Steffen Backert

16.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
226 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Steffen Backert is a scholar working on Surgery, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steffen Backert has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Surgery, 98 papers in Immunology and 51 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Steffen Backert's work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (145 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (84 papers) and Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases (39 papers). Steffen Backert is often cited by papers focused on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (145 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (84 papers) and Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases (39 papers). Steffen Backert collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Ireland. Steffen Backert's co-authors include Nicole Tegtmeyer, Thomas F. Meyer, Matthias Selbach, Silja Weßler, Wolfgang König, Roland Hartig, Sabine Brandt, Michael Naumann, Terry Kwok and Stefan Moese and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Steffen Backert

221 papers receiving 12.7k 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. Helicobacter exploits integrin for type IV secretion and kinase activation
    2007 507 citations Manfred Rohde, Roland Hartig et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Steffen Backert 7.9k 5.7k 3.3k 2.0k 1.5k 226 12.9k
Anthony P. Moran 4.3k 0.5× 5.1k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 175 10.1k
Douglas E. Berg 7.2k 0.9× 3.9k 0.7× 5.4k 1.6× 2.5k 1.3× 1.8k 1.2× 243 15.1k
Timothy L. Cover 15.3k 1.9× 10.1k 1.8× 3.9k 1.2× 4.3k 2.2× 1.5k 1.0× 231 20.0k
Rainer Haas 8.2k 1.0× 5.4k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 2.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 245 12.5k
Antonello Covacci 6.9k 0.9× 4.9k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 849 0.6× 66 10.4k
Agnès Labigne 3.0k 0.4× 3.7k 0.6× 2.9k 0.9× 843 0.4× 961 0.7× 66 8.5k
John L. Telford 4.9k 0.6× 4.9k 0.9× 3.5k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 157 11.6k
Christine Josenhans 2.9k 0.4× 1.8k 0.3× 1.8k 0.5× 847 0.4× 715 0.5× 93 5.4k
Nina R. Salama 3.5k 0.4× 2.0k 0.4× 2.1k 0.6× 974 0.5× 469 0.3× 77 6.1k
Ben J. Appelmelk 2.7k 0.3× 3.8k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 617 0.3× 2.0k 1.4× 108 8.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steffen Backert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steffen Backert

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

All Works

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Rehman, Zia Ur, Ikenna Obi, Aftab Nadeem, et al.. (2025). Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles Exploit Filopodial Surfing and Retraction Mechanisms to Reach the Host Cell Body in an Actin‐Dependent Manner. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 14(6). e70107–e70107. 1 indexed citations
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Sharafutdinov, Irshad, Aileen Harrer, Mathias Müsken, et al.. (2024). Cortactin-dependent control of Par1b-regulated epithelial cell polarity in Helicobacter infection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 100161–100161. 5 indexed citations
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Tegtmeyer, Nicole, et al.. (2024). Cultivation and molecular characterization of viable Helicobacter pylori from the root canal of 170 deciduous teeth of children. Cell Communication and Signaling. 22(1). 578–578.
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Heimesaat, Markus M., Steffen Backert, Thomas Alter, & Stefan Bereswill. (2023). Molecular Targets in Campylobacter Infections. Biomolecules. 13(3). 409–409. 15 indexed citations
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Backert, Steffen, Soraya Mousavi, Geoffrey I. Sandle, et al.. (2021). Vitamin D Reverses Disruption of Gut Epithelial Barrier Function Caused by Campylobacter jejuni. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(16). 8872–8872. 19 indexed citations
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Maubach, Gunter, Michelle Lim, Olga Sokolova, et al.. (2021). TIFA has dual functions in Helicobacter pylori ‐induced classical and alternative NF‐κB pathways. EMBO Reports. 22(9). e52878–e52878. 39 indexed citations
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Witte, Chloë De, James G. Fox, Steffen Backert, et al.. (2021). Differentiation of Gastric Helicobacter Species Using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry. Pathogens. 10(3). 366–366. 14 indexed citations
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Tegtmeyer, Nicole, Matthias Neddermann, Judith Lind, et al.. (2020). Toll-like Receptor 5 Activation by the CagY Repeat Domains of Helicobacter pylori. Cell Reports. 32(11). 108159–108159. 42 indexed citations
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Sharafutdinov, Irshad, et al.. (2020). Campylobacter jejuni Serine Protease HtrA Cleaves the Tight Junction Component Claudin-8. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 10. 590186–590186. 31 indexed citations
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Taganna, Joemar, Mirko Rossi, Ayla Debraekeleer, et al.. (2018). In silico proteomic and phylogenetic analysis of the outer membrane protein repertoire of gastric Helicobacter species. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 15453–15453. 23 indexed citations
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Smet, Annemieke, Koji Yahara, Mirko Rossi, et al.. (2018). Macroevolution of gastric Helicobacter species unveils interspecies admixture and time of divergence. The ISME Journal. 12(10). 2518–2531. 33 indexed citations
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Moonens, Kristof, Matthias Neddermann, Nicole Tegtmeyer, et al.. (2018). Helicobacter pylori adhesin HopQ disrupts trans dimerization in human CEACAM s. The EMBO Journal. 37(13). 74 indexed citations
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Backert, Steffen, et al.. (2018). Extracellular HtrA serine proteases: An emerging new strategy in bacterial pathogenesis. Cellular Microbiology. 20(6). e12845–e12845. 104 indexed citations
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Boehm, Manja, Ulrike Escher, Stefan Bereswill, et al.. (2018). Function of serine protease HtrA in the lifecycle of the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni. European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology. 8(3). 70–77. 31 indexed citations
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Lim, Michelle, Gunter Maubach, Olga Sokolova, et al.. (2017). Pathogen-induced ubiquitin-editing enzyme A20 bifunctionally shuts off NF-κB and caspase-8-dependent apoptotic cell death. Cell Death and Differentiation. 24(9). 1621–1631. 43 indexed citations
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Hoy, Benjamin, Martin Löwer, Gert Carra, et al.. (2010). Helicobacter pylori HtrA is a new secreted virulence factor that cleaves E‐cadherin to disrupt intercellular adhesion. EMBO Reports. 11(10). 798–804. 246 indexed citations
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Oyarzábal, Omar A., Roland Rad, & Steffen Backert. (2006). Conjugative Transfer of Chromosomally Encoded Antibiotic Resistance from Helicobacter pylori to Campylobacter jejuni. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 45(2). 402–408. 33 indexed citations
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Backert, Steffen, et al.. (1996). Rolling-Circle Replication of Mitochondrial DNA in the Higher Plant Chenopodium album (L.). Molecular and Cellular Biology. 16(11). 6285–6294. 53 indexed citations

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