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Neuroscience

D-Index
74
Citations
16126
World Ranking
2140
National Ranking
193

Horst-Werner Korf 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 Horst-Werner Korf sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 300 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Horst-Werner Korf 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 Horst-Werner Korf sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Horst-Werner Korf is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a specialization in endocrine and autonomic systems. Other notable subfields include physiology, aging, cognitive neuroscience, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Dietary effects on health
  • Sleep and wakefulness research
  • Light effects on plants
  • Stress responses and cortisol

Recent publications by Horst-Werner Korf demonstrate contributions to various facets of neurobiology and chronobiology. These include:

  • Food as a circadian time cue - evidence from human studies, 2020, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Arcuate nucleus, median eminence, and hypophysial pars tuberalis, 2021, Handbook of Clinical Neurology
  • The Role of the Melatoninergic System in Circadian and Seasonal Rhythms-Insights From Different Mouse Strains, 2022, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Time-dependent changes in proliferation, DNA damage and clock gene expression in hepatocellular carcinoma and healthy liver of a transgenic mouse model, 2020, International Journal of Cancer
  • Does timing matter in radiotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma? An experimental study in mice, 2021, Cancer Medicine

Frequent coauthors working with Korf include:

  • Charlotte von Gall
  • Soha A. Hassan
  • Amira A. H. Ali
  • Dennis Sohn
  • Nóra Bittner

Their research is often published in periodicals such as:

  • Journal of Pineal Research
  • Cell and Tissue Research
  • Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Handbook of Clinical Neurology
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Horst-Werner Korf's work spans interdisciplinary approaches integrating circadian biology with molecular neuroscience and physiology. Their contributions provide insights into hormonal regulation, biological rhythms, and their implications for health and disease.

Best Publications

  • Brain pathology of spinocerebellar ataxias

    Kay Seidel;Sonny Siswanto;Ewout R. P. Brunt;Wilfred den Dunnen

  • Clinical features, neurogenetics and neuropathology of the polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias type 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7.

    Udo Rüb;Ludger Schöls;Henry Paulson;Georg Auburger

  • The dissection course – necessary and indispensable for teaching anatomy to medical students

    Horst-Werner Korf;Helmut Wicht;Robert L. Snipes;Jean-Pierre Timmermans

  • Involvement of thyrotropin in photoperiodic signal transduction in mice

    Hiroko Ono;Yuta Hoshino;Shinobu Yasuo;Shinobu Yasuo;Miwa Watanabe

  • Phosphorylation of CREB Ser142 Regulates Light-Induced Phase Shifts of the Circadian Clock

    Daniel Gau;Thomas Lemberger;Charlotte von Gall;Oliver Kretz

  • The Brainstem Pathologies of Parkinson's Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies

    Kay Seidel;Josefine Mahlke;Sonny Siswanto;Reijko Krüger

  • Rhythmic gene expression in pituitary depends on heterologous sensitization by the neurohormone melatonin

    Charlotte von Gall;Martine L. Garabette;Christian A. Kell;Sascha Frenzel

  • Melatonin: a clock-output, a clock-input.

    J. H. Stehle;C. Von Gall;H.-W. Korf

  • Extracellular nucleotide signaling in adult neural stem cells: synergism with growth factor-mediated cellular proliferation

    Santosh K Mishra;Norbert Braun;Varsha Shukla;Marc Füllgrabe

  • Transgenic mice expressing mutant A53T human alpha-synuclein show neuronal dysfunction in the absence of aggregate formation

    Suzana Gispert;Domenico Del Turco;Lisa Garrett;Amy Chen

  • The Pineal Organ, Its Hormone Melatonin, and the Photoneuroendocrine System

    H W Korf;C Schomerus;J H Stehle

  • Molecular cloning, localization and circadian expression of chicken melanopsin (Opn4): differential regulation of expression in pineal and retinal cell types

    S. S. Chaurasia;M. D. Rollag;G. Jiang;W. P. Hayes

  • CREB in the Mouse SCN: A Molecular Interface Coding the Phase-Adjusting Stimuli Light, Glutamate, PACAP, and Melatonin for Clockwork Access

    Charlotte von Gall;Giles E. Duffield;Michael H. Hastings;Michael D. A. Kopp;Michael D. A. Kopp

  • Huntington's disease (HD): the neuropathology of a multisystem neurodegenerative disorder of the human brain.

    U. Rüb;K. Seidel;H. Heinsen;J.P. Vonsattel

  • Precortical Phase of Alzheimer's Disease (AD)-Related Tau Cytoskeletal Pathology.

    Katharina Stratmann;Helmut Heinsen;Horst-Werner Korf;Domenico Del Turco

  • Immunocytochemical demonstration of retinal S-antigen in the pineal organ of four mammalian species.

    Horst W. Korf;Morten Møller;Igal Gery;J. Samuel Zigler

  • Mechanisms regulating melatonin synthesis in the mammalian pineal organ.

    Christof Schomerus;Horst-Werner Korf

  • Melatonin plays a crucial role in the regulation of rhythmic clock gene expression in the mouse pars tuberalis.

    Charlotte Von Gall;Charlotte Von Gall;David R. Weaver;Juliane Moek;Antje Jilg

  • Circadian Rhythms Disrupted by Light at Night and Mistimed Food Intake Alter Hormonal Rhythms and Metabolism

    Unknown

  • Transcription Factors in Neuroendocrine Regulation: Rhythmic Changes in pCREB and ICER Levels Frame Melatonin Synthesis

    Erik Maronde;Martina Pfeffer;James Olcese;Carlos A. Molina

  • Melatonin Transmits Photoperiodic Signals through the MT1 Melatonin Receptor

    Shinobu Yasuo;Takashi Yoshimura;Shizufumi Ebihara;Horst Werner Korf

  • Food as a circadian time cue - evidence from human studies.

    Philip Lewis;Henrik Oster;Horst W Korf;Russell G Foster

Frequent Co-Authors

Udo Rüb
Udo Rüb Goethe University Frankfurt
Jörg H. Stehle
Jörg H. Stehle Goethe University Frankfurt
Helmut Heinsen
Helmut Heinsen University of Würzburg
Georg Auburger
Georg Auburger Goethe University Frankfurt
Jean Paul Vonsattel
Jean Paul Vonsattel Columbia University
Thomas Deller
Thomas Deller Goethe University Frankfurt
Domenico Del Turco
Domenico Del Turco Goethe University Frankfurt
David R. Weaver
David R. Weaver University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Morten Møller
Morten Møller University of Copenhagen
Ludger Schöls
Ludger Schöls University of Tübingen

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