Peter Scheurich

15.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
144 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Peter Scheurich is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Scheurich has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Immunology, 68 papers in Molecular Biology and 40 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Peter Scheurich's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (50 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (39 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (34 papers). Peter Scheurich is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (50 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (39 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (34 papers). Peter Scheurich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Peter Scheurich's co-authors include Harald Wajant, Klaus Pfizenmaier, Matthias Grell, U. Zimmermann, Ugur Üçer, B Thoma, Daniela Siegmund, Martin Krönke, Frank Henkler and Sebastian Kreuz and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Peter Scheurich

144 papers receiving 12.3k citations

Hit Papers

Tumor necrosis factor signaling 1995 2026 2005 2015 2003 1995 500 1000 1.5k
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. Tumor necrosis factor signaling
    2003 1.9k citations Harald Wajant, Klaus Pfizenmaier et al. Cell Death and Differentiation profile →
  2. The transmembrane form of tumor necrosis factor is the prime activating ligand of the 80 kDa tumor necrosis factor receptor
    1995 1.1k citations Matthias Grell, Harald Wajant et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Scheurich Germany 57 6.2k 6.0k 2.7k 2.0k 990 144 12.6k
Klaus Pfizenmaier Germany 69 7.5k 1.2× 7.9k 1.3× 2.1k 0.8× 3.1k 1.5× 1.4k 1.4× 253 17.3k
Harald Wajant Germany 65 6.8k 1.1× 8.8k 1.5× 3.8k 1.4× 2.9k 1.4× 1.3k 1.3× 222 15.6k
Thomas A. Hamilton United States 70 9.7k 1.6× 4.4k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 4.0k 2.0× 1.4k 1.5× 218 16.3k
Tak W. Mak Canada 57 9.9k 1.6× 6.7k 1.1× 1.6k 0.6× 3.0k 1.5× 1.3k 1.4× 115 16.9k
Shin Yonehara Japan 66 9.0k 1.5× 10.3k 1.7× 1.7k 0.6× 3.3k 1.7× 1.9k 1.9× 172 18.7k
Ernest C. Borden United States 66 6.0k 1.0× 4.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 5.8k 2.9× 1.4k 1.4× 311 16.2k
Bernd Arnold Germany 59 6.6k 1.1× 4.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 167 15.1k
Hiroki Yoshida Japan 54 5.6k 0.9× 7.1k 1.2× 2.4k 0.9× 4.4k 2.2× 1.6k 1.6× 278 16.1k
Mathew A. Vadas Australia 69 4.4k 0.7× 9.2k 1.6× 3.7k 1.4× 2.2k 1.1× 957 1.0× 207 17.4k
Ugo Testa Italy 68 3.7k 0.6× 8.7k 1.5× 2.7k 1.0× 3.0k 1.5× 701 0.7× 423 16.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Scheurich

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Scheurich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Scheurich

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

All Works

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Pollak, Nadine, et al.. (2021). Cell cycle progression and transmitotic apoptosis resistance promote escape from extrinsic apoptosis. Journal of Cell Science. 134(24). 9 indexed citations
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Mack, Alexandra, Kai Cao, Gavin Fullstone, et al.. (2020). Stress-induced TRAILR2 expression overcomes TRAIL resistance in cancer cell spheroids. Cell Death and Differentiation. 27(11). 3037–3052. 20 indexed citations
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Neumann, Simon, et al.. (2012). A minimal mathematical model for the initial molecular interactions of death receptor signalling. Mathematical Biosciences & Engineering. 9(3). 663–683. 3 indexed citations
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Krippner‐Heidenreich, Anja, Steffen Steinert, Andrea Zappe, et al.. (2010). Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy reveals topological segregation of the two tumor necrosis factor membrane receptors. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1798(6). 1081–1089. 10 indexed citations
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Wajant, Harald, Klaus Pfizenmaier, & Peter Scheurich. (2002). TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) and its receptors in tumor surveillance and cancer therapy. APOPTOSIS. 7(5). 449–459. 117 indexed citations
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Eißner, Günther, Silvia Kirchner, Walter Kölch, et al.. (2000). Reverse Signaling Through Transmembrane TNF Confers Resistance to Lipopolysaccharide in Human Monocytes and Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 164(12). 6193–6198. 163 indexed citations
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Wajant, Harald, Elvira Haas, Ralph Schwenzer, et al.. (2000). Inhibition of Death Receptor-mediated Gene Induction by a Cycloheximide-sensitive Factor Occurs at the Level of or Upstream of Fas-associated Death Domain Protein (FADD). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(32). 24357–24366. 154 indexed citations
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Mühlenbeck, Frank, Pascal Schneider, Jean-Luc Bodmer, et al.. (2000). The Tumor Necrosis Factor-related Apoptosis-inducing Ligand Receptors TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2 Have Distinct Cross-linking Requirements for Initiation of Apoptosis and Are Non-redundant in JNK Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(41). 32208–32213. 128 indexed citations
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Vehmeyer, K., Peter Scheurich, H. Eibl, & Clemens Unger. (1991). Hexadecylphosphocholine-mediated enhancement of T-cell responses to interleukin 2. Cellular Immunology. 137(1). 232–238. 26 indexed citations
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Schütze, Stefan, Peter Scheurich, C Schlüter, et al.. (1988). Tumor necrosis factor-induced changes of gene expression in U937 cells. Differentiation-dependent plasticity of the responsive state.. The Journal of Immunology. 140(9). 3000–3005. 53 indexed citations
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Pfizenmaier, Klaus, et al.. (1987). Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha: control of TNF-sensitivity and molecular mechanisms of TNF-mediated growth inhibition. Annals of Hematology. 55(1). 1–10. 23 indexed citations
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Krönke, Martin, Peter Scheurich, Klaus Pfizenmaier, Martin Röllinghoff, & Hermann Wagner. (1982). T-T cell interactions during in vitro cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses. V. Precursor frequencies and specificity of alloreactive helper T cells.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 156(1). 41–54. 29 indexed citations
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Scheurich, Peter, U. Zimmermann, & Heide Schnabl. (1981). Electrically Stimulated Fusion of Different Plant Cell Protoplasts. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 67(4). 849–853. 25 indexed citations
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Schnabl, H., Peter Scheurich, & U. Zimmermann. (1980). Mechanical stabilization of guard cell protoplasts of Vicia faba. Planta. 149(3). 280–282. 21 indexed citations

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