Franz Koch

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
61 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Franz Koch is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Franz Koch has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Immunology, 15 papers in Oncology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Franz Koch's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (35 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (28 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (16 papers). Franz Koch is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (35 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (28 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (16 papers). Franz Koch collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Franz Koch's co-authors include Gerold Schuler, Nikolaus Romani, Christine Heufler, Manfred B. Lutz, Susanne Rößner, Nicole A. Kukutsch, Alexandra Ogilvie, Eckhart Kämpgen, Ursula Stanzl and Katrin Janke and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Franz Koch

59 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An advanced culture method for generating large quantities of highly pure dendritic cells from mouse bone marrow

1999 2.6k citations Franz Koch, Nikolaus Romani et al. Journal of Immunological Methods profile →
High level IL-12 production by murine dendritic cells: upregulation via MHC class II and CD40 molecules and downregulation by IL-4 and IL-10.

1996 807 citations Franz Koch, Ursula Stanzl et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Interleukin‐12 is produced by dendritic cells and mediates T helper 1 development as well as interferon‐γ production by T helper 1 cells

1996 575 citations Franz Koch, Ursula Stanzl et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Franz Koch Austria	31	5.5k	1.4k	954	552	510	61	7.2k
Colette Dezutter‐Dambuyant France	33	5.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 1.1×	593 1.1×	575 1.1×	131	7.3k
Rob Kastelein United States	24	4.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	1.0k 1.8×	293 0.6×	38	6.4k
Alain Vicari United States	35	6.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	2.6k 2.7×	806 1.5×	301 0.6×	56	8.3k
Daniel Hanau France	44	4.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	446 0.5×	662 1.2×	676 1.3×	141	6.4k
Willi K. Born United States	53	8.5k 1.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.9×	529 1.0×	182	10.5k
Wolfgang Kastenmüller Germany	38	4.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	1.7k 1.8×	805 1.5×	486 1.0×	62	7.1k
Thomas Kamradt Germany	47	5.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	694 1.3×	290 0.6×	139	8.3k
Jane Hu‐Li United States	44	6.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	488 0.9×	220 0.4×	56	8.3k
Mark Suter Switzerland	36	3.9k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	630 0.7×	1.3k 2.3×	314 0.6×	90	6.6k
Akira Shibuya Japan	42	5.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	734 1.3×	163 0.3×	180	7.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Franz Koch

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franz Koch

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Barapatre, Nirav, et al.. (2024). Trophoblast proliferation is higher in female than in male preeclamptic placentas. Placenta. 158. 310–317. 3 indexed citations

Roth, Christian, et al.. (2017). Dynamic modeling of uteroplacental blood flow in IUGR indicates vortices and elevated pressure in the intervillous space – a pilot study. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 40771–40771. 37 indexed citations

Wein, Axel, Jürgen Siebler, Ruediger S. Goertz, et al.. (2016). Successful Multidisciplinary Treatment with Secondary Metastatic Liver Resection after Downsizing by Palliative Second-Line Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: A Curative Option. Case Reports in Oncology. 9(2). 379–386. 1 indexed citations

Schmitz, Christoph, et al.. (2013). Birth weight correlates with size but not shape of the normal human placenta. Placenta. 34(7). 574–582. 37 indexed citations

Liebhardt, Susanne, Nina Ditsch, Rienk Nieuwland, et al.. (2010). CEA-, Her2/neu-, BCRP- and Hsp27-positive microparticles in breast cancer patients.. PubMed. 30(5). 1707–12. 32 indexed citations

Flacher, Vincent, Christoph H. Tripp, Patrizia Stoitzner, et al.. (2009). Epidermal Langerhans Cells Rapidly Capture and Present Antigens from C-Type Lectin-Targeting Antibodies Deposited in the Dermis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 130(3). 755–762. 84 indexed citations

Tripp, Christoph H., Patrizia Stoitzner, Sandra Holzmann, et al.. (2004). Ontogeny of Langerin/CD207 Expression in the Epidermis of Mice. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 122(3). 670–672. 51 indexed citations

Stoitzner, Patrizia, Sandra Holzmann, Alexander D. McLellan, et al.. (2003). Visualization and Characterization of Migratory Langerhans Cells in Murine Skin and Lymph Nodes by Antibodies Against Langerin/CD207. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 120(2). 266–274. 145 indexed citations

Valladeau, Jenny, Colette Dezutter‐Dambuyant, Jean‐Jacques Pin, et al.. (2002). Identification of Mouse Langerin/CD207 in Langerhans Cells and Some Dendritic Cells of Lymphoid Tissues. The Journal of Immunology. 168(2). 782–792. 135 indexed citations

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Stoitzner, Patrizia, Gudrun Ratzinger, Franz Koch, et al.. (2001). Interleukin-16 Supports the Migration of Langerhans Cells, Partly in a CD4-Independent Way. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 116(5). 641–649. 30 indexed citations

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Koch, Franz, Ursula Stanzl, Katrin Janke, et al.. (1996). High level IL-12 production by murine dendritic cells: upregulation via MHC class II and CD40 molecules and downregulation by IL-4 and IL-10.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 184(2). 741–746. 807 indexed citations breakdown →

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Inaba, Kayo, et al.. (1996). An improved isolation method for murine migratory cutaneous dendritic cells. Journal of Immunological Methods. 193(1). 71–79. 56 indexed citations

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Topar, Gerda, Maria Wysocka, Franz Koch, et al.. (1994). Dendritic cells are a source of interleukin-12. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 103(3). 418. 1 indexed citations

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Kämpgen, Eckhart, Franz Koch, Christine Heufler, et al.. (1994). Understanding the dendritic cell lineage through a study of cytokine receptors.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 179(6). 1767–1776. 68 indexed citations

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Heufler, Christine, Gerda Topar, Ursula Stanzl, et al.. (1993). Interleukin 7 is produced by murine and human keratinocytes.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 178(3). 1109–1114. 146 indexed citations

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Schuler, Gerold, Franz Koch, Christine Heufler, et al.. (1993). Murine Epidermal Langerhans Cells as A Model to Study Tissue Dendritic Cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 329. 243–249. 14 indexed citations

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Heufler, Christine, Gerda Topar, Franz Koch, et al.. (1992). Cytokine gene expression in murine epidermal cell suspensions: interleukin 1 beta and macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha are selectively expressed in Langerhans cells but are differentially regulated in culture.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 176(4). 1221–1226. 123 indexed citations

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Stössel, Hella, Franz Koch, Eckhart Kämpgen, et al.. (1990). Disappearance of certain acidic organelles (endosomes and Langerhans cell granules) accompanies loss of antigen processing capacity upon culture of epidermal Langerhans cells.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 172(5). 1471–1482. 137 indexed citations

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Heufler, Christine, Franz Koch, & Gerold Schuler. (1988). Granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin 1 mediate the maturation of murine epidermal Langerhans cells into potent immunostimulatory dendritic cells.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 167(2). 700–705. 474 indexed citations

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Hofer, R., et al.. (1985). An energy budget for an omnivorous cyprinid: Rutilus rutilus (L.). Hydrobiologia. 122(1). 53–59. 25 indexed citations

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