Franz Oesch

24.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
576 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

Franz Oesch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Franz Oesch has authored 576 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 232 papers in Molecular Biology, 206 papers in Pharmacology and 162 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Franz Oesch's work include Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (198 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (134 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (133 papers). Franz Oesch is often cited by papers focused on Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (198 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (134 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (133 papers). Franz Oesch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Franz Oesch's co-authors include Hansruedi Glatt, Michael Arand, Karl L. Platt, Jan G. Hengstler, P. Bentley, Thomas Friedberg, Jeanette M. Daly, Thomas Efferth, D. M. JERINA and Robert Landsiedel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Franz Oesch

567 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

Mammalian Epoxide Hydrase... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1973 1971 200 400 600
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.

  1. Mammalian Epoxide Hydrases: Inducible Enzymes Catalysing the Inactivation of Carcinogenic and Cytotoxic Metabolites Derived from Aromatic and Olefinic Compounds
    1973 693 citations Franz Oesch profile →
  2. A radiometric assay for hepatic epoxide hydrase activity with [7-3H] styrene oxide
    1971 367 citations Franz Oesch et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Franz Oesch 8.2k 5.9k 4.5k 4.0k 2.6k 576 19.6k
Allan H. Conney 11.7k 1.4× 8.7k 1.5× 6.2k 1.4× 2.4k 0.6× 4.2k 1.6× 373 29.2k
C. Roland Wolf 12.8k 1.6× 9.1k 1.5× 3.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.5× 5.8k 2.2× 460 24.8k
Tsutomu Shimada 6.7k 0.8× 11.0k 1.9× 3.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 5.0k 1.9× 317 20.2k
John D. Hayes 27.9k 3.4× 2.9k 0.5× 3.2k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 262 37.1k
Bengt Mannervik 19.0k 2.3× 4.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 2.9k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 591 30.6k
Arthur I. Cederbaum 6.7k 0.8× 4.0k 0.7× 980 0.2× 3.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 351 19.1k
Peter J. O’Brien 8.3k 1.0× 2.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 1.5k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 403 22.4k
Janardan K. Reddy 15.2k 1.8× 1.9k 0.3× 3.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 3.4k 1.3× 333 22.4k
Neil Kaplowitz 8.4k 1.0× 9.2k 1.6× 1.0k 0.2× 3.7k 0.9× 4.4k 1.7× 314 30.6k
Emmanuel Farber 7.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.3× 3.8k 0.9× 1.7k 0.4× 2.9k 1.1× 280 15.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Franz Oesch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franz Oesch

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All Works

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Schiffer, Ilka B., Susanne Gebhard, Berno Tanner, et al.. (2006). Dephosphorylation of p‐ERK1/2 in relation to tumor remission after HER‐2 and Raf1 blocking therapy in a conditional mouse tumor model. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 45(5). 302–308. 11 indexed citations
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Micke, Patrick, Maryam Basrai, Andreas Faldum, et al.. (2003). Characterization of c-kit expression in small cell lung cancer: prognostic and therapeutic implications.. PubMed. 9(1). 188–94. 124 indexed citations
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Hengstler, Jan G., Henryk Pilch, M Schmidt, et al.. (2001). Metallothionein expression in ovarian cancer in relation to histopathological parameters and molecular markers of prognosis. International Journal of Cancer. 95(2). 121–127. 50 indexed citations
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Hengstler, Jan G., Nadja Dornhöfer, Rolf Meinert, et al.. (1999). Contribution of c-erbB-2 and topoisomerase IIalpha to chemoresistance in ovarian cancer. PubMed. 59(13). 3206–14. 87 indexed citations
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Oesch, Franz, Barbara Oesch‐Bartlomowicz, J. F. Arens, et al.. (1994). Mechanism-based predictions of interactions.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 102(suppl 9). 5–9. 8 indexed citations
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Wieser, Raimund & Franz Oesch. (1992). Contact-Inhibition of Growth by Complex Carbohydrates.. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 4(16). 160–167. 5 indexed citations
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Thomas, Helmut, et al.. (1990). Rat and human liver cytosolic epoxide hydrolases: evidence for multiple forms at level of protein and mRNA.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 88. 49–55. 10 indexed citations
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Steinberg, Pablo, et al.. (1990). Rat liver endothelial and Kupffer cell-mediated mutagenicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and aflatoxin B1.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 88. 71–76. 13 indexed citations
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Wieser, Raimund, et al.. (1990). Growth control in mammalian cells by cell-cell contacts.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 88. 251–253. 25 indexed citations
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Klein, Jochen, Karin Post, Detlev Suckau, et al.. (1990). Mass spectrometric peptide mapping analysis and structural characterization of dihydrodiol dehydrogenase isoenzymes.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 88. 57–62. 10 indexed citations
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Platt, Karl L., et al.. (1990). Stereoselective metabolism of dibenz(a,h)anthracene to trans-dihydrodiols and their activation to bacterial mutagens.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 88. 37–41. 10 indexed citations
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Doehmer, Johannes, A. Seidel, Franz Oesch, & Hansruedi Glatt. (1990). Genetically engineered V79 Chinese hamster cells metabolically activate the cytostatic drugs cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 88. 63–65. 25 indexed citations
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Friedberg, Thomas, et al.. (1990). Studies of the expression of the cytochrome P450IA, P450IIB, and P450IIC gene family in extrahepatic and hepatic tissues.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 88. 67–70. 10 indexed citations
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Glatt, Hansruedi, Reinhard Henschler, David H. Phillips, et al.. (1990). Sulfotransferase-mediated chlorination of 1-hydroxymethylpyrene to a mutagen capable of penetrating indicator cells.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 88. 43–48. 42 indexed citations
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Glatt, Hansruedi, Glenn A. Berchtold, Gabriele Ludewig, et al.. (1989). Multiple activation pathways of benzene leading to products with varying genotoxic characteristics.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 82. 81–89. 84 indexed citations
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Steinberg, Pablo, et al.. (1987). Xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes are not restricted to parenchymal cells in rat liver.. Molecular Pharmacology. 32(4). 463–470. 57 indexed citations
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Guenthner, Thomas M., et al.. (1981). Differences in stability and localization of rabbit liver epoxide hydrolase activities towards different substrates. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 37(6). 676. 2 indexed citations
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Oesch, Franz. (1977). [Importance of various enzymes in the control of mutagenic and carcinogenic hydrocarbons].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 28(11). 563–73. 1 indexed citations
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