Stefan Bittner

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
201 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Stefan Bittner is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Bittner has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 56 papers in Molecular Biology and 56 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Stefan Bittner's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (78 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (48 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (26 papers). Stefan Bittner is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (78 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (48 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (26 papers). Stefan Bittner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Stefan Bittner's co-authors include Sven G. Meuth, Heinz Wiendl, Frauke Zipp, Tobias Ruck, Thomas Budde, Alexander M. Herrmann, Kerstin Göbel, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Falk Steffen and Michael K. Schuhmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Bittner

193 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Bittner Germany	39	1.7k	1.5k	1.1k	1.0k	797	201	4.9k
Gareth Pryce United Kingdom	43	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	840 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	613 0.8×	104	6.5k
Gabriele C. DeLuca United Kingdom	41	3.0k 1.8×	1.0k 0.7×	947 0.9×	900 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	126	5.8k
Thomas Skripuletz Germany	34	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	764 0.8×	745 0.9×	212	4.9k
Manuel A. Friese Germany	42	2.6k 1.5×	2.5k 1.7×	1.6k 1.5×	3.8k 3.7×	1.7k 2.1×	120	9.2k
Zsolt Illés Hungary	38	1.8k 1.1×	968 0.6×	577 0.5×	2.1k 2.1×	1.4k 1.8×	217	5.4k
Fabrizio Giuliani Canada	29	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	667 0.8×	69	4.6k
Ranjan Dutta United States	30	1.8k 1.1×	2.2k 1.5×	2.7k 2.5×	1.5k 1.5×	666 0.8×	80	6.3k
John R. Bethea United States	45	2.4k 1.5×	1.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.8×	1.3k 1.2×	735 0.9×	105	7.1k
Mohsen Khademi Sweden	47	2.6k 1.6×	1.7k 1.1×	901 0.8×	2.5k 2.4×	1.1k 1.4×	130	6.7k
Don Mahad United Kingdom	35	2.3k 1.4×	2.3k 1.5×	2.1k 2.0×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	56	6.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Bittner

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Pape, Katrin, Falk Steffen, Sinah Engel, et al.. (2025). Role of CD5 signalling for pro-inflammatory Th17 response in multiple sclerosis. Brain. 149(1). 123–133.

Goereci, Yasemin, Finja Schweitzer, Carsten Finke, et al.. (2024). Cognitive decline in post-COVID-19 syndrome does not correspond with persisting neuronal or astrocytic damage. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 5326–5326. 5 indexed citations

González‐Escamilla, Gabriel, Vinzenz Fleischer, Dominik Grotegerd, et al.. (2024). Concurrent inflammation-related brain reorganization in multiple sclerosis and depression. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 119. 978–988. 5 indexed citations

Runkel, Stefan, et al.. (2024). Long-Term Observation of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Response upon High Efficacy Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis—A Real-World Scenario. Vaccines. 12(3). 296–296. 2 indexed citations

Warnke, Clemens, Christoph Adler, Stefan Bittner, et al.. (2024). Analysis of Cerebral CT Based on Supervised Machine Learning as a Predictor of Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Neurology. 103(1). e209583–e209583. 1 indexed citations

Heidecke, Harald, M. Schott, Falk Steffen, et al.. (2024). Clinical and Diagnostic Features of Post-Acute COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome (PACVS). Vaccines. 12(7). 790–790. 7 indexed citations

Scalfari, Antonio, Anthony Traboulsee, Jiwon Oh, et al.. (2024). Smouldering‐Associated Worsening in Multiple Sclerosis: An International Consensus Statement on Definition, Biology, Clinical Implications, and Future Directions. Annals of Neurology. 96(5). 826–845. 36 indexed citations

Bitar, Lynn, Sonja Gröschel, Falk Steffen, et al.. (2023). Strict blood pressure control following thrombectomy is associated with neuronal injury and poor functional outcome. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 10(12). 2255–2265.

Engel, Sinah, Erik Ellwardt, Timo Uphaus, et al.. (2023). Elevated neurofilament light chain CSF/serum ratio indicates impaired CSF outflow in idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Fluids and Barriers of the CNS. 20(1). 3–3. 7 indexed citations

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Schaller, Martin, Katharina J. Wenger, Christoph Mayer, et al.. (2023). Relevance of dedicated multiple sclerosis serum biomarkers in predicting contrast enhancement with gadolinium: Results from the REDUCE‐GAD trial. European Journal of Neurology. 30(8). 2393–2400. 6 indexed citations

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Yalachkov, Yavor, Michelle Maiworm, Martin Schaller, et al.. (2023). Serum and cerebrospinal fluid BDNF concentrations are associated with neurological and cognitive improvement in multiple sclerosis: A pilot study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 71. 104567–104567. 7 indexed citations

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Bittner, Stefan, Katrin Pape, Luisa Klotz, & Frauke Zipp. (2023). Implications of immunometabolism for smouldering MS pathology and therapy. Nature Reviews Neurology. 19(8). 477–488. 5 indexed citations

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Yalachkov, Yavor, Martin Schaller, Jan Hendrik Schäfer, et al.. (2022). Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurofilament light chain in cerebrospinal fluid are inversely correlated with cognition in Multiple Sclerosis at the time of diagnosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 63. 103822–103822. 12 indexed citations

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Ciolac, Dumitru, Gabriel González‐Escamilla, Yaroslav Winter, et al.. (2022). Altered grey matter integrity and network vulnerability relate to epilepsy occurrence in patients with multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Neurology. 29(8). 2309–2320. 5 indexed citations

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Nold, Andreas, et al.. (2020). How Repair-or-Dispose Decisions Under Stress Can Initiate Disease Progression. iScience. 23(11). 101701–101701. 1 indexed citations

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Fleischer, Vinzenz, Muthuraman Muthuraman, Abdul Rauf Anwar, et al.. (2020). Continuous reorganization of cortical information flow in multiple sclerosis: A longitudinal fMRI effective connectivity study. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 806–806. 15 indexed citations

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Fernández‐Orth, Juncal, Petra Ehling, Tobias Ruck, et al.. (2016). 14‐3‐3 Proteins regulate K_2P5.1 surface expression on T lymphocytes. Traffic. 18(1). 29–43. 13 indexed citations

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Bittner, Stefan, Ali Maisam Afzali, Heinz Wiendl, & Sven G. Meuth. (2014). Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG<sub>35-55</sub>) Induced Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) in C57BL/6 Mice. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 11 indexed citations

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Chow, Gabriel, et al.. (2004). Congenital trigeminal anaesthesia. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 46(1). 54–56. 4 indexed citations

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Bittner, Stefan, et al.. (1994). Humanistische Schulbildung 1890-1945 : Anspruch und Wirklichkeit der altertumskundlichen Unterrichtsfächer. Böhlau eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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