Alain Schweitzer

6.1k citations

36 papers · 5.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 22

Immunology top 0.5%
Oncology top 2%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Genetics top 5%
Spectroscopy top 2%

Co-authors: Arlene H. Sharpe Frank Borriello Elizabeth Tivol J A Bluestone William P. Lynch Markus Stoeckli Dieter Staab Eric Solon
Topics: T-cell and B-cell Immunology (11 papers)Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers)Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers)
Cited by: Immunology Oncology Spectroscopy
Journals: Journal of Clinical Investigation Immunity The Journal of Immunology
Partner nations: Switzerland United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Alain Schweitzer

36 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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 →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Alain Schweitzer

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Alain Schweitzer's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Alain Schweitzer with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Alain Schweitzer more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Alain Schweitzer

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alain Schweitzer. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Alain Schweitzer. The network helps show where Alain Schweitzer may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alain Schweitzer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alain Schweitzer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alain Schweitzer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alain Schweitzer. Alain Schweitzer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Preclinical Antitumor Activity of the Orally Available Heat Shock Protein 90 Inhibitor NVP-BEP800 2010 ·Molecular Cancer Therapeutics ·Andrew J. Massey,Joseph Schoepfer,Paul A. Brough,Josef Brueggen,Patrick Chêne,Martin J. Drysdale,Ulrike Pfaar,Thomas Radimerski,Stephan Ruetz,Alain Schweitzer,Mike Wood,Carlos Garcı́a-Echeverrı́a,Michael Rugaard Jensen	50
2	Autoradiography, MALDI-MS, and SIMS-MS Imaging in Pharmaceutical Discovery and Development 2009 ·The AAPS Journal ·Eric Solon,Alain Schweitzer,Markus Stoeckli,Brendan Prideaux	190
3	Biodistribution and Plasma Protein Binding of Zoledronic Acid 2008 ·Drug Metabolism and Disposition ·H. Weiss,Ulrike Pfaar,Alain Schweitzer,(unknown),Andrej Skerjanec,Horst Schran	132
4	Pharmacokinetics, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion of Deferasirox and Its Iron Complex in Rats 2008 ·Drug Metabolism and Disposition ·Gerard Bruin,Thomas Faller,(unknown),Alain Schweitzer,Hanspeter Nick,(unknown),K. Olaf Boernsen,Felix Waldmeier	70
5	Pimecrolimus: Skin disposition after topical administration in minipigs in vivo and in human skin in vitro 2007 ·European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ·Hans-Peter Gschwind,Felix Waldmeier,Markus Zollinger,Alain Schweitzer,Maximilian A. Grassberger	18
6	ADME Investigations of Unnatural Peptides: Distribution of a ¹⁴C‐Labeled β ³‐Octaarginine in Rats 2007 ·Chemistry & Biodiversity ·H. Weiss,B. Wirz,Alain Schweitzer,René Amstutz,(unknown),Hendrik Andres,(unknown),James Gardiner,Dieter Seebàch	28
7	PIMECROLIMUS: ABSORPTION, DISTRIBUTION, METABOLISM, AND EXCRETION IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS AFTER A SINGLE ORAL DOSE AND SUPPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATIONS IN VITRO 2006 ·Drug Metabolism and Disposition ·Markus Zollinger,Felix Waldmeier,Stefan Hartmann,Gerhard Zenke,Alfred Zimmerlin,Ulrike Glaenzel,(unknown),Alain Schweitzer,(unknown),(unknown),Maximilian A. Grassberger	11
8	18F-FDG and 18F-FET uptake in experimental soft tissue infection 2002 ·European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging ·Achim H. Kaim,Bruno Weber,Michael Kurrer,G. Westera,Alain Schweitzer,Jochen Gottschalk,Gustav K. von Schulthess,Alfred Buck	101
9	The outstanding metabolic stability of a ¹⁴C‐labeled β‐nonapeptide in rats – in vitro and in vivo pharmacokinetic studies 2002 ·Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition ·(unknown),B. Wirz,Alain Schweitzer,Gian Camenisch,(unknown),Gerhard Groß,Ralph Woessner,Rolf Voges,Per I. Arvidsson,Jens Frackenpohl,Dieter Seebàch	78
10	Removal of anti-Galα1,3Gal xenoantibodies with an injectable polymer 2002 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Andreas Katopodis,Richard G. Warner,Rudolf O. Duthaler,Markus Streiff,Armin Bruelisauer,Olivier Kretz,(unknown),Elke Persohn,Hendrik Andres,Alain Schweitzer,Gebhard Thoma,Willy Kinzy,Valérie Quesniaux,Emanuele Cozzi,HUGH FF. S. DAVIES,Rafael Máñez,David J. White	67
11	Mutual Regulation Between B7-1 (CD80) Expressed on T Cells and IL-4 1999 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Alain Schweitzer,Arlene H. Sharpe	13
12	The role of B7 co‐stimulation in activation and differentiation ofCD4⁺and CD8⁺T cells 1998 ·Immunological Reviews ·(unknown),Alain Schweitzer,Arlene H. Sharpe	241
13	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 1998 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Alain Schweitzer,Arlene H. Sharpe	163
14	The complexity of the B7-CD28/CTLA-4 costimulatory pathway 1998 ·Birkhäuser Basel eBooks ·Alain Schweitzer,Arlene H. Sharpe	17
15	Role of costimulators in T cell differentiation: studies using antigen-presenting cells lacking expression of CD80 or CD86 1997 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Alain Schweitzer,Frank Borriello,Raymond Wong,A. K. Abbas,Arlene H. Sharpe	148
16	B7-1 and B7-2 Have Overlapping, Critical Roles in Immunoglobulin Class Switching and Germinal Center Formation 1997 ·Immunity ·Frank Borriello,Michael P. Sethna,Scott D. Boyd,Alain Schweitzer,Elizabeth Tivol,Douglas Jacoby,Terry B. Strom,Elizabeth M. Simpson,Gordon J. Freeman,Arlene H. Sharpe	429
17	Costimulation and autoimmunity 1996 ·Current Opinion in Immunology ·Elizabeth Tivol,Alain Schweitzer,Arlene H. Sharpe	90
18	Loss of CTLA-4 leads to massive lymphoproliferation and fatal multiorgan tissue destruction, revealing a critical negative regulatory role of CTLA-4breakdown → 1995 ·Immunity ·Elizabeth Tivol,Frank Borriello,Alain Schweitzer,William P. Lynch,J A Bluestone,Arlene H. Sharpe	2320
19	Two Signal Activation as an Explanation of High Zone Tolerance: A Mathematical Exploration of the Nature of the Second Signal 1994 ·Journal of Theoretical Biology ·Jonathan Swinton,Alain Schweitzer,Roy M. Anderson	10
20	MHC‐restriction of antibody responses to an 86 kilodalton antigen of Schistosoma mansoni 1991 ·Parasite Immunology ·Alain Schweitzer,David W. Taylor	5

About Alain Schweitzer

Alain Schweitzer is a scholar working on Immunology, Pharmaceutical Science and Parasitology, having authored 36 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (11 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (2.9k citations), Oncology (1.5k citations) and Spectroscopy (452 citations). Alain Schweitzer has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Immunity and The Journal of Immunology.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact