Karen Hoffmann

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Karen Hoffmann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Hoffmann has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Plant Science and 2 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Karen Hoffmann's work include Bone and Dental Protein Studies (2 papers), dental development and anomalies (2 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (2 papers). Karen Hoffmann is often cited by papers focused on Bone and Dental Protein Studies (2 papers), dental development and anomalies (2 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (2 papers). Karen Hoffmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and Portugal. Karen Hoffmann's co-authors include Christian Morsczeck, Werner Götz, Claudia Sippel, Jörg Michael Schierholz, Christoph Möhl, Isabel Bäurle, Wolf‐Rüdiger Scheible, Simone Altmann, Bikram Datt Pant and Thomas F. Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The EMBO Journal and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Karen Hoffmann

13 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation of precursor ce... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2014 2015 200 400 600
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. Isolation of precursor cells (PCs) from human dental follicle of wisdom teeth
    2005 688 citations Christian Morsczeck, Werner Götz et al. Matrix Biology profile →
  2. Arabidopsis miR156 Regulates Tolerance to Recurring Environmental Stress through SPL Transcription Factors
    2014 480 citations Simone Altmann, Karen Hoffmann et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  3. 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 →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Karen Hoffmann 937 568 543 362 274 14 2.1k
Duncan M. Baird 2.0k 2.2× 499 0.9× 374 0.7× 149 0.4× 377 1.4× 97 4.4k
Zhuo Wang 1.8k 1.9× 283 0.5× 398 0.7× 94 0.3× 315 1.1× 66 3.3k
Gyu‐Jin Rho 1.4k 1.5× 96 0.2× 1.0k 1.9× 247 0.7× 836 3.1× 157 3.4k
F. Crémonesi 625 0.7× 141 0.2× 685 1.3× 235 0.6× 718 2.6× 121 2.2k
Laurens Wilming 1.7k 1.9× 111 0.2× 188 0.3× 128 0.4× 303 1.1× 20 3.5k
Yingjie Song 613 0.7× 109 0.2× 463 0.9× 157 0.4× 253 0.9× 69 1.5k
Anthony D. Metcalfe 999 1.1× 41 0.1× 186 0.3× 115 0.3× 420 1.5× 44 2.6k
Patricia E. Purkis 1.0k 1.1× 83 0.1× 103 0.2× 448 1.2× 276 1.0× 37 3.1k
Jiali Tan 1.2k 1.3× 457 0.8× 160 0.3× 148 0.4× 173 0.6× 71 2.3k
Atsushi Imai 353 0.4× 236 0.4× 130 0.2× 36 0.1× 129 0.5× 81 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karen Hoffmann

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Hoffmann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen Hoffmann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen Hoffmann 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 Karen Hoffmann. Karen Hoffmann is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Hoffmann, Karen, Katharina Ahrens, Christine H. Rohde, et al.. (2025). Neutrophils, not macrophages, aid phage-mediated control of pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1681461–1681461.
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Li, Jingjing, Karen Hoffmann, Christine H. Rohde, et al.. (2025). Adjunctive phage therapy improves antibiotic treatment of ventilator-associated-pneumonia with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4500–4500. 4 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Karen, Elena López-Rodríguez, Sara Timm, et al.. (2024). Enzymatic Modulation of the Pulmonary Glycocalyx Enhances Susceptibility to Streptococcus pneumoniae. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 71(6). 646–658. 3 indexed citations
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Fatykhova, Diana, Karen Hoffmann, Mirjana Kessler, et al.. (2022). State-of-the-art analytical methods of viral infections in human lung organoids. PLoS ONE. 17(12). e0276115–e0276115. 2 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Karen, Hilmar Berger, Hagen Kulbe, et al.. (2020). Stable expansion of high‐grade serous ovarian cancer organoids requires a low‐Wnt environment. The EMBO Journal. 39(6). e104013–e104013. 76 indexed citations
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Kessler, Mirjana, Karen Hoffmann, Volker Brinkmann, et al.. (2019). Chronic Chlamydia infection in human organoids increases stemness and promotes age-dependent CpG methylation. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1194–1194. 76 indexed citations
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Fuhr, Luise, Rukeia El‐Athman, Rosella Scrima, et al.. (2018). The Circadian Clock Regulates Metabolic Phenotype Rewiring Via HKDC1 and Modulates Tumor Progression and Drug Response in Colorectal Cancer. EBioMedicine. 33. 105–121. 88 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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Altmann, Simone, et al.. (2014). Arabidopsis miR156 Regulates Tolerance to Recurring Environmental Stress through SPL Transcription Factors. The Plant Cell. 26(4). 1792–1807. 480 indexed citations breakdown →
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Galdino, Pablinny Moreira, et al.. (2013). Acetone extract from Streptoverticillium sp., a bacterium isolated from Brazilian Cerrado soil, induces anti-inflammatory activity in mice. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 85(2). 595–603. 1 indexed citations
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Fialho, Arsénio M., et al.. (2008). Occurrence, production, and applications of gellan: current state and perspectives. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 79(6). 889–900. 202 indexed citations
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Morsczeck, Christian, Werner Götz, A. Heredia, et al.. (2005). In vitro differentiation of human dental follicle cells with dexamethasone and insulin. Cell Biology International. 29(7). 567–575. 100 indexed citations
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Morsczeck, Christian, Werner Götz, Jörg Michael Schierholz, et al.. (2005). Isolation of precursor cells (PCs) from human dental follicle of wisdom teeth. Matrix Biology. 24(2). 155–165. 688 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moreira, Leonilde M., Karen Hoffmann, Helena Albano, et al.. (2004). The Gellan Gum Biosynthetic Genes <i>gelC</i> and <i>gelE</i> Encode Two Separate Polypeptides Homologous to the Activator and the Kinase Domains of Tyrosine Autokinases. Microbial Physiology. 8(1). 43–57. 19 indexed citations

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