Thomas Ritter

9.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
141 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Ritter is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Ritter has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Immunology and 34 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Ritter's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (34 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (29 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (29 papers). Thomas Ritter is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (34 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (29 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (29 papers). Thomas Ritter collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Germany and United States. Thomas Ritter's co-authors include Matthew D. Griffin, Aideen E. Ryan, Sweta Rani, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Oliver Treacy, Paul Lohan, Rhodri Ceredig, Michelle M. Duffy, Mary Murphy and Bernard P. Mahon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Ritter

139 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Mesenchymal Stem Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicles: Toward Cell-free Therapeutic Applications

2015 940 citations Aideen E. Ryan, Matthew D. Griffin et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Ritter Ireland	41	3.1k	1.9k	1.8k	1.5k	740	141	7.2k
Ornella Parolini Italy	50	2.3k 0.7×	3.6k 1.9×	2.2k 1.2×	2.5k 1.7×	671 0.9×	192	8.2k
Toshio Nikaido Japan	49	2.9k 0.9×	842 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	2.6k 1.8×	750 1.0×	132	8.7k
Alan T. Nurden France	60	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	2.9k 2.0×	473 0.6×	278	14.5k
Leslie E. Silberstein United States	43	2.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	2.8k 1.5×	888 0.6×	465 0.6×	116	7.9k
Peter Wernet Germany	50	3.2k 1.0×	2.8k 1.4×	3.9k 2.2×	2.3k 1.6×	604 0.8×	285	10.2k
Mark W. Majesky United States	48	5.4k 1.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	2.4k 1.7×	1.3k 1.7×	100	10.0k
Pablo Menéndez Spain	52	5.1k 1.6×	1.2k 0.6×	706 0.4×	882 0.6×	922 1.2×	233	8.1k
Joo Youn Oh South Korea	37	1.5k 0.5×	2.2k 1.1×	868 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	402 0.5×	175	6.1k
Hitoshi Okochi Japan	36	3.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	942 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	453 0.6×	108	6.3k
Liying Zhang China	35	2.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	808 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 2.1×	198	7.2k

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Wang, Jiemin, et al.. (2025). Comparison of in-vitro immunomodulatory capacity between large and small apoptotic bodies from human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells. International Immunopharmacology. 153. 114480–114480. 1 indexed citations

Bach, Thorsten, et al.. (2024). Healing the cornea: Exploring the therapeutic solutions offered by MSCs and MSC-derived EVs. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 105. 101325–101325. 5 indexed citations

Utheim, Tor Paaske, Maria Notara, Dominique Brémond‐Gignac, et al.. (2024). Corrigendum to “Future directions in managing aniridia-associated keratopathy” [Surv Ophthalmol 68 (2023) 940–956]. Survey of Ophthalmology. 69(2). 300–301.

Utheim, Tor Paaske, Maria Notara, Dominique Brémond‐Gignac, et al.. (2023). Future directions in managing aniridia-associated keratopathy. Survey of Ophthalmology. 68(5). 940–956. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Jiemin, et al.. (2023). Immunomodulatory function of licensed human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell-derived apoptotic bodies. International Immunopharmacology. 125(Pt A). 111096–111096. 10 indexed citations

O’Malley, Grace, Oliver Treacy, Kevin Lynch, et al.. (2018). Stromal Cell PD-L1 Inhibits CD8+ T-cell Antitumor Immune Responses and Promotes Colon Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 6(11). 1426–1441. 68 indexed citations

Cabral, Joana, Shirley Hanley, Jared Q. Gerlach, et al.. (2017). Distinctive Surface Glycosylation Patterns Associated With Mouse and Human CD4+ Regulatory T Cells and Their Suppressive Function. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 987–987. 33 indexed citations

Lohan, Paul, Cynthia M. Coleman, Mary Murphy, et al.. (2014). Changes in immunological profile of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells after differentiation: should we be concerned?. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 5(4). 99–99. 60 indexed citations

Liew, Aaron, Jill McMahon, Thomas Ritter, et al.. (2009). Comparison of Viral and Nonviral Vectors for Gene Transfer to Human Endothelial Progenitor Cells. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 15(2). 223–231. 17 indexed citations

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Ritter, Thomas & Uwe Pleyer. (2009). Novel gene therapeutic strategies for the induction of tolerance in cornea transplantation. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology. 5(6). 749–764. 9 indexed citations

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Rooney, Gemma E., Cathal J. Moran, Siobhán S. McMahon, et al.. (2008). Gene-Modified Mesenchymal Stem Cells Express Functionally Active Nerve Growth Factor on an Engineered Poly Lactic Glycolic Acid (PLGA) Substrate. Tissue Engineering Part A. 14(5). 681–690. 43 indexed citations

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Kuttler, Beate, Heike Wanka, Nora Klöting, et al.. (2007). Ex vivo gene transfer of viral interleukin‐10 to BB rat islets: no protection after transplantation to diabetic BB rats. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 11(4). 868–880. 6 indexed citations

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Zenclussen, Ana Claudia, Katrin Gerlof, María Laura Zenclussen, et al.. (2005). Abnormal T-Cell Reactivity against Paternal Antigens in Spontaneous Abortion. American Journal Of Pathology. 166(3). 811–822. 458 indexed citations

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Pleyer, Uwe, Jun Yang, Heike Schäcke, et al.. (2005). Effects of a selective glucocorticoid receptor agonist on experimental keratoplasty. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 243(5). 450–455. 4 indexed citations

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Kotsch, Katja, Josef Brock, Peter Nickel, et al.. (2004). FTY720 Prevents Anti-CD4 mAb-Induced Tolerance but Cannot Reverse Established Tolerance in a Rat Kidney Transplantation Model. American Journal of Transplantation. 4(6). 863–871. 6 indexed citations

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Ritter, Thomas, Manfred Lehmann, & Hans‐Dieter Volk. (2002). Improvements in Gene Therapy. BioDrugs. 16(1). 3–10. 77 indexed citations

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Hammer, Markus, Yuan Zhai, Masamichi Katori, et al.. (2001). Homing of In Vitro-Generated Donor Antigen-Reactive CD4+ T Lymphocytes to Renal Allografts Is α4β1 But Not αLβ2 Integrin Dependent. The Journal of Immunology. 166(1). 596–601. 11 indexed citations

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Ke, Bibo, Thomas Ritter, Hirohisa Kato, et al.. (2000). Regulatory Cells Potentiate the Efficacy of IL-4 Gene Transfer by Up-Regulating Th2-Dependent Expression of Protective Molecules in the Infectious Tolerance Pathway in Transplant Recipients. The Journal of Immunology. 164(11). 5739–5745. 47 indexed citations

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Ritter, Thomas, Guido Schröder, Athanasios Vergopoulos, et al.. (2000). Ischemia/reperfusion injury-mediated down-regulation of adenovirus-mediated gene expression in a rat heart transplantation model is inhibited by co-application of a TNFRp55-Ig chimeric construct. Gene Therapy. 7(14). 1238–1243. 13 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Manfred, et al.. (1999). Abolition of anti-CD4-induced allotransplantation tolerance by exogenous IL-2. Transplantation Proceedings. 31(1-2). 1220–1221. 3 indexed citations

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