Werner Risau
Impact in
- Neurology top 0.05%
- Barrier Structure and Function Studies
- Molecular Biology top 0.05%
- Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
Papers in
- Neurology 35
- Barrier Structure and Function Studies 35
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- Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer 95
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation 9
- Fibroblast Growth Factor Research 4
- Cell death mechanisms and regulation 4
- RNA Research and Splicing 3
- Co-authors
- Georg Breier (33 shared papers)Karl Heinz Plate (18 shared papers)Ingo Flamme (15 shared papers)Herbert A. Weich (4 shared papers)Hartwig Wolburg (13 shared papers)Harald Schnürch (10 shared papers)Urban Deutsch (9 shared papers)Birgit Millauer (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Development (7 papers)Nature (6 papers)Developmental Biology (6 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (5 papers)Journal of Cell Science (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesSwitzerland
In The Last Decade
Werner Risau
150 papers receiving 36.8k citations
Werner Risau's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 144
- Neurology 3.8k
- Molecular Biology 21.7k
- Immunology and Allergy 1.3k
- Genetics 1.7k
- Developmental Neuroscience 422
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mechanisms of angiogenesis Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 4829 |
| 2 | Abnormal blood vessel development and lethality in embryos lacking a single VEGF allele Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 3415 |
| 3 | Vascular endothelial growth factor is a potential tumour angiogenesis factor in human gliomas in vivo Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 2028 |
| 4 | High affinity VEGF binding and developmental expression suggest Flk-1 as a major regulator of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 1716 |
| 5 | Distinct roles of the receptor tyrosine kinases Tie-1 and Tie-2 in blood vessel formation Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 1503 |
| 6 | Vasculogenesis Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 1215 |
| 7 | Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor during embryonic angiogenesis and endothelial cell differentiation Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 979 |
| 8 | The Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Flt-1 Mediates Biological Activities Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 739 |
| 9 | Identification of angiogenic activity and the cloning and expression of platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 654 |
| 10 | Tumor necrosis factor type alpha, a potent inhibitor of endothelial cell growth in vitro, is angiogenic in vivo. Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 627 |
| 11 | 1998 | 607 | |
| 12 | 2000 | 603 | |
| 13 | 1996 | 567 | |
| 14 | 1988 | 558 | |
| 15 | 1998 | 547 | |
| 16 | 1995 | 528 | |
| 17 | 1995 | 501 | |
| 18 | 1990 | 453 | |
| 19 | Up-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor and its cognate receptors in a rat glioma model of tumor angiogenesis. | 1993 | 451 |
| 20 | 1998 | 417 |
About Werner Risau
Werner Risau is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Cancer Research and Hematology, having authored 152 papers that have together received 38.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (95 papers), Barrier Structure and Function Studies (35 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (9 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (4 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (4 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (3 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (3.8k citations), Molecular Biology (21.7k citations), Immunology and Allergy (1.3k citations), Genetics (1.7k citations) and Developmental Neuroscience (422 citations). Werner Risau has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Georg Breier, Karl Heinz Plate, Ingo Flamme, Herbert A. Weich, Hartwig Wolburg, Harald Schnürch, Urban Deutsch, Birgit Millauer, Susanne Wizigmann-Voos and Ursula Albrecht. Their work appears in journals such as Development, Nature, Developmental Biology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Cell Science.
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