André Franke

102.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
377 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

André Franke is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, André Franke has authored 377 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Molecular Biology, 139 papers in Genetics and 76 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in André Franke's work include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (70 papers), Gut microbiota and health (64 papers) and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (27 papers). André Franke is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (70 papers), Gut microbiota and health (64 papers) and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (27 papers). André Franke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. André Franke's co-authors include Stefan Schreiber, Sebastian Zeißig, Richard S. Blumberg, Jonathan N. Glickman, Philip Rosenstiel, Malte Rühlemann, Tom H. Karlsen, David Ellinghaus, Torsten Olszak and Reiner Siebert and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

André Franke

370 papers receiving 14.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Microbial Exposure During Early Life Has Persistent Effects on Natural Killer T Cell Function

2012 1.2k citations Torsten Olszak, Dingding An et al. Science profile →
XBP1 Links ER Stress to Intestinal Inflammation and Confers Genetic Risk for Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2008 1.1k citations André Franke, Jonathan N. Glickman et al. profile →
The sponge holobiont in a changing ocean: from microbes to ecosystems

2018 372 citations Lucía Pita, Laura Rix et al. Microbiome profile →
Gestational diabetes is associated with change in the gut microbiota composition in third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum

2018 330 citations Malte Rühlemann, André Franke et al. Microbiome profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Lower cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with an altered gut microbiome. The Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus, Frank Ulrich Weiß, Johannes Hertel, Stefan Weiß, Malte Rühlemann, Corinna Bang, André Franke, Uwe Völker, Georg Homuth, Thomas Kocher, Henry Völzke, Markus M. Lerch, Till Ittermann, Stephan B. Felix, Ralf Ewert, Martin Bahls, Marcus Dörr, Fabian Frost	1
2	OP26 Disentangling the role of HLA proteins in shaping the T-cell repertoire in Inflammatory Bowel Disease using CDR3-QTL analysis 2025 ·Journal of Crohn s and Colitis ·(unknown), André Franke, Gérald Mayr, Hesham ElAbd	1
3	Twenty years of genome-wide association studies: Health translation challenges and AI opportunities 2025 ·European Journal of Human Genetics ·Jie Huang, Gary R. McLean, André Franke	2
4	P048 Identification of IL36RN missense mutations in Crohn’s disease patients as a potentially new drug target for treating rare patients with over-activation of the IL36 signaling cascade 2024 ·Journal of Crohn s and Colitis ·(unknown), (unknown), Marilena Letizia, Britt-Sabina Löscher, André Franke, (unknown), Clemens Neufert, Anja Schütz, Britta Siegmund, Carl Weidinger	1
5	Association of the human gut microbiota with vascular stiffness 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Rafael R. C. Cuadrat, Tobias Goris, Anna Birukov, Fabian Eichelmann, Bruno Gabriel Nascimento Andrade, Corinna Bang, André Franke, Clemens Wittenbecher, Matthias B. Schulze	6
6	Acceptability Criteria of Precision Medicine: Lessons From Patients’ Experiences With the GUIDE-IBD Trial Regarding the Use of Mobile Health Technology 2023 ·Crohn s & Colitis 360 ·(unknown), (unknown), Christoph Rehmann‐Sutter, André Franke, Ursula Seidler, Stefan Schreiber, Claudia Bozzaro	3
7	Sterile Fecal Filtrate From A Healthy Donor Improves Microbial Diversity In Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy 2023 ·Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases ·(unknown), Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Jurgita Skiecevičienė, Irena Valantienė, (unknown), Corinna Bang, André Franke, Stefan Schreiber, Juozas Kupčinskas	3
8	Whole blood RNA sequencing identifies transcriptional differences between primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis 2023 ·JHEP Reports ·Eike Matthias Wacker, Florian Uellendahl-Werth, (unknown), Olaf Wolkenhauer, Mette Vesterhus, Wolfgang Lieb, André Franke, Tom H. Karlsen, Trine Folseraas, David Ellinghaus	2
9	Effects of plant-based proteins and handling stress on intestinal mucus microbiota in rainbow trout 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Henrike Seibel, Corinna Bang, André Franke, Carsten Schulz, (unknown)	2
10	Disease- and stage-specific alterations of the oral and fecal microbiota in Alzheimer's disease 2023 ·PNAS Nexus ·(unknown), (unknown), Philipp Rausch, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), K Jessen, (unknown), (unknown), André Franke, Daniela Berg, Corinna Bang, Thorsten Bartsch	9
11	Amino acid auxotrophies in human gut bacteria are linked to higher microbiome diversity and long-term stability 2023 ·The ISME Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Johannes Zimmermann, Sven Schuchardt, (unknown), Derk Frank, Corinna Bang, Philip Rosenstiel, Stefan Schreiber, Norbert Frey, André Franke, Konrad Aden, Silvio Waschina	33
12	Microbial Diversity and Abundance of Parabacteroides Mediate the Associations Between Higher Intake of Flavonoid-Rich Foods and Lower Blood Pressure 2021 ·Hypertension ·Amy Jennings, Manja Koch, Corinna Bang, André Franke, Wolfgang Lieb, Aedín Cassidy	22
13	Genetic risk for Alzheimer disease predicts hippocampal volume through the human lifespan 2020 ·Neurology Genetics ·Kristine B. Walhovd, Anders M. Fjell, Øystein Sørensen, Athanasia M. Mowinckel, Céline S. Reinbold, Ane‐Victoria Idland, Leiv Otto Watne, André Franke, Valerija Dobričić, Fabian Kilpert, Lars Bertram, Yunpeng Wang	28
14	Depletion of erythropoietic miR-486-5p and miR-451a improves detectability of rare microRNAs in peripheral blood-derived small RNA sequencing libraries 2020 ·NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics ·Simonas Juzėnas, C. Lindqvist, Go Ito, (unknown), Jonas Halfvarson, André Franke, Georg Hemmrich‐Stanisak	6
15	Translation of mouse model to human gives insights into periodontitis etiology 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Aysar Nashef, Matthias Munz, Ervin I. Weiss, Bruno G. Loos, Søren Jepsen, Nathalie van der Velde, André G. Uitterlinden, Jürgen Wellmann, Klaus Berger, Per Hoffmann, Matthias Laudes, Wolfgang Lieb, André Franke, Henrik Dommisch, Arne Schäfer, Yael Houri‐Haddad, Fuad A. Iraqi	15
16	Automated real-time monitoring of human pluripotent stem cell aggregation in stirred tank reactors 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Daniela Zdzieblo, Antje Appelt‐Menzel, (unknown), (unknown), Bernhard Schuldt, André Franke, Frank Müller, Ole Pleß, Thomas Schwarz, Philipp Wiedemann, Heike Walles, Jan Hansmann	28
17	The sponge holobiont in a changing ocean: from microbes to ecosystems breakdown → 2018 ·Microbiome ·Lucía Pita, Laura Rix, Beate M. Slaby, André Franke, Ute Hentschel	372
18	Uncoupling of mucosal gene regulation, mRNA splicing and adherent microbiota signatures in inflammatory bowel disease 2016 ·Gut ·Robert Häsler, Raheleh Sheibani‐Tezerji, Anupam Sinha, Matthias Barann, Ateequr Rehman, Daniela Esser, Konrad Aden, Carolin Knecht, (unknown), Susanna Nikolaus, Sascha Schäuble, Christoph Kaleta, André Franke, (unknown), Werner Müller, Marc‐Thorsten Hütt, Michael Krawczak, Stefan Schreiber, Philip Rosenstiel	54
19	Microbial Exposure During Early Life Has Persistent Effects on Natural Killer T Cell Function breakdown → 2012 ·Science ·Torsten Olszak, Dingding An, Sebastian Zeißig, Miguel Pinilla-Vera, Julia Richter, André Franke, Jonathan N. Glickman, Reiner Siebert, Rebecca M. Baron, Dennis L. Kasper, Richard S. Blumberg	1248
20	The ANO3/MUC15 locus is associated with eczema in families ascertained through asthma 2012 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Marie‐Hélène Dizier, Patricia Margaritte‐Jeannin, Anne‐Marie Madore, Jorge Esparza-Gordillo, Miriam F. Moffatt, Eve Corda, (unknown), M Guilloud-Bataille, André Franke, Stephan Weidinger, Isabella Annesi‐Maesano, J. Just, Isabelle Pin, F. Kauffmann, William Cookson, Young‐Ae Lee, Catherine Laprise, Mark Lathrop, Emmanuelle Bouzigon, Florence Démenais	17

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