Hans C. Leier

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 657 citations indexed

About

Hans C. Leier is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans C. Leier has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 657 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Infectious Diseases, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Hans C. Leier's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (9 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (5 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (3 papers). Hans C. Leier is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (9 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (5 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (3 papers). Hans C. Leier collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Hans C. Leier's co-authors include Fikadu Tafesse, Timothy A. Bates, William B. Messer, Jules B. Weinstein, Marcel E. Curlin, Zoë L. Lyski, Savannah K. McBride, Joon‐Yong Lee, David X. Lee and Devin Schoen and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hans C. Leier

14 papers receiving 647 citations

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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.

Vaccination before or after SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to robust humoral response and antibodies that effectively neutralize variants

2022 173 citations Timothy A. Bates, Savannah K. McBride et al. Science Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hans C. Leier United States	11	459	141	86	73	62	15	657
Timothy A. Bates United States	11	521 1.1×	112 0.8×	90 1.0×	14 0.2×	78 1.3×	21	662
Md Sorwer Alam Parvez Bangladesh	10	473 1.0×	178 1.3×	50 0.6×	34 0.5×	50 0.8×	16	744
Jules B. Weinstein United States	8	209 0.5×	145 1.0×	47 0.5×	64 0.9×	14 0.2×	9	418
Michael Lock United States	17	241 0.5×	306 2.2×	102 1.2×	51 0.7×	35 0.6×	37	1.4k
Coralie Valle France	6	1.0k 2.3×	229 1.6×	137 1.6×	80 1.1×	13 0.2×	9	1.3k
Kalimuthu Karuppanan United States	11	480 1.0×	325 2.3×	55 0.6×	9 0.1×	15 0.2×	20	777
Subodh Kumar Samrat United States	13	220 0.5×	156 1.1×	67 0.8×	89 1.2×	13 0.2×	24	507
Bi-Hung Peng United States	15	743 1.6×	171 1.2×	164 1.9×	63 0.9×	52 0.8×	20	1.1k
Suman Pakala United States	16	193 0.4×	406 2.9×	57 0.7×	68 0.9×	12 0.2×	33	836
Peter V. Markov Italy	2	482 1.1×	158 1.1×	40 0.5×	22 0.3×	32 0.5×	5	622

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15 of 15 papers shown

Leier, Hans C., et al.. (2025). Glia control experience-dependent plasticity in an olfactory critical period. eLife. 13. 2 indexed citations

Leier, Hans C., et al.. (2024). Glia control experience-dependent plasticity in an olfactory critical period. eLife. 13.

Bates, Timothy A., Hans C. Leier, Savannah K. McBride, et al.. (2023). An extended interval between vaccination and infection enhances hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants. JCI Insight. 8(5). 20 indexed citations

Leier, Hans C., et al.. (2023). Early Draper-mediated glial refinement of neuropil architecture and synapse number in the Drosophila antennal lobe. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 17. 1166199–1166199. 6 indexed citations

Bates, Timothy A., Savannah K. McBride, Hans C. Leier, et al.. (2022). Vaccination before or after SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to robust humoral response and antibodies that effectively neutralize variants. Science Immunology. 7(68). eabn8014–eabn8014. 173 indexed citations breakdown →

Kyle, Jennifer, Hans C. Leier, Lisa Bramer, et al.. (2022). A global lipid map reveals host dependency factors conserved across SARS-CoV-2 variants. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3487–3487. 38 indexed citations

Weinstein, Jules B., Timothy A. Bates, Hans C. Leier, et al.. (2022). A potent alpaca-derived nanobody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants. iScience. 25(3). 103960–103960. 20 indexed citations

Breemen, Richard B. van, et al.. (2022). Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and the Emerging Variants. Journal of Natural Products. 85(1). 176–184. 90 indexed citations

Bates, Timothy A., et al.. (2021). Cross-reactivity of SARS-CoV structural protein antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Cell Reports. 34(7). 108737–108737. 49 indexed citations

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Barklis, Eric, Ayna Alfadhli, Jennifer Kyle, et al.. (2021). Ceramide synthase 2 deletion decreases the infectivity of HIV-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100340–100340. 18 indexed citations

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Bates, Timothy A., Hans C. Leier, Zoë L. Lyski, et al.. (2021). Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants by convalescent and BNT162b2 vaccinated serum. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5135–5135. 71 indexed citations

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Bates, Timothy A., Hans C. Leier, Zoë L. Lyski, et al.. (2021). Age-Dependent Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and P.1 Variant by Vaccine Immune Serum Samples. JAMA. 326(9). 868–868. 60 indexed citations

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Leier, Hans C., Jules B. Weinstein, Jennifer Kyle, et al.. (2020). A global lipid map defines a network essential for Zika virus replication. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3652–3652. 63 indexed citations

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Bates, Timothy A., et al.. (2020). Cross-Reactivity of SARS-CoV Structural Protein Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Leier, Hans C., William B. Messer, & Fikadu Tafesse. (2018). Lipids and pathogenic flaviviruses: An intimate union. PLoS Pathogens. 14(5). e1006952–e1006952. 45 indexed citations

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