L Matter

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

L Matter is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, L Matter has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Epidemiology, 23 papers in Infectious Diseases and 17 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in L Matter's work include Virology and Viral Diseases (13 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (9 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (9 papers). L Matter is often cited by papers focused on Virology and Viral Diseases (13 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (9 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (9 papers). L Matter collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. L Matter's co-authors include K Schopfer, Thomas Bodmer, Amalio Telenti, Federica Marchesi, Stewart T. Cole, M. Joseph Colston, Douglas B. Lowrie, John A. Wilhelm, Daniel Germann and D Germann and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

L Matter

73 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Detection of rifampicin-resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

1993 1.0k citations Amalio Telenti, Federica Marchesi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
L Matter Switzerland	27	1.8k	1.6k	500	349	268	74	2.9k
Carmelita U. Tuazon United States	36	2.8k 1.5×	2.9k 1.8×	510 1.0×	465 1.3×	407 1.5×	90	5.0k
W K Hadley United States	38	2.7k 1.5×	2.1k 1.3×	529 1.1×	348 1.0×	162 0.6×	89	4.0k
Richard L. Hodinka United States	36	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	206 0.4×	450 1.3×	251 0.9×	108	3.7k
Nancy F. Crum United States	20	974 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	467 0.9×	162 0.5×	175 0.7×	47	2.5k
Sharon Safrin United States	33	2.6k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	225 0.5×	223 0.6×	824 3.1×	65	4.8k
Roy T. Steigbigel United States	36	1.8k 1.0×	2.2k 1.3×	263 0.5×	621 1.8×	1.1k 4.1×	75	4.6k
Stephen L. Sacks Canada	27	2.7k 1.5×	599 0.4×	173 0.3×	304 0.9×	378 1.4×	80	3.4k
Monto Ho United States	42	3.2k 1.8×	2.3k 1.4×	607 1.2×	761 2.2×	356 1.3×	114	6.6k
Harald H. Kessler Austria	31	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	141 0.3×	386 1.1×	259 1.0×	157	3.5k
Sandor Feldman United States	31	3.2k 1.8×	1.2k 0.7×	187 0.4×	129 0.4×	326 1.2×	91	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by L Matter

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Fields of papers citing papers by L Matter

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L Matter

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20 of 20 papers shown

Harland, Bruce, L Matter, Simon J. O’Carroll, et al.. (2025). Daily electric field treatment improves functional outcomes after thoracic contusion spinal cord injury in rats. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5372–5372. 1 indexed citations

Matter, L, et al.. (2023). Bioelectronic microfluidic wound healing: a platform for investigating direct current stimulation of injured cell collectives. Lab on a Chip. 23(6). 1531–1546. 25 indexed citations

Matter, L, et al.. (2023). Guide to Leveraging Conducting Polymers and Hydrogels for Direct Current Stimulation. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 10(8). 16 indexed citations

LeBaron, Charles W., Bagher Forghani, L Matter, et al.. (2009). Persistence of Rubella Antibodies after 2 Doses of Measles‐Mumps‐Rubella Vaccine. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 200(6). 888–899. 57 indexed citations

Germann, D & L Matter. (1999). [Increasing the immunization rate against measles, mumps, and rubella in medical students at the University of Berne].. PubMed. 129(13). 499–507. 6 indexed citations

Matter, L, et al.. (1999). Diagnosis by Polymerase Chain Reaction of Pneumonia Caused by Legionella pneumophila in an Immunocompetent Child. Infection. 27(4-5). 280–282. 8 indexed citations

Sudre, Philippe, G E Pfyffer, Thomas Bodmer, et al.. (1999). Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in Switzerland: A Countrywide 9-Year Cohort Study. Infection. 27(6). 323–330. 18 indexed citations

Stirnimann, Guido, Sara Droz, L Matter, & Thomas Bodmer. (1997). Phenotypes of resistance to macrolide and lincosamide antibiotics in Staphylococcus species. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 3(6). 702–705. 2 indexed citations

Matter, L, Daniel Germann, Frank Bally, & K Schopfer. (1997). Age-stratified seroprevalence of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) virus infections in Switzerland after the introduction of MMR mass vaccination. European Journal of Epidemiology. 13(1). 61–66. 26 indexed citations

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Filho, Martino Martinelli, Heinz J. Schaad, R Streuli, et al.. (1997). Familial Transmission of a Serious Disease–Producing Group A Streptococcus Clone: Case Reports and Review. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 24(6). 1118–1121. 50 indexed citations

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Matter, L, Frank Bally, Daniel Germann, & K Schopfer. (1995). The incidence of rubella virus infections in Switzerland after the introduction of the MMR mass vaccination programme. European Journal of Epidemiology. 11(3). 305–310. 13 indexed citations

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Mühlemann, Kathrin, L Matter, Barbara J Meyer, & K Schopfer. (1995). Isolation of Coxiella burnetii from heart valves of patients treated for Q fever endocarditis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 33(2). 428–431. 31 indexed citations

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Telenti, Amalio, Dominik E. Uehlinger, Federica Marchesi, et al.. (1993). Epstein-Barr virus infection in HIV-positive patients. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 12(8). 601–609. 32 indexed citations

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Kind, Christian, Claire‐Anne Wyler, A Calame, et al.. (1992). Epidemiology of vertically transmitted HIV-1 infection in Switzerland: Results of a nationwide prospective study. European Journal of Pediatrics. 151(6). 442–448. 41 indexed citations

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Jönsson, Bengt, Bruno Horisberger, Miguel Bruguera, & L Matter. (1991). Cost-Benefit Analysis of Hepatitis-B Vaccination: A Computerized Decision Model for Spain. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 7(3). 379–402. 31 indexed citations

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Weder, B., et al.. (1989). Locked-in state in Borrelia burgdorferi meningitis. Journal of Neurology. 236(5). 305–306. 7 indexed citations

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Spinas, Giatgen A., et al.. (1988). Iselt-Cell and Insulin Autoantibodies in First-Degree Relatives of Type I Diabetics: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study in a Swiss Population. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 246. 209–214. 4 indexed citations

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Hauser, Carl J., et al.. (1985). <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Skin Colonization in Atopic Dermatitis Patients. Dermatology. 170(1). 35–39. 134 indexed citations

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Schopfer, K, A Feldges, K Baerlocher, et al.. (1983). Systemic lupus erythematosus in Staphylococcus aureus hyperimmunoglobulinaemia E syndrome.. BMJ. 287(6391). 524–526. 21 indexed citations

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Reutter, F, et al.. (1980). Familial glomerulopathy with fibrillar trans membranous deposits. Kidney International. 17(6). 856. 2 indexed citations

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