Stefanie Allert

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 756 citations indexed

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Stefanie Allert is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefanie Allert has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 756 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Infectious Diseases, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Stefanie Allert's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (19 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (11 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (6 papers). Stefanie Allert is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (19 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (11 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (6 papers). Stefanie Allert collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Stefanie Allert's co-authors include Bernhard Hube, Sascha Brunke, Julian R. Naglik, Lydia Kasper, Selene Mogavero, Franziska Gerwien, Joachim Morschhäuser, Ilse D. Jacobsen, Nadja Jablonowski and Jonathan P. Richardson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

In The Last Decade

Stefanie Allert

20 papers receiving 740 citations

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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.

The hyphal-specific toxin candidalysin promotes fungal gut commensalism

2024 53 citations Swathi Penumutchu, Ying-Han Chen et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefanie Allert Germany	15	531	332	283	141	88	21	756
Nadja Jablonowski Germany	11	455 0.9×	313 0.9×	188 0.7×	98 0.7×	65 0.7×	12	642
Swetha Tati United States	12	345 0.6×	202 0.6×	177 0.6×	69 0.5×	114 1.3×	15	534
Iman Salem United States	7	337 0.6×	283 0.9×	271 1.0×	93 0.7×	32 0.4×	13	911
Patricia L. Carlisle United States	8	631 1.2×	456 1.4×	285 1.0×	160 1.1×	38 0.4×	11	760
Nicole O. Ponde United Kingdom	8	415 0.8×	231 0.7×	149 0.5×	65 0.5×	102 1.2×	13	589
Maria J. Niemiec Germany	14	355 0.7×	210 0.6×	348 1.2×	105 0.7×	44 0.5×	20	856
Guanpingsheng Luo United States	13	729 1.4×	526 1.6×	148 0.5×	44 0.3×	82 0.9×	14	853
Jemima Ho United Kingdom	14	600 1.1×	387 1.2×	228 0.8×	85 0.6×	145 1.6×	18	904
Kristy Koselny United States	12	512 1.0×	405 1.2×	283 1.0×	35 0.2×	36 0.4×	12	740
Mélanie A. C. Ikeh United States	11	290 0.5×	178 0.5×	192 0.7×	58 0.4×	33 0.4×	16	555

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefanie Allert

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Vij, Raghav, Nadja Jablonowski, Thomas Krüger, et al.. (2025). “Pour some sugar on me”—Environmental Candida albicans isolates and the evolution of increased pathogenicity and antifungal resistance through sugar adaptation. PLoS Pathogens. 21(10). e1013542–e1013542.

Lee, Sejeong, Robert Żarnowski, Stefanie Allert, et al.. (2025). Candida albicans biofilm extracellular vesicles deliver candidalysin to epithelial cell membranes and induce host cell responses. Infection and Immunity. 93(5). e0040424–e0040424. 2 indexed citations

Penumutchu, Swathi, Ying-Han Chen, Corey Frazer, et al.. (2024). The hyphal-specific toxin candidalysin promotes fungal gut commensalism. Nature. 627(8004). 620–627. 53 indexed citations breakdown →

Allert, Stefanie, Peter Großmann, Gianni Panagiotou, et al.. (2024). Candida albicans translocation through the intestinal epithelial barrier is promoted by fungal zinc acquisition and limited by NFκB-mediated barrier protection. PLoS Pathogens. 20(3). e1012031–e1012031. 14 indexed citations

Valentine, Marisa, Axel Dietschmann, Selene Mogavero, et al.. (2024). Nanobody-mediated neutralization of candidalysin prevents epithelial damage and inflammatory responses that drive vulvovaginal candidiasis pathogenesis. mBio. 15(3). e0340923–e0340923. 14 indexed citations

Böttcher, Bettina, Puneet Sharma, Hannes C. A. Drexler, et al.. (2024). A highly conserved tRNA modification contributes to C. albicans filamentation and virulence. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(5). e0425522–e0425522. 5 indexed citations

Westman, Johannes, Jonathan Plumb, Stefanie Allert, et al.. (2022). Calcium-dependent ESCRT recruitment and lysosome exocytosis maintain epithelial integrity during Candida albicans invasion. Cell Reports. 38(1). 110187–110187. 41 indexed citations

Mogavero, Selene, Rita Müller, Sascha Brunke, et al.. (2022). Candidalysin Is the Hemolytic Factor of Candida albicans. Toxins. 14(12). 874–874. 18 indexed citations

Allert, Stefanie, Daniela Schulz, Peter Großmann, et al.. (2022). From environmental adaptation to host survival: Attributes that mediate pathogenicity of Candida auris. Virulence. 13(1). 191–214. 39 indexed citations

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Liu, Junyan, Hubertine M. E. Willems, Stefanie Allert, et al.. (2021). A variant ECE1 allele contributes to reduced pathogenicity of Candida albicans during vulvovaginal candidiasis. PLoS Pathogens. 17(9). e1009884–e1009884. 48 indexed citations

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Mogavero, Selene, Frank Sauer, Sascha Brunke, et al.. (2021). Candidalysin delivery to the invasion pocket is critical for host epithelial damage induced byCandida albicans. Cellular Microbiology. 23(10). e13378–e13378. 46 indexed citations

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Allert, Stefanie, Maria J. Niemiec, Katja Graf, et al.. (2020). Fungal biotin homeostasis is essential for immune evasion after macrophage phagocytosis and virulence. Cellular Microbiology. 22(7). e13197–e13197. 21 indexed citations

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Graf, Katja, Stefanie Allert, Susanne Linde, et al.. (2019). Keeping Candida commensal: how lactobacilli antagonize pathogenicity of Candida albicans in an in vitro gut model. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 12(9). 60 indexed citations

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Allert, Stefanie, Toni M. Förster, Carl‐Magnus Svensson, et al.. (2018). Candida albicans-Induced Epithelial Damage Mediates Translocation through Intestinal Barriers. mBio. 9(3). 151 indexed citations

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Loeffler, Ivonne, et al.. (2017). FSP1-specific SMAD2 knockout in renal tubular, endothelial, and interstitial cells reduces fibrosis and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in murine STZ-induced diabetic nephropathy. Cell and Tissue Research. 372(1). 115–133. 43 indexed citations

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Ramírez‐Zavala, Bernardo, Sabrina Schneider, Stefanie Allert, et al.. (2017). The Snf1‐activating kinase Sak1 is a key regulator of metabolic adaptation and in vivo fitness of Candida albicans. Molecular Microbiology. 104(6). 989–1007. 33 indexed citations

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Allert, Stefanie, Sascha Brunke, & Bernhard Hube. (2016). In Vivo Transcriptional Profiling of Human Pathogenic Fungi during Infection: Reflecting the Real Life?. PLoS Pathogens. 12(4). e1005471–e1005471. 9 indexed citations

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Kasper, Lydia, Katja Seider, Franziska Gerwien, et al.. (2014). Identification of Candida glabrata Genes Involved in pH Modulation and Modification of the Phagosomal Environment in Macrophages. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e96015–e96015. 48 indexed citations

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Seider, Katja, Franziska Gerwien, Lydia Kasper, et al.. (2013). Immune Evasion, Stress Resistance, and Efficient Nutrient Acquisition Are Crucial for Intracellular Survival of Candida glabrata within Macrophages. Eukaryotic Cell. 13(1). 170–183. 72 indexed citations

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Wilson, Duncan, Betty Hebecker, David L. Moyes, et al.. (2013). Clotrimazole Dampens Vaginal Inflammation and Neutrophil Infiltration in Response to Candida albicans Infection. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 57(10). 5178–5180. 10 indexed citations

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