Alain Schweitzer

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Alain Schweitzer is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Schweitzer has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Immunology, 8 papers in Oncology and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alain Schweitzer's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (11 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers). Alain Schweitzer is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (11 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers). Alain Schweitzer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Alain Schweitzer's co-authors include Arlene H. Sharpe, Frank Borriello, Elizabeth Tivol, J A Bluestone, William P. Lynch, Markus Stoeckli, Dieter Staab, Eric Solon, Brendan Prideaux and Michael P. Sethna and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Immunity and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Alain Schweitzer

36 papers receiving 4.9k citations

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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.

Loss of CTLA-4 leads to massive lymphoproliferation and fatal multiorgan tissue destruction, revealing a critical negative regulatory role of CTLA-4

1995 2.3k citations Elizabeth Tivol, Frank Borriello et al. Immunity profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alain Schweitzer Switzerland	22	2.9k	1.5k	1.1k	529	452	36	5.0k
Terrence L. Geiger United States	39	2.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.4×	2.0k 1.9×	899 1.7×	174 0.4×	86	5.5k
Robert C. Rees United Kingdom	39	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	2.2k 2.0×	419 0.8×	205 0.5×	222	5.7k
Ronald C. Hendrickson United States	31	1.6k 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	3.2k 3.0×	549 1.0×	923 2.0×	68	5.6k
Karen Willard‐Gallo Belgium	36	1.8k 0.6×	2.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	185 0.3×	149 0.3×	139	4.3k
Salvatore Venuta Italy	45	1.4k 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	2.2k 2.1×	606 1.1×	107 0.2×	137	5.1k
Andreas Lundqvist Sweden	40	3.2k 1.1×	2.3k 1.5×	1.7k 1.6×	265 0.5×	101 0.2×	148	5.3k
Yong Zheng China	27	2.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	2.2k 2.0×	414 0.8×	98 0.2×	64	5.6k
Irene Visintin United States	36	3.1k 1.1×	940 0.6×	1.7k 1.6×	1.2k 2.2×	125 0.3×	43	6.3k
Risto Renkonen Finland	38	1.5k 0.5×	784 0.5×	2.5k 2.4×	215 0.4×	184 0.4×	195	5.2k
James N. Arnold United Kingdom	24	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	2.5k 2.3×	185 0.3×	218 0.5×	44	4.5k

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Massey, Andrew J., Joseph Schoepfer, Paul A. Brough, et al.. (2010). Preclinical Antitumor Activity of the Orally Available Heat Shock Protein 90 Inhibitor NVP-BEP800. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 9(4). 906–919. 50 indexed citations

Solon, Eric, Alain Schweitzer, Markus Stoeckli, & Brendan Prideaux. (2009). Autoradiography, MALDI-MS, and SIMS-MS Imaging in Pharmaceutical Discovery and Development. The AAPS Journal. 12(1). 11–26. 190 indexed citations

Weiss, H., et al.. (2008). Biodistribution and Plasma Protein Binding of Zoledronic Acid. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 36(10). 2043–2049. 132 indexed citations

Bruin, Gerard, Thomas Faller, Alain Schweitzer, et al.. (2008). Pharmacokinetics, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion of Deferasirox and Its Iron Complex in Rats. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 36(12). 2523–2538. 70 indexed citations

Gschwind, Hans-Peter, Felix Waldmeier, Markus Zollinger, Alain Schweitzer, & Maximilian A. Grassberger. (2007). Pimecrolimus: Skin disposition after topical administration in minipigs in vivo and in human skin in vitro. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 33(1). 9–19. 18 indexed citations

Weiss, H., B. Wirz, Alain Schweitzer, et al.. (2007). ADME Investigations of Unnatural Peptides: Distribution of a ¹⁴C‐Labeled β ³‐Octaarginine in Rats. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 4(7). 1413–1437. 28 indexed citations

Zollinger, Markus, Felix Waldmeier, Stefan Hartmann, et al.. (2006). PIMECROLIMUS: ABSORPTION, DISTRIBUTION, METABOLISM, AND EXCRETION IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS AFTER A SINGLE ORAL DOSE AND SUPPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATIONS IN VITRO. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 34(5). 765–774. 11 indexed citations

Kaim, Achim H., Bruno Weber, Michael Kurrer, et al.. (2002). 18F-FDG and 18F-FET uptake in experimental soft tissue infection. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 29(5). 648–654. 101 indexed citations

Wirz, B., Alain Schweitzer, Gian Camenisch, et al.. (2002). The outstanding metabolic stability of a ¹⁴C‐labeled β‐nonapeptide in rats – in vitro and in vivo pharmacokinetic studies. Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition. 23(6). 251–262. 78 indexed citations

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Katopodis, Andreas, Richard G. Warner, Rudolf O. Duthaler, et al.. (2002). Removal of anti-Galα1,3Gal xenoantibodies with an injectable polymer. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(12). 1869–1877. 67 indexed citations

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Schweitzer, Alain & Arlene H. Sharpe. (1999). Mutual Regulation Between B7-1 (CD80) Expressed on T Cells and IL-4. The Journal of Immunology. 163(9). 4819–4825. 13 indexed citations

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Schweitzer, Alain, et al.. (1998). The role of B7 co‐stimulation in activation and differentiation ofCD4⁺and CD8⁺T cells. Immunological Reviews. 165(1). 231–247. 241 indexed citations

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Schweitzer, Alain & Arlene H. Sharpe. (1998). Studies Using Antigen-Presenting Cells Lacking Expression of Both B7-1 (CD80) and B7-2 (CD86) Show Distinct Requirements for B7 Molecules During Priming Versus Restimulation of Th2 But Not Th1 Cytokine Production. The Journal of Immunology. 161(6). 2762–2771. 163 indexed citations

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Schweitzer, Alain & Arlene H. Sharpe. (1998). The complexity of the B7-CD28/CTLA-4 costimulatory pathway. Birkhäuser Basel eBooks. 49. 33–43. 17 indexed citations

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Schweitzer, Alain, Frank Borriello, Raymond Wong, A. K. Abbas, & Arlene H. Sharpe. (1997). Role of costimulators in T cell differentiation: studies using antigen-presenting cells lacking expression of CD80 or CD86. The Journal of Immunology. 158(6). 2713–2722. 148 indexed citations

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Borriello, Frank, Michael P. Sethna, Scott D. Boyd, et al.. (1997). B7-1 and B7-2 Have Overlapping, Critical Roles in Immunoglobulin Class Switching and Germinal Center Formation. Immunity. 6(3). 303–313. 429 indexed citations

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Tivol, Elizabeth, Alain Schweitzer, & Arlene H. Sharpe. (1996). Costimulation and autoimmunity. Current Opinion in Immunology. 8(6). 822–830. 90 indexed citations

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Tivol, Elizabeth, Frank Borriello, Alain Schweitzer, et al.. (1995). Loss of CTLA-4 leads to massive lymphoproliferation and fatal multiorgan tissue destruction, revealing a critical negative regulatory role of CTLA-4. Immunity. 3(5). 541–547. 2320 indexed citations breakdown →

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Swinton, Jonathan, Alain Schweitzer, & Roy M. Anderson. (1994). Two Signal Activation as an Explanation of High Zone Tolerance: A Mathematical Exploration of the Nature of the Second Signal. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 169(1). 23–30. 10 indexed citations

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Schweitzer, Alain & David W. Taylor. (1991). MHC‐restriction of antibody responses to an 86 kilodalton antigen of Schistosoma mansoni. Parasite Immunology. 13(3). 261–276. 5 indexed citations

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