Robert Fledrich

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

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Robert Fledrich is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Fledrich has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 6 papers in Neurology and 6 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert Fledrich's work include Hereditary Neurological Disorders (15 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (12 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (6 papers). Robert Fledrich is often cited by papers focused on Hereditary Neurological Disorders (15 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (12 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (6 papers). Robert Fledrich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and France. Robert Fledrich's co-authors include Ruth M. Stassart, Michael W. Sereda, Klaus‐Armin Nave, Mar Bosch-Queralt, Dies Meijer, Viktorija Velanac, Markus H. Schwab, Bastian G. Brinkmann, Theresa Kungl and Gerd Meyer zu Hörste and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert Fledrich

21 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Schwann cell functions in peripheral nerve development and repair

2022 126 citations Mar Bosch-Queralt, Robert Fledrich et al. Neurobiology of Disease profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Fledrich Germany	15	703	352	216	211	139	21	1.1k
Ana María Gonzalez United Kingdom	16	442 0.6×	457 1.3×	186 0.9×	200 0.9×	141 1.0×	34	1.2k
Susanne Quintes Germany	11	744 1.1×	500 1.4×	143 0.7×	358 1.7×	97 0.7×	14	1.2k
Stefan Fischer Germany	12	452 0.6×	282 0.8×	197 0.9×	149 0.7×	145 1.0×	20	838
Milan Makwana United Kingdom	12	869 1.2×	530 1.5×	132 0.6×	378 1.8×	124 0.9×	19	1.3k
Yoon Kyung Shin South Korea	16	448 0.6×	252 0.7×	133 0.6×	171 0.8×	81 0.6×	33	754
Shane V. Hegarty Ireland	17	399 0.6×	499 1.4×	177 0.8×	118 0.6×	92 0.7×	27	989
Jose A. Gomez‐Sanchez Spain	14	581 0.8×	337 1.0×	104 0.5×	258 1.2×	60 0.4×	24	912
William T. Hendriks Netherlands	16	613 0.9×	614 1.7×	124 0.6×	226 1.1×	69 0.5×	20	1.2k
Toby A. Ferguson United States	16	650 0.9×	382 1.1×	279 1.3×	217 1.0×	92 0.7×	32	1.2k
Sara Ribeiro United Kingdom	8	633 0.9×	301 0.9×	141 0.7×	297 1.4×	55 0.4×	9	1.1k

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Brügger‐Verdon, Valérie, Dies Meijer, Robert Fledrich, et al.. (2025). Hypoxia-induced conversion of sensory Schwann cells into repair cells is regulated by HDAC8. Nature Communications. 16(1). 515–515. 5 indexed citations

Kungl, Theresa, Gesine Saher, Robert Fledrich, et al.. (2024). Targeting PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling in rodent models of PMP22 gene-dosage diseases. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 16(3). 616–640. 5 indexed citations

Klein, Dennis, Janos Groh, Xidi Yuan, et al.. (2022). Early targeting of endoneurial macrophages alleviates the neuropathy and affects abnormal Schwann cell differentiation in a mouse model of Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth 1A. Glia. 70(6). 1100–1116. 14 indexed citations

Bosch-Queralt, Mar, Robert Fledrich, & Ruth M. Stassart. (2022). Schwann cell functions in peripheral nerve development and repair. Neurobiology of Disease. 176. 105952–105952. 126 indexed citations breakdown →

Patzig, Julia, et al.. (2022). Targeted inactivation of the Septin2 and Septin9 genes in myelinating Schwann cells of mice. Cytoskeleton. 80(7-8). 290–302. 3 indexed citations

Gautier, Benoît, Sylvia Soares, Jade Berthelot, et al.. (2021). AAV2/9-mediated silencing of PMP22 prevents the development of pathological features in a rat model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1 A. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2356–2356. 49 indexed citations

D’Este, Elisa, Robert Fledrich, Theresa Kungl, et al.. (2020). CMTM6 expressed on the adaxonal Schwann cell surface restricts axonal diameters in peripheral nerves. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4514–4514. 25 indexed citations

Siems, Sophie B., Olaf Jahn, Nirmal Kannaiyan, et al.. (2020). Proteome profile of peripheral myelin in healthy mice and in a neuropathy model. eLife. 9. 55 indexed citations

Wolbert, Jolien, Xiaolin Li, Michael Heming, et al.. (2020). Redefining the heterogeneity of peripheral nerve cells in health and autoimmunity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(17). 9466–9476. 96 indexed citations

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Vingill, Siv, Olaf Jahn, Robert Fledrich, et al.. (2019). Myelinating Glia-Specific Deletion of Fbxo7 in Mice Triggers Axonal Degeneration in the Central Nervous System Together with Peripheral Neuropathy. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(28). 5606–5626. 10 indexed citations

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Fledrich, Robert, Theresa Kungl, Klaus‐Armin Nave, & Ruth M. Stassart. (2019). Axo-glial interdependence in peripheral nerve development. Development. 146(21). 28 indexed citations

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Patzig, Julia, Kathrin Kusch, Robert Fledrich, et al.. (2015). Proteolipid protein modulates preservation of peripheral axons and premature death when myelin protein zero is lacking. Glia. 64(1). 155–174. 21 indexed citations

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Fledrich, Robert, Ruth M. Stassart, Thomas Prukop, et al.. (2014). Soluble neuregulin-1 modulates disease pathogenesis in rodent models of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1A. Nature Medicine. 20(9). 1055–1061. 134 indexed citations

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Prukop, Thomas, Sven P. Wichert, Robert Fledrich, et al.. (2014). Progesterone Antagonist Therapy in a Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Mouse Model. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 94(4). 533–546. 22 indexed citations

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Makoukji, Joelle, Martin Belle, Delphine Meffre, et al.. (2012). Lithium enhances remyelination of peripheral nerves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(10). 3973–3978. 83 indexed citations

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Stassart, Ruth M., Robert Fledrich, Viktorija Velanac, et al.. (2012). A role for Schwann cell–derived neuregulin-1 in remyelination. Nature Neuroscience. 16(1). 48–54. 219 indexed citations

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Fledrich, Robert, Ruth M. Stassart, & Michael W. Sereda. (2012). Murine therapeutic models for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. British Medical Bulletin. 102(1). 89–113. 46 indexed citations

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Fledrich, Robert, Beate Schlotter‐Weigel, Sven P. Wichert, et al.. (2011). A rat model of Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease 1A recapitulates disease variability and supplies biomarkers of axonal loss in patients. Brain. 135(1). 72–87. 36 indexed citations

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Gess, Burkhard, Robert Fledrich, Michael W. Sereda, et al.. (2011). Sodium-Dependent Vitamin C Transporter 2 Deficiency Causes Hypomyelination and Extracellular Matrix Defects in the Peripheral Nervous System. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(47). 17180–17192. 36 indexed citations

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Hörste, Gerd Meyer zu, Johanna Müller, Robert Fledrich, et al.. (2010). The Wlds transgene reduces axon loss in a Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1A rat model and nicotinamide delays post-traumatic axonal degeneration. Neurobiology of Disease. 42(1). 1–8. 46 indexed citations

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