Andreas Bitsch

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Andreas Bitsch is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Bitsch has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 14 papers in Immunology and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Andreas Bitsch's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (21 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (7 papers). Andreas Bitsch is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (21 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (7 papers). Andreas Bitsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Andreas Bitsch's co-authors include Hans Lassmann, Wolfgang Brück, Michael Stiefel, Gregor Bein, Holger Kirchner, Herbert Kolenda, Yvonne Brück, Peter Rieckmann, Tanja Kuhlmann and Claudia F. Lucchinetti and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Bitsch

47 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Acute axonal injury in multiple sclerosis: Correlation with demyelination and inflammation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andreas Bitsch Germany	25	1.8k	768	727	643	534	48	3.4k
Suhayl Dhib‐Jalbut United States	37	2.0k 1.1×	689 0.9×	1.9k 2.6×	897 1.4×	370 0.7×	122	4.5k
Laura Airas Finland	36	2.0k 1.1×	654 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	841 1.3×	213 0.4×	139	4.1k
Stefan Nessler Germany	24	1.5k 0.9×	845 1.1×	1.2k 1.7×	722 1.1×	220 0.4×	42	3.5k
Paolo Gallo Italy	23	1.9k 1.1×	637 0.8×	491 0.7×	1.4k 2.1×	343 0.6×	106	3.7k
Norbert Sommer Germany	30	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	1.3k 1.8×	688 1.1×	209 0.4×	80	3.7k
Anders Svenningsson Sweden	38	3.4k 1.9×	1.7k 2.2×	1.2k 1.6×	862 1.3×	400 0.7×	110	5.4k
Patrice H. Lalive Switzerland	34	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	940 1.3×	491 0.8×	227 0.4×	140	3.3k
Christian A. Vedeler Norway	38	1.6k 0.9×	2.8k 3.6×	1.0k 1.4×	1.4k 2.1×	652 1.2×	196	6.1k
Subramaniam Sriram United States	24	884 0.5×	397 0.5×	1.4k 1.9×	511 0.8×	282 0.5×	50	2.9k
Diego Franciotta Italy	38	2.4k 1.4×	2.7k 3.5×	778 1.1×	802 1.2×	334 0.6×	154	5.0k

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Riegler, Christoph, Janina Behrens, Ramanan Ganeshan, et al.. (2023). Time-to-care metrics in patients with interhospital transfer for mechanical thrombectomy in north-east Germany: Primary telestroke centers in rural areas vs. primary stroke centers in a metropolitan area. Frontiers in Neurology. 13. 1046564–1046564. 3 indexed citations

Bitsch, Andreas, Mario Walther, René Schiffner, et al.. (2018). Weather, Weather Changes and the Risk of Bell’s Palsy: A Multicenter Case-Crossover Study. Neuroepidemiology. 51(3-4). 207–215. 17 indexed citations

Dressel, Alexander, Dirk Bahner, Andreas Bitsch, et al.. (2008). MxA protein – an interferon beta biomarker in primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients. European Journal of Neurology. 15(8). 822–826. 5 indexed citations

Dressel, Alexander, Andreas Bitsch, Timon Bogumil, et al.. (2006). Interferon-?1b treatment modulates cytokines in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 114(6). 368–373. 6 indexed citations

Bitsch, Andreas, Dirk Bahner, Timon Bogumil, et al.. (2004). Interferon beta-1b modulates serum sVCAM-1 levels in primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 110(6). 386–392. 5 indexed citations

Bitsch, Andreas, Alexander Dressel, Hayrettin Tumani, et al.. (2003). Interferon-?-1 b decreased matrix metalloproteinase-9 serum levels in primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology. 250(10). 1224–1228. 40 indexed citations

Bahner, Dirk, Bernd Kitze, Timon Bogumil, et al.. (2002). Interferon-beta-1b increases serum interleukin-12 p40 levels in primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients. Neuroscience Letters. 326(2). 125–128. 7 indexed citations

Bitsch, Andreas, et al.. (2002). The relative number of macrophages/microglia expressing macrophage colony‐stimulating factor and its receptor decreases in multiple sclerosis lesions. Glia. 40(1). 121–129. 22 indexed citations

Bitsch, Andreas, Yvonne Kemmling, Maria Seipelt, et al.. (2002). Serum Tau Protein Level as a Marker of Axonal Damage in Acute Ischemic Stroke. European Neurology. 47(1). 45–51. 88 indexed citations

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Waris, Eero, Leena Laasonen, Mika M. Hyttinen, et al.. (2001). Effects of low-dose, noncytotoxic, intraarticular liposomal clodronate on development of erosions and proteoglycan loss in established antigen-induced arthritis in rabbits. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 44(8). 1908–1916. 59 indexed citations

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Kuhlmann, Tanja, Andreas Bitsch, Christine Stadelmann, Heike Siebert, & Wolfgang Brück. (2001). Macrophages Are Eliminated from the Injured Peripheral Nerve via Local Apoptosis and Circulation to Regional Lymph Nodes and the Spleen. Journal of Neuroscience. 21(10). 3401–3408. 54 indexed citations

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Hackstein, Holger, Andreas Bitsch, Anette Bohnert, et al.. (2001). Analysis of interleukin-4 receptor α chain variants in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 113(2). 240–248. 16 indexed citations

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Prange, Hilmar & Andreas Bitsch. (1998). Bakterielle ZNS-Erkrankungen bei systemischen Infektionen. Steinkopff eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Bitsch, Andreas, et al.. (1998). MRT-Befunde bei der Wernicke-Enzephalopathie. Der Nervenarzt. 69(8). 707–711. 1 indexed citations

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Bitsch, Andreas, Frank Trostdorf, Wolfgang Brück, et al.. (1997). Central nervous system TNFα-mRNA expression during rabbit experimental pneumococcal meningitis. Neuroscience Letters. 237(2-3). 105–108. 16 indexed citations

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Brück, Wolfgang, Andreas Bitsch, Herbert Kolenda, et al.. (1997). Inflammatory central nervous system demyelination: Correlation of magnetic resonance imaging findings with lesion pathology. Annals of Neurology. 42(5). 783–793. 421 indexed citations

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Bein, Gregor, et al.. (1993). A longitudinal prospective study of cytomegalovirus pp65 antigenemia in renal transplant recipients. Transplant International. 6(4). 185–190. 16 indexed citations

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Bitsch, Andreas, et al.. (1993). Cytomegalovirus Transcripts in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes of Actively Infected Transplant Patients Detected by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 167(3). 740–743. 69 indexed citations

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Bitsch, Andreas, Holger Kirchner, Reinhard H. Dennin, et al.. (1993). THE LONG PERSISTENCE OF CMV DNA IN THE BLOOD OF RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AFTER RECOVERY FROM CMV INFECTION. Transplantation. 56(1). 108–112. 39 indexed citations

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Bein, Gregor, Andreas Bitsch, J. Hoyer, & Holger Kirchner. (1991). The detection of human cytomegalovirus immediate early antigen in peripheral blood leucocytes. Journal of Immunological Methods. 137(2). 175–180. 49 indexed citations

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