Romy Christmann

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Romy Christmann is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Romy Christmann has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 8 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Romy Christmann's work include Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (17 papers), Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (10 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (4 papers). Romy Christmann is often cited by papers focused on Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (17 papers), Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (10 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (4 papers). Romy Christmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Netherlands. Romy Christmann's co-authors include Robert Lafyatis, Giuseppina Stifano, Cristina M. Padilla, Michael L. Whitfield, Allison L. Mathes, Robert W. Simms, Giuseppina Farina, Vera Luíza Capelozzi, Alsya J. Affandi and Lisa Rice and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

In The Last Decade

Romy Christmann

26 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Fresolimumab treatment decreases biomarkers and improves clinical symptoms in systemic sclerosis patients

2015 265 citations Lisa Rice, Cristina M. Padilla et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Romy Christmann United States	18	867	498	461	359	347	28	1.6k
Zenshiro Tamaki Japan	21	928 1.1×	495 1.0×	424 0.9×	451 1.3×	217 0.6×	53	1.7k
Paolo Fraticelli Italy	16	948 1.1×	866 1.7×	323 0.7×	352 1.0×	313 0.9×	38	2.1k
Norihito Yazawa Japan	25	814 0.9×	585 1.2×	333 0.7×	172 0.5×	440 1.3×	55	1.6k
Pravitt Gourh United States	17	888 1.0×	441 0.9×	239 0.5×	244 0.7×	391 1.1×	19	1.4k
Masahide Kubo Japan	25	1.0k 1.2×	311 0.6×	441 1.0×	590 1.6×	357 1.0×	68	2.1k
Pia Moinzadeh Germany	14	987 1.1×	256 0.5×	391 0.8×	183 0.5×	190 0.5×	39	1.3k
Paulius Venalis Sweden	12	375 0.4×	256 0.5×	268 0.6×	531 1.5×	212 0.6×	16	1.3k
Masanari Kodera Japan	18	775 0.9×	437 0.9×	372 0.8×	180 0.5×	521 1.5×	40	1.5k
Benjamin D. Korman United States	17	433 0.5×	367 0.7×	138 0.3×	268 0.7×	272 0.8×	36	1.2k
Kenichi Yamane Japan	28	1.0k 1.2×	311 0.6×	449 1.0×	942 2.6×	233 0.7×	69	2.4k

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Buttgereit, Frank, Atul Singhal, Alan Kivitz, et al.. (2025). Efficacy and Safety of ABBV ‐154 for the Treatment of Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Phase 2b, Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 77(12). 1673–1681.

Guffroy, Magali, et al.. (2025). Investigation of bone toxicity in drug development: review of current and emerging technologies. Toxicological Sciences. 208(2). 207–224.

Furie, Richard, Victoria P. Werth, Joseph F. Merola, et al.. (2019). Monoclonal antibody targeting BDCA2 ameliorates skin lesions in systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(3). 1359–1371. 193 indexed citations

Affandi, Alsya J., Tiago Carvalheiro, Andrea Ottria, et al.. (2019). Low RUNX3 expression alters dendritic cell function in patients with systemic sclerosis and contributes to enhanced fibrosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 78(9). 1249–1259. 20 indexed citations

Moll, Matthew, Romy Christmann, Yuqing Zhang, et al.. (2018). Patients with systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension express a genomic signature distinct from patients with interstitial lung disease. Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders. 3(3). 242–248. 11 indexed citations

Werth, Victoria P., Joseph F. Merola, Richard Furie, et al.. (2018). 1081 BIIB059, a monoclonal antibody targeting BDCA2, decreases Type I Interferon-related genes transcriptional activity in subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and active cutaneous LE (CLE). Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 138(5). S183–S183. 2 indexed citations

Christmann, Romy, Percival D. Sampaio‐Barros, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, et al.. (2016). miR-155 in the progression of lung fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 18(1). 155–155. 85 indexed citations

Stifano, Giuseppina & Romy Christmann. (2015). Macrophage Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: Do We Need More Evidence?. Current Rheumatology Reports. 18(1). 2–2. 59 indexed citations

Rice, Lisa, Jessica Ziemek, Sarah McLaughlin, et al.. (2015). A Longitudinal Biomarker for the Extent of Skin Disease in Patients With Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 67(11). 3004–3015. 86 indexed citations

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Lenna, Stefania, Giuseppina Farina, Viktor Martyanov, et al.. (2013). Increased Expression of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Unfolded Protein Response Genes in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells From Patients With Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 65(5). 1357–1366. 52 indexed citations

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Christmann, Romy, Allison L. Mathes, Alsya J. Affandi, et al.. (2013). Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Is Up‐Regulated in the Skin of Patients With Systemic Sclerosis and Induces Profibrotic Genes and Intracellular Signaling That Overlap With Those Induced by Interleukin‐13 and Transforming Growth Factor β. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 65(5). 1335–1346. 46 indexed citations

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Mathes, Allison L., Romy Christmann, Giuseppina Stifano, et al.. (2013). Global chemokine expression in systemic sclerosis (SSc): CCL19 expression correlates with vascular inflammation in SSc skin. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73(10). 1864–1872. 49 indexed citations

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Bujor, Andreea M., Cristina M. Padilla, Romy Christmann, et al.. (2012). Ciprofloxacin has antifibrotic effects in scleroderma fibroblasts via downregulation of Dnmt1 and upregulation of Fli1. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 30(6). 1473–1480. 32 indexed citations

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Teodoro, Walcy Rosólia, Ana Paula Pereira Velosa, Solange Carrasco, et al.. (2012). Abnormal collagen V deposition in dermis correlates with skin thickening and disease activity in systemic sclerosis. Autoimmunity Reviews. 11(11). 827–835. 50 indexed citations

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Christmann, Romy, Sarah A. Pendergrass, Cristina M. Padilla, et al.. (2011). Interferon and alternative activation of monocyte/macrophages in systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 63(6). 1718–1728. 107 indexed citations

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Christmann, Romy, Athol U. Wells, Vera Luíza Capelozzi, & Richard M. Silver. (2010). Gastroesophageal Reflux Incites Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical, Radiologic, Histopathologic, and Treatment Evidence. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 40(3). 241–249. 93 indexed citations

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Domiciano, Diogo Souza, Eloísa Bonfá, Cláudia Borges, et al.. (2010). A long-term prospective randomized controlled study of non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) treatment in scleroderma. Clinical Rheumatology. 30(2). 223–229. 24 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Natália Cristina de, Bruno Gualano, Romy Christmann, et al.. (2010). Efficacy and Safety of Concurrent Training in Systemic Sclerosis. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 25(5). 1423–1428. 40 indexed citations

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Borba, Eduardo Ferreira, Lissiane Karine Noronha Guedes, Romy Christmann, et al.. (2006). Mycophenolate mofetil is effective in reducing lupus glomerulonephritis proteinuria. Rheumatology International. 26(12). 1078–1083. 17 indexed citations

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Soares, Maria Fernanda, et al.. (2002). Fine‐needle aspiration cytology of pulmonary rheumatoid nodule: Case report and review of the major cytologic features. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 26(3). 150–153. 2 indexed citations

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