Melina Fischer

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Melina Fischer is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Infectious Diseases and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Melina Fischer has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 18 papers in Infectious Diseases and 18 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Melina Fischer's work include Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (19 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (18 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (9 papers). Melina Fischer is often cited by papers focused on Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (19 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (18 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (9 papers). Melina Fischer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Argentina and Denmark. Melina Fischer's co-authors include Martin Beer, Bernd Hoffmann, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, Dirk W. Höper, Kerstin Wernike, Sandra Blome, Katja V. Goller, Michael Eschbaumer, Horst Schirrmeier and Angele Breithaupt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Emerging infectious diseases.

In The Last Decade

Melina Fischer

29 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Novel Orthobunyavirus in ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2021 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. Novel Orthobunyavirus in Cattle, Europe, 2011
    2012 533 citations Bernd Hoffmann, Matthias Scheuch et al. Emerging infectious diseases profile →
  2. African Swine Fever in Wild Boar in Europe—A Review
    2021 122 citations Carola Sauter‐Louis, Franz J. Conraths et al. Viruses profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melina Fischer Germany 15 1.1k 906 763 343 184 31 1.4k
Katja V. Goller Germany 16 738 0.7× 625 0.7× 684 0.9× 304 0.9× 95 0.5× 23 1.2k
Michael Eschbaumer Germany 23 1.5k 1.5× 1.5k 1.6× 1.1k 1.4× 379 1.1× 454 2.5× 80 1.9k
H. Yadin Israel 20 877 0.8× 819 0.9× 590 0.8× 197 0.6× 348 1.9× 51 1.4k
Ann Brigitte Cay Belgium 19 639 0.6× 690 0.8× 472 0.6× 212 0.6× 121 0.7× 44 1.0k
Narender S. Maan United Kingdom 23 2.2k 2.1× 1.9k 2.1× 1.9k 2.4× 431 1.3× 141 0.8× 70 2.4k
Gogin Andrey Russia 20 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 339 0.4× 92 0.3× 534 2.9× 31 1.5k
Helen Clare Roberts United Kingdom 16 579 0.6× 729 0.8× 468 0.6× 73 0.2× 267 1.5× 70 1.3k
Christopher Oura Trinidad and Tobago 16 920 0.9× 952 1.1× 819 1.1× 88 0.3× 238 1.3× 45 1.6k
Klaas Dietze Germany 19 526 0.5× 774 0.9× 339 0.4× 111 0.3× 245 1.3× 54 1.2k
Angelika Loitsch Austria 20 687 0.7× 785 0.9× 448 0.6× 101 0.3× 303 1.6× 43 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melina Fischer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melina Fischer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melina Fischer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melina Fischer 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 Melina Fischer. Melina Fischer 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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Blome, Sandra, Melina Fischer, Lihong Liu, et al.. (2024). Survival of African swine fever virus in feed, bedding materials and mechanical vectors and their potential role in virus transmission. EFSA Supporting Publications. 21(4). 5 indexed citations
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Rohlfing, Anne‐Katrin, Xiaoqing Fu, Melina Fischer, et al.. (2023). The Subtilisin-Like Protease Furin Regulates Hemin-Dependent Ectodomain Shedding of Glycoprotein VI. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 123(7). 679–691. 6 indexed citations
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Bergmann, H, Katja Schulz, Carolina Probst, et al.. (2022). Identification of Risk Factors for African Swine Fever: A Systematic Review. Viruses. 14(10). 2107–2107. 13 indexed citations
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Sauter‐Louis, Carola, Franz J. Conraths, Carolina Probst, et al.. (2021). African Swine Fever in Wild Boar in Europe—A Review. Viruses. 13(9). 1717–1717. 122 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fischer, Melina, Carolina Probst, Jutta Pikalo, et al.. (2020). Stability of African swine fever virus on heat‐treated field crops. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 67(6). 2318–2323. 39 indexed citations
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Fischer, Melina, et al.. (2018). Novel insights into the genetic background of genetically modified mice. Transgenic Research. 27(3). 265–275. 14 indexed citations
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Tauscher, Kerstin, Kerstin Wernike, Melina Fischer, et al.. (2017). Characterization of Simbu serogroup virus infections in type I interferon receptor knock-out mice. Archives of Virology. 162(10). 3119–3129. 5 indexed citations
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Fischer, Melina, et al.. (2016). Large deletion on the Y-chromosome long arm (Yq) of C57BL/6JBomTac inbred mice. Mammalian Genome. 28(1-2). 31–37. 6 indexed citations
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Fischer, Melina, et al.. (2016). Efficacy Assessment of Nucleic Acid Decontamination Reagents Used in Molecular Diagnostic Laboratories. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159274–e0159274. 31 indexed citations
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Freuling, Conrad M., Tabea Binger, Martin Beer, et al.. (2015). Lagos bat virus transmission in an Eidolon helvum bat colony, Ghana. Virus Research. 210. 42–45. 14 indexed citations
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Fischer, Melina, Conrad M. Freuling, Thomas Müller, et al.. (2014). Molecular double-check strategy for the identification and characterization of European Lyssaviruses. Journal of Virological Methods. 203. 23–32. 25 indexed citations
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Scott, Terence P., Melina Fischer, Siegfried Khaiseb, et al.. (2013). Complete Genome and Molecular Epidemiological Data Infer the Maintenance of Rabies among Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) in Namibia. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58739–e58739. 23 indexed citations
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Fischer, Melina, Bernd Hoffmann, Katja V. Goller, et al.. (2013). A mutation ‘hot spot’ in the Schmallenberg virus M segment. Journal of General Virology. 94(6). 1161–1167. 43 indexed citations
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Freuling, Conrad M., Martin Beer, Melina Fischer, et al.. (2013). Molecular diagnostics for the detection of Bokeloh bat lyssavirus in a bat from Bavaria, Germany. Virus Research. 177(2). 201–204. 21 indexed citations
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Schulze, Christoph, et al.. (2012). Organ distribution of Schmallenberg virus RNA in malformed newborns. Veterinary Microbiology. 159(1-2). 236–238. 156 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Bernd, Matthias Scheuch, Dirk W. Höper, et al.. (2012). Novel Orthobunyavirus in Cattle, Europe, 2011. Emerging infectious diseases. 18(3). 469–472. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fischer, Melina, Bernd Hoffmann, Conrad M. Freuling, & Thomas Müller. (2012). Assessment of the human medical significance of the rabies zoonosis in Germany--analysis of available data and desiderata.. PubMed. 125(5-6). 264–7. 6 indexed citations

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