Robert Sabat

18.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
171 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Sabat is a scholar working on Immunology, Dermatology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Sabat has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Immunology, 81 papers in Dermatology and 38 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Robert Sabat's work include Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (50 papers), Dermatology and Skin Diseases (42 papers) and Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments (38 papers). Robert Sabat is often cited by papers focused on Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (50 papers), Dermatology and Skin Diseases (42 papers) and Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments (38 papers). Robert Sabat collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Robert Sabat's co-authors include Kerstin Wolk, Ellen Witte, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Khusru Asadullah, Stefanie Kunz, Wolfram Sterry, Katrin Witte, Katarzyna Warszawska, Markus Friedrich and Gerald Grütz and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert Sabat

167 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

IL-22 Increases the Innate Immunity of Tissues 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2010 2006 2013 2021 250 500 750 1000
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. IL-22 Increases the Innate Immunity of Tissues
    2004 1.1k citations Kerstin Wolk, Ellen Witte et al. profile →
  2. Biology of interleukin-10
    2010 806 citations Robert Sabat, Katarzyna Warszawska et al. profile →
  3. IL‐22 regulates the expression of genes responsible for antimicrobial defense, cellular differentiation, and mobility in keratinocytes: a potential role in psoriasis
    2006 758 citations Kerstin Wolk, Ellen Witte et al. profile →
  4. Therapeutic opportunities of the IL-22–IL-22R1 system
    2013 444 citations Robert Sabat, Kerstin Wolk et al. profile →
  5. Therapeutics targeting the IL-23 and IL-17 pathway in psoriasis
    2021 397 citations Kamran Ghoreschi, Robert Sabat et al. profile →
  6. Hidradenitis suppurativa
    2020 364 citations Robert Sabat, Kerstin Wolk et al. profile →
  7. Hidradenitis suppurativa
    2025 21 citations Robert Sabat, Afsáneh Alavi et al. profile →

Peers

Robert Sabat
Kerstin Wolk Germany
Satish Menon United States
Susumu Nakae Japan
Louis Boon Netherlands
Francesco Annunziato Italy
Padraic G. Fallon Ireland
Brent S. McKenzie Australia
Jean‐Christophe Renauld Belgium
Kenji Nakanishi Japan
Brigitta Stockinger United Kingdom
Kerstin Wolk Germany
Robert Sabat
Citations per year, relative to Robert Sabat Robert Sabat (= 1×) peers Kerstin Wolk

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Sabat

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Sabat

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Sabat

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Sabat. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Sabat 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 Robert Sabat. Robert Sabat is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zee, H. van der, et al.. (2025). Different Phenotypes of Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Dermatologic Clinics. 43(2). 155–171.
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Leeuw, Thomas, Deimantė Šimaitė, Karen Heyninck, et al.. (2025). Combined TNF-α and OX40L targeting as a new treatment option for hidradenitis suppurativa. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global. 4(3). 100483–100483. 3 indexed citations
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Schäkel, Knut, Khusru Asadullah, Andreas Pinter, et al.. (2024). 50236 GUIDE trial results after withdrawal in part 3: Long-term remission in patients with psoriasis treated with guselkumab within 15 months from onset of symptoms. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 91(3). AB222–AB222. 1 indexed citations
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Schneider‐Burrus, Sylke, et al.. (2023). Auswirkungen chirurgischer Eingriffe auf das psychosoziale Wohlbefinden von Patienten mit Hidradenitis suppurativa. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 21(2). 131–140. 1 indexed citations
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Schneider‐Burrus, Sylke, et al.. (2023). The impact of surgical interventions on the psychosocial well‐being of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 21(2). 131–139. 9 indexed citations
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Witte, Katrin, et al.. (2023). Targeting Metabolic Syndrome in Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Phytochemicals as a Potential Complementary Therapeutic Strategy. Nutrients. 15(17). 3797–3797. 7 indexed citations
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Witte, Katrin, Sylke Schneider‐Burrus, Gabriela Salinas, et al.. (2023). Blood T Helper Memory Cells: A Tool for Studying Skin Inflammation in HS?. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(10). 8854–8854. 3 indexed citations
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Sabat, Robert, Jóhann E. Guðjónsson, Nicolò Costantino Brembilla, Kelsey R. van Straalen, & Kerstin Wolk. (2023). Biology of Interleukin-17 and Novel Therapies for Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 43(12). 544–556. 10 indexed citations
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Schneider‐Burrus, Sylke, et al.. (2022). The impact of hidradenitis suppurativa on professional life. British Journal of Dermatology. 188(1). 122–130. 19 indexed citations
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Philipp, Sandra, Georgios Kokolakis, Pavel Kolkhir, et al.. (2022). A comprehensive, tri‐national, cross‐sectional analysis of characteristics and impact of pruritus in psoriasis. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 36(11). 2064–2075. 10 indexed citations
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Weller, Karsten, Robert Sabat, Sandra Philipp, et al.. (2022). Prevalence and factors associated with sleep disturbance in adult patients with psoriasis. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 36(5). 688–697. 21 indexed citations
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Witte, Katrin, Robert Sabat, Ellen Witte‐Händel, Kamran Ghoreschi, & Kerstin Wolk. (2022). Phytotherapeuthics Affecting the IL-1/IL-17/G-CSF Axis: A Complementary Treatment Option for Hidradenitis Suppurativa?. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(16). 9057–9057. 5 indexed citations
13.
Wolk, Kerstin, Olivier Join‐Lambert, & Robert Sabat. (2020). Aetiology and pathogenesis of hidradenitis suppurativa. British Journal of Dermatology. 183(6). 999–1010. 104 indexed citations
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Witte, Katrin, E Koch, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Kerstin Wolk, & Robert Sabat. (2020). The herbal extract EPs® 7630 increases the antimicrobial airway defense through monocyte-dependent induction of IL-22 in T cells. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 98(10). 1493–1503. 19 indexed citations
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Loyal, Lucie, Sarah Warth, Karsten Jürchott, et al.. (2020). SLAMF7 and IL-6R define distinct cytotoxic versus helper memory CD8+ T cells. Nature Communications. 11(1). 6357–6357. 41 indexed citations
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Krause, Karoline, et al.. (2018). Association of CCL2 with systemic inflammation in Schnitzler syndrome. British Journal of Dermatology. 180(4). 859–868. 19 indexed citations
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Tsaousi, A., Ellen Witte, Katrin Witte, et al.. (2016). MMP8 Is Increased in Lesions and Blood of Acne Inversa Patients: A Potential Link to Skin Destruction and Metabolic Alterations. Mediators of Inflammation. 2016. 1–8. 36 indexed citations
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Peters, Eva M.J., et al.. (2013). Depression is a frequent co‐morbidity in patients with acne inversa. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 11(8). 743–749. 78 indexed citations
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Wolk, Kerstin, Katrin Witte, Ellen Witte, et al.. (2013). IL-29 Is Produced by T H 17 Cells and Mediates the Cutaneous Antiviral Competence in Psoriasis. Science Translational Medicine. 5(204). 204ra129–204ra129. 108 indexed citations
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Siegemund, Sabine, Norbert Schütze, Susan M. Schulz, et al.. (2009). Differential IL-23 requirement for IL-22 and IL-17A production during innate immunity against Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis. International Immunology. 21(5). 555–565. 50 indexed citations

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