2026 Wolfgang Brück: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	127	2810	2622	146	141	526	67070

Overview

Wolfgang Brück is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on subfields such as Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Immunology, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent papers include the following:

"Sepsis-associated encephalopathy and septic encephalitis: an update" (2020), Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
"Analyzing microglial phenotypes across neuropathologies: a practical guide" (2021), Acta Neuropathologica
"Inhibition of Bruton's tyrosine kinase interferes with pathogenic B-cell development in inflammatory CNS demyelinating disease" (2020), Acta Neuropathologica
"Molecular signature of slowly expanding lesions in progressive multiple sclerosis" (2020), Brain
"Nonmetastatic Medulloblastoma of Early Childhood: Results From the Prospective Clinical Trial HIT-2000 and An Extended Validation Cohort" (2020), Journal of Clinical Oncology

Their work covers a range of main topics, including:

Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Polyomavirus and related diseases
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wolfgang Brück include:

Christine Stadelmann
Erik Bahn
Ludwig Kappos
Riccardo Galbusera
Matthias Weigel

Wolfgang Brück has published extensively in several venues, most notably:

Brain Pathology
Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
Acta Neuropathologica
Annals of Neurology

Best Publications

Heterogeneity of multiple sclerosis lesions: implications for the pathogenesis of demyelination.

Claudia Lucchinetti;Wolfgang Brück;Joseph Parisi;Bernd Scheithauer

4148
Citations
DNA methylation-based classification of central nervous system tumours

David Capper;David Capper;David Capper;David T. W. Jones;Martin Sill;Volker Hovestadt

2950
Citations
Cortical demyelination and diffuse white matter injury in multiple sclerosis

Alexandra Kutzelnigg;Claudia F. Lucchinetti;Christine Stadelmann;Wolfgang Brück

2531
Citations
The immunopathology of multiple sclerosis: An overview

Hans Lassmann;Wolfgang Brück;Claudia F. Lucchinetti

1558
Citations
Inflammatory Cortical Demyelination in Early Multiple Sclerosis

Claudia F. Lucchinetti;Bogdan F.G. Popescu;Reem F. Bunyan;Natalia M. Moll

1257
Citations
Microglia in the adult brain arise from Ly-6ChiCCR2+ monocytes only under defined host conditions

Alexander Mildner;Hauke Schmidt;Mirko Nitsche;Doron Merkler

1216
Citations
Fumaric acid esters exert neuroprotective effects in neuroinflammation via activation of the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway

Ralf A Linker;De-Hyung Lee;Sarah Ryan;Anne M van Dam

1178
Citations
Acute axonal damage in multiple sclerosis is most extensive in early disease stages and decreases over time.

Tanja Kuhlmann;Gueanelle Lingfeld;Andreas Bitsch;Jana Schuchardt

1063
Citations
Distinct Patterns of Multiple Sclerosis Pathology Indicates Heterogeneity in Pathogenesis

Claudia F. Lucchinetti;Wolfgang Brück;Moses Rodriguez;Hans Lassmann

1001
Citations
Remyelination is extensive in a subset of multiple sclerosis patients

Peter Patrikios;Christine Stadelmann;Alexandra Kutzelnigg;Helmut Rauschka

975
Citations
Differentiation block of oligodendroglial progenitor cells as a cause for remyelination failure in chronic multiple sclerosis

T. Kuhlmann;V. Miron;Q. Cuo;C. Wegner

919
Citations
Heterogeneity of multiple sclerosis pathogenesis: implications for diagnosis and therapy.

Hans Lassmann;Wolfgang Brück;Claudia Lucchinetti

849
Citations
A reversible form of axon damage in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis

Ivana Nikić;Doron Merkler;Doron Merkler;Catherine Sorbara;Mary Brinkoetter

808
Citations
Inflammatory central nervous system demyelination: Correlation of magnetic resonance imaging findings with lesion pathology

Wolfgang Brück;Andreas Bitsch;Herbert Kolenda;Yvonne Brück

736
Citations
An updated histological classification system for multiple sclerosis lesions

Tanja Kuhlmann;Samuel Ludwin;Alexandre Prat;Jack Antel

709
Citations
Monocyte/macrophage differentiation in early multiple sclerosis lesions.

Wolfgang Brück;Phyllis Porada;Sigrid Poser;Peter Rieckmann

676
Citations
Clinical and pathological insights into the dynamic nature of the white matter multiple sclerosis plaque.

Josa M. Frischer;Stephen D. Weigand;Yong Guo;Nilufer Kale

662
Citations
BDNF and gp145trkB in multiple sclerosis brain lesions: neuroprotective interactions between immune and neuronal cells?

Christine Stadelmann;Martin Kerschensteiner;Thomas Misgeld;Wolfgang Brück

605
Citations
Association between pathological and MRI findings in multiple sclerosis

Massimo Filippi;Maria A. Rocca;Frederik Barkhof;Wolfgang Brück

603
Citations
Iron and neurodegeneration in the multiple sclerosis brain

Simon Hametner;Isabella Wimmer;Lukas Haider;Sabine Pfeifenbring

597
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Stadelmann University of Göttingen

Doron Merkler University of Geneva

Hans Lassmann Medical University of Vienna

Roland Nau University of Göttingen

Claudia F. Lucchinetti Mayo Clinic

Marco Prinz University of Freiburg

Friedemann Paul Charité - University Medicine Berlin

Heinz Wiendl University of Münster

Ralf Gold Ruhr University Bochum

Frauke Zipp Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

External Links

Personal website of Wolfgang Brück

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