Astrid M. Westendorf

12.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
139 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Astrid M. Westendorf is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Astrid M. Westendorf has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Immunology, 49 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Astrid M. Westendorf's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (57 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (40 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (39 papers). Astrid M. Westendorf is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (57 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (40 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (39 papers). Astrid M. Westendorf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Astrid M. Westendorf's co-authors include Jan Buer, Brigitta Stockinger, Wiebke Hansen, Marc Veldhoen, Keiji Hirota, Jean‐Christophe Renauld, Laure Dumoutier, Matthias Epple, Robert Geffers and Dunja Bruder and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Astrid M. Westendorf

136 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor links TH17-cell-mediated autoimmunity to environmental toxins

2008 1.3k citations Astrid M. Westendorf, Jan Buer et al. profile →
Transforming growth factor-β 'reprograms' the differentiation of T helper 2 cells and promotes an interleukin 9–producing subset

2008 904 citations Astrid M. Westendorf, Jan Buer et al. profile →
Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Exploits Inflammation to Compete with the Intestinal Microbiota

2007 818 citations Astrid M. Westendorf, Jan Buer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Astrid M. Westendorf Germany	44	4.5k	3.0k	1.0k	838	812	139	9.1k
Wayne I. Lencer United States	62	3.1k 0.7×	5.8k 1.9×	528 0.5×	912 1.1×	876 1.1×	164	11.3k
Hubert Kalbacher Germany	60	3.4k 0.8×	7.2k 2.4×	1.2k 1.2×	1.4k 1.7×	860 1.1×	282	14.3k
Emma Slack Switzerland	40	3.5k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	394 0.4×	1.8k 2.1×	689 0.8×	70	8.0k
Myoung Ho Jang South Korea	37	3.6k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	420 0.4×	534 0.6×	520 0.6×	84	6.9k
Yun‐Gi Kim Japan	34	3.4k 0.8×	3.7k 1.2×	300 0.3×	1.2k 1.4×	717 0.9×	73	7.3k
Koichi S. Kobayashi United States	49	5.8k 1.3×	4.8k 1.6×	1.4k 1.3×	981 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	134	11.2k
Birgitta Agerberth Sweden	51	4.2k 0.9×	4.3k 1.4×	352 0.3×	892 1.1×	553 0.7×	111	10.8k
Anja A. Kühl Germany	48	3.6k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	927 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	1.0k 1.3×	219	8.8k
Gregory M. Barton United States	41	8.7k 2.0×	3.8k 1.2×	761 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	571 0.7×	58	12.9k
Danielle Malo Canada	38	3.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	437 0.4×	1.2k 1.4×	705 0.9×	114	7.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Astrid M. Westendorf

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Schumacher, Fabian, Luiza Martins Nascentes Melo, Nadine Beckmann, et al.. (2025). Amitriptyline inhibits Plasmodium development in infected red blood cells by modulating sphingolipid metabolism and glucose uptake. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 189. 118331–118331.

Knuschke, Torben, Georg Sebastian Hönes, Anita Boelen, et al.. (2025). Thyroid hormone receptor α signaling shapes innate and adaptive immune responses during viral infection. European Thyroid Journal. 14(6).

Ochel, Aaron, et al.. (2024). The ST2+ Treg/amphiregulin axis protects from immune-mediated hepatitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1351405–1351405. 8 indexed citations

Pfuhlmann, Katrin, et al.. (2024). Lifestyle Intervention Modulates the CD4+ T Cell Profile in the Blood of Crohn’s Disease Patients. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 31(1). 200–209. 1 indexed citations

Le‐Trilling, Vu Thuy Khanh, Ilija Brizić, Astrid M. Westendorf, et al.. (2023). Maternal antibodies induced by a live attenuated vaccine protect neonatal mice from cytomegalovirus. npj Vaccines. 8(1). 8–8. 1 indexed citations

Börger, Verena, Robin Dittrich, Michel Bremer, et al.. (2023). Independent human mesenchymal stromal cell–derived extracellular vesicle preparations differentially attenuate symptoms in an advanced murine graft-versus-host disease model. Cytotherapy. 25(8). 821–836. 27 indexed citations

Günther, Anne, Fabian Schumacher, Burkhard Kleuser, et al.. (2022). Cell-intrinsic ceramides determine T cell function during melanoma progression. eLife. 11. 24 indexed citations

Günther, Anne, Fabian Schumacher, Burkhard Kleuser, et al.. (2022). The acid ceramidase/ceramide axis controls parasitemia in Plasmodium yoelii-infected mice by regulating erythropoiesis. eLife. 11. 5 indexed citations

Adamczyk, Alexandra, Eva Pastille, Jan Kehrmann, et al.. (2021). GPR15 Facilitates Recruitment of Regulatory T Cells to Promote Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research. 81(11). 2970–2982. 23 indexed citations

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Crivello, Pietro, Michel G.D. Kester, Dominik A. Megger, et al.. (2020). Permissive HLA-DPB1 mismatches in HCT depend on immunopeptidome divergence and editing by HLA-DM. Blood. 137(7). 923–928. 32 indexed citations

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Malewicz, Nathalie M., Kai Walstein, T. Heine, et al.. (2019). Early suppression of peripheral mononuclear blood cells in sepsis in response to stimulation with cytomegalovirus, OKT3, and pokeweed mitogen. Journal of Applied Physiology. 127(6). 1539–1547. 2 indexed citations

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Pastille, Eva, Diana Fleissner, Alexandra Adamczyk, et al.. (2014). Transient Ablation of Regulatory T cells Improves Antitumor Immunity in Colitis-Associated Colon Cancer. Cancer Research. 74(16). 4258–4269. 80 indexed citations

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Westendorf, Astrid M., et al.. (2012). Opioid maintenance therapy restores CD4+ T cell function by normalizing CD4+CD25high regulatory T cell frequencies in heroin user. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 26(6). 972–978. 20 indexed citations

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Menning, Astrid, Christoph Loddenkemper, Astrid M. Westendorf, et al.. (2010). Retinoic acid‐induced gut tropism improves the protective capacity of Treg in acute but not in chronic gut inflammation. European Journal of Immunology. 40(9). 2539–2548. 33 indexed citations

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Schenk, Ursula, Astrid M. Westendorf, Enrico Radaelli, et al.. (2008). Purinergic Control of T Cell Activation by ATP Released Through Pannexin-1 Hemichannels. Science Signaling. 1(39). ra6–ra6. 346 indexed citations

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Reinwald, Simone, Carsten Wiethe, Astrid M. Westendorf, et al.. (2008). CD83 Expression in CD4+ T Cells Modulates Inflammation and Autoimmunity. The Journal of Immunology. 180(9). 5890–5897. 62 indexed citations

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Hansen, Wiebke, Astrid M. Westendorf, Simone Reinwald, et al.. (2007). Chronic Antigen Stimulation In Vivo Induces a Distinct Population of Antigen-Specific Foxp3−CD25− Regulatory T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 179(12). 8059–8068. 16 indexed citations

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Garbe, Annette I., Jaba Gamrekelashvili, Reinhard von Wasielewski, et al.. (2006). Genetically Induced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Is Highly Immunogenic and Causes Spontaneous Tumor-Specific Immune Responses. Cancer Research. 66(1). 508–516. 34 indexed citations

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Hansen, Wiebke, Karin Loser, Astrid M. Westendorf, et al.. (2006). G Protein-Coupled Receptor 83 Overexpression in Naive CD4+CD25− T Cells Leads to the Induction of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 177(1). 209–215. 49 indexed citations

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Bruder, Dunja, Astrid M. Westendorf, Robert Geffers, et al.. (2004). CD4 T Lymphocyte–mediated Lung Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(11). 1145–1152. 26 indexed citations

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