Birgit Ledermann

11.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Birgit Ledermann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Ledermann has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Birgit Ledermann's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (7 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers). Birgit Ledermann is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (7 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers). Birgit Ledermann collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Birgit Ledermann's co-authors include Kurt Bürki, David Kägi, Hans Hengartner, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Peter Seiler, Bernhard Odermatt, Shigekazu Nagata, Pierre Golstein, Valérie Depraetere and Françoise Vignaux and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Ledermann

43 papers receiving 9.4k citations

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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.

Cytotoxicity mediated by T cells and natural killer cells is greatly impaired in perforin-deficient mice

1994 1.5k citations David Kägi, Birgit Ledermann et al. Nature profile →
Fas and Perforin Pathways as Major Mechanisms of T Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity

1994 1.4k citations David Kägi, Birgit Ledermann et al. profile →
Two amyloid precursor protein transgenic mouse models with Alzheimer disease-like pathology

1997 1.2k citations Birgit Ledermann, Kurt Bürki et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Birgit Ledermann Switzerland	36	3.8k	3.5k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	43	9.6k
Masahide Asano Japan	56	3.8k 1.0×	4.8k 1.4×	847 0.6×	939 0.8×	920 0.8×	169	11.0k
Katsuko Sudo Japan	44	6.8k 1.8×	4.3k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	650 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	140	13.1k
Kurt Bürki Switzerland	48	6.1k 1.6×	4.4k 1.3×	2.6k 1.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	107	13.8k
Bao Lu United States	60	6.5k 1.7×	2.3k 0.6×	2.2k 1.6×	1.3k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	126	12.4k
William F. Hickey United States	62	4.9k 1.3×	3.8k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	2.3k 2.0×	1.3k 1.2×	190	15.6k
Chi‐Chao Chan United States	71	4.7k 1.2×	4.7k 1.3×	972 0.7×	555 0.5×	2.0k 1.8×	397	18.4k
Kjetil Taskén Norway	61	4.1k 1.1×	7.4k 2.1×	1.1k 0.8×	768 0.7×	851 0.8×	288	13.2k
Joan W. Berman United States	63	3.4k 0.9×	3.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	844 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	173	11.6k
Karl Frei Switzerland	61	5.3k 1.4×	4.2k 1.2×	990 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	154	13.0k
Menachem Rubinstein Israel	54	4.3k 1.1×	5.0k 1.4×	889 0.7×	530 0.5×	1.6k 1.4×	161	10.8k

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Zurbruegg, Stefan, Nathalie Accart, Christian Lambert, et al.. (2023). Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound elastography in the context of preclinical pharmacological research: significance for the 3R principles. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1177421–1177421. 3 indexed citations

Geyter, Christian De, et al.. (2009). Evaluation of In Vitro Cultured Rat Oocytes, from Different Strains, by Spindle Morphology and Maturation-Promoting-Factor Activity Combined with Nuclear-Transfer Experiments. Cloning and Stem Cells. 11(3). 463–472. 16 indexed citations

Cinelli, Paolo, Elisa A. Casanova, Takahiko Matsuda, et al.. (2008). Expression profiling in transgenic FVB/N embryonic stem cells overexpressing STAT3. BMC Developmental Biology. 8(1). 57–57. 32 indexed citations

Shmerling, Doron, Claus-Peter Danzer, Xiaohong Mao, et al.. (2005). Strong and ubiquitous expression of transgenes targeted into the β-actin locus by Cre/lox cassette replacement. genesis. 42(4). 229–235. 68 indexed citations

Marti, Hugo H., Klaus Wagner, Katrin Eckhardt, et al.. (2003). Targeted Disruption of the Mouse PAS Domain Serine/Threonine Kinase PASKIN. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(19). 6780–6789. 36 indexed citations

Simonen, Marjo, Vera Pedersen, Oliver Weinmann, et al.. (2003). Systemic Deletion of the Myelin-Associated Outgrowth Inhibitor Nogo-A Improves Regenerative and Plastic Responses after Spinal Cord Injury. Neuron. 38(2). 201–211. 317 indexed citations

Campbell, Hugh D., Ian S. McLennan, Leise A. Berven, et al.. (2002). Fliih, a Gelsolin-Related Cytoskeletal Regulator Essential for Early Mammalian Embryonic Development. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(10). 3518–3526. 75 indexed citations

Ledermann, Birgit. (2000). Embryonic stem cells and gene targeting. Experimental Physiology. 85(6). 603–613. 14 indexed citations

Ledermann, Birgit. (2000). Embryonic Stem Cells and Gene Targeting. Experimental Physiology. 85(6). 603–613. 55 indexed citations

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Aicher, Wilhelm K., et al.. (1999). Efficient generation of transgenic BALB/c mice using BALB/c embryonic stem cells. Journal of Immunological Methods. 223(2). 255–260. 23 indexed citations

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Mohrs, Markus, Birgit Ledermann, Gabriele Köhler, et al.. (1999). Differences Between IL-4- and IL-4 Receptor α-Deficient Mice in Chronic Leishmaniasis Reveal a Protective Role for IL-13 Receptor Signaling. The Journal of Immunology. 162(12). 7302–7308. 202 indexed citations

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Ledermann, Birgit, Marie Kosco‐Vilbois, Adrian F. Ochsenbein, et al.. (1998). IgD can largely substitute for loss of IgM function in B cells. Nature. 393(6687). 797–801. 114 indexed citations

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Ueda, Shiro, Hiroshi Ohno, Y Hamano, et al.. (1998). Resistance of Fc receptor- deficient mice to fatal glomerulonephritis.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 102(6). 1229–1238. 220 indexed citations

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Körner, Heinrich, Matthew Cook, Sean Riminton, et al.. (1997). Distinct roles for lymphotoxin‐α and tumor necrosis factor in organogenesis and spatial organization of lymphoid tissue. European Journal of Immunology. 27(10). 2600–2609. 268 indexed citations

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Köpf, Manfred, Frank Brombacher, Georges Köhler, et al.. (1996). IL-4-deficient Balb/c mice resist infection with Leishmania major.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 184(3). 1127–1136. 231 indexed citations

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Kägi, David, Peter Seiler, Jovan Pavlovic, et al.. (1995). The roles of perforin‐ and Fas‐dependent cytotoxicity in protection against cytopathic and noncytopathic viruses. European Journal of Immunology. 25(12). 3256–3262. 243 indexed citations

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Kägi, David, et al.. (1995). Lymphocyte‐mediated Cytotoxicity in vitro and in vivo: Mechanisms and Significance. Immunological Reviews. 146(1). 95–115. 82 indexed citations

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Schulz, Manfred, Henk‐Jan Schuurman, Joanne Joergensen, et al.. (1995). Acute rejection of vascular heart allografts by perforin‐deficient mice. European Journal of Immunology. 25(2). 474–480. 83 indexed citations

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Kägi, David, Birgit Ledermann, Kurt Bürki, Hans Hengartner, & Rolf M. Zinkernagel. (1994). CD8⁺ T cell‐mediated protection against an intracellular bacterium by perforin‐dependent cytotoxicity. European Journal of Immunology. 24(12). 3068–3072. 191 indexed citations

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Ledermann, Birgit & Kurt Bürki. (1991). Establishment of a germ-line competent C57BL/6 embryonic stem cell line. Experimental Cell Research. 197(2). 254–258. 140 indexed citations

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