Wolfgang Blenau

3.6k total citations
50 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Blenau is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Insect Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Blenau has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 37 papers in Insect Science and 32 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Blenau's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (37 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (32 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (32 papers). Wolfgang Blenau is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (37 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (32 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (32 papers). Wolfgang Blenau collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and New Zealand. Wolfgang Blenau's co-authors include Arnd Baumann, Joachim Erber, Sabine Balfanz, Ricarda Scheiner, Markus Thamm, Bernd Walz, Frank Hauser, Cornelis J.P. Grimmelikhuijzen, Giuseppe Cazzamali and Michael P. Williamson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Blenau

50 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wolfgang Blenau Germany 28 1.8k 1.7k 1.3k 913 415 50 2.7k
Dieter Wicher Germany 27 1.6k 0.9× 2.6k 1.5× 1.3k 1.0× 556 0.6× 685 1.7× 62 3.2k
Joachim Schachtner Germany 26 866 0.5× 1.7k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 518 0.6× 453 1.1× 56 2.4k
Mamiko Ozaki Japan 22 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 256 0.6× 68 2.2k
J. G. Hildebrand United States 30 1.3k 0.7× 2.7k 1.6× 1.1k 0.8× 927 1.0× 261 0.6× 43 3.1k
Thomas A. Christensen United States 30 1.3k 0.7× 2.1k 1.3× 922 0.7× 907 1.0× 190 0.5× 49 2.7k
Jean‐Marc Devaud France 27 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 184 0.4× 49 2.0k
Hany K. M. Dweck Germany 25 1.2k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 757 0.8× 165 0.4× 33 2.2k
Anandasankar Ray United States 27 929 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 932 0.7× 622 0.7× 270 0.7× 43 2.0k
Joanne Y. Yew United States 27 795 0.5× 908 0.5× 814 0.6× 652 0.7× 401 1.0× 61 2.1k
Timothy G. Kingan United States 25 903 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 794 0.6× 520 0.6× 366 0.9× 36 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wolfgang Blenau

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang Blenau

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Blenau, Wolfgang, Sabine Balfanz, & Arnd Baumann. (2017). PeaTAR1B: Characterization of a Second Type 1 Tyramine Receptor of the American Cockroach, Periplaneta americana. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(11). 2279–2279. 12 indexed citations
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Balfanz, Sabine, et al.. (2016). AmTAR2: Functional characterization of a honeybee tyramine receptor stimulating adenylyl cyclase activity. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 80. 91–100. 28 indexed citations
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French, Alice S., et al.. (2014). The role of serotonin in feeding and gut contractions in the honeybee. Journal of Insect Physiology. 61. 8–15. 70 indexed citations
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Thamm, Markus, et al.. (2013). Function and Distribution of 5-HT2 Receptors in the Honeybee (Apis mellifera). PLoS ONE. 8(12). e82407–e82407. 31 indexed citations
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Blenau, Wolfgang, et al.. (2012). Characterization of a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent AC1 adenylyl cyclase in a non-neuronal tissue, the blowfly salivary gland. Cell Calcium. 52(2). 103–112. 4 indexed citations
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Blenau, Wolfgang, Eva Rademacher, & Arnd Baumann. (2011). Plant essential oils and formamidines as insecticides/acaricides: what are the molecular targets?. Apidologie. 43(3). 334–347. 90 indexed citations
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Voß, Martin, Wolfgang Blenau, Bernd Walz, & Otto Baumann. (2009). V‐ATPase deactivation in blowfly salivary glands is mediated by protein phosphatase 2C. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 71(3). 130–138. 7 indexed citations
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Blenau, Wolfgang, et al.. (2008). Source, topography and excitatory effects of GABAergic innervation in cockroach salivary glands. Journal of Experimental Biology. 212(1). 126–136. 9 indexed citations
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Walz, Bernd, et al.. (2007). Pharmacology of serotonin-induced salivary secretion in Periplaneta americana. Journal of Insect Physiology. 53(8). 774–781. 12 indexed citations
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Hauser, Frank, Giuseppe Cazzamali, Michael P. Williamson, Wolfgang Blenau, & Cornelis J.P. Grimmelikhuijzen. (2006). A review of neurohormone GPCRs present in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster and the honey bee Apis mellifera. Progress in Neurobiology. 80(1). 1–19. 237 indexed citations
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Walz, Bernd, et al.. (2006). The aminergic control of cockroach salivary glands. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 62(3). 141–152. 48 indexed citations
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Mustard, Julie A., et al.. (2005). Developmental expression of a tyramine receptor gene in the brain of the honey bee, Apis mellifera. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 483(1). 66–75. 36 indexed citations
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Rietdorf, Katja, Wolfgang Blenau, & Bernd Walz. (2005). Protein secretion in cockroach salivary glands requires an increase in intracellular cAMP and Ca2+ concentrations. Journal of Insect Physiology. 51(10). 1083–1091. 12 indexed citations
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Marg, Susanna, Bernd Walz, & Wolfgang Blenau. (2004). The effects of dopamine receptor agonists and antagonists on the secretory rate of cockroach (Periplaneta americana) salivary glands. Journal of Insect Physiology. 50(9). 821–830. 28 indexed citations
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Mustard, Julie A., et al.. (2003). Analysis of two D1-like dopamine receptors from the honey bee Apis mellifera reveals agonist-independent activity. Molecular Brain Research. 113(1-2). 67–77. 88 indexed citations
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Scheiner, Ricarda, et al.. (2002). Behavioural pharmacology of octopamine, tyramine and dopamine in honey bees. Behavioural Brain Research. 136(2). 545–553. 185 indexed citations
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Blenau, Wolfgang & Arnd Baumann. (2001). Molecular and pharmacological properties of insect biogenic amine receptors: Lessons from Drosophila melanogaster and Apis mellifera. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 48(1). 13–38. 307 indexed citations
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Blenau, Wolfgang & Joachim Erber. (1998). Behavioural pharmacology of dopamine, serotonin and putative aminergic ligands in the mushroom bodies of the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Behavioural Brain Research. 96(1-2). 115–124. 42 indexed citations

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