Werner Sieghart et al. Neuroscience profile →
International Union of Pharmacology. XV. Subtypes of gamma-aminobutyric acidA receptors: classification on the basis of subunit structure and receptor function.

1998 1.0k citations Werner Sieghart et al. profile →
International Union of Pharmacology. LXX. Subtypes of γ-Aminobutyric AcidA Receptors: Classification on the Basis of Subunit Composition, Pharmacology, and Function. Update

2008 842 citations Richard W. Olsen, Werner Sieghart profile →
GABAA receptors: Subtypes provide diversity of function and pharmacology

2008 766 citations Richard W. Olsen, Werner Sieghart Neuropharmacology profile →
Subunit Composition, Distribution and Function of GABA-A Receptor Subtypes

2002 760 citations Werner Sieghart, Günther Sperk profile →
Segregation of Different GABA_AReceptors to Synaptic and Extrasynaptic Membranes of Cerebellar Granule Cells

1998 711 citations Werner Sieghart, Péter Somogyi et al. profile →
International Union of Pharmacology. XV. Subtypes of γ-Aminobutyric AcidA Receptors: Classification on the Basis of Subunit Structure and Receptor Function

1998 515 citations Werner Sieghart et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	IUPHAR Review: Alpha6-containing GABAA receptors – Novel targets for the treatment of schizophrenia 2025 ·Pharmacological Research ·Lih‐Chu Chiou, Werner Sieghart	2
2	GABA<sub>A</sub> receptors in GtoPdb v.2025.3 2025 ·IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE ·Delia Belelli, Tim G. Hales, Jeremy J. Lambert, Bernhard Lüscher, Richard W. Olsen, John A. Peters, Uwe Rudolph, Werner Sieghart	0
3	Cerebellar α6GABAA Receptors as a Therapeutic Target for Essential Tremor: Proof-of-Concept Study with Ethanol and Pyrazoloquinolinones 2023 ·Neurotherapeutics ·(unknown), Ming Tatt Lee, (unknown), Daniel E. Knutson, James M. Cook, Marko D. Mihovilovič, Werner Sieghart, Lih‐Chu Chiou	13
4	α6GABAA Receptor Positive Modulators Alleviate Migraine-like Grimaces in Mice via Compensating GABAergic Deficits in Trigeminal Ganglia 2020 ·Neurotherapeutics ·(unknown), Ming Tatt Lee, Pi‐Chuan Fan, Daniel E. Knutson, (unknown), Werner Sieghart, James M. Cook, Lih‐Chu Chiou	21
5	The α6 subunit-containing GABAA receptor: A novel drug target for inhibition of trigeminal activation 2018 ·Neuropharmacology ·Pi‐Chuan Fan, (unknown), (unknown), Ming Tatt Lee, (unknown), Werner Sieghart, Margot Ernst, Daniel E. Knutson, James M. Cook, Lih‐Chu Chiou	22
6	Design and Synthesis of Novel Deuterated Ligands Functionally Selective for the γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor (GABA_AR) α6 Subtype with Improved Metabolic Stability and Enhanced Bioavailability 2018 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Daniel E. Knutson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael Rajesh Stephen, (unknown), Vladimir Dobričić, (unknown), (unknown), Ranjit Verma, Laurin Wimmer, (unknown), Leggy A. Arnold, Lih‐Chu Chiou, Margot Ernst, Marko D. Mihovilovič, Miroslav M. Savić, Werner Sieghart, James M. Cook	39
7	Cerebellar α₆‐subunit‐containing GABA_Areceptors: a novel therapeutic target for disrupted prepulse inhibition in neuropsychiatric disorders 2018 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Lih‐Chu Chiou, Hsin‐Jung Lee, Margot Ernst, Wei‐Jan Huang, (unknown), (unknown), Akihiro Mouri, Liang‐Chieh Chen, (unknown), Takayoshi Mamiya, Pi‐Chuan Fan, Daniel E. Knutson, (unknown), James M. Cook, Werner Sieghart, Toshitaka Nabeshima	28
8	Neurotoxins from Snake Venoms and α-Conotoxin ImI Inhibit Functionally Active Ionotropic γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Receptors 2015 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Denis S. Kudryavtsev, Irina V. Shelukhina, (unknown), Lucy O. Ojomoko, Elena V. Kryukova, Ekaterina N. Lyukmanova, М. Н. Жмак, Д. А. Долгих, Igor A. Ivanov, Igor E. Kasheverov, Vladislav G. Starkov, Joachim Ramerstorfer, Werner Sieghart, Victor I. Tsetlin, Yuri N. Utkin	41
9	Identification of novel positive allosteric modulators and null modulators at the GABA _A receptor α+β− interface 2013 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Zdravko Varagić, Laurin Wimmer, Michael Schnürch, Marko D. Mihovilovič, Shengming Huang, Sundari Rallapalli, James M. Cook, (unknown), Gerhard F. Ecker, Werner Sieghart, Margot Ernst	49
10	A novel GABA_Areceptor pharmacology: drugs interacting with the α⁺β^‐interface 2011 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Werner Sieghart, Joachim Ramerstorfer, Isabella Sarto‐Jackson, Zdravko Varagić, Margot Ernst	74
11	GABAA α6-Containing Receptors Are Selectively Compromised in Cerebellar Granule Cells of the Ataxic Mouse, Stargazer 2007 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), William M. Connelly, (unknown), Reinhard Lehner, (unknown), Werner Sieghart, Priyanka Tiwari, John M. Lucocq, George Lees, Christopher L. Thompson	21
12	From synapse to behavior: rapid modulation of defined neuronal types with engineered GABAA receptors 2007 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Peer Wulff, Thomas E. Goetz, Elli Leppä, A. Linden, Massimiliano Renzi, Jerome D. Swinny, Olga Vekovischeva, Werner Sieghart, Péter Somogyi, Esa R. Korpi, Mark Farrant, William Wisden	83
13	Abolition of zolpidem sensitivity in mice with a point mutation in the GABAA receptor γ2 subunit 2004 ·Neuropharmacology ·David W. Cope, Peer Wulff, Alessandra Oberto, M. Isabel Aller, Marco Capogna, Francesco Ferraguti, (unknown), Harald Hoeger, Helen E. Jolin, Alison Jones, Andrew N. J. McKenzie, (unknown), (unknown), Saku T. Sinkkonen, Olga Vekovischeva, Esa R. Korpi, Werner Sieghart, Erwin Sigel, Péter Somogyi, William Wisden	60
14	Initially expressed early rat embryonic GABA_A receptor Cl^– ion channels exhibit heterogeneous channel properties 1998 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Ruggero Serafini, Wu Ma, Dragan Maric, Irina Marić, (unknown), Werner Sieghart, Jeffery L. Barker	27
15	GABAA receptor subunits in the rat hippocampus III: altered messenger RNA expression in kainic acid-induced epilepsy 1997 ·Neuroscience ·Koichi Tsunashima, Christoph Schwarzer, Elke Kirchmair, Werner Sieghart, Günther Sperk	113
16	Striatal efferents preferentially innervate neurons in the ventral pallidum containing GABAA receptor ? 1 subunit-like immunoreactivity 1996 ·Synapse ·Josef Marksteiner, Walter A. Kaufmann, Kristian Pfaller, Werner Sieghart, Alois Saria	5
17	The γ2 Subunit of the GABA A Receptor is Concentrated in Synaptic Junctions Containing the α1 and β 23 Subunits in Hippocampus, Cerebellum and Globus Pallidus 1996 ·Neuropharmacology ·Péter Somogyi, Jean‐Marc Fritschy, Dietmar Benke, J. David B. Roberts, Werner Sieghart	151
18	Interaction of allosteric ligands with GABAA receptors containing one, two, or three different subunits 1996 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Jürgen Zezula, Astrid Slany, Werner Sieghart	84
19	Potency of several type I-benzodiazepine receptor ligands for inhibition of [3H]flunitrazepam binding in different rat brain tissues 1991 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Werner Sieghart, (unknown)	19
20	Comparison of two different benzodiazepine binding proteins by peptide mapping after limited proteolysis 1988 ·Brain ·Werner Sieghart	1

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