Almut Dufner

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
11 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Almut Dufner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Almut Dufner has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Immunology and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Almut Dufner's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (3 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (3 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (3 papers). Almut Dufner is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (3 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (3 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (3 papers). Almut Dufner collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Canada. Almut Dufner's co-authors include George Thomas, Mirjana Andjelković, Brian A. Hemmings, George Thomas, Nick Pullen, Patrick B. Dennis, Sara C. Kozma, Boudewijn Burgering, George Thomas and Klaus‐Peter Knobeloch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Almut Dufner

11 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Phosphorylation and Activation of p70 ^s6k by PDK1

1998 728 citations Nick Pullen, Patrick B. Dennis et al. Science profile →
Ribosomal S6 Kinase Signaling and the Control of Translation

1999 598 citations Almut Dufner, George Thomas Experimental Cell Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Almut Dufner Switzerland	10	1.4k	219	215	208	142	11	1.7k
Jae J. Song South Korea	24	1.3k 1.0×	269 1.2×	222 1.0×	150 0.7×	206 1.5×	58	1.7k
Celeste Richardson United States	12	1.2k 0.9×	223 1.0×	146 0.7×	296 1.4×	142 1.0×	16	1.6k
L. S. P. Davidson United Kingdom	24	1.1k 0.8×	169 0.8×	155 0.7×	166 0.8×	115 0.8×	50	1.6k
Laurent Baricault France	17	1.6k 1.2×	236 1.1×	179 0.8×	158 0.8×	96 0.7×	22	1.9k
Bettina Dümmler Switzerland	9	1.2k 0.9×	218 1.0×	142 0.7×	168 0.8×	170 1.2×	9	1.6k
Lazaros C. Foukas United Kingdom	18	1.4k 1.0×	306 1.4×	347 1.6×	190 0.9×	141 1.0×	25	2.0k
Carol L. Sable United States	12	1.3k 0.9×	242 1.1×	193 0.9×	161 0.8×	127 0.9×	14	1.7k
Roberta Mannucci Italy	26	1.3k 1.0×	217 1.0×	358 1.7×	147 0.7×	112 0.8×	38	2.1k
Fabrizio Loreni Italy	30	1.7k 1.2×	248 1.1×	119 0.6×	142 0.7×	192 1.4×	58	2.0k
Bruno D. Fonseca Canada	15	1.6k 1.2×	208 0.9×	202 0.9×	174 0.8×	235 1.7×	16	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Almut Dufner

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All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Dufner, Almut, et al.. (2024). Rapid turnover of CTLA4 is associated with a complex architecture of reversible ubiquitylation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(1). 7 indexed citations

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Curato, Caterina, Biana Bernshtein, Eva Zupančič, et al.. (2019). DC Respond to Cognate T Cell Interaction in the Antigen-Challenged Lymph Node. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 863–863. 17 indexed citations

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Dufner, Almut & Klaus‐Peter Knobeloch. (2019). Ubiquitin-specific protease 8 (USP8/UBPy): a prototypic multidomain deubiquitinating enzyme with pleiotropic functions. Biochemical Society Transactions. 47(6). 1867–1879. 46 indexed citations

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Dufner, Almut, Agnes Kisser, Sandra Niendorf, et al.. (2015). The ubiquitin-specific protease USP8 is critical for the development and homeostasis of T cells. Nature Immunology. 16(9). 950–960. 55 indexed citations

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Dufner, Almut & Wolfgang W. Schamel. (2011). B cell antigen receptor-induced activation of an IRAK4-dependent signaling pathway revealed by a MALT1-IRAK4 double knockout mouse model. Cell Communication and Signaling. 9(1). 6–6. 10 indexed citations

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Dufner, Almut, Gordon S. Duncan, Andrew Wakeham, et al.. (2007). CARD6 Is Interferon Inducible but Not Involved in Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain Protein Signaling Leading to NF-κB Activation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 28(5). 1541–1552. 19 indexed citations

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Dufner, Almut, Scott Pownall, & Tak W. Mak. (2006). Caspase recruitment domain protein 6 is a microtubule-interacting protein that positively modulates NF-κB activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(4). 988–993. 48 indexed citations

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Dufner, Almut & Tak W. Mak. (2006). CARD Tricks: Controlling the Interactions of CARD6 with RICK and Microtubules. Cell Cycle. 5(8). 797–800. 18 indexed citations

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Dufner, Almut & George Thomas. (1999). Ribosomal S6 Kinase Signaling and the Control of Translation. Experimental Cell Research. 253(1). 100–109. 598 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dufner, Almut, Mirjana Andjelković, Boudewijn Burgering, Brian A. Hemmings, & George Thomas. (1999). Protein Kinase B Localization and Activation Differentially Affect S6 Kinase 1 Activity and Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E-Binding Protein 1 Phosphorylation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(6). 4525–4534. 153 indexed citations

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Pullen, Nick, Patrick B. Dennis, Mirjana Andjelković, et al.. (1998). Phosphorylation and Activation of p70 ^s6k by PDK1. Science. 279(5351). 707–710. 728 indexed citations breakdown →

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