Kai P. Hoefig

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Kai P. Hoefig is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai P. Hoefig has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Kai P. Hoefig's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (5 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers). Kai P. Hoefig is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (5 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers). Kai P. Hoefig collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Kai P. Hoefig's co-authors include Vigo Heissmeyer, Hartmut Merz, Alfred C. Feller, Georg Sczakiel, D. Jocham, Jens M. Warnecke, Ingo Kausch, Elisabeth Kremmer, Katharina Vogel and Christine Wolf and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Cell Biology and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Kai P. Hoefig

15 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

A robust methodology to study urine microRNA as tumor mar... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400 500
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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. A robust methodology to study urine microRNA as tumor marker: microRNA-126 and microRNA-182 are related to urinary bladder cancer
    2009 534 citations Kai P. Hoefig, Hartmut Merz et al. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations profile →

Peers

Kai P. Hoefig
Ivana De Martino Italy
Arianna Bottoni United States
Sahil Seth United States
Ji‐chun Ma China
Hao Lu China
Arthur Kwok Leung Cheung Hong Kong
Quangeng Zhang China
Hakim Bouamar United States
Paolo Romania Italy
Xiaoling She China
Ivana De Martino Italy
Kai P. Hoefig
Citations per year, relative to Kai P. Hoefig Kai P. Hoefig (= 1×) peers Ivana De Martino

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai P. Hoefig

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Wang, Yan, Kai P. Hoefig, Thomas P. Hofer, et al.. (2024). CD30 influences germinal center B-cell dynamics and the expansion of IgG1-switched B cells. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 21(12). 1410–1425. 1 indexed citations
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Hoefig, Kai P., Gesine Behrens, Meng Xu, et al.. (2021). Defining the RBPome of primary T helper cells to elucidate higher-order Roquin-mediated mRNA regulation. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5208–5208. 26 indexed citations
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Hoefig, Kai P. & Vigo Heissmeyer. (2018). Posttranscriptional regulation of T helper cell fate decisions. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(8). 2615–2631. 26 indexed citations
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Warth, Sebastian C., Kai P. Hoefig, Sonja Schallenberg, et al.. (2015). Induced miR‐99a expression represses Mtor cooperatively with miR‐150 to promote regulatory T‐cell differentiation. The EMBO Journal. 34(9). 1195–1213. 86 indexed citations
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Hoefig, Kai P. & Vigo Heissmeyer. (2014). Degradation of oligouridylated histone mRNAs: see UUUUU and goodbye. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - RNA. 5(4). 577–589. 21 indexed citations
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Kreth, Simone, Elisabeth Limbeck, Ludwig Christian Hinske, et al.. (2013). In human glioblastomas transcript elongation by alternative polyadenylation and miRNA targeting is a potent mechanism of MGMT silencing. Acta Neuropathologica. 125(5). 671–681. 71 indexed citations
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Vogel, Katharina, Katharina M. Jeltsch, Arianna Bertossi, et al.. (2013). Roquin Paralogs 1 and 2 Redundantly Repress the Icos and Ox40 Costimulator mRNAs and Control Follicular Helper T Cell Differentiation. Immunity. 38(4). 655–668. 163 indexed citations
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Hoefig, Kai P., Nicola Rath, Gitta Anne Heinz, et al.. (2012). Eri1 degrades the stem-loop of oligouridylated histone mRNAs to induce replication-dependent decay. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 20(1). 73–81. 63 indexed citations
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Glasmacher, Elke, Kai P. Hoefig, Katharina Vogel, et al.. (2010). Roquin binds inducible costimulator mRNA and effectors of mRNA decay to induce microRNA-independent post-transcriptional repression. Nature Immunology. 11(8). 725–733. 149 indexed citations
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Merz, Hartmut, Christian Kaehler, Kai P. Hoefig, et al.. (2010). Interleukin-9 (IL-9) and NPM-ALK each generate mast cell hyperplasia as single ‘hit’ and cooperate in producing a mastocytosis-like disease in mice. Oncotarget. 1(2). 104–119. 7 indexed citations
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Hoefig, Kai P. & Vigo Heissmeyer. (2010). Measuring MicroRNA Expression in Size-Limited FACS-Sorted and Microdissected Samples. Methods in molecular biology. 667. 47–63. 13 indexed citations
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Hoefig, Kai P., Hartmut Merz, Alfred C. Feller, et al.. (2009). A robust methodology to study urine microRNA as tumor marker: microRNA-126 and microRNA-182 are related to urinary bladder cancer. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 28(6). 655–661. 534 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hoefig, Kai P. & Vigo Heissmeyer. (2008). MicroRNAs grow up in the immune system. Current Opinion in Immunology. 20(3). 281–287. 58 indexed citations
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Hoefig, Kai P., Dirk Repsilber, Christoph Thorns, et al.. (2008). MicroRNA signatures characterize diffuse large B‐cell lymphomas and follicular lymphomas. British Journal of Haematology. 142(5). 732–744. 154 indexed citations
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Hoefig, Kai P., Christoph Thorns, Christian Kaehler, et al.. (2008). Unlocking pathology archives for microRNA-profiling.. PubMed. 28(1A). 119–23. 42 indexed citations

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