Sonja Schrepfer

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
143 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Sonja Schrepfer is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja Schrepfer has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Surgery, 40 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sonja Schrepfer's work include Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (32 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (20 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (18 papers). Sonja Schrepfer is often cited by papers focused on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (32 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (20 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (18 papers). Sonja Schrepfer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Brazil. Sonja Schrepfer's co-authors include T. Deuse, Hermann Reichenspurner, Robert C. Robbins, Marc Pelletier, Michael P. Fischbein, R.C. Robbins, H. Reichenspurner, Joseph C. Wu, Xiaomeng Hu and Alessia Gravina and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Sonja Schrepfer

137 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Stem Cell Transplantation: The Lung Barrier

2007 522 citations Sonja Schrepfer, T. Deuse et al. profile →
Hypoimmunogenic derivatives of induced pluripotent stem cells evade immune rejection in fully immunocompetent allogeneic recipients

2019 506 citations T. Deuse, Xiaomeng Hu et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Sonja Schrepfer	2.0k	1.7k	1.2k	629	612	143	4.5k
T. Deuse	1.2k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	839 0.7×	554 0.9×	541 0.9×	184	4.1k
Masaaki Ii	2.7k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	482 0.8×	1.1k 1.8×	78	5.3k
Aernout Luttun	2.1k 1.1×	941 0.5×	695 0.6×	570 0.9×	557 0.9×	91	4.4k
Lubomir Arseniev	1.7k 0.8×	2.6k 1.5×	2.2k 1.8×	803 1.3×	847 1.4×	61	5.0k
Jennifer M. Capla	2.3k 1.1×	812 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	575 0.9×	892 1.5×	12	4.1k
Young‐sup Yoon	3.6k 1.8×	2.4k 1.4×	1.8k 1.5×	333 0.5×	835 1.4×	95	6.4k
Susan M. Majka	2.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	286 0.5×	510 0.8×	92	5.5k
Jean‐Pierre Marolleau	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	629 1.0×	424 0.7×	106	3.5k
Daniel J. Ceradini	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	766 0.6×	520 0.8×	787 1.3×	58	3.7k
Radia Tamarat	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	382 0.6×	395 0.6×	48	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sonja Schrepfer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sonja Schrepfer

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Deuse, T. & Sonja Schrepfer. (2025). Progress and challenges in developing allogeneic cell therapies. Cell stem cell. 32(4). 513–528. 10 indexed citations

Carlsson, Per‐Ola, Xiaomeng Hu, Hanne Scholz, et al.. (2025). Survival of Transplanted Allogeneic Beta Cells with No Immunosuppression. New England Journal of Medicine. 393(9). 887–894. 6 indexed citations

Hu, Xiaomeng, Kathy White, Chenyan Wang, et al.. (2024). The HIP mouse and all of its organs are completely invisible to allogeneic immune cells. iScience. 28(1). 111492–111492. 3 indexed citations

Hu, Xiaomeng, Kathy White, Eléonore Tham, et al.. (2023). Hypoimmune anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells provide lasting tumor control in fully immunocompetent allogeneic humanized mice. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2020–2020. 57 indexed citations

Guihaire, Julien, T. Deuse, Dong Wang, et al.. (2021). Immunomodulation Therapy Using Tolerogenic Macrophages in a Rodent Model of Pulmonary Hypertension. Stem Cells and Development. 30(10). 515–525. 4 indexed citations

Hu, Xiaomeng, Mo A. Dao, Kathy White, et al.. (2021). Engineered Hypoimmune Allogeneic CAR T Cells Exhibit Innate and Adaptive Immune Evasion Even after Sensitization in Humanized Mice and Retain Potent Anti-Tumor Activity. Blood. 138(Supplement 1). 1690–1690. 3 indexed citations

Deuse, T., Xiaomeng Hu, Sean Agbor-Enoh, et al.. (2020). The SIRPα–CD47 immune checkpoint in NK cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(3). 134 indexed citations

Hu, Xiaomeng, Nigel G. Kooreman, Alessia Gravina, et al.. (2020). The H-Y Antigen in Embryonic Stem Cells Causes Rejection in Syngeneic Female Recipients. Stem Cells and Development. 29(18). 1179–1189. 7 indexed citations

Becker, Astrid, et al.. (2018). Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 regulates neointimal growth in a humanized model for restenosis. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 68(6). 201S–207S. 2 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiaomeng, T. Deuse, Malik Alawi, et al.. (2017). Generation of Hypoimmunogenic Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Allogeneic Cell and Tissue Transplantation. Transplantation. 101(5S-3). S2–S2. 1 indexed citations

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Deuse, T., Dong Wang, Mandy Stubbendorff, et al.. (2014). SCNT-Derived ESCs with Mismatched Mitochondria Trigger an Immune Response in Allogeneic Hosts. Cell stem cell. 16(1). 33–38. 50 indexed citations

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Jungraithmayr, Wolfgang, Jae–Hwi Jang, Sonja Schrepfer, İlhan İnci, & Walter Weder. (2013). Small Animal Models of Experimental Obliterative Bronchiolitis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 48(6). 675–684. 24 indexed citations

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Lam, Jenny, et al.. (2013). The Ca2+-Activated K+ Channel KCa3.1 as a Potential New Target for the Prevention of Allograft Vasculopathy. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e81006–e81006. 18 indexed citations

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Stubbendorff, Mandy, T. Deuse, Xiaoqin Hua, et al.. (2013). Immunological Properties of Extraembryonic Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Derived from Gestational Tissue. Stem Cells and Development. 22(19). 2619–2629. 67 indexed citations

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Hua, Xiaoqin, T. Deuse, Evangelos D. Michelakis, et al.. (2012). Human Internal Mammary Artery (IMA) Transplantation and Stenting: A Human Model to Study the Development of In-Stent Restenosis. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e3663–e3663. 3 indexed citations

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Hua, Xiaoqin, T. Deuse, Karis R. Tang-Quan, et al.. (2010). Heterotopic and Orthotopic Tracheal Transplantation in Mice used as Models to Study the Development of Obliterative Airway Disease. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 7 indexed citations

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Swijnenburg, Rutger‐Jan, Sonja Schrepfer, Feng Cao, et al.. (2008). In Vivo Imaging of Embryonic Stem Cells Reveals Patterns of Survival and Immune Rejection Following Transplantation. Stem Cells and Development. 17(6). 1023–1029. 88 indexed citations

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Deuse, T., Grant Hoyt, Johannes A. Govaert, et al.. (2008). Novel Immunosuppression. Transplantation. 85(6). 885–892. 28 indexed citations

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Deuse, T., Grant Hoyt, Tomoyoshi Koyanagi, Robert C. Robbins, & Sonja Schrepfer. (2008). Prevention and Inhibition But Not Reversion of Chronic Allograft Vasculopathy by FK778. Transplantation. 85(6). 870–877. 12 indexed citations

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Schrepfer, Sonja, T. Deuse, Claudia Lange, et al.. (2007). Simplified Protocol to Isolate, Purify, and Culture Expand Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 16(1). 105–108. 33 indexed citations

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