Norman Woller

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Norman Woller is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Norman Woller has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Immunology, 19 papers in Oncology and 16 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Norman Woller's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (16 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (15 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (12 papers). Norman Woller is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (16 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (15 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (12 papers). Norman Woller collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Sweden. Norman Woller's co-authors include Florian Kühnel, Michael Saborowski, Dmitrij Ostroumov, Michael P. Manns, Nora Fekete-Drimusz, Thomas Wirth, Stefan Kubicka, Engin Gürlevik, Sarah Knocke and Bettina Fleischmann-Mundt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Norman Woller

35 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

CD4 and CD8 T lymphocyte interplay in controlling tumor growth

2017 385 citations Dmitrij Ostroumov, Nora Fekete-Drimusz et al. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Norman Woller Germany	20	886	595	472	467	154	36	1.5k
Itziar Otano Spain	17	681 0.8×	620 1.0×	219 0.5×	331 0.7×	241 1.6×	28	1.3k
Leopoldo Luistro United States	15	1.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.9×	305 0.6×	777 1.7×	93 0.6×	28	2.2k
Atsushi Aruga Japan	22	782 0.9×	889 1.5×	189 0.4×	440 0.9×	81 0.5×	64	1.4k
Sukeshi Patel Arora United States	14	452 0.5×	146 0.2×	268 0.6×	290 0.6×	136 0.9×	59	868
Alfonso R. Sánchez-Paulete Spain	21	1.3k 1.5×	1.5k 2.5×	176 0.4×	402 0.9×	77 0.5×	27	2.1k
Barbara Marinari Italy	18	425 0.5×	778 1.3×	182 0.4×	709 1.5×	153 1.0×	27	1.7k
Takuya Takayama United States	19	346 0.4×	969 1.6×	235 0.5×	656 1.4×	105 0.7×	42	1.7k
Jennifer N. Durham United States	18	649 0.7×	400 0.7×	139 0.3×	379 0.8×	127 0.8×	53	1.2k
Young‐Chul Sung South Korea	21	344 0.4×	494 0.8×	152 0.3×	455 1.0×	239 1.6×	32	1.3k
François M. Lemoine France	24	553 0.6×	971 1.6×	335 0.7×	639 1.4×	124 0.8×	58	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Norman Woller

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norman Woller

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Mundt, Bettina, Norman Woller, Valery Volk, et al.. (2025). Oncolytic viruses expressing MATEs facilitate target-independent T-cell activation in tumors. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 17(2). 265–300.

Strunz, Benedikt, Anke Kraft, Markus Cornberg, et al.. (2024). Impending HCC diagnosis in patients with cirrhosis after HCV cure features a natural killer cell signature. Hepatology. 80(1). 202–222. 7 indexed citations

Ravens, Sarina, Immo Prinz, Laura Elisa Buitrago‐Molina, et al.. (2022). PD-1/CTLA-4 Blockade Leads to Expansion of CD8+PD-1int TILs and Results in Tumor Remission in Experimental Liver Cancer. Liver Cancer. 12(2). 129–144. 9 indexed citations

Marhenke, Silke, Diana Becker, Tanja Poth, et al.. (2021). The Co‐mutational Spectrum Determines the Therapeutic Response in Murine FGFR2 Fusion‐Driven Cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatology. 74(3). 1357–1370. 14 indexed citations

Du, Yanqin, Benedikt Strunz, Katja Deterding, et al.. (2021). Imprint of unconventional T‐cell response in acute hepatitis C persists despite successful early antiviral treatment. European Journal of Immunology. 52(3). 472–483. 10 indexed citations

Woller, Norman, Jennifer D. Brooks, Bettina Fleischmann-Mundt, et al.. (2019). Molecular retargeting of antibodies converts immune defense against oncolytic viruses into cancer immunotherapy. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3236–3236. 52 indexed citations

Brooks, Jennifer D., Bettina Fleischmann-Mundt, Norman Woller, et al.. (2017). Perioperative, Spatiotemporally Coordinated Activation of T and NK Cells Prevents Recurrence of Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Research. 78(2). 475–488. 55 indexed citations

Ostroumov, Dmitrij, Sarah Knocke, Norman Woller, et al.. (2017). CD40 Signaling Drives Potent Cellular Immune Responses in Heterologous Cancer Vaccinations. Cancer Research. 77(8). 1918–1926. 32 indexed citations

Ostroumov, Dmitrij, Norman Woller, Michael P. Manns, et al.. (2017). Recombinant LCMV Vectors Induce Protective Immunity following Homologous and Heterologous Vaccinations. Molecular Therapy. 25(11). 2533–2545. 10 indexed citations

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Ostroumov, Dmitrij, Nora Fekete-Drimusz, Michael Saborowski, Florian Kühnel, & Norman Woller. (2017). CD4 and CD8 T lymphocyte interplay in controlling tumor growth. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 75(4). 689–713. 385 indexed citations breakdown →

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Knocke, Sarah, Bettina Fleischmann-Mundt, Michael Saborowski, et al.. (2016). Tailored Tumor Immunogenicity Reveals Regulation of CD4 and CD8 T Cell Responses against Cancer. Cell Reports. 17(9). 2234–2246. 59 indexed citations

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Kloos, Arnold, Norman Woller, Rita Gerardy‐Schahn, & Florian Kühnel. (2015). Retargeted oncolytic viruses provoke tumor-directed T-cell responses. OncoImmunology. 4(12). e1052933–e1052933. 10 indexed citations

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Woller, Norman, et al.. (2014). Oncolytic Viruses as Anticancer Vaccines. Frontiers in Oncology. 4. 188–188. 64 indexed citations

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Hardtke‐Wolenski, Matthias, Katja Fischer, Fatih Noyan, et al.. (2013). Genetic Predisposition and Environmental Danger Signals Initiate Chronic Autoimmune Hepatitis Driven by CD4+ T Cells. Hepatology. 58(2). 718–728. 65 indexed citations

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Gürlevik, Engin, Bettina Fleischmann-Mundt, Thomas Longerich, et al.. (2013). Adjuvant Gemcitabine Therapy Improves Survival in A Locally Induced, R0-Resectable Model of Metastatic Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatology. 58(3). 1031–1041. 31 indexed citations

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Woller, Norman & Florian Kühnel. (2013). Virus Infection, Inflammation and Prevention of Cancer. Recent results in cancer research. 193. 33–58. 12 indexed citations

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Woller, Norman, Florian Kühnel, & Stefan Kubicka. (2012). Virus infections in tumors pave the way for tumor-directed DC-vaccines. OncoImmunology. 1(2). 208–210. 2 indexed citations

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Gürlevik, Engin, Norman Woller, Arnold Kloos, et al.. (2010). Selectivity of Oncolytic Viral Replication Prevents Antiviral Immune Response and Toxicity, but Does Not Improve Antitumoral Immunity. Molecular Therapy. 18(11). 1972–1982. 22 indexed citations

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Gürlevik, Engin, Norman Woller, Nisar P. Malek, et al.. (2009). VSV virotherapy improves chemotherapy by triggering apoptosis due to proteasomal degradation of Mcl-1. Gene Therapy. 16(7). 849–861. 23 indexed citations

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Kühnel, Florian, Bernd Schulte, Thomas Wirth, et al.. (2004). Protein Transduction Domains Fused to Virus Receptors Improve Cellular Virus Uptake and Enhance Oncolysis by Tumor-Specific Replicating Vectors. Journal of Virology. 78(24). 13743–13754. 25 indexed citations

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