Achim Hoerauf

18.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
369 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Achim Hoerauf is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Achim Hoerauf has authored 369 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 263 papers in Infectious Diseases, 153 papers in Parasitology and 100 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Achim Hoerauf's work include Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (231 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (144 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (100 papers). Achim Hoerauf is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (231 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (144 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (100 papers). Achim Hoerauf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Ghana. Achim Hoerauf's co-authors include Mark J. Taylor, Sabine Specht, Kenneth Pfarr, Alexander Yaw Debrah, Sabine Mand, Dietrich W. Büttner, Norbert W. Brattig, Ohene Adjei, Bernhard Fleischer and Moses J. Bockarie and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Achim Hoerauf

357 papers receiving 11.6k citations

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Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis

2010 463 citations Mark J. Taylor, Achim Hoerauf et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Achim Hoerauf

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and IgG subclasses following multiple doses and diverse COVID-19 vaccine combinations 2026 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Julia Meyer, Achim Hoerauf, (unknown), (unknown), Anika Trudić, Dragan Primorac, Marc P. Hübner, Tomabu Adjobimey, Marijo Parčina	1
2	Mansonella perstans – the forgotten filaria 2025 ·Trends in Parasitology ·Manuel Ritter, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marc P. Hübner, Achim Hoerauf, Samuel Wanji	0
3	Helminth Seropositivity Inversely Correlated with Th1 and Th17 Cytokines and Severe COVID-19 2025 ·Vaccines ·(unknown), Julia Meyer, Linda Batsa Debrah, Michael Owusu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), John Victor Mensah, Ute Klarmann‐Schulz, (unknown), Inge Kroidl, (unknown), Richard Odame Phillips, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Alexander Yaw Debrah, Achim Hoerauf, Tomabu Adjobimey	0
4	LEDoxy-SL: A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Randomized, 24-Month Trial of Six Weeks of Daily Doxycycline Plus Hygiene-Based Essential Care for Reducing Progression of Filarial Lymphedema in Sri Lanka 2024 ·American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sharmini Gunawardena, Mirani V. Weerasooriya, John Horton, Philip J. Budge, Eric A. Ottesen, (unknown), (unknown), John Paul Shen, Ute Klarmann‐Schulz, Achim Hoerauf, Joseph P. Shott, Charles Mackenzie	0
5	Repeated sensitization of mice with microfilariae of Litomosoides sigmodontis induces pulmonary eosinophilia in an IL-33-dependent manner 2024 ·PLoS Pathogens ·(unknown), Alexandra Ehrens, Jesuthas Ajendra, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Julia Reichwald, (unknown), Henry J. McSorley, Coralie Martin, Achim Hoerauf, Marc P. Hübner	3
6	Development of adult Dirofilaria immitis worms in the Rag2/Il-2rγ mouse model 2024 ·International Journal for Parasitology ·(unknown), (unknown), Achim Hoerauf, Heinz Sager, Marc P. Hübner	2
7	The long and winding road towards new treatments against lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis 2024 ·Trends in Parasitology ·(unknown), (unknown), Sabine Specht, Kenneth Pfarr, Peter Fischer, Achim Hoerauf, Marc P. Hübner	5
8	The design and development of a study protocol to investigate Onchocerca volvulus, Loa loa and Mansonella perstans-mediated modulation of the metabolic and immunological profile in lean and obese individuals in Cameroon 2023 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), Manuel Ritter, Karunakaran Indulekha, (unknown), (unknown), Jayagopi Surendar, (unknown), Alexandra Ehrens, Ute Klarmann‐Schulz, (unknown), (unknown), Fanny Fri Fombad, (unknown), (unknown), Achim Hoerauf, Samuel Wanji, Marc P. Hübner	2
9	Increased HIV Incidence in Wuchereria bancrofti Microfilaria Positive Individuals in Tanzania 2023 ·Pathogens ·(unknown), Manuel Ritter, Lucas Maganga, Leonard Maboko, Willyhelmina Olomi, Petra Clowes, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alexander Yaw Debrah, Christof Geldmacher, Michael Höelscher, Elmar Saathoff, Mkunde Chachage, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Inge Kroidl	4
10	Microfilariae Trigger Eosinophil Extracellular DNA Traps in a Dectin-1-Dependent Manner 2021 ·Cell Reports ·Alexandra Ehrens, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Julia Reichwald, Stefan J. Frohberger, (unknown), (unknown), Frédéric Fercoq, Coralie Martin, Daniel Kulke, Achim Hoerauf, Marc P. Hübner	33
11	Establishment of an in vitro culture system to study the developmental biology of Onchocerca volvulus with implications for anti-Onchocerca drug discovery and screening 2021 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·(unknown), Abdel Jélil Njouendou, (unknown), Fanny Fri Fombad, Manuel Ritter, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mathias Eyong Esum, Marc P. Hübner, Peter Enyong, Achim Hoerauf, Samuel Wanji	9
12	Diagnostics to support elimination of lymphatic filariasis—Development of two target product profiles 2021 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Kimberly Y. Won, Katherine Gass, Marco A. Biamonte, Daniel Argaw Dagne, Camilla Ducker, (unknown), Achim Hoerauf, Patrick J. Lammie, Sammy M. Njenga, Rahmah Noordin, K. D. Ramaiah, Reda M. R. Ramzy, Ronaldo Guilherme Carvalho Scholte, Anthony W. Solomon, (unknown), Jordan W. Tappero, (unknown), Gary J. Weil, Steven A. Williams, Jonathan D. King	13
13	S100A8/S100A9 deficiency increases neutrophil activation and protective immune responses against invading infective L3 larvae of the filarial nematode Litomosoides sigmodontis 2020 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Stefan J. Frohberger, Frédéric Fercoq, (unknown), Jayagopi Surendar, (unknown), Alexandra Ehrens, Karunakaran Indulekha, (unknown), Thomas Vogl, Achim Hoerauf, Coralie Martin, Marc P. Hübner	13
14	Corallopyronin A for short-course anti-wolbachial, macrofilaricidal treatment of filarial infections 2020 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Andrea Schiefer, Marc P. Hübner, (unknown), (unknown), Alexandra Ehrens, (unknown), Marianne Koschel, (unknown), (unknown), Rolf Jansen, Stefan Kehraus, Gabriele M. König, (unknown), Rolf Müller, Marc Stadler, Stephan Hüttel, Thomas Hesterkamp, Karl Wagner, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf	27
15	In vivo efficacy of the boron-pleuromutilin AN11251 against Wolbachia of the rodent filarial nematode Litomosoides sigmodontis 2020 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Alexandra Ehrens, Christopher S. Lunde, Robert T. Jacobs, (unknown), Marianne Koschel, Stefan J. Frohberger, (unknown), (unknown), Joseph D. Turner, Stephen A. Ward, Mark J. Taylor, Yvonne R. Freund, Rianna Stefanakis, Eric E. Easom, Xianfeng Li, Jacob J. Plattner, Achim Hoerauf, Marc P. Hübner	12
16	In vivo kinetics of Wolbachia depletion by ABBV-4083 in L. sigmodontis adult worms and microfilariae 2019 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Marc P. Hübner, Marianne Koschel, (unknown), (unknown), Stefan J. Frohberger, Alexandra Ehrens, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas W von Geldern, Kennan C. Marsh, Joseph D. Turner, Mark J. Taylor, Stephen A. Ward, Kenneth Pfarr, Dale J. Kempf, Achim Hoerauf	23
17	Orientia tsutsugamushi Is Highly Susceptible to the RNA Polymerase Switch Region Inhibitor Corallopyronin A In Vitro and In Vivo 2018 ·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·(unknown), (unknown), Anke Osterloh, Till F. Schäberle, Sven Poppert, Hagen Frickmann, Klaus‐Dieter Menzel, Gundela Peschel, Kenneth Pfarr, Andrea Schiefer, Gabriele M. König, Achim Hoerauf, Bernhard Fleischer, Christian Keller	16
18	Novel Diagnostics in Revision Arthroplasty: Implant Sonication and Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction 2017 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·Gunnar Hischebeth, Sascha Gravius, (unknown), Ernst Molitor, Matthias Wimmer, Achim Hoerauf, Isabelle Bekeredjian‐Ding, Thomas M. Randau	3
19	RIG-I Activation Protects and Rescues from Lethal Influenza Virus Infection and Bacterial Superinfection 2017 ·Molecular Therapy ·Christoph Coch, (unknown), (unknown), Dirk Wohlleber, Beate M. Kümmerer, Isabelle Bekeredjian‐Ding, Georg Kochs, Natalio Garbi, (unknown), Christine Schuberth-Wagner, János Ludwig, Winfried Barchet, Martin Schlee, Achim Hoerauf, Friedrich Bootz, Peter Staeheli, Gunther Hartmann, Evelyn Hartmann	26
20	The Role of Endosymbiotic Wolbachia Bacteria in the Pathogenesis of River Blindness 2002 ·Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Laurie R. Hall, Achim Hoerauf, Norbert W. Brattig, Lars Volkmann, Mark J. Taylor, Louise Ford, Amy G. Hise, Jonathan H. Lass, Eugenia Diaconu, Eric Pearlman	259

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