Andreas Strasser

84.4k total citations · 31 hit papers
483 papers, 58.4k citations indexed

About

Andreas Strasser is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Strasser has authored 483 papers receiving a total of 58.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 311 papers in Molecular Biology, 211 papers in Immunology and 130 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Andreas Strasser's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (211 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (79 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (79 papers). Andreas Strasser is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (211 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (79 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (79 papers). Andreas Strasser collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Andreas Strasser's co-authors include Jerry M. Adams, Richard J. Youle, David C.S. Huang, Philippe Bouillet, David L. Vaux, Suzanne Cory, Hamsa Puthalakath, Lorraine A. O’Reilly, Peter E. Czabotar and Guillaume Lessène and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Strasser

477 papers receiving 57.7k citations

Hit Papers

The BCL-2 protein family: opposing activities... 1990 2026 2002 2014 2007 2013 1999 2000 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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.

  1. The BCL-2 protein family: opposing activities that mediate cell death
    2007 3.7k citations Andreas Strasser et al. profile →
  2. Control of apoptosis by the BCL-2 protein family: implications for physiology and therapy
    2013 2.5k citations Guillaume Lessène, Andreas Strasser et al. profile →
  3. Proapoptotic Bcl-2 Relative Bim Required for Certain Apoptotic Responses, Leukocyte Homeostasis, and to Preclude Autoimmunity
    1999 1.2k citations Philippe Bouillet, David C.S. Huang et al. Science profile →
  4. Apoptosis Signaling
    2000 1.2k citations Andreas Strasser, Vishva M. Dixit et al. profile →
  5. ER Stress Triggers Apoptosis by Activating BH3-Only Protein Bim
    2007 1.2k citations Hamsa Puthalakath, Lorraine A. O’Reilly et al. Cell profile →
  6. p53- and Drug-Induced Apoptotic Responses Mediated by BH3-Only Proteins Puma and Noxa
    2003 1.1k citations Andreas Villunger, Ewa M. Michalak et al. Science profile →
  7. How does p53 induce apoptosis and how does this relate to p53-mediated tumour suppression?
    2017 1.0k citations Gemma L. Kelly, Marco J. Herold et al. Cell Death and Differentiation profile →
  8. bcl-2 transgene inhibits T cell death and perturbs thymic self-censorship
    1991 951 citations Andreas Strasser et al. Cell profile →
  9. Cell Death
    2009 913 citations Andreas Strasser et al. profile →
  10. Apoptosis Initiated When BH3 Ligands Engage Multiple Bcl-2 Homologs, Not Bax or Bak
    2007 883 citations Simon N. Willis, Mark F. van Delft et al. Science profile →
  11. The Proapoptotic Activity of the Bcl-2 Family Member Bim Is Regulated by Interaction with the Dynein Motor Complex
    1999 874 citations Hamsa Puthalakath, David C.S. Huang et al. profile →
  12. BH3-Only Proteins—Essential Initiators of Apoptotic Cell Death
    2000 851 citations David C.S. Huang, Andreas Strasser Cell profile →
  13. The molecular biology of apoptosis.
    1996 833 citations David L. Vaux, Andreas Strasser Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  14. Novel primitive lymphoid tumours induced in transgenic mice by cooperation between myc and bcl-2
    1990 755 citations Andreas Strasser, Mary L. Bath et al. profile →
  15. The Many Roles of FAS Receptor Signaling in the Immune System
    2009 723 citations Andreas Strasser, Philipp J. Jost et al. Immunity profile →
  16. Enforced BCL2 expression in B-lymphoid cells prolongs antibody responses and elicits autoimmune disease.
    1991 713 citations Andreas Strasser, David L. Vaux et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  17. Emerging connectivity of programmed cell death pathways and its physiological implications
    2020 696 citations Marco J. Herold, Andreas Strasser et al. profile →
  18. An evolutionary perspective on apoptosis
    1994 653 citations David L. Vaux, Andreas Strasser et al. Cell profile →
  19. Bcl-2 and Fas/APO-1 regulate distinct pathways to lymphocyte apoptosis.
    1995 650 citations Andreas Strasser, David C.S. Huang et al. profile →
  20. Mice lacking the c-rel proto-oncogene exhibit defects in lymphocyte proliferation, humoral immunity, and interleukin-2 expression.
    1995 632 citations Andreas Strasser, David M. Tarlinton et al. profile →
  21. BH3-only Bcl-2 family member Bim is required for apoptosis of autoreactive thymocytes
    2002 626 citations Philippe Bouillet, Leigh Coultas et al. profile →
  22. Tumor Growth Need Not Be Driven by Rare Cancer Stem Cells
    2007 622 citations Jerry M. Adams, Stephen L. Nutt et al. Science profile →
  23. Keeping killers on a tight leash: transcriptional and post-translational control of the pro-apoptotic activity of BH3-only proteins
    2002 596 citations Hamsa Puthalakath, Andreas Strasser Cell Death and Differentiation profile →
  24. DNA damage can induce apoptosis in proliferating lymphoid cells via p53-independent mechanisms inhibitable by Bcl-2
    1994 591 citations Andreas Strasser Cell profile →
  25. Thirty years of BCL-2: translating cell death discoveries into novel cancer therapies
    2016 582 citations Alex R. D. Delbridge, Stephanie Grabow et al. profile →
  26. Bmf: A Proapoptotic BH3-Only Protein Regulated by Interaction with the Myosin V Actin Motor Complex, Activated by Anoikis
    2001 502 citations Hamsa Puthalakath, Andreas Villunger et al. Science profile →
  27. Cell death
    2024 482 citations Kim Newton, Andreas Strasser et al. Cell profile →
  28. Molecular mechanisms of cell death in neurological diseases
    2021 466 citations Diane Moujalled, Andreas Strasser et al. Cell Death and Differentiation profile →
  29. The BCL-2 protein family, BH3-mimetics and cancer therapy
    2015 397 citations Alex R. D. Delbridge, Andreas Strasser Cell Death and Differentiation profile →
  30. BCL-2 protein family: attractive targets for cancer therapy
    2022 255 citations Andreas Strasser, Gemma L. Kelly et al. profile →
  31. Cell Death in the Origin and Treatment of Cancer
    2020 249 citations Andreas Strasser, David L. Vaux profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andreas Strasser Australia 120 37.3k 18.8k 13.1k 7.5k 6.0k 483 58.4k
Guy S. Salvesen United States 110 37.2k 1.0× 9.6k 0.5× 9.0k 0.7× 8.2k 1.1× 5.9k 1.0× 295 54.7k
Stanley J. Korsmeyer United States 132 59.5k 1.6× 15.2k 0.8× 15.3k 1.2× 7.6k 1.0× 8.0k 1.3× 230 84.0k
Vishva M. Dixit United States 141 62.4k 1.7× 32.9k 1.7× 13.0k 1.0× 15.7k 2.1× 9.2k 1.5× 315 88.1k
Lorenzo Galluzzi France 123 31.6k 0.8× 21.1k 1.1× 20.1k 1.5× 8.2k 1.1× 11.7k 2.0× 444 67.3k
Xiaodong Wang China 88 48.8k 1.3× 11.4k 0.6× 8.1k 0.6× 7.5k 1.0× 8.5k 1.4× 320 63.8k
Ettore Appella United States 120 33.4k 0.9× 17.1k 0.9× 17.8k 1.4× 6.4k 0.9× 3.4k 0.6× 551 54.6k
Patrick A. Baeuerle Germany 110 23.9k 0.6× 20.4k 1.1× 11.9k 0.9× 17.4k 2.3× 3.2k 0.5× 290 52.8k
George R. Stark United States 112 27.8k 0.7× 19.8k 1.1× 20.9k 1.6× 7.3k 1.0× 4.6k 0.8× 349 54.9k
Scott W. Lowe United States 123 50.1k 1.3× 8.5k 0.5× 23.0k 1.7× 16.9k 2.2× 4.2k 0.7× 325 69.6k
Ronald A. DePinho United States 149 56.0k 1.5× 9.8k 0.5× 23.0k 1.7× 13.7k 1.8× 6.1k 1.0× 417 86.1k

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All Works

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Chin, Hui San, Jinming Cheng, Maria T. K. Zaldivia, et al.. (2025). MCL‑1 safeguards activated hair follicle stem cells to enable adult hair regeneration. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2829–2829. 3 indexed citations
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Newton, Kim, Andreas Strasser, Nobuhiko Kayagaki, & Vishva M. Dixit. (2024). Cell death. Cell. 187(2). 235–256. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moujalled, Diane, Andreas Strasser, & Jeffrey R. Liddell. (2021). Molecular mechanisms of cell death in neurological diseases. Cell Death and Differentiation. 28(7). 2029–2044. 466 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ke, Francine, Graeme I. Lancaster, Stephanie Grabow, Andrew Murphy, & Andreas Strasser. (2020). Combined reduction in the expression of MCL-1 and BCL-2 reduces organismal size in mice. Cell Death and Disease. 11(3). 185–185. 5 indexed citations
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Brennan, Margs S., Catherine Chang, Lin Tai, et al.. (2018). Humanized Mcl-1 mice enable accurate preclinical evaluation of MCL-1 inhibitors destined for clinical use. Blood. 132(15). 1573–1583. 66 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Lorraine A., Peter Hughes, Chien‐Huang Lin, et al.. (2014). Loss of c-REL but not NF-κB2 prevents autoimmune disease driven by FasL mutation. Cell Death and Differentiation. 22(5). 767–778. 10 indexed citations
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Pellegrini, Marc & Andreas Strasser. (2013). Caspases, Bcl-2 Family Proteins and Other Components of the Death Machinery: Their Role in the Regulation of the Immune Response. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(3). 5 indexed citations
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Delbridge, Alex R. D., Liz J. Valente, & Andreas Strasser. (2012). The Role of the Apoptotic Machinery in Tumor Suppression. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 4(11). a008789–a008789. 73 indexed citations
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Oakes, Samantha R., François Vaillant, Elgene Lim, et al.. (2011). Sensitization of BCL-2–expressing breast tumors to chemotherapy by the BH3 mimetic ABT-737. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(8). 2766–2771. 150 indexed citations
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Vikstrom, Ingela B., Sebastian Carotta, Katja Lüthje, et al.. (2010). Mcl-1 Is Essential for Germinal Center Formation and B Cell Memory. Science. 330(6007). 1095–1099. 176 indexed citations
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Moujalled, Diane, Ross Tim Weston, Holly Anderton, et al.. (2010). Cyclic‐AMP‐dependent protein kinase A regulates apoptosis by stabilizing the BH3‐only protein Bim. EMBO Reports. 12(1). 77–83. 50 indexed citations
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Mérino, Delphine, Maybelline Giam, Peter Hughes, et al.. (2009). The role of BH3-only protein Bim extends beyond inhibiting Bcl-2–like prosurvival proteins. The Journal of Cell Biology. 186(3). 355–362. 149 indexed citations
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Strasser, Andreas, Philipp J. Jost, & Shigekazu Nagata. (2009). The Many Roles of FAS Receptor Signaling in the Immune System. Immunity. 30(2). 180–192. 723 indexed citations breakdown →
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Labi, Verena, Miriam Erlacher, Stephan Kießling, et al.. (2008). Loss of the BH3-only protein Bmf impairs B cell homeostasis and accelerates γ irradiation–induced thymic lymphoma development. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(3). 641–655. 98 indexed citations
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Huntington, Nicholas D., Hamsa Puthalakath, Edwina Naik, et al.. (2007). Interleukin 15–mediated survival of natural killer cells is determined by interactions among Bim, Noxa and Mcl-1. Nature Immunology. 8(8). 856–863. 216 indexed citations
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Strasser, Andreas, Andreas Villunger, Philippe Bouillet, et al.. (2006). Involvement of Bcl-2 family proteins in Gleevec's mechanism of action. European Journal of Cancer Supplements. 4(12). 1 indexed citations
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Marsden, Vanessa S., Paul G. Ekert, Mark F. van Delft, et al.. (2004). Bcl-2–regulated apoptosis and cytochrome c release can occur independently of both caspase-2 and caspase-9. The Journal of Cell Biology. 165(6). 775–780. 84 indexed citations
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Villunger, Andreas, Ewa M. Michalak, Leigh Coultas, et al.. (2003). p53- and Drug-Induced Apoptotic Responses Mediated by BH3-Only Proteins Puma and Noxa. Science. 302(5647). 1036–1038. 1063 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robb, Lorraine, John E.J. Rasko, Mary L. Bath, Andreas Strasser, & C. Glenn Begley. (1995). scl, a gene frequently activated in human T cell leukaemia, does not induce lymphomas in transgenic mice.. PubMed. 10(1). 205–9. 42 indexed citations
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Melchers, Fritz, et al.. (1991). B Cell Development in Fetal Liver. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 292. 201–205. 5 indexed citations

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