Monika Bradl

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
75 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Monika Bradl is a scholar working on Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Monika Bradl has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Neurology, 38 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 28 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Monika Bradl's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (38 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (38 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (14 papers). Monika Bradl is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (38 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (38 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (14 papers). Monika Bradl collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Japan. Monika Bradl's co-authors include Hans Lassmann, Christopher Linington, Christof Brunner, Jan Bauer, Markus Reindl, K. Vass, Kazuo Fujihara, Tatsuro Misu, M Fischer and Romana Höftberger and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Monika Bradl

73 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Oligodendrocytes: biology and pathology

2009 635 citations Monika Bradl, Hans Lassmann Acta Neuropathologica profile →
Augmentation of demyelination in rat acute allergic encephalomyelitis by circulating mouse monoclonal antibodies directed against a myelin/oligodendrocyte glycoprotein.

1988 567 citations Christopher Linington, Monika Bradl et al. profile →
Multiple sclerosis: experimental models and reality

2016 387 citations Hans Lassmann, Monika Bradl Acta Neuropathologica profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Monika Bradl Austria	40	2.8k	1.8k	1.8k	1.6k	1.6k	75	6.1k
Maria K. Storch Austria	33	2.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	55	5.0k
Don Mahad United Kingdom	35	2.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	2.3k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	56	6.6k
Mohsen Khademi Sweden	47	2.6k 0.9×	901 0.5×	2.5k 1.4×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	130	6.7k
Manfred Schmidbauer Austria	22	3.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	754 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	48	5.2k
Roberta Magliozzi Italy	39	5.1k 1.8×	2.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	84	7.8k
Ansi Chang United States	23	2.9k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	875 0.5×	2.1k 1.3×	884 0.6×	25	6.4k
Tanja Kuhlmann Germany	48	3.1k 1.1×	2.6k 1.4×	1.9k 1.1×	2.8k 1.8×	999 0.6×	137	8.2k
Helmut Rauschka Austria	15	2.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	609 0.3×	896 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	30	4.1k
Romana Höftberger Austria	49	2.7k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	855 0.5×	2.2k 1.4×	4.1k 2.6×	173	8.6k
Ranjan Dutta United States	30	1.8k 0.6×	2.7k 1.5×	1.5k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	666 0.4×	80	6.3k

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Hagenbuchner, Judith, et al.. (2025). Inflammatory transcriptomic signatures in a human cellular NMOSD model reveal upregulation of NF-κB and IL6 pathways. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 43346–43346.

Bradl, Monika, et al.. (2025). The immunological processes behind aquaporin 4-antibody seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. Seminars in Immunology. 78. 101945–101945. 2 indexed citations

Ponleitner, Markus, Yoshiki Takai, Daniel Hofmann, et al.. (2023). Paths to hippocampal damage in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 49(2). e12893–e12893. 3 indexed citations

Mader, Simone, Stephan Winklmeier, Heike Rübsamen, et al.. (2023). Dissection of complement and Fc-receptor-mediated pathomechanisms of autoantibodies to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(13). e2300648120–e2300648120. 8 indexed citations

Beltrán, Eduardo, Manuela Paunovic, Romana Höftberger, et al.. (2020). Archeological neuroimmunology: resurrection of a pathogenic immune response from a historical case sheds light on human autoimmune encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis. Acta Neuropathologica. 141(1). 67–83. 12 indexed citations

Bradl, Monika, Markus Reindl, & Hans Lassmann. (2018). Mechanisms for lesion localization in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. Current Opinion in Neurology. 31(3). 325–333. 45 indexed citations

Ferguson, James, R. Hopf, Monika Bradl, et al.. (2017). A novel experimental rat model of peripheral nerve scarring: reliably mimicking post-surgical complications and recurring adhesions. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 10(8). 1015–1025. 19 indexed citations

Peschl, Patrick, Kathrin Schanda, Bleranda Zeka, et al.. (2017). Human antibodies against the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein can cause complement-dependent demyelination. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 14(1). 208–208. 119 indexed citations

Peschl, Patrick, Monika Bradl, Romana Höftberger, Thomas Berger, & Markus Reindl. (2017). Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein: Deciphering a Target in Inflammatory Demyelinating Diseases. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 529–529. 163 indexed citations

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Bradl, Monika & Hans Lassmann. (2016). Neurologic autoimmunity. Handbook of clinical neurology. 133. 121–143. 2 indexed citations

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Wimmer, Isabella, Imke Metz, Wolfgang Brück, et al.. (2015). Cell type-specific Nrf2 expression in multiple sclerosis lesions. Acta Neuropathologica. 130(2). 263–277. 68 indexed citations

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Zeka, Bleranda, Maria Hastermann, Sonja Hochmeister, et al.. (2015). Highly encephalitogenic aquaporin 4-specific T cells and NMO-IgG jointly orchestrate lesion location and tissue damage in the CNS. Acta Neuropathologica. 130(6). 783–798. 57 indexed citations

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Wimmer, Isabella, Simon Hametner, Lukas Haider, et al.. (2014). Oxidative tissue injury in multiple sclerosis is only partly reflected in experimental disease models. Acta Neuropathologica. 128(2). 247–266. 92 indexed citations

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Bradl, Monika & Hans Lassmann. (2013). Experimental Models of Neuromyelitis Optica. Brain Pathology. 24(1). 74–82. 43 indexed citations

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Kawakami, Naoto, Maja Kitic, Jan Bauer, et al.. (2013). T cell-activation in neuromyelitis optica lesions plays a role in their formation. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 1(1). 85–85. 73 indexed citations

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Bradl, Monika & Hans Lassmann. (2011). Microarray analysis on archival multiple sclerosis tissue: Pathogenic authenticity outweighs technical obstacles. Neuropathology. 32(4). 463–466. 3 indexed citations

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Hochmeister, Sonja, Jan Bauer, Britta Engelhardt, et al.. (2006). Dysferlin Is a New Marker for Leaky Brain Blood Vessels in Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 65(9). 855–865. 126 indexed citations

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Aboul‐Enein, Fahmy, Jan Bauer, Matthias Klein, et al.. (2004). Selective and Antigen-Dependent Effects of Myelin Degeneration on Central Nervous System Inflammation. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 63(12). 1284–1296. 19 indexed citations

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Bradl, Monika & Christopher Linington. (1996). Animal Models of Demyelination. Brain Pathology. 6(3). 303–311. 41 indexed citations

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Bradl, Monika, Andres J. Klein–Szanto, Susan D. Porter, & Beatrice Mintz. (1991). Malignant melanoma in transgenic mice.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 88(1). 164–168. 126 indexed citations

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