Manja Barthel

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Manja Barthel is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Food Science and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Manja Barthel has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Infectious Diseases, 10 papers in Food Science and 9 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Manja Barthel's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (9 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (9 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (9 papers). Manja Barthel is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (9 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (9 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (9 papers). Manja Barthel collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Manja Barthel's co-authors include Wolf‐Dietrich Hardt, Marcus Kremer, Bärbel Stecher, Siegfried Hapfelmeier, Klaus Pfeffer, Leticia Quintanilla-Martı́nez, Michael Hogardt, Holger Rüssmann, Manfred Rohde and Astrid M. Westendorf and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Manja Barthel

20 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Exploits Inflamma... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2007 2003 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Exploits Inflammation to Compete with the Intestinal Microbiota
    2007 818 citations Bärbel Stecher, Alan W. Walker et al. PLoS Biology profile →
  2. Pretreatment of Mice with Streptomycin Provides aSalmonella entericaSerovar Typhimurium Colitis Model That Allows Analysis of Both Pathogen and Host
    2003 809 citations Manja Barthel, Siegfried Hapfelmeier et al. Infection and Immunity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Manja Barthel Switzerland 15 1.5k 1.4k 1.1k 1.0k 545 21 3.1k
Mariana N. Xavier Brazil 28 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 839 0.8× 797 0.8× 615 1.1× 43 3.5k
Guntram A. Graßl Germany 26 1.2k 0.8× 964 0.7× 755 0.7× 720 0.7× 446 0.8× 70 3.0k
R. Paul Wilson United States 27 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 802 0.7× 877 0.9× 793 1.5× 39 3.2k
Liljana Petrovska United Kingdom 28 898 0.6× 968 0.7× 751 0.7× 690 0.7× 309 0.6× 63 2.7k
Nobuhiko Okada Japan 35 872 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 333 0.6× 84 3.5k
Toru Tobe Japan 21 965 0.7× 1.9k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 264 0.5× 38 3.7k
Nick Dorrell United Kingdom 33 1.6k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 612 0.6× 444 0.8× 65 3.2k
U. Sonnenborn Germany 24 1.2k 0.8× 1.7k 1.2× 565 0.5× 632 0.6× 302 0.6× 37 3.0k
Belgin Dogan United States 25 929 0.6× 2.5k 1.8× 866 0.8× 638 0.6× 438 0.8× 47 4.5k
Helene Andrews‐Polymenis United States 27 1.3k 0.9× 870 0.6× 568 0.5× 1.0k 1.0× 225 0.4× 57 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Manja Barthel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manja Barthel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Barbieri, Nilson, Anna Sintsova, Manja Barthel, et al.. (2025). Salmonella multimutants enable efficient identification of SPI-2 effector protein function in gut inflammation and systemic colonization. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9795–9795.
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Laganenka, Leanid, Andreas Sichert, Manja Barthel, et al.. (2025). Interplay between chemotaxis, quorum sensing, and metabolism regulates Escherichia coli-Salmonella Typhimurium interactions in vivo. PLoS Pathogens. 21(5). e1013156–e1013156. 3 indexed citations
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Barthel, Manja, Ersin Gül, Patrick Kiefer, et al.. (2025). Comparing Campylobacter jejuni to three other enteric pathogens in OligoMM 12 mice reveals pathogen-specific host and microbiota responses. Gut Microbes. 17(1). 2447832–2447832. 2 indexed citations
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Copland, Alastair, Elizabeth Jinks, Nancy Gudgeon, et al.. (2024). Salmonella cancer therapy metabolically disrupts tumours at the collateral cost of T cell immunity. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 16(12). 3057–3088. 6 indexed citations
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Fattinger, Stefan A., Petra Geiser, Elliott M. Bernard, et al.. (2023). Gasdermin D is the only Gasdermin that provides protection against acute Salmonella gut infection in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(48). e2315503120–e2315503120. 12 indexed citations
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Gül, Ersin, Stefan A. Fattinger, Bidong D. Nguyen, et al.. (2023). Intraluminal neutrophils limit epithelium damage by reducing pathogen assault on intestinal epithelial cells during Salmonella gut infection. PLoS Pathogens. 19(6). e1011235–e1011235. 16 indexed citations
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Maier, Lisa, Manja Barthel, Bärbel Stecher, et al.. (2014). Salmonella Typhimurium Strain ATCC14028 Requires H2-Hydrogenases for Growth in the Gut, but Not at Systemic Sites. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e110187–e110187. 16 indexed citations
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Vonaesch, Pascale, et al.. (2014). TheSalmonella Typhimurium effector protein SopE transiently localizes to the early SCV and contributes to intracellular replication. Cellular Microbiology. 16(12). 1723–1735. 34 indexed citations
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Stecher, Bärbel, Rémy Denzler, Lisa Maier, et al.. (2012). Gut inflammation can boost horizontal gene transfer between pathogenic and commensal Enterobacteriaceae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(4). 1269–1274. 348 indexed citations
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Endt, Kathrin, Lisa Maier, Rina Käppeli, et al.. (2012). Peroral Ciprofloxacin Therapy Impairs the Generation of a Protective Immune Response in a Mouse Model for Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Diarrhea, while Parenteral Ceftriaxone Therapy Does Not. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 56(5). 2295–2304. 21 indexed citations
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Songhet, Pascal, Manja Barthel, Bärbel Stecher, et al.. (2011). Stromal IFN-γR-Signaling Modulates Goblet Cell Function During Salmonella Typhimurium Infection. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e22459–e22459. 75 indexed citations
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Songhet, Pascal, Manja Barthel, Till A. Röhn, et al.. (2010). IL-17A/F-Signaling Does Not Contribute to the Initial Phase of Mucosal Inflammation Triggered by S. Typhimurium. PLoS ONE. 5(11). e13804–e13804. 13 indexed citations
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Altmeyer, Matthias, Manja Barthel, Matthias Eberhard, et al.. (2010). Absence of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase 1 Delays the Onset of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium-Induced Gut Inflammation. Infection and Immunity. 78(8). 3420–3431. 30 indexed citations
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Sigurdson, Christina J., Mathias Heikenwälder, Giuseppe Manco, et al.. (2008). Bacterial Colitis Increases Susceptibility to Oral Prion Disease. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 199(2). 243–252. 30 indexed citations
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Stecher, Bärbel, Manja Barthel, Markus C. Schlumberger, et al.. (2008). Motility allows S. Typhimurium to benefit from the mucosal defence. Cellular Microbiology. 10(5). 1166–1180. 164 indexed citations
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Hapfelmeier, Siegfried, Andreas J. Müller, Bärbel Stecher, et al.. (2008). Microbe sampling by mucosal dendritic cells is a discrete, MyD88-independent stepin ΔinvG S. Typhimurium colitis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(2). 437–450. 147 indexed citations
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Stecher, Bärbel, Alan W. Walker, Astrid M. Westendorf, et al.. (2007). Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Exploits Inflammation to Compete with the Intestinal Microbiota. PLoS Biology. 5(10). e244–e244. 818 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hapfelmeier, Siegfried, Bärbel Stecher, Manja Barthel, et al.. (2005). The Salmonella Pathogenicity Island (SPI)-2 and SPI-1 Type III Secretion Systems Allow Salmonella Serovar typhimurium to Trigger Colitis via MyD88-Dependent and MyD88-Independent Mechanisms. The Journal of Immunology. 174(3). 1675–1685. 311 indexed citations
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Hapfelmeier, Siegfried, Kristin Ehrbar, Bärbel Stecher, et al.. (2004). Role of theSalmonellaPathogenicity Island 1 Effector Proteins SipA, SopB, SopE, and SopE2 inSalmonella entericaSubspecies 1 Serovar Typhimurium Colitis in Streptomycin-Pretreated Mice. Infection and Immunity. 72(2). 795–809. 192 indexed citations
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Barthel, Manja, Siegfried Hapfelmeier, Leticia Quintanilla-Martı́nez, et al.. (2003). Pretreatment of Mice with Streptomycin Provides aSalmonella entericaSerovar Typhimurium Colitis Model That Allows Analysis of Both Pathogen and Host. Infection and Immunity. 71(5). 2839–2858. 809 indexed citations breakdown →

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