Mario Schiffer

11.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
246 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Mario Schiffer is a scholar working on Nephrology, Molecular Biology and Transplantation. According to data from OpenAlex, Mario Schiffer has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Nephrology, 68 papers in Molecular Biology and 45 papers in Transplantation. Recurrent topics in Mario Schiffer's work include Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (86 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (47 papers) and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (44 papers). Mario Schiffer is often cited by papers focused on Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (86 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (47 papers) and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (44 papers). Mario Schiffer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Mario Schiffer's co-authors include Erwin P. Böttinger, Katalin Suszták, Amanda C. Raff, Hermann Haller, Tobias B. Huber, Peter Mündel, Hans‐Joachim Anders, Berend Isermann, Markus Bitzer and Janina Müller‐Deile and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Mario Schiffer

221 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Glucose-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Cause Apoptosis of Podocytes and Podocyte Depletion at the Onset of Diabetic Nephropathy

2006 941 citations Katalin Suszták, Amanda C. Raff et al. Diabetes profile →
CKD in diabetes: diabetic kidney disease versus nondiabetic kidney disease

2018 542 citations Mario Schiffer et al. profile →
Apoptosis in podocytes induced by TGF-β and Smad7

2001 508 citations Mario Schiffer, Markus Bitzer et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Mario Schiffer	3.3k	2.3k	1.0k	812	742	246	7.0k
Ali G. Gharavi	3.8k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	526 0.6×	871 1.2×	116	6.9k
Frank Eitner	2.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	706 0.9×	262 0.4×	125	5.9k
Jean L. Olson	2.1k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	874 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	466 0.6×	109	8.6k
John R. Sedor	2.1k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	656 0.7×	540 0.7×	504 0.7×	150	6.2k
David J. Friedman	3.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	2.1k 2.1×	573 0.7×	910 1.2×	102	8.2k
Pravin C. Singhal	2.1k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	857 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	411 0.6×	301	7.4k
Christian Hugo	2.2k 0.7×	2.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	1.7k 2.0×	402 0.5×	156	8.2k
Hong Zhang	2.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	366 0.5×	341 0.5×	213	6.0k
Berthold Hocher	1.7k 0.5×	2.2k 1.0×	669 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	576 0.8×	355	9.4k
Hermann Pavenstädt	1.9k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	408 0.4×	812 1.0×	793 1.1×	167	6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Mario Schiffer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mario Schiffer

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tati, Ramesh, et al.. (2025). Cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 affects podocyte cytoskeleton dynamics in diabetic kidney disease. JCI Insight. 10(14). 2 indexed citations

Weber, Sabine, Guixia Chen, Tilman Jobst‐Schwan, et al.. (2025). Pharmacodynamic effect of mTOR inhibition-based immunosuppressive therapy on dendritic cell and natural killer cell subsets after renal transplantation. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 219(1).

Stepanenko, Vladimir, Frank Würthner, Philipp Stahlhut, et al.. (2025). Biofabrication of a Filtration Barrier by Integrating Electrospun Membranes and Flow in a Glomerular Co‐Culture. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(23). e2501235–e2501235. 3 indexed citations

Schenk, Heiko, Heike Bähre, Patricia Schröder, et al.. (2025). Kynurenine Pathway Dysregulation Impairs Podocyte Morphology and Bioenergetics In Vitro and Leads to Glomerular Dysfunction. The FASEB Journal. 39(22). e71228–e71228.

Kraus, Andre, et al.. (2024). The extracellular matrix protein fibronectin promotes metanephric kidney development. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 476(6). 963–974.

Kannenkeril, Dennis, Agnes Bosch, Julie Kolwelter, et al.. (2024). PCSK-9-inhibitor therapy improves endothelial function in high-risk patients with cardiovascular disease. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 115(2). 220–231. 1 indexed citations

Weber, Sabine, Tilman Jobst‐Schwan, Michael S. Wiesener, et al.. (2024). Pharmacodynamic Effect of mTOR Inhibition-based Immunosuppressive Therapy on T- and B-cell Subsets After Renal Transplantation. Transplantation Direct. 10(7). e1666–e1666. 1 indexed citations

Kraus, Andre, Nicolai Burzlaff, Jens Leipziger, et al.. (2024). P2Y2R and Cyst Growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 35(10). 1351–1365.

Schmid, Axel, Christian Ott, Agnes Bosch, et al.. (2023). Blood pressure reduction after renal denervation in patients with or without chronic kidney disease. Clinical Kidney Journal. 17(1). sfad237–sfad237. 4 indexed citations

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Siwy, Justyna, Ralph Wendt, Kerstin Amann, et al.. (2023). Differentiating primary and secondary FSGS using non-invasive urine biomarkers. Clinical Kidney Journal. 17(2). sfad296–sfad296. 7 indexed citations

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Lutz, Rainer, Arne Jahn, Katharina Heller, et al.. (2021). Frequency of the necessity of dentoalveolar surgery or conservative treatment in patients before kidney transplantation depending on the duration of dialysis and causative nephrological disease. Clinical Oral Investigations. 26(3). 2383–2390. 1 indexed citations

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Veelken, Roland, Karl F. Hilgers, Eva‐Maria Paulus, et al.. (2020). Afferent renal innervation in anti-Thy1.1 nephritis in rats. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 319(5). F822–F832. 7 indexed citations

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Faulhaber‐Walter, Robert, Diane Mizel, Patricia M. Zerfas, et al.. (2020). <p>Podocyte Density and Albuminuria in Aging Diabetic Ins2± Mice with or Without Adenosine A1 Receptor Signaling</p>. International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease. Volume 13. 19–26. 1 indexed citations

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Tian, Xuefei, et al.. (2020). Identification of Podocyte Cargo Proteins by Proteomic Analysis of Clathrin-Coated Vesicles. Kidney360. 1(6). 480–490. 5 indexed citations

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Müller‐Deile, Janina, Heiko Schenk, Beina Teng, et al.. (2019). Mutation of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (mitf) in zebrafish sensitizes for glomerulopathy. Biology Open. 8(3). 9 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, W., et al.. (2015). Prähospitale Analgesie durch Rettungsassistenten in Rheinland-Pfalz : Praktikabilität, analgetische Wirkung und Sicherheit bei i.v.-verabreichtem Paracetamol.. Der Anaesthesist. 64(12). 927–936. 2 indexed citations

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Schiffer, Lena, Ramalingam Bethunaickan, Meera Ramanujam, et al.. (2008). Activated renal macrophages are markers of disease onset and disease remission in lupus nephritis (Journal of Immunology (2008) 180 (1938-1947)). The Journal of Immunology. 180(5). 23 indexed citations

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Suszták, Katalin, Amanda C. Raff, Mario Schiffer, & Erwin P. Böttinger. (2006). Glucose-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Cause Apoptosis of Podocytes and Podocyte Depletion at the Onset of Diabetic Nephropathy. Diabetes. 55(1). 225–233. 941 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schiffer, Mario, Markus Bitzer, Ian S. Roberts, et al.. (2001). Apoptosis in podocytes induced by TGF-β and Smad7. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(6). 807–816. 508 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schiffer, Mario, Markus Bitzer, S. A. Roberts, et al.. (2001). Apoptosis in podocytes induced by TGF-β and Smad7. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(6). 807–816. 146 indexed citations

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