Jörg H. W. Distler

41.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
309 papers, 19.8k citations indexed

About

Jörg H. W. Distler is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jörg H. W. Distler has authored 309 papers receiving a total of 19.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 190 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 122 papers in Molecular Biology and 74 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Jörg H. W. Distler's work include Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (186 papers), Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (55 papers) and Dermatologic Treatments and Research (52 papers). Jörg H. W. Distler is often cited by papers focused on Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (186 papers), Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (55 papers) and Dermatologic Treatments and Research (52 papers). Jörg H. W. Distler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Jörg H. W. Distler's co-authors include Oliver Distler, Georg Schett, Steffen Gay, Christian Beyer, Michal Tomčík, Clara Dees, Ladislav Šenolt, Radim Bečvář, Hana Štorkánová and Maja Špiritović and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Jörg H. W. Distler

299 papers receiving 19.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Plasma Hsp90 levels in patients with systemic sclerosis and relation to lung and skin involvement: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

2021 4.1k citations Hana Štorkánová, Sabína Oreská et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Activation of canonical Wnt signalling is required for TGF-β-mediated fibrosis

2012 679 citations Alfiya Akhmetshina, Katrin Palumbo et al. Nature Communications profile →
MicroRNA‐29, a key regulator of collagen expression in systemic sclerosis

2010 434 citations Britta Maurer, Astrid Jüngel et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
Shared and distinct mechanisms of fibrosis

2019 433 citations Jörg H. W. Distler, Andrea‐Hermina Györfi et al. profile →
Fibrosis: cross-organ biology and pathways to development of innovative drugs

2025 15 citations Florian Rieder, Laura E. Nagy et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jörg H. W. Distler Germany	74	6.9k	5.7k	3.8k	3.5k	2.5k	309	19.8k
Eun‐Kyung Kim South Korea	76	3.5k 0.5×	3.7k 0.6×	2.4k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	730 0.3×	1.1k	27.1k
Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos Greece	64	7.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.2×	4.8k 1.3×	2.8k 0.8×	686 0.3×	639	24.3k
Young Ho Lee South Korea	64	4.3k 0.6×	2.0k 0.3×	1.4k 0.4×	4.3k 1.2×	4.8k 2.0×	1.0k	19.6k
W. Robert Lee United States	80	5.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.3×	7.0k 1.8×	1.0k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	799	24.9k
Yang Liu China	72	13.8k 2.0×	1.9k 0.3×	3.2k 0.8×	3.2k 0.9×	964 0.4×	1.9k	33.9k
Richard A. Larson United States	112	17.2k 2.5×	5.6k 1.0×	2.7k 0.7×	5.0k 1.5×	5.8k 2.3×	994	57.2k
Kazuhiko Yamamoto Japan	78	5.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.2×	1.7k 0.4×	8.7k 2.5×	6.8k 2.8×	772	25.1k
Xuan Zhang China	65	7.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.2×	1.9k 0.5×	5.1k 1.5×	3.1k 1.3×	868	22.7k
Ruth M. Pfeiffer United States	76	5.1k 0.7×	3.3k 0.6×	2.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.5×	662 0.3×	548	24.8k
Ting Liu China	66	10.7k 1.6×	1.6k 0.3×	1.8k 0.5×	4.6k 1.3×	606 0.2×	1.1k	26.1k

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Rieder, Florian, Laura E. Nagy, Toby M. Maher, et al.. (2025). Publisher Correction: Fibrosis: cross-organ biology and pathways to development of innovative drugs. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 24(5). 399–399. 4 indexed citations

Trinh‐Minh, Thuong, Andrea‐Hermina Györfi, Xiang Zhou, et al.. (2025). Antifibrotic effects of specific targeting of the 5‐hydroxytryptamine 2B receptor (5‐HT_2BR) in murine models and ex vivo models of scleroderma skin. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 77(8). 1063–1076. 2 indexed citations

Kaufman, Julia, Gerald Nabozny, David L. Ebenezer, et al.. (2025). Avenciguat: a novel soluble guanylate cyclase activator that affects multiple cell types to inhibit IFN-1 signalling and fibrosis. Lara D. Veeken. 64(8). 4738–4743. 1 indexed citations

Bao, Ding, Yizhi Xiao, Hong‐Dong Li, et al.. (2024). Alternative splicing and intron retention: Their profiles and roles in cutaneous fibrosis of systemic sclerosis. Journal of Autoimmunity. 149. 103306–103306.

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

Liang, Minrui, Andrea‐Hermina Györfi, Yinan Li, et al.. (2024). Attenuation of fibroblast activation and fibrosis by adropin in systemic sclerosis. Science Translational Medicine. 16(740). eadd6570–eadd6570. 16 indexed citations

Rattik, Sara, Xiang Zhou, Yinan Li, et al.. (2024). Combined inhibition of IL-1, IL-33 and IL-36 signalling by targeting IL1RAP ameliorates skin and lung fibrosis in preclinical models of systemic sclerosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 83(9). 1156–1168. 16 indexed citations

Zhou, Xiang, Thuong Trinh‐Minh, Alexandru‐Emil Matei, et al.. (2023). Amelioration of Fibrotic Remodeling of Human 3‐Dimensional Full‐Thickness Skin by Transglutamase 2 Inhibition. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 75(9). 1619–1627. 8 indexed citations

Distler, Jörg H. W., et al.. (2023). OP0106 SYNOVIAL IMPRINTING OF SKIN-DERIVED IMMUNE CELLS INITIATES SPREADING OF INFLAMMATION FROM SKIN TO JOINT IN PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 82. 71–71.

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Distler, Jörg H. W., Anja Schulze-Krebs, Ivanna K. Timotius, et al.. (2023). Young human alpha synuclein transgenic (BAC-SNCA) mice display sex- and gene-dose-dependent phenotypic disturbances. Behavioural Brain Research. 460. 114781–114781. 2 indexed citations

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Pu, Weilin, Rui Zhang, Yanyun Ma, et al.. (2021). Genetic Associations of Non–Major Histocompatibility Complex Susceptibility Loci with Systemic Sclerosis in a Han Chinese Population. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(7). 2039–2042.e7. 1 indexed citations

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Štorkánová, Hana, Sabína Oreská, Maja Špiritović, et al.. (2021). Plasma Hsp90 levels in patients with systemic sclerosis and relation to lung and skin involvement: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 1–1. 4074 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Yinan, Neng‐Yu Lin, Julian Nüchel, et al.. (2021). TGFβ promotes fibrosis by MYST1-dependent epigenetic regulation of autophagy. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4404–4404. 66 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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Chakraborty, Debomita, Honglin Zhu, Astrid Jüngel, et al.. (2020). Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 activates a network of profibrotic signaling pathways to promote fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. Science Translational Medicine. 12(563). 36 indexed citations

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Léger, Bertrand, Clara Dees, Christian Beyer, et al.. (2020). Translational engagement of lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 in skin fibrosis: from dermal fibroblasts of patients with scleroderma to tight skin 1 mouse. British Journal of Pharmacology. 177(18). 4296–4309. 20 indexed citations

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Tomčík, Michal, Katrin Palumbo‐Zerr, Pawel Zerr, et al.. (2015). Tribbles homologue 3 stimulates canonical TGF-β signalling to regulate fibroblast activation and tissue fibrosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 75(3). 609–616. 36 indexed citations

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Dees, Clara, Alfiya Akhmetshina, Pawel Zerr, et al.. (2011). Platelet-derived serotonin links vascular disease and tissue fibrosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 208(5). 961–972. 207 indexed citations

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Reich, Nicole, Britta Maurer, Alfiya Akhmetshina, et al.. (2009). The transcription factor Fra‐2 regulates the production of extracellular matrix in systemic sclerosis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 62(1). 280–290. 94 indexed citations

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Beyer, Christian, et al.. (2009). Hypoxia in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis. 1 indexed citations

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