Wolfgang Brück

47.0k total citations · 12 hit papers
391 papers, 32.1k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Brück is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Brück has authored 391 papers receiving a total of 32.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 115 papers in Neurology and 90 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Brück's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (171 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (79 papers) and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (70 papers). Wolfgang Brück is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (171 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (79 papers) and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (70 papers). Wolfgang Brück collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Wolfgang Brück's co-authors include Hans Lassmann, Claudia F. Lucchinetti, Christine Stadelmann, Joseph E. Parisi, Roland Nau, Tanja Kuhlmann, Doron Merkler, Imke Metz, Moses Rodriguez and Uwe‐Karsten Hanisch and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Brück

389 papers receiving 31.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Cortical demyelination and diffuse white matter injury in multiple sclerosis

2005 1.4k citations Claudia F. Lucchinetti, Christine Stadelmann et al. Brain profile →
Fumaric acid esters exert neuroprotective effects in neuroinflammation via activation of the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway

2011 892 citations Wolfgang Brück et al. Brain profile →
The Immunopathology of Multiple Sclerosis: An Overview

2007 876 citations Hans Lassmann, Wolfgang Brück et al. Brain Pathology profile →
Microglia in the adult brain arise from Ly-6ChiCCR2+ monocytes only under defined host conditions

2007 855 citations Alexander Mildner, Doron Merkler et al. profile →
Inflammatory Cortical Demyelination in Early Multiple Sclerosis

2011 827 citations Claudia F. Lucchinetti, Hans Lassmann et al. profile →
Distinct Patterns of Multiple Sclerosis Pathology Indicates Heterogeneity in Pathogenesis

1996 590 citations Claudia F. Lucchinetti, Wolfgang Brück et al. Brain Pathology profile →
Pattern-specific loss of aquaporin-4 immunoreactivity distinguishes neuromyelitis optica from multiple sclerosis

2007 564 citations Joseph E. Parisi, Hans Lassmann et al. Brain profile →
A reversible form of axon damage in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis

2011 546 citations Doron Merkler, Mario Kreutzfeldt et al. profile →
Clinical and pathological insights into the dynamic nature of the white matter multiple sclerosis plaque

2015 508 citations Josa M. Frischer, Stephen D. Weigand et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
An updated histological classification system for multiple sclerosis lesions

2016 454 citations Tanja Kuhlmann, Wolfgang Brück et al. profile →
Iron and neurodegeneration in the multiple sclerosis brain

2013 391 citations Wolfgang Brück, Hans Lassmann et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
Association between pathological and MRI findings in multiple sclerosis

2012 377 citations Wolfgang Brück, Claudia F. Lucchinetti et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wolfgang Brück Germany	89	14.7k	8.4k	7.7k	7.1k	6.8k	391	32.1k
Jack P. Antel Canada	102	12.9k 0.9×	10.9k 1.3×	11.1k 1.5×	12.0k 1.7×	6.0k 0.9×	525	38.0k
Gıancarlo Comı Italy	95	17.6k 1.2×	5.1k 0.6×	6.3k 0.8×	3.5k 0.5×	10.2k 1.5×	762	36.2k
Bruce D. Trapp United States	94	12.1k 0.8×	8.3k 1.0×	11.3k 1.5×	4.5k 0.6×	5.8k 0.8×	277	34.3k
Moses Rodriguez United States	79	13.7k 0.9×	3.6k 0.4×	5.4k 0.7×	6.5k 0.9×	6.1k 0.9×	489	27.0k
V. Wee Yong Canada	100	5.8k 0.4×	7.8k 0.9×	10.0k 1.3×	6.3k 0.9×	4.4k 0.6×	437	30.1k
Hans‐Peter Hartung Germany	89	20.7k 1.4×	4.7k 0.6×	7.9k 1.0×	8.2k 1.2×	14.5k 2.1×	730	43.0k
Tomas Olsson Sweden	92	14.4k 1.0×	3.8k 0.4×	5.8k 0.8×	10.6k 1.5×	5.5k 0.8×	679	31.2k
Cedric S. Raine United States	88	9.2k 0.6×	7.1k 0.8×	8.5k 1.1×	12.3k 1.7×	3.3k 0.5×	413	31.5k
Ralf Gold Germany	78	10.4k 0.7×	3.9k 0.5×	6.3k 0.8×	7.1k 1.0×	8.1k 1.2×	780	28.2k
Claudia F. Lucchinetti United States	87	29.0k 2.0×	6.5k 0.8×	7.3k 0.9×	6.9k 1.0×	19.0k 2.8×	231	41.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang Brück

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Galbusera, Riccardo, Erik Bahn, Matthias Weigel, et al.. (2023). Characteristics, Prevalence, and Clinical Relevance of Juxtacortical Paramagnetic Rims in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology. 102(3). e207966–e207966. 9 indexed citations

Galbusera, Riccardo, Erik Bahn, Matthias Weigel, et al.. (2022). Postmortem quantitative MRI disentangles histological lesion types in multiple sclerosis. Brain Pathology. 33(6). e13136–e13136. 18 indexed citations

Tobin, W. Oliver, Alicja Kalinowska, Stephen D. Weigand, et al.. (2021). Clinical Correlation of Multiple Sclerosis Immunopathologic Subtypes. Neurology. 97(19). e1906–e1913. 21 indexed citations

Chitnis, Tanuja, Brenda Banwell, Lauren Krupp, et al.. (2020). Temporal profile of lymphocyte counts and relationship with infections with fingolimod therapy in paediatric patients with multiple sclerosis: Results from the PARADIGMS study. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 27(6). 922–932. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Xu, Wenjing Yi, Anna Brunn, et al.. (2019). OTUB 1 inhibits CNS autoimmunity by preventing IFN ‐γ‐induced hyperactivation of astrocytes. The EMBO Journal. 38(10). 39 indexed citations

Seele, Jana, Simone C. Tauber, Stephanie Bunkowski, et al.. (2018). The inflammatory response and neuronal injury in Streptococcus suis meningitis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 18(1). 297–297. 10 indexed citations

Meer, Franziska van der, Paula Sánchez, Ludovico Cantuti‐Castelvetri, et al.. (2017). BCAS1 expression defines a population of early myelinating oligodendrocytes in multiple sclerosis lesions. Science Translational Medicine. 9(419). 148 indexed citations

Nessler, Stefan, Martina Ott, Christiane Wegner, et al.. (2015). Laquinimod suppresses CNS autoimmunity by activation of natural killer cells (P1.161). Neurology. 84(14_supplement). 1 indexed citations

Brück, Wolfgang, Anna Brunn, Wolfram Klapper, et al.. (2013). Differenzialdiagnose lymphoider Infiltrate im Zentralnervensystem Erfahrungen des Netzwerks Lymphome und lymphomatoide Läsionen des Nervensystems. Der Pathologe. 34(3). 186–197. 1 indexed citations

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Zeller, Nicolas, Geert Loo, Doron Merkler, et al.. (2011). IκB kinase 2 determines oligodendrocyte loss by non-cell-autonomous activation of NF-κB in the central nervous system. Brain. 134(4). 1184–1198. 84 indexed citations

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Jürgens, Tanja, Mads Grønborg, Mario Kreutzfeldt, et al.. (2011). Late motor decline after accomplished remyelination: Impact for progressive multiple sclerosis. Annals of Neurology. 71(2). 227–244. 82 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Anja, Christian Grimm, Robert Kraft, et al.. (2010). TRPM3 is expressed in sphingosine‐responsive myelinating oligodendrocytes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 114(3). 654–665. 60 indexed citations

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Gutenberg, Angelika, Hans-Juergen Schulten, Bastian Gunawan, et al.. (2009). CNS Tumor 22 Years after Spinal Neuroblastoma IV: Diagnostic Dilemma between Recurrence and Secondary Malignancy. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 45(1). 61–68. 2 indexed citations

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Steinfeld, Robert, Merle Hillebrand, R. Kraetzner, et al.. (2006). Cathepsin D Deficiency Is Associated with a Human Neurodegenerative Disorder. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 78(6). 988–998. 222 indexed citations

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Nogai, Axel, Volker Siffrin, Kerstin Bonhagen, et al.. (2005). Lipopolysaccharide Injection Induces Relapses of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Nontransgenic Mice via Bystander Activation of Autoreactive CD4+ Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 175(2). 959–966. 63 indexed citations

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Stadelmann, Christine, Martin Kerschensteiner, Thomas Misgeld, et al.. (2002). BDNF and gp145trkB in multiple sclerosis brain lesions: neuroprotective interactions between immune and neuronal cells?. Brain. 125(1). 75–85. 343 indexed citations

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Stadelmann, Christine, et al.. (2001). Expression of Cell Death‐Associated Proteins in Neuronal Apoptosis Associated with Pontosubicular Neuron Necrosis. Brain Pathology. 11(3). 273–281. 27 indexed citations

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Brück, Wolfgang, et al.. (1997). The role of apoptotic cell death and bcl-2 protein expression in dermatomyositis. European Journal of Dermatology. 7(6). 413–416. 5 indexed citations

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Brück, Wolfgang, Yvonne Brück, & R. L. Friede. (1992). TNF-α suppresses CR3-mediated myelin removal by macrophages. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 38(1-2). 9–17. 31 indexed citations

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Schubarth, Wilfried, et al.. (1992). Der Antifaschistische Staat entlässt seine Kinder : Jugend und Rechtsextremismus in Ostdeutschland. 3 indexed citations

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