Felicita Hornung

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Felicita Hornung is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Felicita Hornung has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Immunology, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Felicita Hornung's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (5 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (4 papers). Felicita Hornung is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (5 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (4 papers). Felicita Hornung collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Felicita Hornung's co-authors include Michael J. Lenardo, Lixin Zheng, Jin Wang, Francis Ka-Ming Chan, H. F. McFarland, Richard M. Siegel, Jonathan W. Yewdell, Jack R. Bennink, Kelli L. Boyd and Jonathan A. McCullers and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Annual Review of Immunology and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Felicita Hornung

15 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

MATURE T LYMPHOCYTE APOPTOSIS—Immune Regulation in a Dyna... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 250 500 750
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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. MATURE T LYMPHOCYTE APOPTOSIS—Immune Regulation in a Dynamic and Unpredictable Antigenic Environment
    1999 798 citations Michael J. Lenardo, Francis Ka-Ming Chan et al. Annual Review of Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Felicita Hornung United States 12 1.3k 823 626 290 224 15 2.1k
Tapani Ronni Finland 21 1.1k 0.8× 692 0.8× 344 0.5× 412 1.4× 150 0.7× 24 2.0k
Wei-Chun Au United States 20 1.3k 1.0× 785 1.0× 398 0.6× 692 2.4× 216 1.0× 37 2.2k
Naoya Shimada Japan 5 1.8k 1.4× 462 0.6× 441 0.7× 356 1.2× 271 1.2× 8 2.3k
Antoine Alam France 17 853 0.6× 818 1.0× 240 0.4× 349 1.2× 143 0.6× 26 1.7k
Seng-Lai Tan United States 17 776 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.8× 176 0.6× 95 0.4× 20 2.6k
Takeo Nakaya Japan 11 1.6k 1.2× 691 0.8× 416 0.7× 712 2.5× 306 1.4× 30 2.3k
Bumsuk Hahm United States 28 971 0.7× 1.3k 1.6× 678 1.1× 171 0.6× 108 0.5× 54 2.5k
Paula S. Norris United States 20 1.1k 0.8× 528 0.6× 510 0.8× 493 1.7× 249 1.1× 30 2.0k
Chunzi Huang United States 8 709 0.5× 945 1.1× 426 0.7× 135 0.5× 122 0.5× 14 1.5k
Karen E. Johnson United States 14 876 0.7× 657 0.8× 657 1.0× 378 1.3× 78 0.3× 18 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Felicita Hornung

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Felicita Hornung

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Combadière, Béhazine, Felicita Hornung, Di Jiang, et al.. (2007). Molecular Genetic Studies in Lymphocyte Apoptosis and Human Autoimmunity. Novartis Foundation symposium. 215. 73–91. 1 indexed citations
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McAuley, Julie, Felicita Hornung, Kelli L. Boyd, et al.. (2007). Expression of the 1918 Influenza A Virus PB1-F2 Enhances the Pathogenesis of Viral and Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia. Cell Host & Microbe. 2(4). 240–249. 312 indexed citations
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Pardigon, Nathalie, Kazuyo Takeda, Bertrand Saunier, et al.. (2006). CD8αα-Mediated Intraepithelial Lymphocyte Snatching of Thymic Leukemia MHC Class Ib Molecules In Vitro and In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 177(3). 1590–1598. 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Weisan, Ken C. Pang, Kelly‐Anne Masterman, et al.. (2004). Reversal in the Immunodominance Hierarchy in Secondary CD8+ T Cell Responses to Influenza A Virus: Roles for Cross-Presentation and Lysis-Independent Immunodomination. The Journal of Immunology. 173(8). 5021–5027. 61 indexed citations
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Gibbs, James S., Daniela Malide, Felicita Hornung, Jack R. Bennink, & Jonathan W. Yewdell. (2003). The Influenza A Virus PB1-F2 Protein Targets the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane via a Predicted Basic Amphipathic Helix That Disrupts Mitochondrial Function. Journal of Virology. 77(13). 7214–7224. 178 indexed citations
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Lenardo, Michael J., Sara Angleman, Melody G. Duvall, et al.. (2002). Cytopathic Killing of Peripheral Blood CD4+T Lymphocytes by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Appears Necrotic rather than Apoptotic and Does Not Requireenv. Journal of Virology. 76(10). 5082–5093. 65 indexed citations
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Bolton, Diane L., et al.. (2002). Death of CD4+T-Cell Lines Caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Does Not Depend on Caspases or Apoptosis. Journal of Virology. 76(10). 5094–5107. 53 indexed citations
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Hornung, Felicita, Giuseppe Scala, & Michael J. Lenardo. (2000). TNF-α-Induced Secretion of C-C Chemokines Modulates C-C Chemokine Receptor 5 Expression on Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 164(12). 6180–6187. 50 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin, et al.. (2000). Inhibition of Fas-mediated apoptosis by the B cell antigen receptor through c-FLIP. European Journal of Immunology. 30(1). 155–163. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin, et al.. (2000). Inhibition of Fas-mediated apoptosis by the B cell antigen receptor through c-FLIP. European Journal of Immunology. 30(1). 155–163. 111 indexed citations
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Dudley, Erastus C., Felicita Hornung, Lixin Zheng, et al.. (1999). NF-κB regulates Fas / APO-1 / CD95- and TCR-mediated apoptosis of T lymphocytes. European Journal of Immunology. 29(3). 878–886. 76 indexed citations
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Lenardo, Michael J., Francis Ka-Ming Chan, Felicita Hornung, et al.. (1999). MATURE T LYMPHOCYTE APOPTOSIS—Immune Regulation in a Dynamic and Unpredictable Antigenic Environment. Annual Review of Immunology. 17(1). 221–253. 798 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rasper, Dita, John P. Vaillancourt, Sabina Keen, et al.. (1998). Cell death attenuation by `Usurpin', a mammalian DED-caspase homologue that precludes caspase-8 recruitment and activation by the CD-95 (Fas, APO-1) receptor complex. Cell Death and Differentiation. 5(4). 271–288. 271 indexed citations
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Hornung, Felicita, Lixin Zheng, & Michael J. Lenardo. (1997). Maintenance of clonotype specificity in CD95/Apo-1/Fas-mediated apoptosis of mature T lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 159(8). 3816–3822. 53 indexed citations
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Zheng, Lixin, Galen H. Fisher, Béhazine Combadière, et al.. (1996). Mature T Lymphocyte Apoptosis in the Healthy and Diseased Immune System. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 406. 229–239. 5 indexed citations

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