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Neuroscience

D-Index
70
Citations
17012
World Ranking
2525
National Ranking
224

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Best Publications

  • Immunological aspects in the neurobiology of suicide : Elevated microglial density in schizophrenia and depression is associated with suicide

    Johann Steiner;Hendrik Bielau;Ralf Brisch;Peter Danos

  • Severe depression is associated with increased microglial quinolinic acid in subregions of the anterior cingulate gyrus: Evidence for an immune-modulated glutamatergic neurotransmission?

    Johann Steiner;Johann Steiner;Martin Walter;Tomasz Gos;Tomasz Gos;Gilles J Guillemin

  • The Role of Dopamine in Schizophrenia from a Neurobiological and Evolutionary Perspective: Old Fashioned, but Still in Vogue

    Ralf Brisch;Arthur Saniotis;Arthur Saniotis;Rainer Wolf;Hendrik Bielau

  • The new field of ‘precision psychiatry’

    Brisa S. Fernandes;Brisa S. Fernandes;Brisa S. Fernandes;Leanne M. Williams;Leanne M. Williams;Johann Steiner;Marion Leboyer

  • Increased prevalence of diverse N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor antibodies in patients with an initial diagnosis of schizophrenia: specific relevance of IgG NR1a antibodies for distinction from N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor encephalitis.

    Johann Steiner;Martin Walter;Wenzel Glanz;Zoltán Sarnyai

  • The immune theory of psychiatric diseases: a key role for activated microglia and circulating monocytes.

    Wouter Beumer;Sinead M. Gibney;Roosmarijn C. Drexhage;Lorena Pont-Lezica

  • Evidence for a wide extra-astrocytic distribution of S100B in human brain

    Johann Steiner;Hans-Gert Bernstein;Hendrik Bielau;Annika Berndt

  • Seroprevalence of Autoantibodies against Brain Antigens in Health and Disease

    Liane Dahm;Christoph Ott;Johann Steiner;Beata Stepniak

  • C-reactive protein is increased in schizophrenia but is not altered by antipsychotics: meta-analysis and implications.

    Fernandes Bs;Steiner J;Bernstein Hg;Dodd S;Dodd S

  • Autoimmune psychosis: an international consensus on an approach to the diagnosis and management of psychosis of suspected autoimmune origin.

    Thomas A Pollak;Belinda R Lennox;Sabine Müller;Michael E Benros

  • Identification of a Biological Signature for Schizophrenia in Serum

    E Schwarz;P C Guest;H Rahmoune;L W Harris

  • Distribution of HLA-DR-positive microglia in schizophrenia reflects impaired cerebral lateralization.

    Johann Steiner;Christian Mawrin;Anke Ziegeler;Hendrik Bielau

  • Peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor in schizophrenia and the role of antipsychotics: meta-analysis and implications

    Fernandes Bs;Steiner J;Berk M;Berk M;Molendijk Ml;Molendijk Ml

  • Glial cells in schizophrenia: pathophysiological significance and possible consequences for therapy

    Hans-Gert Bernstein;Johann Steiner;Bernhard Bogerts

  • C-reactive protein concentrations across the mood spectrum in bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Brisa S Fernandes;Brisa S Fernandes;Johann Steiner;Marc L Molendijk;Seetal Dodd

  • Different distribution patterns of lymphocytes and microglia in the hippocampus of patients with residual versus paranoid schizophrenia: further evidence for disease course-related immune alterations?

    Stefan Busse;Mandy Busse;Kolja Schiltz;Hendrik Bielau

  • Glial cells as key players in schizophrenia pathology: recent insights and concepts of therapy

    Hans-Gert Bernstein;Johann Steiner;Paul C. Guest;Henrik Dobrowolny

  • Validation of a Blood-Based Laboratory Test to Aid in the Confirmation of a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

    Emanuel Schwarz;Rauf Izmailov;Michael Spain;Anthony Barnes

  • Bridging the gap between the immune and glutamate hypotheses of schizophrenia and major depression: Potential role of glial NMDA receptor modulators and impaired blood–brain barrier integrity

    Johann Steiner;Bernhard Bogerts;Zolt Á N Sarnyai;Martin Walter

  • S100B protein in neurodegenerative disorders.

    Johann Steiner;Bernhard Bogerts;Matthias L. Schroeter;Hans-Gert Bernstein

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