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Thomas Deller 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 Thomas Deller sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 269 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Deller 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 Thomas Deller sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas Deller is a researcher affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Their academic contributions primarily span the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with particular focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Deller has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
  • Scientific Reports
  • eLife
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology

Recent significant papers by Thomas Deller demonstrate their involvement in topics related to Alzheimer's disease, synaptic plasticity, and homeostatic neuronal mechanisms. Notable publications include:

  • "Medin co-aggregates with vascular amyloid-β in Alzheimer's disease," published in 2022 in Nature
  • "All-trans retinoic acid induces synaptic plasticity in human cortical neurons," published in 2021 in eLife
  • "Amyloid-Beta Mediates Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity," published in 2021 in the Journal of Neuroscience
  • "A general principle of dendritic constancy: A neuron's size- and shape-invariant excitability," published in 2021 in Neuron
  • "The actin-modulating protein synaptopodin mediates long-term survival of dendritic spines," published in 2020 in eLife

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Peter Jedlička
  • Andreas Vlachos
  • Alexander Drakew
  • Domenico Del Turco
  • Maximilian Lenz

Thomas Deller's research emphasizes mechanisms underlying neural structure and function, particularly in the context of neurodegenerative diseases and synaptic plasticity. Their work spans both fundamental neuroscientific principles and disease-specific investigations, contributing to understanding processes relevant to Alzheimer's disease and neural adaptability.

Best Publications

  • Hereditary Early-Onset Parkinson's Disease Caused by Mutations in PINK1

    Eriza Maria Valente;Patrick M. Abou-Sleiman;Viviana Caputo;Miratul M K Muqit

  • Not just amyloid: physiological functions of the amyloid precursor protein family

    Ulrike C. Müller;Thomas Deller;Martin Korte

  • Heterogeneity of neuroblastoma cell identity defined by transcriptional circuitries

    Valentina Boeva;Valentina Boeva;Caroline Louis-Brennetot;Agathe Peltier;Simon Durand

  • Mutations in a Human ROBO Gene Disrupt Hindbrain Axon Pathway Crossing and Morphogenesis

    Joanna C. Jen;Wai Man Chan;Thomas M. Bosley;Jijun Wan

  • 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 Epilepsy-Linked Lgi1 Protein Assembles into Presynaptic Kv1 Channels and Inhibits Inactivation by Kvβ1

    Uwe Schulte;Jörg-Oliver Thumfart;Nikolaj Klöcker;Claudia A. Sailer

  • Synaptopodin-deficient mice lack a spine apparatus and show deficits in synaptic plasticity.

    Thomas Deller;Martin Korte;Sophie Chabanis;Alexander Drakew

  • TREM2 is upregulated in amyloid plaque-associated microglia in aged APP23 transgenic mice.

    Stefanie Frank;Guido J. Burbach;Michael Bonin;Michael Walter

  • Bergmann glia expression of polyglutamine-expanded ataxin-7 produces neurodegeneration by impairing glutamate transport.

    Sara K Custer;Gwenn A Garden;Nishi Gill;Udo Rueb

  • Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation Induces Functional and Structural Plasticity of Excitatory Postsynapses in Mouse Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures

    Andreas Vlachos;Florian Müller-Dahlhaus;Johannes Rosskopp;Maximilian Lenz

  • Invasion of hematopoietic cells into the brain of amyloid precursor protein transgenic mice.

    Anna K. Stalder;Florian Ermini;Luca Bondolfi;Werner Krenger

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction, peroxidation damage and changes in glutathione metabolism in PARK6

    Hans-Hermann Hoepken;Suzana Gispert;Blas Morales;Oliver Wingerter

  • AnkyrinG is required to maintain axo-dendritic polarity in vivo

    Jürgen-Markus Sobotzik;Jana Maria Sie;Chrisoula Politi;Domenico Del Turco

  • 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

  • New insights into the pathoanatomy of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (Machado-Joseph disease).

    Udo Rüb;Ewout R Brunt;Thomas Deller

  • Neuroanatomical characteristics of the human pre-Bötzinger complex and its involvement in neurodegenerative brainstem diseases

    Stephan W. Schwarzacher;Udo Rüb;Thomas Deller

  • Lesion-induced plasticity of central neurons: sprouting of single fibres in the rat hippocampus after unilateral entorhinal cortex lesion.

    Thomas Deller;Michael Frotscher

  • Synaptic connections of neuropeptide Y (NPY) immunoreactive neurons in the hilar area of the rat hippocampus.

    Thomas Deller;Csaba Leranth

  • Cerebral Amyloid Induces Aberrant Axonal Sprouting and Ectopic Terminal Formation in Amyloid Precursor Protein Transgenic Mice

    Amie L. Phinney;Thomas Deller;Martina Stalder;Michael E. Calhoun

  • Repetitive magnetic stimulation induces plasticity of inhibitory synapses

    Maximilian Lenz;Christos Galanis;Florian Müller-Dahlhaus;Alexander Opitz

  • Synaptopodin Regulates Plasticity of Dendritic Spines in Hippocampal Neurons

    Andreas Vlachos;Eduard Korkotian;Eldi Schonfeld;Ekaterini Copanaki

  • Actin-associated protein synaptopodin in the rat hippocampal formation: localization in the spine neck and close association with the spine apparatus of principal neurons.

    Thomas Deller;Tobias Merten;Stephanie U. Roth;Peter Mundel

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Vlachos
Andreas Vlachos University of Freiburg
Domenico Del Turco
Domenico Del Turco Goethe University Frankfurt
Udo Rüb
Udo Rüb Goethe University Frankfurt
Christian Schultz
Christian Schultz Heidelberg University
Ulrike Müller
Ulrike Müller Heidelberg University
Hermann Rohrer
Hermann Rohrer Goethe University Frankfurt
Ludger Schöls
Ludger Schöls University of Tübingen
Georg Auburger
Georg Auburger Goethe University Frankfurt
Matthias Staufenbiel
Matthias Staufenbiel University of Tübingen
Gerd Geisslinger
Gerd Geisslinger Goethe University Frankfurt

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