Ernst Rietschel

17.2k citations

159 papers · 10.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 53

Impact in

Immunology top 0.5%
- Immune Response and Inflammation
Microbiology top 0.2%
- Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities

Papers in

Immunology 55
- Immune Response and Inflammation 49
Immunology and Allergy 12

Co-authors: Bruce Beutler Ulrich Zähringer Helmut Brade Ulrich Seydel O. Lüderitz Artur J. Ulmer Chris Galanos Otto Westphal
Journals: European Journal of Biochemistry (30 papers)Carbohydrate Research (7 papers)Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (3 papers)Archives of Microbiology (3 papers)American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (3 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States Japan

In The Last Decade

Ernst Rietschel

158 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

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A CFTR corrector (lumacaftor) and a CFTR potentiator (ivacaftor) for treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis who have a phe508del CFTR mutation: a phase 2 randomised controlled trial 2014 · 336 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
2003 Nature reviews. Immunology
1994 The FASEB Journal

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1	From the infant to the geriatric patient—Strategies for inhalation therapy in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease The Clinical Respiratory Journal ·Lars Hagmeyer, Silke van Koningsbruggen‐Rietschel, Sandhya Matthes, Ernst Rietschel, Winfried Randerath	2023	5
2	Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia and follicular bronchiolitis in children: A registry‐based case series Pediatric Pulmonology ·Freerk Prenzel, Jacqueline Harfst, Nicolaus Schwerk, Frank Ahrens, Ernst Rietschel, Sabina Schmitt‐Grohé, Sune Rubak, Krystyna Poplawska, Winfried Baden, Mandy Vogel, Sebastian Hollizeck, Julia Ley‐Zaporozhan, Frank Brasch, Simone Reu, Matthias Griese, (unknown)	2020	14
3	Nocturnal asthma is affected by genetic interactions between RORA and NPSR1 Pediatric Pulmonology ·Vincent D. Gaertner, Sven Michel, John A. Curtin, Ville Pulkkinen, Nathalie Acevedo, Cilla Söderhäll, Andrea von Berg, Albrecht Bufe, Otto Laub, Ernst Rietschel, Andrea Heinzmann, Burkhard Simma, Christian Vogelberg, Göran Pershagen, Erik Melén, Angela Simpson, Adnan Ćustović, Juha Kere, Michael Kabesch	2019	5
4	Lavage lipidomics signatures in children with cystic fibrosis and protracted bacterial bronchitis Journal of Cystic Fibrosis ·Elias Seidl, Hannah Kiermeier, Gerhard Liebisch, Manfred Ballmann, Sebastian Hesse, Karl Paul-Buck, Félix Ratjen, Ernst Rietschel, Matthias Griese	2019	17
5	Childhood hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with fungal contamination of indoor hydroponics International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health ·Steffen Engelhart, Ernst Rietschel, Martin Exner, Lars Lange	2008	21
6	Antibody response to MfGL-II, a phosphocholine-containing major lipid of Mycoplasma fermentans membranes FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Gil Ben‐Menachem, Frauke Wagner, Ulrich Zähringer, Ernst Rietschel, Shlomo Rottem	2006	4
7	Otto H. E. Westphal (1913–2004) Journal of Endotoxin Research ·Ernst Rietschel	2005	1
8	Improvement of Alveolar Glutathione and Lung Function but Not Oxidative State in Cystic Fibrosis American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Matthias Griese, Jan Ramakers, Angela I Krasselt, Vitaliy Starosta, Silke van Koningsbruggen, Rainald Fischer, Félix Ratjen, B Müllinger, Rudolf M. Huber, Konrad Maier, Ernst Rietschel, G. Scheuch	2004	84
9	Effect of Treatment with Dornase Alpha on Airway Inflammation in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·K. Paul, Ernst Rietschel, Manfred Ballmann, Matthias Griese, Dieter Worlitzsch, Janis K. Shute, Christiane Chen, Tania Schink, Gerd Döring, Silke van Koningsbruggen, Ulrich Wahn, Félix Ratjen	2003	139
10	Richard Pfeiffer and Alexandre Besredka: creators of the concept of endotoxin and anti-endotoxin Microbes and Infection ·Ernst Rietschel, Jean‐Marc Cavaillon	2003	21
11	Biological activities of lipopolysaccharides are determined by the shape of their lipid A portion European Journal of Biochemistry ·Andra B. Schromm, Klaus Brandenburg, Harald Loppnow, Anthony P. Moran, Michel H. J. Koch, Ernst Rietschel, Ulrich Seydel	2000	251
12	Components of gut bacteria as immunomodulators International Journal of Food Microbiology ·Lutz Hamann, Volker T. El‐Samalouti, Artur J. Ulmer, Hans‐Dieter Flad, Ernst Rietschel	1998	51
13	Biochemistry and cell biology of bacterial endotoxins FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology ·Otto Holst, Artur J. Ulmer, Helmut Brade, Hans‐Dieter Flad, Ernst Rietschel	1996	157
14	The significance of the hydrophilic backbone and the hydrophobic fatty acid regions of lipid a for macrophage binding and cytokine induction FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology ·Teruo Kirkiae, F. U. Schade, Ulrich ZÃ ̄Â¿Â ⁄ hringer, Fumiko Kirikae, Helmut Brade, Shoichi Kusomoto, Tsuneo Kusama, Ernst Rietschel	1994	44
15	Molecular Structure of Lipid a, the Endotoxic Center of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides11This article is dedicated to Professor Dr. Dr. med. h.c. Otto Westphal on the occasion of his 80th birthday (February 1st, 1993). PubMed ·Ulrich Zähringer, Buko Lindner, Ernst Rietschel	1994	177
16	The structure of the O‐specific chain of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 lipopolysaccharide European Journal of Biochemistry ·Yuriy A. Knirel, Ernst Rietschel, R. Marre, Ulrich Zähringer	1994	108
17	Modulation of lipopolysaccharide-induced production of tumor necrosis factor, interleukin 1, and interleukin 6 by synthetic precursor Ia of lipid A FEMS Microbiology Letters ·W Feist, Artur J. Ulmer, Ming-hai Wang, Joachim Musehold, Carsten SchlÃ ⁄ ter, Johannes Gerdes, Hildegard Herzbeck, Helmut Brade, Shoichi Kusumoto, Tibor Diamantstein, Ernst Rietschel, Hans‐Dieter Flad	1992	38
18	Structural analysis of the lipid A component of Campylobacter jejuni CCUG 10936 (serotype O:2) lipopolysaccharide European Journal of Biochemistry ·Anthony P. Moran, Ulrich Zähringer, Ulrich Seydel, Dieter Scholz, Peter Stütz, Ernst Rietschel	1991	73
19	Structural and physicochemical requirements of endotoxins for the activation of arachidonic acid metabolism in mouse peritoneal macrophages in vitro European Journal of Biochemistry ·Thomas Lüderitz, Klaus Brandenburg, Ulrich Seydel, Achim ROTH, Chris Galanos, Ernst Rietschel	1989	51
20	Structure-activity relationships of Bacterial lipopolysaccharides (Endotoxins) Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie Mikrobiologie und Hygiene Series A Medical Microbiology Infectious Diseases Virology Parasitology ·Helmut Brade, Lore Brade, Ernst Rietschel	1988	73

About Ernst Rietschel

Ernst Rietschel is a scholar working on Immunology, Immunology and Allergy, Microbiology, Endocrinology and Organic Chemistry, having authored 159 papers that have together received 10.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Immune Response and Inflammation (49 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (25 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (24 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (15 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (15 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (14 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (11 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (4.0k citations), Microbiology (1.2k citations), Endocrinology (844 citations), Molecular Medicine (411 citations) and Immunology and Allergy (391 citations). Ernst Rietschel has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Bruce Beutler, Ulrich Zähringer, Helmut Brade, Ulrich Seydel, O. Lüderitz, Artur J. Ulmer, Chris Galanos, Otto Westphal, Harald Loppnow and F. U. Schade. Their work appears in journals such as European Journal of Biochemistry, Carbohydrate Research, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Archives of Microbiology and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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