Thomas Decker

21.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
212 papers, 17.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas Decker is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Decker has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Immunology, 94 papers in Oncology and 50 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Decker's work include Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (89 papers), interferon and immune responses (62 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (48 papers). Thomas Decker is often cited by papers focused on Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (89 papers), interferon and immune responses (62 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (48 papers). Thomas Decker collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Thomas Decker's co-authors include Pavel Kovarik, Marie‐Luise Lohmann‐Matthes, Mathias Müller, David T. Levy, Christian Schindler, James Darnell, Silvia Stockinger, Andreas Meinke, Dagmar Stoiber and Isabella Rauch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Decker

208 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

A quick and simple method for the quantitation of lactate dehydrogenase release in measurements of cellular cytotoxicity and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) activity

1988 1.1k citations Thomas Decker, Marie‐Luise Lohmann‐Matthes Journal of Immunological Methods profile →
JAK-STAT Signaling: From Interferons to Cytokines

2007 1.0k citations Thomas Decker et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Type I Interferon Inhibits Interleukin-1 Production and Inflammasome Activation

2011 731 citations Thomas Decker et al. profile →
Serine phosphorylation of STATs

2000 724 citations Thomas Decker, Pavel Kovarik profile →
Tracking heavy water (D ₂ O) incorporation for identifying and sorting active microbial cells

2014 341 citations David Berry, Isabella Rauch et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Decker Austria	66	9.5k	6.3k	6.2k	1.7k	1.7k	212	17.4k
Paul J. Hertzog Australia	65	11.0k 1.2×	6.5k 1.0×	5.0k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	2.1k 1.2×	248	20.3k
Mathias Müller Austria	69	7.2k 0.8×	6.9k 1.1×	4.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	341	17.6k
Joseph A. Trapani Australia	79	12.3k 1.3×	8.8k 1.4×	6.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	337	22.5k
Joachim L. Schultze Germany	76	11.0k 1.2×	6.5k 1.0×	3.7k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	284	20.1k
Teizo Yoshimura Japan	72	8.6k 0.9×	5.4k 0.8×	4.8k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	318	17.8k
Hiroki Yoshida Japan	54	5.6k 0.6×	7.1k 1.1×	4.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	2.4k 1.4×	278	16.1k
Luc Van Kaer United States	88	17.9k 1.9×	6.2k 1.0×	5.1k 0.8×	2.9k 1.7×	1.8k 1.0×	368	26.4k
Thomas A. Hamilton United States	70	9.7k 1.0×	4.4k 0.7×	4.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	218	16.3k
Rolf Kiessling Sweden	81	16.8k 1.8×	5.5k 0.9×	7.3k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	940 0.6×	313	22.9k
Ernest C. Borden United States	66	6.0k 0.6×	4.9k 0.8×	5.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	311	16.2k

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Strobl, Birgit, et al.. (2024). Transcriptional control of interferon-stimulated genes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(10). 107771–107771. 5 indexed citations

Vunjak, Milica, Matthias Hinterndorfer, Melanie de Almeida, et al.. (2023). SPOP targets the immune transcription factor IRF1 for proteasomal degradation. eLife. 12. 4 indexed citations

Lang, Michaela, Bela Hausmann, Margarete Watzka, et al.. (2022). Impaired Mucosal Homeostasis in Short-Term Fiber Deprivation Is Due to Reduced Mucus Production Rather Than Overgrowth of Mucus-Degrading Bacteria. Nutrients. 14(18). 3802–3802. 6 indexed citations

Platanitis, Ekaterini, Michaela Prchal‐Murphy, Alexander Lercher, et al.. (2021). Listeria monocytogenes infection rewires host metabolism with regulatory input from type I interferons. PLoS Pathogens. 17(7). e1009697–e1009697. 9 indexed citations

Pereira, Fátima C., Kenneth Wasmund, Nico Jehmlich, et al.. (2020). Rational design of a microbial consortium of mucosal sugar utilizers reduces Clostridiodes difficile colonization. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5104–5104. 240 indexed citations

Kovarík, J, Elisabeth Kernbauer, Markus A. Hölzl, et al.. (2017). Fasting metabolism modulates the interleukin-12/interleukin-10 cytokine axis. PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0180900–e0180900. 11 indexed citations

Schwab, Clarissa, David Berry, Isabella Rauch, et al.. (2014). Longitudinal study of murine microbiota activity and interactions with the host during acute inflammation and recovery. The ISME Journal. 8(5). 1101–1114. 156 indexed citations

Jamieson, A. M., Lesley Pasman, Shuang Yu, et al.. (2013). Role of Tissue Protection in Lethal Respiratory Viral-Bacterial Coinfection. Science. 340(6137). 1230–1234. 212 indexed citations

Aubry, Camille, Sinéad C. Corr, Sebastian Wienerroither, et al.. (2012). Both TLR2 and TRIF Contribute to Interferon-β Production during Listeria Infection. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e33299–e33299. 50 indexed citations

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Decker, Thomas, Jan Draisma, & Paweł Wocjan. (2008). Quantum algorithm for identifying hidden polynomial function graphs. Quantum Information and Computation. 9. 215–230. 3 indexed citations

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Decker, Thomas & Dominik Janzing. (2005). Minimal disturbing implementation of symmetric generalized measurements for quantum registers and Schroedinger waves. arXiv (Cornell University).

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Decker, Thomas, Silvia Stockinger, Marina Karaghiosoff, Mathias Müller, & Pavel Kovarik. (2002). IFNs and STATs in innate immunity to microorganisms. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(10). 1271–1277. 176 indexed citations

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Haake, M., Thomas Decker, M. Vogel, et al.. (2002). Side-effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of tennis elbow. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 122(4). 222–228. 73 indexed citations

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Eilers, Andreas, Dimitris Georgellis, Chris Schindler, et al.. (1995). Differentiation-Regulated Serine Phosphorylation of STAT1 Promotes GAF Activation in Macrophages. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(7). 3579–3586. 91 indexed citations

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Yuan, Juping, Ursula Maria Wegenka, Claudia Lütticken, et al.. (1994). The Signalling Pathways of Interleukin-6 and Gamma Interferon Converge by the Activation of Different Transcription Factors Which Bind to Common Responsive DNA Elements. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(3). 1657–1668. 48 indexed citations

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Eilers, Andreas, Dirk Seegert, Chris Schindler, Manuela Baccarini, & Thomas Decker. (1993). The Response of Gamma Interferon Activation Factor is Under Developmental Control in Cells of the Macrophage Lineage. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 13(6). 3245–3254. 11 indexed citations

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Decker, Thomas. (1992). Double-Stranded RNA and Interferon-α Induce Transcription Through Different Molecular Mechanisms. Journal of Interferon Research. 12(6). 445–448. 14 indexed citations

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Mirkovitch, Jovan, Thomas Decker, & James Darnell. (1992). Interferon Induction of Gene Transcription Analyzed by In Vivo Footprinting. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 12(1). 1–9. 23 indexed citations

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Decker, Thomas, Daniel J. Lew, & James Darnell. (1991). Two Distinct Alpha-Interferon-Dependent Signal Transduction Pathways May Contribute to Activation of Transcription of the Guanylate-Binding Protein Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 11(10). 5147–5153. 14 indexed citations

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Decker, Thomas & Marie‐Luise Lohmann‐Matthes. (1988). A quick and simple method for the quantitation of lactate dehydrogenase release in measurements of cellular cytotoxicity and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) activity. Journal of Immunological Methods. 115(1). 61–69. 1107 indexed citations breakdown →

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