Stephan Niland

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Stephan Niland is a scholar working on Immunology and Allergy, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Niland has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Immunology and Allergy, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Stephan Niland's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (22 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (12 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (10 papers). Stephan Niland is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (22 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (12 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (10 papers). Stephan Niland collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Brazil and Canada. Stephan Niland's co-authors include Johannes A. Eble, Thomas Krieg, Juliane Fluck, Stephan Sollberg, Beate Eckes, Christiane Querfeld, Daniela G. Seidler, Augusto Martins Lima, Daniel Aeschlimann and Rachel J. Waddington and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Niland

42 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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 extracellular matrix in tumor progression and metastasis

2019 426 citations Johannes A. Eble, Stephan Niland profile →
Matrix Metalloproteinases Shape the Tumor Microenvironment in Cancer Progression

2021 298 citations Stephan Niland, Johannes A. Eble et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephan Niland Germany	22	895	448	415	396	378	42	1.9k
Maurizio Mongiat Italy	29	1.3k 1.4×	559 1.2×	656 1.6×	550 1.4×	572 1.5×	65	2.6k
John Muschler United States	24	1.2k 1.4×	536 1.2×	590 1.4×	292 0.7×	653 1.7×	38	2.1k
Patrizio Castagnola Italy	27	1.3k 1.5×	404 0.9×	384 0.9×	429 1.1×	361 1.0×	96	3.0k
Sandra A. Rempel United States	31	1.4k 1.5×	796 1.8×	385 0.9×	655 1.7×	248 0.7×	51	3.1k
Jennifer E. Koblinski United States	27	1.3k 1.4×	829 1.9×	317 0.8×	752 1.9×	284 0.8×	71	2.7k
Reijo Sironen Finland	27	1.2k 1.3×	535 1.2×	736 1.8×	449 1.1×	170 0.4×	65	2.4k
Takuya Kato Japan	27	1.4k 1.6×	814 1.8×	582 1.4×	404 1.0×	188 0.5×	59	2.5k
Chris D. Madsen Sweden	19	1.1k 1.2×	1.0k 2.3×	672 1.6×	666 1.7×	230 0.6×	33	2.6k
Dian Feng United States	20	1.5k 1.7×	640 1.4×	440 1.1×	452 1.1×	423 1.1×	27	2.7k
G. Scott Herron United States	23	984 1.1×	427 1.0×	340 0.8×	630 1.6×	283 0.7×	34	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephan Niland

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Niland

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

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Niland, Stephan & Johannes A. Eble. (2025). Decoding the MMP14 integrin link: Key player in the secretome landscape. Matrix Biology. 136. 36–51. 2 indexed citations

Niland, Stephan, et al.. (2024). Integrin α2 is an early marker for osteoclast differentiation that contributes to key steps in osteoclastogenesis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 12. 1448725–1448725. 1 indexed citations

Höltke, Carsten, Jens Soltwisch, Stephan Niland, et al.. (2023). Multiparametric chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI detects metabolic changes in breast cancer following immunotherapy. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 577–577. 6 indexed citations

Niland, Stephan, et al.. (2023). Stimulation of platelet aggregation by affinity captured rhodocytin from the Malayan pit viper Calloselasma rhodostoma. Toxicon. 225. 107058–107058. 1 indexed citations

Gerwing, Mirjam, Stephan Niland, Max Masthoff, et al.. (2023). Profiling specific cell populations within the inflammatory tumor microenvironment by oscillating-gradient diffusion-weighted MRI. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 11(3). e006092–e006092. 14 indexed citations

Zamek, Jan, et al.. (2021). 252 Loss of endothelial cell MMP14 reduces melanoma growth and metastasis by increasing tumor vessel stability. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 141(10). S192–S192. 1 indexed citations

Zamek, Jan, et al.. (2021). Loss of Endothelial Cell Matrix Metalloproteinase 14 Reduces Melanoma Growth and Metastasis by Increasing Tumor Vessel Stability. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(7). 1923–1933.e5. 14 indexed citations

Niland, Stephan & Johannes A. Eble. (2020). Neuropilin: Handyman and Power Broker in the Tumor Microenvironment. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1223. 31–67. 21 indexed citations

Lima, Augusto Martins, Seraphine V. Wegner, Maria Inácia Estevão-Costa, et al.. (2018). The spatial molecular pattern of integrin recognition sites and their immobilization to colloidal nanobeads determine α2β1 integrin-dependent platelet activation. Biomaterials. 167. 107–120. 15 indexed citations

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Ghatak, Sushmita, Stephan Niland, Jan-Niklas Schulz, et al.. (2016). Role of Integrins α1β1 and α2β1 in Wound and Tumor Angiogenesis in Mice. American Journal Of Pathology. 186(11). 3011–3027. 25 indexed citations

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Sánchez, Eladio F., Michael Richardson, Luiza Helena Gremski, et al.. (2015). A novel fibrinolytic metalloproteinase, barnettlysin-I from Bothrops barnetti (barnett´s pitviper) snake venom with anti-platelet properties. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1860(3). 542–556. 34 indexed citations

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Veit, Guido, Daniela Zwolanek, Beate Eckes, et al.. (2011). Collagen XXIII, Novel Ligand for Integrin α2β1 in the Epidermis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(31). 27804–27813. 34 indexed citations

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Eble, Johannes A. & Stephan Niland. (2009). The Extracellular Matrix of Blood Vessels. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 15(12). 1385–1400. 128 indexed citations

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Fiedler, Lorna R., Elke Schönherr, Rachel J. Waddington, et al.. (2008). Decorin Regulates Endothelial Cell Motility on Collagen I through Activation of Insulin-like Growth Factor I Receptor and Modulation of α2β1 Integrin Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(25). 17406–17415. 86 indexed citations

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Moura‐da‐Silva, Ana M., Oscar Henrique Pereira Ramos, Cristiani Baldo, et al.. (2007). Collagen binding is a key factor for the hemorrhagic activity of snake venom metalloproteinases. Biochimie. 90(3). 484–492. 57 indexed citations

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Woodall, Benjamin P., Alexander Nyström, Johannes A. Eble, et al.. (2007). Integrin α2β1 Is the Required Receptor for Endorepellin Angiostatic Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(4). 2335–2343. 96 indexed citations

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Eble, Johannes A., Anja Kassner, Stephan Niland, et al.. (2006). Collagen XVI Harbors an Integrin α1β1 Recognition Site in Its C-terminal Domains. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(35). 25745–25756. 44 indexed citations

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Eble, Johannes A., et al.. (2002). Rhodocetin antagonizes stromal tumor invasion in vitro and other α2β1 integrin-mediated cell functions. Matrix Biology. 21(7). 547–558. 44 indexed citations

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Niland, Stephan, et al.. (2001). Contraction-Dependent Apoptosis of Normal Dermal Fibroblasts. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 116(5). 686–692. 57 indexed citations

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Fluck, Juliane, et al.. (1998). Normal Human Primary Fibroblasts Undergo Apoptosis in Three-Dimensional Contractile Collagen Gels. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 110(2). 153–157. 107 indexed citations

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