Jens M. Seeger

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Jens M. Seeger is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Jens M. Seeger has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Immunology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Jens M. Seeger's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (4 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (3 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (3 papers). Jens M. Seeger is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (4 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (3 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (3 papers). Jens M. Seeger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Jens M. Seeger's co-authors include Hamid Kashkar, Martin Krönke, Lars M. Schiffmann, Melanie Fritsch, Saskia Diana Günther, Fabian Schorn, Manolis Pasparakis, Marie‐Christine Albert, Mohamed Lamkanfi and Robin Schwarzer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Cell Biology and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Jens M. Seeger

19 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Caspase-8 is the molecular switch for apoptosis, necropto... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 250 500 750
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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. Caspase-8 is the molecular switch for apoptosis, necroptosis and pyroptosis
    2019 776 citations Melanie Fritsch, Saskia Diana Günther et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jens M. Seeger Germany 14 879 450 194 178 158 19 1.3k
Melanie Fritsch Germany 7 821 0.9× 456 1.0× 152 0.8× 182 1.0× 167 1.1× 8 1.2k
Saskia Diana Günther Germany 8 717 0.8× 361 0.8× 114 0.6× 120 0.7× 136 0.9× 8 1.1k
Lih‐Chyang Chen Taiwan 21 872 1.0× 311 0.7× 234 1.2× 281 1.6× 93 0.6× 45 1.3k
Fabian Schorn Germany 7 684 0.8× 358 0.8× 111 0.6× 114 0.6× 116 0.7× 8 1.0k
Daniel Frank Australia 12 1.0k 1.2× 428 1.0× 107 0.6× 144 0.8× 201 1.3× 15 1.4k
Eleni Stylianou United Kingdom 20 597 0.7× 454 1.0× 219 1.1× 223 1.3× 154 1.0× 32 1.4k
Michaël Devos Belgium 14 678 0.8× 449 1.0× 263 1.4× 190 1.1× 160 1.0× 25 1.4k
Snehlata Kumari Germany 12 1.3k 1.5× 940 2.1× 196 1.0× 249 1.4× 226 1.4× 23 1.9k
Gantsetseg Tumurkhuu Japan 20 651 0.7× 590 1.3× 212 1.1× 144 0.8× 140 0.9× 51 1.3k
Beibei Wang China 21 478 0.5× 632 1.4× 297 1.5× 116 0.7× 186 1.2× 83 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jens M. Seeger

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Schorn, Fabian, Jens M. Seeger, Lars M. Schiffmann, et al.. (2022). XIAP promotes melanoma growth by inducing tumour neutrophil infiltration. EMBO Reports. 23(6). e53608–e53608. 20 indexed citations
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Sprenger, Hans‐Georg, Désirée Schatton, Jens M. Seeger, et al.. (2022). Metabolic control of adult neural stem cell self-renewal by the mitochondrial protease YME1L. Cell Reports. 38(7). 110370–110370. 31 indexed citations
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Seeger, Jens M., et al.. (2021). The anti‐apoptotic Bcl‐2 protein regulates hair follicle stem cell function. EMBO Reports. 22(10). e52301–e52301. 15 indexed citations
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Marcuzzi, Gian Paolo, Martin Hufbauer, Jens M. Seeger, et al.. (2020). ATP synthase modulation leads to an increase of spare respiratory capacity in HPV associated cancers. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 17339–17339. 7 indexed citations
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Etich, Julia, Christian Frie, Juliane Heilig, et al.. (2019). Respiratory chain inactivation links cartilage-mediated growth retardation to mitochondrial diseases. The Journal of Cell Biology. 218(6). 1853–1870. 20 indexed citations
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Fritsch, Melanie, Saskia Diana Günther, Robin Schwarzer, et al.. (2019). Caspase-8 is the molecular switch for apoptosis, necroptosis and pyroptosis. Nature. 575(7784). 683–687. 776 indexed citations breakdown →
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Günther, Saskia Diana, Melanie Fritsch, Jens M. Seeger, et al.. (2019). Cytosolic Gram-negative bacteria prevent apoptosis by inhibition of effector caspases through lipopolysaccharide. Nature Microbiology. 5(2). 354–367. 36 indexed citations
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Chauhan, Dhruv, Eva Bartok, Moritz M. Gaidt, et al.. (2018). BAX/BAK-Induced Apoptosis Results in Caspase-8-Dependent IL-1β Maturation in Macrophages. Cell Reports. 25(9). 2354–2368.e5. 77 indexed citations
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Schiffmann, Lars M., Melanie Fritsch, Florian Gebauer, et al.. (2018). Tumour-infiltrating neutrophils counteract anti-VEGF therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 120(1). 69–78. 63 indexed citations
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Witt, Axel, Jens M. Seeger, Oliver Coutelle, et al.. (2015). IAP antagonization promotes inflammatory destruction of vascular endothelium. EMBO Reports. 16(6). 719–727. 12 indexed citations
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Coutelle, Oliver, Hue‐Tran Hornig‐Do, Axel Witt, et al.. (2014). Embelin inhibits endothelial mitochondrial respiration and impairs neoangiogenesis during tumor growth and wound healing. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 6(5). 624–639. 65 indexed citations
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Brinkmann, Kerstin, Paola Zigrino, Axel Witt, et al.. (2013). Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase-L1 Potentiates Cancer Chemosensitivity by Stabilizing NOXA. Cell Reports. 3(3). 881–891. 62 indexed citations
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Brinkmann, Kerstin, Andreas Hombach, Jens M. Seeger, et al.. (2013). Second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase (SMAC) mimetic potentiates tumor susceptibility toward natural killer cell-mediated killing. Leukemia & lymphoma. 55(3). 645–651. 13 indexed citations
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Gruber, Sabine, Beate K. Straub, Philipp Ackermann, et al.. (2013). Obesity Promotes Liver Carcinogenesis via Mcl-1 Stabilization Independent of IL-6Rα Signaling. Cell Reports. 4(4). 669–680. 27 indexed citations
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Förster, Anja, Liane Preußner, Jens M. Seeger, et al.. (2013). Dimethylfumarate induces apoptosis in human mast cells. Experimental Dermatology. 22(11). 719–724. 9 indexed citations
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Förster, Anja, Franco H. Falcone, Bernhard F. Gibbs, et al.. (2012). Anti-Fas/CD95 and tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) differentially regulate apoptosis in normal and neoplastic human basophils. Leukemia & lymphoma. 54(4). 835–842. 10 indexed citations
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Seeger, Jens M., Patrick Schmidt, Kerstin Brinkmann, et al.. (2010). The Proteasome Inhibitor Bortezomib Sensitizes Melanoma Cells toward Adoptive CTL Attack. Cancer Research. 70(5). 1825–1834. 47 indexed citations
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Fabri, Mario, Torsten Kubacki, Jens M. Seeger, et al.. (2009). Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 1 Capsular Polysaccharide Induces CD8+CD28− Regulatory T Lymphocytes by TCR Crosslinking. PLoS Pathogens. 5(9). e1000596–e1000596. 16 indexed citations
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Seeger, Jens M., et al.. (2009). Interleukin-6 is essential for zwitterionic polysaccharide-mediated abscess formation. Innate Immunity. 16(5). 310–321. 5 indexed citations

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