Thomas Korn

39.7k total citations · 9 hit papers
140 papers, 25.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas Korn is a scholar working on Immunology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Korn has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 25.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Immunology, 45 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 31 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Korn's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (52 papers), Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (40 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (32 papers). Thomas Korn is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (52 papers), Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (40 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (32 papers). Thomas Korn collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Thomas Korn's co-authors include Vijay K. Kuchroo, Mohamed Oukka, Estelle Bettelli, Estelle Bettelli, Wenda Gao, Terry B. Strom, Howard L. Weiner, Yijun Carrier, Bernhard Hemmer and Pierre Miossec and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Korn

138 papers receiving 25.4k citations

Hit Papers

Reciprocal developmental pathways for the generation of p... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2009 2007 2008 2009 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Reciprocal developmental pathways for the generation of pathogenic effector TH17 and regulatory T cells
    2006 5.6k citations Thomas Korn, Vijay K. Kuchroo et al. profile →
  2. IL-17 and Th17 Cells
    2009 3.8k citations Thomas Korn, Vijay K. Kuchroo et al. profile →
  3. IL-21 initiates an alternative pathway to induce proinflammatory TH17 cells
    2007 1.5k citations Thomas Korn, Vijay K. Kuchroo et al. profile →
  4. Control of Treg and TH17 cell differentiation by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor
    2008 1.5k citations Francisco J. Quintana, Thomas Korn et al. profile →
  5. Interleukin-17 and Type 17 Helper T Cells
    2009 1.1k citations Thomas Korn, Vijay K. Kuchroo et al. profile →
  6. Induction and effector functions of TH17 cells
    2008 972 citations Thomas Korn, Vijay K. Kuchroo et al. profile →
  7. Myelin-specific regulatory T cells accumulate in the CNS but fail to control autoimmune inflammation
    2007 680 citations Thomas Korn, Vijay K. Kuchroo et al. profile →
  8. Interleukin-6: designing specific therapeutics for a complex cytokine
    2018 466 citations Sylvia Heink, Thomas Korn et al. profile →
  9. Role of the innate and adaptive immune responses in the course of multiple sclerosis
    2015 434 citations Bernhard Hemmer, Martin Kerschensteiner et al. The Lancet Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Korn Germany 58 16.4k 4.4k 3.8k 3.5k 2.3k 140 25.8k
Mohamed Oukka United States 52 21.5k 1.3× 4.8k 1.1× 2.3k 0.6× 4.2k 1.2× 2.3k 1.0× 92 29.3k
Burkhard Becher Switzerland 80 15.3k 0.9× 6.2k 1.4× 3.4k 0.9× 3.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 234 27.0k
Richard Bucala United States 98 17.8k 1.1× 6.3k 1.4× 2.4k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 405 37.5k
J. Daniel United States 70 26.8k 1.6× 8.3k 1.9× 4.4k 1.2× 5.6k 1.6× 3.7k 1.6× 129 38.8k
Luciano Adorini Italy 80 10.8k 0.7× 4.8k 1.1× 4.6k 1.2× 4.3k 1.2× 1.1k 0.5× 338 24.8k
Akihiko Yoshimura Japan 82 11.3k 0.7× 10.6k 2.4× 1.8k 0.5× 7.0k 2.0× 1.3k 0.6× 349 27.4k
Jon D. Laman Netherlands 66 7.6k 0.5× 3.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 1.0k 0.4× 241 15.9k
Chen Dong United States 100 27.8k 1.7× 8.6k 2.0× 2.8k 0.7× 8.4k 2.4× 2.0k 0.9× 330 39.9k
Terry B. Strom United States 90 23.2k 1.4× 6.0k 1.4× 1.7k 0.4× 5.4k 1.5× 1.3k 0.6× 423 35.4k
Takashi Nomura Japan 49 19.5k 1.2× 3.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.3× 5.6k 1.6× 1.8k 0.8× 144 28.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Korn

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wolf, Elisabeth, Lilian Aly, Christoph Schmaderer, et al.. (2024). Optical coherence tomography angiography suggests different retinal pathologies in multiple sclerosis and Sjögren’s syndrome. Journal of Neurology. 271(7). 4610–4619.
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Hamad, Ibrahim, Michael Hiltensperger, Bart Van Wijmeersch, et al.. (2024). Rapamycin rescues loss of function in blood-brain barrier–interacting Tregs. JCI Insight. 9(7). 4 indexed citations
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Bauer, Isabel, Ping Fang, Sofia Tyystjärvi, et al.. (2023). Visualizing the activation of encephalitogenic T cells in the ileal lamina propria by in vivo two-photon imaging. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(30). e2302697120–e2302697120. 9 indexed citations
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Linnerbauer, Mathias, Tobias A. Beyer, Hania Kébir, et al.. (2023). PD-L1 positive astrocytes attenuate inflammatory functions of PD-1 positive microglia in models of autoimmune neuroinflammation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5555–5555. 33 indexed citations
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Aly, Lilian, Susanna Asseyer, Klemens Ruprecht, et al.. (2023). Retinal ganglion cell loss is associated with future disability worsening in early relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Neurology. 30(4). 982–990. 6 indexed citations
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Sie, Christopher, Ravi Kant, Christian Peter, et al.. (2022). IL-24 intrinsically regulates Th17 cell pathogenicity in mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(8). 16 indexed citations
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Afzali, Ali Maisam, et al.. (2022). Aquaporin-4 prevents exaggerated astrocytosis and structural damage in retinal inflammation. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 100(6). 933–946. 13 indexed citations
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Haimon, Zhana, Jung‐Seok Kim, Sébastien Trzebanski, et al.. (2022). Cognate microglia–T cell interactions shape the functional regulatory T cell pool in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis pathology. Nature Immunology. 23(12). 1749–1762. 35 indexed citations
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Musumeci, Andrea, Christopher Sie, Elena Winheim, et al.. (2022). Ly6D+Siglec-H+ precursors contribute to conventional dendritic cells via a Zbtb46+Ly6D+ intermediary stage. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3456–3456. 15 indexed citations
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Mitsdoerffer, Meike, Lilian Aly, Melanie Barz, et al.. (2022). The glioblastoma multiforme tumor site promotes the commitment of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes to the TH17 lineage in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(34). e2206208119–e2206208119. 16 indexed citations
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Kurgyis, Zsuzsanna, Larsen Vornholz, Konstanze Pechloff, et al.. (2021). Keratinocyte-intrinsic BCL10/MALT1 activity initiates and amplifies psoriasiform skin inflammation. Science Immunology. 6(65). eabi4425–eabi4425. 10 indexed citations
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Aly, Lilian, Joachim Havla, Gildas Lepennetier, et al.. (2020). Inner retinal layer thinning in radiologically isolated syndrome predicts conversion to multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Neurology. 27(11). 2217–2224. 22 indexed citations
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Fecher, Caroline, Laura Trovò, Stephan A. Müller, et al.. (2019). Cell-type-specific profiling of brain mitochondria reveals functional and molecular diversity. Nature Neuroscience. 22(10). 1731–1742. 205 indexed citations
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Knier, Benjamin, Michael Hiltensperger, Christopher Sie, et al.. (2018). Myeloid-derived suppressor cells control B cell accumulation in the central nervous system during autoimmunity. Nature Immunology. 19(12). 1341–1351. 81 indexed citations
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Hemmer, Bernhard, Martin Kerschensteiner, & Thomas Korn. (2015). Role of the innate and adaptive immune responses in the course of multiple sclerosis. The Lancet Neurology. 14(4). 406–419. 434 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rothhammer, Veit, Andreas Muschaweckh, Georg Gasteiger, et al.. (2014). α4-integrins control viral meningoencephalitis through differential recruitment of T helper cell subsets. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2(1). 27–27. 20 indexed citations
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Korn, Thomas, et al.. (2012). Evaluating Spatial Congruency of 3D Audio and Video Objects. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 1 indexed citations
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Nistala, Kiran, Franziska Petermann, Susanne Schmitz, et al.. (2011). Expression of miRNAs miR-133b and miR-206 in the Il17a/f Locus Is Co-Regulated with IL-17 Production in alpha beta and gamma delta T Cells. UCL Discovery (University College London). 14 indexed citations
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Haas, Jan D., Kiran Nistala, Franziska Petermann, et al.. (2011). Expression of miRNAs miR-133b and miR-206 in the Il17a/f Locus Is Co-Regulated with IL-17 Production in αβ and γδ T Cells. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e20171–e20171. 50 indexed citations
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Korn, Thomas, Meike Mitsdoerffer, & Vijay K. Kuchroo. (2009). Immunological Basis for the Development of Tissue Inflammation and Organ-Specific Autoimmunity in Animal Models of Multiple Sclerosis. Results and problems in cell differentiation. 51. 43–74. 24 indexed citations

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