Moritz Middelhoff

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 741 citations indexed

About

Moritz Middelhoff is a scholar working on Surgery, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Moritz Middelhoff has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 741 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Immunology and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Moritz Middelhoff's work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (7 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (3 papers) and Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research (3 papers). Moritz Middelhoff is often cited by papers focused on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (7 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (3 papers) and Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research (3 papers). Moritz Middelhoff collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Moritz Middelhoff's co-authors include Michael Quante, Roland Veltkamp, Sergio Illanes, Arthur Liesz, Wei Zhou, Markus Zorn, Joanne van Ryn, Sönke Schwarting, Sabine Heiland and Martin Bendszus and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Stroke and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Moritz Middelhoff

14 papers receiving 729 citations

Hit Papers

Helicobacter pylori promotes colorectal carcinogenesis by... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
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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.

  1. Helicobacter pylori promotes colorectal carcinogenesis by deregulating intestinal immunity and inducing a mucus-degrading microbiota signature
    2023 79 citations Sebastian Jarosch, Andreas Wanisch et al. Gut profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Moritz Middelhoff Germany 10 214 180 170 161 151 17 741
Simon Schäfer Germany 19 108 0.5× 81 0.5× 263 1.5× 58 0.4× 55 0.4× 63 948
Dominik F. Draxler Australia 14 45 0.2× 123 0.7× 118 0.7× 49 0.3× 56 0.4× 29 744
Barry White Ireland 14 125 0.6× 163 0.9× 68 0.4× 18 0.1× 142 0.9× 22 807
Toru Sawada Japan 13 46 0.2× 121 0.7× 98 0.6× 98 0.6× 24 0.2× 46 553
Derrick Robertson United States 11 85 0.4× 33 0.2× 65 0.4× 137 0.9× 114 0.8× 46 804
Ester Löwenberg Netherlands 11 157 0.7× 51 0.3× 91 0.5× 27 0.2× 90 0.6× 16 633
W. Pabst Germany 14 130 0.6× 100 0.6× 60 0.4× 38 0.2× 49 0.3× 47 596
Chu Chen China 12 60 0.3× 52 0.3× 158 0.9× 57 0.4× 43 0.3× 39 550
Pranab Das United States 13 160 0.7× 125 0.7× 115 0.7× 53 0.3× 57 0.4× 35 576
Runzhen Zhao United States 16 23 0.1× 87 0.5× 292 1.7× 73 0.5× 35 0.2× 35 840

Countries citing papers authored by Moritz Middelhoff

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Fields of papers citing papers by Moritz Middelhoff

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Moritz Middelhoff

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Moritz Middelhoff. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Moritz Middelhoff based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Moritz Middelhoff. Moritz Middelhoff is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Maurer, H. Carlo, Katja Steiger, Klaus‐Peter Janssen, et al.. (2025). Epithelial genetic muscarinic receptor 3 ablation induces sex-specific modulation of colonic intestinal progenitor cells and response to intestinal injury. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 19(6).
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Valenti, Giovanni, Pasquale Laise, Ryota Takahashi, et al.. (2025). Regulatory network analysis of Dclk1 gene expression reveals a tuft cell-ILC2 axis that inhibits pancreatic tumor progression. Cell Reports. 44(6). 115734–115734.
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Maurer, H. Carlo, Julius Fischer, Markus Tschurtschenthaler, et al.. (2024). Vasoactive intestinal peptide promotes secretory differentiation and mitigates radiation-induced intestinal injury. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 348–348. 5 indexed citations
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Jarosch, Sebastian, Andreas Wanisch, Klaus‐Peter Janssen, et al.. (2023). Helicobacter pylori promotes colorectal carcinogenesis by deregulating intestinal immunity and inducing a mucus-degrading microbiota signature. Gut. 72(7). 1258–1270. 79 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dietl, Andreas, Klaus‐Peter Janssen, Moritz Middelhoff, et al.. (2023). Helicobacter pylori promotes colorectal carcinogenesis by deregulating intestinal immunity and inducing a mucus-degrading microbiota signature. Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie. 61(8). e404–e405. 6 indexed citations
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Schult, David, Sandra Reitmeier, Tobias Lahmer, et al.. (2022). Gut bacterial dysbiosis and instability is associated with the onset of complications and mortality in COVID-19. Gut Microbes. 14(1). 2031840–2031840. 59 indexed citations
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Maurer, H. Carlo, David Schult, Sandra Reitmeier, et al.. (2022). Gut Microbial Disruption in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis. Journal of Fungi. 8(12). 1265–1265.
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Middelhoff, Moritz, H. Carlo Maurer, Akanksha Anand, et al.. (2021). Notch signaling drives development of Barrett’s metaplasia from Dclk1-positive epithelial tuft cells in the murine gastric mucosa. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 4509–4509. 12 indexed citations
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Huber, Wolfgang, Georg Lorenz, Katrin Böttcher, et al.. (2020). Extracorporeal multiorgan support including CO2-removal with the ADVanced Organ Support (ADVOS) system for COVID-19: A case report. The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 44(4). 288–294. 4 indexed citations
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Nienhüser, Henrik, Woosook Kim, Ermanno Malagola, et al.. (2020). Mist1+ gastric isthmus stem cells are regulated by Wnt5a and expand in response to injury and inflammation in mice. Gut. 70(4). 654–665. 40 indexed citations
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Middelhoff, Moritz, Henrik Nienhüser, Giovanni Valenti, et al.. (2020). Prox1-positive cells monitor and sustain the murine intestinal epithelial cholinergic niche. Nature Communications. 11(1). 111–111. 43 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaowei, Yoshihiro Takemoto, Huan Deng, et al.. (2017). Histidine decarboxylase (HDC)-expressing granulocytic myeloid cells induce and recruit Foxp3+ regulatory T cells in murine colon cancer. OncoImmunology. 6(3). e1290034–e1290034. 38 indexed citations
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Middelhoff, Moritz, C. Benedikt Westphalen, Yoku Hayakawa, et al.. (2017). Dclk1-expressing tuft cells: critical modulators of the intestinal niche?. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 313(4). G285–G299. 74 indexed citations
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Pastuła, Agnieszka, Moritz Middelhoff, Anna Brandtner, et al.. (2015). Three‐Dimensional Gastrointestinal Organoid Culture in Combination with Nerves or Fibroblasts: A Method to Characterize the Gastrointestinal Stem Cell Niche. Stem Cells International. 2016(1). 3710836–3710836. 93 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wei, Sönke Schwarting, Sergio Illanes, et al.. (2011). Hemostatic Therapy in Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage Associated With the Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Dabigatran. Stroke. 42(12). 3594–3599. 245 indexed citations

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