Mira Alt

921 total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 616 citations indexed

About

Mira Alt is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mira Alt has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 616 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Epidemiology, 3 papers in Infectious Diseases and 3 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Mira Alt's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (9 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (4 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers). Mira Alt is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (9 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (4 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers). Mira Alt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Mira Alt's co-authors include Adalbert Krawczyk, Ulf Dittmer, Oliver Witzke, Leonie Schipper, Christiane Silke Heilingloh, Eike Steinmann, Mirko Trilling, Ulrich Wilhelm Aufderhorst, Kathrin Sutter and Dongliang Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Virology, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Mira Alt

16 papers receiving 592 citations

Hit Papers

Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2021 50 100 150 200 250
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. Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation
    2020 279 citations Christiane Silke Heilingloh, Ulrich Wilhelm Aufderhorst et al. American Journal of Infection Control profile →
  2. Glycyrrhizin Effectively Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Replication by Inhibiting the Viral Main Protease
    2021 139 citations Lukas van de Sand, Maren Bormann 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
Mira Alt Germany 11 192 190 96 77 70 16 616
Christiane Silke Heilingloh Germany 15 182 0.9× 197 1.0× 100 1.0× 180 2.3× 75 1.1× 23 799
Leonie Schipper Germany 7 193 1.0× 166 0.9× 96 1.0× 17 0.2× 70 1.0× 9 526
Prathanporn Kaewpreedee Hong Kong 3 121 0.6× 1.2k 6.2× 53 0.6× 120 1.6× 43 0.6× 5 1.5k
Muhammed A. Bakhrebah Saudi Arabia 18 41 0.2× 234 1.2× 17 0.2× 73 0.9× 31 0.4× 37 815
Sehee Park South Korea 15 91 0.5× 349 1.8× 21 0.2× 297 3.9× 30 0.4× 39 897
Marion Le Bideau France 14 91 0.5× 940 4.9× 39 0.4× 140 1.8× 19 0.3× 23 1.3k
Toshihito Nomura Japan 10 216 1.1× 188 1.0× 16 0.2× 58 0.8× 7 0.1× 36 528
Elham Zeinalzadeh Iran 12 32 0.2× 171 0.9× 30 0.3× 35 0.5× 27 0.4× 19 557
Manon Boxberger France 9 36 0.2× 349 1.8× 39 0.4× 83 1.1× 24 0.3× 27 727
Qi Lv China 18 55 0.3× 517 2.7× 59 0.6× 314 4.1× 43 0.6× 42 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Mira Alt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mira Alt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mira Alt

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Bormann, Maren, Mira Alt, Laura Thümmler, et al.. (2023). Immune responses in COVID-19 patients during breakthrough infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants Delta, Omicron-BA.1 and Omicron-BA.5. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1150667–1150667. 10 indexed citations
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Alt, Mira, Lukas van de Sand, Robin Dittrich, et al.. (2023). Cell-to-cell spread inhibiting antibodies constitute a correlate of protection against herpes simplex virus type 1 reactivations: A retrospective study. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1143870–1143870. 1 indexed citations
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Littwitz-Salomon, Elisabeth, et al.. (2022). Superior antiviral activity of IFNβ in genital HSV-1 infection. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 949036–949036. 4 indexed citations
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Thümmler, Laura, Anja Gäckler, Maren Bormann, et al.. (2022). Cellular and Humoral Immunity against Different SARS-CoV-2 Variants Is Detectable but Reduced in Vaccinated Kidney Transplant Patients. Vaccines. 10(8). 1348–1348. 8 indexed citations
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Anastasiou, Olympia E., Mira Alt, Laura Thümmler, et al.. (2022). COVID-19 in Elderly, Immunocompromised or Diabetic Patients—From Immune Monitoring to Clinical Management in the Hospital. Viruses. 14(4). 746–746. 14 indexed citations
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Bormann, Maren, Mira Alt, Leonie Schipper, et al.. (2021). Disinfection of SARS-CoV-2 Contaminated Surfaces of Personal Items with UVC-LED Disinfection Boxes. Viruses. 13(4). 598–598. 25 indexed citations
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Bormann, Maren, Mira Alt, Leonie Schipper, et al.. (2021). Turmeric Root and Its Bioactive Ingredient Curcumin Effectively Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro. Viruses. 13(10). 1914–1914. 49 indexed citations
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Sand, Lukas van de, Maren Bormann, Mira Alt, et al.. (2021). Glycyrrhizin Effectively Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Replication by Inhibiting the Viral Main Protease. Viruses. 13(4). 609–609. 139 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heilingloh, Christiane Silke, Mira Alt, Leonie Schipper, et al.. (2020). Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Is More Difficult to Neutralize by Antibodies Than Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1. Vaccines. 8(3). 478–478. 6 indexed citations
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Heilingloh, Christiane Silke, Ulrich Wilhelm Aufderhorst, Leonie Schipper, et al.. (2020). Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation. American Journal of Infection Control. 48(10). 1273–1275. 279 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aufderhorst, Ulrich Wilhelm, Mira Alt, Ulf Dittmer, et al.. (2018). Induction of herpes simplex virus type 1 cell-to-cell spread inhibiting antibodies by a calcium phosphate nanoparticle-based vaccine. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 16. 138–148. 11 indexed citations
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Sampaio, Kerstin Laib, Hubert Schrezenmeier, Mira Alt, et al.. (2018). Large-Scale Screening of HCMV-Seropositive Blood Donors Indicates that HCMV Effectively Escapes from Antibodies by Cell-Associated Spread. Viruses. 10(9). 500–500. 17 indexed citations
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Bauer, Dirk, Mira Alt, Anna Buch, et al.. (2017). A Therapeutic Antiviral Antibody Inhibits the Anterograde Directed Neuron-to-Cell Spread of Herpes Simplex Virus and Protects against Ocular Disease. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 2115–2115. 20 indexed citations
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Bauer, Dirk, Mira Alt, Axel Schubert, et al.. (2017). Antibody-based immunotherapy of aciclovir resistant ocular herpes simplex virus infections. Virology. 512. 194–200. 10 indexed citations

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