Benjamin Koch

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Koch is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Koch has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 13 papers in General Health Professions and 13 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Koch's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (11 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Benjamin Koch is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (11 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Benjamin Koch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Benjamin Koch's co-authors include Sigrid Dordel, Walter Tokarski, Christine Gräf, Nina Ferrari, Konrad Brockmeier, Verena Weiß, Martin Hilpert, Jindřich Činátl, Kevin Klann and Christian Münch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Koch

62 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Sociocultural Influence on Obesity and Lifestyle in Children: A Study of Daily Activities, Leisure Time Behavior, Motor Skills, and Weight Status

2017 760 citations Martin Hilpert, Konrad Brockmeier et al. Obesity Facts profile →
Proteomics of SARS-CoV-2-infected host cells reveals therapy targets

2020 642 citations Denisa Bojková, Kevin Klann et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin Koch Germany	20	1.1k	679	565	526	481	65	2.8k
Denisa Mendonça Portugal	31	614 0.5×	275 0.4×	408 0.7×	134 0.3×	286 0.6×	126	2.6k
Lorenzo Monasta Italy	29	1.0k 0.9×	291 0.4×	271 0.5×	176 0.3×	410 0.9×	156	4.6k
Wei Hou United States	33	430 0.4×	175 0.3×	325 0.6×	552 1.0×	130 0.3×	154	4.1k
Vahid Ziaee Iran	29	393 0.3×	313 0.5×	493 0.9×	125 0.2×	84 0.2×	201	2.8k
Steven J. Verhulst United States	33	657 0.6×	107 0.2×	559 1.0×	85 0.2×	337 0.7×	100	4.0k
Catherine Jackson United Kingdom	21	778 0.7×	98 0.1×	486 0.9×	114 0.2×	546 1.1×	55	2.2k
Brian Kirby Ireland	48	575 0.5×	208 0.3×	650 1.2×	157 0.3×	266 0.6×	203	7.7k
Douglas J. Passaro United States	19	826 0.7×	56 0.1×	502 0.9×	251 0.5×	340 0.7×	32	2.8k
Sheila Gahagan United States	31	1.0k 0.9×	137 0.2×	301 0.5×	98 0.2×	525 1.1×	151	3.0k
Su‐Ting T. Li United States	33	1.4k 1.2×	95 0.1×	143 0.3×	157 0.3×	770 1.6×	148	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Benjamin Koch

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Koch

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Koch, Benjamin, Nils Wetzstein, Tobias Schmid, et al.. (2024). Transcriptomics of Marburg virus-infected primary proximal tubular cells reveals negative correlation of immune response and energy metabolism. Virus Research. 342. 199337–199337.

Koch, Benjamin, Dominik C. Fuhrmann, Ralf Schubert, et al.. (2023). Gliflozins Have an Anti-Inflammatory Effect on Renal Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells in a Diabetic and Inflammatory Microenvironment In Vitro. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 1811–1811. 6 indexed citations

Wetzstein, Nils, Thomas A. Kohl, Margo Diricks, et al.. (2023). Clinical characteristics and outcome of Mycobacterium chimaera infections after cardiac surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of 180 heater-cooler unit-associated cases. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 29(8). 1008–1014. 13 indexed citations

Koch, Benjamin. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 and human retroelements: a case for molecular mimicry?. BMC Genomic Data. 23(1). 27–27. 4 indexed citations

Koch, Benjamin, Kevin Klann, Dominik C. Fuhrmann, et al.. (2021). Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles from Preconditioned Human Adipose-Derived Stromal/Stem Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(6). 2873–2873. 12 indexed citations

Bojková, Denisa, Kevin Klann, Benjamin Koch, et al.. (2020). Proteomics of SARS-CoV-2-infected host cells reveals therapy targets. Nature. 583(7816). 469–472. 642 indexed citations breakdown →

Koch, Benjamin, Kenichi Morikawa, Goki Suda, et al.. (2018). Macrophage-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Induce Long-Lasting Immunity Against Hepatitis C Virus Which Is Blunted by Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 723–723. 58 indexed citations

Koch, Benjamin, et al.. (2018). Lectin Affinity Plasmapheresis for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus and Marburg Virus Glycoprotein Elimination. Blood Purification. 46(2). 126–133. 27 indexed citations

Hilpert, Martin, Konrad Brockmeier, Sigrid Dordel, et al.. (2017). Sociocultural Influence on Obesity and Lifestyle in Children: A Study of Daily Activities, Leisure Time Behavior, Motor Skills, and Weight Status. Obesity Facts. 10(3). 168–178. 760 indexed citations breakdown →

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Büttner, Stefan, Benjamin Koch, Andreas Zierer, et al.. (2016). Aortic Valve Stenosis in a Dialysis Patient Waitlisted for Kidney Transplantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 102(5). e437–e438. 9 indexed citations

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Krasowski, Matthew D., et al.. (2015). Promoting improved utilization of laboratory testing through changes in an electronic medical record: experience at an academic medical center. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 15(1). 11–11. 79 indexed citations

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Gräf, Christine, Ralph Beneke, Wilhelm Bloch, et al.. (2014). Recommendations for Promoting Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents in Germany. A Consensus Statement. Obesity Facts. 7(3). 178–190. 36 indexed citations

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Pitsch, Karola & Benjamin Koch. (2010). How infants perceive the toy robot Pleo. An exploratory case study on infant-robot-interaction. PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University). 80–87. 16 indexed citations

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Lausen, Jörn, Ole Pleß, Fransisca Leonard, et al.. (2009). Targets of the Tal1 Transcription Factor in Erythrocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(8). 5338–5346. 16 indexed citations

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Koch, Benjamin, et al.. (2008). Familiäre, nicht-neoplastische inadäquate Thyreotropin-Inkretion. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 115(21). 813–816.

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Gräf, Christine, Benjamin Koch, Gisa Falkowski, et al.. (2008). School-based prevention: Effects on obesity and physical performance after 4 years. Journal of Sports Sciences. 26(10). 987–994. 52 indexed citations

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Gräf, Christine, Benjamin Koch, Birna Bjarnason‐Wehrens, et al.. (2006). Who benefits from intervention in, as opposed to screening of, overweight and obese children?. Cardiology in the Young. 16(5). 474–480. 13 indexed citations

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Gräf, Christine, Benjamin Koch, Gisa Falkowski, et al.. (2005). Data from the StEP TWO programme showing the effect on blood pressure and different parameters for obesity in overweight and obese primary school children. Cardiology in the Young. 15(3). 291–298. 44 indexed citations

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Graf, C., Benjamin Koch, & Sigrid Dordel. (2003). Physical activity and concentration - are there correlations?. 52(5). 142–146. 1 indexed citations

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Graf, C., Benjamin Koch, Gisa Falkowski, et al.. (2003). Correlation between BMI, leisure habits and motor abilities in childhood (CHILT-Project). International Journal of Obesity. 28(1). 22–26. 336 indexed citations

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