Peter Staeheli

25.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
254 papers, 20.4k citations indexed

About

Peter Staeheli is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Staeheli has authored 254 papers receiving a total of 20.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Immunology, 146 papers in Epidemiology and 54 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Peter Staeheli's work include interferon and immune responses (117 papers), Virology and Viral Diseases (72 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (66 papers). Peter Staeheli is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (117 papers), Virology and Viral Diseases (72 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (66 papers). Peter Staeheli collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Peter Staeheli's co-authors include Otto Haller, Jovan Pavlovic, Georg Kochs, Martin Schwemmle, Tanel Mahlakõiv, Thomas Michiels, Bernd Kaspers, Andreas Diefenbach, Sophie Paul and Thomas Zürcher and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter Staeheli

252 papers receiving 19.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Host microbiota constantly control maturation and function of microglia in the CNS

2015 2.5k citations Tanel Mahlakõiv, Peter Staeheli et al. profile →
IFN-Lambda (IFN-λ) Is Expressed in a Tissue-Dependent Fashion and Primarily Acts on Epithelial Cells In Vivo

2008 630 citations Sophie Paul, Peter Staeheli et al. profile →
IFN-λ determines the intestinal epithelial antiviral host defense

2011 346 citations Johanna Pott, Tanel Mahlakõiv et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Oxeiptosis, a ROS-induced caspase-independent apoptosis-like cell-death pathway

2017 338 citations Daniel Schnepf, Peter Staeheli et al. profile →
Interferon-λ orchestrates innate and adaptive mucosal immune responses

2019 196 citations Liang Ye, Daniel Schnepf et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Staeheli Germany	76	10.3k	6.8k	5.7k	4.3k	2.4k	254	20.4k
Diane E. Griffin United States	77	6.6k 0.6×	7.8k 1.1×	3.9k 0.7×	6.7k 1.6×	1.2k 0.5×	356	20.4k
Satoshi Uematsu Japan	75	23.7k 2.3×	6.9k 1.0×	11.2k 2.0×	4.0k 0.9×	2.9k 1.2×	218	37.4k
Ken J. Ishii Japan	71	17.9k 1.7×	4.6k 0.7×	8.6k 1.5×	3.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	296	24.9k
Michael B. A. Oldstone United States	107	19.0k 1.9×	10.7k 1.6×	7.7k 1.3×	9.7k 2.3×	3.0k 1.2×	536	39.7k
Stephen E. Straus United States	74	6.0k 0.6×	8.9k 1.3×	3.8k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	2.6k 1.1×	241	20.1k
Caetano Reis e Sousa United Kingdom	85	27.4k 2.7×	5.6k 0.8×	9.2k 1.6×	3.9k 0.9×	5.1k 2.1×	150	34.9k
Evelyn A. Kurt‐Jones United States	68	9.8k 1.0×	6.2k 0.9×	6.5k 1.1×	2.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	139	20.4k
Ilkka Julkunen Finland	72	9.1k 0.9×	4.6k 0.7×	4.1k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	232	16.0k
Hans Hengartner Switzerland	99	24.6k 2.4×	5.4k 0.8×	6.2k 1.1×	3.6k 0.8×	4.1k 1.7×	340	34.0k
Paul Klenerman United Kingdom	88	14.4k 1.4×	10.8k 1.6×	3.5k 0.6×	4.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	500	27.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Staeheli

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Wang, Xuefei, Meng Dong, Xinchao Wu, et al.. (2025). Single-cell transcriptomics reveals a compartmentalized antiviral interferon response in the nasal epithelium of mice. Journal of Virology. 99(3). e0141324–e0141324.

Chen, Yongkun, Laura Graf, Tao Chen, et al.. (2021). Rare variant MX1 alleles increase human susceptibility to zoonotic H7N9 influenza virus. Science. 373(6557). 918–922. 56 indexed citations

Schnepf, Daniel, Liang Ye, Annette Ohnemus, et al.. (2020). Interferon-λ Receptor Expression: Novel Reporter Mouse Reveals Within- and Cross-Tissue Heterogeneity. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 40(6). 292–300. 4 indexed citations

Pillai, Padmini S., Ryan D. Molony, Kimberly Martinod, et al.. (2016). Mx1 reveals innate pathways to antiviral resistance and lethal influenza disease. Science. 352(6284). 463–466. 186 indexed citations

Kallfass, Carsten, et al.. (2012). Visualizing Production of Beta Interferon by Astrocytes and Microglia in Brain of La Crosse Virus-Infected Mice. Journal of Virology. 86(20). 11223–11230. 69 indexed citations

Pott, Johanna, Tanel Mahlakõiv, Markus Mordstein, et al.. (2011). IFN-λ determines the intestinal epithelial antiviral host defense. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(19). 7944–7949. 346 indexed citations breakdown →

Köster, Mario, et al.. (2010). Novel Nonviral Bioassays for Mouse Type I and Type III Interferon. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 31(4). 345–349. 16 indexed citations

Mordstein, Markus, Thomas Michiels, & Peter Staeheli. (2010). What Have We Learned from the IL28 Receptor Knockout Mouse?. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 30(8). 579–584. 22 indexed citations

Steel, John, Peter Staeheli, Samira Mubareka, et al.. (2009). Transmission of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus and Impact of Prior Exposure to Seasonal Strains or Interferon Treatment. Journal of Virology. 84(1). 21–26. 110 indexed citations

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Schneider, Kirsten, Annette Ohnemus, Miha Lavrič, et al.. (2007). Chicken Toll-like Receptor 3 Recognizes Its Cognate Ligand When Ectopically Expressed in Human Cells. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 27(2). 97–102. 52 indexed citations

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Delhaye, Sophie, Sophie Paul, Gjon Blakqori, et al.. (2006). Neurons produce type I interferon during viral encephalitis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(20). 7835–7840. 210 indexed citations

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Ohnemus, Annette, et al.. (2004). Synthesis of IFN-β by Virus-Infected Chicken Embryo Cells Demonstrated with Specific Antisera and a New Bioassay. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 24(3). 179–184. 35 indexed citations

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Ohnemus, Annette, et al.. (2003). Truncated Chicken Interleukin-1 β with Increased Biologic Activity. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 23(5). 223–228. 15 indexed citations

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Weber, Friedemann, Georg Kochs, Otto Haller, & Peter Staeheli. (2003). Viral Evasion of the Interferon System: Old Viruses, New Tricks. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 23(4). 209–213. 13 indexed citations

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Schneider, Kirsten, et al.. (2001). Chicken interleukin‐6. European Journal of Biochemistry. 268(15). 4200–4206. 114 indexed citations

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Lowenthal, John W., Peter Staeheli, Ursula Schultz, Margaret J. Sekellick, & Philip I. Marcus. (2001). Nomenclature of Avian Interferon Proteins. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 21(7). 547–549. 29 indexed citations

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Staeheli, Peter, Florian Puehler, Kirsten Schneider, Thomas Göbel, & Bernd Kaspers. (2001). Cytokines of Birds: Conserved Functions—A Largely Different Look. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 21(12). 993–1010. 111 indexed citations

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Schneider, Kirsten, et al.. (2000). cDNA Cloning of Biologically Active Chicken Interleukin-18. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 20(10). 879–883. 101 indexed citations

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Pavlovic, Jovan & Peter Staeheli. (1991). The Antiviral Potentials of Mx Proteins. Journal of Interferon Research. 11(4). 215–219. 69 indexed citations

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Haller, Otto, et al.. (1987). Influenza Virus Resistance of Wild Mice: Wild-Type and Mutant Mx Alleles Occur at Comparable Frequencies. Journal of Interferon Research. 7(5). 647–656. 64 indexed citations

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