Wolfgang Liedtke

20.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
160 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Liedtke is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Liedtke has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Sensory Systems, 49 papers in Physiology and 36 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Liedtke's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (86 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (17 papers). Wolfgang Liedtke is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (86 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (17 papers). Wolfgang Liedtke collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Wolfgang Liedtke's co-authors include Farshid Guilak, Jeffrey M. Friedman, Jeffrey M. Gimble, Daniel M. Cohen, Bradley T. Estes, Christopher S. Chen, Holly A. Leddy, Yong Chen, Marc A. Martı́-Renom and Yong Choe and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Liedtke

159 papers receiving 15.6k citations

Hit Papers

Control of Stem Cell Fate by Physical Interactions with t... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2009 2000 2002 2003 2012 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Control of Stem Cell Fate by Physical Interactions with the Extracellular Matrix
    2009 1.5k citations Farshid Guilak, Wolfgang Liedtke et al. profile →
  2. Vanilloid Receptor–Related Osmotically Activated Channel (VR-OAC), a Candidate Vertebrate Osmoreceptor
    2000 1.1k citations Wolfgang Liedtke et al. profile →
  3. Role for Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 in Leptin-Mediated Weight Loss
    2002 695 citations Wolfgang Liedtke et al. Science profile →
  4. Abnormal osmotic regulation in trpv4 -/- mice
    2003 624 citations Wolfgang Liedtke et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Elementary Ca 2+ Signals Through Endothelial TRPV4 Channels Regulate Vascular Function
    2012 441 citations Swapnil K. Sonkusare, Adrian D. Bonev et al. Science profile →
  6. TRPV4-mediated mechanotransduction regulates the metabolic response of chondrocytes to dynamic loading
    2014 366 citations Christopher J. O’Conor, Holly A. Leddy et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Inflammatory signaling sensitizes Piezo1 mechanotransduction in articular chondrocytes as a pathogenic feed-forward mechanism in osteoarthritis
    2021 167 citations Whasil Lee, Robert J. Nims et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Wolfgang Liedtke
Martin Koltzenburg United Kingdom
Nigel W. Bunnett United States
Tatsuya Yamasoba Japan
Winfried Neuhuber Germany
Brian M. Davis United States
Joost G.J. Hoenderop Netherlands
Jean‐Pierre Timmermans Belgium
Y. S. Prakash United States
Susan D. Brain United Kingdom
Gary C. Sieck United States
Martin Koltzenburg United Kingdom
Wolfgang Liedtke
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Countries citing papers authored by Wolfgang Liedtke

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wolfgang Liedtke

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang Liedtke

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wolfgang Liedtke. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wolfgang Liedtke based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wolfgang Liedtke. Wolfgang Liedtke is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Qiaojuan, Minji Jang, Qian Zeng, et al.. (2025). Neuronal Mechanisms of Psoriatic Itch: Role of IL-17R/ERK/TRPV4 Signaling Pathway. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 145(11). 2753–2762.e3. 2 indexed citations
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Ye, Yun, et al.. (2024). Epidemiology of myasthenia gravis in the United States. Frontiers in Neurology. 15. 1339167–1339167. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Mei, Sabrina Schulz, Juliana Falivene, et al.. (2024). Calcium-activated Potassium Channels as Amplifiers of TRPV4-mediated Pulmonary Edema Formation in Male Mice. Anesthesiology. 141(5). 913–928. 2 indexed citations
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Kamermans, Alwin, Bert van het Hof, Ruud D. Fontijn, et al.. (2024). Inflammation-induced TRPV4 channels exacerbate blood–brain barrier dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 21(1). 72–72. 18 indexed citations
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Llorente, Itzel, Ariela Vergara‐Jaque, Marcelino Arciniega, et al.. (2023). Modes of action of lysophospholipids as endogenous activators of the TRPV4 ion channel. The Journal of Physiology. 601(9). 1655–1673. 13 indexed citations
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Dicks, Amanda, Grigory Maksaev, Alireza Savadipour, et al.. (2023). Skeletal dysplasia-causing TRPV4 mutations suppress the hypertrophic differentiation of human iPSC-derived chondrocytes. eLife. 12. 12 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Chen, Huaxin Sheng, Yikai Luo, et al.. (2023). A mast cell–thermoregulatory neuron circuit axis regulates hypothermia in anaphylaxis. Science Immunology. 8(81). eadc9417–eadc9417. 42 indexed citations
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Liang, Pengfei, Liheng Yang, Liping Feng, et al.. (2022). Functional coupling between TRPV4 channel and TMEM16F modulates human trophoblast fusion. eLife. 11. 25 indexed citations
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Nims, Robert J., Alireza Savadipour, Christopher J. O’Conor, et al.. (2021). A synthetic mechanogenetic gene circuit for autonomous drug delivery in engineered tissues. Science Advances. 7(5). 63 indexed citations
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Liedtke, Wolfgang, et al.. (2019). TRPV4 inhibition prevents increased water diffusion and blood-retina barrier breakdown in the retina of streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0212158–e0212158. 23 indexed citations
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Rodriguez, Erica, Katsuyasu Sakurai, Yong Chen, et al.. (2017). A craniofacial-specific monosynaptic circuit enables heightened affective pain. Nature Neuroscience. 20(12). 1734–1743. 133 indexed citations
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Lin, Mike T., Ming‐Yuan Jian, Mark S. Taylor, et al.. (2015). Functional Coupling of TRPV4, IK, and SK Channels Contributes to Ca2+‐Dependent Endothelial Injury in Rodent Lung. Pulmonary Circulation. 5(2). 279–290. 34 indexed citations
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O’Conor, Christopher J., Holly A. Leddy, Halei C. Benefield, Wolfgang Liedtke, & Farshid Guilak. (2014). TRPV4-mediated mechanotransduction regulates the metabolic response of chondrocytes to dynamic loading. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(4). 1316–1321. 366 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Whasil, Holly A. Leddy, Yong Chen, et al.. (2014). Synergy between Piezo1 and Piezo2 channels confers high-strain mechanosensitivity to articular cartilage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(47). E5114–22. 352 indexed citations
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Moore, Carlene, Ferda Cevikbas, H. Amalia Pasolli, et al.. (2013). UVB radiation generates sunburn pain and affects skin by activating epidermal TRPV4 ion channels and triggering endothelin-1 signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(34). E3225–34. 192 indexed citations
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Sonkusare, Swapnil K., Adrian D. Bonev, Jonathan Ledoux, et al.. (2012). Elementary Ca 2+ Signals Through Endothelial TRPV4 Channels Regulate Vascular Function. Science. 336(6081). 597–601. 441 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shukla, Arun K., Ji‐Hee Kim, Seungkirl Ahn, et al.. (2010). Arresting a Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Channel. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(39). 30115–30125. 92 indexed citations
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Liedtke, Wolfgang, et al.. (2007). Expression of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Channels in the Outflow Pathway and Ciliary Body of Porcine Eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 2066–2066. 1 indexed citations
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Liedtke, Wolfgang. (2006). Transient receptor potential vanilloid channels functioning in transduction of osmotic stimuli. Journal of Endocrinology. 191(3). 515–523. 64 indexed citations
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Liedtke, Wolfgang, et al.. (1998). Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice lacking glial fibrillary acidic protein is characterized by a more severe clinical course and an infiltrative central nervous system lesion.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 152(1). 251–9. 114 indexed citations

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