Hilmar Berger

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Hilmar Berger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Hilmar Berger has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Oncology and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Hilmar Berger's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (12 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (9 papers) and Digestive system and related health (5 papers). Hilmar Berger is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (12 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (9 papers) and Digestive system and related health (5 papers). Hilmar Berger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Hilmar Berger's co-authors include Thomas F. Meyer, Hans‐Joachim Mollenkopf, Michael Sigal, Mandy Mangler, Volker Brinkmann, Jalid Sehouli, Mirjana Kessler, Karen Hoffmann, Markus Loeffler and Michael Weller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Hilmar Berger

50 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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The Notch and Wnt pathways regulate stemness and differentiation in human fallopian tube organoids

2015 344 citations Mirjana Kessler, Karen Hoffmann et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Nobutaka Kiyokawa Japan

Sabine Middendorp Netherlands

Patrick Saulnier France

Wolf K. Hofmann Germany

Oliver A. Garden United Kingdom

Petra E. de Ruiter Netherlands

Andreas Krieg Germany

Michael C. Schmid United Kingdom

Yoshio Endo Japan

Masatoshi Tateno Japan

Nobutaka Kiyokawa Japan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hilmar Berger

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20 of 20 papers shown

Phan, Minh D., Burcin Özdirik, Hilmar Berger, et al.. (2025). Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor Predicts Survival and Hepatic Decompensation in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Liver International. 45(6). e70121–e70121. 1 indexed citations

Heuberger, Julian, Hilmar Berger, Joop van den Heuvel, et al.. (2025). Extrusion of BMP2+ surface colonocytes promotes stromal remodeling and tissue regeneration. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4131–4131. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Hanyang, Yin Guo, Tian Lan, et al.. (2025). Reactive cholangiocyte-derived ORM2 drives a pathogenic modulation of the injured biliary niche through macrophage reprogramming. Gut. 74(10). 1694–1710. 6 indexed citations

Özdirik, Burcin, W Veltzke-Schlieker, Hilmar Berger, et al.. (2024). Long-term impact of scheduled regular endoscopic interventions for patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Hepatology Communications. 8(9). 1 indexed citations

Guillot, Adrien, Milessa Silva Afonso, Abhishek Aggarwal, et al.. (2023). Mapping the hepatic immune landscape identifies monocytic macrophages as key drivers of steatohepatitis and cholangiopathy progression. Hepatology. 78(1). 150–166. 60 indexed citations

Heuberger, Julian, Hilmar Berger, Hao Li, et al.. (2023). Establishment of gastrointestinal assembloids to study the interplay between epithelial crypts and their mesenchymal niche. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3025–3025. 32 indexed citations

Harnack, Christine, et al.. (2023). Short-term mucosal disruption enables colibactin-producing E. coli to cause long-term perturbation of colonic homeostasis. Gut Microbes. 15(1). 2233689–2233689. 13 indexed citations

Kapałczyńska, Marta, Jeroen Maertzdorf, Julian Heuberger, et al.. (2022). BMP feed-forward loop promotes terminal differentiation in gastric glands and is interrupted by H. pylori-driven inflammation. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1577–1577. 27 indexed citations

Arnold, Alexander, Julian Heuberger, Hilmar Berger, et al.. (2022). R-spondin/YAP axis promotes gastric oxyntic gland regeneration and Helicobacter pylori–associated metaplasia in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 132(21). 20 indexed citations

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Kolesnichenko, Marina, Julian Heuberger, Hans‐Joachim Mollenkopf, et al.. (2022). Gastric stem cells promote inflammation and gland remodeling in response to Helicobacter pylori via Rspo3‐Lgr4 axis. The EMBO Journal. 41(13). e109996–e109996. 24 indexed citations

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Hundertmark, Jana, Hilmar Berger, & Frank Tacke. (2022). Single Cell RNA Sequencing in NASH. Methods in molecular biology. 2455. 181–202. 9 indexed citations

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Boccellato, Francesco, Philipp Schlaermann, Max Koeppel, et al.. (2022). DNA methylation in human gastric epithelial cells defines regional identity without restricting lineage plasticity. Clinical Epigenetics. 14(1). 193–193. 5 indexed citations

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Berger, Hilmar & Thomas F. Meyer. (2021). Mechanistic dissection unmasks colibactin as a prevalent mutagenic driver of cancer. Cancer Cell. 39(11). 1439–1441. 12 indexed citations

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Harnack, Christine, Hilmar Berger, Agne Antanaviciute, et al.. (2019). R-spondin 3 promotes stem cell recovery and epithelial regeneration in the colon. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4368–4368. 89 indexed citations

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Boccellato, Francesco, Aki Imai‐Matsushima, Gabriela Sánchez, et al.. (2018). Polarised epithelial monolayers of the gastric mucosa reveal insights into mucosal homeostasis and defence against infection. Gut. 68(3). 400–413. 96 indexed citations

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Kessler, Mirjana, Karen Hoffmann, Volker Brinkmann, et al.. (2015). The Notch and Wnt pathways regulate stemness and differentiation in human fallopian tube organoids. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8989–8989. 344 indexed citations breakdown →

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Temme, Achim, Kathrin Geiger, Ralf Wiedemuth, et al.. (2010). Giant Cell Glioblastoma Is Associated With Altered Aurora B Expression and Concomitant p53 Mutation. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 69(6). 632–642. 24 indexed citations

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Weller, Michael, Jörg Felsberg, Christian Hartmann, et al.. (2009). Molecular Predictors of Progression-Free and Overall Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Prospective Translational Study of the German Glioma Network. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(34). 5743–5750. 476 indexed citations

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Binder, Hans, Stephan Preibisch, & Hilmar Berger. (2009). Calibration of Microarray Gene-Expression Data. Methods in molecular biology. 576. 375–407. 18 indexed citations

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Brinck, Ulrich, et al.. (2000). Comparative study of the expression of DNA mismatch repair genes, the adenomatous polyposis coli gene and growth arrest DNA damage genes in melanoma recurrences and metastases. Melanoma Research. 10(6). 537–544. 10 indexed citations

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