Simon Witzel

1.2k total citations
23 papers, 393 citations indexed

About

Simon Witzel is a scholar working on Genetics, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Witzel has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 393 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Genetics, 15 papers in Neurology and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Simon Witzel's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (15 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (15 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (8 papers). Simon Witzel is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (15 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (15 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (8 papers). Simon Witzel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Simon Witzel's co-authors include Albert C. Ludolph, Željko Uzelac, Claudia D. Wurster, Benedikt Winter, Kurt H. Wollinsky, Tugrul Kocak, Michael Schocke, Markus Otto, R. Schneider and René Günther and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Brain and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Simon Witzel

21 papers receiving 382 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Witzel Germany 13 239 172 141 114 29 23 393
Anna Łusakowska Poland 13 324 1.4× 376 2.2× 134 1.0× 181 1.6× 10 0.3× 38 609
Berthold Schrank Germany 6 293 1.2× 279 1.6× 106 0.8× 139 1.2× 7 0.2× 10 436
Olivia Schreiber‐Katz Germany 13 365 1.5× 269 1.6× 90 0.6× 163 1.4× 16 0.6× 29 511
Isabell Cordts Germany 11 123 0.5× 107 0.6× 96 0.7× 45 0.4× 19 0.7× 28 269
Ricardo Rojas-García Spain 8 105 0.4× 185 1.1× 119 0.8× 42 0.4× 6 0.2× 10 352
M. Al-Lozi United States 6 93 0.4× 175 1.0× 67 0.5× 28 0.2× 9 0.3× 10 361
Satoshi Kuru Japan 12 122 0.5× 336 2.0× 68 0.5× 47 0.4× 16 0.6× 49 527
Uday Murgod India 7 144 0.6× 68 0.4× 80 0.6× 56 0.5× 36 1.2× 13 313
W. Bryan Burnette United States 10 51 0.2× 194 1.1× 90 0.6× 27 0.2× 10 0.3× 25 417

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Witzel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Witzel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Witzel

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

All Works

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Kassubek, Jan, Francesco Roselli, Simon Witzel, et al.. (2025). Hypothalamic atrophy in primary lateral sclerosis, assessed by convolutional neural network-based automatic segmentation. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 1551–1551.
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Halbgebauer, Steffen, Gabriele Nagel, Angela Rosenbohm, et al.. (2025). Neurofilament light chain reference values in serum and cerebrospinal fluid: a bi-compartmental analysis in neurological diseases. Journal of Neurology. 272(8). 535–535. 1 indexed citations
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Witzel, Simon, Hans Peter Müller, André Huss, et al.. (2024). Primary lateral sclerosis: application and validation of the 2020 consensus diagnostic criteria in an expert opinion-based PLS cohort. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 95(8). 737–747. 3 indexed citations
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Catanese, Alberto, Doron D. Sommer, Pegah Masrori, et al.. (2023). Multiomics and machine-learning identify novel transcriptional and mutational signatures in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain. 146(9). 3770–3782. 27 indexed citations
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Witzel, Simon, Jeffrey Statland, Petra Steinacker, et al.. (2023). Longitudinal course of neurofilament light chain levels in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—insights from a completed randomized controlled trial with rasagiline. European Journal of Neurology. 31(3). e16154–e16154. 5 indexed citations
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Grozdanov, Veselin, Simon Witzel, Medhanie Mulaw, et al.. (2023). Low T-cell reactivity to TDP-43 peptides in ALS. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1193507–1193507. 8 indexed citations
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Ruf, Wolfgang, Simon Witzel, Christina Lang, et al.. (2023). ALS is imprinted in the chromatin accessibility of blood cells. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(5). 131–131. 4 indexed citations
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Witzel, Simon, Matias Wagner, Chen Zhao, et al.. (2022). Fast versus slow disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis–clinical and genetic factors at the edges of the survival spectrum. Neurobiology of Aging. 119. 117–126. 6 indexed citations
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Dorst, Johannes, Jens Dreyhaupt, Hayrettin Tumani, et al.. (2022). Fat-rich versus carbohydrate-rich nutrition in ALS: a randomised controlled study. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 93(3). 298–302. 13 indexed citations
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Maier, André, Matthias Boentert, Peter Reilich, et al.. (2022). ALSFRS-R-SE: an adapted, annotated, and self-explanatory version of the revised amyotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 60–60. 15 indexed citations
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Winter, Benedikt, Claudia D. Wurster, Simon Witzel, et al.. (2021). Quality of Life in SMA Patients Under Treatment With Nusinersen. Frontiers in Neurology. 12. 626787–626787. 17 indexed citations
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Witzel, Simon, Felix Frauhammer, Petra Steinacker, et al.. (2021). Neurofilament light and heterogeneity of disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: development and validation of a prediction model to improve interventional trials. Translational Neurodegeneration. 10(1). 31–31. 20 indexed citations
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Wurster, Claudia D., René Günther, Petra Steinacker, et al.. (2019). Neurochemical markers in CSF of adolescent and adult SMA patients undergoing nusinersen treatment. Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders. 12. 1278067626–1278067626. 44 indexed citations
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Wurster, Claudia D., Petra Steinacker, René Günther, et al.. (2019). Neurofilament light chain in serum of adolescent and adult SMA patients under treatment with nusinersen. Journal of Neurology. 267(1). 36–44. 51 indexed citations
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Wurster, Claudia D., Jan Christoph Koch, Isabell Cordts, et al.. (2019). Routine Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Parameters in Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Treated With Nusinersen. Frontiers in Neurology. 10. 1179–1179. 17 indexed citations
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Witzel, Simon & Albert C. Ludolph. (2019). Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose – ein Update zu Diagnostik, Therapie und Forschung. 2(2). 191–209. 1 indexed citations
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Buckert, Dominik, Simon Witzel, Jürgen M. Steinacker, Wolfgang Rottbauer, & Peter Bernhardt. (2018). Comparing Cardiac Magnetic Resonance–Guided Versus Angiography-Guided Treatment of Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 11(7). 987–996. 18 indexed citations
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Wurster, Claudia D., Benedikt Winter, Kurt H. Wollinsky, et al.. (2018). Intrathecal administration of nusinersen in adolescent and adult SMA type 2 and 3 patients. Journal of Neurology. 266(1). 183–194. 81 indexed citations
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Hamprecht, Klaus, Simon Witzel, Jens Maschmann, CP Speer, & Gerhard Jahn. (2000). Transmission of cytomegalovirus infection through breast milk in term and preterm infants. The role of cell free milk whey and milk cells.. PubMed. 478. 231–9. 17 indexed citations

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