Meike Mitsdoerffer

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
28 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Meike Mitsdoerffer is a scholar working on Immunology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Meike Mitsdoerffer has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Immunology, 7 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Meike Mitsdoerffer's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (13 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers). Meike Mitsdoerffer is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (13 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers). Meike Mitsdoerffer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Slovakia. Meike Mitsdoerffer's co-authors include Vijay K. Kuchroo, Michael Weller, Heinz Wiendl, I‐Cheng Ho, Thomas Korn, Mohamed Oukka, Amit Awasthi, Raymond A. Sobel, Valérie Dardalhon and Hulin Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Meike Mitsdoerffer

27 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

IL-4 inhibits TGF-β-induced Foxp3+ T cells and, together with TGF-β, generates IL-9+ IL-10+ Foxp3− effector T cells

2008 859 citations Valérie Dardalhon, Amit Awasthi et al. Nature Immunology profile →
The costimulatory molecule ICOS regulates the expression of c-Maf and IL-21 in the development of follicular T helper cells and TH-17 cells

2008 573 citations Aurélie Bauquet, Hulin Jin et al. Nature Immunology profile →
Th17 Cells Induce Ectopic Lymphoid Follicles in Central Nervous System Tissue Inflammation

2011 381 citations Anneli Peters, Lisa A. Pitcher et al. Immunity profile →

Peers

Meike Mitsdoerffer

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Linda Lucian United States

Uta E. Höpken Germany

Claire L. Langrish United States

Beth Basham United States

Elisabeth Suri‐Payer Germany

Thomas Hünig Germany

Nathan Karin Israel

Chi-Chao Chan United States

Nader Najafian United States

Odile Devergne France

Linda Lucian United States

Meike Mitsdoerffer

4.0k ×1.1

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963 ×0.9

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581 ×1.1

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323 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Meike Mitsdoerffer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Meike Mitsdoerffer

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Delbridge, Claire, Daniel Scholz, Azar Kazemi, et al.. (2025). From histology to diagnosis: Leveraging pathology foundation models for glioma classification. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 197(Pt A). 110988–110988.

Mitsdoerffer, Meike, Lilian Aly, Melanie Barz, et al.. (2022). The glioblastoma multiforme tumor site promotes the commitment of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes to the T_H17 lineage in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(34). e2206208119–e2206208119. 16 indexed citations

Aly, Lilian, Joachim Havla, Gildas Lepennetier, et al.. (2020). Inner retinal layer thinning in radiologically isolated syndrome predicts conversion to multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Neurology. 27(11). 2217–2224. 22 indexed citations

Mitsdoerffer, Meike & Anneli Peters. (2016). Tertiary Lymphoid Organs in Central Nervous System Autoimmunity. Frontiers in Immunology. 7. 451–451. 72 indexed citations

Lee, Youjin, Meike Mitsdoerffer, Sheng Xiao, et al.. (2015). IL-21R signaling is critical for induction of spontaneous experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 125(11). 4011–4020. 30 indexed citations

Sie, Christopher, Thomas Korn, & Meike Mitsdoerffer. (2014). Th17 cells in central nervous system autoimmunity. Experimental Neurology. 262. 18–27. 70 indexed citations

Heink, Sylvia, Franziska Petermann, Ajithkumar Vasanthakumar, et al.. (2014). IL-27 and IL-12 oppose pro-inflammatory IL-23 in CD4+ T cells by inducing Blimp1. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3770–3770. 85 indexed citations

Mitsdoerffer, Meike, Vijay K. Kuchroo, & Thomas Korn. (2013). Immunology of neuromyelitis optica: a T cell–B cell collaboration. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1283(1). 57–66. 67 indexed citations

Peters, Anneli, Lisa A. Pitcher, Jenna M. Sullivan, et al.. (2011). Th17 Cells Induce Ectopic Lymphoid Follicles in Central Nervous System Tissue Inflammation. Immunity. 35(6). 986–996. 381 indexed citations breakdown →

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Riol‐Blanco, Lorena, Vanja Lazarevic, Amit Awasthi, et al.. (2010). IL-23 Receptor Regulates Unconventional IL-17–Producing T Cells That Control Bacterial Infections. The Journal of Immunology. 184(4). 1710–1720. 103 indexed citations

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Korn, Thomas, Meike Mitsdoerffer, & Vijay K. Kuchroo. (2009). Immunological Basis for the Development of Tissue Inflammation and Organ-Specific Autoimmunity in Animal Models of Multiple Sclerosis. Results and problems in cell differentiation. 51. 43–74. 24 indexed citations

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Bauquet, Aurélie, Hulin Jin, Alison M. Paterson, et al.. (2008). The costimulatory molecule ICOS regulates the expression of c-Maf and IL-21 in the development of follicular T helper cells and TH-17 cells. Nature Immunology. 10(2). 167–175. 573 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dardalhon, Valérie, Amit Awasthi, Wenda Gao, et al.. (2008). IL-4 inhibits TGF-β-induced Foxp3+ T cells and, together with TGF-β, generates IL-9+ IL-10+ Foxp3− effector T cells. Nature Immunology. 9(12). 1347–1355. 859 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schreiner, Bettina, Meike Mitsdoerffer, Bernd C. Kieseier, et al.. (2004). Interferon-β enhances monocyte and dendritic cell expression of B7-H1 (PD-L1), a strong inhibitor of autologous T-cell activation: relevance for the immune modulatory effect in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 155(1-2). 172–182. 226 indexed citations

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Mitsdoerffer, Meike, Bettina Schreiner, Bernd C. Kieseier, et al.. (2004). Monocyte-derived HLA-G acts as a strong inhibitor of autologous CD4 T cell activation and is upregulated by interferon-β in vitro and in vivo: rationale for the therapy of multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 159(1-2). 155–164. 55 indexed citations

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Schreiner, Bettina, Jörg Wischhusen, Meike Mitsdoerffer, et al.. (2003). Expression of the B7‐related molecule ICOSL by human glioma cells in vitro and in vivo. Glia. 44(3). 296–301. 33 indexed citations

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Wiendl, Heinz, Meike Mitsdoerffer, Dagmar Schneider, et al.. (2003). Muscle fibres and cultured muscle cells express the B7.1/2-related inducible co-stimulatory molecule, ICOSL: implications for the pathogenesis of inflammatory myopathies. Brain. 126(5). 1026–1035. 95 indexed citations

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Wiendl, Heinz, Meike Mitsdoerffer, & Michael Weller. (2003). Hide-and-seek in the brain: a role for HLA-G mediating immune privilege for glioma cells. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 13(5). 343–351. 36 indexed citations

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Wiendl, Heinz, Meike Mitsdoerffer, Valeska Hofmeister, et al.. (2002). A Functional Role of HLA-G Expression in Human Gliomas: An Alternative Strategy of Immune Escape. The Journal of Immunology. 168(9). 4772–4780. 291 indexed citations

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Wiendl, Heinz, Meike Mitsdoerffer, Valeska Hofmeister, et al.. (2002). The non-classical MHC molecule HLA-G protects human muscle cells from immune-mediated lysis: implications for myoblast transplantation and gene therapy. Brain. 126(1). 176–185. 76 indexed citations

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