Thomas Diefenbach

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

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Thomas Diefenbach is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Diefenbach has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Diefenbach's work include Management and Organizational Studies (10 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers) and Management Theory and Practice (5 papers). Thomas Diefenbach is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (10 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers) and Management Theory and Practice (5 papers). Thomas Diefenbach collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Thomas Diefenbach's co-authors include John A. A. Sillince, Jeffrey I. Goldberg, Rune Todnem By, Patricia Klarner, Niels Koehncke, Daniel G. Jay, Paul Hibbert, Ann L. Cunliffe, B. Duff Sloley and Ron Koss and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Diefenbach

55 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS: THE DARK SIDES OF MANAGERIALISTIC ‘ENLIGHTENMENT’

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Diefenbach United States	27	482	387	348	340	309	56	2.6k
Scott Taylor United Kingdom	31	709 1.5×	568 1.5×	163 0.5×	58 0.2×	527 1.7×	109	3.0k
Richard Wolfe United States	28	508 1.1×	840 2.2×	93 0.3×	77 0.2×	636 2.1×	72	3.9k
Michael F. Hammer United States	50	167 0.3×	332 0.9×	442 1.3×	283 0.8×	2.3k 7.5×	144	9.2k
Sarah J. Ross United Kingdom	20	515 1.1×	712 1.8×	46 0.1×	108 0.3×	1.1k 3.6×	49	3.7k
Alison Pullen United Kingdom	33	1.2k 2.5×	1.1k 2.8×	205 0.6×	30 0.1×	147 0.5×	100	3.4k
B.E. Wright United States	24	362 0.8×	241 0.6×	31 0.1×	605 1.8×	599 1.9×	47	2.3k
Robert E. Scott United States	37	134 0.3×	277 0.7×	91 0.3×	385 1.1×	2.0k 6.6×	238	5.6k
John P. Wilson United States	41	231 0.5×	1.6k 4.1×	38 0.1×	65 0.2×	561 1.8×	210	6.9k
Robert J. Jensen United States	25	431 0.9×	176 0.5×	151 0.4×	403 1.2×	271 0.9×	70	3.4k
David E. Weinstein United States	37	68 0.1×	286 0.7×	410 1.2×	280 0.8×	617 2.0×	104	7.2k

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Diefenbach, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Relating patatin and lipoxygenase variant profiles to enzymatic activities in potato protein isolates. Food Chemistry. 478. 143638–143638.

Collins, David R., Jonathan M. Urbach, Geetha Mylvaganam, et al.. (2023). Cytolytic CD8 ⁺ T cells infiltrate germinal centers to limit ongoing HIV replication in spontaneous controller lymph nodes. Science Immunology. 8(83). eade5872–eade5872. 22 indexed citations

Kaneko, Naoki, Hu Chen, Cory A. Perugino, et al.. (2022). Cytotoxic CD8+ T cells may be drivers of tissue destruction in Sjögren’s syndrome. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 15427–15427. 22 indexed citations

Kaneko, Naoki, Julie Boucau, Hsiao-Hsuan Kuo, et al.. (2022). Temporal changes in T cell subsets and expansion of cytotoxic CD4+ T cells in the lungs in severe COVID-19. Clinical Immunology. 237. 108991–108991. 29 indexed citations

Mattox, Austin K., Jessica Roelands, Talia M. Saal, et al.. (2021). Myeloid Cells Are Enriched in Tonsillar Crypts, Providing Insight into the Viral Tropism of Human Papillomavirus. American Journal Of Pathology. 191(10). 1774–1786. 9 indexed citations

Schiff, Abigail E., Martin J. Deymier, Thomas Diefenbach, et al.. (2021). T cell-tropic HIV efficiently infects alveolar macrophages through contact with infected CD4+ T cells. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 3890–3890. 25 indexed citations

Karsten, Christina B., Nickita Mehta, Sally Shin, et al.. (2019). A versatile high-throughput assay to characterize antibody-mediated neutrophil phagocytosis. Journal of Immunological Methods. 471. 46–56. 82 indexed citations

Mattox, Austin K., Jina Lee, William H. Westra, et al.. (2017). PD-1 Expression in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas Derives Primarily from Functionally Anergic CD4+ TILs in the Presence of PD-L1+ TAMs. Cancer Research. 77(22). 6365–6374. 76 indexed citations

Lin, Min, Yan Gao, Thomas Diefenbach, et al.. (2017). Facial Layer-by-Layer Engineering of Upconversion Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery: Near-Infrared-Initiated Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Tracking and Overcoming Drug Resistance in Ovarian Cancer. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(9). 7941–7949. 70 indexed citations

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Sips, Magdalena, Marina Krykbaeva, Thomas Diefenbach, et al.. (2016). Fc receptor-mediated phagocytosis in tissues as a potent mechanism for preventive and therapeutic HIV vaccine strategies. Mucosal Immunology. 9(6). 1584–1595. 75 indexed citations

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Diefenbach, Thomas. (2013). Hierarchy and Organisation: Toward a General Theory of Hierarchical Social Systems. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations

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Sips, Magdalena, Gaia Sciaranghella, Thomas Diefenbach, et al.. (2011). Altered distribution of mucosal NK cells during HIV infection. Mucosal Immunology. 5(1). 30–40. 52 indexed citations

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Colvin, Richard A., Terry K. Means, Thomas Diefenbach, et al.. (2010). Synaptotagmin-mediated vesicle fusion regulates cell migration. Nature Immunology. 11(6). 495–502. 88 indexed citations

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Diefenbach, Thomas, Rune Todnem By, & Patricia Klarner. (2009). A Multi-dimensional Analysis of Managers’ Power – Functional, Socio-political, Interpretive-discursive, and Socio-cultural Approaches. IJAR – International Journal of Action Research. 20(4). 413–431. 2 indexed citations

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Diefenbach, Thomas. (2008). Are case studies more than sophisticated storytelling?: Methodological problems of qualitative empirical research mainly based on semi-structured interviews. Quality & Quantity. 43(6). 875–894. 167 indexed citations

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Koss, Ron, et al.. (2003). Coordinated development of identified serotonergic neurons and their target ciliary cells in Helisoma trivolvis embryos. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 457(4). 313–325. 19 indexed citations

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Diefenbach, Thomas, et al.. (2003). Modeling the Role of Myosin 1c in Neuronal Growth Cone Turning. Biophysical Journal. 85(5). 3319–3328. 34 indexed citations

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Diefenbach, Thomas, Ron Koss, & Jeffrey I. Goldberg. (1998). Early development of an identified serotonergic neuron inHelisoma trivolvis embryos: Serotonin expression, de-expression, and uptake. Journal of Neurobiology. 34(4). 361–376. 45 indexed citations

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Diefenbach, Thomas, B. Duff Sloley, & Jeffrey I. Goldberg. (1995). Neurite Branch Development of an Identified Serotonergic Neuron from Embryonic Helisoma: Evidence for Autoregulation by Serotonin. Developmental Biology. 167(1). 282–293. 70 indexed citations

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Diefenbach, Thomas, Niels Koehncke, & Jeffrey I. Goldberg. (1991). Characterization and development of rotational behavior in Helisoma embryos: Role of endogenous serotonin. Journal of Neurobiology. 22(9). 922–934. 68 indexed citations

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