Oliver Harschnitz

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Oliver Harschnitz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Oliver Harschnitz has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Neurology and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Oliver Harschnitz's work include Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (4 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers) and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (3 papers). Oliver Harschnitz is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (4 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers) and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (3 papers). Oliver Harschnitz collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Italy. Oliver Harschnitz's co-authors include Leonard H. van den Berg, R. Jeroen Pasterkamp, Lot D. de Witte, Marjolein A. M. Sneeboer, Lorenz Studer, Henk Karst, Renata Vieira de Sá, Paul R. Ormel, Elly M. Hol and Harold D. MacGillavry and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Oliver Harschnitz

20 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Microglia innately develop within cerebral organoids

2018 433 citations Paul R. Ormel, Renata Vieira de Sá et al. Nature Communications profile →
The neuroinvasiveness, neurotropism, and neurovirulence of SARS-CoV-2

2022 131 citations Lisa Bauer, Brigitta M. Laksono et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Oliver Harschnitz Netherlands	13	453	315	305	204	187	21	1.1k
Renata Vieira de Sá Netherlands	9	398 0.9×	200 0.6×	255 0.8×	185 0.9×	168 0.9×	11	819
Bradley J. Goldstein United States	21	449 1.0×	191 0.6×	111 0.4×	273 1.3×	279 1.5×	64	1.8k
Netta Levin Israel	23	258 0.6×	151 0.5×	305 1.0×	98 0.5×	62 0.3×	69	1.7k
Attya Omer United States	9	758 1.7×	331 1.1×	62 0.2×	167 0.8×	273 1.5×	11	1.3k
Matthew Murtha United States	11	713 1.6×	178 0.6×	460 1.5×	159 0.8×	105 0.6×	17	1.3k
Jacquelyn A. Brown United States	20	414 0.9×	189 0.6×	309 1.0×	333 1.6×	67 0.4×	28	1.3k
Dafna Bonneh‐Barkay United States	15	672 1.5×	313 1.0×	222 0.7×	150 0.7×	45 0.2×	17	1.4k
Sarah E. Lutz United States	19	914 2.0×	824 2.6×	175 0.6×	346 1.7×	139 0.7×	30	1.9k
Christopher R. Bye Australia	23	682 1.5×	144 0.5×	393 1.3×	508 2.5×	168 0.9×	31	1.8k
Julius A. Steinbeck United States	13	1.1k 2.4×	249 0.8×	245 0.8×	726 3.6×	392 2.1×	15	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oliver Harschnitz

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Xu, Nan, Hyunwoo Cho, James O.S. Hackland, et al.. (2025). Genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies Menin and SUZ12 as regulators of human developmental timing. Nature Cell Biology. 27(9). 1411–1421.

Baumann, Natalia, Robin J. Wagener, Awais Javed, et al.. (2025). Regional differences in progenitor metabolism shape brain growth during development. Cell. 188(13). 3567–3582.e20. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Zhiyong, Hongyan Guo, Oliver Harschnitz, et al.. (2023). Encephalitis and poor neuronal death-mediated control of herpes simplex virus in human inherited RIPK3 deficiency. Clinical Immunology. 250. 109348–109348. 1 indexed citations

Harschnitz, Oliver, et al.. (2022). Human stem cell models to study placode development, function and pathology. Development. 149(20). 5 indexed citations

Bauer, Lisa, Brigitta M. Laksono, Femke M.S. de Vrij, et al.. (2022). The neuroinvasiveness, neurotropism, and neurovirulence of SARS-CoV-2. Trends in Neurosciences. 45(5). 358–368. 131 indexed citations breakdown →

Sikkema, Lisa, Jason Tchieu, Nathalie Saurat, et al.. (2021). Fully defined human pluripotent stem cell-derived microglia and tri-culture system model C3 production in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Neuroscience. 24(3). 343–354. 145 indexed citations

Zhang, Shen‐Ying, Oliver Harschnitz, Lorenz Studer, & Jean‐Laurent Casanova. (2021). Neuron-intrinsic immunity to viruses in mice and humans. Current Opinion in Immunology. 72. 309–317. 14 indexed citations

Harschnitz, Oliver & Lorenz Studer. (2021). Human stem cell models to study host–virus interactions in the central nervous system. Nature reviews. Immunology. 21(7). 441–453. 31 indexed citations

Largo, René D., Maximilian G. Burger, Oliver Harschnitz, et al.. (2020). VEGF Over-Expression by Engineered BMSC Accelerates Functional Perfusion, Improving Tissue Density and In-Growth in Clinical-Size Osteogenic Grafts. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 755–755. 6 indexed citations

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Zimmer, Bastian, Oliver Harschnitz, Yoon Seung Lee, et al.. (2018). Human iPSC-derived trigeminal neurons lack constitutive TLR3-dependent immunity that protects cortical neurons from HSV-1 infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(37). E8775–E8782. 56 indexed citations

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Ormel, Paul R., Renata Vieira de Sá, Emma J. van Bodegraven, et al.. (2018). Microglia innately develop within cerebral organoids. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4167–4167. 433 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harschnitz, Oliver. (2018). Human Stem Cell–Derived Models: Lessons for Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System. The Neuroscientist. 25(3). 199–207. 2 indexed citations

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Rheenen, Wouter van, Frank P. Diekstra, Oliver Harschnitz, et al.. (2018). Whole blood transcriptome analysis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A biomarker study. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0198874–e0198874. 38 indexed citations

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Harschnitz, Oliver, Leonard H. van den Berg, Marc Jansen, et al.. (2016). Autoantibody pathogenicity in a multifocal motor neuropathy induced pluripotent stem cell–derived model. Annals of Neurology. 80(1). 71–88. 46 indexed citations

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Wadman, Renske I., Marloes Stam, Marc Jansen, et al.. (2016). A Comparative Study of SMN Protein and mRNA in Blood and Fibroblasts in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Healthy Controls. PLoS ONE. 11(11). e0167087–e0167087. 36 indexed citations

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Vlam, Lotte, Elisabeth A. Cats, Oliver Harschnitz, et al.. (2015). Complement activity is associated with disease severity in multifocal motor neuropathy. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 2(4). e119–e119. 30 indexed citations

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Harschnitz, Oliver, et al.. (2014). MMN: From Immunological Cross-Talk to Conduction Block. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 34(S1). 112–119. 26 indexed citations

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Heuvel, Dianne M.A. van den, Oliver Harschnitz, Leonard H. van den Berg, & R. Jeroen Pasterkamp. (2013). Taking a risk: a therapeutic focus on ataxin-2 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 20(1). 25–35. 28 indexed citations

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Largo, René D., Dirk J. Schaefer, Oliver Harschnitz, et al.. (2011). Intracranial application of free fasciocutaneous flaps in a novel sandwich technique for skull base reconstruction. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 40(9). 931–937. 9 indexed citations

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Nes, S. I. van, Catharina G. Faber, Oliver Harschnitz, et al.. (2008). Revising two-point discrimination assessment in normal aging and in patients with polyneuropathies. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 79(7). 832–834. 60 indexed citations

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