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Ansgar Büschges

Ansgar Büschges

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Neuroscience

D-Index
59
Citations
9569
World Ranking
4070
National Ranking
349

Ansgar Büschges publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ansgar Büschges sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 217 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Ansgar Büschges D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ansgar Büschges sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ansgar Büschges is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, notably Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including:

  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Robotic Locomotion and Control
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Büschges has contributed to multiple papers with significant citation counts. Some of the recent publications include:

  • "Two Brain Pathways Initiate Distinct Forward Walking Programs in Drosophila", 2020, published in Neuron
  • "Central pattern generating networks in insect locomotion", 2020, published in Developmental Neurobiology
  • "Distributed control of motor circuits for backward walking in Drosophila", 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Location and arrangement of campaniform sensilla in Drosophila melanogaster ", 2020, published in The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • "Subsets of leg proprioceptors influence leg kinematics but not interleg coordination in Drosophila melanogaster walking", 2022, published in Journal of Experimental Biology

Frequent collaborators of Büschges include:

  • Till Bockemühl (16 joint publications)
  • Alexander Blanke (9 joint publications)
  • Matthias Gruhn (8 joint publications)
  • Nicholas S. Szczecinski (8 joint publications)
  • Moritz Haustein (8 joint publications)

The scientist's research outputs have been published mainly in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 10 publications
  • Current Biology with 7 publications
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature with 6 publications
  • Journal of Neurophysiology with 4 publications
  • Journal of Experimental Biology with 3 publications

Best Publications

  • Pattern generation for stick insect walking movements-multisensory control of a locomotor program

    Ulrich Bässler;Ansgar Büschges

  • Sensory control and organization of neural networks mediating coordination of multisegmental organs for locomotion.

    Ansgar Büschges

  • Rhythmic patterns in the thoracic nerve cord of the stick insect induced by pilocarpine

    Ansgar Büschges;Josef Schmitz;Ulrich Bässler

  • Load sensing and control of posture and locomotion

    Sasha Zill;Josef Schmitz;Ansgar Büschges

  • Organizing network action for locomotion: Insights from studying insect walking

    Ansgar Büschges;Turgay Akay;Jens P. Gabriel;Joachim Schmidt

  • Assessing sensory function in locomotor systems using neuro-mechanical simulations

    Keir Pearson;Örjan Ekeberg;Ansgar Büschges

  • The Power of Human Protective Modifiers: PLS3 and CORO1C Unravel Impaired Endocytosis in Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Rescue SMA Phenotype

    Seyyedmohsen Hosseinibarkooie;Miriam Peters;Laura Torres-Benito;Raphael H. Rastetter

  • Dynamic simulation of insect walking.

    Örjan Ekeberg;Marcus Blümel;Ansgar Büschges

  • Sensory pathways and their modulation in the control of locomotion

    Ansgar Büschges;Abdeljabbar El Manira

  • Six-legged walking in insects: how CPGs, peripheral feedback, and descending signals generate coordinated and adaptive motor rhythms

    Salil Sanjay Bidaye;Till Bockemühl;Ansgar Büschges

  • Sensory Feedback Induced by Front-Leg Stepping Entrains the Activity of Central Pattern Generators in Caudal Segments of the Stick Insect Walking System

    Anke Borgmann;Scott L Hooper;Ansgar Büschges

  • New Moves in Motor Control

    Ansgar Büschges;Henrike Scholz;Abdeljabbar El Manira

  • The Role of Sensory Signals From the Insect Coxa-Trochanteral Joint in Controlling Motor Activity of the Femur-Tibia Joint

    Turgay Akay;Ulrich Bässler;Petra Gerharz;Ansgar Büschges

  • Signals from load sensors underlie interjoint coordination during stepping movements of the stick insect leg.

    Turgay Akay;Sebastian Haehn;Josef Schmitz;Ansgar Büschges

  • Initiation of Locomotion in Adult Zebrafish

    Alexandros Kyriakatos;Riyadh Mahmood;Jessica Ausborn;Christian P. Porres

  • Role of Proprioceptive Signals From an Insect Femur-Tibia Joint in Patterning Motoneuronal Activity of an Adjacent Leg Joint

    Dietmar Hess;Ansgar Büschges

  • Nonspiking pathways in a joint-control loop of the stick insect Carausius morosus.

    Ansgar Büschges

  • Adaptive motor behavior in insects

    Roy E Ritzmann;Ansgar Büschges

  • Neural Control of Unloaded Leg Posture and of Leg Swing in Stick Insect, Cockroach, and Mouse Differs from That in Larger Animals

    Scott L Hooper;Christoph Guschlbauer;Marcus Blümel;Philipp Rosenbaum

  • Segment Specificity of Load Signal Processing Depends on Walking Direction in the Stick Insect Leg Muscle Control System

    Turgay Akay;Björn Ch. Ludwar;Marie L. Göritz;Josef Schmitz

  • Role of local nonspiking interneurons in the generation of rhythmic motor activity in the stick insect.

    Ansgar Büschges

Frequent Co-Authors

Réjean Dubuc
Réjean Dubuc University of Quebec at Montreal
Keir G. Pearson
Keir G. Pearson University of Alberta
Eugênio E. Oliveira
Eugênio E. Oliveira Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Abdeljabbar El Manira
Abdeljabbar El Manira Karolinska Institute
Jan-Marino Ramirez
Jan-Marino Ramirez University of Washington
Hans-Joachim Pflüger
Hans-Joachim Pflüger Freie Universität Berlin
Peter Kloppenburg
Peter Kloppenburg University of Cologne
Karim Fouad
Karim Fouad University of Alberta
Roger D. Quinn
Roger D. Quinn Case Western Reserve University
Linda Partridge
Linda Partridge Max Planck Society

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