Maike Hofmann

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Maike Hofmann is a scholar working on Immunology, Hepatology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maike Hofmann has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Immunology, 25 papers in Hepatology and 23 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Maike Hofmann's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (40 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (25 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (20 papers). Maike Hofmann is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (40 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (25 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (20 papers). Maike Hofmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Maike Hofmann's co-authors include Robert Thimme, Hanspeter Pircher, Dominik Wieland, Dietmar Zehn, Daniel T. Utzschneider, Francesca Alfei, Christoph Neumann‐Haefelin, Werner Held, Sandra P. Calderon-Copete and Vijaykumar Chennupati and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Maike Hofmann

65 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

T Cell Factor 1-Expressing Memory-like CD8+ T Cells Sustain the Immune Response to Chronic Viral Infections

2016 668 citations Maike Hofmann, Dominik Wieland et al. profile →
TOX reinforces the phenotype and longevity of exhausted T cells in chronic viral infection

2019 546 citations Maike Hofmann, Dirk Wohlleber et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maike Hofmann Germany	25	2.0k	1.0k	683	536	411	72	2.9k
Barbara Oliviero Italy	24	1.4k 0.7×	809 0.8×	517 0.8×	488 0.9×	399 1.0×	52	2.6k
Mohamed S. Abdel-Hakeem Egypt	14	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	368 0.5×	308 0.6×	509 1.2×	26	2.6k
Laura J. Pallett United Kingdom	22	1.4k 0.7×	364 0.4×	1.1k 1.6×	844 1.6×	207 0.5×	32	2.4k
Matthew A. Burchill United States	24	2.4k 1.2×	727 0.7×	316 0.5×	173 0.3×	538 1.3×	37	3.1k
Pamela M. Odorizzi United States	18	3.1k 1.6×	2.2k 2.1×	460 0.7×	155 0.3×	727 1.8×	25	4.1k
Dirk Wohlleber Germany	17	866 0.4×	487 0.5×	360 0.5×	284 0.5×	329 0.8×	33	1.5k
Vito L. Burgio Italy	24	698 0.4×	426 0.4×	589 0.9×	355 0.7×	444 1.1×	45	2.0k
Armanda Casrouge France	22	2.0k 1.0×	646 0.6×	394 0.6×	127 0.2×	410 1.0×	36	2.7k
Kathrin Zitzmann Germany	15	855 0.4×	613 0.6×	518 0.8×	195 0.4×	347 0.8×	24	1.6k
Cory L. Ahonen United States	16	2.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	330 0.5×	153 0.3×	542 1.3×	19	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Maike Hofmann

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maike Hofmann

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Emmerich, Florian, Siegbert Rieg, Susanne Usadel, et al.. (2025). Limited vaccine-induced CD8+ T cell immunity in HIV-infected immunological nonresponders. JCI Insight. 10(21).

Thimme, Robert, Maike Hofmann, Antonio Bertoletti, & Nina Le Bert. (2025). Decoding HBV-specific adaptive immunity: from natural clearance to cure. Gut. gutjnl–2025.

Gerke, Carolin, Valerie Oberhardt, Di Wu, et al.. (2024). Multimodal HLA-I genotype regulation by human cytomegalovirus US10 and resulting surface patterning. eLife. 13. 4 indexed citations

Heim, Kathrin, Sagar Sagar, Özlem Soğukpınar, et al.. (2024). Attenuated effector T cells are linked to control of chronic HBV infection. Nature Immunology. 25(9). 1650–1662. 24 indexed citations

Zimmermann, Cosima, G. M. Watson, Richard Berry, et al.. (2024). Diverse cytomegalovirus US11 antagonism and MHC-A evasion strategies reveal a tit-for-tat coevolutionary arms race in hominids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(9). e2315985121–e2315985121. 3 indexed citations

Rodríguez‐Ubreva, Javier, Josep Calafell-Segura, Baerbel Keller, et al.. (2024). COVID-19 progression and convalescence in common variable immunodeficiency patients show dysregulated adaptive immune responses and persistent type I interferon and inflammasome activation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10344–10344. 1 indexed citations

Götz, Veronika, Katarina Stete, Hanna Hilger, et al.. (2024). No reduced serum serotonin levels in patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. Infection. 53(1). 463–466. 4 indexed citations

Groth, Christopher, Jovana Marić, Zhenfeng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Hepatitis D infection induces IFN-β-mediated NK cell activation and TRAIL-dependent cytotoxicity. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1287367–1287367. 7 indexed citations

Luxenburger, Hendrik, Maike Hofmann, Christoph Neumann‐Haefelin, et al.. (2023). Decreased level of serum NT-proCNP associates with disease severity in COVID-19. Respiratory Research. 24(1). 174–174.

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Csernalabics, Benedikt, Katharina Zoldan, Marcus Panning, et al.. (2023). Efficient formation and maintenance of humoral and CD4 T-cell immunity targeting the viral capsid in acute-resolving hepatitis E infection. Journal of Hepatology. 80(4). 564–575. 5 indexed citations

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Kemming, Janine, Marcus Panning, Daniela Huzly, et al.. (2022). Mechanisms of CD8+ T-cell failure in chronic hepatitis E virus infection. Journal of Hepatology. 77(4). 978–990. 17 indexed citations

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Boettler, Tobias, Benedikt Csernalabics, Henrike Salié, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 vaccination can elicit a CD8 T-cell dominant hepatitis. Journal of Hepatology. 77(3). 653–659. 92 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, Mairene Coto‐Llerena, Aleksei Suslov, et al.. (2021). Interferon lambda 4 impairs hepatitis C viral antigen presentation and attenuates T cell responses. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4882–4882. 13 indexed citations

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Wild, Katharina, M Smits, Saskia Killmer, et al.. (2021). Pre-existing immunity and vaccine history determine hemagglutinin-specific CD4 T cell and IgG response following seasonal influenza vaccination. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6720–6720. 29 indexed citations

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Globig, Anna-Maria, Katharina Wild, Katharina Zoldan, et al.. (2020). Ustekinumab Inhibits T Follicular Helper Cell Differentiation in Patients With Crohn’s Disease. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 11(1). 1–12. 18 indexed citations

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Zoldan, Katharina, Michael Schultheiß, Dominik Bettinger, et al.. (2020). IL-2 contributes to cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction by impairing follicular T helper cells in advanced cirrhosis. Journal of Hepatology. 74(3). 649–660. 23 indexed citations

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Heim, Kathrin, Benedikt Binder, Sagar Sagar, et al.. (2020). TOX defines the degree of CD8+ T cell dysfunction in distinct phases of chronic HBV infection. Gut. 70(8). 1550–1560. 55 indexed citations

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Wild, Katharina, M Smits, Katharina Zoldan, et al.. (2019). OX40 stimulation and PD-L1 blockade synergistically augment HBV-specific CD4 T cells in patients with HBeAg-negative infection. Journal of Hepatology. 70(6). 1103–1113. 61 indexed citations

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Smits, M, Katharina Zoldan, Naveed Ishaque, et al.. (2019). Follicular T helper cells shape the HCV-specific CD4+ T cell repertoire after virus elimination. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(2). 998–1009. 42 indexed citations

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Schuch, Anita, Margareta P. Correia, Tobias Boettler, et al.. (2018). NK-cell responses are biased towards CD16-mediated effector functions in chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Journal of Hepatology. 70(3). 351–360. 23 indexed citations

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