Harald Wajant

20.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
222 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Harald Wajant is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Harald Wajant has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Molecular Biology, 115 papers in Immunology and 77 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Harald Wajant's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (84 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (74 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (46 papers). Harald Wajant is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (84 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (74 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (46 papers). Harald Wajant collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Egypt. Harald Wajant's co-authors include Peter Scheurich, Klaus Pfizenmaier, Daniela Siegmund, Matthias Grell, Frank Henkler, Sebastian Kreuz, Franz Effenberger, Siegfried Förster, Werner Lesslauer and George Kollias and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Harald Wajant

219 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tumor necrosis factor signaling

2003 1.9k citations Harald Wajant, Klaus Pfizenmaier et al. profile →
The transmembrane form of tumor necrosis factor is the prime activating ligand of the 80 kDa tumor necrosis factor receptor

1995 1.1k citations Harald Wajant, Klaus Pfizenmaier et al. profile →
The Fas Signaling Pathway: More Than a Paradigm

2002 704 citations Harald Wajant profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Harald Wajant Germany	65	8.8k	6.8k	3.8k	2.9k	1.3k	222	15.6k
Martin Krönke Germany	73	10.3k 1.2×	8.1k 1.2×	2.7k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.7×	232	20.5k
Yinon Ben‐Neriah Israel	55	10.1k 1.2×	6.5k 1.0×	5.9k 1.6×	4.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	114	19.1k
Mathew A. Vadas Australia	69	9.2k 1.1×	4.4k 0.7×	3.7k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	957 0.7×	207	17.4k
Klaus Pfizenmaier Germany	69	7.9k 0.9×	7.5k 1.1×	2.1k 0.6×	3.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	253	17.3k
Myron I. Cybulsky Canada	57	5.9k 0.7×	8.4k 1.2×	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	2.1k 1.6×	129	18.2k
Emilio Hirsch Italy	73	9.6k 1.1×	5.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	2.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	297	19.0k
Irmgard Förster Germany	50	4.2k 0.5×	8.3k 1.2×	1.9k 0.5×	2.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	117	14.8k
Shin Yonehara Japan	66	10.3k 1.2×	9.0k 1.3×	1.7k 0.4×	3.3k 1.2×	1.9k 1.4×	172	18.7k
Thomas Brunner Switzerland	48	5.8k 0.7×	5.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	171	13.8k
Jonathan D. Ashwell United States	67	7.0k 0.8×	7.9k 1.2×	2.3k 0.6×	2.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	166	14.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Harald Wajant

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Wagner, Jennifer K., David W. Vredevoogd, Xin Yu, et al.. (2025). TRAF2 and RIPK1 redundantly mediate classical NFκB signaling by TNFR1 and CD95-type death receptors. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 35–35. 5 indexed citations

Trossmann, Vanessa T., Aijia Cai, Isabell Lang, et al.. (2025). In Vivo Vascularization of Cell-Supplemented Spider Silk-Based Hydrogels in the Arteriovenous Loop Model. Biomimetics. 10(2). 117–117. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Ying, Enfeng Wang, Shamit K. Dutta, et al.. (2024). The crosstalk between neuropilin-1 and tumor necrosis factor-α in endothelial cells. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 12. 1210944–1210944. 2 indexed citations

Lang, Isabell, et al.. (2024). A Novel Tetravalent CD95/Fas Fusion Protein With Superior CD95L/FasL Antagonism. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 93(2). 441–451. 1 indexed citations

Wajant, Harald, et al.. (2023). Basic characterization of antibodies targeting receptors of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1115667–1115667. 3 indexed citations

Youn, Christine, Yu Wang, Dustin Dikeman, et al.. (2023). Neutrophil-intrinsic TNF receptor signaling orchestrates host defense against Staphylococcus aureus. Science Advances. 9(24). eadf8748–eadf8748. 15 indexed citations

Wagner, Jennifer K., Isabell Lang, Juliane Medler, et al.. (2022). A TNFR2-Specific TNF Fusion Protein With Improved In Vivo Activity. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 888274–888274. 15 indexed citations

Zuhorn, Inge S., et al.. (2022). A TNF receptor 2 agonist ameliorates neuropathology and improves cognition in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(37). e2201137119–e2201137119. 38 indexed citations

Karathanasis, Christos, Juliane Medler, Franziska Fricke, et al.. (2020). Single-molecule imaging reveals the oligomeric state of functional TNFα-induced plasma membrane TNFR1 clusters in cells. Science Signaling. 13(614). 66 indexed citations

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Karathanasis, Christos, Sonja Smith, Juliane Medler, et al.. (2020). Quantitative single-molecule imaging of TNFR1 reveals zafirlukast as antagonist of TNFR1 clustering and TNFα-induced NF-ĸB signaling. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 109(2). 363–371. 19 indexed citations

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Spilgies, Lisanne M., Monica Yabal, Erika Owsley, et al.. (2019). TNFR2 induced priming of the inflammasome leads to a RIPK1-dependent cell death in the absence of XIAP. Cell Death and Disease. 10(10). 56–56. 28 indexed citations

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El‐Hawary, Seham S., Ahmed M. Sayed, Rabab Mohammed, et al.. (2019). Bioactive Brominated Oxindole Alkaloids from the Red Sea Sponge Callyspongia siphonella. Marine Drugs. 17(8). 465–465. 48 indexed citations

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Horch, Raymund E., Annika Weigand, Harald Wajant, et al.. (2017). Towards the future of plastic surgery: from flaps to microsurgery and regenerative medicine and biofabrication?. Plastic and Aesthetic Research. 4(10). 185–185. 2 indexed citations

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Wajant, Harald. (2014). Principles and mechanisms of CD95 activation. Biological Chemistry. 395(12). 1401–1416. 30 indexed citations

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Ehrenschwender, Martin, et al.. (2012). E3-14.7K Is Recruited to TNF-Receptor 1 and Blocks TNF Cytolysis Independent from Interaction with Optineurin. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e38348–e38348. 4 indexed citations

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Lemke, Johannes, Andreas Noack, Dieter Adam, et al.. (2010). TRAIL signaling is mediated by DR4 in pancreatic tumor cells despite the expression of functional DR5. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 88(7). 729–740. 69 indexed citations

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Egberts, Jan‐Hen drik, Andreas Noack, Bodo Schniewind, et al.. (2008). Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy Inhibits Pancreatic Tumor Growth and Metastasis. Cancer Research. 68(5). 1443–1450. 211 indexed citations

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Langermann, Jan von, Jan‐Karl Guterl, Martina Pohl, Harald Wajant, & Udo Kragl. (2008). Hydroxynitrile lyase catalyzed cyanohydrin synthesis at high pH-values. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 31(3). 155–161. 23 indexed citations

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Preiss, Anette, Bernd Johannes, Anja C. Nagel, et al.. (2001). Dynamic expression of Drosophila TRAF1 during embryogenesis and larval development. Mechanisms of Development. 100(1). 109–113. 23 indexed citations

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Wajant, Harald, Sarah Forster, Dirk Selmar, Franz Effenberger, & Klaus Pfizenmaier. (1995). Purification and Characterization of a Novel (R)-Mandelonitrile Lyase from the Fern Phlebodium aureum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 109(4). 1231–1238. 47 indexed citations

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