Norbert H. Gruener

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Norbert H. Gruener is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Norbert H. Gruener has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Hepatology, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Norbert H. Gruener's work include Hepatitis C virus research (22 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (9 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers). Norbert H. Gruener is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (22 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (9 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers). Norbert H. Gruener collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Croatia. Norbert H. Gruener's co-authors include Gerd R. Pape, Helmut M. Diepolder, Roman Zachoval, J. Tilman Gerlach, Winfried Schraut, Maria–Christina Jung, Teresa Santantonio, Axel Ulsenheimer, Paul Klenerman and Franziska Lechner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Norbert H. Gruener

25 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

Recurrence of hepatitis C virus after loss of virus-specific CD4+ T-cell response in acute hepatitis C

1999 580 citations J. Tilman Gerlach, Helmut M. Diepolder et al. Gastroenterology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Norbert H. Gruener Germany	17	2.0k	1.5k	979	339	275	26	2.5k
Tilman Gerlach Germany	19	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	689 0.7×	161 0.5×	250 0.9×	25	2.4k
Winfried Schraut Germany	18	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	394 1.2×	216 0.8×	20	2.9k
Hans Christian Spangenberg Germany	20	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	905 0.9×	253 0.7×	166 0.6×	42	2.5k
Maria–Christina Jung Germany	22	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	888 0.9×	175 0.5×	167 0.6×	40	2.6k
Stewart Cooper United States	19	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	747 0.8×	194 0.6×	116 0.4×	34	2.2k
A Valli Italy	13	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	780 0.8×	161 0.5×	176 0.6×	17	2.0k
Simona Urbani Italy	20	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	262 0.8×	116 0.4×	29	2.8k
Svetlana Marukian United States	16	847 0.4×	791 0.5×	515 0.5×	79 0.2×	212 0.8×	18	1.6k
H Löhr Germany	29	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	702 0.7×	49 0.1×	370 1.3×	67	2.3k
V. Lamonaca Italy	8	924 0.5×	725 0.5×	333 0.3×	116 0.3×	147 0.5×	12	1.1k

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Ulsenheimer, Axel, Gláucia Paranhos‐Baccalà, Florence Komurian-Pradel, et al.. (2013). Lack of variant specific CD8+ T-cell response against mutant and pre-existing variants leads to outgrowth of particular clones in acute hepatitis C. Virology Journal. 10(1). 295–295. 7 indexed citations

Weig, Thomas, Mirjam Schubert, Norbert H. Gruener, et al.. (2012). Abdominal obesity and prolonged prone positioning increase risk of developing sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients with influenza A-associated ARDS. European journal of medical research. 17(1). 30–30. 28 indexed citations

Dazert, Eva, Christoph Neumann‐Haefelin, Stéphane Bressanelli, et al.. (2009). Loss of viral fitness and cross-recognition by CD8+ T cells limit HCV escape from a protective HLA-B27–restricted human immune response. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 119(2). 376–86. 104 indexed citations

Raziorrouh, Bijan, Maria–Christina Jung, Carl Albrecht Schirren, et al.. (2008). Antiviral therapy for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation: sustained virologic response is related to genotype 2/3 and response at week 12. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 20(8). 778–783. 7 indexed citations

Gruener, Norbert H., Bijan Raziorrouh, & Maria–Christina Jung. (2007). Recurrence of hepatitis C virus during leucocytopenia and spontaneous clearance after recovery from cytopenia: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 1(1). 169–169. 1 indexed citations

Gruener, Norbert H., Tilman Gerlach, Axel Ulsenheimer, et al.. (2006). Characterization of sequence variations in immunodominant regions of the HBV-nucleocapsid protein as a prerequisite for the development of an epitope-based vaccine. Vaccine. 25(26). 4960–4966. 2 indexed citations

Ulsenheimer, Axel, Michaela Lucas, Nilufer P. Seth, et al.. (2006). Transient immunological control during acute hepatitis C virus infection: ex vivo analysis of helper T‐cell responses. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 13(10). 708–714. 25 indexed citations

Ulsenheimer, Axel, J. Tilman Gerlach, Norbert H. Gruener, et al.. (2005). Plasmacytoid dendritic cells in acute and chronic hepatitis C virus infection†. Hepatology. 41(3). 643–651. 95 indexed citations

Gruener, Norbert H., Maria–Christina Jung, Axel Ulsenheimer, et al.. (2004). Analysis of a successful HCV-specific CD8+ T cell response in patients with recurrent HCV-infection after orthotopic liver transplantation† ‡. Liver Transplantation. 10(12). 1487–1496. 19 indexed citations

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Gruener, Norbert H.. (2004). Recurrent hepatitis C virus infection after liver transplantation: natural course, therapeutic approach and possible mechanisms of viral control. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 54(1). 17–20. 15 indexed citations

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Ulsenheimer, Axel, J. Tilman Gerlach, Norbert H. Gruener, et al.. (2003). Detection of Functionally Altered Hepatitis C Virus–Specific Cd4+ T Cells in Acute and Chronic Hepatitis C. Hepatology. 37(5). 1189–1198. 172 indexed citations

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Gerlach, J. Tilman, Helmut M. Diepolder, Roman Zachoval, et al.. (2003). Acute hepatitis C: high rate of both spontaneous and treatment-induced viral clearance1 1The Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung and the European Union, as sponsors of the study, had no role in study design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation or in the writing and the decision to submit the report for publication.. Gastroenterology. 125(1). 80–88. 383 indexed citations

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Gruener, Norbert H., Maria–Christina Jung, Axel Ulsenheimer, et al.. (2002). Hepatitis C virus eradication associated with hepatitis B virus superinfection and development of a hepatitis B virus specific T cell response. Journal of Hepatology. 37(6). 866–869. 27 indexed citations

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Diepolder, Helmut M., Norbert H. Gruener, J. Tilman Gerlach, et al.. (2001). Different Levels of T-Cell Receptor Triggering Induce Distinct Functions in Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Virus-Specific Human CD4⁺T-Cell Clones. Journal of Virology. 75(17). 7803–7810. 14 indexed citations

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Schirren, Carl Albrecht, Thomas Worzfeld, Gustavo Baretton, et al.. (2001). Hepatitis C Virus–Specific CD4⁺T Cell Response after Liver Transplantation Occurs Early, Is Multispecific, Compartmentalizes to the Liver, and Does Not Correlate with Recurrent Disease. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 183(8). 1187–1194. 28 indexed citations

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Lechner, Franziska, Norbert H. Gruener, Simona Urbani, et al.. (2000). CD8+ T lymphocyte responses are induced during acute hepatitis C virus infection but are not sustained. European Journal of Immunology. 30(9). 2479–2487. 271 indexed citations

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Schirren, Carl Albrecht, Maria–Christina Jung, Thomas Worzfeld, et al.. (2000). Liver-Derived Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-Specific CD4+ T Cells Recognize Multiple HCV Epitopes and Produce Interferon Gamma. Hepatology. 32(3). 597–603. 86 indexed citations

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Schirren, C, M.C. Jung, Thomas Worzfeld, et al.. (2000). Cytokine profile of liver- and blood-derived nonspecific T cells after liver transplantation: T helper cells type 1/0 lymphokines dominate in recurrent hepatitis C virus infection and rejection. Liver Transplantation. 6(2). 222–228. 29 indexed citations

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Chang, Kyong‐Mi, Norbert H. Gruener, Scott Southwood, et al.. (1999). Identification of HLA-A3 and -B7-Restricted CTL Response to Hepatitis C Virus in Patients with Acute and Chronic Hepatitis C. The Journal of Immunology. 162(2). 1156–1164. 100 indexed citations

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Gerlach, J. Tilman, Helmut M. Diepolder, Norbert H. Gruener, et al.. (1999). Recurrence of hepatitis C virus after loss of virus-specific CD4+ T-cell response in acute hepatitis C. Gastroenterology. 117(4). 933–941. 580 indexed citations breakdown →

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