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Klaus Unsicker 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 Klaus Unsicker sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 364 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Klaus Unsicker 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 Klaus Unsicker sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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

  • 1992 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Neurosciences

Overview

Klaus Unsicker is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany. Their research spans primarily across Arts and Humanities, with a focus on the subfields of History and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's recent scholarly output includes two papers: 100 years Cell and Tissue Research: the founders and their successors (2025) published in Cell and Tissue Research, and Obituary - Werner W. Franke (2022), also in Cell and Tissue Research. These works contribute to the ongoing discourse in historical and medical research.

Klaus Unsicker's frequent coauthors include Brigitte M. Jockusch and David P. Kelsell, each coauthoring at least one publication. Their primary venue of publication is Cell and Tissue Research, where they have published multiple articles.

The main topics comprising the scientist's research include:

  • Historical Medical Research and Treatments
  • Medical History and Innovations
  • Medical History and Research

Klaus Unsicker has received recognition from the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften, awarded in 1992 for contributions relating to Neurosciences.

Best Publications

  • Essential Role for TrkB Receptors in Hippocampus-Mediated Learning

    Liliana Minichiello;Martin Korte;David Wolfer;Ralf Kühn

  • Distinct sites of intracellular production for Alzheimer's disease A beta40/42 amyloid peptides.

    Tobias Hartmann;Sophie C. Bieger;Babara Brühl;Pentti J. Tienari

  • Nerve growth factor-induced fiber outgrowth from isolated rat adrenal chromaffin cells: impairment by glucocorticoids.

    K Unsicker;B Krisch;U Otten;H Thoenen

  • Astroglial and fibroblast growth factors have neurotrophic functions for cultured peripheral and central nervous system neurons

    Klaus Unsicker;Heike Reichert-Preibsch;Rupert Schmidt;Brigitte Pettmann

  • Basic FGF reverses chemical and morphological deficits in the nigrostriatal system of MPTP-treated mice

    Dijrte Otto;Klaus Unsicker

  • Fibroblast growth factors promote the survival of adult rat retinal ganglion cells after transection of the optic nerve

    Jobst Sievers;Beate Hausmann;Klaus Unsicker;Martin Berry

  • 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

  • Localization and actions of transforming growth factor-beta s in the embryonic nervous system.

    K.C. Flanders;G. Ludecke;S. Engels;D.S. Cissel

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

    Martina Böttner;Kerstin Krieglstein;Klaus Unsicker

  • Transforming growth factor beta isoforms in the adult rat central and peripheral nervous system

    K. Unsicker;K.C. Flanders;D.S. Cissel;R. Lafyatis

  • Kinase-Independent Requirement of EphB2 Receptors in Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity

    Ilona C. Grunwald;Martin Korte;David Wolfer;George A. Wilkinson

  • 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

  • ERK and cell death: ERK1/2 in neuronal death.

    Srinivasa Subramaniam;Klaus Unsicker

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

    Klaus Unsicker;Björn Spittau;Kerstin Krieglstein

  • Involvement of growth differentiation factor-15/macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (GDF-15/MIC-1) in oxLDL-induced apoptosis of human macrophages in vitro and in arteriosclerotic lesions.

    Daniel Schlittenhardt;Andreas Schober;Jens Strelau;Gabriel A. Bonaterra

  • 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

  • Expression of a novel member of the TGF-beta superfamily, growth/differentiation factor-15/macrophage-inhibiting cytokine-1 (GDF-15/MIC-1) in adult rat tissues

    Martina Böttner;Clemens Suter-Crazzolara;Andreas Schober;K. Unsicker

  • Characterization of the rat, mouse, and human genes of growth/differentiation factor-15/macrophage inhibiting cytokine-1 (GDF-15/MIC-1).

    Martina Böttner;Martin Laaff;Birgit Schechinger;Gudrun Rappold

  • Functions of Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF)-2 and FGF-5 in Astroglial Differentiation and Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability: Evidence from Mouse Mutants

    Bernhard Reuss;Rosanna Dono;Klaus Unsicker

  • Basic fibroblast growth factor and nerve growth factor administered in gel foam rescue medial septal neurons after fimbria fornix transection

    Unknown

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

    Kerstin Krieglstein;Jens Strelau;Andreas Schober;Aideen Sullivan

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach
Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach Greifswald University Hospital
Liliana Minichiello
Liliana Minichiello University of Oxford
Hermann Rohrer
Hermann Rohrer Goethe University Frankfurt
Chaya Kalcheim
Chaya Kalcheim Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Kerstin Krieglstein
Kerstin Krieglstein University of Freiburg
Rüdiger Klein
Rüdiger Klein Max Planck Society
Günther Schütz
Günther Schütz German Cancer Research Center
Michael Sendtner
Michael Sendtner University of Würzburg
Mart Saarma
Mart Saarma University of Helsinki
Paul Lingor
Paul Lingor Technical University of Munich

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