Nils Holler

10.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
20 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Nils Holler is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Nils Holler has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Immunology and 9 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Nils Holler's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (13 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (9 papers) and interferon and immune responses (5 papers). Nils Holler is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (13 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (9 papers) and interferon and immune responses (5 papers). Nils Holler collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Australia. Nils Holler's co-authors include Pascal Schneider, Jürg Tschopp, Jean-Luc Bodmer, Margot Thome, Kay Hofmann, Jürg Tschopp, Olivier Micheau, Michael Hahne, Takao Kataoka and Jean-Luc Bodmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Nils Holler

20 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Fas triggers an alternative, caspase-8–independent cell death pathway using the kinase RIP as effector molecule
    2000 1.5k citations Nils Holler, Rossana Zaru et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  2. BAFF, a Novel Ligand of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Family, Stimulates B Cell Growth
    1999 1.1k citations Pascal Schneider, Fabienne Mackay et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  3. Inhibition of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis by Blockade of CD95 with Human Intravenous Immunoglobulin
    1998 736 citations I. Viard, Philippe Wehrli et al. Science profile →
  4. Conversion of Membrane-bound Fas(CD95) Ligand to Its Soluble Form Is Associated with Downregulation of Its Proapoptotic Activity and Loss of Liver Toxicity
    1998 685 citations Pascal Schneider, Nils Holler et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  5. TRAIL Receptors 1 (DR4) and 2 (DR5) Signal FADD-Dependent Apoptosis and Activate NF-κB
    1997 605 citations Pascal Schneider, Margot Thome et al. Immunity profile →
  6. TRAIL receptor-2 signals apoptosis through FADD and caspase-8
    2000 567 citations Jean-Luc Bodmer, Nils Holler et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Nils Holler 5.0k 3.9k 1.5k 1.1k 917 20 8.3k
Michael Hahne 5.9k 1.2× 5.5k 1.4× 1.7k 1.1× 2.1k 1.9× 950 1.0× 96 10.6k
Hailing Hsu 4.8k 1.0× 4.2k 1.1× 3.1k 2.0× 1.7k 1.5× 667 0.7× 23 8.3k
W. Wei‐Lynn Wong 5.2k 1.0× 3.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.5× 1.3k 1.1× 745 0.8× 71 8.0k
Valeria Facchinetti 3.7k 0.7× 4.2k 1.1× 437 0.3× 759 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 31 8.3k
Jean-Luc Bodmer 6.0k 1.2× 4.3k 1.1× 2.0k 1.3× 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 31 8.7k
Vito J. Palombella 6.9k 1.4× 2.4k 0.6× 2.4k 1.6× 2.9k 2.6× 789 0.9× 57 10.0k
Arda Shahinian 3.4k 0.7× 6.3k 1.6× 1.5k 1.0× 1.8k 1.6× 792 0.9× 38 9.4k
Ann Ranger 2.9k 0.6× 2.9k 0.7× 644 0.4× 1.0k 0.9× 406 0.4× 46 6.0k
Peter J. Gough 6.0k 1.2× 4.4k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 80 9.6k
Yuji Hinoda 6.5k 1.3× 1.8k 0.5× 2.7k 1.8× 3.0k 2.7× 528 0.6× 272 10.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Holler, Nils, Aubry Tardivel, Magdalena Kovacsovics‐Bankowski, et al.. (2003). Two Adjacent Trimeric Fas Ligands Are Required for Fas Signaling and Formation of a Death-Inducing Signaling Complex. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(4). 1428–1440. 322 indexed citations
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Micheau, Olivier, Margot Thome, Pascal Schneider, et al.. (2002). The Long Form of FLIP Is an Activator of Caspase-8 at the Fas Death-inducing Signaling Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(47). 45162–45171. 375 indexed citations
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Cremesti, Aida, François Paris, Heike Grassmé, et al.. (2001). Ceramide Enables Fas to Cap and Kill. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(26). 23954–23961. 318 indexed citations
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Werner‐Favre, Christiane, Pascal Schneider, Nils Holler, et al.. (2001). IgG subclass switch capacity is low in switched and in IgM-only, but high in IgD+IgM+, post-germinal center (CD27+) human B cells. European Journal of Immunology. 31(1). 243–249. 33 indexed citations
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Kataoka, Takao, Nils Holler, Olivier Micheau, et al.. (2001). Bcl-rambo, a Novel Bcl-2 Homologue That Induces Apoptosis via Its Unique C-terminal Extension. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(22). 19548–19554. 117 indexed citations
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Villunger, Andreas, David C.S. Huang, Nils Holler, J Tschopp, & Andreas Strasser. (2000). Fas Ligand-Induced c-Jun Kinase Activation in Lymphoid Cells Requires Extensive Receptor Aggregation But Is Independent of DAXX, and Fas-Mediated Cell Death Does Not Involve DAXX, RIP, or RAIDD. The Journal of Immunology. 165(3). 1337–1343. 54 indexed citations
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Bodmer, Jean-Luc, Nils Holler, Patrizia Vinciguerra, et al.. (2000). TRAIL receptor-2 signals apoptosis through FADD and caspase-8. Nature Cell Biology. 2(4). 241–243. 567 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kataoka, Takao, Ralph C. Budd, Nils Holler, et al.. (2000). The caspase-8 inhibitor FLIP promotes activation of NF-κB and Erk signaling pathways. Current Biology. 10(11). 640–648. 480 indexed citations
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Holler, Nils, Rossana Zaru, Olivier Micheau, et al.. (2000). Fas triggers an alternative, caspase-8–independent cell death pathway using the kinase RIP as effector molecule. Nature Immunology. 1(6). 489–495. 1543 indexed citations breakdown →
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Martinon, Fabio, Nils Holler, Christelle Richard, & Jürg Tschopp. (2000). Activation of a pro‐apoptotic amplification loop through inhibition of NF‐κB‐dependent survival signals by caspase‐mediated inactivation of RIP. FEBS Letters. 468(2-3). 134–136. 114 indexed citations
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Holler, Nils, Takao Kataoka, Jean-Luc Bodmer, et al.. (2000). Development of improved soluble inhibitors of FasL and CD40L based on oligomerized receptors. Journal of Immunological Methods. 237(1-2). 159–173. 40 indexed citations
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Villunger, Andreas, Lorraine A. O’Reilly, Nils Holler, Jerry M. Adams, & Andreas Strasser. (2000). FAS Ligand, Bcl-2, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor, and p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 192(5). 647–658. 89 indexed citations
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Rennert, Paul D., Pascal Schneider, Teresa G. Cachero, et al.. (2000). A Soluble Form of B Cell Maturation Antigen, a Receptor for the Tumor Necrosis Factor Family Member April, Inhibits Tumor Cell Growth. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 192(11). 1677–1684. 214 indexed citations
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Schneider, Pascal, Fabienne Mackay, Kay Hofmann, et al.. (1999). BAFF, a Novel Ligand of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Family, Stimulates B Cell Growth. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 189(11). 1747–1756. 1104 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hahne, Michael, Takao Kataoka, Michael Schröter, et al.. (1998). APRIL, a New Ligand of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Family, Stimulates Tumor Cell Growth. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 188(6). 1185–1190. 431 indexed citations
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Schneider, Pascal, Nils Holler, Jean-Luc Bodmer, et al.. (1998). Conversion of Membrane-bound Fas(CD95) Ligand to Its Soluble Form Is Associated with Downregulation of Its Proapoptotic Activity and Loss of Liver Toxicity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 187(8). 1205–1213. 685 indexed citations breakdown →
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Viard, I., Philippe Wehrli, Roberto Bullani, et al.. (1998). Inhibition of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis by Blockade of CD95 with Human Intravenous Immunoglobulin. Science. 282(5388). 490–493. 736 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schneider, Pascal, Margot Thome, Kim Burns, et al.. (1997). TRAIL Receptors 1 (DR4) and 2 (DR5) Signal FADD-Dependent Apoptosis and Activate NF-κB. Immunity. 7(6). 831–836. 605 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schneider, Pascal, Jean-Luc Bodmer, Nils Holler, et al.. (1997). Characterization of Fas (Apo-1, CD95)-Fas Ligand Interaction. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(30). 18827–18833. 173 indexed citations
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Schneider, Pascal, Jean-Luc Bodmer, Margot Thome, et al.. (1997). Characterization of two receptors for TRAIL1. FEBS Letters. 416(3). 329–334. 252 indexed citations

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