Tim Lämmermann

8.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
45 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Tim Lämmermann is a scholar working on Immunology, Immunology and Allergy and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tim Lämmermann has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Immunology, 15 papers in Immunology and Allergy and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Tim Lämmermann's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (14 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (12 papers) and Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (11 papers). Tim Lämmermann is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (14 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (12 papers) and Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (11 papers). Tim Lämmermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Tim Lämmermann's co-authors include Michael Sixt, Ronald N. Germain, Wolfgang Kastenmüller, Reinhard Fässler, Reinhold Förster, B. Angermann, Ji Ming Wang, Philippe V. Afonso, Carole A. Parent and Susan J. Monkley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Tim Lämmermann

43 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Rapid leukocyte migration by integrin-independent flowing and squeezing

2008 1.1k citations Tim Lämmermann, Reinhold Förster et al. Nature profile →
Neutrophil swarms require LTB4 and integrins at sites of cell death in vivo

2013 684 citations Tim Lämmermann, Philippe V. Afonso et al. Nature profile →
Mechanical modes of ‘amoeboid’ cell migration

2009 498 citations Tim Lämmermann, Michael Sixt Current Opinion in Cell Biology profile →
Gut microbiota drives age-related oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage in microglia via the metabolite N6-carboxymethyllysine

2022 163 citations Omar Mossad, Bérénice Batut et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tim Lämmermann Germany	29	2.6k	1.4k	1.3k	903	823	45	5.5k
Dianne Cox United States	38	2.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	1.6k 1.2×	712 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	71	4.9k
Beat A. Imhof Switzerland	41	1.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.7×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	692 0.8×	118	6.2k
Shannon K. Bromley United States	24	5.2k 2.0×	1.6k 1.1×	575 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.6×	28	7.3k
Jens V. Stein Switzerland	40	3.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	430 0.3×	717 0.8×	1.4k 1.8×	102	5.6k
Miguel Vicente‐Manzanares Spain	44	1.8k 0.7×	3.4k 2.3×	3.6k 2.7×	2.0k 2.3×	1.0k 1.2×	86	7.9k
Ana‐Maria Lennon‐Duménil France	28	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	293 0.3×	385 0.5×	51	3.9k
Carole A. Parent United States	45	1.5k 0.6×	3.7k 2.6×	3.4k 2.6×	930 1.0×	670 0.8×	109	7.7k
Adam Lacy‐Hulbert United States	35	2.7k 1.1×	1.9k 1.3×	442 0.3×	681 0.8×	461 0.6×	71	6.0k
Paloma Sánchez‐Mateos Spain	50	3.8k 1.5×	2.3k 1.6×	959 0.7×	1.7k 1.9×	1.9k 2.3×	92	7.2k
Claire Hivroz France	39	4.2k 1.6×	2.5k 1.8×	710 0.5×	443 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	100	7.1k

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Safaiyan, Shima, et al.. (2026). The Arp2/3 complex controls the development of homeostatic microglia. EMBO Reports. 1 indexed citations

Merkt, Simon, Geoffroy Andrieux, Elisa Nent, et al.. (2025). Early microglia progenitors colonize the embryonic CNS via integrin-mediated migration from the pial surface. Developmental Cell. 61(1). 85–101.e7.

Lämmermann, Tim, et al.. (2024). Integrin β1–mediated mast cell immune-surveillance of blood vessel content. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 154(3). 745–753. 4 indexed citations

Glaser, Katharina M., et al.. (2023). Arp2/3 complex and the pentose phosphate pathway regulate late phases of neutrophil swarming. iScience. 27(1). 108656–108656. 5 indexed citations

Brandel, Annette, Josef Madl, Michael Mihlan, et al.. (2022). 100 Hz ROCS microscopy correlated with fluorescence reveals cellular dynamics on different spatiotemporal scales. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1758–1758. 15 indexed citations

Mossad, Omar, Bérénice Batut, Bahtiyar Yılmaz, et al.. (2022). Gut microbiota drives age-related oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage in microglia via the metabolite N6-carboxymethyllysine. Nature Neuroscience. 25(3). 295–305. 163 indexed citations breakdown →

Lämmermann, Tim, et al.. (2022). A two-step search and run response to gradients shapes leukocyte navigation in vivo. The Journal of Cell Biology. 221(8). 17 indexed citations

Steinberg, Florian, Monika C. Brunner‐Weinzierl, Roland Elling, et al.. (2022). Differential trafficking of ligands trogocytosed via CD28 versus CTLA4 promotes collective cellular control of co-stimulation. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6459–6459. 12 indexed citations

Mihlan, Michael, et al.. (2022). Neutrophils: Amoeboid Migration and Swarming Dynamics in Tissues. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 871789–871789. 18 indexed citations

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Collado‐Díaz, Víctor, Elena C. Sigmund, Morgan Campbell Hunter, et al.. (2021). Upregulation of VCAM-1 in lymphatic collectors supports dendritic cell entry and rapid migration to lymph nodes in inflammation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(7). 43 indexed citations

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Glaser, Katharina M., Sarah Eickhoff, Michael Mihlan, et al.. (2021). Neutrophils self-limit swarming to contain bacterial growth in vivo. Science. 372(6548). 99 indexed citations

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Mossad, Omar, Elisa Nent, Sabrina Woltemate, et al.. (2021). Microbiota-dependent increase in δ-valerobetaine alters neuronal function and is responsible for age-related cognitive decline. Nature Aging. 1(12). 1127–1136. 33 indexed citations

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Glaser, Katharina M., Michael Mihlan, & Tim Lämmermann. (2021). Positive feedback amplification in swarming immune cell populations. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 72. 156–162. 16 indexed citations

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Lämmermann, Tim. (2017). Cell migration: Arraying neutrophils in swarms. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 1(7). 4 indexed citations

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Lämmermann, Tim, et al.. (2016). Neutrophil swarming: an essential process of the neutrophil tissue response. Immunological Reviews. 273(1). 76–93. 157 indexed citations

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Lämmermann, Tim, Philippe V. Afonso, B. Angermann, et al.. (2013). Neutrophil swarms require LTB4 and integrins at sites of cell death in vivo. Nature. 498(7454). 371–375. 684 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kastenmüller, Wolfgang, Parizad Torabi‐Parizi, Naeha Subramanian, Tim Lämmermann, & Ronald N. Germain. (2012). A Spatially-Organized Multicellular Innate Immune Response in Lymph Nodes Limits Systemic Pathogen Spread. Cell. 150(6). 1235–1248. 283 indexed citations

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Renkawitz, Jörg, Kathrin Schumann, Michele Weber, et al.. (2009). Adaptive force transmission in amoeboid cell migration. Nature Cell Biology. 11(12). 1438–1443. 210 indexed citations

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Lämmermann, Tim & Michael Sixt. (2009). Mechanical modes of ‘amoeboid’ cell migration. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 21(5). 636–644. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

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Quast, Thomas, Niklas Czeloth, Reinhold Förster, et al.. (2009). Cytohesin-1 controls the activation of RhoA and modulates integrin-dependent adhesion and migration of dendritic cells. Blood. 113(23). 5801–5810. 51 indexed citations

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