Birgit Schittek

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
118 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Birgit Schittek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Schittek has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Immunology and 31 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Birgit Schittek's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (28 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (23 papers) and Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (22 papers). Birgit Schittek is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (28 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (23 papers) and Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (22 papers). Birgit Schittek collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Birgit Schittek's co-authors include Claus Garbe, Tobias Sinnberg, Friedegund Meier, Hubert Kalbacher, Klaus Rajewsky, Birgit Sauer, G. Rassner, Andreas Peschel, Ulf Ellwanger and Bernhard Krismer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Schittek

116 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

Human commensals producing a novel antibiotic impair pathogen colonization

2016 653 citations Christopher Weidenmaier, Hubert Kalbacher et al. profile →
Dermcidin: a novel human antibiotic peptide secreted by sweat glands

2001 527 citations Birgit Schittek, Birgit Sauer et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Birgit Schittek Germany	50	3.6k	1.9k	1.8k	1.3k	1.2k	118	7.4k
Rosalba Salcedo United States	28	2.3k 0.6×	2.5k 1.3×	1.8k 1.0×	603 0.5×	545 0.5×	39	5.6k
Kenshi Yamasaki Japan	42	2.0k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	482 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	2.8k 2.4×	156	7.1k
Jens‐Michael Schröder Germany	51	3.7k 1.0×	5.7k 3.0×	1.1k 0.6×	4.8k 3.6×	2.5k 2.1×	134	12.7k
Sin‐Hyeog Im South Korea	50	3.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.4×	1.0k 0.6×	164 0.1×	803 0.7×	181	8.5k
Tsung‐Hsien Chuang Taiwan	44	3.2k 0.9×	3.5k 1.8×	944 0.5×	428 0.3×	159 0.1×	103	7.1k
Carol Clayberger United States	52	2.0k 0.6×	7.4k 3.8×	1.4k 0.8×	701 0.5×	280 0.2×	156	10.7k
Norman M. Schechter United States	49	2.8k 0.8×	4.2k 2.1×	546 0.3×	264 0.2×	571 0.5×	93	8.1k
Michel Gilliet Switzerland	48	3.7k 1.0×	14.4k 7.5×	2.8k 1.6×	1.0k 0.7×	3.4k 2.9×	114	18.4k
Ifor R. Williams United States	56	5.6k 1.6×	5.1k 2.7×	2.1k 1.1×	149 0.1×	341 0.3×	156	13.2k
Alberto Visintin United States	34	1.6k 0.4×	6.1k 3.1×	666 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	242 0.2×	55	8.0k

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Sauer, Birgit, et al.. (2024). Histological and functional characterization of 3D human skin models mimicking the inflammatory skin diseases psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 17(1). 10 indexed citations

Schürch, Christian M., et al.. (2023). Neutrophil extracellular traps enhance S. aureus skin colonization by oxidative stress induction and downregulation of epidermal barrier genes. Cell Reports. 42(10). 113148–113148. 17 indexed citations

Niessner, Heike, et al.. (2023). PARP Inhibitors Effectively Reduce MAPK Inhibitor Resistant Melanoma Cell Growth and Synergize with MAPK Inhibitors through a Synthetic Lethal Interaction In Vitro and In Vivo. Cancer Research Communications. 3(9). 1743–1755. 8 indexed citations

Kosnopfel, Corinna, Heike Niessner, Tobias Sinnberg, et al.. (2023). Inhibition of p90 ribosomal S6 kinases disrupts melanoma cell growth and immune evasion. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 42(1). 175–175. 9 indexed citations

Sinnberg, Tobias, et al.. (2022). Enhanced expression of p21 promotes sensitivity of melanoma cells towards targeted therapies. Experimental Dermatology. 31(8). 1243–1252. 5 indexed citations

Tiwari, Aadhya, Mari Iida, Corinna Kosnopfel, et al.. (2020). Blocking Y-Box Binding Protein-1 through Simultaneous Targeting of PI3K and MAPK in Triple Negative Breast Cancers. Cancers. 12(10). 2795–2795. 17 indexed citations

Kosnopfel, Corinna, Tobias Sinnberg, Birgit Sauer, et al.. (2020). Tumour Progression Stage-Dependent Secretion of YB-1 Stimulates Melanoma Cell Migration and Invasion. Cancers. 12(8). 2328–2328. 18 indexed citations

Weidenmaier, Christopher, Katharina Bitschar, Birgit Schittek, et al.. (2017). Entry, Intracellular Survival, and Multinucleated-Giant-Cell-Forming Activity of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Human Primary Phagocytic and Nonphagocytic Cells. Infection and Immunity. 85(10). 48 indexed citations

Kamenisch, York, Winfried Schuller, Anna‐Katharina von Thaler, et al.. (2016). UVA-Irradiation Induces Melanoma Invasion via the Enhanced Warburg Effect. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 136(9). 1866–1875. 28 indexed citations

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Schmid, Rainer, Katharina Meyer, Rainer Spang, Birgit Schittek, & Anja‐Katrin Bosserhoff. (2013). YBX1 Is a Modulator of MIA/CD-RAP-Dependent Chondrogenesis. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e82166–e82166. 13 indexed citations

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Luo, Chonglin, Paul W. Tetteh, P. Merz, et al.. (2012). miR-137 Inhibits the Invasion of Melanoma Cells through Downregulation of Multiple Oncogenic Target Genes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 133(3). 768–775. 121 indexed citations

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Niessner, Heike, Daniela Beck, Tobias Sinnberg, et al.. (2010). The Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitor Lonafarnib Inhibits mTOR Signaling and Enforces Sorafenib-Induced Apoptosis in Melanoma Cells. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 131(2). 468–479. 50 indexed citations

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Sinnberg, Tobias, Moritz Menzel, Susanne Kaesler, et al.. (2010). Suppression of Casein Kinase 1α in Melanoma Cells Induces a Switch in β-Catenin Signaling to Promote Metastasis. Cancer Research. 70(17). 6999–7009. 60 indexed citations

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Kuttruff, Sabrina, et al.. (2010). Interaction of C-type lectin-like receptors NKp65 and KACL facilitates dedicated immune recognition of human keratinocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(11). 5100–5105. 46 indexed citations

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Rieg, Siegbert, Silke Seeber, Andreas Humeny, et al.. (2005). Deficiency of Dermcidin-Derived Antimicrobial Peptides in Sweat of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis Correlates with an Impaired Innate Defense of Human Skin In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 174(12). 8003–8010. 202 indexed citations

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Tuve, Sebastian, Stephan N. Wagner, Birgit Schittek, & Brigitte M. Pützer. (2003). Alterations of ΔTA‐p 73 splice transcripts during melanoma development and progression. International Journal of Cancer. 108(1). 162–166. 48 indexed citations

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Flad, Thomas, Ralf Bogumil, Jonathan Tolson, et al.. (2002). Detection of dermcidin-derived peptides in sweat by ProteinChip® Technology. Journal of Immunological Methods. 270(1). 53–62. 40 indexed citations

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Blaheta, Hans-Juergen, Birgit Schittek, Helmut Breuninger, & Claus Garbe. (2001). Detection of Micrometastasis in Sentinel Lymph Nodes of Patients with Primary Cutaneous Melanoma. Recent results in cancer research. 158. 137–146. 21 indexed citations

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Schittek, Birgit, Helmut Breuninger, Evelyn Maczey, et al.. (1998). Lymph node micrometastases of cutaneous melanoma: Increased sensitivity of molecular diagnosis in comparison to immunohistochemistry. International Journal of Cancer. 79(4). 318–323. 4 indexed citations

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Alferink, Judith, Birgit Schittek, Günther Schönrich, Günter J. Hämmerling, & Bernd Arnold. (1995). Long life span of tolerant T cells and the role of antigen in maintenance of peripheral tolerance. International Immunology. 7(2). 331–336. 50 indexed citations

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