Edith Willscher

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Edith Willscher is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Edith Willscher has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Infectious Diseases and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Edith Willscher's work include COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (8 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers) and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (5 papers). Edith Willscher is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (8 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers) and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (5 papers). Edith Willscher collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Edith Willscher's co-authors include Mascha Binder, Lisa Paschold, Christoph Schultheiß, N. Senninger, Hans Binder, Mario Colombo‐Benkmann, Soeren Torge Mees, Wolf Arif Mardin, Jörg Haier and Christina Schleicher and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Edith Willscher

40 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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The IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF cytokine triad is associated with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

2022 256 citations Christoph Schultheiß, Edith Willscher et al. Cell Reports Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edith Willscher Germany	17	604	398	305	282	188	42	1.4k
Gabriele Di Sante Italy	27	680 1.1×	302 0.8×	129 0.4×	231 0.8×	249 1.3×	80	1.8k
Junfen Fan China	21	841 1.4×	352 0.9×	610 2.0×	112 0.4×	122 0.6×	65	1.7k
Yao Fan China	18	1.0k 1.7×	293 0.7×	183 0.6×	77 0.3×	262 1.4×	39	1.9k
Casey P. Shannon Canada	13	633 1.0×	303 0.8×	112 0.4×	170 0.6×	58 0.3×	38	1.5k
Dongyu Guo China	14	586 1.0×	298 0.7×	238 0.8×	253 0.9×	361 1.9×	50	1.9k
Jieying Zhang China	18	272 0.5×	256 0.6×	111 0.4×	177 0.6×	209 1.1×	83	1.2k
Hong Pu United States	27	848 1.4×	146 0.4×	228 0.7×	129 0.5×	404 2.1×	47	2.3k
Merav Cohen Israel	18	872 1.4×	249 0.6×	174 0.6×	158 0.6×	384 2.0×	28	2.2k
Wanyu Tao China	13	620 1.0×	294 0.7×	66 0.2×	99 0.4×	213 1.1×	15	1.1k

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Willscher, Edith, et al.. (2025). Segment specific loss of NFAT5 function in the kidneys is sufficient to induce a global kidney injury like phenotype. The FASEB Journal. 39(2). e70352–e70352.

Willscher, Edith, Lisa Paschold, Cornelia Gottschick, et al.. (2024). SARS-CoV-2 vaccination may mitigate dysregulation of IL-1/IL-18 and gastrointestinal symptoms of the post-COVID-19 condition. npj Vaccines. 9(1). 23–23. 5 indexed citations

Willscher, Edith, et al.. (2023). Resistance to BRAF Inhibitors: EZH2 and Its Downstream Targets as Potential Therapeutic Options in Melanoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 1963–1963. 4 indexed citations

Bauer, Marcus, Alyssa Bouska, Christian Rohde, et al.. (2023). SAM-Competitive EZH2-Inhibitors Induce Platinum Resistance by EZH2-Independent Induction of ABC-Transporters. Cancers. 15(11). 3043–3043. 3 indexed citations

Paschold, Lisa, Bianca Klee, Cornelia Gottschick, et al.. (2022). Rapid Hypermutation B Cell Trajectory Recruits Previously Primed B Cells Upon Third SARS-Cov-2 mRNA Vaccination. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 876306–876306. 13 indexed citations

Schultheiß, Christoph, Edith Willscher, Lisa Paschold, et al.. (2022). The IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF cytokine triad is associated with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. Cell Reports Medicine. 3(6). 100663–100663. 256 indexed citations breakdown →

Grimm, Juliane, Donjetë Simnica, Nadja Jäkel, et al.. (2022). Azacitidine-induced reconstitution of the bone marrow T cell repertoire is associated with superior survival in AML patients. Blood Cancer Journal. 12(1). 19–19. 11 indexed citations

Schultheiß, Christoph, Edith Willscher, Lisa Paschold, et al.. (2022). Liquid biomarkers of macrophage dysregulation and circulating spike protein illustrate the biological heterogeneity in patients with post‐acute sequelae of COVID‐19. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e28364–e28364. 52 indexed citations

Paschold, Lisa, Edith Willscher, Martine Vornanen, et al.. (2021). Evolutionary clonal trajectories in nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma with high risk of transformation. Haematologica. 106(10). 2654–2666. 10 indexed citations

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Schultheiß, Christoph, Lisa Paschold, Edith Willscher, et al.. (2021). Maturation trajectories and transcriptional landscape of plasmablasts and autoreactive B cells in COVID-19. iScience. 24(11). 103325–103325. 26 indexed citations

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Cheng, Mary Hongying, She Zhang, Rebecca A. Porritt, et al.. (2020). Superantigenic character of an insert unique to SARS-CoV-2 spike supported by skewed TCR repertoire in patients with hyperinflammation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(41). 25254–25262. 206 indexed citations

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Loeffler‐Wirth, Henry, Edith Willscher, Peter Ahnert, et al.. (2016). Novel Anthropometry Based on 3D-Bodyscans Applied to a Large Population Based Cohort. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159887–e0159887. 45 indexed citations

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Weller, Michael, Ruthild G. Weber, Edith Willscher, et al.. (2015). Molecular classification of diffuse cerebral gliomas using genome- and transcriptome-wide profiling.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 33(15_suppl). 2007–2007.

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Hohoff, Christa, Ali Gorji, Sylvia Kaiser, et al.. (2013). Effect of Acute Stressor and Serotonin Transporter Genotype on Amygdala First Wave Transcriptome in Mice. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58880–e58880. 11 indexed citations

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Schmitz, Klaus J., Jean‐Jacques Helwig, Sien‐Yi Sheu, et al.. (2011). Differential expression of microRNA-675, microRNA-139-3p and microRNA-335 in benign and malignant adrenocortical tumours. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 64(6). 529–535. 86 indexed citations

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Willscher, Edith, et al.. (2011). Sequence and expression of the chicken membrane-associated phospholipases A1 alpha (LIPH) and beta (LIPI). Molecular Biology Reports. 39(1). 761–769. 8 indexed citations

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Grundmeier, Matthias, Lorena Tuchscherr, Dorothee Viemann, et al.. (2010). Staphylococcal Strains Vary Greatly in Their Ability to Induce an Inflammatory Response in Endothelial Cells. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 201(6). 871–880. 46 indexed citations

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Mees, Soeren Torge, Wolf Arif Mardin, Sonja Sielker, et al.. (2009). Involvement of CD40 Targeting miR-224 and miR-486 on the Progression of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 16(8). 2339–2350. 109 indexed citations

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Mees, Soeren Torge, Wolf Arif Mardin, Edith Willscher, et al.. (2009). EP300—A miRNA‐regulated metastasis suppressor gene in ductal adenocarcinomas of the pancreas. International Journal of Cancer. 126(1). 114–124. 115 indexed citations

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Halfter, Hartmut, Mohammad Rasool Khazaei, Burkhard Gess, et al.. (2009). Varying survival of motoneurons and activation of distinct molecular mechanism in response to altered peripheral myelin protein 22 gene dosage. Journal of Neurochemistry. 110(3). 935–946. 10 indexed citations

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