Rosalie Heilig

4.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Rosalie Heilig is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rosalie Heilig has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Immunology and 2 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Rosalie Heilig's work include Inflammasome and immune disorders (10 papers), interferon and immune responses (5 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (4 papers). Rosalie Heilig is often cited by papers focused on Inflammasome and immune disorders (10 papers), interferon and immune responses (5 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (4 papers). Rosalie Heilig collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and France. Rosalie Heilig's co-authors include Petr Brož, Sebastian Rühl, Benjamin Demarco, Kateryna Shkarina, Lorenzo Sborgi, Sebastian Hiller, Christopher J. Farady, José Carlos Santos, Daniel J. Müller and Estefania Mulvihill and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Rosalie Heilig

14 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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. GSDMD membrane pore formation constitutes the mechanism of pyroptotic cell death
    2016 915 citations Lorenzo Sborgi, Sebastian Rühl et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  2. ESCRT-dependent membrane repair negatively regulates pyroptosis downstream of GSDMD activation
    2018 543 citations Sebastian Rühl, Kateryna Shkarina et al. Science profile →
  3. Extrinsic and intrinsic apoptosis activate pannexin‐1 to drive NLRP 3 inflammasome assembly
    2019 313 citations Kaiwen Chen, Benjamin Demarco et al. The EMBO Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rosalie Heilig Switzerland 13 2.6k 1.2k 433 321 293 14 3.0k
Sebastian Rühl Switzerland 9 2.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 411 0.9× 230 0.7× 237 0.8× 11 2.7k
Dave Boucher Australia 17 2.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 376 0.9× 241 0.8× 244 0.8× 29 2.9k
Youdong Pan China 21 3.0k 1.2× 2.1k 1.8× 504 1.2× 486 1.5× 403 1.4× 34 4.6k
Salina Louie United States 9 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 281 0.6× 247 0.8× 187 0.6× 14 2.7k
Jennifer J. Dong United States 9 2.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 272 0.6× 278 0.9× 194 0.7× 10 2.6k
David E. Place United States 20 2.4k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 219 0.5× 481 1.5× 203 0.7× 35 3.2k
Alessandra Mortellaro Singapore 31 2.0k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 190 0.4× 410 1.3× 139 0.5× 55 3.6k
Dominic De Nardo Australia 26 2.1k 0.8× 1.9k 1.6× 187 0.4× 430 1.3× 171 0.6× 45 3.4k
Mercedes Monteleone Australia 14 1.7k 0.6× 866 0.7× 192 0.4× 349 1.1× 222 0.8× 20 2.2k
Motti Gerlic Israel 26 2.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 131 0.3× 520 1.6× 210 0.7× 48 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Rosalie Heilig

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rosalie Heilig

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rosalie Heilig

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Vringer, Esmee, Rosalie Heilig, Joel S. Riley, et al.. (2024). Mitochondrial outer membrane integrity regulates a ubiquitin-dependent and NF-κB-mediated inflammatory response. The EMBO Journal. 43(6). 904–930. 20 indexed citations
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Heilig, Rosalie, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial DNA in cell death and inflammation. Biochemical Society Transactions. 51(1). 457–472. 27 indexed citations
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Cao, Kai, Joel S. Riley, Rosalie Heilig, et al.. (2022). Mitochondrial dynamics regulate genome stability via control of caspase-dependent DNA damage. Developmental Cell. 57(10). 1211–1225.e6. 66 indexed citations
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Chen, Kaiwen, Benjamin Demarco, Saray Ramos, et al.. (2021). RIPK1 activates distinct gasdermins in macrophages and neutrophils upon pathogen blockade of innate immune signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(28). 87 indexed citations
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Heilig, Rosalie, Marisa Dilucca, Dave Boucher, et al.. (2020). Caspase-1 cleaves Bid to release mitochondrial SMAC and drive secondary necrosis in the absence of GSDMD. Life Science Alliance. 3(6). e202000735–e202000735. 81 indexed citations
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Santos, José Carlos, Dave Boucher, Larisa E. Kapinos, et al.. (2020). Human GBP1 binds LPS to initiate assembly of a caspase-4 activating platform on cytosolic bacteria. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3276–3276. 190 indexed citations
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Chen, Kaiwen, Benjamin Demarco, Rosalie Heilig, et al.. (2019). Extrinsic and intrinsic apoptosis activate pannexin‐1 to drive NLRP 3 inflammasome assembly. The EMBO Journal. 38(10). 313 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brodmann, Maj, Rosalie Heilig, Petr Brož, & Marek Basler. (2018). Mobilizable Plasmids for Tunable Gene Expression in Francisella novicida. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 8. 284–284. 6 indexed citations
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Rühl, Sebastian, Kateryna Shkarina, Benjamin Demarco, et al.. (2018). ESCRT-dependent membrane repair negatively regulates pyroptosis downstream of GSDMD activation. Science. 362(6417). 956–960. 543 indexed citations breakdown →
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Groß, Christina J., Roland F. Dreier, Benedikt S. Saller, et al.. (2017). The Inflammasome Drives GSDMD-Independent Secondary Pyroptosis and IL-1 Release in the Absence of Caspase-1 Protease Activity. Cell Reports. 21(13). 3846–3859. 233 indexed citations
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Heilig, Rosalie & Petr Brož. (2017). Function and mechanism of the pyrin inflammasome. European Journal of Immunology. 48(2). 230–238. 149 indexed citations
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Heilig, Rosalie, Mathias S. Dick, Lorenzo Sborgi, et al.. (2017). The Gasdermin‐D pore acts as a conduit for IL‐1β secretion in mice. European Journal of Immunology. 48(4). 584–592. 283 indexed citations
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Sborgi, Lorenzo, Sebastian Rühl, Estefania Mulvihill, et al.. (2016). GSDMD membrane pore formation constitutes the mechanism of pyroptotic cell death. The EMBO Journal. 35(16). 1766–1778. 915 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stauffer, Sarah, et al.. (2014). Stepwise Priming by Acidic pH and a High K + Concentration Is Required for Efficient Uncoating of Influenza A Virus Cores after Penetration. Journal of Virology. 88(22). 13029–13046. 135 indexed citations

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