Leif G. Hanitsch

4.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
49 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Leif G. Hanitsch is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Leif G. Hanitsch has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Immunology, 14 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Leif G. Hanitsch's work include Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (21 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (9 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (7 papers). Leif G. Hanitsch is often cited by papers focused on Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (21 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (9 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (7 papers). Leif G. Hanitsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Leif G. Hanitsch's co-authors include Carmen Scheibenbogen, Michel C. Nussenzweig, Bernardo Reina‐San‐Martin, André Nussenzweig, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Kirsten Wittke, Sandra Bauer, Simone Difilippantonio, Christian Meisel and Duane R. Pilch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Leif G. Hanitsch

47 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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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.

AID is required to initiate Nbs1/γ-H2AX focus formation and mutations at sites of class switching

2001 409 citations Leif G. Hanitsch et al. profile →
A prospective observational study of post-COVID-19 chronic fatigue syndrome following the first pandemic wave in Germany and biomarkers associated with symptom severity

2022 169 citations Claudia Kedor, Helma Freitag et al. Nature Communications profile →
Endothelial dysfunction and altered endothelial biomarkers in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)

2022 168 citations Helma Freitag, Gordon Rudolf et al. Journal of Translational Medicine profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	IKBKB gain of function: An inborn error with clinical heterogeneity progressing toward combined immunodeficiency 2025 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Julia Körholz, (unknown), Virgil A. S. H. Dalm, Maaike de Bie, Godelieve J. de Bree, Ester M. M. van Leeuwen, Pieter L. A. Fraaij, Machiel H. Jansen, Iris H.I.M. Hollink, Sietse Q. Nagelkerke, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ralf Wiedemuth, Jana Pachlopnik Schmid, Leif G. Hanitsch, Catharina Schuetz, Taco W. Kuijpers, Hanna IJspeert	0
2	Whole genome sequencing reveals insights into hepatitis E virus genome diversity, and virus compartmentalization in chronic hepatitis E 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Virology ·(unknown), Helena Radbruch, Leif G. Hanitsch, Sally A. Baylis, Jörn Beheim-Schwarzbach, Tobias Bleicker, Jörg Hofmann, Terry C. Jones, Christian Drosten, Victor M. Corman	2
3	Clinical and immunological characterisation of patients with common variable immunodeficiency related immune thrombocytopenia 2023 ·Clinical and Experimental Medicine ·(unknown), Oliver Meyer, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Leif G. Hanitsch, Anna Stittrich, Uwe Kölsch, Kirsten Wittke	3
4	Portal hypertension in common variable immunodeficiency disorders – a single center analysis on clinical and immunological parameter in 196 patients 2023 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Leif G. Hanitsch, Sophie Steiner, Michael Schümann, Kirsten Wittke, Claudia Kedor, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Andréas Fischer	5
5	Future Directions in the Diagnosis and Treatment of APDS and IEI: a Survey of German IEI Centers 2023 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·(unknown), Leif G. Hanitsch, Fabian Hauck, Julia Körholz, (unknown), Andrea Meinhardt, Georgios Sogkas, Catharina Schuetz, Bodo Grimbacher	3
6	Impaired B Cell Recall Memory and Reduced Antibody Avidity but Robust T Cell Response in CVID Patients After COVID-19 Vaccination 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Immunology ·Sophie Steiner, Tatjana Schwarz, Victor M. Corman, Lara M. Jeworowski, Sandra Bauer, Christian Drosten, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Leif G. Hanitsch	7
7	A prospective observational study of post-COVID-19 chronic fatigue syndrome following the first pandemic wave in Germany and biomarkers associated with symptom severity breakdown → 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Claudia Kedor, Helma Freitag, Lil Meyer‐Arndt, Kirsten Wittke, Leif G. Hanitsch, Thomas Zöller, Fridolin Steinbeis, (unknown), Gordon Rudolf, Bettina Heidecker, Thomas Bobbert, Joachim Spranger, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Carsten Skurk, Frank Konietschke, Friedemann Paul, Uta Behrends, Judith Bellmann–Strobl, Carmen Scheibenbogen	169
8	Disease Severity, Fever, Age, and Sex Correlate With SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Responses 2021 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Stephan Schlickeiser, Tatjana Schwarz, Sophie Steiner, Kirsten Wittke, (unknown), Oliver Meyer, Ulrich Kalus, Axel Prüß, Florian Kurth, Thomas Zöller, Martin Witzenrath, Leif Erik Sander, Marcel A. Müller, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Christian Drosten, Victor M. Corman, Leif G. Hanitsch	39
9	Skin infections due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing S. aureus—Cost effectiveness of outpatient treatment 2021 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Renate Krüger, (unknown), Daniel Humme, (unknown), Anna Pokrywka, Miriam Stegemann, Axel Kola, Leif G. Hanitsch, Rasmus Leistner	7
10	Reactive T Cells in Convalescent COVID-19 Patients With Negative SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Serology 2021 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Sophie Steiner, Tatjana Schwarz, Victor M. Corman, Franziska Sotzny, Sandra Bauer, Christian Drosten, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Leif G. Hanitsch	21
11	Rituximab-Containing Treatment Regimens May Imply a Long-Term Risk for Difficult-To-Treat Chronic Hepatitis E 2020 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), C.–Thomas Bock, Jörg Hofmann, Mira Choi, Frank Tacke, Leif G. Hanitsch, Tobias Mueller	7
12	HCoV- and SARS-CoV-2 Cross-Reactive T Cells in CVID Patients 2020 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Sophie Steiner, Franziska Sotzny, Sandra Bauer, Il‐Kang Na, Michael Schmueck‐Henneresse, Victor M. Corman, Tatjana Schwarz, Christian Drosten, Désirée J. Wendering, Uta Behrends, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Leif G. Hanitsch	35
13	Late-Onset Antibody Deficiency Due to Monoallelic Alterations in NFKB1 2019 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Claudia Schröder, Georgios Sogkas, Manfred Fliegauf, Thilo Dörk, Di Liu, Leif G. Hanitsch, Sophie Steiner, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Roland Jacobs, Bodo Grimbacher, Reinhold Schmidt, Faranaz Atschekzei	28
14	Periorbital infections and conjunctivitis due to Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) positive Staphylococcus aureus in children 2018 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·(unknown), Leif G. Hanitsch, Rasmus Leistner, (unknown), Christoph Bührer, Horst von Bernuth, Renate Krüger	10
15	Scabies, Periorbital Cellulitis and Recurrent Skin Abscesses due to Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus Mimic Hyper IgE Syndrome in an Infant 2017 ·The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ·Renate Krüger, Leif G. Hanitsch, Rasmus Leistner, Sylke Schneider‐Burrus, (unknown), (unknown), Fabian Hauck, Horst von Bernuth	2
16	Pyoderma outbreak among kindergarten families: Association with a Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing S. aureus strain 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Rasmus Leistner, Axel Kola, Petra Gastmeier, Renate Krüger, (unknown), Sylke Schneider‐Burrus, Irina Zuschneid, Nicoletta Wischnewski, Jennifer K. Bender, Franziska Layer, (unknown), Carmen Scheibenbogen, Leif G. Hanitsch	9
17	Serological profiling of the EBV immune response in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome using a peptide microarray 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Madlen Loebel, Maren Eckey, Franziska Sotzny, (unknown), Sandra Bauer, Patricia Grabowski, Johannes Zerweck, Pavlo Holenya, Leif G. Hanitsch, Kirsten Wittke, Peter Borchmann, (unknown), Falk Hiepe, Klemens Ruprecht, Uta Behrends, (unknown), Hans‐Dieter Volk, Ulf Reimer, Carmen Scheibenbogen	51
18	Frequent IgG subclass and mannose binding lectin deficiency in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome 2015 ·Human Immunology ·(unknown), Madlen Loebel, Agnes A. Mooslechner, Michael Knops, Leif G. Hanitsch, Patricia Grabowski, Kirsten Wittke, Christian Meisel, Nadine Unterwalder, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Carmen Scheibenbogen	25
19	Polymorphism in COMT is associated with IgG3 subclass level and susceptibility to infection in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome 2015 ·Journal of Translational Medicine ·Madlen Löbel, Agnes A. Mooslechner, Sandra Bauer, (unknown), Anne Letsch, Leif G. Hanitsch, Patricia Grabowski, Christian Meisel, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Carmen Scheibenbogen	15
20	Altered B-cell subsets and functional B-cell defects in selective IgM deficiency 2015 ·Clinical Immunology ·(unknown), (unknown), Leif G. Hanitsch, Christian Meisel, (unknown), Hans‐Dieter Volk, Il‐Kang Na, Carmen Scheibenbogen	11

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