Georg Kochs

20.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
147 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Georg Kochs is a scholar working on Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Georg Kochs has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Immunology, 56 papers in Infectious Diseases and 49 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Georg Kochs's work include interferon and immune responses (74 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (47 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (36 papers). Georg Kochs is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (74 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (47 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (36 papers). Georg Kochs collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Georg Kochs's co-authors include Otto Haller, Friedemann Weber, Peter Staeheli, Dieter Marmé, Adolfo Garcı́a-Sastre, Harald Mischak, Luis Martínez‐Sobrido, Hubert Hug, Martin Schwemmle and Marcelo G. Kazanietz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Georg Kochs

144 papers receiving 13.3k 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.

Selective inhibition of protein kinase C isozymes by the indolocarbazole Gö 6976

1993 1.5k citations Georg Kochs et al. profile →
Protein kinase Cα activates RAF-1 by direct phosphorylation

1993 1.1k citations Georg Kochs et al. profile →
The interferon response circuit: Induction and suppression by pathogenic viruses

2005 539 citations Otto Haller, Georg Kochs et al. Virology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Georg Kochs Germany	61	6.3k	4.8k	4.1k	3.1k	1.2k	147	13.6k
Otto Haller Germany	75	9.5k 1.5×	3.5k 0.7×	4.9k 1.2×	4.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.5×	182	16.1k
Rongtuan Lin Canada	66	9.9k 1.6×	4.6k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	3.0k 2.4×	147	14.1k
Ilkka Julkunen Finland	72	9.1k 1.4×	4.1k 0.9×	4.6k 1.1×	2.6k 0.8×	2.2k 1.8×	232	16.0k
Søren R. Paludan Denmark	64	9.1k 1.5×	5.0k 1.0×	3.9k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	169	14.2k
Benhur Lee United States	63	5.3k 0.8×	3.3k 0.7×	4.4k 1.1×	4.1k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	202	13.1k
Ganes C. Sen United States	72	9.7k 1.5×	7.6k 1.6×	3.3k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	3.1k 2.5×	245	17.4k
George N. Pavlakis United States	71	6.0k 0.9×	7.7k 1.6×	2.4k 0.6×	3.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	248	16.3k
Kunitada Shimotohno Japan	74	4.7k 0.7×	7.8k 1.6×	8.5k 2.1×	1.9k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	355	21.8k
Hiroki Kato Japan	44	13.8k 2.2×	7.9k 1.6×	3.3k 0.8×	3.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.5×	103	18.7k
Robert M. Krug United States	70	6.5k 1.0×	6.9k 1.4×	8.2k 2.0×	2.3k 0.8×	807 0.7×	160	14.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Georg Kochs

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Fields of papers citing papers by Georg Kochs

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Georg Kochs

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Tenthorey, Jeannette L., et al.. (2025). Heterozygous and generalist MxA super-restrictors overcome breadth-specificity trade-offs in antiviral restriction. Science Advances. 11(18). eadu0062–eadu0062.

Chlanda, Petr, et al.. (2025). A novel accessory gene product of tick-borne Dhori-Orthomyxovirus, encoded by overlooked spliced transcripts of RNA segment 6. Journal of Virology. 99(10). e0060025–e0060025.

Wagner, Valentina, et al.. (2023). The Antiviral Activity of Equine Mx1 against Thogoto Virus Is Determined by the Molecular Structure of Its Viral Specificity Region. Journal of Virology. 97(2). e0193822–e0193822. 4 indexed citations

Bergant, Valter, Daniel Schnepf, Philipp Hubel, et al.. (2023). mRNA 3’UTR lengthening by alternative polyadenylation attenuates inflammatory responses and correlates with virulence of Influenza A virus. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4906–4906. 9 indexed citations

Fuchs, Jonas, et al.. (2023). Bourbon virus, a newly discovered zoonotic thogotovirus. Journal of General Virology. 104(8). 7 indexed citations

Taddeo, Adriano, Inês Berenguer Veiga, R. Boss, et al.. (2022). Optimized intramuscular immunization with VSV-vectored spike protein triggers a superior immune response to SARS-CoV-2. npj Vaccines. 7(1). 82–82. 13 indexed citations

Girault, Virginie, Sebastian Weigang, Todd M. Greco, et al.. (2022). The interferon-inducible GTPase MxB promotes capsid disassembly and genome release of herpesviruses. eLife. 11. 19 indexed citations

Chen, Yongkun, Laura Graf, Tao Chen, et al.. (2021). Rare variant MX1 alleles increase human susceptibility to zoonotic H7N9 influenza virus. Science. 373(6557). 918–922. 56 indexed citations

Fuchs, Jonas, et al.. (2020). Tick-transmitted thogotovirus gains high virulence by a single MxA escape mutation in the viral nucleoprotein. PLoS Pathogens. 16(11). e1009038–e1009038. 9 indexed citations

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Aebischer, Andrea, Valentina Wagner, Max W. Chang, et al.. (2020). A Genome-Wide CRISPR-Cas9 Screen Reveals the Requirement of Host Cell Sulfation for Schmallenberg Virus Infection. Journal of Virology. 94(17). 21 indexed citations

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Graf, Laura, Richard N. McLaughlin, Janet M. Young, et al.. (2019). Combinatorial mutagenesis of rapidly evolving residues yields super-restrictor antiviral proteins. PLoS Biology. 17(10). e3000181–e3000181. 14 indexed citations

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Haas, Darya A., et al.. (2018). Viral targeting of TFIIB impairs de novo polymerase II recruitment and affects antiviral immunity. PLoS Pathogens. 14(4). e1006980–e1006980. 13 indexed citations

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Fuchs, Jonas, Martin Hölzer, Mirjam Schilling, et al.. (2017). Evolution and Antiviral Specificities of Interferon-Induced Mx Proteins of Bats against Ebola, Influenza, and Other RNA Viruses. Journal of Virology. 91(15). 46 indexed citations

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Haller, Otto & Georg Kochs. (2010). Human MxA Protein: An Interferon-Induced Dynamin-Like GTPase with Broad Antiviral Activity. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 31(1). 79–87. 290 indexed citations

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Habjan, Matthias, Valentina Wagner, Martin Spiegel, et al.. (2009). Efficient production of Rift Valley fever virus-like particles: The antiviral protein MxA can inhibit primary transcription of bunyaviruses. Virology. 385(2). 400–408. 67 indexed citations

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Stertz, Silke, Jan Dittmann, Jorge C. G. Blanco, et al.. (2007). The Antiviral Potential of Interferon-Induced Cotton Rat Mx Proteins Against Orthomyxovirus (Influenza), Rhabdovirus, and Bunyavirus. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 27(10). 847–856. 28 indexed citations

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Stertz, Silke, Mike Reichelt, Jacomine Krijnse‐Locker, et al.. (2006). Interferon-Induced, Antiviral Human MxA Protein Localizes to a Distinct Subcompartment of the Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 26(9). 650–660. 67 indexed citations

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Haller, Otto, Georg Kochs, & Friedemann Weber. (2005). The interferon response circuit: Induction and suppression by pathogenic viruses. Virology. 344(1). 119–130. 539 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weber, Friedemann, Georg Kochs, Otto Haller, & Peter Staeheli. (2003). Viral Evasion of the Interferon System: Old Viruses, New Tricks. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 23(4). 209–213. 13 indexed citations

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Frese, Michael, et al.. (2001). Interferon-Induced Rat Mx Proteins Confer Resistance to Rift Valley Fever Virus and Other Arthropod-Borne Viruses. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 21(9). 663–668. 35 indexed citations

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