Verena Fischer

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Verena Fischer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Verena Fischer has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Verena Fischer's work include Bone Metabolism and Diseases (10 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (8 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (6 papers). Verena Fischer is often cited by papers focused on Bone Metabolism and Diseases (10 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (8 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (6 papers). Verena Fischer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Spain. Verena Fischer's co-authors include Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer, Anita Ignatius, Michael Amling, Astrid Liedert, Katja Prystaz, Anne Dudeck, Miriam Kalbitz, Thorsten Schinke, Martin Voß and Anna Kovtun and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Verena Fischer

30 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Interaction between bone and immune cells: Implications for postmenopausal osteoporosis

2021 448 citations Verena Fischer, Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Verena Fischer Germany	17	655	342	215	194	182	32	1.3k
Mi Yang China	15	743 1.1×	181 0.5×	155 0.7×	132 0.7×	141 0.8×	30	1.3k
Ana María Pino Chile	15	564 0.9×	350 1.0×	64 0.3×	177 0.9×	235 1.3×	49	1.4k
Gábor Speer Hungary	20	374 0.6×	178 0.5×	110 0.5×	354 1.8×	193 1.1×	53	1.5k
Jad Sfeir United States	13	510 0.8×	214 0.6×	192 0.9×	110 0.6×	156 0.9×	34	1.3k
Anyonya R. Guntur United States	22	953 1.5×	221 0.6×	77 0.4×	166 0.9×	239 1.3×	36	1.6k
Joji Kusuyama Japan	19	413 0.6×	119 0.3×	144 0.7×	106 0.5×	133 0.7×	42	991
Mohammed P. Akhter United States	25	912 1.4×	784 2.3×	139 0.6×	152 0.8×	584 3.2×	47	2.1k
Haiyan Yang China	16	619 0.9×	97 0.3×	100 0.5×	198 1.0×	138 0.8×	47	1.7k
Mani Alikhani United States	20	798 1.2×	131 0.4×	163 0.8×	92 0.5×	103 0.6×	32	1.9k
Mohammad Shahnazari United States	21	600 0.9×	388 1.1×	51 0.2×	98 0.5×	323 1.8×	26	1.2k

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Fischer, Verena, et al.. (2025). PHYSIOLOGICAL FRACTURE HEALING IS UNAFFECTED BY NEUTROPHIL-DERIVED IL-6 OR IL-6R SIGNALING IN MICE. Shock. 64(4). 414–424.

Ahmad, Mubashir, et al.. (2024). Inflammatory priming of human mesenchymal stem cells induces osteogenic differentiation via the early response gene IER3. The FASEB Journal. 38(19). e70076–e70076. 2 indexed citations

Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Birte Weber, Kazuhito Morioka, et al.. (2023). Altered early immune response after fracture and traumatic brain injury. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1074207–1074207. 13 indexed citations

Hauff, Kristin, Martin Voß, Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer, et al.. (2022). Mast Cells Drive Systemic Inflammation and Compromised Bone Repair After Trauma. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 883707–883707. 18 indexed citations

Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Verena Fischer, Astrid Schoppa, et al.. (2022). Complement receptor C5aR1 on osteoblasts regulates osteoclastogenesis in experimental postmenopausal osteoporosis. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 1016057–1016057. 6 indexed citations

Schoppa, Astrid, Verena Fischer, Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer, et al.. (2022). Osteoblast lineage Sod2 deficiency leads to an osteoporosis-like phenotype in mice. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 15(5). 26 indexed citations

Fischer, Verena & Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer. (2021). Interaction between bone and immune cells: Implications for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 123. 14–21. 448 indexed citations breakdown →

Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Verena Fischer, & Anita Ignatius. (2021). Differences in Fracture Healing Between Female and Male C57BL/6J Mice. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 712494–712494. 41 indexed citations

Hendrickx, Gretl, Verena Fischer, Astrid Liedert, et al.. (2021). Piezo1 inactivation in chondrocytes impairs trabecular bone formation. Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology. 2 indexed citations

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Fischer, Verena, et al.. (2021). Estrogen Receptor α Signaling in Osteoblasts is Required for Mechanotransduction in Bone Fracture Healing. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 9. 782355–782355. 12 indexed citations

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Ehnert, Sabrina, Borna Relja, Katharina Schmidt‐Bleek, et al.. (2021). Effects of immune cells on mesenchymal stem cells during fracture healing. World Journal of Stem Cells. 13(11). 1667–1695. 28 indexed citations

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Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Mubashir Ahmad, Astrid Schoppa, et al.. (2020). Wnt1 Boosts Fracture Healing by Enhancing Bone Formation in the Fracture Callus. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 38(5). 749–764. 14 indexed citations

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Dudeck, Anne, et al.. (2020). The Role of Mast Cells in Bone Metabolism and Bone Disorders. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 163–163. 70 indexed citations

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Fischer, Verena, Anne Dudeck, Miriam Kalbitz, et al.. (2020). Mast Cells Trigger Disturbed Bone Healing in Osteoporotic Mice. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 37(1). 137–151. 28 indexed citations

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Mödinger, Yvonne, Anna E. Rapp, Verena Fischer, et al.. (2018). Reduced Terminal Complement Complex Formation in Mice Manifests in Low Bone Mass and Impaired Fracture Healing. American Journal Of Pathology. 189(1). 147–161. 11 indexed citations

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Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Ina Lackner, Astrid Liedert, Verena Fischer, & Anita Ignatius. (2018). Effects of low-magnitude high-frequency vibration on osteoblasts are dependent on estrogen receptor α signaling and cytoskeletal remodeling. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 503(4). 2678–2684. 20 indexed citations

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Prystaz, Katja, Anna Kovtun, Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer, et al.. (2017). Distinct Effects of IL-6 Classic and Trans -Signaling in Bone Fracture Healing. American Journal Of Pathology. 188(2). 474–490. 99 indexed citations

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Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Romano Matthys, Verena Fischer, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of high-resolution In Vivo MRI for longitudinal analysis of endochondral fracture healing in mice. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0174283–e0174283. 9 indexed citations

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Fischer, Verena, Melanie Haffner‐Luntzer, Katja Prystaz, et al.. (2017). Calcium and vitamin-D deficiency marginally impairs fracture healing but aggravates posttraumatic bone loss in osteoporotic mice. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 7223–7223. 52 indexed citations

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Haffner‐Luntzer, Melanie, Verena Fischer, Katja Prystaz, Astrid Liedert, & Anita Ignatius. (2017). The inflammatory phase of fracture healing is influenced by oestrogen status in mice. European journal of medical research. 22(1). 23–23. 50 indexed citations

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