Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 21 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer's work include Bone Metabolism and Diseases (24 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (22 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (21 papers). Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer is often cited by papers focused on Bone Metabolism and Diseases (24 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (22 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (21 papers). Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer's co-authors include Verena Fischer, Anita Ignatius, Astrid Liedert, Michael Amling, Anna E. Rapp, Katja Prystaz, Thorsten Schinke, Anna Kovtun, Astrid Schoppa and Jana Riegger and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer

77 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Interaction between bone and immune cells: Implications for postmenopausal osteoporosis

2021 448 citations Verena Fischer, Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology profile →
Oxidative stress as a key modulator of cell fate decision in osteoarthritis and osteoporosis: a narrative review

2023 108 citations Astrid Schoppa, Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer Germany	27	1.0k	555	388	378	318	85	2.3k
Changjun Li China	34	1.9k 1.9×	399 0.7×	339 0.9×	280 0.7×	356 1.1×	84	3.5k
Addolorata Corrado Italy	28	1.1k 1.0×	507 0.9×	308 0.8×	206 0.5×	304 1.0×	111	2.7k
Nathalie Bravenboer Netherlands	33	990 1.0×	637 1.1×	307 0.8×	219 0.6×	138 0.4×	116	3.0k
Dionysios J. Papachristou Greece	30	1.1k 1.1×	303 0.5×	618 1.6×	299 0.8×	183 0.6×	98	2.9k
Ricardo A. Battaglino United States	27	716 0.7×	376 0.7×	358 0.9×	245 0.6×	117 0.4×	75	2.0k
Alessandro Rubinacci Italy	29	899 0.9×	409 0.7×	316 0.8×	164 0.4×	126 0.4×	106	2.5k
Mohammed P. Akhter United States	25	912 0.9×	784 1.4×	269 0.7×	152 0.4×	139 0.4×	47	2.1k
Verena Fischer Germany	17	655 0.6×	342 0.6×	181 0.5×	194 0.5×	215 0.7×	32	1.3k
Mei Li China	30	951 0.9×	549 1.0×	428 1.1×	356 0.9×	183 0.6×	215	3.2k

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Ignatius, Anita, et al.. (2025). The Sex-Specific Effects of Early Life Adversity and Chronic Psychosocial Stress during Adulthood on Bone Are Mitigated by Mycobacterium vaccae NCTC 11659 in Mice. NeuroImmunoModulation. 32(1). 49–66. 1 indexed citations

Fischer, Verena, et al.. (2025). PHYSIOLOGICAL FRACTURE HEALING IS UNAFFECTED BY NEUTROPHIL-DERIVED IL-6 OR IL-6R SIGNALING IN MICE. Shock. 64(4). 414–424.

Ahmad, Mubashir, Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer, Astrid Schoppa, et al.. (2024). Mechanical induction of osteoanabolic Wnt1 promotes osteoblast differentiation via Plat. The FASEB Journal. 38(4). e23489–e23489. 2 indexed citations

Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Stefan O. Reber, Markus Huber‐Lang, & Anita Ignatius. (2024). Regeneration at the interface of mental and physical health after trauma. Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering. 31. 100545–100545.

Ahmad, Mubashir, et al.. (2024). Inflammatory priming of human mesenchymal stem cells induces osteogenic differentiation via the early response gene IER3. The FASEB Journal. 38(19). e70076–e70076. 2 indexed citations

Saalbach, Anja, Merle Stein, Ute Krügel, et al.. (2024). Bone quality relies on hyaluronan synthesis – Insights from mice with complete knockout of hyaluronan synthase expression. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24. 100163–100163. 2 indexed citations

Oreffo, Richard O. C., et al.. (2023). Embracing ethical research: Implementing the 3R principles into fracture healing research for sustainable scientific progress. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 42(3). 568–577. 6 indexed citations

Kühn, Melanie, Florian Gebhard, Miriam Kalbitz, et al.. (2023). Neutrophil-derived catecholamines mediate negative stress effects on bone. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3262–3262. 12 indexed citations

Tuckermann, Jan, et al.. (2022). Bone Mass and Osteoblast Activity Are Sex-Dependent in Mice Lacking the Estrogen Receptor α in Chondrocytes and Osteoblast Progenitor Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(5). 2902–2902. 7 indexed citations

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Vettorazzi, Sabine, Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer, Sooyeon Lee, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of Cdk5 Ameliorates Skeletal Bone Loss in Glucocorticoid-Treated Mice. Biomedicines. 10(2). 404–404. 6 indexed citations

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Fischer, Verena & Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer. (2021). Interaction between bone and immune cells: Implications for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 123. 14–21. 448 indexed citations breakdown →

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Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Verena Fischer, & Anita Ignatius. (2021). Differences in Fracture Healing Between Female and Male C57BL/6J Mice. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 712494–712494. 41 indexed citations

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Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Mubashir Ahmad, Astrid Schoppa, et al.. (2020). Wnt1 Boosts Fracture Healing by Enhancing Bone Formation in the Fracture Callus. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 38(5). 749–764. 14 indexed citations

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Mödinger, Yvonne, Anna E. Rapp, Verena Fischer, et al.. (2018). Reduced Terminal Complement Complex Formation in Mice Manifests in Low Bone Mass and Impaired Fracture Healing. American Journal Of Pathology. 189(1). 147–161. 11 indexed citations

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Prystaz, Katja, Anna Kovtun, Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer, et al.. (2017). Distinct Effects of IL-6 Classic and Trans -Signaling in Bone Fracture Healing. American Journal Of Pathology. 188(2). 474–490. 99 indexed citations

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Foertsch, Sandra, et al.. (2017). Chronic psychosocial stress disturbs long-bone growth in adolescent mice. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 10(12). 1399–1409. 41 indexed citations

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Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Romano Matthys, Alireza Abaei, et al.. (2017). <em>In Vivo</em> Evaluation of Fracture Callus Development During Bone Healing in Mice Using an MRI-compatible Osteosynthesis Device for the Mouse Femur. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2 indexed citations

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Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Astrid Liedert, Thorsten Schinke, et al.. (2016). Hypochlorhydria‐induced calcium malabsorption does not affect fracture healing but increases post‐traumatic bone loss in the intact skeleton. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 34(11). 1914–1921. 16 indexed citations

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Schinke, Thorsten, Ronny Bindl, Tim Wehner, et al.. (2013). Systemic treatment with the sphingosine‐1‐phosphate analog FTY720 does not improve fracture healing in mice. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 31(11). 1845–1850. 32 indexed citations

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Schinke, Thorsten, Ronny Bindl, Tim Wehner, et al.. (2013). The Wnt Serpentine Receptor Frizzled-9 Regulates New Bone Formation in Fracture Healing. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e84232–e84232. 48 indexed citations

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