Alfiya Distler

3.6k total citations
55 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Alfiya Distler is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfiya Distler has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Alfiya Distler's work include Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (28 papers), Mast cells and histamine (14 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (8 papers). Alfiya Distler is often cited by papers focused on Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (28 papers), Mast cells and histamine (14 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (8 papers). Alfiya Distler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Czechia. Alfiya Distler's co-authors include Jörg H. W. Distler, Georg Schett, Oliver Distler, Christian Beyer, Clara Dees, Katrin Palumbo‐Zerr, Pawel Zerr, Kolja Gelse, Neng‐Yu Lin and Jingang Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Nature Communications and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Alfiya Distler

54 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alfiya Distler Germany 29 1.3k 1.0k 622 549 461 55 2.9k
Swati Bhattacharyya United States 34 1.4k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 804 1.3× 760 1.4× 437 0.9× 56 3.5k
Pawel Zerr Germany 31 1.6k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 769 1.2× 662 1.2× 305 0.7× 39 3.4k
Alfiya Akhmetshina Germany 29 1.7k 1.3× 1.4k 1.4× 724 1.2× 664 1.2× 264 0.6× 37 3.6k
Steven O’Reilly United Kingdom 33 898 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 524 0.8× 829 1.5× 298 0.6× 77 2.7k
Kanako Kikuchi Japan 34 1.5k 1.2× 1.6k 1.5× 699 1.1× 550 1.0× 513 1.1× 106 3.8k
Vasiliki Liakouli Italy 34 852 0.7× 867 0.8× 337 0.5× 868 1.6× 268 0.6× 90 3.0k
Joseph H. Korn United States 36 951 0.8× 1.5k 1.5× 696 1.1× 654 1.2× 307 0.7× 71 3.5k
Bashar Kahaleh United States 25 794 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 314 0.5× 591 1.1× 209 0.5× 50 2.5k
Otylia Kowal‐Bielecka Poland 28 704 0.6× 2.0k 2.0× 1.1k 1.7× 840 1.5× 541 1.2× 110 3.2k
Jun Wei United States 23 826 0.7× 994 1.0× 446 0.7× 356 0.6× 378 0.8× 31 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alfiya Distler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfiya Distler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alfiya Distler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alfiya Distler based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alfiya Distler. Alfiya Distler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Léger, Bertrand, Clara Dees, Christian Beyer, et al.. (2020). Translational engagement of lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 in skin fibrosis: from dermal fibroblasts of patients with scleroderma to tight skin 1 mouse. British Journal of Pharmacology. 177(18). 4296–4309. 20 indexed citations
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Stock, Michael, Alfiya Distler, Ursula Schlötzer‐Schrehardt, et al.. (2017). A Dual Role of Upper Zone of Growth Plate and Cartilage Matrix–Associated Protein in Human and Mouse Osteoarthritic Cartilage: Inhibition of Aggrecanases and Promotion of Bone Turnover. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 69(6). 1233–1245. 24 indexed citations
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Lin, Neng‐Yu, Alfiya Distler, Christian Beyer, et al.. (2016). Inhibition of Notch1 promotes hedgehog signalling in a HES1-dependent manner in chondrocytes and exacerbates experimental osteoarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 75(11). 2037–2044. 36 indexed citations
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Tomčík, Michal, Katrin Palumbo‐Zerr, Pawel Zerr, et al.. (2015). Tribbles homologue 3 stimulates canonical TGF-β signalling to regulate fibroblast activation and tissue fibrosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 75(3). 609–616. 36 indexed citations
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Stock, Michael, Alfiya Distler, Jörg H. W. Distler, et al.. (2015). Fc-gamma receptors are not involved in cartilage damage during experimental osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 23(7). 1221–1225. 5 indexed citations
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Huang, Jingang, Christian Beyer, Katrin Palumbo‐Zerr, et al.. (2015). Nintedanib inhibits fibroblast activation and ameliorates fibrosis in preclinical models of systemic sclerosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 75(5). 883–890. 147 indexed citations
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Beyer, Christian, Anna Zampetaki, Arnd Kleyer, et al.. (2014). OP0003 Signature of Circulating Micrornas in Osteoarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73. 60–61. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yun, Clara Dees, Christian Beyer, et al.. (2014). Inhibition of casein kinase II reduces TGFβ induced fibroblast activation and ameliorates experimental fibrosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 74(5). 936–943. 54 indexed citations
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Tomčík, Michal, Katrin Palumbo‐Zerr, Pawel Zerr, et al.. (2014). S100A4 amplifies TGF-β-induced fibroblast activation in systemic sclerosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 74(9). 1748–1755. 57 indexed citations
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Distler, Alfiya, Veronika Lang, Jingang Huang, et al.. (2014). Combined inhibition of morphogen pathways demonstrates additive antifibrotic effects and improved tolerability. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73(6). 1264–1268. 28 indexed citations
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Maurer, Britta, Alfiya Distler, Yossra A. Suliman, et al.. (2013). Vascular endothelial growth factor aggravates fibrosis and vasculopathy in experimental models of systemic sclerosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73(10). 1880–1887. 72 indexed citations
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Distler, Alfiya, Christian Beyer, Neng‐Yu Lin, et al.. (2013). Inactivation of evenness interrupted (EVI) reduces experimental fibrosis by combined inhibition of canonical and non-canonical Wnt signalling. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73(3). 624–627. 26 indexed citations
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Maurer, Britta, Alfiya Distler, Clara Dees, et al.. (2013). Levels of target activation predict antifibrotic responses to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 72(12). 2039–2046. 16 indexed citations
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Distler, Alfiya, Lisa Deloch, Jingang Huang, et al.. (2012). Inactivation of tankyrases reduces experimental fibrosis by inhibiting canonical Wnt signalling. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 72(9). 1575–1580. 75 indexed citations
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Distler, Alfiya, Veronika Lang, Clara Dees, et al.. (2012). Inhibition of sumoylation prevents experimental fibrosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 71(11). 1904–1908. 32 indexed citations
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Zerr, Pawel, Alfiya Distler, Katrin Palumbo‐Zerr, et al.. (2012). Combined Inhibition of c-Abl and PDGF Receptors for Prevention and Treatment of Murine Sclerodermatous Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. American Journal Of Pathology. 181(5). 1672–1680. 24 indexed citations
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Dees, Clara, Michal Tomčík, Katrin Palumbo‐Zerr, et al.. (2012). JAK‐2 as a novel mediator of the profibrotic effects of transforming growth factor β in systemic sclerosis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 64(9). 3006–3015. 120 indexed citations
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Brandt, J., Martín Rudwaleit, U. Eggens, et al.. (1998). Increased frequency of Sjögren's syndrome in patients with spondyloarthropathy.. PubMed. 25(4). 718–24. 16 indexed citations
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Sieper, J., Anke Schwarz, Falk Hiepe, et al.. (1993). Widespread vasculopathy with hemolytic uremic syndrome, perimyocarditis and cystic pancreatitis in a young woman with mixed connective tissue disease. Rheumatology International. 13(1). 31–36. 17 indexed citations
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Stoltenburg, G., Hans Spiegel, K. P. Schaal, et al.. (1991). Disseminated Infection of the Central Nervous System Caused by Nocardia farcinica. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 6(3). 209–214. 16 indexed citations

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