Robert Köchl

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Köchl is a scholar working on Immunology, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Köchl has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Immunology, 6 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert Köchl's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (3 papers). Robert Köchl is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (3 papers). Robert Köchl collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Robert Köchl's co-authors include Sharon A. Tooze, Edmond Y.W. Chan, Jennifer Lippincott‐Schwartz, Andrew Young, Samuel G. Crawshaw, Stephen High, Dale W. Hailey, Victor L. J. Tybulewicz, Jian Xie and Chou‐Long Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Robert Köchl

16 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Starvation and ULK1-dependent cycling of mammalian Atg9 between the TGN and endosomes

2006 631 citations Andrew Young, Edmond Y.W. Chan et al. Journal of Cell Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Köchl United Kingdom	12	892	558	484	202	189	16	1.4k
Alf Håkon Lystad Norway	19	1.1k 1.2×	671 1.2×	477 1.0×	207 1.0×	161 0.9×	26	1.5k
Valentina Cianfanelli Italy	16	1.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.9×	341 0.7×	170 0.8×	221 1.2×	23	1.9k
Julia Romanov Austria	11	1.1k 1.2×	849 1.5×	472 1.0×	161 0.8×	107 0.6×	14	1.5k
Du Lam United States	7	1.1k 1.2×	893 1.6×	293 0.6×	200 1.0×	147 0.8×	11	1.6k
Takahide Matsui Japan	16	566 0.6×	701 1.3×	575 1.2×	190 0.9×	147 0.8×	25	1.3k
Pauline Isakson Sweden	14	1.1k 1.3×	986 1.8×	407 0.8×	144 0.7×	254 1.3×	21	2.0k
Gabriele Zaffagnini Austria	10	1.4k 1.6×	1.0k 1.8×	497 1.0×	178 0.9×	194 1.0×	13	1.9k
Akiko Nezu Japan	7	1.1k 1.3×	985 1.8×	644 1.3×	222 1.1×	269 1.4×	7	1.8k
Constance Petit France	9	675 0.8×	884 1.6×	409 0.8×	262 1.3×	268 1.4×	10	1.6k
Brittany Angarola United States	8	603 0.7×	641 1.1×	261 0.5×	224 1.1×	203 1.1×	10	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Köchl

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Vanes, Lesley, Harald Hartweger, Simone Kunzelmann, et al.. (2025). WNK1-dependent water influx is required for CD4+ T cell activation and T cell-dependent antibody responses. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1857–1857. 2 indexed citations

Vanes, Lesley, Paul C. Driscoll, Jason Day, et al.. (2023). T cell migration requires ion and water influx to regulate actin polymerization. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7844–7844. 14 indexed citations

Köchl, Robert, et al.. (2023). Extracellular matrix rigidity modulates physical properties of subcapsular sinus macrophage-B cell immune synapses. Biophysical Journal. 123(15). 2282–2300. 8 indexed citations

Vanes, Lesley, Sujana Sivapatham, Harald Hartweger, et al.. (2022). B cell–intrinsic requirement for WNK1 kinase in antibody responses in mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220(3). 10 indexed citations

Xie, Jian, Chou‐Long Huang, Robert Köchl, et al.. (2021). Chloride sensing by WNK1 regulates NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4546–4546. 66 indexed citations

Law, Ah-Lai, Stefania Marcotti, James A. Levitt, et al.. (2021). Nance-Horan Syndrome-like 1 protein negatively regulates Scar/WAVE-Arp2/3 activity and inhibits lamellipodia stability and cell migration. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5687–5687. 21 indexed citations

Gérard, Audrey, Andrew P. Cope, Claudia Kemper, R. Alon, & Robert Köchl. (2021). LFA-1 in T cell priming, differentiation, and effector functions. Trends in Immunology. 42(8). 706–722. 55 indexed citations

Trevelin, Silvia Cellone, Anna Zampetaki, Greta J. Sawyer, et al.. (2021). Nox2-deficient Tregs improve heart transplant outcomes via their increased graft recruitment and enhanced potency. JCI Insight. 6(18). 7 indexed citations

Köchl, Robert, Lesley Vanes, Probir Chakravarty, et al.. (2020). Critical role of WNK1 in MYC-dependent early mouse thymocyte development. eLife. 9. 12 indexed citations

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Köchl, Robert, Lesley Vanes, Jian Xie, et al.. (2016). WNK1 kinase balances T cell adhesion versus migration in vivo. Nature Immunology. 17(9). 1075–1083. 55 indexed citations

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Saveliev, Alexander, Robert Köchl, Mustapha Faroudi, et al.. (2012). Mechanism and function of Vav1 localization in TCR signaling. Journal of Cell Science. 125(Pt 22). 5302–14. 26 indexed citations

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Morvan, Joëlle, Robert Köchl, Rose Watson, et al.. (2009). In vitro reconstitution of fusion between immature autophagosomes and endosomes. Autophagy. 5(5). 676–689. 34 indexed citations

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Young, Andrew, Edmond Y.W. Chan, Robert Köchl, et al.. (2006). Starvation and ULK1-dependent cycling of mammalian Atg9 between the TGN and endosomes. Journal of Cell Science. 119(18). 3888–3900. 631 indexed citations breakdown →

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Köchl, Robert, et al.. (2005). Microtubules Facilitate Autophagosome Formation and Fusion of Autophagosomes with Endosomes. Traffic. 7(2). 129–145. 350 indexed citations

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Rutz, Claudia, Robert Köchl, Jens Furkert, et al.. (2005). The signal peptide of the rat corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 promotes receptor expression but is not essential for establishing a functional receptor. Biochemical Journal. 390(2). 455–464. 41 indexed citations

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Köchl, Robert, Claudia Rutz, Gerd Krause, et al.. (2002). The Signal Peptide of the G Protein-coupled Human Endothelin B Receptor Is Necessary for Translocation of the N-terminal Tail across the Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(18). 16131–16138. 60 indexed citations

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