Thomas Härtung

38.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
520 papers, 25.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Härtung is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Härtung has authored 520 papers receiving a total of 25.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Immunology, 113 papers in Molecular Biology and 100 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in Thomas Härtung's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (116 papers), Animal testing and alternatives (95 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (40 papers). Thomas Härtung is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (116 papers), Animal testing and alternatives (95 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (40 papers). Thomas Härtung collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Thomas Härtung's co-authors include Siegfried Morath, Albrecht Wendel, Corinna Hermann, Sonja von Aulock, Armin Geyer, Sebastian Hoffmann, Ralf R. Schumann, Helena T. Högberg, Ulrich Zähringer and Carolin Rauter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Härtung

498 papers receiving 24.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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CD36 is a sensor of diacylglycerides

2005 693 citations Thomas Härtung et al. profile →
Lipoteichoic Acid (LTA) of Streptococcus pneumoniaeand Staphylococcus aureus Activates Immune Cells via Toll-like Receptor (TLR)-2, Lipopolysaccharide-binding Protein (LBP), and CD14, whereas TLR-4 and MD-2 Are Not Involved

2003 524 citations Siegfried Morath, Thomas Härtung et al. profile →
Toxicology for the twenty-first century

2009 442 citations Thomas Härtung profile →
Toxicity testing in the 21st century: progress in the past decade and future perspectives

2019 236 citations Thomas Härtung et al. profile →
Challenges and opportunities for validation of AI-based new approach methods

2025 16 citations Thomas Härtung, Nicole Kleinstreuer ALTEX profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Härtung Germany	81	7.6k	6.6k	2.9k	2.7k	2.6k	520	25.0k
Tim R. Mosmann United States	53	20.7k 2.7×	22.7k 3.4×	1.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	6.4k 2.5×	124	75.3k
Yulong Yin China	93	3.8k 0.5×	16.2k 2.4×	2.1k 0.7×	688 0.3×	2.1k 0.8×	960	41.0k
Jerrold M. Ward United States	88	5.5k 0.7×	14.3k 2.2×	1.1k 0.4×	2.9k 1.1×	4.3k 1.7×	455	34.9k
Manuel C. Peitsch Switzerland	56	2.7k 0.4×	14.0k 2.1×	292 0.1×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	291	23.6k
Kuldeep Dhama India	83	2.4k 0.3×	5.4k 0.8×	827 0.3×	614 0.2×	3.1k 1.2×	923	28.6k
Guoyao Wu United States	118	6.9k 0.9×	17.1k 2.6×	2.9k 1.0×	913 0.3×	2.2k 0.9×	625	55.8k
José V. Castell Spain	61	1.6k 0.2×	5.0k 0.8×	506 0.2×	652 0.2×	2.9k 1.1×	339	17.7k
David A. Morrow United States	100	3.8k 0.5×	4.1k 0.6×	491 0.2×	264 0.1×	5.0k 1.9×	592	45.0k
Jianguo Xia Canada	52	1.8k 0.2×	17.4k 2.6×	225 0.1×	1.1k 0.4×	2.3k 0.9×	145	29.8k
Brian E. Henderson United States	107	3.1k 0.4×	11.5k 1.7×	267 0.1×	1.7k 0.6×	3.9k 1.5×	678	43.0k

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Härtung, Thomas & Nicole Kleinstreuer. (2025). Challenges and opportunities for validation of AI-based new approach methods. ALTEX. 42(1). 3–21. 16 indexed citations breakdown →

Loeffler, Alon, Forough Habibollahi, Tjitse van der Molen, et al.. (2025). Human neural organoid microphysiological systems show the building blocks necessary for basic learning and memory. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1237–1237. 1 indexed citations

Härtung, Thomas. (2024). S15-04 The use of artificial intelligence in risk characterization through probabilistic risk assessment. Toxicology Letters. 399. S32–S32. 1 indexed citations

Smirnova, Lena & Thomas Härtung. (2024). The Promise and Potential of Brain Organoids. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(21). e2302745–e2302745. 32 indexed citations

Ashammakhi, Nureddin, et al.. (2023). Lessons and Insights From the First Microphysiological World Summit. 1(2). 1 indexed citations

Härtung, Thomas. (2023). Artificial intelligence as the new frontier in chemical risk assessment. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. 6. 1269932–1269932. 31 indexed citations

Derdau, Volker, Charles S. Elmore, Thomas Härtung, et al.. (2023). Die Zukunft (Radio‐)‐isotopenmarkierter Verbindungen in Forschung und Entwicklung der modernen Lebenswissenschaften. Angewandte Chemie. 135(52).

Derdau, Volker, Charles S. Elmore, Thomas Härtung, et al.. (2023). The Future of (Radio)‐Labeled Compounds in Research and Development within the Life Science Industry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(52). e202306019–e202306019. 28 indexed citations

Chesnut, Megan, Cendrine Repond, Lena Smirnova, et al.. (2021). Human IPSC-Derived Model to Study Myelin Disruption. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(17). 9473–9473. 30 indexed citations

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Călina, Daniela, Thomas Härtung, Ileana Mardare, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic and alcohol consumption: Impacts and interconnections. Toxicology Reports. 8. 529–535. 102 indexed citations

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Högberg, Helena T., et al.. (2021). Advances in 3D neuronal microphysiological systems: towards a functional nervous system on a chip. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 57(2). 191–206. 43 indexed citations

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Härtung, Thomas. (2019). Toward good in vitro reporting standards. ALTEX. 36(1). 3–17. 34 indexed citations

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Delp, Johannes, Simon Gutbier, Christin Zasada, et al.. (2017). Stage-specific metabolic features of differentiating neurons: Implications for toxicant sensitivity. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 354. 64–80. 23 indexed citations

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Härtung, Thomas. (2017). Perspectives on In Vitro to In Vivo Extrapolations. PubMed. 4(4). 305–316. 51 indexed citations

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Härtung, Thomas, et al.. (2017). Twenty-First Century In Vitro Toxicology Testing Methods and the Assessment of e-Cigarettes. 3(1). 3–9. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Han Geun, Joo Yun Kim, Hyun Jin Hwang, et al.. (2006). Lipoteichoic acid fromLactobacillus plantarumelicits both the production of Interleukin-23p19 and suppression of pathogen-mediated Interleukin-10 in THP-1 cells. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 49(2). 205–214. 29 indexed citations

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Grangette, Corinne, Sophie Nutten, Emmanuelle Palumbo, et al.. (2005). Enhanced antiinflammatory capacity of a Lactobacillus plantarum mutant synthesizing modified teichoic acids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(29). 10321–10326. 352 indexed citations

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Schneider, Christian, Sonja von Aulock, Siegfried Zedler, et al.. (2003). Perioperative Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Filgrastim) Treatment Prevents Immunoinflammatory Dysfunction Associated With Major Surgery. Annals of Surgery. 239(1). 75–81. 50 indexed citations

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Yndestad, Arne, Thomas Härtung, Christoph Thiemermann, et al.. (2003). Lipoteichoic Acid Is a Potent Inducer of Cytokine Production in Rat and Human Kupffer Cells In Vitro. Surgical Infections. 4(2). 181–191. 19 indexed citations

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Härtung, Thomas. (2001). Ödipuskomplex und Symbolbildung. Ihre Bedeutung bei Borderline-Zuständen und frühen Störungen. Hanna Segal zu Ehren. Psyche. 55(1). 78–81. 1 indexed citations

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