Stefanie Ruf

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 825 citations indexed

About

Stefanie Ruf is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefanie Ruf has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 825 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Epidemiology and 1 paper in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stefanie Ruf's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (3 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (3 papers) and Smart Materials for Construction (1 paper). Stefanie Ruf is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (3 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (3 papers) and Smart Materials for Construction (1 paper). Stefanie Ruf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Stefanie Ruf's co-authors include Kathrin Thedieck, Annika Sonntag, Alexander Martin Heberle, Miriam Langelaar‐Makkinje, Jennifer Schwarz, Bettina Warscheid, Ralf Baumeister, Birgit Holzwarth, Daryl P. Shanley and Jana Deitersen and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Developmental Cell.

In The Last Decade

Stefanie Ruf

9 papers receiving 817 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.

A systems study reveals concurrent activation of AMPK and mTOR by amino acids

2016 378 citations Piero Dalle Pezze, Stefanie Ruf et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefanie Ruf Germany	6	536	140	90	76	72	10	825
Alexander Martin Heberle Netherlands	8	359 0.7×	79 0.6×	91 1.0×	30 0.4×	54 0.8×	11	695
Sven Reischauer Germany	14	580 1.1×	316 2.3×	89 1.0×	39 0.5×	43 0.6×	21	928
Alain Sahuquet France	14	385 0.7×	179 1.3×	66 0.7×	74 1.0×	112 1.6×	17	827
Tobias Kohl Germany	20	780 1.5×	84 0.6×	133 1.5×	76 1.0×	65 0.9×	54	1.4k
Guang Lin United States	20	585 1.1×	188 1.3×	134 1.5×	47 0.6×	50 0.7×	33	1.1k
Alysia D. Vrailas‐Mortimer United States	15	453 0.8×	130 0.9×	35 0.4×	43 0.6×	35 0.5×	31	840
Guanyu Gong United States	14	452 0.8×	76 0.5×	74 0.8×	91 1.2×	69 1.0×	29	1.0k
Richard C. V. Tyser United Kingdom	10	1.2k 2.2×	126 0.9×	67 0.7×	57 0.8×	110 1.5×	17	1.4k
Christine Rampon France	18	705 1.3×	214 1.5×	43 0.5×	44 0.6×	65 0.9×	32	1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefanie Ruf

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

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Deau, Marie‐Céline, Laure‐Anne Ligeon, Pablo Sánchez‐Martín, et al.. (2025). LRBA deficiency impairs autophagy and contributes to enhanced antigen presentation and T-cell dysregulation. EMBO Reports. 26(16). 4040–4071.

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Ruf, Stefanie, et al.. (2023). Stuck in a (literal) tight spot: Cycling between tram rails, sharrows and parked cars. Journal of Safety Research. 87. 107–121. 1 indexed citations

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Ruf, Stefanie, et al.. (2023). Safe cycling in winter: Results of a case study on the role of de-icing in the city of Hamburg, Germany. Journal of Safety Research. 87. 244–256. 3 indexed citations

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Heidelberger, Jan B., Andrea Voigt, Marina E. Borisova, et al.. (2018). Proteomic profiling of VCP substrates links VCP to K6‐linked ubiquitylation and c‐Myc function. EMBO Reports. 19(4). 82 indexed citations

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Ruf, Stefanie, Alexander Martin Heberle, Miriam Langelaar‐Makkinje, et al.. (2017). PLK1 (polo like kinase 1) inhibits MTOR complex 1 and promotes autophagy. Autophagy. 13(3). 486–505. 60 indexed citations

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Pezze, Piero Dalle, Stefanie Ruf, Annika Sonntag, et al.. (2016). A systems study reveals concurrent activation of AMPK and mTOR by amino acids. Nature Communications. 7(1). 13254–13254. 378 indexed citations breakdown →

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Prentzell, Mirja Tamara, Birgit Holzwarth, Kathrin Kläsener, et al.. (2015). TSC1 Activates TGF-β-Smad2/3 Signaling in Growth Arrest and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition. Developmental Cell. 32(5). 617–630. 52 indexed citations

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Thedieck, Kathrin, Birgit Holzwarth, Mirja Tamara Prentzell, et al.. (2013). Inhibition of mTORC1 by Astrin and Stress Granules Prevents Apoptosis in Cancer Cells. Cell. 154(4). 859–874. 240 indexed citations

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Thedieck, Kathrin, Birgit Holzwarth, Mirja Tamara Prentzell, et al.. (2013). Inhibition of mTORC1 by Astrin and Stress Granules Prevents Apoptosis in Cancer Cells. Cell. 155(4). 964–966. 8 indexed citations

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Eberspächer, Eva, Manfred Blobner, Christian Werner, et al.. (2009). The Long-Term Effect of Four Hours of Hyperventilation on Neurocognitive Performance and Lesion Size After Controlled Cortical Impact in Rats. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 110(1). 181–187. 1 indexed citations

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