Mélanie Königshoff

13.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
145 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Mélanie Königshoff is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Mélanie Königshoff has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 50 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Mélanie Königshoff's work include Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (63 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (59 papers) and Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (23 papers). Mélanie Königshoff is often cited by papers focused on Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (63 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (59 papers) and Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (23 papers). Mélanie Königshoff collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Mélanie Königshoff's co-authors include Oliver Eickelberg, Hoeke A. Baarsma, Werner Seeger, Darcy E. Wagner, Silke Meiners, Mareike Lehmann, N Balsara, Andreas Günther, Michael Lindner and Olivier Burgy and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Mélanie Königshoff

140 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

  1. Shared and distinct mechanisms of fibrosis
    2019 433 citations Mélanie Königshoff et al. profile →
  2. Senolytic drugs target alveolar epithelial cell function and attenuate experimental lung fibrosisex vivo
    2017 299 citations Mareike Lehmann, Kathrin Mutze et al. profile →
  3. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report: Use of Animal Models for the Preclinical Assessment of Potential Therapies for Pulmonary Fibrosis
    2017 280 citations Gísli Jenkins, Bethany B. Moore et al. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mélanie Königshoff Germany 49 4.5k 3.0k 1.3k 770 728 145 8.2k
Zea Borok United States 53 5.2k 1.2× 4.1k 1.4× 1.5k 1.2× 894 1.2× 629 0.9× 171 9.7k
Rachel C. Chambers United Kingdom 49 4.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 744 0.6× 695 0.9× 975 1.3× 130 8.2k
Mark Griffiths United Kingdom 36 2.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 842 0.7× 1.0k 1.3× 783 1.1× 154 7.1k
Dianhua Jiang United States 42 3.4k 0.7× 3.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 675 0.9× 1.9k 2.6× 96 8.9k
Jeffrey C. Horowitz United States 38 2.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 790 0.6× 530 0.7× 630 0.9× 82 5.8k
Luis A. Ortiz United States 37 2.6k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 490 0.6× 720 1.0× 71 7.0k
Jiurong Liang United States 39 3.0k 0.7× 3.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 542 0.7× 1.7k 2.4× 71 8.4k
Geoffrey J. Laurent United Kingdom 61 4.8k 1.1× 2.6k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 954 1.3× 163 11.0k
Robin J. McAnulty United Kingdom 52 3.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 793 0.6× 901 1.2× 765 1.1× 121 7.4k
Ludger Fink Germany 44 2.5k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 543 0.4× 821 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 115 6.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Burgy, Olivier & Mélanie Königshoff. (2024). Teatime: epigallocatechin gallate targets fibroblast–epithelial cell crosstalk to combat lung fibrosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(18). 2 indexed citations
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Xiao, Hanxi, Qianjiang Hu, Alyssa D. Gregory, et al.. (2024). Interpretable machine learning uncovers epithelial transcriptional rewiring and a role for Gelsolin in COPD. JCI Insight. 9(21). 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinyuan, Huabin Zhang, Yuqin Wang, et al.. (2023). DNA sensing via the cGAS/STING pathway activates the immunoproteasome and adaptive T‐cell immunity. The EMBO Journal. 42(8). e110597–e110597. 34 indexed citations
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Redding, Kevin, Luca Giordano, Ana L. Mora, et al.. (2023). Intact mitochondrial function in the setting of telomere‐induced senescence. Aging Cell. 22(10). e13941–e13941. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Xinhui, I. Sophie T. Bos, Thomas M. Conlon, et al.. (2022). A transcriptomics-guided drug target discovery strategy identifies receptor ligands for lung regeneration. Science Advances. 8(12). eabj9949–eabj9949. 30 indexed citations
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Hynds, Robert E., William J. Zacharias, Marko Nikolić, et al.. (2021). National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Building Respiratory Epithelium and Tissue for Health (BREATH) Consortium Workshop Report: Moving Forward in Lung Regeneration. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 65(1). 22–29.
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Sucre, Jennifer M. S., Kasey C. Vickers, John T. Benjamin, et al.. (2020). Hyperoxia Injury in the Developing Lung Is Mediated by Mesenchymal Expression of Wnt5A. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 201(10). 1249–1262. 44 indexed citations
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Alsafadi, Hani N., Franziska E. Uhl, Ricardo Pineda, et al.. (2020). Applications and Approaches for Three-Dimensional Precision-Cut Lung Slices. Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 62(6). 681–691. 85 indexed citations
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Ng-Blichfeldt, John-Poul, Tristan V. de Jong, Xinhui Wu, et al.. (2019). TGF-β activation impairs fibroblast ability to support adult lung epithelial progenitor cell organoid formation. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 317(1). L14–L28. 59 indexed citations
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Gerckens, Michael, Hani N. Alsafadi, Darcy E. Wagner, et al.. (2019). Generation of Human 3D Lung Tissue Cultures (3D-LTCs) for Disease Modeling. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 5 indexed citations
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Lehmann, Mareike, Olivier Burgy, Sarah Hermann, et al.. (2018). Increased Extracellular Vesicles Mediate WNT5A Signaling in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 198(12). 1527–1538. 140 indexed citations
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Skrońska-Wąsek, Wioletta, Kathrin Mutze, Hoeke A. Baarsma, et al.. (2017). Reduced Frizzled Receptor 4 Expression Prevents WNT/β-Catenin–driven Alveolar Lung Repair in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(2). 172–185. 85 indexed citations
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Jenkins, Gísli, Bethany B. Moore, Rachel C. Chambers, et al.. (2017). An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report: Use of Animal Models for the Preclinical Assessment of Potential Therapies for Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 56(5). 667–679. 280 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baarsma, Hoeke A., Wioletta Skrońska-Wąsek, Kathrin Mutze, et al.. (2016). Noncanonical WNT-5A signaling impairs endogenous lung repair in COPD. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 214(1). 143–163. 118 indexed citations
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François, C., JanWillem Duitman, Jan H. von der Thüsen, et al.. (2015). Membrane-anchored Serine Protease Matriptase Is a Trigger of Pulmonary Fibrogenesis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(8). 847–860. 36 indexed citations
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Balsara, N, et al.. (2013). WNT/β-Catenin Signaling Induces IL-1β Expression by Alveolar Epithelial Cells in Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 49(1). 96–104. 149 indexed citations
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Rock, Jason R. & Mélanie Königshoff. (2012). Endogenous Lung Regeneration: Potential and Limitations. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 186(12). 1213–1219. 43 indexed citations
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Karo‐Atar, Danielle, et al.. (2012). Paired Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor–B Inhibits Pulmonary Fibrosis by Suppressing Profibrogenic Properties of Alveolar Macrophages. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 48(4). 456–464. 26 indexed citations
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Kneidinger, Nikolaus, Ali Önder Yildirim, Jens Callegari, et al.. (2010). Activation of the WNT/β-Catenin Pathway Attenuates Experimental Emphysema. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 183(6). 723–733. 149 indexed citations
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Mercer, Paul F., Robin Johns, Chris J. Scotton, et al.. (2008). Pulmonary Epithelium Is a Prominent Source of Proteinase-activated Receptor-1–inducible CCL2 in Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(5). 414–425. 104 indexed citations

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