Janina Wolf

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Janina Wolf is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Janina Wolf has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Janina Wolf's work include Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (5 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (5 papers). Janina Wolf is often cited by papers focused on Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (5 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (5 papers). Janina Wolf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Denmark and Austria. Janina Wolf's co-authors include Christoph Garbers, Stefan Rose‐John, Ralf Erdmann, Wolfgang Schliebs, Georg H. Waetzig, Matthias Wilmanns, Krisztián Fodor, Athena Chalaris, RH Heath and Neele Schumacher and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Janina Wolf

15 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Interleukin-6 and its receptors: A highly regulated and d... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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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. Interleukin-6 and its receptors: A highly regulated and dynamic system
    2014 469 citations Janina Wolf, Stefan Rose‐John et al. Cytokine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Janina Wolf Germany 14 482 382 320 195 139 15 1.2k
Linda Grimaud France 18 376 0.8× 471 1.2× 251 0.8× 172 0.9× 87 0.6× 33 1.2k
Daniela Dreymueller Germany 21 507 1.1× 271 0.7× 300 0.9× 144 0.7× 115 0.8× 27 1.2k
Antonella Antonelli Italy 10 561 1.2× 413 1.1× 159 0.5× 147 0.8× 96 0.7× 12 1.6k
Yoshishige Miyabe Japan 19 362 0.8× 425 1.1× 209 0.7× 104 0.5× 126 0.9× 42 1.2k
J. Steven Alexander United States 23 502 1.0× 335 0.9× 171 0.5× 120 0.6× 134 1.0× 36 1.4k
Paulo Rodrigues‐Santos Portugal 25 450 0.9× 426 1.1× 305 1.0× 191 1.0× 124 0.9× 73 1.8k
Sofie Vandevyver Belgium 12 334 0.7× 391 1.0× 165 0.5× 167 0.9× 95 0.7× 16 1.1k
Duen-Yi Huang Taiwan 20 565 1.2× 344 0.9× 170 0.5× 113 0.6× 139 1.0× 41 1.1k
Sharon H. Jackson United States 16 530 1.1× 847 2.2× 188 0.6× 137 0.7× 103 0.7× 25 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Janina Wolf

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Fields of papers citing papers by Janina Wolf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Janina Wolf. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Janina Wolf. The network helps show where Janina Wolf may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janina Wolf

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Janina Wolf. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Janina Wolf based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Janina Wolf. Janina Wolf is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Mentrup, Torben, Christine Schlosser, Katja Schubert, et al.. (2022). Phagosomal signalling of the C-type lectin receptor Dectin-1 is terminated by intramembrane proteolysis. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1880–1880. 25 indexed citations
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Wolf, Janina, Georg H. Waetzig, Athena Chalaris, et al.. (2016). Different Soluble Forms of the Interleukin-6 Family Signal Transducer gp130 Fine-tune the Blockade of Interleukin-6 Trans-signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(31). 16186–16196. 75 indexed citations
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Lokau, Juliane, Maria Agthe, Niloufar Monhasery, et al.. (2016). Proteolytic Cleavage Governs Interleukin-11 Trans-signaling. Cell Reports. 14(7). 1761–1773. 111 indexed citations
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Wolf, Janina, Georg H. Waetzig, Torsten Reinheimer, et al.. (2016). A soluble form of the interleukin-6 family signal transducer gp130 is dimerized via a C-terminal disulfide bridge resulting from alternative mRNA splicing. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 470(4). 870–876. 14 indexed citations
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Schumacher, Neele, Janina Wolf, Jeanette Schwarz, et al.. (2015). Shedding of Endogenous Interleukin-6 Receptor (IL-6R) Is Governed by A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase (ADAM) Proteases while a Full-length IL-6R Isoform Localizes to Circulating Microvesicles. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(43). 26059–26071. 116 indexed citations
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Garbers, Christoph, Janina Wolf, Ahmad Trad, et al.. (2014). Alternative Intronic Polyadenylation Generates the Interleukin-6 Trans-signaling Inhibitor sgp130-E10. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(32). 22140–22150. 30 indexed citations
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Neuhaus, Alexander, Hamed Kooshapur, Janina Wolf, et al.. (2014). A Novel Pex14 Protein-interacting Site of Human Pex5 Is Critical for Matrix Protein Import into Peroxisomes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(1). 437–448. 48 indexed citations
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Wolf, Janina, Stefan Rose‐John, & Christoph Garbers. (2014). Interleukin-6 and its receptors: A highly regulated and dynamic system. Cytokine. 70(1). 11–20. 469 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fodor, Krisztián, Janina Wolf, Katharina Reglinski, et al.. (2014). Ligand‐Induced Compaction of the PEX5 Receptor‐Binding Cavity Impacts Protein Import Efficiency into Peroxisomes. Traffic. 16(1). 85–98. 34 indexed citations
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Fodor, Krisztián, Janina Wolf, Ralf Erdmann, Wolfgang Schliebs, & Matthias Wilmanns. (2012). Molecular Requirements for Peroxisomal Targeting of Alanine-Glyoxylate Aminotransferase as an Essential Determinant in Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1. PLoS Biology. 10(4). e1001309–e1001309. 55 indexed citations
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Oeljeklaus, Silke, Janina Wolf, Sebastian Wiese, et al.. (2012). Identification of Core Components and Transient Interactors of the Peroxisomal Importomer by Dual-Track Stable Isotope Labeling with Amino Acids in Cell Culture Analysis. Journal of Proteome Research. 11(4). 2567–2580. 38 indexed citations
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Holton, Simon J., Krisztián Fodor, Petr V. Konarev, et al.. (2010). The peroxisomal receptor Pex19p forms a helical mPTS recognition domain. The EMBO Journal. 29(15). 2491–2500. 48 indexed citations
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Wolf, Janina, Wolfgang Schliebs, & Ralf Erdmann. (2010). Peroxisomes as dynamic organelles: peroxisomal matrix protein import. FEBS Journal. 277(16). 3268–3278. 36 indexed citations
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Müller, Sabine, et al.. (2006). Sensors made of RNA: tailored ribozymes for detection of small organic molecules, metals, nucleic acids and proteins. PubMed. 153(2). 31–31. 13 indexed citations
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Rybicki, Anne C., RH Heath, Janina Wolf, Bertram H. Lubin, & Robert S. Schwartz. (1988). Deficiency of protein 4.2 in erythrocytes from a patient with a Coombs negative hemolytic anemia. Evidence for a role of protein 4.2 in stabilizing ankyrin on the membrane.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 81(3). 893–901. 77 indexed citations

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