Stefanie Lerche

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Stefanie Lerche is a scholar working on Neurology, Physiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefanie Lerche has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Neurology, 15 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Stefanie Lerche's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (26 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (9 papers). Stefanie Lerche is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (26 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (9 papers). Stefanie Lerche collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and Sweden. Stefanie Lerche's co-authors include Isabel Wurster, Daniela Berg, Walter Maetzler, Kathrin Brockmann, Stephanie H. Witt, Christian Witt, Siegfried Labeit, Gerhard W. Eschweiler, D. Labeit and Walter Back and has published in prestigious journals such as The EMBO Journal, PLoS ONE and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Stefanie Lerche

33 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

CSF α-synuclein seed amplification kinetic profiles are associated with cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease

2024 34 citations Kathrin Brockmann, Stefanie Lerche et al. npj Parkinson s Disease profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefanie Lerche Germany	19	634	323	279	170	112	37	1.1k
Maria Pia Giannoccaro Italy	21	838 1.3×	255 0.8×	288 1.0×	293 1.7×	48 0.4×	55	1.4k
Isabel Wurster Germany	20	676 1.1×	124 0.4×	259 0.9×	180 1.1×	41 0.4×	53	1.0k
Talakad N. Sathyaprabha India	21	661 1.0×	270 0.8×	134 0.5×	259 1.5×	100 0.9×	42	1.1k
Eduardo De Pablo‐Fernández United Kingdom	20	1.1k 1.7×	247 0.8×	222 0.8×	307 1.8×	43 0.4×	45	1.5k
O. Rascol France	15	874 1.4×	109 0.3×	154 0.6×	258 1.5×	88 0.8×	34	1.2k
Luisa Sambati Italy	20	595 0.9×	276 0.9×	373 1.3×	229 1.3×	52 0.5×	66	1.4k
Juan José Poza Spain	15	327 0.5×	453 1.4×	79 0.3×	276 1.6×	156 1.4×	37	996
Linda Vedders United States	12	1.1k 1.7×	255 0.8×	573 2.1×	313 1.8×	99 0.9×	13	1.7k
Diane Lane United States	17	221 0.3×	346 1.1×	308 1.1×	452 2.7×	66 0.6×	30	1.3k
Claire Ewenczyk France	17	717 1.1×	216 0.7×	79 0.3×	356 2.1×	26 0.2×	31	1.0k

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Zimmermann, Milan, Meike Jakobi, Benjamin Röeben, et al.. (2025). Elevated cerebrospinal fluid levels of SERPIN E1 in participants with lewy body diseases. npj Parkinson s Disease. 11(1). 166–166.

Zimmermann, Milan, Ulrike Suenkel, Isabel Wurster, et al.. (2025). Impact of lifestyle factors on quantitative motor and cognitive performance: insights from a longitudinal study on healthy ageing. GeroScience. 48(1). 1259–1275.

Lerche, Stefanie, Isabel Wurster, Benjamin Röeben, et al.. (2025). Differences in age-related distribution of CSF alpha-synuclein seeding and Alzheimer profiles between PD with and without GBA1 variants. npj Parkinson s Disease. 11(1). 107–107.

Röeben, Benjamin, Inga Liepelt‐Scarfone, Stefanie Lerche, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal cognitive decline characterizes the profile of non-PD-manifest GBA1 mutation carriers. npj Parkinson s Disease. 10(1). 88–88. 5 indexed citations

Brockmann, Kathrin, Stefanie Lerche, Simone Baiardi, et al.. (2024). CSF α-synuclein seed amplification kinetic profiles are associated with cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinson s Disease. 10(1). 24–24. 34 indexed citations breakdown →

Zimmermann, Milan, Meike Jakobi, Isabel Wurster, et al.. (2024). Tissue Factor and Its Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Profiles in Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 14(7). 1405–1416. 1 indexed citations

Lerche, Stefanie, Milan Zimmermann, Benjamin Röeben, et al.. (2023). Inflammatory CSF profiles and longitudinal development of cognitive decline in sporadic and GBA-associated PD. npj Parkinson s Disease. 9(1). 38–38. 14 indexed citations

Lerche, Stefanie, Simon Sjödin, Ann Brinkmalm, et al.. (2021). CSF Protein Level of Neurotransmitter Secretion, Synaptic Plasticity, and Autophagy in PD and DLB. Movement Disorders. 36(11). 2595–2604. 16 indexed citations

Lerche, Stefanie, Isabel Wurster, Milan Zimmermann, et al.. (2020). CSF NFL in a Longitudinally Assessed PD Cohort: Age Effects and Cognitive Trajectories. Movement Disorders. 35(7). 1138–1144. 35 indexed citations

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Lerche, Stefanie, Isabel Wurster, Gerrit Machetanz, et al.. (2018). Parkinson’s disease: evolution of cognitive impairment and CSF Aβ_1–42 profiles in a prospective longitudinal study. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 90(2). 165–170. 17 indexed citations

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Lerche, Stefanie, Gerrit Machetanz, Benjamin Röeben, et al.. (2018). Deterioration of executive dysfunction in elderly with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). Neurobiology of Aging. 70. 242–246. 15 indexed citations

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Heinzel, Sebastian, Stefanie Lerche, Walter Maetzler, & Daniela Berg. (2017). Global, Yet Incomplete Overview of Cohort Studies in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 7(3). 423–432. 19 indexed citations

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Maetzler, Walter, Valérie Hanssens, Alice Bernard, et al.. (2016). GDF15/MIC1 and MMP9 Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels in Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0149349–e0149349. 33 indexed citations

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Lerche, Stefanie, Kathrin Brockmann, Andrea Pilotto, et al.. (2016). Prospective longitudinal course of cognition in older subjects with mild parkinsonian signs. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 8(1). 42–42. 18 indexed citations

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Lerche, Stefanie, Markus A. Hobert, Kathrin Brockmann, et al.. (2014). Mild Parkinsonian Signs in the Elderly – Is There an Association with PD? Crossectional Findings in 992 Individuals. PLoS ONE. 9(3). e92878–e92878. 26 indexed citations

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Lerche, Stefanie, Kathrin Brockmann, Isabel Wurster, et al.. (2014). Reasons for mild parkinsonian signs – Which constellation may indicate neurodegeneration?. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 21(2). 126–130. 16 indexed citations

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Lerche, Stefanie, Klaus Seppi, Stefanie Behnke, et al.. (2013). Risk factors and prodromal markers and the development of Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurology. 261(1). 180–187. 37 indexed citations

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Maetzler, Walter, Markus Langkamp, Stefanie Lerche, et al.. (2012). Lowered Serum Amyloid-β1-42 Autoantibodies in Individuals with Lifetime Depression. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 32(1). 95–100. 9 indexed citations

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Hata, Shoji, Christian Witt, Yasuko Ono, et al.. (2007). Muscle RING-Finger Protein-1 (MuRF1) as a Connector of Muscle Energy Metabolism and Protein Synthesis. Journal of Molecular Biology. 376(5). 1224–1236. 130 indexed citations

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Witt, Christian, Stephanie H. Witt, Stefanie Lerche, et al.. (2007). Cooperative control of striated muscle mass and metabolism by MuRF1 and MuRF2. The EMBO Journal. 27(2). 350–360. 146 indexed citations

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