Michael Kann

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Kann is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Kann has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Epidemiology, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Michael Kann's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (33 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (22 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (21 papers). Michael Kann is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (33 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (22 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (21 papers). Michael Kann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Michael Kann's co-authors include Nelly Panté, Wolfram H. Gerlich, Ari Helenius, Birgit Rabe, Gary R. Whittaker, Dieter Glebe, Beate Sodeik, Andreas Bischof, Marie-Lise Blondot and Volker Bruss and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Michael Kann

62 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Nuclear Pore Complex Is Able to Transport Macromolecules ... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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. Nuclear Pore Complex Is Able to Transport Macromolecules with Diameters of ∼39 nm
    2002 621 citations Nelly Panté, Michael Kann profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Kann Germany 29 1.7k 1.4k 994 749 649 67 3.3k
Daniel D. Loeb United States 30 1.4k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 914 0.9× 287 0.4× 1.2k 1.8× 72 3.2k
Weidong Zhong United States 30 1.9k 1.1× 981 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 219 0.3× 1.3k 2.0× 61 3.9k
Antonella Folgori Italy 31 1.2k 0.7× 733 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 299 0.4× 414 0.6× 55 2.6k
N. Cheng United States 16 1.4k 0.8× 803 0.6× 381 0.4× 415 0.6× 374 0.6× 23 2.5k
Rolf E. Streeck Germany 35 2.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 459 0.5× 974 1.3× 315 0.5× 71 3.7k
Petr Chlanda Germany 20 706 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 460 0.5× 134 0.2× 1.0k 1.6× 41 2.6k
H. Van Heuverswyn Belgium 18 963 0.6× 983 0.7× 629 0.6× 398 0.5× 278 0.4× 34 2.7k
Rudolf K. Beran United States 19 1.0k 0.6× 826 0.6× 884 0.9× 237 0.3× 236 0.4× 26 1.9k
S L Zebedee United States 16 1.7k 1.0× 973 0.7× 442 0.4× 153 0.2× 399 0.6× 18 2.6k
Thomas Krey Germany 25 801 0.5× 589 0.4× 859 0.9× 152 0.2× 460 0.7× 56 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Kann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Kann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ringlander, Johan, Gustaf E. Rydell, & Michael Kann. (2025). From the Cytoplasm into the Nucleus—Hepatitis B Virus Travel and Genome Repair. Microorganisms. 13(1). 157–157.
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Yue, Lei, Gustaf E. Rydell, Maria Soller, et al.. (2025). Real-time genome imaging of host interactions in adeno-associated virus genome release. iScience. 28(6). 112624–112624. 1 indexed citations
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Kann, Michael, et al.. (2024). PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DA MORTALIDADE HOSPITALAR POR TRANSTORNOS FALCIFORMES NO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO NOS ÚLTIMOS 10 ANOS. Hematology Transfusion and Cell Therapy. 46. S117–S118.
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Zoulim, Fabien, Adam Zlotnick, Stephanie Buchholz, et al.. (2022). Nomenclature of HBV core protein-targeting antivirals. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 19(12). 748–750. 40 indexed citations
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Mäntylä, Elina, et al.. (2021). Concepts to Reveal Parvovirus–Nucleus Interactions. Viruses. 13(7). 1306–1306. 11 indexed citations
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Magnius, Lars O., William S. Mason, John M. Taylor, et al.. (2020). ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hepadnaviridae. Journal of General Virology. 101(6). 571–572. 55 indexed citations
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Cazenave, Christian, Marie-Lise Blondot, Aurélia Cassany, et al.. (2017). The chaperone dynein LL1 mediates cytoplasmic transport of empty and mature hepatitis B virus capsids. Journal of Hepatology. 68(3). 441–448. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Chao, Joseph Che‐Yen Wang, Elizabeth A. Pierson, et al.. (2016). Importin β Can Bind Hepatitis B Virus Core Protein and Empty Core-Like Particles and Induce Structural Changes. PLoS Pathogens. 12(8). e1005802–e1005802. 45 indexed citations
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Haryanto, Aris, et al.. (2012). Analysis of the nuclear localization signal of the hepatitis B virus capsid. 2(8). 174–185. 8 indexed citations
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Wittkop, Linda, Alexandra Schwarz, Aurélia Cassany, et al.. (2010). Inhibition of protein kinase C phosphorylation of hepatitis B virus capsids inhibits virion formation and causes intracellular capsid accumulation. Cellular Microbiology. 12(7). 962–975. 40 indexed citations
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Rabe, Birgit, Andreas Bischof, Michael Foss, et al.. (2009). Nuclear Entry of Hepatitis B Virus Capsids Involves Disintegration to Protein Dimers followed by Nuclear Reassociation to Capsids. PLoS Pathogens. 5(8). e1000563–e1000563. 80 indexed citations
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Haryanto, Aris, Nastiti Wijayanti, & Michael Kann. (2007). Effect of the HBV Capsid Assembly Inhibitor Bayer 41-4109 on the Intracellular Localization of EGFP-Core Fusion Proteins. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Haryanto, Aris, Nastiti Wijayanti, & Michael Kann. (2007). Effect of Staurosporine on the Intracellular Localization of Hepatitis B Virus Core Protein. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(1). 1 indexed citations
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Damianov, Andrey, Michael Kann, William S. Lane, & Albrecht Bindereif. (2006). Human RBM28 protein is a specific nucleolar component of the spliceosomal snRNPs. Biological Chemistry. 387(10/11). 1455–1460. 19 indexed citations
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Rösler, Christine, Josef Köck, Michael Kann, et al.. (2005). APOBEC‐mediated interference with hepadnavirus production†. Hepatology. 42(2). 301–309. 120 indexed citations
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Kann, Michael. (2004). Nucleoprotein Transport of HBV Capsid Particles. Humana Press eBooks. 95. 213–226. 2 indexed citations
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Köck, Josef, Michael Kann, Gerhard Pütz, Hubert E. Blum, & Fritz von Weizsäcker. (2003). Central Role of a Serine Phosphorylation Site within Duck Hepatitis B Virus Core Protein for Capsid Trafficking and Genome Release. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(30). 28123–28129. 36 indexed citations
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Motta, Iris, Carola G. Schipke, Helmut Kettenmann, et al.. (2002). Characterization of a mouse tet-on glia precursor cell line in vitro and in vivo using the electrophysiological measurement. Journal of Physiology-Paris. 96(3-4). 329–338. 2 indexed citations
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Ogbu, Cyprian O., P. Douglas Boatman, Ján Urban, et al.. (1998). Highly efficient and versatile synthesis of libraries of constrained β-strand mimetics. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 8(17). 2321–2326. 25 indexed citations
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Kann, Michael, et al.. (1993). Diagnostic significance of antibodies to hepatitis B virus polymerase in acutely and chronically HBV‐infected individuals. Journal of Medical Virology. 40(4). 285–290. 8 indexed citations

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