Thomas Wirth

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
178 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas Wirth is a scholar working on Surgery, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Wirth has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Surgery, 49 papers in Immunology and 38 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Wirth's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (24 papers), Hip disorders and treatments (23 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (22 papers). Thomas Wirth is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (24 papers), Hip disorders and treatments (23 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (22 papers). Thomas Wirth collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Thomas Wirth's co-authors include David Baltimore, Louis M. Staudt, Stefan Zwilling, Florian Kühnel, Ranjan Sen, Harinder Singh, Phillip A. Sharp, Michael P. Manns, Harald König and Stefan Kubicka and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Wirth

166 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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A lymphoid-specific protein binding to the octamer motif of immunoglobulin genes

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Wirth Germany	44	2.5k	2.1k	1.6k	1.1k	841	178	6.3k
Shingo Fujii Japan	49	2.7k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	2.2k 1.3×	947 0.8×	746 0.9×	164	8.1k
Dietmar Pfeifer Germany	37	2.2k 0.9×	3.2k 1.5×	742 0.5×	733 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	128	6.6k
Kenji Kawabata Japan	42	3.6k 1.4×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	182	7.4k
Hartmut Merz Germany	26	1.3k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	556 0.5×	428 0.5×	119	4.4k
Kenzaburo Tani Japan	38	2.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	367 0.4×	225	5.4k
Robert Sackstein United States	48	2.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	645 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	150	7.5k
Arinobu Tojo Japan	45	3.1k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	515 0.5×	816 1.0×	364	8.2k
Ashley R. Dunn Australia	50	3.6k 1.4×	4.9k 2.3×	2.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	519 0.6×	101	10.0k
Darren P. Baker United States	40	3.3k 1.3×	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	600 0.5×	247 0.3×	103	5.8k

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Mundt, Bettina, Norman Woller, Valery Volk, et al.. (2025). Oncolytic viruses expressing MATEs facilitate target-independent T-cell activation in tumors. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 17(2). 265–300.

Ostroumov, Dmitrij, et al.. (2025). Sequential STING and CD40 agonism drives massive expansion of tumor-specific T cells in liposomal peptide vaccines. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 22(2). 150–160. 3 indexed citations

Wirth, Thomas, Marielle Martin, F. Amatore, et al.. (2024). POS0965 EXPLORING ANTIBODIES IN PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS: A NOVEL AUTOIMMUNE BIOMARKER DISCOVERED. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 83. 700–700. 1 indexed citations

Möhn, Nora, Lea Grote‐Levi, Tabea Seeliger, et al.. (2023). Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 as a potential biomarker for immune checkpoint inhibitor‐associated neurotoxicity. Cancer Medicine. 12(8). 9373–9383. 18 indexed citations

Hecker‐Nolting, Stefanie, Leo Kager, Thomas Kühne, et al.. (2022). Ultra-Late Osteosarcoma Recurrences: An Analysis of 17 Cooperative Osteosarcoma Study Group Patients with a First Recurrence Detected More Than 10 Years After Primary Tumor Diagnosis. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 12(1). 76–82. 2 indexed citations

Fernandez, F. F., Thomas Wirth, & O. Eberhardt. (2022). Arthroskopische Reposition der kongenitalen Hüftgelenkluxation im Säuglingsalter. Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie. 34(4). 253–260.

Wirth, Thomas. (2021). Congenital Vertical Talus. Foot and Ankle Clinics. 26(4). 903–913. 10 indexed citations

Woller, Norman, Jennifer D. Brooks, Bettina Fleischmann-Mundt, et al.. (2019). Molecular retargeting of antibodies converts immune defense against oncolytic viruses into cancer immunotherapy. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3236–3236. 52 indexed citations

Ostroumov, Dmitrij, Sarah Knocke, Norman Woller, et al.. (2017). CD40 Signaling Drives Potent Cellular Immune Responses in Heterologous Cancer Vaccinations. Cancer Research. 77(8). 1918–1926. 32 indexed citations

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Brooks, Jennifer D., Bettina Fleischmann-Mundt, Norman Woller, et al.. (2017). Perioperative, Spatiotemporally Coordinated Activation of T and NK Cells Prevents Recurrence of Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Research. 78(2). 475–488. 55 indexed citations

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Wirth, Thomas. (2016). Avulsionsverletzungen der Hüftregion des Jugendlichen. Der Orthopäde. 45(3). 213–218. 8 indexed citations

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Rausch, Vanessa, Li Liu, Georgios Kallifatidis, et al.. (2010). Synergistic Activity of Sorafenib and Sulforaphane Abolishes Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cell Characteristics. Cancer Research. 70(12). 5004–5013. 169 indexed citations

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Wirth, Thomas, et al.. (2010). Repetitive Antigen Stimulation Induces Stepwise Transcriptome Diversification but Preserves a Core Signature of Memory CD8+ T Cell Differentiation. Immunity. 33(1). 128–140. 212 indexed citations

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Wirth, Thomas, Vladimir P. Badovinac, Lichao Zhao, Morris O. Dailey, & John T. Harty. (2009). Differentiation of Central Memory CD8 T Cells Is Independent of CD62L-Mediated Trafficking to Lymph Nodes. The Journal of Immunology. 182(10). 6195–6206. 13 indexed citations

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Wirth, Thomas, et al.. (2001). Prevention of venous thromboembolism after knee arthroscopy with low–molecular weight heparin (Reviparin). Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 17(4). 393–399. 101 indexed citations

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Kastenbauer, Stefan, Angela Wedel, Marion Frankenberger, Thomas Wirth, & H.W.L. Ziegler-Heitbrock. (1996). Analysis of Promoter Activity by Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification of Reporter Gene mRNA. Analytical Biochemistry. 233(1). 137–139. 7 indexed citations

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Wirth, Thomas, Sharon Byers, Roger W. Byard, John J. Hopwood, & Bruce K. Foster. (1994). The implantation of cartilaginous and periosteal tissue into growth plate defects. International Orthopaedics. 18(4). 220–8. 29 indexed citations

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Wirth, Thomas, et al.. (1992). Oct2 Transactivation from a Remote Enhancer Position Requires a B-Cell-Restricted Activity. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 12(7). 3107–3116. 58 indexed citations

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Scheuermann, Richard H., et al.. (1991). Anti-IgM antibodies down modulate mu-enhancer activity and OTF2 levels in LPS-stimuulated mouse splenic B-cells. Nucleic Acids Research. 19(21). 5981–5989. 12 indexed citations

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Herda, Christoph, Thomas Wirth, H.-D. Basler, Irmela Florin, & P. Griss. (1991). Prognose des Erfolges von Operationen and der Bandscheibe. Eine Untersuchung an Patienten mit Schmerzen nach einem lumbalen Bandscheibenvorfall. Der Schmerz. 5(3). 148–154. 6 indexed citations

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