K.‐H. Heermann

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

K.‐H. Heermann is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, K.‐H. Heermann has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Epidemiology, 18 papers in Hepatology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in K.‐H. Heermann's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (23 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (17 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (4 papers). K.‐H. Heermann is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (23 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (17 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (4 papers). K.‐H. Heermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Poland. K.‐H. Heermann's co-authors include Wolfram H. Gerlich, H. Baumgarten, A. Uy, R. Thomssen, Mario Rizzetto, Ferruccio Bonino, P J Dawson, Alan Heath, Nico Lelie and J. Saldanha and has published in prestigious journals such as Hepatology, Analytical Biochemistry and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

K.‐H. Heermann

24 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Large surface proteins of... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 200 400 600
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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. Large surface proteins of hepatitis B virus containing the pre-s sequence
    1984 708 citations K.‐H. Heermann, Wolfram H. Gerlich et al. Journal of Virology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
K.‐H. Heermann 1.7k 1.3k 347 331 246 24 2.0k
Agata Budkowska 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 435 1.3× 200 0.6× 336 1.4× 60 2.0k
J. Monjardino 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 231 0.7× 249 0.8× 91 0.4× 58 1.8k
M Mayumi 3.0k 1.8× 2.9k 2.1× 468 1.3× 546 1.6× 381 1.5× 73 3.8k
V. Bichko 777 0.5× 723 0.5× 193 0.6× 196 0.6× 155 0.6× 35 1.0k
Jisu Li 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 268 0.8× 290 0.9× 120 0.5× 59 2.1k
Erik Depla 1.6k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 482 1.4× 308 0.9× 485 2.0× 48 2.7k
David R. McGivern 916 0.6× 940 0.7× 639 1.8× 378 1.1× 341 1.4× 44 2.0k
Shuping Tong 2.8k 1.7× 2.5k 1.8× 337 1.0× 453 1.4× 169 0.7× 90 3.1k
Volker Brass 818 0.5× 1.0k 0.8× 337 1.0× 207 0.6× 123 0.5× 28 1.5k
Daniel J. Tenney 3.8k 2.3× 2.6k 2.0× 448 1.3× 621 1.9× 356 1.4× 63 4.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K.‐H. Heermann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K.‐H. Heermann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K.‐H. Heermann 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 K.‐H. Heermann. K.‐H. Heermann is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saldanha, J., Wolfram H. Gerlich, Nico Lelie, et al.. (2001). An international collaborative study to establish a World Health Organization international standard for hepatitis B virus DNA nucleic acid amplification techniques. Vox Sanguinis. 80(1). 63–71. 188 indexed citations
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Heermann, K.‐H., Holger Seitz, & R. Thomssen. (1996). Capture and RT-PCR of hepatitis C virus RNA with safety primers. Journal of Virological Methods. 59(1-2). 33–43. 6 indexed citations
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Böcher, W.O., Sabine Herzog‐Hauff, W. Herr, et al.. (1996). Regulation of the neutralizing anti-hepatitis B surface (HBs) antibody response in vitro in HBs vaccine recipients and patients with acute or chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 105(1). 52–58. 55 indexed citations
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Dienes, Hans Peter, Guido Gerken, Bernd Goergen, et al.. (1995). Analysis of the precore DNA sequence and detection of precore antigen in liver specimens from patients with anti-hepatitis B e-positive chronic hepatitis.. PubMed. 21(1). 1–7. 28 indexed citations
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Dienes, Hans Peter, Guido Gerken, Bernd Goergen, et al.. (1995). Analysis of the precore DNA sequence and detection of precore antigen in liver specimens from patients with anti-hepatitis b e—positive chronic hepatitis. Hepatology. 21(1). 1–7. 9 indexed citations
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Heermann, K.‐H., et al.. (1994). Liquid-phase hybridization and capture of hepatitis B virus DNA with magnetic beads and fluorescence detection of PCR product. Journal of Virological Methods. 50(1-3). 43–57. 17 indexed citations
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Repp, Reinald, K.‐H. Heermann, Stephan Schaefer, et al.. (1993). Genotyping by multiplex polymerase chain reaction for detection of endemic hepatitis B virus transmission. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 31(5). 1095–1102. 58 indexed citations
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Gerlich, Wolfram H., et al.. (1993). Studies on the attachment and penetration of hepatitis B virus. Journal of Hepatology. 17. S10–S14. 39 indexed citations
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Gerlich, Wolfram H., K.‐H. Heermann, & Xuanyong Lu. (1992). Functions of hepatitis B surface proteins. PubMed. 4. 129–132. 29 indexed citations
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Uy, A., Gerhard Wunderlich, David B. Olsen, et al.. (1992). Genomic variability in the preS1 region and determination of routes of transmission of hepatitis B virus. Journal of General Virology. 73(11). 3005–3009. 24 indexed citations
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Thomssen, R., et al.. (1992). Association of hepatitis C virus in human sera with ?-lipoprotein. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 181(5). 293–300. 287 indexed citations
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Repp, Reinald, et al.. (1992). Absence of free core antigen in anti-HBc negative viremic hepatitis B carriers. 39–41. 29 indexed citations
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Seifer, Maria, K.‐H. Heermann, & Wolfram H. Gerlich. (1990). Expression pattern of the hepatitis B virus genome in transfected mouse fibroblasts. Virology. 179(1). 287–299. 17 indexed citations
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Gerlich, Wolfram H., et al.. (1990). Protective potential of hepatitis B virus antigens other than the S gene protein. Vaccine. 8. S63–S68. 41 indexed citations
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Heermann, K.‐H., et al.. (1990). Assay of preS epitopes and preS1 antibody in hepatitis B virus carriers and immune persons. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 179(1). 49–60. 28 indexed citations
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Seifer, Maria, K.‐H. Heermann, & Wolfram H. Gerlich. (1990). Replication of hepatitis B virus in transfected nonhepatic cells. Virology. 179(1). 300–311. 23 indexed citations
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Heermann, K.‐H. & Wolfram H. Gerlich. (1989). Immunology of hepatitis B virus infections. Rheumatology International. 9(3-5). 167–173. 6 indexed citations
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Heermann, K.‐H., et al.. (1988). The use of polyvinylidenedifluoride membranes as a general blotting matrix. Analytical Biochemistry. 172(2). 320–329. 73 indexed citations
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Marquardt, Otfried, K.‐H. Heermann, Maria Seifer, & Wolfram H. Gerlich. (1987). Cell type specific expression of pre S 1 antigen and secretion of hepatitis B virus surface antigen. Archives of Virology. 96(3-4). 249–256. 18 indexed citations
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Bonino, Ferruccio, K.‐H. Heermann, Mario Rizzetto, & Wolfram H. Gerlich. (1986). Hepatitis delta virus: protein composition of delta antigen and its hepatitis B virus-derived envelope. Journal of Virology. 58(3). 945–950. 249 indexed citations

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