Hidde L. Ploegh

926 total papers · 79.4k total citations
607 papers, 61.8k citations indexed

About

Hidde L. Ploegh is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hidde L. Ploegh has authored 607 papers receiving a total of 61.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 309 papers in Immunology, 293 papers in Molecular Biology and 122 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Hidde L. Ploegh's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (158 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (143 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (140 papers). Hidde L. Ploegh is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (158 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (143 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (140 papers). Hidde L. Ploegh collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Hidde L. Ploegh's co-authors include Eric Spooner, Jacques Neefjes, Brendan N. Lilley, Domenico Tortorella, Benedikt M. Kessler, Jessica R. Ingram, Matthew Bogyo, Annemarthe G. van der Veen, Emmanuel J. H. J. Wiertz and Maximilian W. Popp and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Hidde L. Ploegh

598 papers receiving 60.6k citations

Hit Papers

Genome-Scale CRISPR-Media... 1981 2026 1996 2011 2014 2005 1996 1996 2015 500 1000 1.5k
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Genome-Scale CRISPR-Mediated Control of Gene Repression and Activation
    2014 1.9k citations Luke A. Gilbert, Max A. Horlbeck et al. Cell profile →
  2. CX 3 CR1-Mediated Dendritic Cell Access to the Intestinal Lumen and Bacterial Clearance
    2005 1.2k citations Jatin M. Vyas, Marianne Boes et al. Science profile →
  3. Sec6l-mediated transfer of a membrane protein from the endoplasmic reticulum to the proteasome for destruction
    1996 910 citations Emmanuel J. H. J. Wiertz, Domenico Tortorella et al. Nature profile →
  4. The Human Cytomegalovirus US11 Gene Product Dislocates MHC Class I Heavy Chains from the Endoplasmic Reticulum to the Cytosol
    1996 904 citations Emmanuel J. H. J. Wiertz, Thomas R. Jones et al. Cell profile →
  5. Increasing the efficiency of precise genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9 by inhibition of nonhomologous end joining
    2015 857 citations Takeshi Maruyama, Stephanie K. Dougan et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  6. Empty MHC class I molecules come out in the cold
    1990 808 citations Nico J. Stam, Claes Öhlén et al. Nature profile →
  7. Herpes simplex virus turns off the TAP to evade host immunity
    1995 668 citations Ann B. Hill, Jonathan W. Yewdell et al. Nature profile →
  8. Viral Subversion of the Immune System
    2000 663 citations Domenico Tortorella, Benjamin E. Gewurz et al. Annual Review of Immunology profile →
  9. Viral Strategies of Immune Evasion
    1998 634 citations Hidde L. Ploegh Science profile →
  10. TAP1 mutant mice are deficient in antigen presentation, surface class I molecules, and CD4−8+ T cells
    1992 604 citations Luc Van Kaer, Philip G. Ashton‐Rickardt et al. Cell profile →
  11. Cathepsin L: Critical Role in Ii Degradation and CD4 T Cell Selection in the Thymus
    1998 560 citations Wera Roth, Jan M. Deussing et al. Science profile →
  12. A membrane protein required for dislocation of misfolded proteins from the ER
    2004 552 citations Brendan N. Lilley, Hidde L. Ploegh Nature profile →
  13. UNC93B1 delivers nucleotide-sensing toll-like receptors to endolysosomes
    2008 528 citations You‐Me Kim, Melanie M. Brinkmann et al. Nature profile →
  14. Road to Ruin: Targeting Proteins for Degradation in the Endoplasmic Reticulum
    2011 511 citations Hidde L. Ploegh, Jonathan S. Weissman et al. Science profile →
  15. Multiple Associated Proteins Regulate Proteasome Structure and Function
    2002 504 citations David Leggett, John Hanna et al. Molecular Cell profile →
  16. Interference with HIV-induced syncytium formation and viral infectivity by inhibitors of trimming glucosidase
    1987 502 citations Rob A. Gruters, Jacques Neefjes et al. Nature profile →
  17. Major histocompatibility antigens: The human (HLA-A,-B,-C) and murine (H-2K, H-2D) class I molecules
    1981 444 citations Hidde L. Ploegh, Harry T. Orr et al. Cell profile →
  18. A guide to antigen processing and presentation
    2022 392 citations Novalia Pishesha, Thibault J. Harmand et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
  19. The interaction between the ER membrane protein UNC93B and TLR3, 7, and 9 is crucial for TLR signaling
    2007 354 citations Melanie M. Brinkmann, Eric Spooner et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Hidde L. Ploegh 30.2k 25.9k 11.7k 9.9k 7.9k 607 61.8k
Jack L. Strominger 23.6k 0.8× 43.1k 1.7× 5.9k 0.5× 7.9k 0.8× 2.7k 0.3× 795 75.7k
Timothy A. Springer 26.0k 0.9× 43.5k 1.7× 3.9k 0.3× 11.5k 1.2× 10.6k 1.3× 536 91.4k
Ettore Appella 33.4k 1.1× 17.1k 0.7× 3.4k 0.3× 17.8k 1.8× 4.0k 0.5× 551 54.6k
Tak W. Mak 49.5k 1.6× 33.9k 1.3× 7.3k 0.6× 22.6k 2.3× 5.3k 0.7× 710 95.8k
Ira Mellman 23.9k 0.8× 23.6k 0.9× 3.3k 0.3× 14.0k 1.4× 11.1k 1.4× 268 53.5k
Peter Vandenabeele 36.7k 1.2× 20.8k 0.8× 9.3k 0.8× 7.4k 0.7× 4.6k 0.6× 454 61.7k
Ira Pastan 45.5k 1.5× 20.3k 0.8× 3.8k 0.3× 30.0k 3.0× 7.6k 1.0× 1.2k 89.9k
Nico van Rooijen 21.3k 0.7× 38.0k 1.5× 13.1k 1.1× 10.0k 1.0× 2.2k 0.3× 838 80.2k
George R. Stark 27.8k 0.9× 19.8k 0.8× 4.6k 0.4× 20.9k 2.1× 3.2k 0.4× 349 54.9k
Eugene C. Butcher 12.4k 0.4× 31.9k 1.2× 4.4k 0.4× 10.2k 1.0× 4.3k 0.5× 338 53.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hidde L. Ploegh

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