Georg Schett

96.8k total citations · 20 hit papers
1.1k papers, 59.6k citations indexed

About

Georg Schett is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Georg Schett has authored 1.1k papers receiving a total of 59.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 514 papers in Rheumatology, 331 papers in Immunology and 326 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Georg Schett's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (300 papers), Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments (173 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (139 papers). Georg Schett is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (300 papers), Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments (173 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (139 papers). Georg Schett collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Georg Schett's co-authors include Iain B. McInnes, Jochen Zwerina, Jörg H. W. Distler, Oliver Distler, Martin Herrmann, Kurt Redlich, Jürgen Rech, Bernhard Manger, Gerhard Krönke and Ellen M. Gravallese and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Georg Schett

1.0k papers receiving 58.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis 2007 2026 2013 2019 2011 2007 2007 2017 2017 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. The Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2011 4.1k citations Iain B. McInnes, Georg Schett profile →
  2. Cytokines in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
    2007 2.0k citations Iain B. McInnes, Georg Schett profile →
  3. Dickkopf-1 is a master regulator of joint remodeling
    2007 1.0k citations Jochen Zwerina, Georg Schett et al. profile →
  4. Pathogenetic insights from the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
    2017 997 citations Iain B. McInnes, Georg Schett profile →
  5. Trial of Tocilizumab in Giant-Cell Arteritis
    2017 815 citations Jürgen Rech, Georg Schett et al. profile →
  6. Aggregated neutrophil extracellular traps limit inflammation by degrading cytokines and chemokines
    2014 734 citations Christine Schauer, Christina Janko et al. profile →
  7. Bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis: mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment
    2012 687 citations Georg Schett et al. Nature Reviews Rheumatology profile →
  8. Activation of canonical Wnt signalling is required for TGF-β-mediated fibrosis
    2012 679 citations Clara Dees, Christina Bergmann et al. profile →
  9. Anti-inflammatory and immune-regulatory cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis
    2018 547 citations Aline Bözec, Andreas Ramming et al. Nature Reviews Rheumatology profile →
  10. Induction of osteoclastogenesis and bone loss by human autoantibodies against citrullinated vimentin
    2012 544 citations Aline Bözec, Georg Schett et al. profile →
  11. Phosphatidylserine is a global immunosuppressive signal in efferocytosis, infectious disease, and cancer
    2016 532 citations Georg Schett, Martin Herrmann et al. Cell Death and Differentiation profile →
  12. Short-chain fatty acids regulate systemic bone mass and protect from pathological bone loss
    2017 527 citations Gerhard Krönke, Martin Herrmann et al. profile →
  13. Treatment of psoriatic arthritis in a phase 3 randomised, placebo-controlled trial with apremilast, an oral phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor
    2014 341 citations Georg Schett et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  14. Enthesitis: from pathophysiology to treatment
    2017 326 citations Georg Schett, Bruce Kirkham et al. Nature Reviews Rheumatology profile →
  15. The gut–joint axis in rheumatoid arthritis
    2021 246 citations Georg Schett et al. Nature Reviews Rheumatology profile →
  16. Reframing Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases through Signature Cytokine Hubs
    2021 213 citations Georg Schett, Iain B. McInnes et al. profile →
  17. CAR T-cell therapy in autoimmune diseases
    2023 195 citations Georg Schett et al. profile →
  18. Advancements and challenges in CAR T cell therapy in autoimmune diseases
    2024 85 citations Georg Schett et al. Nature Reviews Rheumatology profile →
  19. Bispecific T cell engager therapy for refractory rheumatoid arthritis
    2024 67 citations Melanie Hagen, Markus Eckstein et al. profile →
  20. BCMA CAR T cells in a patient with relapsing idiopathic inflammatory myositis after initial and repeat therapy with CD19 CAR T cells
    2025 15 citations Melanie Hagen, Markus Eckstein et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Georg Schett Germany 118 22.5k 21.6k 18.0k 8.7k 6.1k 1.1k 59.6k
Iain B. McInnes United Kingdom 112 24.4k 1.1× 12.2k 0.6× 25.5k 1.4× 6.8k 0.8× 10.3k 1.7× 738 58.4k
T. Huizinga Netherlands 113 28.4k 1.3× 6.6k 0.3× 14.7k 0.8× 4.4k 0.5× 6.9k 1.1× 1.1k 49.4k
Steffen Gay Switzerland 103 11.6k 0.5× 13.8k 0.6× 8.1k 0.4× 5.0k 0.6× 2.8k 0.5× 523 36.4k
Yehuda Shoenfeld Israel 115 23.0k 1.0× 8.2k 0.4× 20.2k 1.1× 3.0k 0.3× 8.3k 1.4× 1.6k 63.1k
Paul Emery United Kingdom 123 45.9k 2.0× 5.8k 0.3× 18.2k 1.0× 5.0k 0.6× 17.3k 2.8× 1.0k 67.0k
Marc Feldmann United Kingdom 114 15.6k 0.7× 11.3k 0.5× 23.9k 1.3× 8.0k 0.9× 5.5k 0.9× 556 53.8k
Charles A. Dinarello United States 174 6.4k 0.3× 36.8k 1.7× 47.0k 2.6× 11.9k 1.4× 7.8k 1.3× 873 108.0k
Tadamitsu Kishimoto Japan 145 8.2k 0.4× 22.3k 1.0× 34.0k 1.9× 25.7k 3.0× 8.8k 1.4× 643 77.6k
Paul P. Tak Netherlands 96 14.0k 0.6× 8.6k 0.4× 11.8k 0.7× 4.5k 0.5× 4.4k 0.7× 459 33.5k
Yoshiya Tanaka Japan 80 14.5k 0.6× 5.7k 0.3× 9.6k 0.5× 5.4k 0.6× 5.2k 0.9× 1.1k 30.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Georg Schett

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Georg Schett. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Georg Schett based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Georg Schett. Georg Schett is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Taşçılar, Koray, Arnd Kleyer, David Simón, et al.. (2025). Sensor-assessed grasping time as a biomarker of functional impairment in rheumatoid arthritis. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 6018–6018.
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Cavallaro, Alexander, et al.. (2025). Impact of intravenous CT contrast agents on internal calibration techniques to determine trabecular BMD of the lumbar spine. European Journal of Radiology. 183. 111923–111923.
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Hartmann, F, David Simón, Sebastian Kühn, et al.. (2025). Early detection of rheumatoid arthritis through patient empowerment by tailored digital monitoring and education: a feasibility study. Rheumatology International. 45(2). 43–43. 2 indexed citations
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Raulien, Nora, Matthias Pierer, Elke Lainka, et al.. (2024). Glucose-oxygen deprivation constrains HMGCR function and Rac1 prenylation and activates the NLRP3 inflammasome in human monocytes. Science Signaling. 17(845). eadd8913–eadd8913. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuqi, Lizhen Shan, Yu Xue, et al.. (2024). Colchicine inhibits monosodium urate crystal-mediated inflammation by influencing F-actin formation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1871(3). 167602–167602.
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Coates, Laura C., Georg Schett, Chenchen Wang, & Pamela F. Weiss. (2024). Unmet Needs in Spondyloarthritis: Pathogenesis, Clinical Trial Design, and Nonpharmacologic Therapy. The Journal of Rheumatology. 51(12). 1254–1258. 1 indexed citations
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Schett, Georg, György Nagy, Gerhard Krönke, & Dirk Mielenz. (2024). B-cell depletion in autoimmune diseases. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 83(11). 1409–1420. 31 indexed citations
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Deane, Kevin D., V. Michael Holers, Paul Emery, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic interception in individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis to prevent clinically impactful disease. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 84(1). 14–28. 11 indexed citations
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Rech, Jürgen, Georg Schett, Abdurrahman Tufan, et al.. (2024). Patient Experiences and Challenges in the Management of Autoinflammatory Diseases—Data from the International FMF & AID Global Association Survey. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(5). 1199–1199. 1 indexed citations
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Singh, Jeeshan, Irmgard Herrmann, Christina Janko, et al.. (2024). Calpain-1 weakens the nuclear envelope and promotes the release of neutrophil extracellular traps. Cell Communication and Signaling. 22(1). 435–435. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Honglin, Yinan Li, Clara Dees, et al.. (2024). Disturbed Spatial WNT Activation—A Potential Driver of the Reticularized Skin Phenotype in Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 77(6). 740–749. 1 indexed citations
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Brock, James B., Neil Basu, Johannes C. M. Schlachetzki, et al.. (2023). Immune mechanisms of depression in rheumatoid arthritis. Nature Reviews Rheumatology. 19(12). 790–804. 41 indexed citations
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Behrens, Frank, Soyi Liu Leage, Christophe Sapin, et al.. (2021). Measuring treatment effect on psoriatic arthritis-related domains: insights from the SPIRIT-H2H study at weeks 24 and 52. Clinical Rheumatology. 40(12). 4943–4954. 1 indexed citations
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Simón, David, Koray Taşçılar, Arnd Kleyer, et al.. (2020). Association of Structural Entheseal Lesions With an Increased Risk of Progression From Psoriasis to Psoriatic Arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 74(2). 253–262. 45 indexed citations
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Knitza, Johannes, David Simón, Koray Taşçılar, et al.. (2020). Mobile Health Usage, Preferences, Barriers, and eHealth Literacy in Rheumatology: Patient Survey Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 8(8). e19661–e19661. 127 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yun, Honglin Zhu, Xiang Zhou, et al.. (2020). PGC-1α regulates autophagy to promote fibroblast activation and tissue fibrosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 79(9). 1227–1233. 31 indexed citations
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Choy, Ernest, Xenofon Baraliakos, Frank Behrens, et al.. (2019). The need for comparative data in spondyloarthritis. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 21(1). 32–32. 6 indexed citations
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Luther, Julia, Nicole Hannemann, María Jiménez, et al.. (2014). Fra-2/AP-1 controls adipocyte differentiation and survival by regulating PPARγ and hypoxia. Cell Death and Differentiation. 21(4). 655–664. 50 indexed citations
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Schett, Georg, Jochen Zwerina, & Gary S. Firestein. (2007). The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 67(7). 909–916. 218 indexed citations
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Kiechl, Stefan, Georg Schett, Gregor K. Wenning, et al.. (2004). Osteoprotegerin Is a Risk Factor for Progressive Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation. 109(18). 2175–2180. 426 indexed citations

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