Wulf Hevers

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Wulf Hevers is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Wulf Hevers has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Wulf Hevers's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (6 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers). Wulf Hevers is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (6 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers). Wulf Hevers collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Wulf Hevers's co-authors include Hartmut Lüddens, Svante Pääbo, Barbara Treutlein, J. Gray Camp, Sabina Kanton, Juergen A. Knoblich, Wieland Β. Huttner, Marta Florio, Éric Lewitus and Michaela Wilsch‐Bräuninger and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Wulf Hevers

23 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Human cerebral organoids recapitulate gene expression pro... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 250 500 750
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  1. Human cerebral organoids recapitulate gene expression programs of fetal neocortex development
    2015 767 citations J. Gray Camp, Marta Florio et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wulf Hevers Germany 18 1.3k 953 284 281 241 23 2.1k
Tyler Cutforth United States 24 862 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 231 0.8× 184 0.7× 185 0.8× 30 2.4k
Damiana Leo Italy 27 1.6k 1.3× 1.5k 1.6× 248 0.9× 364 1.3× 132 0.5× 54 2.6k
H. Shawn Je Singapore 26 1.1k 0.9× 922 1.0× 359 1.3× 409 1.5× 444 1.8× 40 2.2k
Kurt Haas United States 26 1.1k 0.9× 1.8k 1.9× 406 1.4× 448 1.6× 222 0.9× 63 2.8k
Melanie D. Mark Germany 26 1.4k 1.1× 1.8k 1.9× 140 0.5× 420 1.5× 178 0.7× 67 2.6k
Massimo Pasqualetti Italy 33 1.5k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 212 0.7× 664 2.4× 471 2.0× 74 3.0k
Akiya Watakabe Japan 25 695 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 227 0.8× 775 2.8× 191 0.8× 59 2.0k
Alison E. Mungenast United States 20 1.2k 0.9× 636 0.7× 321 1.1× 174 0.6× 443 1.8× 29 2.4k
Kristin Baer United Kingdom 28 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 261 0.9× 239 0.9× 327 1.4× 40 2.4k
Anna Dunaevsky United States 22 658 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 450 1.6× 450 1.6× 195 0.8× 44 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wulf Hevers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wulf Hevers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wulf Hevers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wulf Hevers 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 Wulf Hevers. Wulf Hevers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zeberg, Hugo, et al.. (2023). Functional dissection of two amino acid substitutions unique to the human FOXP2 protein. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 3747–3747. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Hsiu‐Chuan, Zhisong He, Małgorzata Santel, et al.. (2021). NGN2 induces diverse neuron types from human pluripotency. Stem Cell Reports. 16(9). 2118–2127. 61 indexed citations
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Ju, Xiang-Chun, Anne Weigert, Sabina Kanton, et al.. (2021). Comparison of induced neurons reveals slower structural and functional maturation in humans than in apes. eLife. 10. 38 indexed citations
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Zeberg, Hugo, Michael Dannemann, Kristoffer Sahlholm, et al.. (2020). A Neanderthal Sodium Channel Increases Pain Sensitivity in Present-Day Humans. Current Biology. 30(17). 3465–3469.e4. 30 indexed citations
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Camp, J. Gray, Marta Florio, Sabina Kanton, et al.. (2015). Human cerebral organoids recapitulate gene expression programs of fetal neocortex development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(51). 15672–15677. 767 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schreiweis, Christiane, Eric Burguière, Cemil Kerimoglu, et al.. (2014). Humanized Foxp2 accelerates learning by enhancing transitions from declarative to procedural performance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(39). 14253–14258. 102 indexed citations
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Hevers, Wulf, et al.. (2010). Humanized Foxp2 specifically affects cortico-basal ganglia circuits. Neuroscience. 175. 75–84. 83 indexed citations
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Lappe-Siefke, Corinna, Sven Loebrich, Wulf Hevers, et al.. (2009). The Ataxia (axJ) Mutation Causes Abnormal GABAA Receptor Turnover in Mice. PLoS Genetics. 5(9). e1000631–e1000631. 37 indexed citations
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Hevers, Wulf, Stephen Hadley, Hartmut Lüddens, & Jahanshah Αmin. (2008). Ketamine, But Not Phencyclidine, Selectively Modulates Cerebellar GABA A Receptors Containing α6 and δ Subunits. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(20). 5383–5393. 81 indexed citations
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Wegner, Florian, Robert Kraft, Kathy Busse, et al.. (2008). Functional and molecular analysis of GABAAreceptors in human midbrain‐derived neural progenitor cells. Journal of Neurochemistry. 107(4). 1056–1069. 27 indexed citations
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Korpi, Esa R., Robert Mihalek, Saku T. Sinkkonen, et al.. (2002). Altered receptor subtypes in the forebrain of GABAA receptor δ subunit-deficient mice: recruitment of γ2 subunits. Neuroscience. 109(4). 733–743. 109 indexed citations
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Davids, Eugen, et al.. (2002). Organotypic rat cerebellar slice culture as a model to analyze the molecular pharmacology of GABAA receptors. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 12(3). 201–208. 10 indexed citations
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Hevers, Wulf & Hartmut Lüddens. (2002). Pharmacological heterogeneity of γ-aminobutyric acid receptors during development suggests distinct classes of rat cerebellar granule cells in situ. Neuropharmacology. 42(1). 34–47. 37 indexed citations
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Hevers, Wulf, Esa R. Korpi, & Hartmut Lüddens. (2000). Assembly of functional α6β3γ2δ GABAA receptors in vitro. Neuroreport. 11(18). 4103–4106. 17 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Hartmut, et al.. (2000). Ionic currents ofdrosophila embryonic neurons derived from selectively cultured CNS midline precursors. Journal of Neurobiology. 44(4). 392–413. 19 indexed citations
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Rabe, Holger, et al.. (2000). Coupling between agonist and chloride ionophore sites of the GABAA receptor: agonist/antagonist efficacy of 4-PIOL. European Journal of Pharmacology. 409(3). 233–242. 16 indexed citations
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Hevers, Wulf & Hartmut Lüddens. (1998). The diversity of GABAA receptors. Molecular Neurobiology. 18(1). 35–86. 405 indexed citations
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Mäkelä, Riikka, et al.. (1998). The main determinant of furosemide inhibition on GABAA receptors is located close to the first transmembrane domain. European Journal of Pharmacology. 357(2-3). 251–256. 11 indexed citations
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Hevers, Wulf & Roger Hardie. (1995). Serotonin modulates the voltage dependence of delayed rectifier and Shaker potassium channels in drosophila photoreceptors. Neuron. 14(4). 845–856. 63 indexed citations
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