Roswitha Löwer

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Roswitha Löwer is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Roswitha Löwer has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Plant Science, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Roswitha Löwer's work include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (26 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (10 papers). Roswitha Löwer is often cited by papers focused on Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (26 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (10 papers). Roswitha Löwer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Roswitha Löwer's co-authors include Johannes Löwer, R. Kurth, Reinhard Kurth, Klaus Böller, Ralf R. Tönjes, Bernd J. Schmitz‐Dräger, Wolfgang A. Schulz, Andrea R. Florl, Annette Damert and Gerald G. Schumann and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Roswitha Löwer

42 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

The viruses in all of us: characteristics and biological ... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The viruses in all of us: characteristics and biological significance of human endogenous retrovirus sequences.
    1996 563 citations Roswitha Löwer, Johannes Löwer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roswitha Löwer Germany 28 2.3k 2.1k 671 416 243 43 3.2k
Christine Leib‐Mösch Germany 28 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 420 0.6× 326 0.8× 107 0.4× 65 2.4k
Wolfgang Seifarth Germany 27 1.2k 0.5× 947 0.5× 297 0.4× 192 0.5× 85 0.3× 74 2.5k
Ralf R. Tönjes Germany 27 1.2k 0.5× 689 0.3× 1.1k 1.7× 229 0.6× 1.0k 4.2× 80 2.3k
Antonina Dolei Italy 33 957 0.4× 830 0.4× 204 0.3× 974 2.3× 81 0.3× 84 2.7k
Bernard Conrad Switzerland 15 657 0.3× 368 0.2× 556 0.8× 668 1.6× 196 0.8× 24 1.8k
Kenji Nakahara Japan 29 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 214 0.3× 360 0.9× 111 0.5× 81 3.9k
Carol J. Wilusz United States 34 3.6k 1.6× 266 0.1× 280 0.4× 329 0.8× 66 0.3× 53 4.3k
Dustin C. Hancks United States 18 1.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 446 0.7× 387 0.9× 25 0.1× 24 1.9k
Marianne Mangeney France 21 854 0.4× 360 0.2× 224 0.3× 637 1.5× 62 0.3× 33 1.6k
Sameet Mehta United States 21 1.5k 0.7× 262 0.1× 224 0.3× 382 0.9× 173 0.7× 38 2.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Fuchs, Nina V., Sabine Loewer, George Q. Daley, et al.. (2013). Human endogenous retrovirus K (HML-2) RNA and protein expression is a marker for human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells. Retrovirology. 10(1). 115–115. 72 indexed citations
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Carra, Gert, et al.. (2013). Differential gene expression in ERα-positive and ERα-negative breast cancer cells upon leptin stimulation. Endocrine. 44(2). 496–503. 5 indexed citations
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Damert, Annette, Sergiu Chira, Ulrike Held, et al.. (2011). The non-autonomous retrotransposon SVA is trans -mobilized by the human LINE-1 protein machinery. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(4). 1666–1683. 163 indexed citations
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Damert, Annette, Johannes Löwer, Hui Wang, et al.. (2009). 5′-Transducing SVA retrotransposon groups spread efficiently throughout the human genome. Genome Research. 19(11). 1992–2008. 88 indexed citations
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Hahn, Silvia, Selma Ugurel, Kay-Martin Hanschmann, et al.. (2008). Serological Response to Human Endogenous Retrovirus K in Melanoma Patients Correlates with Survival Probability. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 24(5). 717–723. 81 indexed citations
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Tolstonog, Genrich V., Annette Damert, Ulrike Held, et al.. (2007). Functional endogenous LINE-1 retrotransposons are expressed and mobilized in rat chloroleukemia cells. Nucleic Acids Research. 36(2). 648–665. 41 indexed citations
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Büscher, Kristina, Silvia Hahn, Maja A. Hofmann, et al.. (2006). Expression of the human endogenous retrovirus-K transmembrane envelope, Rec and Np9 proteins in melanomas and melanoma cell lines. Melanoma Research. 16(3). 223–234. 92 indexed citations
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Va, Morozov, Sylvie Lagaye, Johannes Löwer, & Roswitha Löwer. (2004). Detection and characterization of betaretroviral sequences, related to sheep Jaagsiekte virus, in Africans from Nigeria and Cameroon. Virology. 327(2). 162–168. 21 indexed citations
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Hervé, Christine, et al.. (2003). Conservation and loss of the ERV3 open reading frame in primates. Genomics. 83(5). 940–943. 24 indexed citations
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Rücker, Elke, et al.. (2001). Rapid Evaluation and Optimization of Recombinant Protein Production Using GFP Tagging. Protein Expression and Purification. 21(1). 220–223. 25 indexed citations
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Florl, Andrea R., Roswitha Löwer, Bernd J. Schmitz‐Dräger, & Wolfgang A. Schulz. (1999). DNA methylation and expression of LINE-1 and HERV-K provirus sequences in urothelial and renal cell carcinomas. British Journal of Cancer. 80(9). 1312–1321. 208 indexed citations
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Löwer, Roswitha. (1999). The pathogenic potential of endogenous retroviruses: facts and fantasies. Trends in Microbiology. 7(9). 350–356. 112 indexed citations
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Löwer, Roswitha, Ralf R. Tönjes, Klaus Böller, et al.. (1998). Development of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Does Not Depend on Specific Expression of the Human Endogenous Retrovirus HERV-K. Cell. 95(1). 11–14. 45 indexed citations
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Tönjes, Ralf R., Roswitha Löwer, Klaus Böller, et al.. (1996). HERV-K: The Biologically Most Active Human Endogenous Retrovirus Family. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology. 13. S261–S267. 77 indexed citations
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Simpson, Guy R., Clive Patience, Roswitha Löwer, et al.. (1996). Endogenous D-Type (HERV-K) Related Sequences Are Packaged into Retroviral Particles in the Placenta and Possess Open Reading Frames for Reverse Transcriptase. Virology. 222(2). 451–456. 68 indexed citations
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Böller, Klaus, Herbert König, Marlies Sauter, et al.. (1993). Evidence That HERV-K Is the Endogenous Retrovirus Sequence That Codes for the Human Teratocarcinoma-Derived Retrovirus HTDV. Virology. 196(1). 349–353. 156 indexed citations
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Löwer, Johannes, et al.. (1981). Retrovirus Particle Production in Three of Four Human Teratocarcinoma Cell Lines. Hämatologie und Bluttransfusion. 26. 541–544. 12 indexed citations

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