Chris Galanos

25.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
197 papers, 20.8k citations indexed

About

Chris Galanos is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Galanos has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 20.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Immunology, 55 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Chris Galanos's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (101 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (26 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (18 papers). Chris Galanos is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (101 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (26 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (18 papers). Chris Galanos collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Chris Galanos's co-authors include Marina A. Freudenberg, O. Lüderitz, Otto Westphal, Bruce Beutler, Xin Du, Alexander Poltorak, Irina Smirnova, Xiaolong He, Maria João Silva and Christophe Van Huffel and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Chris Galanos

196 papers receiving 19.6k 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.

Defective LPS Signaling in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr Mice: Mutations in Tlr4 Gene

1998 6.3k citations Alexander Poltorak, Irina Smirnova et al. profile →
A New Method for the Extraction of R Lipopolysaccharides

1969 1.7k citations Chris Galanos, O. Lüderitz et al. European Journal of Biochemistry profile →
Galactosamine-induced sensitization to the lethal effects of endotoxin.

1979 836 citations Chris Galanos, Marina A. Freudenberg et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
CD14 is required for MyD88-independent LPS signaling

2005 534 citations Michael Huber, Christoph Kalis et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chris Galanos Germany	62	12.3k	5.9k	3.2k	2.2k	1.4k	197	20.8k
Marina A. Freudenberg Germany	61	12.9k 1.1×	5.1k 0.9×	3.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	170	20.9k
Richard J. Ulevitch United States	70	16.3k 1.3×	6.3k 1.1×	4.2k 1.3×	2.8k 1.3×	2.4k 1.7×	134	24.4k
Peter S. Tobias United States	64	13.0k 1.1×	4.5k 0.8×	3.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	154	19.5k
Samuel D. Wright United States	86	13.9k 1.1×	9.6k 1.6×	4.3k 1.4×	2.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	219	29.2k
David M. Underhill United States	60	13.3k 1.1×	8.7k 1.5×	5.0k 1.6×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	117	25.7k
Paola Ricciardi‐Castagnoli Italy	65	17.7k 1.4×	9.7k 1.6×	2.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	2.9k 2.0×	179	27.2k
Carsten J. Kirschning Germany	71	16.3k 1.3×	6.2k 1.1×	4.8k 1.5×	2.6k 1.2×	2.3k 1.6×	170	24.2k
Kensuke Miyake Japan	78	15.8k 1.3×	7.2k 1.2×	4.0k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	214	23.8k
Egil Lien United States	63	11.5k 0.9×	7.1k 1.2×	4.1k 1.3×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	132	19.7k
Paul J. Godowski United States	51	9.8k 0.8×	6.6k 1.1×	3.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 1.5×	64	18.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Galanos

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Fejér, György, Ildikó Győry, Idan Cohen, et al.. (2013). Nontransformed, GM-CSF–dependent macrophage lines are a unique model to study tissue macrophage functions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(24). E2191–8. 82 indexed citations

Minguet, Susana, Elaine P. Dopfer, Marina A. Freudenberg, et al.. (2008). Enhanced B‐cell activation mediated by TLR4 and BCR crosstalk. European Journal of Immunology. 38(9). 2475–2487. 60 indexed citations

Gumenscheimer, Marina, Sandra Balkow, Markus M. Simon, et al.. (2006). Stage of primary infection with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus determines predisposition or resistance of mice to secondary bacterial infections. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 196(2). 79–88. 9 indexed citations

Port, Fillip, Christoph Kalis, Wolfgang G. Bessler, et al.. (2006). Stimulation of mast cells via FcɛR1 and TLR2: The type of ligand determines the outcome. Molecular Immunology. 44(8). 2087–2094. 33 indexed citations

Kalis, Christoph, Marina Gumenscheimer, Nikolaus Freudenberg, et al.. (2005). Requirement for TLR9 in the Immunomodulatory Activity of Propionibacterium acnes. The Journal of Immunology. 174(7). 4295–4300. 94 indexed citations

Brunialti, Milena Karina Coló, Esper G. Kallás, Marina A. Freudenberg, Chris Galanos, & Reinaldo Salomão. (2002). Influence of EDTA and heparin on lipopolysaccharide binding and cell activation, evaluated at single‐cell level in whole blood. Cytometry. 50(1). 14–18. 27 indexed citations

Poltorak, Alexander, Thomas Merlin, Peter Nielsen, et al.. (2001). A Point Mutation in the IL-12R β2 Gene Underlies the IL-12 Unresponsiveness of Lps- Defective C57BL/10ScCr Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 167(4). 2106–2111. 62 indexed citations

Freudenberg, Marina A., Marina Gumenscheimer, Rachael L. Jack, et al.. (1997). A strict requirement for LBP in the TNFα hyper-response of Propionibacterium acnes-sensitized mice to LPS. Journal of Endotoxin Research. 4(5). 357–361. 6 indexed citations

Yaegashi, Yasunori, Peter Nielsen, Andreas Sing, Chris Galanos, & Marina A. Freudenberg. (1995). INTERFERON-??, A COFACTOR IN THE INTERFERON-?? PRODUCTION INDUCED BY GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA IN MICE. Shock. 4(Supplement). 52–52. 7 indexed citations

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Johnson, Daniel, Marina A. Freudenberg, Fenglan Jia, et al.. (1994). Contribution of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and glucocorticoid in hydrazine sulfate-mediated protection against endotoxin lethality.. PubMed. 43(1). 1–8. 3 indexed citations

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Freudenberg, Marina A., Traci L. Ness, Yoshio Kumazawa, & Chris Galanos. (1993). [The role of cytokines in endotoxic shock and in endotoxin hypersensitivity].. PubMed. 21(2). 40–4. 9 indexed citations

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Johnson, Daniel, et al.. (1993). Endogenous and exogenous glucocorticoids have different roles in modulating endotoxin lethality in D-galactosamine-sensitized mice. Infection and Immunity. 61(3). 970–974. 25 indexed citations

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Schlecht, S, Marina A. Freudenberg, & Chris Galanos. (1992). Immunoblot Analysis of the R-form Lipopolysaccharide from Salmonella S forms. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 277(3). 288–295. 6 indexed citations

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Kumazawa, Yoshio, et al.. (1991). Formation of Interferon-Gamma and Tumor Necrosis Factor in Mice during <i>Salmonella typhimurium </i>Infection. Pathobiology. 59(3). 194–196. 12 indexed citations

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Mackensen, Andréas, Chris Galanos, & Rupert Engelhardt. (1991). Treatment of Cancer Patients with Endotoxin Induces Release of Endogenous Cytokines. Pathobiology. 59(4). 264–267. 32 indexed citations

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Lüderitz, Thomas, et al.. (1989). Structural and physicochemical requirements of endotoxins for the activation of arachidonic acid metabolism in mouse peritoneal macrophages in vitro. European Journal of Biochemistry. 179(1). 11–16. 51 indexed citations

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Hopf, U., Bjarne Kuno Møller, R. Stemerowicz, et al.. (1989). Escherichia coli rough(R) mutants in the gut and lipid a in the liver from patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Journal of Hepatology. 9. S42–S42. 7 indexed citations

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Northoff, Hinnak, et al.. (1987). Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Elaboration of Interleukin 1 by Human Monocytes: Use for Detection of Lipopolysaccharide in Serum and the Influence of Serum-Lipopolysaccharide Interactions. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 9(Supplement_5). S599–S601. 20 indexed citations

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Freudenberg, Marina A., et al.. (1980). Interaction of lipopolysaccharides with plasma high-density lipoprotein in rats. Infection and Immunity. 28(2). 373–380. 128 indexed citations

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Galanos, Chris, et al.. (1970). The Occurrence of 4‐Amino‐4‐deoxy‐l‐arabinose as a Constituent in Salmonella Lipopolysaccharide Preparations. European Journal of Biochemistry. 17(2). 223–229. 46 indexed citations

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