Tim Worbs

6.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
27 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Tim Worbs is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tim Worbs has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Immunology, 8 papers in Oncology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Tim Worbs's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (20 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (17 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (15 papers). Tim Worbs is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (20 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (17 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (15 papers). Tim Worbs collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Tim Worbs's co-authors include Reinhold Förster, Swantje I. Hammerschmidt, Oliver Pabst, Günter Bernhardt, Asolina Braun, Michael Sixt, David R. Critchley, Susan J. Monkley, Tim Lämmermann and B. Bader and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Tim Worbs

27 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Rapid leukocyte migration by integrin-independent flowing and squeezing

2008 1.1k citations Tim Worbs, Reinhold Förster et al. profile →
Dendritic cell migration in health and disease

2016 611 citations Tim Worbs, Swantje I. Hammerschmidt et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
Oral tolerance originates in the intestinal immune system and relies on antigen carriage by dendritic cells

2006 543 citations Tim Worbs, Ulrike Bode et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Intestinal CD103+, but not CX3CR1+, antigen sampling cells migrate in lymph and serve classical dendritic cell functions

2009 527 citations Olga Schulz, Elin Jaensson Gyllenbäck et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tim Worbs Germany	21	3.2k	1.0k	987	636	586	27	4.9k
Arthur O. Anderson United States	30	2.7k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	943 1.0×	809 1.3×	261 0.4×	61	4.9k
Timothy S. Olson United States	28	1.9k 0.6×	976 1.0×	671 0.7×	559 0.9×	226 0.4×	98	3.9k
Mark C. Udey United States	45	4.6k 1.4×	1.6k 1.5×	608 0.6×	676 1.1×	328 0.6×	105	7.3k
Michio Tomura Japan	40	3.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.5×	1.4k 1.4×	286 0.4×	117 0.2×	90	5.7k
Giandomenica Iezzi Switzerland	37	3.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.8×	183 0.3×	210 0.4×	72	5.1k
E. Ashley Moseman United States	25	3.7k 1.1×	987 1.0×	950 1.0×	171 0.3×	200 0.3×	44	5.2k
Rachael A. Clark United States	43	5.8k 1.8×	927 0.9×	1.6k 1.7×	444 0.7×	312 0.5×	111	8.3k
Wolfgang Kastenmüller Germany	38	4.6k 1.4×	1.9k 1.9×	1.7k 1.7×	301 0.5×	166 0.3×	62	7.1k
P. C. Wilkinson United Kingdom	36	1.6k 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	643 0.7×	757 1.2×	540 0.9×	118	3.9k
José M. Casasnovas Spain	36	2.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.7×	1.4k 1.4×	634 1.0×	193 0.3×	77	5.7k

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Permanyer, Marc, Kathrin Werth, Kai Yu, et al.. (2020). Efficient homing of T cells via afferent lymphatics requires mechanical arrest and integrin-supported chemokine guidance. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1114–1114. 41 indexed citations

Worbs, Tim, et al.. (2018). The Effects of the New Training Concept 'Slidation' on Postural Control in Pediatric Cancer and Hematologic Patients. 1(2). 46–55. 1 indexed citations

Worbs, Tim, Swantje I. Hammerschmidt, & Reinhold Förster. (2016). Dendritic cell migration in health and disease. Nature reviews. Immunology. 17(1). 30–48. 611 indexed citations breakdown →

Reinhardt, Annika, Tetyana Yevsa, Tim Worbs, et al.. (2016). Interleukin‐23–Dependent γ/δ T Cells Produce Interleukin‐17 and Accumulate in the Enthesis, Aortic Valve, and Ciliary Body in Mice. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 68(10). 2476–2486. 158 indexed citations

Kleine, Moritz, Tim Worbs, Harald Schrem, et al.. (2014). Helicobacter hepaticus Induces an Inflammatory Response in Primary Human Hepatocytes. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e99713–e99713. 16 indexed citations

Ulvmar, Maria H., Kathrin Werth, Asolina Braun, et al.. (2014). The atypical chemokine receptor CCRL1 shapes functional CCL21 gradients in lymph nodes. Nature Immunology. 15(7). 623–630. 216 indexed citations

Förster, Reinhold, Asolina Braun, & Tim Worbs. (2012). Lymph node homing of T cells and dendritic cells via afferent lymphatics. Trends in Immunology. 33(6). 271–280. 169 indexed citations

Kliche, Stefanie, Tim Worbs, Xiaoqian Wang, et al.. (2011). CCR7-mediated LFA-1 functions in T cells are regulated by 2 independent ADAP/SKAP55 modules. Blood. 119(3). 777–785. 63 indexed citations

Beckmann, Jan, Meike Wendland, Sebastian Seth, et al.. (2011). Tolerance induction towards cardiac allografts under costimulation blockade is impaired in CCR7‐deficient animals but can be restored by adoptive transfer of syngeneic plasmacytoid dendritic cells. European Journal of Immunology. 41(3). 611–623. 20 indexed citations

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Braun, Asolina, et al.. (2011). Afferent lymph–derived T cells and DCs use different chemokine receptor CCR7–dependent routes for entry into the lymph node and intranodal migration. Nature Immunology. 12(9). 879–887. 264 indexed citations

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Schulz, Olga, Elin Jaensson Gyllenbäck, Emma K. Persson, et al.. (2009). Intestinal CD103+, but not CX3CR1+, antigen sampling cells migrate in lymph and serve classical dendritic cell functions. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(13). 3101–3114. 527 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bakočević, Nadja, et al.. (2009). T Cell–Dendritic Cell Interaction Dynamics during the Induction of Respiratory Tolerance and Immunity. The Journal of Immunology. 184(3). 1317–1327. 25 indexed citations

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Worbs, Tim, Günter Bernhardt, & Reinhold Förster. (2008). Factors governing the intranodal migration behavior of T lymphocytes. Immunological Reviews. 221(1). 44–63. 15 indexed citations

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Worbs, Tim & Reinhold Förster. (2007). A key role for CCR7 in establishing central and peripheral tolerance. Trends in Immunology. 28(6). 274–280. 61 indexed citations

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Davalos‐Misslitz, Ana Clara Marques, Stefanie Willenzon, Tim Worbs, et al.. (2007). Generalized multi‐organ autoimmunity in CCR7‐deficient mice. European Journal of Immunology. 37(3). 613–622. 96 indexed citations

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Worbs, Tim, et al.. (2007). CCR7 ligands stimulate the intranodal motility of T lymphocytes in vivo. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 204(3). 489–495. 252 indexed citations

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Worbs, Tim, Ulrike Bode, Sheng Yan, et al.. (2006). Oral tolerance originates in the intestinal immune system and relies on antigen carriage by dendritic cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(3). 519–527. 543 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pabst, Oliver, Heike Herbrand, Stefanie Willenzon, et al.. (2006). Enhanced FTY720-Mediated Lymphocyte Homing Requires Gαi Signaling and Depends on β2 and β7 Integrin. The Journal of Immunology. 176(3). 1474–1480. 16 indexed citations

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Pabst, Oliver, Heike Herbrand, Michaela Friedrichsen, et al.. (2006). Adaptation of Solitary Intestinal Lymphoid Tissue in Response to Microbiota and Chemokine Receptor CCR7 Signaling. The Journal of Immunology. 177(10). 6824–6832. 124 indexed citations

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Pabst, Oliver, Heike Herbrand, Tim Worbs, et al.. (2004). Cryptopatches and isolated lymphoid follicles: dynamic lymphoid tissues dispensable for the generation of intraepithelial lymphocytes. European Journal of Immunology. 35(1). 98–107. 142 indexed citations

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