Susanne A. Wolf

13.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
97 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Susanne A. Wolf is a scholar working on Neurology, Immunology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Susanne A. Wolf has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Neurology, 24 papers in Immunology and 21 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Susanne A. Wolf's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (39 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (21 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (15 papers). Susanne A. Wolf is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (39 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (21 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (15 papers). Susanne A. Wolf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Susanne A. Wolf's co-authors include Helmut Kettenmann, H. W. G. M. Boddeke, Gerd Kempermann, Barbara Steiner, Dolores Hambardzumyan, Michael Synowitz, Matthias Staufenbiel, Oliver Ullrich, Xi Feng and Frank Szulzewsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Susanne A. Wolf

94 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

Microglia in Physiology and Disease

2016 1.1k citations Susanne A. Wolf, Helmut Kettenmann et al. profile →
Loss of a mammalian circular RNA locus causes miRNA deregulation and affects brain function

2017 959 citations Monika Piwecka, Petar Glažar et al. Science profile →
Cellular and Molecular Identity of Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Glioblastoma

2017 488 citations Xi Feng, Susanne A. Wolf et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susanne A. Wolf Germany	42	3.0k	2.9k	2.0k	1.3k	1.2k	97	8.5k
Thomas Möller United States	50	2.9k 0.9×	4.0k 1.4×	1.9k 1.0×	519 0.4×	2.0k 1.7×	100	8.9k
Cordian Beyer Germany	63	4.2k 1.4×	3.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	496 0.4×	2.4k 2.0×	278	11.8k
Cristina Limatola Italy	50	2.4k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	379 0.3×	1.7k 1.4×	180	7.3k
Richard Daneman United States	36	6.3k 2.1×	6.6k 2.3×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	2.8k 2.4×	58	15.4k
Bart J. L. Eggen Netherlands	46	2.3k 0.7×	3.8k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	396 0.3×	917 0.8×	144	7.5k
Elly M. Hol Netherlands	61	5.8k 1.9×	4.6k 1.6×	1.8k 0.9×	608 0.5×	2.8k 2.4×	198	13.4k
Claudia Verderio Italy	62	5.8k 1.9×	2.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	3.4k 2.9×	131	11.1k
Shane A. Liddelow United States	40	4.5k 1.5×	7.0k 2.4×	2.5k 1.2×	670 0.5×	2.9k 2.5×	73	13.2k
Junya Tanaka Japan	48	2.5k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	368 0.3×	1.5k 1.2×	179	7.2k
Richard M. Ransohoff United States	30	2.0k 0.6×	4.1k 1.4×	3.0k 1.5×	309 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	60	8.7k

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Kociok, Norbert, Jens Heufelder, Sergej Skosyrski, et al.. (2025). Radiation Retinopathy: Microangiopathy-Inflammation-Neurodegeneration. Cells. 14(4). 298–298.

Krüger, Christina, Thomas Wallach, Silke Frahm, et al.. (2025). Extracellular microRNAs modulate human microglial function through TLR8. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1645062–1645062.

Wolf, Susanne A., et al.. (2024). Quantification of Microglial Engulfment of Synaptic Material Using Flow Cytometry. Journal of Visualized Experiments.

Jordan, Philipp, Edgar Specker, Oliver Popp, et al.. (2023). Small molecule inhibiting microglial nitric oxide release could become a potential treatment for neuroinflammation. PLoS ONE. 18(2). e0278325–e0278325. 8 indexed citations

Piwecka, Monika, Petar Glažar, Luis R. Hernández-Miranda, et al.. (2017). Loss of a mammalian circular RNA locus causes miRNA deregulation and affects brain function. Science. 357(6357). 959 indexed citations breakdown →

Peking, Patricia, Ulrich Koller, Blanca Duarte, et al.. (2017). An RNA-targeted therapy for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Nucleic Acids Research. 45(17). 10259–10269. 22 indexed citations

Ku, Min‐Chi, Ivo Bendix, Andreas Pohlmann, et al.. (2016). ERK1 as a Therapeutic Target for Dendritic Cell Vaccination against High-Grade Gliomas. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 15(8). 1975–1987. 7 indexed citations

Wolf, Susanne A., et al.. (2015). Brain in flames – animal models of psychosis: utility and limitations. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 11. 1313–1313. 14 indexed citations

Szulzewsky, Frank, Andreas Pelz, Xi Feng, et al.. (2015). Glioma-Associated Microglia/Macrophages Display an Expression Profile Different from M1 and M2 Polarization and Highly Express Gpnmb and Spp1. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0116644–e0116644. 317 indexed citations

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Pannell, Maria, Maria Meier, Frank Szulzewsky, et al.. (2014). The subpopulation of microglia expressing functional muscarinic acetylcholine receptors expands in stroke and Alzheimer’s disease. Brain Structure and Function. 221(2). 1157–1172. 50 indexed citations

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Wolf, Susanne A., Stephan Grein, & Gillian Queisser. (2012). Employing NeuGen 2.0 to Automatically Generate Realistic Morphologies of Hippocampal Neurons and Neural Networks in 3D. Neuroinformatics. 11(2). 137–148. 11 indexed citations

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Kempermann, Gerd, Klaus Fabel, Dan Ehninger, et al.. (2010). Why and How Physical Activity Promotes Experience-Induced Brain Plasticity. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 4. 189–189. 241 indexed citations

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Huehnchen, Petra, Timour Prozorovski, Anne Lesemann, et al.. (2010). Modulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis during myelin‐directed autoimmune neuroinflammation. Glia. 59(1). 132–142. 47 indexed citations

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Wolf, Susanne A., Barbara Steiner, Akgül Akpınarlı, et al.. (2009). CD4-Positive T Lymphocytes Provide a Neuroimmunological Link in the Control of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis. The Journal of Immunology. 182(7). 3979–3984. 248 indexed citations

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Wolf, Susanne A., et al.. (2009). Age effects on the regulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis by physical activity and environmental enrichment in the APP23 mouse model of Alzheimer disease. Hippocampus. 19(10). 1008–1018. 158 indexed citations

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Boulet, Louis‐Philippe, et al.. (2007). A randomized study comparing ciclesonide and fluticasone propionate in patients with moderate persistent asthma. Respiratory Medicine. 101(8). 1677–1686. 43 indexed citations

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Witting, Anke, Christian Mawrin, Thomas Lee, et al.. (2006). The Endocannabinoid Anandamide Protects Neurons during CNS Inflammation by Induction of MKP-1 in Microglial Cells. Neuron. 49(1). 67–79. 368 indexed citations

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Steiner, Barbara, Susanne A. Wolf, & Gerd Kempermann. (2005). Adult Neurogenesis and Neurodegenerative Disease. Regenerative Medicine. 1(1). 15–28. 63 indexed citations

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Gimsa, Ulrike, Susanne A. Wolf, Dorit Haas, Ingo Bechmann, & Robert Nitsch. (2001). Th2 cells support intrinsic anti-inflammatory properties of the brain. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 119(1). 73–80. 35 indexed citations

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Delaroque, Nicolas, et al.. (2000). The Brown Algal Virus EsV-1 Particle Contains a Putative Hybrid Histidine Kinase. Virology. 273(2). 383–390. 8 indexed citations

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