Oliver Liesenfeld

14.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
194 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Oliver Liesenfeld is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Oliver Liesenfeld has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Epidemiology, 109 papers in Parasitology and 41 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Oliver Liesenfeld's work include Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (99 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (49 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (44 papers). Oliver Liesenfeld is often cited by papers focused on Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (99 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (49 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (44 papers). Oliver Liesenfeld collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Mexico. Oliver Liesenfeld's co-authors include José G. Montoya, Jack S. Remington, Cosme Alvarado‐Esquivel, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Markus M. Heimesaat, Ildikò Rita Dunay, Sergio Estrada-Martínez, Helmut Hahn, Cynthia Press and Rainer Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Oliver Liesenfeld

192 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

Toxoplasmosis 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2018 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Toxoplasmosis
    2004 2.5k citations Oliver Liesenfeld et al. profile →
  2. Treatment of Toxoplasmosis: Historical Perspective, Animal Models, and Current Clinical Practice
    2018 333 citations Ildikò Rita Dunay, Oliver Liesenfeld et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Oliver Liesenfeld Germany 49 6.9k 5.2k 2.0k 1.7k 1.4k 194 10.5k
José G. Montoya United States 57 6.4k 0.9× 6.2k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 4.7k 2.8× 753 0.5× 177 15.6k
Uwe Groß Germany 46 3.8k 0.5× 3.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 651 0.5× 246 7.8k
Justin D. Radolf United States 74 7.1k 1.0× 3.0k 0.6× 2.0k 1.0× 5.7k 3.4× 5.5k 3.9× 233 18.0k
Michael V. Norgard United States 64 5.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.4× 2.0k 1.0× 4.5k 2.7× 3.9k 2.8× 162 12.9k
Jack S. Remington United States 86 16.5k 2.4× 14.6k 2.8× 2.9k 1.5× 3.2k 1.9× 4.6k 3.3× 370 25.6k
Hervé Pelloux France 41 4.0k 0.6× 3.1k 0.6× 854 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 262 0.2× 198 5.3k
James Alexander United Kingdom 73 3.0k 0.4× 4.6k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 954 0.6× 3.3k 2.4× 256 14.6k
Rima McLeod United States 47 5.0k 0.7× 3.5k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 586 0.3× 723 0.5× 144 7.1k
Henry W. Murray United States 73 3.1k 0.5× 8.2k 1.6× 1.9k 1.0× 2.7k 1.6× 5.1k 3.7× 211 18.4k
Jenefer M. Blackwell United Kingdom 61 1.7k 0.3× 5.1k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 2.6k 1.6× 3.3k 2.3× 233 11.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Oliver Liesenfeld

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Fields of papers citing papers by Oliver Liesenfeld

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oliver Liesenfeld

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All Works

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Morath, Christian, Florian Uhle, Timothy E. Sweeney, et al.. (2025). Complementary role of transcriptomic endotyping and protein-based biomarkers for risk stratification in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury. Critical Care. 29(1). 136–136. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Jingyi, Natalie N. Whitfield, Oliver Liesenfeld, et al.. (2025). Early sepsis recognition: a pilot study using a rapid high-multiplex host-response mRNA diagnostic test. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 13(1). 21–21. 3 indexed citations
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Shojaei, Maryam, Uros Midic, Simone A. Thair, et al.. (2023). Multisite validation of a host response signature for predicting likelihood of bacterial and viral infections in patients with suspected influenza. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 53(5). e13957–e13957. 3 indexed citations
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Liesenfeld, Oliver, Jilske Huijben, Virgil A. S. H. Dalm, et al.. (2023). A Transcriptomic Severity Classifier IMX-SEV-3b to Predict Mortality in Intensive Care Unit Patients with COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(19). 6197–6197. 1 indexed citations
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Brakenridge, Scott C., Petr Starostik, Uros Midic, et al.. (2021). A Transcriptomic Severity Metric That Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Surgical Sepsis Patients. Critical Care Explorations. 3(10). e0554–e0554. 12 indexed citations
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He, Yudong D., Eric M. Wohlford, Florian Uhle, et al.. (2021). The Optimization and Biological Significance of a 29-Host-Immune-mRNA Panel for the Diagnosis of Acute Infections and Sepsis. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 11(8). 735–735. 21 indexed citations
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Alvarado‐Esquivel, Cosme, José Salas-Pacheco, Jesús Hernández‐Tinoco, et al.. (2017). Toxoplasma gondii exposure and Parkinson's disease: a case–control study. BMJ Open. 7(2). e013019–e013019. 15 indexed citations
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Alvarado‐Esquivel, Cosme, Jesús Hernández‐Tinoco, Luis Francisco Sánchez-Anguiano, et al.. (2016). High Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Miners: A Case-Control Study in Rural Durango, Mexico. Journal of Clinical Medicine Research. 8(12). 870–877. 3 indexed citations
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Alvarado‐Esquivel, Cosme, Luis Francisco Sánchez-Anguiano, Sergio Estrada-Martínez, et al.. (2013). Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Suicide Attempts. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 201(11). 948–952. 47 indexed citations
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Alvarado‐Esquivel, Cosme, et al.. (2012). Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Elderly People in a Northern Mexican City. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12(7). 568–574. 21 indexed citations
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Alvarado‐Esquivel, Cosme, et al.. (2012). Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Tepehuanos in Durango, Mexico. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12(2). 138–142. 16 indexed citations
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Taylor, Stephanie N., Oliver Liesenfeld, Rebecca Lillis, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of the Roche cobas® CT/NG Test for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Male Urine. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 39(7). 543–549. 31 indexed citations
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Tsalik, Ephraim L., Bradly P. Nicholson, Lynette Waring, et al.. (2009). Multiplex PCR To Diagnose Bloodstream Infections in Patients Admitted from the Emergency Department with Sepsis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48(1). 26–33. 106 indexed citations
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Heimesaat, Markus M., Stefan Bereswill, André Fischer, et al.. (2006). Gram-Negative Bacteria Aggravate Murine Small Intestinal Th1-Type Immunopathology following Oral Infection with Toxoplasma gondii. The Journal of Immunology. 177(12). 8785–8795. 298 indexed citations
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Heukelbach, Jörg, Benedikt Winter, Thomas Wilcke, et al.. (2004). Selective mass treatment with ivermectin to control intestinal helminthiases and parasitic skin diseases in a severely affected population.. PubMed Central. 82(8). 563–71. 106 indexed citations
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Kang, Hoil, et al.. (2003). TCR Vβ8+ T Cells Prevent Development of Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in BALB/c Mice Genetically Resistant to the Disease. The Journal of Immunology. 170(8). 4254–4259. 20 indexed citations
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Liesenfeld, Oliver, Andreas Roth, Thomas Weinke, Hans‐Dieter Foss, & Helmut Hahn. (1994). A case of disseminated toxoplasmosis—value of PCR for the diagnosis. Journal of Infection. 29(2). 133–138. 8 indexed citations
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Priebe, Stefan, Oliver Liesenfeld, & B. Müller‐Oerlinghausen. (1988). Resumption of Benzodiazepine Use After Withdrawal in Hospital - A Follow-up Study*. Pharmacopsychiatry. 21(6). 353–354. 2 indexed citations

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