Franz Petry

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Franz Petry is a scholar working on Immunology, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Franz Petry has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Immunology, 26 papers in Parasitology and 15 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Franz Petry's work include Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (26 papers), Complement system in diseases (22 papers) and Coccidia and coccidiosis research (13 papers). Franz Petry is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (26 papers), Complement system in diseases (22 papers) and Coccidia and coccidiosis research (13 papers). Franz Petry collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Franz Petry's co-authors include Michael Loos, Mark Walport, H. Terence Cook, Anne E. Bygrave, Pier Paolo Pandolfi, E. Mary Thompson, Marina Botto, Vincent McDonald, J. Robin Harris and Tesfaye Sisay Tessema and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, The Journal of Immunology and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

Franz Petry

59 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Homozygous C1q deficiency causes glomerulonephritis assoc... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 250 500 750 1000
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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. Homozygous C1q deficiency causes glomerulonephritis associated with multiple apoptotic bodies
    1998 1.2k citations Marina Botto, Anne E. Bygrave et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Franz Petry Germany 28 1.7k 695 543 460 457 60 3.0k
Shinjiro Hamano Japan 31 2.3k 1.3× 790 1.1× 632 1.2× 522 1.1× 263 0.6× 125 4.4k
Fabienne Tacchini‐Cottier Switzerland 42 2.4k 1.4× 583 0.8× 290 0.5× 808 1.8× 462 1.0× 105 4.7k
M D Sadick United States 25 2.3k 1.3× 456 0.7× 381 0.7× 569 1.2× 450 1.0× 38 4.6k
Zoltán Fehérvári United States 19 4.7k 2.7× 290 0.4× 219 0.4× 636 1.4× 193 0.4× 89 6.1k
Jean-Yves Cesbron France 25 519 0.3× 341 0.5× 216 0.4× 713 1.6× 179 0.4× 66 1.9k
Martha B. Furie United States 30 959 0.5× 592 0.9× 605 1.1× 1.1k 2.5× 75 0.2× 51 3.2k
Guido Sireci Italy 35 2.5k 1.5× 145 0.2× 504 0.9× 408 0.9× 361 0.8× 102 3.7k
U H Koszinowski Germany 29 2.4k 1.4× 498 0.7× 318 0.6× 749 1.6× 84 0.2× 39 4.6k
Eva V. Acosta Rodríguez Argentina 24 3.5k 2.0× 160 0.2× 357 0.7× 588 1.3× 299 0.7× 54 4.7k
Yoichi Maekawa Japan 30 1.7k 0.9× 400 0.6× 246 0.5× 1.0k 2.3× 123 0.3× 82 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Franz Petry

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franz Petry

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Choudhry, Naheed, Franz Petry, Nico van Rooijen, & Vincent McDonald. (2012). A Protective Role for Interleukin 18 in Interferon γ–Mediated Innate Immunity to Cryptosporidium parvum That Is Independent of Natural Killer Cells. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 206(1). 117–124. 43 indexed citations
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Pumidonming, Wilawan, et al.. (2010). Binding to complement factors and activation of the alternative pathway by Acanthamoeba. Immunobiology. 216(1-2). 225–233. 9 indexed citations
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Adamu, Haileeyesus, Beyene Petros, Asrat Hailu, & Franz Petry. (2010). Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from humans in Ethiopia. Acta Tropica. 115(1-2). 77–83. 44 indexed citations
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Baudino, Lucie, Falk Nimmerjahn, Yasuro Shinohara, et al.. (2008). Impact of a Three Amino Acid Deletion in the CH2 Domain of Murine IgG1 on Fc-Associated Effector Functions. The Journal of Immunology. 181(6). 4107–4112. 14 indexed citations
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Petry, Franz, et al.. (2008). Humoral immune response in IL‐12 and IFN‐γ deficient mice after infection with Cryptosporidium parvum. Parasite Immunology. 30(3). 151–161. 27 indexed citations
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Cortés-Hernández, Josefina, Liliane Fossati‐Jimack, Franz Petry, et al.. (2004). Restoration of C1q levels by bone marrow transplantation attenuates autoimmune disease associated with C1q deficiency in mice. European Journal of Immunology. 34(12). 3713–3722. 33 indexed citations
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Joachim, Anja, et al.. (2003). Comparison of viability assays for Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts after disinfection. Veterinary Parasitology. 111(1). 47–57. 32 indexed citations
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Petry, Franz, Marina Botto, Rafaela Holtappels, Mark Walport, & Michael Loos. (2001). Reconstitution of the Complement Function in C1q-Deficient (C1qa−/−) Mice with Wild-Type Bone Marrow Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 167(7). 4033–4037. 96 indexed citations
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Petry, Franz. (2000). Laboratory Diagnosis of <i>Cryptosporidium parvum</i> Infection. PubMed. 6. 33–49. 7 indexed citations
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Berkel, A.I. van, Esra Birben, Cihan Öner, et al.. (2000). Molecular, Genetic and Epidemiologic Studies on Selective Complete C1q Deficiency in Turkey. Immunobiology. 201(3-4). 347–355. 25 indexed citations
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Petry, Franz & J. Robin Harris. (1999). Ultrastructure, fractionation and biochemical analysis of Cryptosporidium parvum sporozoites. International Journal for Parasitology. 29(8). 1249–1260. 33 indexed citations
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Graaf, Dirk C. de, et al.. (1999). Speculation on whether a vaccine against cryptosporidiosis is a reality or fantasy. International Journal for Parasitology. 29(8). 1289–1306. 35 indexed citations
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Awad-El-Kariem, Fatih M., H. A. Robinson, Franz Petry, et al.. (1998). Differentiation between human and animal isolates of Cryptosporidium parvum using molecular and biological markers. Parasitology Research. 84(4). 297–301. 53 indexed citations
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Petry, Franz. (1998). Molecular Basis of Hereditary C1q Deficiency. Immunobiology. 199(2). 286–294. 32 indexed citations
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Botto, Marina, Anne E. Bygrave, E. Mary Thompson, et al.. (1998). Homozygous C1q deficiency causes glomerulonephritis associated with multiple apoptotic bodies. Nature Genetics. 19(1). 56–59. 1163 indexed citations breakdown →
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Petry, Franz. (1998). Characterisation of a Cryptosporidium parvum-specific cDNA clone and detection of parasite DNA in mucosal scrapings of infected mice. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 95(1). 21–31. 10 indexed citations
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Berkel, A.I. van, Franz Petry, K Tinaztepe, et al.. (1997). Development of systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient with selective complete C1q deficiency. European Journal of Pediatrics. 156(2). 113–115. 28 indexed citations
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