Andreas Wack

12.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
82 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Andreas Wack is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Wack has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Immunology, 23 papers in Epidemiology and 11 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Andreas Wack's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (29 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (26 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (24 papers). Andreas Wack is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (29 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (26 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (24 papers). Andreas Wack collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Andreas Wack's co-authors include Anne O’Garra, Alan Sher, Finlay W. McNab, Katrin D. Mayer-Barber, Stefania Crotta, Sophia Davidson, Rune Hartmann, Derek T. O’Hagan, Sandra Nuti and Anja Seubert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Wack

82 papers receiving 8.3k 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.

Type I interferons in infectious disease

2015 1.9k citations Andreas Wack et al. profile →
Type I and III interferons disrupt lung epithelial repair during recovery from viral infection

2020 310 citations Jack Major, Stefania Crotta et al. Science profile →
Host-directed immunotherapy of viral and bacterial infections: past, present and future

2022 151 citations Andreas Wack et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andreas Wack United Kingdom	43	5.3k	2.5k	1.9k	1.9k	755	82	8.4k
Mario Milco D’Elios Italy	51	4.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	968 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	487 0.6×	192	8.7k
John W. Schoggins United States	34	4.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	2.3k 1.3×	707 0.9×	74	8.0k
David G. Brooks United States	48	4.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	2.3k 1.2×	306 0.4×	120	8.4k
Victor Appay France	47	6.9k 1.3×	2.8k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	234 0.3×	116	10.1k
Brent E. Palmer United States	40	3.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	317 0.4×	99	5.7k
Luis J. Montaner United States	46	3.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	189 0.3×	190	6.9k
Thomas J. Braciale United States	57	6.3k 1.2×	4.4k 1.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	260 0.3×	153	9.8k
Savita Pahwa United States	54	5.4k 1.0×	3.3k 1.4×	2.9k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	187 0.2×	360	10.9k
Julian Symons United Kingdom	41	2.5k 0.5×	2.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	998 1.3×	102	7.4k
Himanshu Kumar Japan	34	6.9k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	3.2k 1.7×	265 0.4×	63	9.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Major, Jack, Stefania Crotta, Katja Finsterbusch, et al.. (2023). Endothelial AHR activity prevents lung barrier disruption in viral infection. Nature. 621(7980). 813–820. 59 indexed citations

Cabeza-Cabrerizo, Mar, Carlos M. Minutti, Mariana Pereira da Costa, et al.. (2021). Recruitment of dendritic cell progenitors to foci of influenza A virus infection sustains immunity. Science Immunology. 6(65). eabi9331–eabi9331. 31 indexed citations

Schnepf, Daniel, Stefania Crotta, Megan L. Stanifer, et al.. (2021). Selective Janus kinase inhibition preserves interferon-λ–mediated antiviral responses. Science Immunology. 6(59). 21 indexed citations

Ng, Kevin W., Jan Attig, William Bolland, et al.. (2020). Tissue-specific and interferon-inducible expression of nonfunctional ACE2 through endogenous retroelement co-option. Nature Genetics. 52(12). 1294–1302. 65 indexed citations

Major, Jack, Stefania Crotta, Miriam Llorian, et al.. (2020). Type I and III interferons disrupt lung epithelial repair during recovery from viral infection. Science. 369(6504). 712–717. 310 indexed citations breakdown →

Prokunina‐Olsson, Ludmila, Ruth E. Dickenson, Joan E. Durbin, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 and emerging viral infections: The case for interferon lambda. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 217(5). 140 indexed citations

Aegerter, Helena, Stefania Crotta, Harshil Patel, et al.. (2020). Influenza-induced monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages confer prolonged antibacterial protection. Nature Immunology. 21(2). 145–157. 220 indexed citations

Kostrzewski, Tomasz, Aaron J. Borg, Yiran Meng, et al.. (2018). Multiple Levels of Control Determine How E4bp4/Nfil3 Regulates NK Cell Development. The Journal of Immunology. 200(4). 1370–1381. 28 indexed citations

Davidson, Sophia, Stefania Crotta, Hans Henrik Gad, et al.. (2016). IFN λ is a potent anti‐influenza therapeutic without the inflammatory side effects of IFN α treatment. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 8(9). 1099–1112. 182 indexed citations

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Wack, Andreas, Ewa Terczyńska‐Dyla, & Rune Hartmann. (2015). Guarding the frontiers: the biology of type III interferons. Nature Immunology. 16(8). 802–809. 280 indexed citations

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Davidson, Sophia, et al.. (2015). TRAIL ⁺ monocytes and monocyte‐related cells cause lung damage and thereby increase susceptibility to influenza– S treptococcus pneumoniae coinfection. EMBO Reports. 16(9). 1203–1218. 81 indexed citations

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Davidson, Sophia, Mala K. Maini, & Andreas Wack. (2015). Disease-Promoting Effects of Type I Interferons in Viral, Bacterial, and Coinfections. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 35(4). 252–264. 158 indexed citations

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Seubert, Anja, Samuele Calabrό, Laura Santini, et al.. (2011). Adjuvanticity of the oil-in-water emulsion MF59 is independent of Nlrp3 inflammasome but requires the adaptor protein MyD88. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(27). 11169–11174. 139 indexed citations

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Serra, Alessandro, Sandra Nuti, Simona Tavarini, et al.. (2008). Coligation of the Hepatitis C Virus Receptor CD81 with CD28 Primes Naive T Lymphocytes to Acquire Type 2 Effector Function. The Journal of Immunology. 181(1). 174–185. 18 indexed citations

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Seubert, Anja, Elisabetta Monaci, Mariagrazia Pizza, Derek T. O’Hagan, & Andreas Wack. (2008). The Adjuvants Aluminum Hydroxide and MF59 Induce Monocyte and Granulocyte Chemoattractants and Enhance Monocyte Differentiation toward Dendritic Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 180(8). 5402–5412. 340 indexed citations

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O’Hagan, Derek T., Andreas Wack, & Audino Podda. (2007). MF59 Is a Safe and Potent Vaccine Adjuvant for Flu Vaccines in Humans: What Did We Learn During Its Development?. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 82(6). 740–744. 72 indexed citations

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Tritto, Elaine, Alessandro Muzzi, Isabella Pesce, et al.. (2007). The Acquired Immune Response to the Mucosal Adjuvant LTK63 Imprints the Mouse Lung with a Protective Signature. The Journal of Immunology. 179(8). 5346–5357. 26 indexed citations

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Gallorini, Simona, Francesco Berti, Roberta Baronio, et al.. (2007). Introduction of Zwitterionic Motifs into Bacterial Polysaccharides Generates TLR2 Agonists Able to Activate APCs. The Journal of Immunology. 179(12). 8208–8215. 44 indexed citations

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Paccani, Silvia Rossi, Marianna Boncristiano, Laura Patrussi, et al.. (2005). Defective Vav expression and impaired F-actin reorganization in a subset of patients with common variable immunodeficiency characterized by T-cell defects. Blood. 106(2). 626–634. 50 indexed citations

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Wack, Andreas, Mark Coles, Trisha Norton, Arnd Hostert, & Dimitris Kioussis. (2000). Early Onset of CD8 Transgene Expression Inhibits the Transition from DN3 to DP Thymocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 165(3). 1236–1242. 11 indexed citations

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