Herbert Pfister

14.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
251 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Herbert Pfister is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert Pfister has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Epidemiology, 74 papers in Oncology and 42 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Herbert Pfister's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (142 papers), Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies (33 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (31 papers). Herbert Pfister is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (142 papers), Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies (33 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (31 papers). Herbert Pfister collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Herbert Pfister's co-authors include Pawel G. Fuchs, Ulrike Wieland, Soenke J. Weissenborn, Lutz Gissmann, Gerd Gross, Harald zur Hausen, Alexander Kreuter, Jens Peter Klußmann, Hans Peter Dienes and Sönke Jan Weißenborn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, The EMBO Journal and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Herbert Pfister

249 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

Human papilloma viruses (HPV): Characterization of four d... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 50 100 150
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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. Human papilloma viruses (HPV): Characterization of four different isolates
    1977 195 citations Lutz Gissmann, Herbert Pfister et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Herbert Pfister Germany 60 7.3k 3.1k 2.5k 1.9k 1.5k 251 11.0k
Massimo Tommasino France 61 7.2k 1.0× 3.5k 1.1× 2.5k 1.0× 3.8k 2.0× 2.0k 1.3× 315 12.3k
Margaret Stanley United Kingdom 50 7.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 2.3k 1.2× 2.6k 1.7× 180 10.2k
Ian H. Frazer Australia 56 5.5k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 2.4k 1.3× 4.7k 3.1× 349 11.9k
Tim Waterboer Germany 51 4.7k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 358 9.0k
Jan ter Schegget Netherlands 45 5.2k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 111 7.3k
Stina Syrjänen Finland 64 7.1k 1.0× 3.2k 1.0× 4.2k 1.7× 2.5k 1.3× 902 0.6× 395 13.7k
Lutz Gissmann Germany 66 13.6k 1.9× 4.0k 1.3× 3.8k 1.5× 4.7k 2.5× 4.2k 2.7× 244 19.1k
John Doorbar United Kingdom 46 6.8k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 2.8k 1.5× 1.8k 1.2× 122 9.3k
James K. McDougall United States 55 5.4k 0.7× 2.4k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 3.2k 1.7× 1.4k 0.9× 135 10.5k
Gérard Orth France 53 5.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 167 8.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Herbert Pfister

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Herbert Pfister

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Böttcher, Sindy, Patrick Obermeier, Sabine Diedrich, et al.. (2017). Genome Sequence of Novel Human Parechovirus Type 17. Genome Announcements. 5(8). 12 indexed citations
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Ding, Xiaolei, et al.. (2014). Distinct Functions of Epidermal and Myeloid-Derived VEGF-A in Skin Tumorigenesis Mediated by HPV8. Cancer Research. 75(2). 330–343. 13 indexed citations
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Neale, Rachel Ε., Soenke J. Weissenborn, Damiano Abeni, et al.. (2013). Human Papillomavirus Load in Eyebrow Hair Follicles and Risk of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(4). 719–727. 78 indexed citations
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Hufbauer, Martin, Paola Zigrino, Siamaque Kazem, et al.. (2012). Human Papillomavirus Type 8 E6 Oncoprotein Inhibits Transcription of the PDZ Protein Syntenin-2. Journal of Virology. 86(15). 7943–7952. 18 indexed citations
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Pastrana, Diana V., Ulrike Wieland, Steffi Silling, Christopher B. Buck, & Herbert Pfister. (2011). Positive correlation between Merkel cell polyomavirus viral load and capsid-specific antibody titer. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 201(1). 17–23. 37 indexed citations
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Proby, Charlotte M., Catherine Harwood, Rachel Ε. Neale, et al.. (2011). A Case–Control Study of Betapapillomavirus Infection and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Organ Transplant Recipients. American Journal of Transplantation. 11(7). 1498–1508. 98 indexed citations
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Däumer, Martin, Vladimir Kartashev, Rolf Klein, et al.. (2010). Short Communication: Selection of Thymidine Analogue Resistance Mutational Patterns in Children Infected from a Common HIV Type 1 Subtype G Source. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 26(3). 275–278. 4 indexed citations
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Verheyen, Jens, Chris Verhofstede, Elena Knops, et al.. (2009). High prevalence of bevirimat resistance mutations in non-B subtypes and in PI-resistant HIV isolates. Antiviral Therapy. 14(4). 127. 1 indexed citations
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O’Shaughnessy, Ryan F.L., Baki Akgũl, Alan Storey, et al.. (2007). Cutaneous Human Papillomaviruses Down-regulate AKT1, whereas AKT2 Up-regulation and Activation Associates with Tumors. Cancer Research. 67(17). 8207–8215. 37 indexed citations
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Kämmer, Christina, Massimo Tommasino, Stina Syrjänen, et al.. (2002). Variants of the long control region and the E6 oncogene in European human papillomavirus type 16 isolates: implications for cervical disease. British Journal of Cancer. 86(2). 269–273. 66 indexed citations
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Wieland, Ulrike, Sönke Jan Weißenborn, Sabine Stark, et al.. (2000). Papillomavirus DNA in Basal Cell Carcinomas of Immunocompetent Patients: an Accidental Association?. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 115(1). 124–128. 78 indexed citations
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Wieland, Ulrike, et al.. (2000). Erythroplasia of Queyrat: Coinfection with Cutaneous Carcinogenic Human Papillomavirus Type 8 and Genital Papillomaviruses in a Carcinoma In Situ. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 115(3). 396–401. 99 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiao‐Ping, Wei Zhou, & Herbert Pfister. (2000). [Presence of genetic rearrangements in E1/E2 regions of episomal HPV 16 isolates from cervical carcinomas 5-8].. PubMed. 14(1). 5–8. 3 indexed citations
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Hess, Sigrun, Hans Smola, Dirk Hadaschik, et al.. (2000). Loss of IL-6 Receptor Expression in Cervical Carcinoma Cells Inhibits Autocrine IL-6 Stimulation: Abrogation of Constitutive Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Production. The Journal of Immunology. 165(4). 1939–1948. 42 indexed citations
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Weißenborn, Sönke Jan, Herbert Pfister, Pawel G. Fuchs, et al.. (1999). High Prevalence of a Variety of Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis-Associated Human Papillomaviruses in Psoriatic Skin of Patients Treated or not Treated with PUVA. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 113(1). 122–126. 51 indexed citations
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Bavinck, Jan Nico Bouwes, Marianne B. Crijns, B.J. Vermeer, et al.. (1996). Chronic Sun Exposure and Age Are Inversely Associated with Nevi in Adult Renal Transplant Recipients. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 106(5). 1036–1041. 9 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiao‐Ping, Frank Stubenrauch, Elke Beyer‐Finkler, & Herbert Pfister. (1994). Prevalence of deletions of YY1‐binding sites in episomal HPV 16 DNA from cervical cancers. International Journal of Cancer. 58(6). 803–808. 118 indexed citations
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Pfister, Herbert. (1992). Human papillomaviruses and skin cancer.. PubMed. 3(5). 263–71. 51 indexed citations
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Steger, Gertrud, M Jarzabek-Chorzelska, S Jabłońska, & Herbert Pfister. (1988). Human Papillomavirus 8-L1 Immune Serum: A New Diagnostic Possibility for Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis-Specific HPVs. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 91(1). 76–81. 6 indexed citations
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Pfister, Herbert & Lutz Gissmann. (1978). Heterogeneity of human papilloma viruses.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 65(2). 165–7. 5 indexed citations

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