Lars Eckmann

34.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
238 papers, 25.5k citations indexed

About

Lars Eckmann is a scholar working on Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lars Eckmann has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 25.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Immunology, 51 papers in Infectious Diseases and 49 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Lars Eckmann's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (51 papers), Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (44 papers) and Amoebic Infections and Treatments (23 papers). Lars Eckmann is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (51 papers), Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (44 papers) and Amoebic Infections and Treatments (23 papers). Lars Eckmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Lars Eckmann's co-authors include Martin F. Kagnoff, Michael Karin, Joshua Fierer, Florian R. Greten, William J. Sandborn, Daniel C. Baumgart, Mark A. Talamini, Íngrid Ordás, Laurence J. Egan and Jin Mo Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Lars Eckmann

226 papers receiving 25.0k citations

Hit Papers

IKKβ Links Inflammation a... 1993 2026 2004 2015 2004 2009 2012 1995 2008 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. IKKβ Links Inflammation and Tumorigenesis in a Mouse Model of Colitis-Associated Cancer
    2004 2.0k citations Lars Eckmann, Martin F. Kagnoff et al. profile →
  2. IL-6 and Stat3 Are Required for Survival of Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Development of Colitis-Associated Cancer
    2009 1.7k citations Lars Eckmann, Michael Karin et al. profile →
  3. Ulcerative colitis
    2012 1.6k citations Lars Eckmann et al. profile →
  4. A distinct array of proinflammatory cytokines is expressed in human colon epithelial cells in response to bacterial invasion.
    1995 1.0k citations Lars Eckmann, Martin F. Kagnoff et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  5. Paneth cells directly sense gut commensals and maintain homeostasis at the intestinal host-microbial interface
    2008 771 citations Shipra Vaishnava, Cassie L. Behrendt et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Nod2 Mutation in Crohn's Disease Potentiates NF-κB Activity and IL-1ß Processing
    2005 599 citations Shin Maeda, Li‐Chung Hsu et al. Science profile →
  7. Epithelial cells secrete the chemokine interleukin-8 in response to bacterial entry
    1993 537 citations Lars Eckmann, Martin F. Kagnoff et al. Infection and Immunity profile →
  8. NF-κB Is a Negative Regulator of IL-1β Secretion as Revealed by Genetic and Pharmacological Inhibition of IKKβ
    2007 503 citations Li‐Chung Hsu, Lars Eckmann et al. profile →
  9. Expression and regulation of the human beta-defensins hBD-1 and hBD-2 in intestinal epithelium.
    1999 500 citations Lars Eckmann, Martin F. Kagnoff et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Lars Eckmann 9.8k 8.2k 3.9k 3.7k 3.7k 238 25.5k
Naohiro Inohara 15.2k 1.5× 15.3k 1.9× 5.4k 1.4× 2.1k 0.6× 3.4k 0.9× 154 32.3k
Martin F. Kagnoff 8.1k 0.8× 4.6k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 208 19.0k
Kenya Honda 14.8k 1.5× 13.6k 1.6× 2.6k 0.7× 3.7k 1.0× 5.1k 1.4× 129 29.9k
Dana J. Philpott 12.5k 1.3× 8.9k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.3× 3.1k 0.8× 244 23.6k
Andrew T. Gewirtz 7.1k 0.7× 11.7k 1.4× 3.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 3.5k 0.9× 285 24.7k
Richard S. Blumberg 16.4k 1.7× 11.0k 1.3× 5.1k 1.3× 3.9k 1.0× 2.7k 0.7× 321 34.0k
Klaus Pfeffer 14.1k 1.4× 9.2k 1.1× 1.7k 0.4× 4.1k 1.1× 3.5k 1.0× 266 28.3k
Mathias Chamaillard 8.3k 0.8× 6.3k 0.8× 4.9k 1.3× 1.5k 0.4× 2.1k 0.6× 116 17.2k
Yasmine Belkaid 20.4k 2.1× 10.5k 1.3× 2.5k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 4.7k 1.3× 217 39.8k
Jerrold R. Turner 4.7k 0.5× 14.7k 1.8× 4.4k 1.1× 2.7k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 317 30.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lars Eckmann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lars Eckmann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lars Eckmann 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 Lars Eckmann. Lars Eckmann 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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Cabré, Noemí, Marcos F. Fondevila, Tomoo Yamazaki, et al.. (2025). Activation of intestinal endogenous retroviruses by alcohol exacerbates liver disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(13). 3 indexed citations
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Miyamoto, Yukiko, Saurabh Srivastava, Amanda L. Lewis, et al.. (2025). Loss of sialic acid side-chain O -acetylation exacerbates colitis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(34). e2505249122–e2505249122.
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Ihara, Sozaburo, et al.. (2024). Mucosal vaccination in a murine gnotobiotic model of Giardia lamblia infection. Infection and Immunity. 92(6). e0006524–e0006524.
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Sajek, Marcin Piotr, M Beer, Yukiko Miyamoto, et al.. (2024). Evolutionary dynamics of polyadenylation signals and their recognition strategies in protists. Genome Research. 34(10). 1570–1581.
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Hartmann, Phillipp, Yi Duan, Yukiko Miyamoto, et al.. (2022). Colesevelam ameliorates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and obesity in mice. Hepatology International. 16(2). 359–370. 22 indexed citations
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Ihara, Sozaburo, Yukiko Miyamoto, Christine Le, et al.. (2022). Conserved metabolic enzymes as vaccine antigens for giardiasis. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(4). e0010323–e0010323. 5 indexed citations
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Montenegro-Burke, J. Rafael, Bernard P. Kok, Carlos Guijas, et al.. (2021). Metabolomics activity screening of T cell–induced colitis reveals anti-inflammatory metabolites. Science Signaling. 14(702). eabf6584–eabf6584. 27 indexed citations
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Demir, Münevver, Sonja Lang, Phillipp Hartmann, et al.. (2021). The fecal mycobiome in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Hepatology. 76(4). 788–799. 131 indexed citations
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Marchelletta, Ronald R., Moorthy Krishnan, Marianne R. Spalinger, et al.. (2021). T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase protects intestinal barrier function by restricting epithelial tight junction remodeling. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(17). 29 indexed citations
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Natto, Manal J., Yukiko Miyamoto, Jane C. Munday, et al.. (2021). Comprehensive characterization of purine and pyrimidine transport activities in Trichomonas vaginalis and functional cloning of a trichomonad nucleoside transporter. Molecular Microbiology. 116(6). 1489–1511. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Feifei, Elin Einarsson, Dimitra Peirasmaki, et al.. (2020). The compact genome of Giardia muris reveals important steps in the evolution of intestinal protozoan parasites. Microbial Genomics. 6(8). 24 indexed citations
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Tejman-Yarden, Noa, Yukiko Miyamoto, David Leitsch, et al.. (2013). A Reprofiled Drug, Auranofin, Is Effective against Metronidazole-Resistant Giardia lamblia. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 57(5). 2029–2035. 120 indexed citations
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Han, Jinbo, Rossana C. Soletti, Anil Sadarangani, et al.. (2013). Nuclear Expression of β-Catenin Promotes RB Stability and Resistance to TNF-Induced Apoptosis in Colon Cancer Cells. Molecular Cancer Research. 11(3). 207–218. 20 indexed citations
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Miyamoto, Yukiko, Jarosław Kalisiak, Tineke Lauwaet, et al.. (2013). Expanded therapeutic potential in activity space of next-generation 5-nitroimidazole antimicrobials with broad structural diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(43). 17564–17569. 57 indexed citations
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Vaishnava, Shipra, et al.. (2008). Paneth cells directly sense gut commensals and maintain homeostasis at the intestinal host-microbial interface. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(52). 20858–20863. 771 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abe, Kazumichi, Kim Nguyen, Sean Fine, et al.. (2007). Conventional dendritic cells regulate the outcome of colonic inflammation independently of T cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(43). 17022–17027. 108 indexed citations
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Maeda, Shin, Li‐Chung Hsu, Hongjun Liu, et al.. (2005). Nod2 Mutation in Crohn's Disease Potentiates NF-κB Activity and IL-1ß Processing. Science. 307(5710). 734–738. 599 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nishihara, Hiroshi, Shinae Kizaka‐Kondoh, Paul A. Insel, & Lars Eckmann. (2003). Inhibition of apoptosis in normal and transformed intestinal epithelial cells by cAMP through induction of inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP)-2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(15). 8921–8926. 115 indexed citations
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Eickhoff, Christopher S., Lars Eckmann, & Daniel F. Hoft. (2003). Differential Interleukin-8 and Nitric Oxide Production in Epithelial Cells Induced by Mucosally Invasive and Noninvasive Trypanosoma cruzi Trypomastigotes. Infection and Immunity. 71(9). 5394–5397. 4 indexed citations
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Eckmann, Lars. (1972). Vagotomy for duodenal ulcer.. BMJ. 2(5804). 2–2. 2 indexed citations

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