Eberhard Wecker

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Eberhard Wecker is a scholar working on Immunology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eberhard Wecker has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Immunology, 17 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Eberhard Wecker's work include Viral Infections and Immunology Research (17 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (16 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (13 papers). Eberhard Wecker is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Immunology Research (17 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (16 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (13 papers). Eberhard Wecker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Slovakia. Eberhard Wecker's co-authors include Anneliese Schimpl, Thomas Hünig, Werner Schäfer, Richard M. Franklin, Volker ter Meulen, Paul T. Massa, Alan Richter, Rüdiger Dörries, Klaus Hummeler and E. Schonne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Eberhard Wecker

70 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Replacement of T-Cell Fun... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Replacement of T-Cell Function by a T-Cell Product
    1972 418 citations Anneliese Schimpl, Eberhard Wecker Nature New Biology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Eberhard Wecker 1.1k 497 327 257 256 70 2.0k
Kurt Paucker 985 0.9× 456 0.9× 244 0.7× 201 0.8× 524 2.0× 69 1.9k
A. A. Tytell 673 0.6× 677 1.4× 85 0.3× 353 1.4× 596 2.3× 67 2.2k
Claude Auriault 686 0.6× 661 1.3× 197 0.6× 204 0.8× 389 1.5× 100 2.5k
R M Zinkernagel 2.4k 2.1× 752 1.5× 539 1.6× 345 1.3× 580 2.3× 24 3.5k
M Sarmiento 1.4k 1.2× 611 1.2× 576 1.8× 194 0.8× 833 3.3× 23 2.4k
M R Brandon 1.6k 1.4× 556 1.1× 381 1.2× 103 0.4× 250 1.0× 77 3.0k
D. Falke 517 0.5× 538 1.1× 110 0.3× 174 0.7× 1.1k 4.1× 148 1.9k
L. Hudson 935 0.8× 355 0.7× 323 1.0× 81 0.3× 840 3.3× 65 1.9k
Nurul H. Sarkar 603 0.5× 770 1.5× 228 0.7× 296 1.2× 391 1.5× 81 2.0k
Linda Andrus 765 0.7× 661 1.3× 178 0.5× 281 1.1× 806 3.1× 38 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Eberhard Wecker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eberhard Wecker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eberhard Wecker

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kerkau, Thomas, et al.. (1989). Downregulation of HLA Class I Antigens in HIV-1-Infected Cells. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 5(6). 613–620. 54 indexed citations
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Schneider‐Schaulies, Jürgen, Anneliese Schimpl, & Eberhard Wecker. (1987). Kinetics of cellular oncogene expression in mouse lymphocytes II. Regulation of c‐fos and c‐myc gene expression. European Journal of Immunology. 17(5). 713–718. 32 indexed citations
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Schneider‐Schaulies, Jürgen, Thomas Hünig, Anneliese Schimpl, & Eberhard Wecker. (1986). Kinetics of cellular oncogene expression in mouse lymphocytes: I. Expression of c‐myc and c‐rasHa in T lymphocytes induced by various mitogens. European Journal of Immunology. 16(3). 312–316. 10 indexed citations
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Stopper, Helga, U. Zimmermann, & Eberhard Wecker. (1985). High Yields of DNA-Transfer into Mouse L-Cells by Electropermeabilization. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 40(11-12). 929–932. 18 indexed citations
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Reiner, Maureen & Eberhard Wecker. (1981). A modified absorption-reduction method to detect virus-specific hemagglutination inhibiting and neutralizing IgM antibodies. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 169(4). 237–245. 4 indexed citations
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Schimpl, Anneliese, et al.. (1980). Partial characterization and purification of murine T helper cell replacing factor (TRF)—III. Molecular Immunology. 17(5). 591–599. 2 indexed citations
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Hünig, Thomas, Anneliese Schimpl, & Eberhard Wecker. (1977). Mechanism of T-cell help in the immune response to soluble protein antigens II. Reconstitution of primary and secondary in vitro immune responses to dinitrophenyl-carrier conjugates by T-cell-replacing factor.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 145(5). 1228–1236. 26 indexed citations
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Wecker, Eberhard, Anneliese Schimpl, & Thomas Hünig. (1977). Expression of MuLV GP71-like antigen in normal mouse spleen cells induced by antigenic stimulation. Nature. 269(5629). 598–600. 47 indexed citations
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Hünig, Thomas, Anneliese Schimpl, & Eberhard Wecker. (1974). AUTORADIOGRAPHIC STUDIES ON THE PROLIFERATION OF ANTIBODY-PRODUCING CELLS IN VITRO. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 139(3). 754–760. 38 indexed citations
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Askonas, Brigitte A., Anneliese Schimpl, & Eberhard Wecker. (1974). The differentiation function of T cell‐replacing factor in nu/nu spleen cell cultures. European Journal of Immunology. 4(3). 164–169. 47 indexed citations
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Schimpl, Anneliese & Eberhard Wecker. (1973). STIMULATION OF IGG ANTIBODY RESPONSE IN VITRO BY T CELL-REPLACING FACTOR. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 137(2). 547–552. 72 indexed citations
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Schimpl, Anneliese & Eberhard Wecker. (1972). Replacement of T-Cell Function by a T-Cell Product. Nature New Biology. 237(70). 15–17. 418 indexed citations breakdown →
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Koschel, Klaus & Eberhard Wecker. (1971). III. The Effect of Guanidine on Early Functions. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 26(9). 940–944. 5 indexed citations
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Wecker, Eberhard. (1965). DIRECT INHIBITION OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS AND ITS EFFECT UPON THE GROWTH OF RNA VIRUSES. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 130(1). 259–266. 3 indexed citations
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Wecker, Eberhard & E. Schonne. (1964). Dissociation by l‐ethionine of viral RNA synthesis and maturation of western equine encephalomyelitis virus. Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology. 63(1). 101–113. 4 indexed citations
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Koprowski, Hilary, Thomas W. Norton, Eberhard Wecker, & Sven Gard. (1960). Genetic markers and serological identity of wild and attenuated strains of type-1 poliovirus, with special emphasis on strains isolated from patients during an epidemic in the Belgian Congo.. PubMed. 22. 243–53. 11 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Martin M., et al.. (1960). An Indicator Plaque-forming System for Demonstration of Interference by Noncytocidal Strains of Rabies Virus. Nature. 186(4727). 821–822. 11 indexed citations
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Wecker, Eberhard. (1959). The extraction of infectious virus nucleic acid with hot phenol. Virology. 7(2). 241–243. 71 indexed citations

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