Torsten Plösch

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Torsten Plösch is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Plösch has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 49 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 46 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Torsten Plösch's work include Birth, Development, and Health (60 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (44 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (22 papers). Torsten Plösch is often cited by papers focused on Birth, Development, and Health (60 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (44 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (22 papers). Torsten Plösch collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom. Torsten Plösch's co-authors include Folkert Kuipers, Mona Mischke, Vincent W. Bloks, Albert K. Groen, Hilde Rosing, Alfred H. Schinkel, Johan W. Jonker, Jos H. Beijnen, Els Wagenaar and Rik J. Scheper and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Plösch

116 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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The breast cancer resistance protein protects against a major chlorophyll-derived dietary phototoxin and protoporphyria

2002 672 citations Torsten Plösch, Folkert Kuipers et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Torsten Plösch Netherlands	34	1.4k	1.3k	968	841	742	123	4.0k
Kiyoko Kato Japan	36	2.3k 1.6×	550 0.4×	914 0.9×	402 0.5×	861 1.2×	304	5.4k
Fernando Larrea Mexico	41	1.2k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	362 0.4×	162 0.2×	1.3k 1.8×	204	6.0k
Yuan‐Xiang Pan United States	35	1.7k 1.2×	788 0.6×	263 0.3×	205 0.2×	229 0.3×	94	3.2k
Ian M. Bird United States	43	2.0k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	164 0.2×	441 0.5×	1.5k 2.1×	193	6.5k
Nicholas P. Illsley United States	37	1.0k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	230 0.2×	312 0.4×	2.4k 3.2×	95	4.1k
Daniel B. Hardy Canada	29	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	153 0.2×	162 0.2×	642 0.9×	85	3.5k
Juan J. Tarı́n Spain	43	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	207 0.2×	295 0.4×	411 0.6×	165	5.8k
Jocelyn D. Glazier United Kingdom	35	861 0.6×	2.2k 1.6×	246 0.3×	207 0.2×	2.3k 3.1×	120	4.0k
Chenbo Ji China	32	1.9k 1.3×	665 0.5×	125 0.1×	308 0.4×	698 0.9×	144	4.4k

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Plösch, Torsten, Xiaoling Zhou, Henk Groen, et al.. (2025). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates free radical generation without inducing substantial oxidative stress in human granulosa cells. Human Reproduction Open. 2025(2). hoaf007–hoaf007.

Zhao, Fangqi, Nancy Freitag, Irene Tirado‐González, et al.. (2024). Fetal growth restriction induced by maternal gal-3 deficiency is associated with altered gut-placenta axis. Cell Death and Disease. 15(8). 575–575. 2 indexed citations

Andreu‐Sánchez, Sergio, Torsten Plösch, Shuang� Li, et al.. (2024). Epigenome-wide association study on the plasma metabolome suggests self-regulation of the glycine and serine pathway through DNA methylation. Clinical Epigenetics. 16(1). 104–104. 3 indexed citations

Plösch, Torsten, et al.. (2024). A systematic review and risk of bias analysis of in vitro studies on trophoblast response to immunological triggers. Placenta. 166. 164–175.

Plösch, Torsten, et al.. (2024). The role of mesenchymal stem cells in early programming of adipose tissue in the offspring of women with obesity. Pediatric Obesity. 19(6). e13120–e13120. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Fangqi, et al.. (2023). Maternal derived-galectin-3 impacts on placental-fetal development leading to FGR. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 159. 104062–104062.

Bao, Mian, Wenqin Shi, Rainer Kimmig, et al.. (2023). The immune and metabolic phenotype is changed in fetal livers upon systemic sFLT1 expression in preeclamptic mice which is linked to adverse offspring metabolic responses. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 159. 104036–104036.

Plösch, Torsten, et al.. (2022). An Oxidative Stress‐Related Gene Signature in Granulosa Cells Is Associated with Ovarian Aging. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 1070968–1070968. 16 indexed citations

Tomar, Archana, David Corujo, Raffaele Gerlini, et al.. (2021). Disruption of paternal circadian rhythm affects metabolic health in male offspring via nongerm cell factors. Science Advances. 7(22). 21 indexed citations

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Roseboom, Tessa J., Susan E. Ozanne, Keith M. Godfrey, et al.. (2020). Unheard, unseen and unprotected: DOHaD council’s call for action to protect the younger generation from the long-term effects of COVID-19. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 12(1). 3–5. 11 indexed citations

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Faas, Marijke M., et al.. (2019). The influence of maternal obesity on macrophage subsets in the human decidua. Cellular Immunology. 336. 75–82. 27 indexed citations

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Plösch, Torsten, et al.. (2017). Immune-modulatory effects of syncytiotrophoblast extracellular vesicles in pregnancy and preeclampsia. Placenta. 60. S41–S51. 48 indexed citations

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Meyer, Karine Furtado, Susanne Krauss‐Etschmann, Wiebe H. C. F. Kooistra, et al.. (2017). Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke sex dependently influences methylation and mRNA levels of the Igf axis in lungs of mouse offspring. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 312(4). L542–L555. 27 indexed citations

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Kleff, Veronika, Violeta Stojanovska, Stéphanie Kaiser, et al.. (2016). Placental‐Specific Overexpression of sFlt‐1 Alters Trophoblast Differentiation and Nutrient Transporter Expression in an IUGR Mouse Model. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 118(6). 1316–1329. 36 indexed citations

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Montfoort, Aafke P.A. van, Torsten Plösch, Annemieke Hoek, & Uwe J.F. Tietge. (2014). Impact of maternal cholesterol metabolism on ovarian follicle development and fertility. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 104-105. 32–36. 25 indexed citations

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Knabl, Julia, Aurelia Pestka, Torsten Plösch, et al.. (2013). The Liver X Receptor in Correlation with Other Nuclear Receptors in Spontaneous and Recurrent Abortions. PPAR Research. 2013. 1–10. 10 indexed citations

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Bloks, Vincent W., Nicolette Huijkman, Julius F.W. Baller, et al.. (2009). The liver X-receptor gene promoter is hypermethylated in a mouse model of prenatal protein restriction. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 298(2). R275–R282. 117 indexed citations

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Plösch, Torsten, Yuko Terasawa, I. P. Kema, et al.. (2004). Sitosterolemia in ABC-transporter G5-deficient mice is aggravated on activation of the liver-X receptor (Retraction of vol 126, pg 290, 2004). Gastroenterology. 126(3). 944–944. 4 indexed citations

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Plösch, Torsten, et al.. (2003). Increased fecal neutral sterol loss upon activation of the liver X receptor is independent of biliary cholesterol secretion in mice. Circulation. 108(17). 258–258. 2 indexed citations

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Plösch, Torsten, Vincent W. Bloks, Yuko Terasawa, et al.. (2003). Sitosterolemia in ABC-Transporter G5-deficient mice is aggravated on activation of the liver-X receptor. Gastroenterology. 126(1). 290–300. 112 indexed citations

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