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Magdalena Götz 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 Magdalena Götz sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 277 publications — 79th percentile

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

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

Magdalena Götz 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 Magdalena Götz sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 112 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2006 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Magdalena Götz is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research activity spans significant contributions in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Neuroscience, with a published output including 83 and 58 works respectively in these disciplines.

Their subfields of study focus predominantly on Molecular Biology, Neurology, Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Immunology.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Magdalena Götz has published frequently in a variety of scientific venues. Among the main publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Cell stem cell
  • Neuron
  • Science Advances

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions" (2021, Nature Neuroscience)
  • "Ferroptosis in health and disease" (2024, Redox Biology)
  • "Defining the Adult Neural Stem Cell Niche Proteome Identifies Key Regulators of Adult Neurogenesis" (2020, Cell stem cell)
  • "Direct neuronal reprogramming: Fast forward from new concepts toward therapeutic approaches" (2021, Neuron)
  • "Adult neural stem cell activation in mice is regulated by the day/night cycle and intracellular calcium dynamics" (2021, Cell)

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, with the most frequent including:

  • Giacomo Masserdotti
  • Jovica Ninkovic
  • Judith Fischer
  • Riccardo Bocchi
  • Stefanie M. Hauck

Magdalena Götz was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2006. This honor marks one of their distinguished career milestones.

Best Publications

  • The cell biology of neurogenesis.

    Magdalena Götz;Wieland B. Huttner

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • Isolation of radial glial cells by fluorescent-activated cell sorting reveals a neuronal lineage.

    Paolo Malatesta;Eva Hartfuss;Magdalena Götz

  • Characterization of CNS precursor subtypes and radial glia.

    Eva Hartfuss;Rossella Galli;Nico Heins;Magdalena Götz

  • Pax6 controls radial glia differentiation in the cerebral cortex

    Magdalena Götz;Anastassia Stoykova;Peter Gruss

  • Neuronal or Glial Progeny: Regional Differences in Radial Glia Fate

    Paolo Malatesta;Michael A. Hack;Eva Hartfuss;Helmut Kettenmann

  • The Cell Biology of Neurogenesis: Toward an Understanding of the Development and Evolution of the Neocortex

    Elena Taverna;Magdalena Götz;Wieland B. Huttner

  • Glial cells generate neurons: the role of the transcription factor Pax6

    Nico Heins;Paolo Malatesta;Francesco Cecconi;Masato Nakafuku

  • Origin and progeny of reactive gliosis: A source of multipotent cells in the injured brain.

    Annalisa Buffo;Inmaculada Rite;Pratibha Tripathi;Alexandra Lepier

  • Quiescent and active hippocampal neural stem cells with distinct morphologies respond selectively to physiological and pathological stimuli and aging.

    Sebastian Lugert;Onur Basak;Philip Knuckles;Ute Haussler

  • Neuronal fate determinants of adult olfactory bulb neurogenesis.

    Michael A Hack;Armen Saghatelyan;Antoine de Chevigny;Alexander Pfeifer

  • The stem cell potential of glia: lessons from reactive gliosis.

    Stefanie Robel;Benedikt Berninger;Magdalena Götz

  • Progeny of Olig2-expressing progenitors in the gray and white matter of the adult mouse cerebral cortex.

    Leda Dimou;Christiane Simon;Frank Kirchhoff;Hirohide Takebayashi

  • Expression of Cux‐1 and Cux‐2 in the subventricular zone and upper layers II–IV of the cerebral cortex

    Marta Nieto;Edwin S. Monuki;Hua Tang;Jaime Imitola

  • Directing Astroglia from the Cerebral Cortex into Subtype Specific Functional Neurons

    Christophe Heinrich;Robert Blum;Sergio Gascón;Giacomo Masserdotti

  • Astrocytic Insulin Signaling Couples Brain Glucose Uptake with Nutrient Availability

    Cristina García-Cáceres;Carmelo Quarta;Luis Varela;Yuanqing Gao

  • Signaling through BMPR-IA regulates quiescence and long-term activity of neural stem cells in the adult hippocampus.

    Helena Mira;Helena Mira;Zoraida Andreu;Zoraida Andreu;Hoonkyo Suh;Hoonkyo Suh;D. Chichung Lie

  • Radial glia: multi-purpose cells for vertebrate brain development.

    Kenneth Campbell;Magdalena Götz

  • Deletion of TrkB in adult progenitors alters newborn neuron integration into hippocampal circuits and increases anxiety-like behavior

    Matteo Bergami;Roberto Rimondini;Spartaco Santi;Robert Blum

  • Radial glia diversity: A matter of cell fate

    Arnold R. Kriegstein;Magdalena Götz

Frequent Co-Authors

Benedikt Berninger
Benedikt Berninger King's College London
Martin Irmler
Martin Irmler University of Lausanne
Timm Schroeder
Timm Schroeder ETH Zurich
Johannes Beckers
Johannes Beckers Technical University of Munich
Jürgen Bolz
Jürgen Bolz Friedrich Schiller University Jena
François Guillemot
François Guillemot The Francis Crick Institute
Jack Price
Jack Price King's College London
Wieland B. Huttner
Wieland B. Huttner Max Planck Society
Luísa Pinto
Luísa Pinto University of Minho
Stefanie M. Hauck
Stefanie M. Hauck Sanofi (France)

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