Christian Münz

45.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
295 papers, 19.4k citations indexed

About

Christian Münz is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Münz has authored 295 papers receiving a total of 19.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in Immunology, 130 papers in Oncology and 118 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Christian Münz's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (154 papers), Viral-associated cancers and disorders (101 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (69 papers). Christian Münz is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (154 papers), Viral-associated cancers and disorders (101 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (69 papers). Christian Münz collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Christian Münz's co-authors include Dorothee Schmid, Ralph M. Steinman, Jan D. Lünemann, Guido Ferlazzo, Nina Bhardwaj, Obinna Chijioke, Till Strowig, Joseph Krasovsky, Madhav V. Dhodapkar and Ming L. Tsang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christian Münz

285 papers receiving 19.2k citations

Hit Papers

Antigen-Specific Inhibition of Effector T Cell Function i... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2002 2004 2006 2015 250 500 750 1000
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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. Antigen-Specific Inhibition of Effector T Cell Function in Humans after Injection of Immature Dendritic Cells
    2001 1.1k citations Christian Münz et al. profile →
  2. Human Dendritic Cells Activate Resting Natural Killer (NK) Cells and Are Recognized via the NKp30 Receptor by Activated NK Cells
    2002 794 citations Christian Münz et al. profile →
  3. Endogenous MHC Class II Processing of a Viral Nuclear Antigen After Autophagy
    2004 674 citations Casper Paludan, Dorothee Schmid et al. Science profile →
  4. Antigen-Loading Compartments for Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Molecules Continuously Receive Input from Autophagosomes
    2006 537 citations Dorothee Schmid, Christian Münz et al. profile →
  5. Autophagy and autophagy-related proteins in the immune system
    2015 449 citations Christian Münz et al. profile →
  6. Latency and lytic replication in Epstein–Barr virus-associated oncogenesis
    2019 308 citations Christian Münz profile →
  7. CD4+ T cells in cancer
    2023 281 citations Obinna Chijioke, Christian Münz et al. profile →
  8. Epstein–Barr virus as a leading cause of multiple sclerosis: mechanisms and implications
    2023 128 citations Christian Münz et al. Nature Reviews Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Münz Switzerland 71 11.9k 6.1k 5.4k 4.0k 2.3k 295 19.4k
René A. W. van Lier Netherlands 85 16.4k 1.4× 4.4k 0.7× 4.2k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 350 22.7k
Carl F. Ware United States 79 13.4k 1.1× 3.7k 0.6× 4.4k 0.8× 5.6k 1.4× 949 0.4× 257 21.3k
James McCluskey Australia 80 16.7k 1.4× 3.5k 0.6× 2.9k 0.5× 4.6k 1.2× 774 0.3× 347 23.0k
Francesco Annunziato Italy 67 10.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.3× 3.4k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 209 18.9k
Luc Van Kaer United States 88 17.9k 1.5× 2.9k 0.5× 5.1k 0.9× 6.2k 1.6× 785 0.3× 368 26.4k
Martin Lipp Germany 71 20.5k 1.7× 2.2k 0.4× 7.6k 1.4× 5.1k 1.3× 1.2k 0.5× 190 27.2k
Marina Cella United States 91 29.2k 2.5× 3.1k 0.5× 4.6k 0.9× 6.2k 1.6× 744 0.3× 175 35.9k
Hergen Spits Netherlands 97 29.3k 2.5× 2.7k 0.4× 7.6k 1.4× 5.6k 1.4× 1.8k 0.8× 336 39.1k
Herbert C. Morse United States 81 12.1k 1.0× 2.8k 0.5× 3.6k 0.7× 8.0k 2.0× 1.7k 0.8× 437 22.8k
Susan M. Kaech United States 65 19.6k 1.7× 3.1k 0.5× 6.0k 1.1× 4.6k 1.2× 376 0.2× 123 24.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Deng, Yun, Anita Murer, Nicole Caduff, et al.. (2024). Epstein-Barr virus infection induces tissue-resident memory T cells in mucosal lymphoid tissues. JCI Insight. 9(20). 7 indexed citations
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Lakshmi, Priya Saikumar, Cliff I. Oduor, Catherine S. Forconi, et al.. (2023). Endemic Burkitt lymphoma avatar mouse models for exploring inter-patient tumor variation and testing targeted therapies. Life Science Alliance. 6(5). e202101355–e202101355. 5 indexed citations
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Gisbergen, Klaas P. J. M. van, Kyra D. Zens, & Christian Münz. (2021). T‐cell memory in tissues. European Journal of Immunology. 51(6). 1310–1324. 22 indexed citations
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Keller, Christian W., Christian Münz, & Jan D. Lünemann. (2020). Autophagy Pathways in CNS Myeloid Cell Immune Functions. Trends in Neurosciences. 43(12). 1024–1033. 10 indexed citations
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Forconi, Catherine S., Cormac Cosgrove, Priya Saikumar Lakshmi, et al.. (2018). Poorly cytotoxic terminally differentiated CD56negCD16pos NK cells accumulate in Kenyan children with Burkitt lymphomas. Blood Advances. 2(10). 1101–1114. 38 indexed citations
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Tsai, Ming‐Han, Anatoliy Shumilov, Felix Lasitschka, et al.. (2018). Epstein-Barr Virus Induces Expression of the LPAM-1 Integrin in B Cells In Vitro and In Vivo. Journal of Virology. 93(5). 15 indexed citations
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Münz, Christian. (2018). Human γ-Herpesvirus Infection, Tumorigenesis, and Immune Control in Mice with Reconstituted Human Immune System Components. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 238–238. 8 indexed citations
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Keller, Christian W., Sarah Mundt, Isaak Quast, et al.. (2017). ATG-dependent phagocytosis in dendritic cells drives myelin-specific CD4 + T cell pathogenicity during CNS inflammation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(52). E11228–E11237. 65 indexed citations
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Gretzmeier, Christine, Gregory R. Johnson, Rudolf Engelke, et al.. (2017). Degradation of protein translation machinery by amino acid starvation-induced macroautophagy. Autophagy. 13(6). 1064–1075. 28 indexed citations
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Chijioke, Obinna, Vanessa Landtwing, & Christian Münz. (2016). NK Cell Influence on the Outcome of Primary Epstein–Barr Virus Infection. Frontiers in Immunology. 7. 323–323. 51 indexed citations
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Paul, Petra & Christian Münz. (2016). Autophagy and Mammalian Viruses. Advances in virus research. 95. 149–195. 94 indexed citations
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Karstegl, Claudio Elgueta, Rebecca L. Skalsky, Bryan R. Cullen, et al.. (2015). Epstein-Barr Viruses (EBVs) Deficient in EBV-Encoded RNAs Have Higher Levels of Latent Membrane Protein 2 RNA Expression in Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines and Efficiently Establish Persistent Infections in Humanized Mice. Journal of Virology. 89(22). 11711–11714. 19 indexed citations
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Jungraithmayr, Wolfgang, Laura Codarri Deak, Grégory Bouchaud, et al.. (2013). Cytokine Complex–expanded Natural Killer Cells Improve Allogeneic Lung Transplant Function via Depletion of Donor Dendritic Cells. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 187(12). 1349–1359. 39 indexed citations
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Münz, Christian. (2012). Antigen Processing for MHC Class II Presentation via Autophagy. Frontiers in Immunology. 3. 9–9. 88 indexed citations
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Taylor, Graham S., Josef Mautner, & Christian Münz. (2011). Autophagy in herpesvirus immune control and immune escape. PubMed. 2(1). 2–2. 16 indexed citations
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Keller, Christian W., Stuart Turville, Anna Lünemann, et al.. (2010). TNF-α Induces Macroautophagy and Regulates MHC Class II Expression in Human Skeletal Muscle Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(5). 3970–3980. 101 indexed citations
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Comabella, Manuel, Xavier Montalbán, Christian Münz, & Jan D. Lünemann. (2010). Targeting dendritic cells to treat multiple sclerosis. Nature Reviews Neurology. 6(9). 499–507. 59 indexed citations
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Paludan, Casper, Dorothee Schmid, Markus Landthaler, et al.. (2004). Endogenous MHC Class II Processing of a Viral Nuclear Antigen After Autophagy. Science. 307(5709). 593–596. 674 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hioe, Catarina E., Gareth J. Jones, A. D. M. Rees, et al.. (2000). Anti-CD4-Binding Domain Antibodies Complexed with HIV Type 1 Glycoprotein 120 Inhibit CD4 + T Cell-Proliferative Responses to Glycoprotein 120. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 16(9). 893–905. 18 indexed citations

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