Hermann Wagner

53.7k total citations · 13 hit papers
417 papers, 42.2k citations indexed

About

Hermann Wagner is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hermann Wagner has authored 417 papers receiving a total of 42.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 323 papers in Immunology, 65 papers in Molecular Biology and 47 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Hermann Wagner's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (165 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (156 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (147 papers). Hermann Wagner is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (165 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (156 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (147 papers). Hermann Wagner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Hermann Wagner's co-authors include Grayson B. Lipford, Carsten J. Kirschning, Klaus Heeg, Stefan Bauer, Hiroaki Hemmi, Martin Röllinghoff, Shizuo Akira, R. Martin Vabulas, Hans Häcker and Hubertus Hochrein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Hermann Wagner

410 papers receiving 40.6k citations

Hit Papers

A Toll-like receptor recognizes bacterial DNA 1981 2026 1996 2011 2000 2004 2001 2005 2002 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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.

  1. A Toll-like receptor recognizes bacterial DNA
    2000 5.3k citations Hiroaki Hemmi, Taro Kawai et al. profile →
  2. Species-Specific Recognition of Single-Stranded RNA via Toll-like Receptor 7 and 8
    2004 3.0k citations Florian Heil, Hiroaki Hemmi et al. Science profile →
  3. Human TLR9 confers responsiveness to bacterial DNA via species-specific CpG motif recognition
    2001 1.3k citations Stefan Bauer, Carsten J. Kirschning et al. profile →
  4. Specificity in Toll-like receptor signalling through distinct effector functions of TRAF3 and TRAF6
    2005 773 citations Hans Häcker, Vanessa Redecke et al. profile →
  5. HSP70 as Endogenous Stimulus of the Toll/Interleukin-1 Receptor Signal Pathway
    2002 749 citations R. Martin Vabulas, Carsten J. Kirschning et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  6. Selective depletion of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells induces a scurfy-like disease
    2007 722 citations Hermann Wagner, Tim Sparwasser et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  7. Bacterial DNA and immunostimulatory CpG oligonucleotides trigger maturation and activation of murine dendritic cells
    1998 680 citations Tim Sparwasser, R. Martin Vabulas et al. European Journal of Immunology profile →
  8. Endocytosed HSP60s Use Toll-like Receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 to Activate the Toll/Interleukin-1 Receptor Signaling Pathway in Innate Immune Cells
    2001 633 citations R. Martin Vabulas, Thomas Miethke et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  9. Bacterial CpG-DNA and lipopolysaccharides activate Toll-like receptors at distinct cellular compartments
    2002 585 citations Hans Häcker, Stefan Bauer et al. European Journal of Immunology profile →
  10. Leptospiral lipopolysaccharide activates cells through a TLR2-dependent mechanism
    2001 558 citations Carsten J. Kirschning, Hermann Wagner et al. profile →
  11. CpG-DNA-specific activation of antigen-presenting cells requires stress kinase activity and is preceded by non-specific endocytosis and endosomal maturation
    1998 553 citations Hans Häcker, Thomas Miethke et al. profile →
  12. Cyclosporin A mediates immunosuppression of primary cytotoxic T cell responses by impairing the release of interleukin 1 and interleukin 2
    1981 542 citations Martin Röllinghoff, Hermann Wagner et al. European Journal of Immunology profile →
  13. T cell-mediated lethal shock triggered in mice by the superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin B: critical role of tumor necrosis factor.
    1992 514 citations Thomas Miethke, Hermann Wagner et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hermann Wagner Germany 101 31.2k 10.3k 7.0k 3.7k 3.5k 417 42.2k
Charles A. Janeway United States 99 39.9k 1.3× 11.5k 1.1× 5.7k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 3.4k 1.0× 459 55.7k
Alan Aderem United States 89 19.8k 0.6× 15.4k 1.5× 6.4k 0.9× 4.6k 1.2× 2.7k 0.8× 217 38.8k
Tsuneyasu Kaisho Japan 73 30.2k 1.0× 9.6k 0.9× 6.1k 0.9× 2.7k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 165 40.3k
Satoshi Uematsu Japan 75 23.7k 0.8× 11.2k 1.1× 6.9k 1.0× 4.0k 1.1× 1.8k 0.5× 218 37.4k
Douglas T. Golenbock United States 112 30.7k 1.0× 15.2k 1.5× 10.7k 1.5× 4.8k 1.3× 4.6k 1.3× 288 51.0k
Shintaro Sato Japan 54 26.0k 0.8× 9.4k 0.9× 5.9k 0.8× 3.3k 0.9× 1.9k 0.5× 111 34.4k
John D. Lambris United States 109 27.3k 0.9× 9.8k 1.0× 5.5k 0.8× 3.9k 1.1× 1.5k 0.4× 570 47.8k
Bruce Beutler United States 112 38.1k 1.2× 17.2k 1.7× 10.8k 1.5× 3.8k 1.0× 4.4k 1.3× 406 64.5k
Terje Espevik Norway 84 15.3k 0.5× 8.5k 0.8× 5.1k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 316 29.2k
Robert L. Coffman United States 104 39.5k 1.3× 8.8k 0.9× 9.0k 1.3× 4.4k 1.2× 1.4k 0.4× 256 60.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oldenburg, Marina, Anne Krüger, Ruth Ferstl, et al.. (2012). TLR13 Recognizes Bacterial 23 S rRNA Devoid of Erythromycin Resistance–Forming Modification. Science. 337(6098). 1111–1115. 320 indexed citations
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Groß, Olaf, Christoph Hölscher, Else Marie Agger, et al.. (2009). Adjuvanticity of a synthetic cord factor analogue for subunit Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccination requires FcRγ–Syk–Card9–dependent innate immune activation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(1). 89–97. 258 indexed citations
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Conrad, Melanie L., Ruth Ferstl, René Teich, et al.. (2009). Maternal TLR signaling is required for prenatal asthma protection by the nonpathogenic microbe Acinetobacter lwoffii F78. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(13). 2869–2877. 244 indexed citations
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Elson, Greg, Ruth Ferstl, Stefan Dreher, et al.. (2008). TLR4-induced IFN-γ production increases TLR2 sensitivity and drives Gram-negative sepsis in mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(8). 1747–1754. 100 indexed citations
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Urbonaviciute, Vilma, Barbara G. Fürnrohr, Silke Meister, et al.. (2008). Induction of inflammatory and immune responses by HMGB1–nucleosome complexes: implications for the pathogenesis of SLE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(13). 3007–3018. 431 indexed citations
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Dreher, Stefan, Guangxun Meng, Alina Grabiec, et al.. (2007). Cellular Recognition of Trimyristoylated Peptide or Enterobacterial Lipopolysaccharide via Both TLR2 and TLR4. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(18). 13190–13198. 41 indexed citations
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Yasuda, Kei, Philipp Yu, Carsten J. Kirschning, et al.. (2005). Endosomal Translocation of Vertebrate DNA Activates Dendritic Cells via TLR9-Dependent and -Independent Pathways. The Journal of Immunology. 174(10). 6129–6136. 214 indexed citations
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Heit, Antje, Frank Schmitz, Meredith O’Keeffe, et al.. (2005). Protective CD8 T Cell Immunity Triggered by CpG-Protein Conjugates Competes with the Efficacy of Live Vaccines. The Journal of Immunology. 174(7). 4373–4380. 88 indexed citations
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Heil, Florian, Hiroaki Hemmi, Hubertus Hochrein, et al.. (2004). Species-Specific Recognition of Single-Stranded RNA via Toll-like Receptor 7 and 8. Science. 303(5663). 1526–1529. 3049 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heit, Antje, Katharina M. Huster, Frank Schmitz, et al.. (2004). CpG-DNA Aided Cross-Priming by Cross-Presenting B Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 172(3). 1501–1507. 123 indexed citations
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Heit, Antje, Tobias Maurer, Hubertus Hochrein, et al.. (2003). Cutting Edge: Toll-Like Receptor 9 Expression Is Not Required for CpG DNA-Aided Cross-Presentation of DNA-Conjugated Antigens but Essential for Cross-Priming of CD8 T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 170(6). 2802–2805. 86 indexed citations
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Kirschning, Carsten J., Susanne Dürr, Korbinian Brand, et al.. (2001). Predominant Role of Toll-Like Receptor 2 Versus 4 in Chlamydia   pneumoniae -Induced Activation of Dendritic Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 167(6). 3316–3323. 146 indexed citations
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Sparwasser, Tim, et al.. (2000). Bacterial CpG-DNA activates dendritic cellsin vivo: T helper cell-independent cytotoxic T cell responses to soluble proteins. European Journal of Immunology. 30(12). 3591–3597. 147 indexed citations
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Vabulas, R. Martin, Hanspeter Pircher, Grayson B. Lipford, Hans Häcker, & Hermann Wagner. (2000). CpG-DNA Activates In Vivo T Cell Epitope Presenting Dendritic Cells to Trigger Protective Antiviral Cytotoxic T Cell Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 164(5). 2372–2378. 110 indexed citations
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Plitz, Thomas, Ulrike Huffstadt, Robert G. Endres, et al.. (1999). The resistance against Listeria monocytogenes and the formation of germinal centers depend on a functional death domain of the 55 kDa tumor necrosis factor receptor. European Journal of Immunology. 29(2). 581–591. 1 indexed citations
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Pfizenmaier, Klaus, et al.. (1976). Cell-mediated immunity in lumphocytic choriomeningitis. I. The specificity of the cytotoxic T lymphocytes.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 151(3). 224–36. 9 indexed citations
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Vosberg, H., et al.. (1976). [Age-dependent changes of hypophysis-thyroid - regulation (author's transl)].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 6(6). 279–84. 4 indexed citations
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Wagner, Hermann, et al.. (1975). [Inhibition of endotoxin-, hyperthermia- as well as arginine-induced growth hormone secretion due to somatostatin in healthy subjects and insulin-dependent diabetics].. PubMed. 81. 1523–8. 1 indexed citations

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