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Kerstin Krieglstein

Kerstin Krieglstein

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Neuroscience

D-Index
58
Citations
10231
World Ranking
4223
National Ranking
363

Kerstin Krieglstein 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 Kerstin Krieglstein sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 157 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kerstin Krieglstein 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 Kerstin Krieglstein sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Anatomy and Anthropology

Best Publications

  • TGF-beta superfamily members promote survival of midbrain dopaminergic neurons and protect them against MPP+ toxicity.

    K. Krieglstein;C. Suter-Crazzolara;W.H. Fischer;K. Unsicker

  • The transforming growth factor-betas: structure, signaling, and roles in nervous system development and functions.

    Martina Böttner;Kerstin Krieglstein;Klaus Unsicker

  • Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Requires Transforming Growth Factor-β for Exerting Its Full Neurotrophic Potential on Peripheral and CNS Neurons

    Kerstin Krieglstein;Prisca Henheik;Lilla Farkas;Jozsef Jaszai

  • The multiple facets of the TGF-β family cytokine growth/differentiation factor-15/macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1.

    Klaus Unsicker;Björn Spittau;Kerstin Krieglstein

  • Transforming Growth Factor-βs Are Essential for the Development of Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons In Vitro and In Vivo

    Lilla M. Farkas;Nicole Dünker;Eleni Roussa;Klaus Unsicker

  • TGF-β and the regulation of neuron survival and death

    Kerstin Krieglstein;Jens Strelau;Andreas Schober;Aideen Sullivan

  • Reduction of endogenous transforming growth factors |[beta]| prevents ontogeneticneuron death

    Kerstin Krieglstein;Sandra Richter;Lilla Farkas;Norbert Schuster

  • Bone morphogenetic proteins: neurotrophic roles for midbrain dopaminergic neurons and implications of astroglial cells.

    Jens Jordan;Martina Böttner;Hermann J. Schluesener;Klaus Unsicker

  • Growth/Differentiation Factor-15/Macrophage Inhibitory Cytokine-1 Is a Novel Trophic Factor for Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons In Vivo

    Jens Strelau;Aideen Sullivan;Martina Böttner;Paul Lingor

  • More than being protective: functional roles for TGF-β/activin signaling pathways at central synapses.

    Kerstin Krieglstein;Fang Zheng;Klaus Unsicker;Christian Alzheimer

  • Genes, proteins, and neurotoxins involved in Parkinson's disease.

    O.von Bohlen und Halbach;A Schober;K Krieglstein

  • Analysis of mice carrying targeted mutations of the glucocorticoid receptor gene argues against an essential role of glucocorticoid signalling for generating adrenal chromaffin cells.

    Susetta Finotto;Kerstin Krieglstein;Andreas Schober;Frauke Deimling

  • Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor rescues target-deprived sympathetic spinal cord neurons but requires transforming growth factor-beta as cofactor in vivo.

    Andreas Schober;Richard Hertel;Urmas Arumäe;Lilla Farkas

  • TGFβ signalling plays an important role in IL4-induced alternative activation of microglia

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  • Nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin type D.

    Thomas Binz;Hisao Kurazono;Michel R. Popoff;Melvin W. Eklund

  • Transforming growth factor-β promotes survival of midbrain dopaminergic neurons and protects them against N-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion toxicity

    K. Krieglstein;K. Unsicker

  • Trophic and protective effects of growth/differentiation factor 5, a member of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily, on midbrain dopaminergic neurons.

    K. Krieglstein;C. Suter-Crazzolara;G. Hötten;J. Pohl

  • Transforming Growth Factor β Promotes Neuronal Cell Fate of Mouse Cortical and Hippocampal Progenitors In Vitro and In Vivo: Identification of Nedd9 as an Essential Signaling Component

    Tanja Vogel;Sandra Ahrens;Sandra Ahrens;Nicole Büttner;Kerstin Krieglstein;Kerstin Krieglstein

  • Transforming Growth Factor β Is Required for Differentiation of Mouse Mesencephalic Progenitors into Dopaminergic Neurons In Vitro and In Vivo: Ectopic Induction in Dorsal Mesencephalon

    Eleni Roussa;Michael Wiehle;Nicole Dünker;Steffen Becker-Katins

  • Neural functions of the transforming growth factors β

    Kerstin Krieglstein;Matthias Rufer;Clemens Suter-Crazzolara;Klaus Unsicker

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Unsicker
Klaus Unsicker University of Freiburg
Ahmed Mansouri
Ahmed Mansouri Max Planck Society
Jaap J. Plomp
Jaap J. Plomp Leiden University Medical Center
Jochen F. Staiger
Jochen F. Staiger University of Göttingen
Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach
Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach Greifswald University Hospital
Christopher S. von Bartheld
Christopher S. von Bartheld University of Nevada Reno
Marlene Bartos
Marlene Bartos University of Freiburg
Akos Kulik
Akos Kulik University of Freiburg
Wolfgang Engel
Wolfgang Engel University of Göttingen
André Reis
André Reis University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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