Jörg Hacker

24.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
252 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

Jörg Hacker is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jörg Hacker has authored 252 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Endocrinology, 99 papers in Molecular Biology and 75 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Jörg Hacker's work include Escherichia coli research studies (129 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (62 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (38 papers). Jörg Hacker is often cited by papers focused on Escherichia coli research studies (129 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (62 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (38 papers). Jörg Hacker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Hungary and France. Jörg Hacker's co-authors include Ulrich Dobrindt, Ute Hentschel, James B. Kaper, Michael Steinert, Gabriele Blum–Oehler, Élisabeth Carniel, Werner Goebel, Wilma Ziebuhr, H. Tschäpe and Inge Mühldorfer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Jörg Hacker

250 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

Pathogenicity Islands and... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2000 2006 1997 2004 2002 250 500 750
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. Pathogenicity Islands and the Evolution of Microbes
    2000 934 citations Jörg Hacker, James B. Kaper profile →
  2. Escherichia coli Induces DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Eukaryotic Cells
    2006 850 citations Jean‐Philippe Nougayrède, Stefan Homburg et al. Science profile →
  3. Pathogenicity islands of virulent bacteria: structure, function and impact on microbial evolution
    1997 848 citations Jörg Hacker, Gabriele Blum–Oehler et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →
  4. Genomic islands in pathogenic and environmental microorganisms
    2004 826 citations Ulrich Dobrindt, Bianca Hochhut et al. profile →
  5. Molecular Evidence for a Uniform Microbial Community in Sponges from Different Oceans
    2002 550 citations Ute Hentschel, Jörg Hacker et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jörg Hacker 8.4k 7.8k 4.0k 3.7k 3.0k 252 18.7k
Roy Curtiss 5.3k 0.6× 4.7k 0.6× 4.1k 1.0× 3.1k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 297 15.8k
Peter R. Reeves 6.8k 0.8× 7.6k 1.0× 2.2k 0.5× 5.3k 1.4× 4.8k 1.6× 268 17.2k
Andrew Camilli 7.4k 0.9× 6.0k 0.8× 1.7k 0.4× 3.0k 0.8× 2.7k 0.9× 182 16.0k
Staffan Normark 10.9k 1.3× 5.9k 0.8× 2.4k 0.6× 5.8k 1.6× 2.9k 1.0× 279 25.0k
David A. Rasko 6.6k 0.8× 4.9k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 2.5k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 195 13.5k
Harry L. T. Mobley 9.5k 1.1× 11.6k 1.5× 3.6k 0.9× 3.4k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 325 29.1k
David W. Holden 5.1k 0.6× 5.5k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 2.4k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 186 16.0k
Mark Achtman 6.3k 0.7× 3.9k 0.5× 2.2k 0.6× 4.6k 1.3× 2.8k 0.9× 173 17.5k
Chihiro Sasakawa 7.2k 0.8× 6.9k 0.9× 4.2k 1.1× 4.3k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 233 18.9k
Patrick A. D. Grimont 11.6k 1.4× 5.5k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.3× 6.1k 2.0× 290 25.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jörg Hacker

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brzuszkiewicz, Elżbieta, G. Gottschalk, Eliora Z. Ron, Jörg Hacker, & Ulrich Dobrindt. (2009). Adaptation of Pathogenic <i>E</i>. <i>coli</i> to Various Niches: Genome Flexibility is the Key. PubMed. 6. 110–125. 27 indexed citations
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Müller, Claudia, György Schneider, Ulrich Dobrindt, et al.. (2009). Differential effects and interactions of endogenous and horizontally acquired H‐NS‐like proteins in pathogenic Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology. 75(2). 280–293. 38 indexed citations
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Ohlsen, Knut, Tobias A. Oelschlaeger, Jörg Hacker, & Abdul Salam Khan. (2008). Carbohydrate Receptors of Bacterial Adhesins: Implications and Reflections. Topics in current chemistry. 288. 17–65. 52 indexed citations
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Wilde, Caroline, Didier Mazel, Bianca Hochhut, et al.. (2008). Delineation of the recombination sites necessary for integration of pathogenicity islands II and III into the Escherichia coli 536 chromosome. Molecular Microbiology. 68(1). 139–151. 16 indexed citations
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Becker, Karsten, Gabriele Bierbaum, Christof von Eiff, et al.. (2007). Understanding the physiology and adaptation of staphylococci: A post-genomic approach. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 297(7-8). 483–501. 32 indexed citations
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Lorenz, Udo, Tina Schäfer, Wilma Ziebuhr, et al.. (2007). The alternative sigma factor sigma B of Staphylococcus aureus modulates virulence in experimental central venous catheter-related infections. Microbes and Infection. 10(3). 217–223. 28 indexed citations
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Nougayrède, Jean‐Philippe, Stefan Homburg, Frédéric Taïeb, et al.. (2006). Escherichia coli Induces DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Eukaryotic Cells. Science. 313(5788). 848–851. 850 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brzuszkiewicz, Elżbieta, Holger Brüggemann, Heiko Liesegang, et al.. (2006). How to become a uropathogen: Comparative genomic analysis of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli strains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(34). 12879–12884. 274 indexed citations
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Nagy, Gábor, Oliver Knapp, Elke Maier, et al.. (2006). Both α-haemolysin determinants contribute to full virulence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain 536. Microbes and Infection. 8(8). 2006–2012. 36 indexed citations
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Wagner, Carina, Abdul Salam Khan, Thilo Kamphausen, et al.. (2006). Collagen binding protein Mip enables Legionella pneumophila to transmigrate through a barrier of NCI-H292 lung epithelial cells and extracellular matrix. Cellular Microbiology. 9(2). 450–462. 73 indexed citations
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Brenot, Audrey, Marianne Kretschmar, Chung‐Yu Lan, et al.. (2006). Inactivation of the phospholipase B gene PLB5 in wild-type Candida albicans reduces cell-associated phospholipase A2 activity and attenuates virulence. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 296(6). 405–420. 70 indexed citations
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Oelschlaeger, Tobias A. & Jörg Hacker. (2004). Impact of pathogenicity islands in bacterial diagnostics. Apmis. 112(11-12). 930–936. 21 indexed citations
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Hacker, Jörg, et al.. (2002). Genome Structure of Pathogenic Fungi. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 264(1). 149–166. 38 indexed citations
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Hacker, Jörg & James B. Kaper. (2002). Pathogenicity Islands and the Evolution of Pathogenic Microbes. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 39 indexed citations
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Heuner, Klaus, Michael Steinert, R. Marre, & Jörg Hacker. (2002). Genomic structure and evolution of Legionella species.. PubMed. 264(2). 61–78. 8 indexed citations
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Riboldi‐Tunnicliffe, Alan, Bettina König, S. M. Jessen, et al.. (2001). Crystal structure of Mip, a prolylisomerase from Legionella pneumophila.. Nature Structural Biology. 8(9). 779–783. 92 indexed citations
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Steinert, Michael, Ute Hentschel, & Jörg Hacker. (2000). Symbiosis and Pathogenesis: Evolution of the Microbe-Host Interaction. Die Naturwissenschaften. 87(1). 1–11. 84 indexed citations
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Hacker, Jörg, Gabriele Blum–Oehler, Inge Mühldorfer, & H. Tschäpe. (1997). Pathogenicity islands of virulent bacteria: structure, function and impact on microbial evolution. Molecular Microbiology. 23(6). 1089–1097. 848 indexed citations breakdown →
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