Willi Halfter

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Willi Halfter is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Willi Halfter has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 44 papers in Cell Biology and 43 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Willi Halfter's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (43 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (23 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (19 papers). Willi Halfter is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (43 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (23 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (19 papers). Willi Halfter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Willi Halfter's co-authors include Gregory J. Cole, Eleanor J. Mackie, Sucai Dong, Joseph Candiello, Richard P. Tucker, Barbara Schurer, Ulríke Mayer, Manimalha Balasubramani, Stephan Kröger and Michael Willem and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Willi Halfter

103 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Willi Halfter United States	46	2.8k	2.1k	1.6k	1.3k	687	103	5.9k
Larry S. Sherman United States	44	4.0k 1.4×	2.8k 1.3×	768 0.5×	962 0.8×	246 0.4×	109	8.4k
Alexandra Abramsson Sweden	20	5.4k 1.9×	1.4k 0.7×	618 0.4×	953 0.7×	487 0.7×	33	8.5k
Yoshifumi Ninomiya Japan	50	3.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	2.1k 1.3×	643 0.5×	164 0.2×	175	7.5k
Gregory J. Cole United States	36	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	774 0.5×	797 0.6×	242 0.4×	81	4.0k
Yasuhide Furuta Japan	37	5.6k 2.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	703 0.6×	157 0.2×	85	8.2k
Christiana Ruhrberg United Kingdom	49	6.8k 2.4×	2.1k 1.0×	518 0.3×	3.0k 2.4×	413 0.6×	113	11.2k
Dale D. Hunter United States	30	2.7k 0.9×	810 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	179 0.3×	56	4.3k
Dennis Clegg United States	39	4.1k 1.5×	458 0.2×	401 0.2×	1.6k 1.2×	841 1.2×	106	5.7k
Irina Klimanskaya United States	18	4.0k 1.4×	369 0.2×	643 0.4×	644 0.5×	461 0.7×	25	5.0k
Andrew J. Maniotis United States	25	3.8k 1.3×	2.0k 0.9×	917 0.6×	424 0.3×	494 0.7×	40	6.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Willi Halfter

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Halfter, Willi, Suzette Moes, Kathrin Halfter, et al.. (2020). The human Descemet's membrane and lens capsule: Protein composition and biomechanical properties. Experimental Eye Research. 201. 108326–108326. 22 indexed citations

Mi, Zhiping, Willi Halfter, Eric E. Abrahamson, et al.. (2016). Tenascin-C Is Associated with Cored Amyloid-β Plaques in Alzheimer Disease and Pathology Burdened Cognitively Normal Elderly. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 75(9). 868–876. 33 indexed citations

Labilloy, Anatália, Robert T. Youker, Jennifer R. Bruns, et al.. (2013). Altered dynamics of a lipid raft associated protein in a kidney model of Fabry disease. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 111(2). 184–192. 17 indexed citations

Candiello, Joseph, Gregory J. Cole, & Willi Halfter. (2010). Age-dependent changes in the structure, composition and biophysical properties of a human basement membrane. Matrix Biology. 29(5). 402–410. 151 indexed citations

Halfter, Willi, et al.. (2006). Regulation of Eye Size by the Retinal Basement Membrane and Vitreous Body. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(8). 3586–3586. 49 indexed citations

Balasubramani, Manimalha, et al.. (2004). Extracellular Matrices of the Avian Ovarian Follicle. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(22). 23486–23494. 25 indexed citations

Kim, Min Jung, Susan L. Cotman, Willi Halfter, & Gregory J. Cole. (2003). The heparan sulfate proteoglycan agrin modulates neurite outgrowth mediated by FGF‐2. Journal of Neurobiology. 55(3). 261–277. 69 indexed citations

Dong, Sucai, et al.. (2002). Expression of basal lamina protein mRNAs in the early embryonic chick eye. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 447(3). 261–273. 32 indexed citations

Halfter, Willi, Sucai Dong, Manimalha Balasubramani, & Mark E. Bier. (2001). Temporary Disruption of the Retinal Basal Lamina and Its Effect on Retinal Histogenesis. Developmental Biology. 238(1). 79–96. 39 indexed citations

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Halfter, Willi. (1998). Disruption of the retinal basal lamina during early embryonic development leads to a retraction of vitreal end feet, an increased number of ganglion cells, and aberrant axonal outgrowth. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 397(1). 89–104. 41 indexed citations

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Halfter, Willi & Barbara Schurer. (1998). Disruption of the pial basal lamina during early avian embryonic development inhibits histogenesis and axonal pathfinding in the optic tectum. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 397(1). 105–117. 17 indexed citations

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Sugitani, Atsushi, Anthony J. Bauer, James C. Reynolds, et al.. (1997). THE EFFECT OF SMALL BOWEL TRANSPLANTATION ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF INTESTINAL MUSCLE. Transplantation. 63(2). 186–194. 19 indexed citations

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Cole, Gregory J. & Willi Halfter. (1996). Agrin: an extracellular matrix heparan sulfate proteoglycan involved in cell interactions and synaptogenesis.. PubMed. 3(4). 359–71. 40 indexed citations

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Burg, Michael A., Willi Halfter, & Gregory J. Cole. (1995). Analysis of proteoglycan expression in developing chicken brain: Characterization of a heparan sulfate proteoglycan that interacts with the neural cell adhesion molecule. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 41(1). 49–64. 54 indexed citations

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Lee, Kenneth K.W., P. F. Heeckt, Willi Halfter, Wolfgang H. Schraut, & Anthony J. Bauer. (1995). Functional Impairment Of Enteric Smooth Muscle And Nerves Caused By Chronic Intestinal Allograft Rejection Regresses After Fk506 Rescue. Transplantation. 59(2). 159–163. 3 indexed citations

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Halfter, Willi. (1993). A heparan sulfate proteoglycan in developing avian axonal tracts. Journal of Neuroscience. 13(7). 2863–2873. 67 indexed citations

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Heeckt, P. F., Willi Halfter, Wolfgang H. Schraut, et al.. (1993). Small bowel transplantation and chronic rejection alter rat intestinal smooth muscle structure and function.. PubMed. 114(2). 449–7. 30 indexed citations

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Halfter, Willi, et al.. (1990). Deposition of extracellular matrix along the pathways of migrating fibroblasts. Cell and Tissue Research. 262(3). 467–481. 32 indexed citations

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Epperlein, Hans‐Henning, Danuta Krotoski, Willi Halfter, & Anne Frey. (1990). Origin and distribution of enteric neurones in Xenopus. Anatomy and Embryology. 182(1). 53–67. 18 indexed citations

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Halfter, Willi, et al.. (1989). Immunocytochemical Localization of Glia‐Derived Nexin, Laminin and Fibronectin on the Surface or Extracellular Matrix of C6 Rat Glioma Cells, Astrocytes and Fibroblasts. European Journal of Neuroscience. 1(4). 297–308. 13 indexed citations

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