Manuel B. Graeber

22.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
166 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Manuel B. Graeber is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuel B. Graeber has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Neurology, 54 papers in Molecular Biology and 42 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Manuel B. Graeber's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (63 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (34 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (25 papers). Manuel B. Graeber is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (63 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (34 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (25 papers). Manuel B. Graeber collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Australia. Manuel B. Graeber's co-authors include Wolfgang J. Streit, Georg W. Kreutzberg, Linda Moran, G. W. Kreutzberg, Wei Li, G. W. Kreutzberg, Siegfried Kösel, R. K. B. Pearce, Rupert Egensperger and Richard B. Banati and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Manuel B. Graeber

164 papers receiving 11.5k 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.

Functional plasticity of microglia: A review

1988 814 citations Wolfgang J. Streit, Manuel B. Graeber et al. Glia profile →
Microglia: biology and pathology

2009 571 citations Manuel B. Graeber, Wolfgang J. Streit Acta Neuropathologica profile →
Microglia morphophysiological diversity and its implications for the CNS

2022 190 citations Manuel B. Graeber et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Manuel B. Graeber Germany	59	5.6k	3.4k	3.2k	2.5k	2.3k	166	11.7k
Eng‐Ang Ling Singapore	55	4.2k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	3.3k 1.0×	964 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	263	11.0k
Richard Daneman United States	36	6.6k 1.2×	2.8k 0.8×	6.3k 1.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	58	15.4k
Elly M. Hol Netherlands	61	4.6k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	5.8k 1.8×	1.4k 0.6×	3.4k 1.5×	198	13.4k
Milos Pekny Sweden	58	5.2k 0.9×	4.0k 1.2×	6.4k 2.0×	1.2k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	125	15.1k
Shane A. Liddelow United States	40	7.0k 1.3×	2.9k 0.9×	4.5k 1.4×	1.3k 0.5×	2.6k 1.1×	73	13.2k
John M. Hallenbeck United States	64	4.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.5×	4.7k 1.5×	1.9k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	206	14.1k
Uwe‐Karsten Hanisch Germany	46	9.0k 1.6×	3.3k 1.0×	4.1k 1.3×	1.2k 0.5×	2.5k 1.1×	98	15.7k
Stella E. Tsirka United States	53	3.3k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	3.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	907 0.4×	145	10.0k
Georg W. Kreutzberg Germany	57	6.8k 1.2×	6.0k 1.8×	4.1k 1.3×	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	141	15.2k
Denis Vivien France	63	3.3k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	3.8k 1.2×	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	323	12.4k

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Li, Yanxiao, Xiuying Wang, Qi Ge, et al.. (2025). Brain tau PET-based identification and characterization of subpopulations in patients with Alzheimer’s disease using deep learning-derived saliency maps. EJNMMI Physics. 12(1). 55–55. 1 indexed citations

Graeber, Manuel B., et al.. (2025). Microglia-Derived Brain Macrophages Associate with Glioblastoma Stem Cells: A Potential Mechanism for Tumor Progression Revealed by AI-Assisted Analysis. Cells. 14(6). 413–413. 2 indexed citations

Li, Zhang, et al.. (2024). PathoGraph: An Attention-Based Graph Neural Network Capable of Prognostication Based on CD276 Labelling of Malignant Glioma Cells. Cancers. 16(4). 750–750. 5 indexed citations

Holsinger, R. M. Damian, et al.. (2013). The Potential for Genetically Altered Microglia to Influence Glioma Treatment. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets. 12(6). 750–762. 13 indexed citations

Durrenberger, Pascal F., Michaela D. Filiou, Linda Moran, et al.. (2008). DnaJB6 is present in the core of Lewy bodies and is highly up‐regulated in parkinsonian astrocytes. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 87(1). 238–245. 53 indexed citations

Harris, James, Robert K. Nuttall, Paul Elkington, et al.. (2007). Monocyte-Astrocyte Networks Regulate Matrix Metalloproteinase Gene Expression and Secretion in Central Nervous System Tuberculosis In Vitro and In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 178(2). 1199–1207. 45 indexed citations

Moran, Linda, et al.. (2007). Neuronal pentraxin II is highly upregulated in Parkinson’s disease and a novel component of Lewy bodies. Acta Neuropathologica. 115(4). 471–478. 61 indexed citations

Duke, Dawn, Linda Moran, R. K. B. Pearce, & Manuel B. Graeber. (2007). The medial and lateral substantia nigra in Parkinson’s disease: mRNA profiles associated with higher brain tissue vulnerability. Neurogenetics. 8(2). 83–94. 89 indexed citations

Nakajima, Kazuyuki, et al.. (2006). In vitro proliferation of axotomized rat facial nucleus-derived activated microglia in an autocrine fashion. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 84(2). 348–359. 12 indexed citations

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Graeber, Manuel B., et al.. (1998). Neurodegeneration and aging: Role of the second genome. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 52(1). 1–6. 30 indexed citations

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Kösel, Siegfried, Rupert Egensperger, Ulrich V. Eitzen, Parviz Mehraein, & Manuel B. Graeber. (1997). On the question of apoptosis in the parkinsonian substantia nigra. Acta Neuropathologica. 93(2). 105–108. 113 indexed citations

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Bancher, C., Rupert Egensperger, Siegfried Kösel, K. A. Jellinger, & Manuel B. Graeber. (1997). Low prevalence of apolipoprotein E ε4 allele in the neurofibrillary tangle predominant form of senile dementia. Acta Neuropathologica. 94(5). 403–409. 59 indexed citations

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Graeber, Manuel B., Siegfried Kösel, Rupert Egensperger, et al.. (1997). Rediscovery of the case described by Alois Alzheimer in 1911: historical, histological and molecular genetic analysis. Neurogenetics. 1(1). 73–80. 112 indexed citations

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Kösel, Siegfried, Rupert Egensperger, P. Mehraein, & Manuel B. Graeber. (1994). No Association of Mutations at Nucleotide 5460 of Mitochondrial NADH Dehydrogenase with Alzheimer′s Disease. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 203(2). 745–749. 35 indexed citations

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Graeber, Manuel B., et al.. (1993). Non‐Radioactive Direct Sequencing of PCR Products Amplified from Neuropathological Specimens. Brain Pathology. 3(4). 421–424. 9 indexed citations

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Streit, Wolfgang J. & Manuel B. Graeber. (1993). Heterogeneity of microglial and perivascular cell populations: Insights gained from the facial nucleus paradigm. Glia. 7(1). 68–74. 140 indexed citations

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Graeber, Manuel B., et al.. (1993). The role of cytokines in the generation of skin lesions in dermatitis herpetiformis. British Journal of Dermatology. 129(5). 530–532. 36 indexed citations

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Graeber, Manuel B., et al.. (1992). The X‐Linked Dystonia‐Parkinsonism Syndrome (XDP): Clinical and Molecular Genetic Analysis. Brain Pathology. 2(4). 287–295. 15 indexed citations

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Graeber, Manuel B., Gennadij Raivich, & G. W. Kreutzberg. (1989). Increase of transferrin receptors and iron uptake in regenerating motor neurons. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 23(3). 342–345. 69 indexed citations

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Graeber, Manuel B., Wolfram Tetzlaff, Wolfgang J. Streit, & Georg W. Kreutzberg. (1988). Microglial cells but not astrocytes undergo mitosis following rat facial nerve axotomy. Neuroscience Letters. 85(3). 317–321. 285 indexed citations

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