Melanie Ihrig

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Melanie Ihrig is a scholar working on Surgery, Small Animals and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Ihrig has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Small Animals and 5 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Melanie Ihrig's work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (9 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (5 papers) and Nosocomial Infections in ICU (3 papers). Melanie Ihrig is often cited by papers focused on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (9 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (5 papers) and Nosocomial Infections in ICU (3 papers). Melanie Ihrig collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Melanie Ihrig's co-authors include Michael T. McManus, Johnny E. Kopinja, Christopher P. Dillon, Claudia Sievers, Lili Yang, Mingdi Zhang, Adam V. Kwiatkowski, Luk Van Parijs, Martin Scott and Douglas A. Rubinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, Gastroenterology and American Journal Of Pathology.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Ihrig

25 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

A lentivirus-based system to functionally silence genes i... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 400 800 1.2k
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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 lentivirus-based system to functionally silence genes in primary mammalian cells, stem cells and transgenic mice by RNA interference
    2003 1.3k citations Douglas A. Rubinson, Christopher P. Dillon et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melanie Ihrig United States 16 1.1k 574 427 396 272 25 2.4k
Hans J. Hedrich Germany 24 926 0.8× 347 0.6× 584 1.4× 556 1.4× 220 0.8× 83 2.2k
Mohamad El‐Zaatari United States 26 828 0.7× 605 1.1× 265 0.6× 479 1.2× 261 1.0× 48 1.8k
Diana M. Steel United States 15 940 0.8× 319 0.6× 218 0.5× 413 1.0× 174 0.6× 19 1.9k
Akihiro Hirata Japan 25 574 0.5× 300 0.5× 339 0.8× 255 0.6× 422 1.6× 146 1.8k
Osamu Ichii Japan 24 734 0.7× 266 0.5× 183 0.4× 471 1.2× 212 0.8× 230 2.2k
Wei Xin China 32 1.2k 1.1× 574 1.0× 283 0.7× 602 1.5× 385 1.4× 143 3.1k
Naoko Watanabe Japan 29 1.6k 1.5× 206 0.4× 247 0.6× 470 1.2× 452 1.7× 88 2.9k
Sheena Cruickshank United Kingdom 31 753 0.7× 351 0.6× 187 0.4× 784 2.0× 151 0.6× 66 2.4k
Kyoji Hioki Japan 19 830 0.7× 201 0.4× 441 1.0× 874 2.2× 690 2.5× 63 2.6k
Amy C. Engevik United States 25 884 0.8× 661 1.2× 298 0.7× 318 0.8× 390 1.4× 62 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melanie Ihrig

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melanie Ihrig

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

All Works

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Whary, Mark T., et al.. (2012). Serologic Evidence that Ascaris and Toxoplasma Infections Impact Inflammatory Responses to Helicobacter pylori in Colombians. Helicobacter. 17(2). 107–115. 27 indexed citations
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Browder, E. Jefferson, et al.. (2008). Adverse effects of incorporating ketoprofen into established rodent studies.. PubMed. 47(4). 20–4. 10 indexed citations
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Desnues, Benoît, Melanie Ihrig, Didier Raoult, & Jean‐Louis Mège. (2006). Whipple's Disease: a Macrophage Disease. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 13(2). 170–178. 53 indexed citations
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Tomalik‐Scharte, Dorota, A. Lazar, Jean‐François Le Meins, et al.. (2005). Dermal absorption of permethrin following topical administration. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 61(5-6). 399–404. 71 indexed citations
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Maurer, Kirk J., Melanie Ihrig, Arlin B. Rogers, et al.. (2005). Identification of cholelithogenic enterohepatic Helicobacter species and their role in murine cholesterol gallstone formation. Gastroenterology. 128(4). 1023–1033. 123 indexed citations
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Ihrig, Melanie, Mark T. Whary, Charles A. Dangler, & James G. Fox. (2005). GastricHelicobacterInfection Induces a Th2 Phenotype but Does Not Elevate Serum Cholesterol in Mice Lacking Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase. Infection and Immunity. 73(3). 1664–1670. 16 indexed citations
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Rubinson, Douglas A., Christopher P. Dillon, Adam V. Kwiatkowski, et al.. (2003). A lentivirus-based system to functionally silence genes in primary mammalian cells, stem cells and transgenic mice by RNA interference. Nature Genetics. 33(3). 401–406. 1263 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fox, James G., Arlin B. Rogers, Melanie Ihrig, et al.. (2003). Helicobacter pylori-associated gastric cancer in INS-GAS mice is gender specific.. PubMed. 63(5). 942–50. 180 indexed citations
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Ihrig, Melanie, Charles A. Dangler, & James G. Fox. (2001). Mice lacking inducible nitric oxide synthase develop spontaneous hypercholesterolaemia and aortic atheromas. Atherosclerosis. 156(1). 103–107. 42 indexed citations
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Fox, James G., Barbara J. Sheppard, Charles A. Dangler, et al.. (2001). Mutant p53 inhibits helicobacter-induced premalignant lesions through downregulation of Th1 proinflammatory responses. Gastroenterology. 120(5). A87–A87. 2 indexed citations
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Ihrig, Melanie, Mark D. Schrenzel, & James G. Fox. (1999). Differential Susceptibility to Hepatic Inflammation and Proliferation in AXB Recombinant Inbred Mice Chronically Infected with Helicobacter hepaticus. American Journal Of Pathology. 155(2). 571–582. 60 indexed citations
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Cookson, Susan Temporado, Melanie Ihrig, Edward O’Mara, Alan I. Hartstein, & William R. Jarvis. (1998). Use of an Estimation Method to Derive an Appropriate Denominator to Calculate Central Venous Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 19(1). 28–31. 9 indexed citations
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Cookson, Susan Temporado, Melanie Ihrig, Edward O’Mara, et al.. (1998). Increased Bloodstream Infection Rates in Surgical Patients Associated with Variation from Recommended Use and Care Following Implementation of a Needleless Device. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 19(1). 23–27. 55 indexed citations
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Cookson, Susan T., Melanie Ihrig, Edward O’Mara, et al.. (1998). Increased Bloodstream Infection Rates in Surgical Patients Associated with Variation from Recommended Use and Care following Implementation of a Needleless Device. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 19(1). 23–27. 39 indexed citations
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Cookson, Susan T., Melanie Ihrig, Edward O’Mara, Alan I. Hartstein, & William R. Jarvis. (1998). Use of an Estimation Method to Derive an Appropriate Denominator to Calculate Central Venous Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 19(1). 28–31. 4 indexed citations
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Ihrig, Melanie, Susan T. Cookson, Karen Campbell, Alan I. Hartstein, & William R. Jarvis. (1997). Evaluation of the acceptability of a needleless vascular-access system by nurses. American Journal of Infection Control. 25(5). 434–438. 11 indexed citations
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Aitzetmüller, K. & Melanie Ihrig. (1988). Zur Fettsäurezusammensetzung von Mandelöl. Fette Seifen Anstrichmittel. 90(12). 464–470. 2 indexed citations

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