Frank Brombacher

34.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
286 papers, 22.0k citations indexed

About

Frank Brombacher is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Brombacher has authored 286 papers receiving a total of 22.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Immunology, 74 papers in Epidemiology and 67 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Frank Brombacher's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (73 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (57 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (55 papers). Frank Brombacher is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (73 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (57 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (55 papers). Frank Brombacher collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Germany and United States. Frank Brombacher's co-authors include Markus Mohrs, James Alexander, Lata Mukundan, Ajay Chawla, Richard M. Locksley, Manfred Köpf, Christoph Hölscher, Reto Guler, Gabriele Köhler and Georges Köhler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Frank Brombacher

280 papers receiving 21.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Macrophage-specific PPARγ controls alternative activation and improves insulin resistance

2007 1.7k citations Frank Brombacher et al. profile →
Requirement for IL-13 Independently of IL-4 in Experimental Asthma

1998 1.6k citations Frank Brombacher et al. profile →
Alternatively activated macrophages produce catecholamines to sustain adaptive thermogenesis

2011 846 citations Frank Brombacher et al. profile →
Control of Early Viral and Bacterial Distribution and Disease by Natural Antibodies

1999 734 citations Frank Brombacher et al. profile →
Tumors induce a subset of inflammatory monocytes with immunosuppressive activity on CD8+ T cells

2006 632 citations Frank Brombacher et al. profile →
Alternative Macrophage Activation Is Essential for Survival during Schistosomiasis and Downmodulates T Helper 1 Responses and Immunopathology

2004 594 citations De’Broski R. Herbert, Berenice Arendse et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Myeloid-Specific Lack of IL-4Rα Prevents the Development of Alternatively Activated Macrophages and Enhances Immunity to Experimental Cysticercosis 2024 ·Pathogens ·Jonadab E. Olguín, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Berenice Arendse, Frank Brombacher, Luis I. Terrazas	0
2	IL-4 acts on skin-derived dendritic cells to promote the TH2 response to cutaneous sensitization and the development of allergic skin inflammation 2024 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Juan Manuel Leyva-Castillo, Mrinmoy Das, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christy Kam, (unknown), Duane R. Wesemann, Michio Tomura, Hajime Karasuyama, Frank Brombacher, Raif S. Geha	10
3	Inactivation of Interleukin‐4 Receptor α Signaling in Myeloid Cells Protects Mice From Angiotensin II/High Salt–Induced Cardiovascular Dysfunction Through Suppression of Fibrotic Remodeling 2021 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·Jianrui Song, Ryan A. Frieler, (unknown), (unknown), Frank Brombacher, Sascha N. Goonewardena, Daniel R. Goldstein, Richard M. Mortensen	3
4	IL-4Rα signaling by CD8α+ dendritic cells contributes to cerebral malaria by enhancing inflammatory, Th1, and cytotoxic CD8+ T cell responses 2021 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Xianzhu Wu, Frank Brombacher, Zissis C. Chroneos, Christopher C. Norbury, D. Channe Gowda	11
5	Unravelling the unsolved paradoxes of cytokine families in host resistance and susceptibility to Leishmania infection 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Raphael Taiwo Aruleba, Frank Brombacher, Ramona Hurdayal	16
6	Can We Harness Immune Responses to Improve Drug Treatment in Leishmaniasis? 2020 ·Microorganisms ·Raphael Taiwo Aruleba, Katharine C. Carter, Frank Brombacher, Ramona Hurdayal	16
7	Myeloid interleukin-4 receptor α is essential in postmyocardial infarction healing by regulating inflammation and fibrotic remodeling 2020 ·American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology ·Jianrui Song, Ryan A. Frieler, Steven E. Whitesall, Yutein Chung, (unknown), Lindsey A. Muir, (unknown), Frank Brombacher, Sascha N. Goonewardena, Carey N. Lumeng, Daniel R. Goldstein, Richard M. Mortensen	16
8	Therapeutic and prophylactic deletion of IL‐4Ra‐signaling ameliorates established ovalbumin induced allergic asthma 2019 ·Allergy ·(unknown), Frank Kirstein, (unknown), Sabelo Hadebe, Frank Brombacher	7
9	Strain specific maturation of Dendritic cells and production of IL-1β controls CD40-driven colitis 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peggy Marconi, Andreas Blutke, Frank Brombacher, Thomas Brocker	3
10	IgM and IgD B cell receptors differentially respond to endogenous antigens and control B cell fate 2018 ·eLife ·Mark Noviski, James L. Mueller, Anne B. Satterthwaite, Lee Ann Garrett‐Sinha, Frank Brombacher, Julie Zikherman	68
11	IL-13–Mediated Regulation of Learning and Memory 2017 ·The Journal of Immunology ·(unknown), Justin Komguep Nono, (unknown), (unknown), Matthew Darby, Jacqueline S. Womersley, Ousman Tamgue, Frank Brombacher	94
12	Interleukin 4 promotes the development of ex-Foxp3 Th2 cells during immunity to intestinal helminths 2017 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Victoria S. Pelly, Stephanie M. Coomes, Yashaswini Kannan, Manolis Gialitakis, Lewis J. Entwistle, Jimena Perez-Lloret, Stephanie Czieso, Isobel Okoye, Dominik Rückerl, Judith E. Allen, Frank Brombacher, Mark S. Wilson	41
13	An evaluation of Minor Groove Binders as anti-fungal and anti-mycobacterial therapeutics 2017 ·European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Fraser J. Scott, (unknown), Abedawn I. Khalaf, Federica Giordani, Kirsten Gillingwater, Soumya Ramu, Alysha G. Elliott, Johannes Zuegg, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Santosh Kumar, Mumin Ozturk, Frank Brombacher, Michael P. Barrett, Reto Guler, Colin J. Suckling	19
14	Topical Simvastatin as Host-Directed Therapy against Severity of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Mice 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Suraj P. Parihar, Mary‐Anne Hartley, Ramona Hurdayal, Reto Guler, Frank Brombacher	35
15	Selective stimulation of IL-4 receptor on smooth muscle induces airway hyperresponsiveness in mice 2011 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Charles Perkins, Noriko Yanase, (unknown), Lucy A. Gildea, Tatyana Orekov, Crystal Potter, Frank Brombacher, Bruce J. Aronow, Marsha Wills‐Karp, Fred D. Finkelman	66
16	Parasite-induced B-cell apoptosis results in loss of specific protective anti-trypanosome antibody responses, and abolishment of vaccine induced protective memory responses. 2010 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Stefan Magez, (unknown), Frank Brombacher, S. H. Black, Magdalena Radwanska	3
17	IL-25 regulates Th17 function in autoimmune inflammation 2007 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Melanie A. Kleinschek, Alexander M. Owyang, Barbara Joyce-Shaikh, Claire L. Langrish, Yi Chen, Daniel M. Gorman, Wendy M. Blumenschein, Terrill K. McClanahan, Frank Brombacher, Stephen D. Hurst, Robert A. Kastelein, J. Daniel	322
18	Protein kinase C δ is essential for optimal macrophage-mediated phagosomal containment of Listeria monocytogenes 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Anita Schwegmann, Reto Guler, Antony J. Cutler, Berenice Arendse, William Horsnell, Alexandra Flemming, Andreas H. Kottmann, Gregory R. Ryan, (unknown), Michael Leitges, Cathal Seoighe, Frank Brombacher	31
19	Interleukin-17 is a negative regulator of established allergic asthma 2006 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Silvia Schnyder‐Candrian, Dieudonnée Togbe, Isabelle Couillin, Isabelle Le Mercier, Frank Brombacher, Valérie Quesniaux, François Fossiez, Bernhard Ryffel, Bruno Schnyder	458
20	Exposure to the fish parasite Anisakis causes allergic airway hyperreactivity and dermatitis 2006 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Natalie E. Nieuwenhuizen, Andreas L. Lopata, Mohamed F. Jeebhay, De’Broski R. Herbert, Thomas G. Robins, Frank Brombacher	133

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