Michael Schirner

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Michael Schirner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Schirner has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 26 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michael Schirner's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (26 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (15 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (14 papers). Michael Schirner is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (26 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (15 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (14 papers). Michael Schirner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Michael Schirner's co-authors include Petra Ritter, Anthony R. McIntosh, Stefan Rosewicz, Viktor Jirsa, Bertram Wiedenmann, Rainer Haag, Andreas Menrad, Martin R. Schneider, Peter Hauff and Kai Licha and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Michael Schirner

96 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Design of therapeutic biomaterials to control inflammation

2022 361 citations Zhaoxu Tu, Yiling Zhong et al. Nature Reviews Materials profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michael Schirner	1.6k	1.0k	729	670	580	101	4.2k
Hong Yuan	1.4k 0.9×	587 0.6×	335 0.5×	917 1.4×	647 1.1×	121	4.4k
Enfeng Wang	1.6k 1.0×	661 0.7×	232 0.3×	764 1.1×	462 0.8×	84	3.8k
Mitsutoshi Nakada	3.6k 2.2×	1.3k 1.3×	318 0.4×	561 0.8×	460 0.8×	324	7.8k
Peter C. Warnke	837 0.5×	498 0.5×	262 0.4×	858 1.3×	554 1.0×	129	4.7k
Roland Goldbrunner	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	150 0.2×	956 1.4×	620 1.1×	242	7.4k
Kathrin Geiger	2.1k 1.3×	379 0.4×	138 0.2×	315 0.5×	400 0.7×	137	4.9k
Nicholas van Bruggen	2.5k 1.5×	787 0.8×	108 0.1×	1.3k 2.0×	943 1.6×	46	6.4k
Gang Wu	2.8k 1.7×	937 0.9×	252 0.3×	158 0.2×	307 0.5×	141	4.6k
Conor C. Lynch	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.5×	181 0.2×	203 0.3×	201 0.3×	89	3.7k
Jae Min Jeong	1.6k 1.0×	733 0.7×	114 0.2×	2.6k 3.9×	636 1.1×	214	5.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Schirner

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20 of 20 papers shown

Martín, Ignacio, Jan Fousek, Michael Schirner, et al.. (2025). TVB C++: A Fast and Flexible Back‐End for The Virtual Brain. Advanced Science. 13(2). e06440–e06440. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Xiao, Fiorenza Rancan, Fabian Schumacher, et al.. (2024). Topical Delivery of Tofacitinib in Dermatology: The Promise of a Novel Therapeutic Class Using Biodegradable Dendritic Polyglycerol Sulfates. Pharmaceuticals. 17(1). 77–77. 4 indexed citations

Dimde, Mathias, Kai Ludwig, Katharina Achazi, et al.. (2023). Dendritic polyglycerolsulfate-SS-poly(ester amide) micelles for the systemic delivery of docetaxel: pushing the limits of stability through the insertion of π–π interactions. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 11(17). 3797–3807. 6 indexed citations

Palesi, Fulvia, Michael Schirner, Alberto Redolfi, et al.. (2023). Virtual brain simulations reveal network-specific parameters in neurodegenerative dementias. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 15. 10 indexed citations

Schirner, Michael, Gustavo Deco, & Petra Ritter. (2023). Learning how network structure shapes decision-making for bio-inspired computing. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2963–2963. 22 indexed citations

Tully, Michael, et al.. (2022). Chemical Approaches to Synthetic Drug Delivery Systems for Systemic Applications. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(49). e202203942–e202203942. 53 indexed citations

Tully, Michael, et al.. (2022). Chemische Ansätze für synthetische Wirkstofftransportsysteme für systemische Anwendungen. Angewandte Chemie. 134(49). 3 indexed citations

Schirner, Michael, Kelly Shen, Petra Ritter, et al.. (2022). Personalized Connectome-Based Modeling in Patients with Semi-Acute Phase TBI: Relationship to Acute Neuroimaging and 6 Month Follow-Up. eNeuro. 9(1). ENEURO.0075–21.2022. 8 indexed citations

Tu, Zhaoxu, Yiling Zhong, Hanze Hu, et al.. (2022). Design of therapeutic biomaterials to control inflammation. Nature Reviews Materials. 7(7). 557–574. 361 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dimde, Mathias, Yinan Zhong, Michael Tully, et al.. (2021). Toolbox of Biodegradable Dendritic (Poly glycerol sulfate)–SS-poly(ester) Micelles for Cancer Treatment: Stability, Drug Release, and Tumor Targeting. Biomacromolecules. 22(6). 2625–2640. 24 indexed citations

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Mohammadifar, Ehsan, Katharina Achazi, Kai Ludwig, et al.. (2021). Biodegradable Dendritic Polyglycerol Sulfate for the Delivery and Tumor Accumulation of Cytostatic Anticancer Drugs. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 7(6). 2569–2579. 15 indexed citations

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Tully, Michael, Mathias Dimde, Christoph Weise, et al.. (2021). Polyglycerol for Half-Life Extension of Proteins—Alternative to PEGylation?. Biomacromolecules. 22(4). 1406–1416. 53 indexed citations

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Kulka, Michael, Chuanxiong Nie, Yannic Kerkhoff, et al.. (2020). The Application of Dual‐Layer, Mussel‐Inspired, Antifouling Polyglycerol‐Based Coatings in Ventricular Assist Devices. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 7(21). 10 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Joelle, John D. Griffiths, Michael Schirner, Petra Ritter, & Anthony R. McIntosh. (2018). Subject specificity of the correlation between large-scale structural and functional connectivity. Network Neuroscience. 3(1). 90–106. 24 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Joelle, Alistair Perry, Michael Breakspear, et al.. (2018). Differentiation of Alzheimer's disease based on local and global parameters in personalized Virtual Brain models. NeuroImage Clinical. 19. 240–251. 60 indexed citations

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Ritter, Petra, Michael Schirner, Anthony R. McIntosh, & Viktor Jirsa. (2013). The Virtual Brain Integrates Computational Modeling and Multimodal Neuroimaging. Brain Connectivity. 3(2). 121–145. 167 indexed citations

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Gemeinhardt, Ines, Ole Gemeinhardt, Matthias Taupitz, et al.. (2012). Near-infrared fluorescence imaging of experimentally collagen-induced arthritis in rats using the nonspecific dye tetrasulfocyanine in comparison with gadolinium-based contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, histology, and clinical score. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 17(10). 1060081–1060081. 9 indexed citations

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Hillig, R.C., Stefanie Urlinger, Yvonne Stark, et al.. (2007). Crystallization and molecular-replacement solution of a diagnostic fluorescent dye in complex with a specific Fab fragment. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 63(3). 217–223. 2 indexed citations

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Schirner, Michael. (2000). Antiangiogenic Chemotherapeutic Agents. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews. 19(1-2). 67–73. 37 indexed citations

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Schirner, Michael. (1995). [Prostaglandins and prostaglandin analogs: experimental studies on their effect of tumor metastasis].. PubMed. 107(9). 261–77. 1 indexed citations

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