Peter Fischer

11.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
300 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Peter Fischer is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Fischer has authored 300 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Infectious Diseases, 85 papers in Parasitology and 80 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Peter Fischer's work include Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (126 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (78 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (75 papers). Peter Fischer is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (126 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (78 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (75 papers). Peter Fischer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Peter Fischer's co-authors include Gary J. Weil, Hans‐Joachim Knackmuss, Kerstin Fischer, Udo Radius, Dietrich W. Büttner, Taniawati Supali, Alison Krentel, D. Richter, Andrew Spielman and Norbert W. Brattig and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Peter Fischer

290 papers receiving 8.4k citations

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Widespread Lateral Gene Transfer from Intracellular Bacteria to Multicellular Eukaryotes

2007 570 citations Julie C. Dunning Hotopp, Michael E. Clark et al. Science profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Fischer

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Semi-annual and annual mass drug administration of diethylcarbamazine and albendazole are equally effective regimens for eliminating lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea 2025 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Michael C. Payne, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gary J. Weil, Peter Fischer, Moses Laman, Leanne J. Robinson, Daniel J. Tisch, Christopher L. King	0
2	Position paper dupilumab and vaccination 2024 ·Allergo Journal International ·(unknown), Tobias Ankermann, Carl‐Peter Bauer, Peter Fischer, Monika Gappa, Michael Gerstlauer, Matthias Kopp, Susanne Lau, Christiane Lex, (unknown), Bianca Schaub, Thomas Spindler, Christian Vogelberg	0
3	Surveillance and Selective Treatment of Brugia malayi Filariasis Eleven Years after Stopping Mass Drug Administration in Belitung District, Indonesia 2024 ·American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Taniawati Supali, Yenny Djuardi, Santoso Santoso, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter Fischer	2
4	The long and winding road towards new treatments against lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis 2024 ·Trends in Parasitology ·(unknown), (unknown), Sabine Specht, Kenneth Pfarr, Peter Fischer, Achim Hoerauf, Marc P. Hübner	5
5	Direct Proteomic Detection and Prioritization of 19 Onchocerciasis Biomarker Candidates in Humans 2022 ·Molecular & Cellular Proteomics ·Bruce A. Rosa, Kurt C. Curtis, Petra Erdmann-Gilmore, John Martin, Qiang Zhang, Robert W. Sprung, Gary J. Weil, R. Reid Townsend, Peter Fischer, Makedonka Mitreva	5
6	Aspartyl Protease Inhibitors as Anti-Filarial Drugs 2022 ·Pathogens ·(unknown), (unknown), Christina A. Bulman, Bruce A. Rosa, Peter Fischer, James W. Janetka, Sara Lustigman, Judy A. Sakanari, Makedonka Mitreva	6
7	Comparative genomics and transcriptomics of 4 Paragonimus species provide insights into lung fluke parasitism and pathogenesis 2020 ·GigaScience ·Bruce A. Rosa, (unknown), Samantha N. McNulty, (unknown), John Martin, Takeshi Agatsuma, Hiromu Sugiyama, Thanh Hoa Le, Pham Ngoc Doanh, Wanchai Maleewong, David Blair, Paul J. Brindley, Peter Fischer, Makedonka Mitreva	19
8	Differential human gut microbiome assemblages during soil-transmitted helminth infections in Indonesia and Liberia 2018 ·Microbiome ·Bruce A. Rosa, Taniawati Supali, Lincoln Gankpala, Yenny Djuardi, Erliyani Sartono, Yanjiao Zhou, Kerstin Fischer, John Martin, Rahul Tyagi, Fatorma K. Bolay, Peter Fischer, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Makedonka Mitreva	101
9	Genomes of Fasciola hepatica from the Americas Reveal Colonization with Neorickettsia Endobacteria Related to the Agents of Potomac Horse and Human Sennetsu Fevers 2017 ·PLoS Genetics ·Samantha N. McNulty, José F. Tort, Gabriel Rinaldi, Kerstin Fischer, Bruce A. Rosa, Pablo Smircich, (unknown), (unknown), Rahul Tyagi, Kymberlie Hallsworth-Pepin, Victoria H. Mann, (unknown), Patricia S. Latham, (unknown), (unknown), Carlos Carmona, Peter Fischer, Paul J. Brindley, Makedonka Mitreva	82
10	A Recombinant Positive Control for Serology Diagnostic Tests Supporting Elimination of Onchocerca volvulus 2016 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Allison Golden, Eric Stevens, (unknown), Dunia Faulx, Michael Kalnoky, Roger Peck, Melissa Valdez, Cathy Steel, (unknown), M. Banla, Peter T. Soboslay, (unknown), Afework Hailemariam Tekle, Vitaliano Cama, Peter Fischer, Thomas B. Nutman, Thomas R. Unnasch, Tala de los Santos, Gonzalo J. Domingo	24
11	Targeting Protein-Protein Interactions for Parasite Control 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Christina Taylor, Kerstin Fischer, Sahar Abubucker, Zhengyuan Wang, John Martin, (unknown), Marc Magliano, Marie-Noëlle Rosso, Ben‐Wen Li, Peter Fischer, Makedonka Mitreva	21
12	Endosymbiont DNA in Endobacteria-Free Filarial Nematodes Indicates Ancient Horizontal Genetic Transfer 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Samantha N. McNulty, Jeremy M. Foster, Makedonka Mitreva, Julie C. Dunning Hotopp, John Martin, Kerstin Fischer, Bo Wu, Paul J. Davis, Sanjay Kumar, Norbert W. Brattig, Barton E. Slatko, Gary J. Weil, Peter Fischer	92
13	Widespread Lateral Gene Transfer from Intracellular Bacteria to Multicellular Eukaryotes breakdown → 2007 ·Science ·Julie C. Dunning Hotopp, Michael E. Clark, Deodoro C. S. G. Oliveira, Jeremy M. Foster, Peter Fischer, (unknown), Jonathan D. Giebel, Nikhil Kumar, Nadeeza Ishmael, Shiliang Wang, Jessica R. Ingram, (unknown), (unknown), Jeffrey Tomkins, Stephen Richards, David Spiro, Elodie Ghedin, Barton E. Slatko, Hervé Tettelin, John H. Werren	570
14	INTOXICAÇÃO EXPERIMENTAL EM BOVINOS POR “TIMBÓ” Mascagnia publifora EXPERIMENTAL BOVINE INTOXICATION WITH “TIMBÓ” Mascagnia publifora 2007 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Peter Fischer, (unknown)	1
15	Estimation of the prevalence of lymphatic filariasis by a pool screen PCR assay using blood spots collected on filter paper 2006 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Taniawati Supali, (unknown), Heri Wibowo, Yenny Djuardi, (unknown), (unknown), Peter Fischer	12
16	The Highly Abundant Protein Ag-lbp55 from Ascaridia galli Represents a Novel Type of Lipid-binding Proteins 2005 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), Georgi Radoslavov, Peter Fischer, Andrew E. Torda, Friedrich Lottspeich, Raina Boteva, Rolf D. Walter, (unknown), Eva Liebau	10
17	Conformational and functional analysis of the lipid binding protein Ag‐NPA‐1 from the parasitic nematode Ascaridia galli 2004 ·FEBS Journal ·(unknown), Georgi Radoslavov, Peter Fischer, Eva Liebau, Rolf D. Walter, (unknown), Raina Boteva	8
18	Wolbachia endosymbionts of Onchocerca volvulus express a putative periplasmic HtrA-type serine protease 2004 ·Microbes and Infection ·Abbas Jolodar, Peter Fischer, Dietrich W. Büttner, Norbert W. Brattig	8
19	Treatment of human *Mansonella streptocerca* infection with ivermectin 1997 ·Tropical Medicine & International Health ·Peter Fischer, (unknown), Dietrich W. Büttner	18
20	Parasitological and clinical characterization of Simulium neavei-transmitted onchocerciasis in western Uganda. 1993 ·PubMed ·Peter Fischer, Walter Kipp, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dietrich W. Büttner	63

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