Benjamin Schwarz

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Schwarz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Schwarz has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Infectious Diseases and 13 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Schwarz's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (12 papers), Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (9 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers). Benjamin Schwarz is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (12 papers), Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (9 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers). Benjamin Schwarz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Slovakia. Benjamin Schwarz's co-authors include Trevor Douglas, Carsten Streb, Dustin P. Patterson, Catharine M. Bosio, Masaki Uchida, Tomáš Gedeon, Eric Bohrnsen, Timo Jacob, Wenjing Luo and Jun Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Schwarz

73 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

  1. Microbiota triggers STING-type I IFN-dependent monocyte reprogramming of the tumor microenvironment
    2021 401 citations Khiem C. Lam, Romina E. Araya et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Schwarz United States 25 1.0k 476 476 359 294 77 2.5k
Sebyung Kang South Korea 35 2.4k 2.3× 688 1.4× 758 1.6× 184 0.5× 73 0.2× 90 4.4k
Christine Péchoux France 35 1.7k 1.6× 393 0.8× 171 0.4× 300 0.8× 96 0.3× 77 3.7k
Anna Mitraki Greece 32 1.9k 1.8× 802 1.7× 381 0.8× 197 0.5× 83 0.3× 81 3.0k
Satoshi Abe Japan 35 1.5k 1.4× 1.0k 2.2× 211 0.4× 632 1.8× 194 0.7× 145 4.0k
Kentaro Iwasaki Japan 27 928 0.9× 708 1.5× 149 0.3× 139 0.4× 120 0.4× 116 2.6k
Jelle Hendrix Belgium 27 1.2k 1.2× 402 0.8× 135 0.3× 491 1.4× 320 1.1× 62 2.3k
Nick Geukens Belgium 24 903 0.9× 127 0.3× 251 0.5× 128 0.4× 95 0.3× 86 1.9k
Yuan‐Chih Chang Taiwan 34 996 1.0× 599 1.3× 92 0.2× 351 1.0× 166 0.6× 99 3.3k
Qingge Li China 27 976 0.9× 822 1.7× 141 0.3× 319 0.9× 135 0.5× 110 2.8k
José Luís Corchero Spain 36 2.8k 2.7× 660 1.4× 424 0.9× 136 0.4× 58 0.2× 102 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Benjamin Schwarz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamin Schwarz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Schwarz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benjamin Schwarz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benjamin Schwarz 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 Benjamin Schwarz. Benjamin Schwarz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Tsusaka, Takeshi, Mohd Altaf Najar, Benjamin Schwarz, et al.. (2025). Reversible histone deacetylase activity catalyzes lysine acylation. Nature Chemical Biology. 21(9). 1387–1396. 3 indexed citations
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Pomerantsev, Andrei P., Benjamin Schwarz, Anupam Mondal, et al.. (2025). Environmental regulation of toxin production in Bacillus anthracis. PLoS Pathogens. 21(12). e1013587–e1013587.
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McCauley, Kathryn, Eric Bohrnsen, Benjamin Schwarz, et al.. (2024). Tu1924 CHANGES IN THE GUT MICROBIOME AND METABOLOME AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY IN ADOLESCENTS. Gastroenterology. 166(5). S–1472. 1 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). Chromatin Organization after High-LET Irradiation Revealed by Super-Resolution STED Microscopy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(1). 628–628. 1 indexed citations
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Groveman, Bradley R., Benjamin Schwarz, Eric Bohrnsen, et al.. (2023). A PrP EGFR signaling axis controls neural stem cell senescence through modulating cellular energy pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(11). 105319–105319. 4 indexed citations
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Jessop, Forrest, Benjamin Schwarz, Dana Scott, et al.. (2022). Impairing RAGE signaling promotes survival and limits disease pathogenesis following SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice. JCI Insight. 7(2). 20 indexed citations
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Rosenke, Kyle, Friederike Feldmann, Eric Bohrnsen, et al.. (2022). Combined molnupiravir-nirmatrelvir treatment improves the inhibitory effect on SARS-CoV-2 in macaques. JCI Insight. 8(4). 24 indexed citations
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Drecktrah, Dan, Benjamin Schwarz, Eric Bohrnsen, et al.. (2022). The glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenases GpsA and GlpD constitute the oxidoreductive metabolic linchpin for Lyme disease spirochete host infectivity and persistence in the tick. PLoS Pathogens. 18(3). e1010385–e1010385. 17 indexed citations
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Lam, Khiem C., Romina E. Araya, April Huang, et al.. (2021). Microbiota triggers STING-type I IFN-dependent monocyte reprogramming of the tumor microenvironment. Cell. 184(21). 5338–5356.e21. 401 indexed citations breakdown →
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Port, Julia R., Danielle R. Adney, Benjamin Schwarz, et al.. (2021). High-Fat High-Sugar Diet-Induced Changes in the Lipid Metabolism Are Associated with Mildly Increased COVID-19 Severity and Delayed Recovery in the Syrian Hamster. Viruses. 13(12). 2506–2506. 21 indexed citations
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Goodall, Cheri P., Benjamin Schwarz, John Avera, et al.. (2021). Controlled Modular Multivalent Presentation of the CD40 Ligand on P22 Virus-like Particles Leads to Tunable Amplification of CD40 Signaling. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 4(12). 8205–8214. 11 indexed citations
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Roberts, Lydia M., Benjamin Schwarz, Emily Speranza, et al.. (2021). Pulmonary infection induces persistent, pathogen-specific lipidomic changes influencing trained immunity. iScience. 24(9). 103025–103025. 7 indexed citations
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Shepardson, Kelly M., Laura Johns, John Avera, et al.. (2020). A Self-Adjuvanted, Modular, Antigenic VLP for Rapid Response to Influenza Virus Variability. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(16). 18211–18224. 39 indexed citations
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Blutke, Andreas, Dietrich W. M. Walsh, Benjamin Schwarz, et al.. (2019). Acute Skin Damage and Late Radiation-Induced Fibrosis and Inflammation in Murine Ears after High-Dose Irradiation. Cancers. 11(5). 727–727. 17 indexed citations
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Siebenwirth, Christian, Christoph Greubel, G. Drexler, et al.. (2019). Local inhibition of rRNA transcription without nucleolar segregation after targeted ion irradiation of the nucleolus. Journal of Cell Science. 132(19). 12 indexed citations
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Reindl, Judith, Stefanie Girst, Dietrich W. M. Walsh, et al.. (2017). Chromatin organization revealed by nanostructure of irradiation induced γH2AX, 53BP1 and Rad51 foci. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 40616–40616. 56 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Benjamin, et al.. (2014). Coherency strain and precipitation kinetics: crystalline and amorphous nitride formation in ternary Fe–Ti/Cr/V–Si alloys. The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics. 94(27). 3098–3119. 16 indexed citations

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