Erich Knop

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Erich Knop is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Erich Knop has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 11 papers in Ophthalmology and 9 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Erich Knop's work include Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (27 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (9 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Erich Knop is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (27 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (9 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Erich Knop collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Erich Knop's co-authors include Nadja Knop, David A. Sullivan, T. J. Millar, Hiroto Obata, Maria Markoulli, Anthony J. Bron, Victor L. Perez, Sandeep Jain, Norihiko Yokoi and Yoko Ogawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Advances in experimental medicine and biology and The Anatomical Record.

In The Last Decade

Erich Knop

36 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

TFOS DEWS II pathophysiology report

2017 1.3k citations Anthony J. Bron, Cintia S. de Paiva et al. The Ocular Surface profile →
The International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Report of the Subcommittee on Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the Meibomian Gland

2011 812 citations Erich Knop, Nadja Knop et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erich Knop Germany	21	2.9k	1.3k	1.2k	756	619	36	3.4k
Rosa M. Corrales United States	30	3.3k 1.1×	985 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	622 0.8×	586 0.9×	62	4.1k
Victor L. Perez United States	24	3.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	679 0.9×	744 1.2×	78	3.4k
Janine A. Smith United States	24	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	856 0.7×	434 0.6×	386 0.6×	45	3.2k
Nadja Knop Germany	21	1.9k 0.7×	910 0.7×	766 0.6×	535 0.7×	343 0.6×	41	2.2k
Vatinee Y. Bunya United States	22	2.7k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	660 0.9×	807 1.3×	75	3.4k
Eiki Goto Japan	33	4.3k 1.5×	2.0k 1.6×	2.5k 2.0×	764 1.0×	803 1.3×	68	4.8k
Kaevalin Lekhanont Thailand	19	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	555 0.7×	736 1.2×	61	2.9k
Nancy A. McNamara United States	30	1.8k 0.6×	745 0.6×	827 0.7×	330 0.4×	332 0.5×	76	3.1k
William D. Mathers United States	32	2.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	516 0.7×	447 0.7×	71	3.5k
Pablo Argüeso United States	35	3.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	347 0.5×	429 0.7×	101	4.7k

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Bron, Anthony J., Cintia S. de Paiva, Sunil K. Chauhan, et al.. (2017). TFOS DEWS II pathophysiology report. The Ocular Surface. 15(3). 438–510. 1275 indexed citations breakdown →

Schmidt, Tannin A., David A. Sullivan, Erich Knop, et al.. (2013). Transcription, Translation, and Function of Lubricin, a Boundary Lubricant, at the Ocular Surface. JAMA Ophthalmology. 131(6). 766–766. 106 indexed citations

Doane, Marshall G., Erich Knop, Nadja Knop, et al.. (2012). Characterization of ocular gland morphology and tear composition of pinnipeds. Veterinary Ophthalmology. 16(4). 269–275. 10 indexed citations

Knop, Nadja, Donald R. Korb, Caroline A. Blackie, & Erich Knop. (2012). The Lid Wiper Contains Goblet Cells and Goblet Cell Crypts for Ocular Surface Lubrication During the Blink. Cornea. 31(6). 668–679. 44 indexed citations

Knop, Erich, Nadja Knop, T. J. Millar, Hiroto Obata, & David A. Sullivan. (2011). The International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Report of the Subcommittee on Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the Meibomian Gland. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(4). 1938–1938. 812 indexed citations breakdown →

Knop, Erich, Nadja Knop, Andrey Zhivov, et al.. (2011). The lid wiper and muco-cutaneous junction anatomy of the human eyelid margins: an in vivo confocal and histological study. Journal of Anatomy. 218(4). 449–461. 73 indexed citations

Pult, Heiko, Donald R. Korb, Caroline A. Blackie, & Erich Knop. (2010). About Vital Staining of the Eye and Eyelids. I. The Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology of the Eyelid Margins and the Lacrimal Puncta by E. Marx. Optometry and Vision Science. 87(10). 718–724. 19 indexed citations

Knop, Erich, Donald R. Korb, Caroline A. Blackie, & Nadja Knop. (2010). The Lid Margin Is an Underestimated Structure for Preservation of Ocular Surface Health and Development of Dry Eye Disease. Developments in ophthalmology. 45. 108–122. 62 indexed citations

Knop, Erich & Nadja Knop. (2007). Anatomy and Immunology of the Ocular Surface. PubMed. 92. 36–49. 92 indexed citations

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Knop, Erich & Nadja Knop. (2005). Influence of the Eye-associated Lymphoid Tissue (EALT) on Inflammatory Ocular Surface Disease. The Ocular Surface. 3(4). S–180. 36 indexed citations

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Knop, Erich & Nadja Knop. (2005). The role of eye‐associated lymphoid tissue in corneal immune protection. Journal of Anatomy. 206(3). 271–285. 153 indexed citations

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Knop, Nadja & Erich Knop. (2005). Ultrastructural anatomy of CALT follicles in the rabbit reveals characteristics of M‐cells, germinal centres and high endothelial venules. Journal of Anatomy. 207(4). 409–426. 28 indexed citations

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Knop, Erich & Nadja Knop. (2002). Human Lacrimal Drainage-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (LDALT) Belongs to the Common Mucosal Immune System. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 506(Pt B). 861–866. 6 indexed citations

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Knop, Erich & Nadja Knop. (2002). A Functional Unit for Ocular Surface Immune Defense Formed by the Lacrimal Gland, Conjunctiva and Lacrimal Drainage System. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 506(Pt B). 835–844. 24 indexed citations

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Knop, Nadja & Erich Knop. (2002). The Crypt System of the Human Conjunctiva. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 506(Pt B). 867–872. 11 indexed citations

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Fuchs, Jörg, et al.. (1999). Paclitaxel: An effective antineoplastic agent in the treatment of xenotransplanted hepatoblastoma. Medical and Pediatric Oncology. 32(3). 209–215. 18 indexed citations

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Bader, Augustinus, Erich Knop, Nils R. Frühauf, et al.. (1995). Reconstruction of Liver Tissue In Vitro: Geometry of Characteristic Flat Bed, Hollow Fiber, and Spouted Bed Bioreactors with Reference to the In Vivo Liver. Artificial Organs. 19(9). 941–950. 42 indexed citations

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Knop, Erich, Augustinus Bader, Klaus H.W. Böker, R Pichlmayr, & Karl‐Friedrich Sewing. (1995). Ultrastructural and functional differentiation of hepatocytes under long‐term culture conditions. The Anatomical Record. 242(3). 337–349. 48 indexed citations

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Bader, Augustinus, Erich Knop, Klaus H.W. Böker, et al.. (1995). A Novel Bioreactor Design for In Vitro Reconstruction of In Vivo Liver Characteristics. Artificial Organs. 19(4). 368–374. 51 indexed citations

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Knop, Erich & H. Brewitt. (1992). Conjunctival cytology in asymptomatic wearers of soft contact lenses. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 230(4). 340–347. 43 indexed citations

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