Roman Fischer

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Roman Fischer is a scholar working on Immunology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roman Fischer has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Immunology, 12 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 12 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Roman Fischer's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (9 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Roman Fischer is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (9 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Roman Fischer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Roman Fischer's co-authors include Olaf Maier, Klaus Pfizenmaier, Roland E. Kontermann, John R. Bethea, Kathryn A. Swanson, Harald Wajant, Ulrich Eisel, Lesley Probert, Peter Scheurich and Martin Siegemund and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Roman Fischer

45 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Interrelation of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease: Role of TNF

2015 588 citations Roman Fischer, Olaf Maier Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roman Fischer Germany	26	665	626	547	472	325	47	2.4k
Cun‐Gen Ma China	32	1.1k 1.7×	616 1.0×	823 1.5×	532 1.1×	263 0.8×	136	3.0k
Fabìola Puentes United Kingdom	14	672 1.0×	601 1.0×	626 1.1×	304 0.6×	248 0.8×	26	2.1k
Marjan Gharagozloo Iran	28	816 1.2×	682 1.1×	572 1.0×	241 0.5×	346 1.1×	72	2.7k
Xiaojuan Liu China	27	1.3k 2.0×	432 0.7×	338 0.6×	308 0.7×	235 0.7×	115	2.7k
Qingshan Wang China	27	818 1.2×	344 0.5×	596 1.1×	330 0.7×	114 0.4×	108	2.3k
Yi Zheng United States	31	769 1.2×	334 0.5×	419 0.8×	185 0.4×	177 0.5×	62	2.6k
Arundhati Jana United States	23	931 1.4×	275 0.4×	517 0.9×	449 1.0×	146 0.4×	27	2.0k
Maarten E. Witte Netherlands	27	1.5k 2.2×	551 0.9×	940 1.7×	464 1.0×	917 2.8×	37	3.2k
Xiaoning Zeng China	30	1.1k 1.7×	541 0.9×	272 0.5×	392 0.8×	116 0.4×	68	2.6k
Guillaume Dorothée France	26	724 1.1×	791 1.3×	873 1.6×	969 2.1×	140 0.4×	50	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Roman Fischer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roman Fischer

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All Works

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Kühn, Philipp, Sabrina Petralla, Fatemeh Dabbagh, et al.. (2025). A pH-sensitive binding modality allows successful transferrin receptor-mediated transcytosis of a bivalent antibody across brain barriers. mAbs. 17(1). 2563758–2563758. 1 indexed citations

Boerema, Ate S., Roman Fischer, Roland E. Kontermann, et al.. (2025). Single intracerebroventricular TNFR2 agonist injection impacts remyelination in the cuprizone model. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 103(7). 795–807.

Nguyen, Kayla L., Michael A. Reed, Emma L. Turner, et al.. (2025). Sex-chromosome complement and Activin-A shape the therapeutic potential of TNFR2 activation in a model of MS and CNP. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(20). e2426771122–e2426771122.

Damianou, Andreas, Zhu Liang, Iolanda Vendrell, et al.. (2024). Oncogenic mutations of KRAS modulate its turnover by the CUL3/LZTR1 E3 ligase complex. Life Science Alliance. 7(5). e202302245–e202302245. 4 indexed citations

Bridgeman, Anne, Lise Chauveau, Jonny Hertzog, et al.. (2024). HSV-1 employs UL56 to antagonize expression and function of cGAMP channels. Cell Reports. 43(5). 114122–114122. 9 indexed citations

Kooblall, Kreepa, Mark Stevenson, Raphael Heilig, et al.. (2024). Identification of cellular retinoic acid binding protein 2 (CRABP2) as downstream target of nuclear factor I/X (NFIX): implications for skeletal dysplasia syndromes. JBMR Plus. 8(7). ziae060–ziae060. 1 indexed citations

Jones, Samuel E., J.V. Bannister, Iolanda Vendrell, et al.. (2024). BLM and BRCA1-BARD1 coordinate complementary mechanisms of joint DNA molecule resolution. Molecular Cell. 84(4). 640–658.e10. 8 indexed citations

Bauer, Jan, Roman Fischer, Roland E. Kontermann, et al.. (2023). Sequential treatment with a TNFR2 agonist and a TNFR1 antagonist improves outcomes in a humanized mouse model for MS. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 20(1). 106–106. 11 indexed citations

Pokhilko, Alexandra, Lahiru Handunnetthi, Raphael Heilig, et al.. (2021). Global proteomic analysis of extracellular matrix in mouse and human brain highlights relevance to cerebrovascular disease. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 41(9). 2423–2438. 19 indexed citations

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Swanson, Kathryn A., et al.. (2020). Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Multiple Sclerosis: Consequences for Therapy Development. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2020. 1–19. 117 indexed citations

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Wandrer, Franziska, Silke Marhenke, Arndt Vogel, et al.. (2020). TNF-Receptor-1 inhibition reduces liver steatosis, hepatocellular injury and fibrosis in NAFLD mice. Cell Death and Disease. 11(3). 212–212. 111 indexed citations

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Fischer, Roman, et al.. (2019). Attenuating Neurogenic Sympathetic Hyperreflexia Robustly Improves Antibacterial Immunity After Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(2). 478–492. 27 indexed citations

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Fischer, Roman, Valerie Bracchi‐Ricard, Ricarda Diem, et al.. (2019). Exogenous activation of tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 promotes recovery from sensory and motor disease in a model of multiple sclerosis. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 81. 247–259. 29 indexed citations

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Abdus-Saboor, Ishmail, Nathan T. Fried, Mark Lay, et al.. (2019). Development of a Mouse Pain Scale Using Sub-second Behavioral Mapping and Statistical Modeling. Cell Reports. 28(6). 1623–1634.e4. 56 indexed citations

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Osei‐Owusu, Patrick, Valerie Bracchi‐Ricard, Roman Fischer, et al.. (2018). Soluble TNFα Signaling within the Spinal Cord Contributes to the Development of Autonomic Dysreflexia and Ensuing Vascular and Immune Dysfunction after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(17). 4146–4162. 44 indexed citations

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Fischer, Roman, Maëlle Duffey, Nathalie Peters, et al.. (2018). Selective Activation of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor II Induces Antiinflammatory Responses and Alleviates Experimental Arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 70(5). 722–735. 39 indexed citations

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Fischer, Roman & Olaf Maier. (2015). Interrelation of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease: Role of TNF. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2015. 1–18. 588 indexed citations breakdown →

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Williams, Sarah K., Olaf Maier, Roman Fischer, et al.. (2014). Antibody-Mediated Inhibition of TNFR1 Attenuates Disease in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e90117–e90117. 58 indexed citations

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Maier, Olaf, Roman Fischer, Cristina Agresti, & Klaus Pfizenmaier. (2013). TNF receptor 2 protects oligodendrocyte progenitor cells against oxidative stress. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 440(2). 336–341. 54 indexed citations

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Fischer, Roman, Olaf Maier, Martin Siegemund, et al.. (2011). A TNF Receptor 2 Selective Agonist Rescues Human Neurons from Oxidative Stress-Induced Cell Death. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27621–e27621. 102 indexed citations

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