Rainer Podschun

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Rainer Podschun is a scholar working on Microbiology, Molecular Medicine and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Podschun has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Microbiology, 24 papers in Molecular Medicine and 21 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Rainer Podschun's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (27 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (24 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (11 papers). Rainer Podschun is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (27 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (24 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (11 papers). Rainer Podschun collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Rainer Podschun's co-authors include U. Ullmann, Hany Sahly, Jens‐Michael Schröder, Matthias Leippe, Jürgen Harder, Joachim Grötzinger, Christiane Höller, Franz Faupel, V. Zaporojtchenko and Sabine Schubert and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Podschun

79 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Klebsiellaspp. as Nosocomial Pathogens: Epidemiology, Tax... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Klebsiellaspp. as Nosocomial Pathogens: Epidemiology, Taxonomy, Typing Methods, and Pathogenicity Factors
    1998 2.0k citations Rainer Podschun, U. Ullmann profile →

Peers

Rainer Podschun
Samuel M. Moskowitz United States
John R. W. Govan United Kingdom
Christian van Delden Switzerland
Craig Winstanley United Kingdom
Makrina Totsika Australia
Juan M. Tomás Spain
Mathew Upton United Kingdom
Kendra P. Rumbaugh United States
Joanna B. Goldberg United States
Samuel M. Moskowitz United States
Rainer Podschun
Citations per year, relative to Rainer Podschun Rainer Podschun (= 1×) peers Samuel M. Moskowitz

Countries citing papers authored by Rainer Podschun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rainer Podschun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Podschun

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Podschun, Rainer, et al.. (2021). The Kinocidin Interleukin-26 Shows Immediate Antimicrobial Effects Even to Multi-resistant Isolates. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 757215–757215. 10 indexed citations
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Açil, Yahya, et al.. (2017). The correlation between periodontal health status and suspectibility to infections associated with craniomaxillofacial osteosynthesis plates. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 45(11). 1868–1874. 5 indexed citations
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Sina, Christian, Simone Lipinski, Olga Gavrilova, et al.. (2012). Extracellular cathepsin K exerts antimicrobial activity and is protective against chronic intestinal inflammation in mice. Gut. 62(4). 520–530. 32 indexed citations
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Tohidnezhad, Mersedeh, Deike Varoga, Christoph Jan Wruck, et al.. (2011). Platelets display potent antimicrobial activity and release human beta-defensin 2. Platelets. 23(3). 217–223. 55 indexed citations
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Tohidnezhad, Mersedeh, Deike Varoga, Rainer Podschun, et al.. (2011). Thrombocytes are effectors of the innate immune system releasing human beta defensin-3. Injury. 42(7). 682–686. 42 indexed citations
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Köten, Bente, Maren Simanski, Regine Gläser, et al.. (2009). RNase 7 Contributes to the Cutaneous Defense against Enterococcus faecium. PLoS ONE. 4(7). e6424–e6424. 73 indexed citations
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Michalek, Matthias, Christoph Gelhaus, Oliver Hecht, et al.. (2009). The human antimicrobial protein psoriasin acts by permeabilization of bacterial membranes. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 33(6). 740–746. 55 indexed citations
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Laudien, Martin, Petra Ambrosch, Andreas Till, Rainer Podschun, & Peter Lamprecht. (2008). Diagnostik, Therapie und aktuelle Forschungsaspekte ausgewählter chronisch-entzündlicher Erkrankungen mit Beteiligung im Kopf-Hals-Bereich. Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie. 67(5). 397–406. 5 indexed citations
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Jung, Sascha, Andrew J. Dingley, René Augustin, et al.. (2008). Hydramacin-1, Structure and Antibacterial Activity of a Protein from the Basal Metazoan Hydra. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(3). 1896–1905. 101 indexed citations
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Brandenburg, Lars‐Ove, Deike Varoga, Stephen L. Leib, et al.. (2008). Role of Glial Cells in the Functional Expression of LL-37/Rat Cathelin-Related Antimicrobial Peptide in Meningitis. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 67(11). 1041–1054. 63 indexed citations
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Bosch, Thomas C. G., René Augustin, Friederike Anton‐Erxleben, et al.. (2008). Uncovering the evolutionary history of innate immunity: The simple metazoan Hydra uses epithelial cells for host defence. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 33(4). 559–569. 169 indexed citations
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Dong, Yuemei, Marisa K. Chelius, Sylvain Brisse, et al.. (2003). Comparisons between two Klebsiella: The plant endophyte K. pneumoniae 342 and a clinical isolate, K. pneumoniae MGH78578. Symbiosis. 35. 247–259. 10 indexed citations
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Sahly, Hany, Itzhak Ofek, Rainer Podschun, et al.. (2002). Surfactant Protein D Binds Selectively to Klebsiella pneumoniae Lipopolysaccharides Containing Mannose-Rich O-Antigens. The Journal of Immunology. 169(6). 3267–3274. 47 indexed citations
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Sahly, Hany, Rainer Podschun, & U. Ullmann. (2002). Klebsiella Infections in the Immunocompromised Host. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 479. 237–249. 26 indexed citations
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Podschun, Rainer, et al.. (2001). Incidence of Klebsiella Species in Surface Waters and Their Expression of Virulence Factors. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67(7). 3325–3327. 148 indexed citations
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Podschun, Rainer, et al.. (1993). Serotypes, Hemagglutinins, Siderophore Synthesis, and Serum Resistance of Klebsiella Isolates Causing Human Urinary Tract Infections. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 168(6). 1415–1421. 100 indexed citations
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Wuthe, H, et al.. (1992). Urinary Tract infection due to a Mucoid (M) Form of Salmonella A “new” Transformation from M Form into T1 Form. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 277(1). 74–79. 2 indexed citations
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Podschun, Rainer. (1991). Isolation of Klebsiella terrigena from Human Feces: Biochemical Reactions, Capsule Types, and Antibiotic Sensitivity. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 275(1). 73–78. 16 indexed citations

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