Volker Thiel

26.8k total citations · 10 hit papers
147 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Volker Thiel is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Animal Science and Zoology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Volker Thiel has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Infectious Diseases, 63 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Volker Thiel's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (81 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (63 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (46 papers). Volker Thiel is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (81 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (63 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (46 papers). Volker Thiel collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Volker Thiel's co-authors include Philip V’kovski, Annika Kratzel, Silvio Steiner, Hanspeter Stalder, John Ziebuhr, Stuart G. Siddell, Burkhard Ludewig, Eric J. Snijder, Alexander E. Gorbalenya and Ronald Dijkman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Volker Thiel

141 papers receiving 14.8k citations

Hit Papers

Coronavirus biology a... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2020 2013 2003 2003 2010 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Coronavirus biology and replication: implications for SARS-CoV-2
    2020 2.0k citations Philip V’kovski, Annika Kratzel et al. profile →
  2. Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 is a functional receptor for the emerging human coronavirus-EMC
    2013 1.5k citations Marcel A. Müller, Ronald Dijkman et al. profile →
  3. Unique and Conserved Features of Genome and Proteome of SARS-coronavirus, an Early Split-off From the Coronavirus Group 2 Lineage
    2003 938 citations Eric J. Snijder, Peter J. Bredenbeek et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  4. Mechanisms and enzymes involved in SARS coronavirus genome expression
    2003 680 citations Volker Thiel, Eric J. Snijder et al. profile →
  5. 2′-O methylation of the viral mRNA cap evades host restriction by IFIT family members
    2010 669 citations Roland Züst, Volker Thiel et al. profile →
  6. Ribose 2′-O-methylation provides a molecular signature for the distinction of self and non-self mRNA dependent on the RNA sensor Mda5
    2011 612 citations Roland Züst, Luisa Cervantes‐Barragán et al. profile →
  7. SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 binds the ribosomal mRNA channel to inhibit translation
    2020 383 citations Katharina Schubert, Evangelos D. Karousis et al. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology profile →
  8. Nucleocapsid Protein Recruitment to Replication-Transcription Complexes Plays a Crucial Role in Coronaviral Life Cycle
    2019 265 citations Philip V’kovski, Volker Thiel et al. Journal of Virology profile →
  9. Structural basis of ribosomal frameshifting during translation of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA genome
    2021 176 citations Pramod R. Bhatt, Alain Scaiola et al. Science profile →
  10. SARS-CoV-2 biology and host interactions
    2024 91 citations Annika Kratzel, Jenna N. Kelly et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Volker Thiel Switzerland 52 10.2k 3.8k 3.6k 2.8k 1.5k 147 15.1k
Susan C. Baker United States 59 9.9k 1.0× 2.9k 0.8× 3.5k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 135 16.1k
John Ziebuhr Germany 50 12.5k 1.2× 4.3k 1.1× 4.2k 1.1× 1.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 113 18.0k
Fang Li China 48 16.3k 1.6× 3.9k 1.0× 4.2k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 1.7k 1.2× 148 21.2k
Bruno Canard France 69 9.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.4× 5.4k 1.5× 1.8k 0.6× 2.4k 1.6× 266 16.5k
Mark R. Denison United States 51 9.0k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 123 11.5k
Wenhui Li China 56 10.4k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 4.2k 1.1× 2.1k 0.7× 5.0k 3.4× 243 18.8k
David Veesler United States 48 10.8k 1.1× 1.8k 0.5× 5.7k 1.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 111 15.7k
Raoul J. de Groot Netherlands 50 8.3k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 2.5k 0.7× 951 0.3× 1.5k 1.0× 97 12.5k
Berend‐Jan Bosch Netherlands 59 11.8k 1.2× 4.5k 1.2× 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 1.6k 1.1× 122 14.5k
Luis Enjuanes Spain 73 12.2k 1.2× 7.0k 1.8× 3.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 238 16.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Volker Thiel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Daniels, Alison, Sarah Fletcher, Annika Kratzel, et al.. (2023). One for all—human kidney Caki-1 cells are highly susceptible to infection with corona- and other respiratory viruses. Journal of Virology. 97(9). e0055523–e0055523. 4 indexed citations
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Beer, Julius, Stefania Crotta, Angele Breithaupt, et al.. (2022). Impaired immune response drives age-dependent severity of COVID-19. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(12). 27 indexed citations
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Taddeo, Adriano, Inês Berenguer Veiga, R. Boss, et al.. (2022). Optimized intramuscular immunization with VSV-vectored spike protein triggers a superior immune response to SARS-CoV-2. npj Vaccines. 7(1). 82–82. 13 indexed citations
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Chiu, Winston, Laura Vangeel, Dirk Jochmans, et al.. (2022). Development of a robust and convenient dual-reporter high-throughput screening assay for SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drug discovery. Antiviral Research. 210. 105506–105506. 10 indexed citations
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Schroeder, Simon, Christin Mache, Hannah Kleine‐Weber, et al.. (2021). Functional comparison of MERS-coronavirus lineages reveals increased replicative fitness of the recombinant lineage 5. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5324–5324. 15 indexed citations
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Bhatt, Pramod R., Alain Scaiola, Gary Loughran, et al.. (2021). Structural basis of ribosomal frameshifting during translation of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA genome. Science. 372(6548). 1306–1313. 176 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ogando, Natacha S., Jessika C. Zevenhoven-Dobbe, Clara C. Posthuma, et al.. (2021). Structure–function analysis of the nsp14 N7–guanine methyltransferase reveals an essential role in Betacoronavirus replication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(49). 29 indexed citations
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Gasbarri, Matteo, Philip V’kovski, Giulia Torriani, et al.. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 Inhibition by Sulfonated Compounds. Microorganisms. 8(12). 1894–1894. 21 indexed citations
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Schubert, Katharina, Evangelos D. Karousis, Ahmad Jomaa, et al.. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 binds the ribosomal mRNA channel to inhibit translation. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(10). 959–966. 383 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hufsky, Franziska, Niko Beerenwinkel, Irmtraud M. Meyer, et al.. (2020). The International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting 2020. Viruses. 12(12). 1398–1398. 2 indexed citations
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Schubert, Katharina, Evangelos D. Karousis, Ahmad Jomaa, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 binds the ribosomal mRNA channel to inhibit translation. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(11). 1094–1094. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Yize, Eveline Kindler, Daphne Cooper, et al.. (2020). Physiologic RNA targets and refined sequence specificity of coronavirus EndoU. RNA. 26(12). 1976–1999. 24 indexed citations
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Hufsky, Franziska, Bashar Ibrahim, Sejal Modha, et al.. (2019). The Third Annual Meeting of the European Virus Bioinformatics Center. Viruses. 11(5). 420–420. 3 indexed citations
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Lauber, Chris, Gabrielle Vièyres, Ewa Terczyńska‐Dyla, et al.. (2015). Transcriptome analysis reveals a classical interferon signature induced by IFNλ4 in human primary cells. Genes and Immunity. 16(6). 414–421. 39 indexed citations
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Dijkman, Ronald, Tomas Bergström, Nina Kann, et al.. (2014). Targeting Membrane-Bound Viral RNA Synthesis Reveals Potent Inhibition of Diverse Coronaviruses Including the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Virus. PLoS Pathogens. 10(5). e1004166–e1004166. 133 indexed citations
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Cervantes‐Barragán, Luisa, Kanako L. Lewis, Sonja Firner, et al.. (2012). Plasmacytoid dendritic cells control T-cell response to chronic viral infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(8). 3012–3017. 165 indexed citations
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Ludewig, Burkhard, Qian Chai, Lucas Onder, et al.. (2012). CCL19-Cre transgenics: targeting lymph node fibroblastic reticular cells in vivo (44.14). The Journal of Immunology. 188(1_Supplement). 44.14–44.14. 3 indexed citations
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Cervantes‐Barragán, Luisa, Roland Züst, Reinhard Maier, et al.. (2010). Dendritic Cell-Specific Antigen Delivery by Coronavirus Vaccine Vectors Induces Long-Lasting Protective Antiviral and Antitumor Immunity. mBio. 1(4). 42 indexed citations
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Snijder, Eric J., Peter J. Bredenbeek, Jessika C. Dobbe, et al.. (2003). Unique and Conserved Features of Genome and Proteome of SARS-coronavirus, an Early Split-off From the Coronavirus Group 2 Lineage. Journal of Molecular Biology. 331(5). 991–1004. 938 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thiel, Volker, Jens Herold, & Stuart G. Siddell. (2003). Long Distance Reverse-Transcription PCR. Humana Press eBooks. 192. 59–66. 2 indexed citations

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