Erich Hoffmann

9.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
41 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Erich Hoffmann is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Immunology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Erich Hoffmann has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Epidemiology, 12 papers in Immunology and 10 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Erich Hoffmann's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (28 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (17 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (10 papers). Erich Hoffmann is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (28 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (17 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (10 papers). Erich Hoffmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Erich Hoffmann's co-authors include Robert G. Webster, Gerd Hobom, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Gabriele Neumann, Sang Heui Seo, Elena A. Govorkova, Rachelle Salomon, Hui‐Ling Yen, Scott Krauss and Daniel R. Pérez and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Erich Hoffmann

37 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

A DNA transfection system for generation of influenza A virus from eight plasmids

2000 1.3k citations Erich Hoffmann, Gabriele Neumann et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Generation of influenza A viruses entirely from cloned cDNAs

1999 1.1k citations Gabriele Neumann, Daniel R. Pérez et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Lethal H5N1 influenza viruses escape host anti-viral cytokine responses

2002 548 citations Sang Heui Seo, Erich Hoffmann et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Large-Scale Sequence Analysis of Avian Influenza Isolates

2006 507 citations John C. Obenauer, Perdeep K. Mehta et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erich Hoffmann United States	29	6.0k	2.3k	2.3k	1.7k	1.4k	41	6.7k
Taisuke Horimoto Japan	36	4.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	169	6.2k
Hualan Chen China	50	8.0k 1.3×	4.0k 1.7×	4.6k 2.1×	1.9k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	230	9.3k
Guohua Deng China	32	4.2k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	2.7k 1.2×	758 0.4×	593 0.4×	100	4.6k
Mary J. Pantin‐Jackwood United States	44	4.2k 0.7×	3.2k 1.4×	2.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.6×	413 0.3×	168	5.9k
Yoshihiro Sakoda Japan	37	2.8k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	2.7k 1.2×	689 0.4×	620 0.5×	249	5.0k
Zhigao Bu China	45	3.8k 0.6×	3.2k 1.4×	3.6k 1.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	216	7.6k
Jürgen Stech Germany	25	3.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	690 0.4×	582 0.4×	50	3.8k
Paul Digard United Kingdom	47	4.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	700 0.3×	2.4k 1.4×	3.1k 2.3×	120	7.4k
G. C. Schild United Kingdom	41	4.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	711 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	141	6.2k
Ervin Fodor United Kingdom	54	6.8k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	894 0.4×	3.6k 2.0×	4.3k 3.1×	113	9.1k

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Salomon, Rachelle, Peter Staeheli, Georg Kochs, et al.. (2007). Mx1 Gene Protects Mice Against the Highly Lethal Human H5N1 Influenza Virus. Cell Cycle. 6(19). 2417–2421. 41 indexed citations

Marjuki, Henju, Hui‐Ling Yen, John Franks, et al.. (2007). Higher polymerase activity of a human influenza virus enhances activation of the hemagglutinin-induced Raf/MEK/ERK signal cascade. Virology Journal. 4(1). 134–134. 42 indexed citations

Ilyushina, Natalia A., Elena A. Govorkova, Charles J. Russell, Erich Hoffmann, & Robert G. Webster. (2007). Contribution of H7 haemagglutinin to amantadine resistance and infectivity of influenza virus. Journal of General Virology. 88(4). 1266–1274. 38 indexed citations

Ilyushina, Natalia A., Erich Hoffmann, Rachelle Salomon, Robert G. Webster, & Elena A. Govorkova. (2007). Amantadine-Oseltamivir Combination therapy for H5N1 Influenza Virus Infection in Mice. Antiviral Therapy. 12(3). 363–370. 112 indexed citations

Salomon, Rachelle, John Franks, Elena A. Govorkova, et al.. (2006). The polymerase complex genes contribute to the high virulence of the human H5N1 influenza virus isolate A/Vietnam/1203/04. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(3). 689–697. 292 indexed citations

Obenauer, John C., Perdeep K. Mehta, Xiaoping Su, et al.. (2006). Large-Scale Sequence Analysis of Avian Influenza Isolates. Science. 311(5767). 1576–1580. 507 indexed citations breakdown →

Webster, Robert G., Richard J. Webby, Erich Hoffmann, et al.. (2006). The immunogenicity and efficacy against H5N1 challenge of reverse genetics-derived H5N3 influenza vaccine in ducks and chickens. Virology. 351(2). 303–311. 87 indexed citations

Lipatov, Aleksandr S., Erich Hoffmann, Rachelle Salomon, Hui‐Ling Yen, & Robert G. Webster. (2006). Cross‐Protectiveness and Immunogenicity of Influenza A/Duck/Singapore/3/97(H5) Vaccines against Infection with A/Vietnam/1203/04(H5N1) Virus in Ferrets. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 194(8). 1040–1043. 79 indexed citations

McCullers, Jonathan A., et al.. (2005). A single amino acid change in the C-terminal domain of the matrix protein M1 of influenza B virus confers mouse adaptation and virulence. Virology. 336(2). 318–326. 43 indexed citations

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Webby, Richard J., Erich Hoffmann, & Robert G. Webster. (2004). Molecular constraints to interspecies transmission of viral pathogens. Nature Medicine. 10(S12). S77–S81. 91 indexed citations

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Liu, Ming, John Wood, T.M. Ellis, et al.. (2003). Preparation of a standardized, efficacious agricultural H5N3 vaccine by reverse genetics. Virology. 314(2). 580–590. 82 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Erich, Kutubuddin Mahmood, Chin‐Fen Yang, et al.. (2002). Rescue of influenza B virus from eight plasmids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(17). 11411–11416. 129 indexed citations

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Gubareva, Larisa V., et al.. (2002). A release-competent influenza A virus mutant lacking the coding capacity for the neuraminidase active site. Journal of General Virology. 83(11). 2683–2692. 38 indexed citations

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Seo, Sang Heui, Erich Hoffmann, & Robert G. Webster. (2002). Lethal H5N1 influenza viruses escape host anti-viral cytokine responses. Nature Medicine. 8(9). 950–954. 548 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hoffmann, Erich, Gabriele Neumann, Gerd Hobom, Robert G. Webster, & Yoshihiro Kawaoka. (2000). “Ambisense” Approach for the Generation of Influenza A Virus: vRNA and mRNA Synthesis from One Template. Virology. 267(2). 310–317. 117 indexed citations

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Strobel, Isolde, Markus Krumbholz, Erich Hoffmann, et al.. (2000). Efficient Expression of the Tumor-Associated Antigen MAGE-3 in Human Dendritic Cells, Using an Avian Influenza Virus Vector. Human Gene Therapy. 11(16). 2207–2218. 32 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Erich, et al.. (1994). A Single Stem-Loop Structure within the HTLV-1 Rex Response Element Is Sufficient to Mediate Rex Activity in Vivo. Virology. 204(1). 144–152. 23 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Erich. (1975). Die heiligen Könige bei den Angelsachsen und den skandinavischen Völkern : Königsheiliger und Königshaus. 1 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Erich, et al.. (1965). Die Auswertung langjähriger Reihen von Feldversuchserträgen in Verbindung mit agrarmeteorologischen Daten 4. Mitteilung: Untersuchungen über den Einfluß der Witterung auf die Ertragsleistung und die Düngerstickstoffwirkung bei Zuckerrüben. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 9(7). 677–701. 2 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Erich. (1953). Die Herkunft des Bürgertums in den Städten des Herzogtums Schleswig. 1 indexed citations

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