Anne Schaefer

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Anne Schaefer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anne Schaefer has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Neurology and 10 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Anne Schaefer's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (6 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers). Anne Schaefer is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (6 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers). Anne Schaefer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Anne Schaefer's co-authors include Eric Meffre, Michel C. Nussenzweig, Hedda Wardemann, Sergey Yurasov, James W. Young, Robert B. Painter, L.A. Papile, Dónal O’Carroll, Pinar Ayata and Ana Badimon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Anne Schaefer

34 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Predominant Autoantibody Production by Early Human B Cell Precursors

2003 1.5k citations Hedda Wardemann, Sergey Yurasov et al. Science profile →
Relationship of cerebral intraventricular hemorrhage and early childhood neurologic handicaps

1983 413 citations L.A. Papile, Anne Schaefer et al. The Journal of Pediatrics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anne Schaefer United States	22	1.7k	1.6k	567	557	553	34	4.3k
Susan M. Staugaitis United States	38	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 2.5×	232 0.4×	156 0.3×	79	5.2k
Gerald V. Raymond United States	46	5.1k 3.1×	505 0.3×	458 0.8×	681 1.2×	970 1.8×	137	7.2k
Alexander G. Bassuk United States	37	2.4k 1.4×	505 0.3×	163 0.3×	270 0.5×	1.0k 1.9×	153	4.4k
Michael N. Hart United States	34	1.0k 0.6×	694 0.4×	850 1.5×	189 0.3×	132 0.2×	101	4.1k
Arif B. Ekici Germany	42	2.6k 1.6×	779 0.5×	172 0.3×	92 0.2×	1.6k 2.8×	195	5.1k
Anatoli S. Gleiberman United States	32	3.4k 2.0×	837 0.5×	106 0.2×	438 0.8×	1.5k 2.7×	63	6.2k
Odile Boespflug‐Tanguy France	42	3.7k 2.2×	585 0.4×	854 1.5×	142 0.3×	839 1.5×	193	5.8k
Eric F. Wawrousek United States	44	4.2k 2.5×	1.0k 0.6×	438 0.8×	416 0.7×	624 1.1×	101	6.1k
Douglas S. Annis United States	33	1.6k 1.0×	558 0.3×	239 0.4×	146 0.3×	339 0.6×	72	3.7k
Marianna Bugiani Netherlands	34	2.5k 1.5×	361 0.2×	691 1.2×	130 0.2×	273 0.5×	134	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anne Schaefer

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Ceasrine, Alexis M., et al.. (2025). Excitatory-neuron-derived interleukin-34 supports cortical developmental microglia function. Immunity. 58(8). 1948–1965.e6. 3 indexed citations

Benoıst, Christophe, Staci D. Bilbo, Lisa M. Boulanger, et al.. (2025). Systems neuroimmunology: current bottlenecks, research priorities and future directions. Nature Immunology. 26(3). 325–329. 4 indexed citations

Faust, Travis E., M BOYLE, Georgia Gunner, et al.. (2025). Microglia-astrocyte crosstalk regulates synapse remodeling via Wnt signaling. Cell. 188(19). 5212–5230.e21. 1 indexed citations

Fu, Zhongxiao, Mallikarjunarao Ganesana, Philip Hwang, et al.. (2025). Microglia modulate the cerebrovascular reactivity through ectonucleotidase CD39. Nature Communications. 16(1). 956–956. 8 indexed citations

Hashimoto, Akari, Nanami Kawamura, Etsuko Tarusawa, et al.. (2023). Microglia enable cross-modal plasticity by removing inhibitory synapses. Cell Reports. 42(5). 112383–112383. 17 indexed citations

Faust, Travis E., Philip A. Feinberg, Christopher M. O’Connor, et al.. (2023). A comparative analysis of microglial inducible Cre lines. Cell Reports. 42(9). 113031–113031. 41 indexed citations

Pai, Balagopal, Jessica Tomé-García, German Nudelman, et al.. (2022). High-resolution transcriptomics informs glial pathology in human temporal lobe epilepsy. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 10(1). 149–149. 20 indexed citations

Ayata, Pinar & Anne Schaefer. (2020). Innate sensing of mechanical properties of brain tissue by microglia. Current Opinion in Immunology. 62. 123–130. 32 indexed citations

Gunner, Georgia, Lucas Cheadle, Kasey M. Johnson, et al.. (2019). Sensory lesioning induces microglial synapse elimination via ADAM10 and fractalkine signaling. Nature Neuroscience. 22(7). 1075–1088. 216 indexed citations

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Ayata, Pinar, Ana Badimon, Sarah Montgomery, et al.. (2018). Epigenetic regulation of brain region-specific microglia clearance activity. Nature Neuroscience. 21(8). 1049–1060. 324 indexed citations

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Cholewa-Waclaw, Justyna, Adrian Bird, Anne Schaefer, et al.. (2016). The Role of Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Regulation of Gene Expression in the Nervous System. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(45). 11427–11434. 94 indexed citations

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Lyons, David, Angeliki Magklara, Srihari C. Sampath, et al.. (2014). Heterochromatin-Mediated Gene Silencing Facilitates the Diversification of Olfactory Neurons. Cell Reports. 9(3). 884–892. 54 indexed citations

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Maze, Ian, Dipesh Chaudhury, David Dietz, et al.. (2014). G9a influences neuronal subtype specification in striatum. Nature Neuroscience. 17(4). 533–539. 64 indexed citations

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Gao, Zhonghua, et al.. (2014). An AUTS2–Polycomb complex activates gene expression in the CNS. Nature. 516(7531). 349–354. 229 indexed citations

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O’Carroll, Dónal & Anne Schaefer. (2012). General Principals of miRNA Biogenesis and Regulation in the Brain. Neuropsychopharmacology. 38(1). 39–54. 166 indexed citations

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Schaefer, Anne, Srihari C. Sampath, Alice K. Min, et al.. (2009). Control of Cognition and Adaptive Behavior by the GLP/G9a Epigenetic Suppressor Complex. Neuron. 64(5). 678–691. 249 indexed citations

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Wardemann, Hedda, Sergey Yurasov, Anne Schaefer, et al.. (2003). Predominant Autoantibody Production by Early Human B Cell Precursors. Science. 301(5638). 1374–1377. 1518 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schaefer, Anne, Marek Jasiński, & Monica Bessler. (2003). High‐dose cyclophosphamide does not eradicate paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria haematopoiesis in mice carrying a Piga gene mutation. British Journal of Haematology. 120(5). 903–906. 1 indexed citations

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Bessler, Monica, Anne Schaefer, & Peter E. Keller. (2001). Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: Insights from recent advances in molecular biology1. Transfusion Medicine Reviews. 15(4). 255–267. 21 indexed citations

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Papile, L.A., et al.. (1983). Relationship of cerebral intraventricular hemorrhage and early childhood neurologic handicaps. The Journal of Pediatrics. 103(2). 273–277. 413 indexed citations breakdown →

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