Ralf Agger

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ralf Agger is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Agger has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Immunology, 14 papers in Oncology and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ralf Agger's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (23 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (7 papers). Ralf Agger is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (23 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (7 papers). Ralf Agger collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Germany. Ralf Agger's co-authors include Margit D. Witmer-Pack, Mary T. Crowley, Ralph M. Steinman, Joshua P. Metlay, D Lawless, Marianne Hokland, Lars Erik Bartels, Christian Lodberg Hvas, Jens Frederik Dahlerup and Jørgen Agnholt and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Infection and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Agger

43 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit 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.

The distinct leukocyte integrins of mouse spleen dendritic cells as identified with new hamster monoclonal antibodies.

1990 494 citations Margit D. Witmer-Pack, Ralf Agger et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralf Agger Denmark	17	820	249	166	123	116	43	1.2k
Ravi Hingorani United States	18	1.1k 1.3×	434 1.7×	268 1.6×	158 1.3×	128 1.1×	21	1.5k
Scott R. Brodeur United States	14	960 1.2×	359 1.4×	211 1.3×	114 0.9×	89 0.8×	24	1.6k
Oliver Frey Germany	16	783 1.0×	177 0.7×	174 1.0×	100 0.8×	101 0.9×	28	1.3k
Ann E. Schmierer United States	5	968 1.2×	293 1.2×	330 2.0×	82 0.7×	104 0.9×	6	1.3k
Michael F. Concino United States	15	781 1.0×	500 2.0×	79 0.5×	85 0.7×	195 1.7×	21	1.5k
Kerstin Siegmund Austria	17	1.5k 1.8×	280 1.1×	380 2.3×	82 0.7×	96 0.8×	35	1.9k
Hitomi Nagayama Japan	19	743 0.9×	236 0.9×	312 1.9×	116 0.9×	98 0.8×	50	1.2k
Sho Ishikawa Japan	17	571 0.7×	158 0.6×	104 0.6×	152 1.2×	169 1.5×	67	1.3k
Sébastien Calbo France	16	570 0.7×	173 0.7×	88 0.5×	69 0.6×	66 0.6×	32	926
Zoltan A. Nagy Germany	18	814 1.0×	340 1.4×	134 0.8×	75 0.6×	412 3.6×	45	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ralf Agger

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Ralf Agger's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Ralf Agger with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Ralf Agger more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Ralf Agger

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ralf Agger. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ralf Agger. The network helps show where Ralf Agger may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf Agger

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Agger, Ralf, et al.. (2025). STING and Nonnecroptotic MLKL‐Mediated Mechanisms Improve Dendritic Cell Maturation and Killing of Cancer Cells. European Journal of Immunology. 55(9). e70044–e70044. 1 indexed citations

Christiansen, Gunna, et al.. (2024). Novel nucleotide-packaging vaccine delivers antigen and poly(I:C) to dendritic cells and generate a potent antibody response in vivo. Vaccine. 42(11). 2909–2918. 1 indexed citations

Kofod‐Olsen, Emil, et al.. (2019). Activation of dendritic cells by targeted DNA: a potential addition to the armamentarium for anti-cancer immunotherapy. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 68(11). 1875–1880. 15 indexed citations

Søndergaard, Evo Kristina Lindersson, et al.. (2015). Enhanced Humoral Responses Induced by Targeting of Antigen to Murine Dendritic Cells. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 82(6). 515–522. 17 indexed citations

Bartels, Lars Erik, Christian Lodberg Hvas, Søren Peter Jørgensen, et al.. (2013). Oral vitamin D3 supplementation reduces monocyte-derived dendritic cell maturation and cytokine production in Crohn’s disease patients. Inflammopharmacology. 22(2). 95–103. 33 indexed citations

Bartels, Lars Erik, Søren Peter Jørgensen, Christian Lodberg Hvas, et al.. (2013). 25-Hydroxy vitamin D3 modulates dendritic cell phenotype and function in Crohn’s disease. Inflammopharmacology. 21(2). 177–186. 38 indexed citations

Bartels, Lars Erik, Christian Lodberg Hvas, Jørgen Agnholt, Jens Frederik Dahlerup, & Ralf Agger. (2010). Human dendritic cell antigen presentation and chemotaxis are inhibited by intrinsic 25-hydroxy vitamin D activation. International Immunopharmacology. 10(8). 922–928. 62 indexed citations

Bertelsen, Lotte Bonde, Charlotte Christie Petersen, Emil Kofod‐Olsen, et al.. (2010). Human Herpesvirus 6B Induces Phenotypic Maturation Without IL-10 and IL-12p70 Production in Dendritic Cells. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 71(6). 431–439. 5 indexed citations

Hansen, Bettina, Henrik Schmidt, Hans von der Maase, et al.. (2006). Tumour-associated macrophages are related to progression in patients with metastatic melanoma following interleukin-2 based immunotherapy. Acta Oncologica. 45(4). 400–405. 13 indexed citations

10.

Petersen, Charlotte Christie, Mikkel Steen Petersen, Ralf Agger, & Marianne Hokland. (2006). Accumulation in Tumor Tissue of Adoptively Transferred T Cells: A Comparison Between Intravenous and Intraperitoneal Injection. Journal of Immunotherapy. 29(3). 241–249. 14 indexed citations

11.

Agger, Ralf, Mikkel Steen Petersen, Charlotte Christie Petersen, et al.. (2006). T Cell Homing to Tumors Detected by 3D-coordinated Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal of Immunotherapy. 30(1). 29–39. 16 indexed citations

12.

Ladekarl, Morten, Ralf Agger, Marianne Hokland, et al.. (2004). Detection of circulating tumor lysate–reactive CD4+ T cells in melanoma patients. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 53(6). 560–566. 4 indexed citations

13.

Kobæk-Larsen, Morten, Axel Cosmus Pyndt Diederichsen, Ralf Agger, et al.. (2004). Immunohistochemical characterisation of the local immune response in azoxymethane‐induced colon tumours in the BDIX inbred rat strain. Apmis. 112(10). 698–707. 1 indexed citations

14.

Hokland, Marianne, Mikkel Steen Petersen, Candace C. Fleischer, et al.. (2004). Monitoring in vivo T cell traficking to tumors by positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 22(14_suppl). 2571–2571. 1 indexed citations

15.

Agger, Ralf & Paul Freimuth. (1995). Purification and cDNA sequence of a murine protein homologous to the human p62 tyrosine phosphoprotein that associates with the Ras GTPase-activating protein p120 GAP. Gene. 158(2). 307–308. 3 indexed citations

16.

Agger, Ralf & Joan M. Rhodes. (1995). MUM‐4, a monoclonal antibody reacting with resident peritoneal mouse macrophages. Apmis. 103(1-6). 45–53. 3 indexed citations

17.

Agger, Ralf, Mary T. Crowley, & Margit D. Witmer-Pack. (1990). The Surface of Dendritic Cells in the Mouse as Studied with Monoclonal Antibodies. International Reviews of Immunology. 6(2-3). 89–101. 42 indexed citations

18.

Jakobsen, Palle, Søren Jepsen, & Ralf Agger. (1987). Inhibitory monoclonal antibodies to soluble Plasmodium falciparum antigens. Parasitology Research. 73(6). 518–523. 5 indexed citations

19.

Rhodes, Joan M. & Ralf Agger. (1987). Comparison of membrane antigens of mouse dendritic cell types. Immunology Letters. 16(2). 107–112. 19 indexed citations

20.

Sørensen, Uffe B. Skov, Ralf Agger, J. Bennedsen, & J Henrichsen. (1984). Phosphorylcholine determinants in six pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides detected by monoclonal antibody. Infection and Immunity. 43(3). 876–878. 43 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact