World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Best Female Scientists
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Best Female Scientists

D-Index
143
Citations
64158
World Ranking
212
National Ranking
134

Medicine

D-Index
145
Citations
67494
World Ranking
1393
National Ranking
814

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Denisa D. Wagner is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research spans several fields within medicine, particularly focusing on immunology and microbiology. The main academic disciplines associated with their work include Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with subfields in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Immunology, and Rheumatology.

The primary topics explored in Wagner's research include:

  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes

Wagner's recent published work includes the paper titled "A GPVI-platelet-neutrophil-NET axis drives systemic sclerosis," published in 2025 in the venue bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wagner are:

  • Roxane Darbousset
  • Leetah Senkpeil
  • Julia Kuehn
  • Spoorthi Balu
  • Dhruv Miglani

Their publications have appeared in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Wagner has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2011.

Best Publications

  • Extracellular DNA traps promote thrombosis

    Tobias A. Fuchs;Alexander Brill;Daniel Duerschmied;Daphne Schatzberg

  • Monocytes, neutrophils, and platelets cooperate to initiate and propagate venous thrombosis in mice in vivo

    Marie-Luise von Brühl;Konstantin Stark;Alexander Steinhart;Sue Chandraratne

  • Leukocyte rolling and extravasation are severely compromised in P selectin-deficient mice

    Tanya N. Mayadas;Robert C. Johnson;Helen Rayburn;Richard O. Hynes

  • PADGEM protein: a receptor that mediates the interaction of activated platelets with neutrophils and monocytes.

    Eric Larsen;Alessandro Celi;Gary E. Gilbert;Barbara C. Furie

  • Diabetes primes neutrophils to undergo NETosis, which impairs wound healing

    Siu Ling Wong;Melanie Demers;Kimberly Martinod;Maureen Gallant

  • CD40L stabilizes arterial thrombi by a beta3 integrin--dependent mechanism.

    Patrick André;K S Srinivasa Prasad;Cécile V Denis;Ming He

  • Neutrophil extracellular traps promote deep vein thrombosis in mice.

    A Brill;A Brill;T A Fuchs;T A Fuchs;A S Savchenko;A S Savchenko;G M Thomas;G M Thomas

  • Immunolocalization of von Willebrand protein in Weibel-Palade bodies of human endothelial cells.

    D D Wagner;J B Olmsted;V J Marder

  • Cancers predispose neutrophils to release extracellular DNA traps that contribute to cancer-associated thrombosis

    Mélanie Demers;Daniela S. Krause;Daphne Schatzberg;Kimberly Martinod;Kimberly Martinod

  • Thrombosis: tangled up in NETs.

    Kimberly Martinod;Kimberly Martinod;Denisa D. Wagner;Denisa D. Wagner

  • CELL BIOLOGY OF VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR

    Denisa D. Wagner

  • Dynamic Visualization of Thrombopoiesis Within Bone Marrow

    Tobias Junt;Harald Schulze;Zhao Chen;Steffen Massberg

  • PADGEM (GMP140) is a component of Weibel-Palade bodies of human endothelial cells

    Roberta Bonfanti;Barbara C. Furie;Bruce Furie;Denisa D. Wagner

  • Inhibition of PAD4 activity is sufficient to disrupt mouse and human NET formation

    Huw D Lewis;John Liddle;Jim E Coote;Stephen J Atkinson

  • Platelets in Inflammation and Thrombosis

    Denisa D. Wagner;Peter C. Burger

  • The combined role of P- and E-selectins in atherosclerosis.

    Zhao Ming Dong;Susan M. Chapman;Allison A. Brown;Paul S. Frenette

  • Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Rolling in Bone Marrow Microvessels: Parallel Contributions by Endothelial Selectins and Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1

    Irina B. Mazo;Jose Carlos Gutierrez-Ramos;Paul S. Frenette;Richard O. Hynes

  • Susceptibility to Infection and Altered Hematopoiesis in Mice Deficient in Both P- and E-Selectins

    Paul S Frenette;Tanya N Mayadas;Helen Rayburn;Richard O Hynes

  • Targeted disruption of cd39/ATP diphosphohydrolase results in disordered hemostasis and thromboregulation

    Keiichi Enjyoji;Jean Sévigny;Yuan Lin;Paul S. Frenette

  • Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NET) Impact on Deep Vein Thrombosis

    Tobias A. Fuchs;Alexander Brill;Denisa D. Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul S. Frenette
Paul S. Frenette Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Tanya N. Mayadas
Tanya N. Mayadas Brigham and Women's Hospital
John H. Hartwig
John H. Hartwig Brigham and Women's Hospital
Heyu Ni
Heyu Ni University of Toronto
David Ginsburg
David Ginsburg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ulrich H. von Andrian
Ulrich H. von Andrian Harvard University
Zaverio M. Ruggeri
Zaverio M. Ruggeri Scripps Research Institute
Jerry Ware
Jerry Ware University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Barbara C. Furie
Barbara C. Furie Tufts University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Not everyone interested in healthcare wants to pursue a traditional medical degree. There are several alternative pathways that can lead to rewarding healthcare careers, often with flexible online study options and varying entry requirements.

Aspiring nurses who hold a bachelor’s degree in a different field can fast-track their career through direct entry msn programs for non-nursing majors. These programs are designed to help non-nursing graduates become registered nurses and earn a master’s degree, often in less time than traditional routes.

For those seeking more accessible routes, it’s helpful to research what is the easiest nursing program to get into. Some nursing schools offer higher acceptance rates and flexible admission criteria, making a nursing career more attainable.

If you are interested in healthcare administration, consider enrolling in one of the medical billing and coding schools online. These programs provide specialized training for a vital, in-demand role—many with the option of financial aid.

Finally, students with concerns about entrance exams can explore nursing school no entrance exam options, which remove common standardized test barriers.

Best Scientists Citing Denisa D. Wagner

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles