Werner Lesslauer

11.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
80 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Werner Lesslauer is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Lesslauer has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Immunology, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Werner Lesslauer's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (28 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (14 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (13 papers). Werner Lesslauer is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (28 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (14 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (13 papers). Werner Lesslauer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Werner Lesslauer's co-authors include Manfred Brockhaus, Hansruedi Loetscher, Reiner Gentz, H Loetscher, Hans-Joachim Schoenfeld, David W. Banner, Horst Bluethmann, Hisahiro Tabuchi, Michael Steinmetz and Yu‐Ching E. Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Werner Lesslauer

80 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

The transmembrane form of tumor necrosis factor is the pr... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1995 1993 1993 1990 1990 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. The transmembrane form of tumor necrosis factor is the prime activating ligand of the 80 kDa tumor necrosis factor receptor
    1995 1.1k citations Werner Lesslauer et al. Cell profile →
  2. Mice lacking the tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 are resistant to IMF-mediated toxicity but highly susceptible to infection by Listeria monocytogenes
    1993 1.1k citations Joachim Rothe, Werner Lesslauer et al. Nature profile →
  3. Crystal structure of the soluble human 55 kd TNF receptor-human TNFβ complex: Implications for TNF receptor activation
    1993 876 citations David W. Banner, A. D’Arcy et al. Cell profile →
  4. Molecular cloning and expression of the human 55 kd tumor necrosis factor receptor
    1990 778 citations Hansruedi Loetscher, Yu‐Ching E. Pan et al. Cell profile →
  5. Identification of two types of tumor necrosis factor receptors on human cell lines by monoclonal antibodies.
    1990 598 citations Manfred Brockhaus, Hans-Joachim Schoenfeld et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Werner Lesslauer Switzerland 45 5.6k 3.5k 1.5k 1.3k 1.1k 80 9.8k
Daniela N. Männel Germany 44 4.8k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 842 0.8× 145 9.1k
Jay C. Unkeless United States 49 5.3k 0.9× 4.3k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 757 0.7× 89 11.1k
Raymond J. Paxton United States 29 3.2k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 2.3k 1.6× 1.1k 0.9× 666 0.6× 50 8.4k
Anthony DeFranco United States 59 6.2k 1.1× 3.1k 0.9× 957 0.6× 836 0.6× 594 0.5× 116 9.2k
Tak W. Mak Canada 57 9.9k 1.8× 6.7k 1.9× 3.0k 2.1× 1.6k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 115 16.9k
Irmgard Förster Germany 50 8.3k 1.5× 4.2k 1.2× 2.6k 1.8× 1.9k 1.4× 1.6k 1.4× 117 14.8k
Reiner Gentz United States 48 5.5k 1.0× 10.2k 2.9× 2.4k 1.7× 2.6k 1.9× 1.4k 1.3× 88 15.3k
Paul Conlon United States 48 5.3k 1.0× 3.0k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 402 0.3× 629 0.6× 97 9.3k
Edwin R. Chilvers United Kingdom 59 4.8k 0.9× 4.1k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 218 12.1k
Takehiko Sasazuki Japan 71 8.2k 1.5× 5.8k 1.7× 2.9k 2.0× 1.7k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 351 18.7k

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All Works

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Drayton, Danielle L., et al.. (2003). Ectopic LTαβ Directs Lymphoid Organ Neogenesis with Concomitant Expression of Peripheral Node Addressin and a HEV-restricted Sulfotransferase. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 197(9). 1153–1163. 210 indexed citations
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Drayton, Danielle L., et al.. (2002). Lymphocyte traffic in lymphoid organ neogenesis: differential roles of Ltalpha and LTalphabeta.. PubMed. 512. 43–8. 11 indexed citations
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Mary, Jean‐Luc, et al.. (2000). Control Sites of Ribosomal S6 Kinase B and Persistent Activation through Tumor Necrosis Factor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(31). 23549–23558. 29 indexed citations
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Sacca, Rosalba, Carolyn A. Cuff, Werner Lesslauer, & Nancy H. Ruddle. (1998). Differential Activities of Secreted Lymphotoxin-α3 and Membrane Lymphotoxin-α1β2 in Lymphotoxin-Induced Inflammation: Critical Role of TNF Receptor 1 Signaling. The Journal of Immunology. 160(1). 485–491. 78 indexed citations
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Klinkert, Wolfgang E. F., Katsura Kojima, Werner Lesslauer, et al.. (1997). TNF-α receptor fusion protein prevents experimental auto-immune encephalomyelitis and demyelination in Lewis rats: an overview. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 72(2). 163–168. 116 indexed citations
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Mori, Lucia, et al.. (1996). Attenuation of collagen-induced arthritis in 55-kDa TNF receptor type 1 (TNFR1)-IgG1-treated and TNFR1-deficient mice. The Journal of Immunology. 157(7). 3178–3182. 177 indexed citations
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Rusten, Leiv Sindre, Erlend B. Smeland, Egil Lien, et al.. (1994). Tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibits stem cell factor-induced proliferation of human bone marrow progenitor cells in vitro. Role of p55 and p75 tumor necrosis factor receptors.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 94(1). 165–172. 59 indexed citations
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Banner, David W., A. D’Arcy, Reiner Gentz, et al.. (1993). Crystal structure of the soluble human 55 kd TNF receptor-human TNFβ complex: Implications for TNF receptor activation. Cell. 73(3). 431–445. 876 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rothe, Joachim, Werner Lesslauer, Yolande Lang, et al.. (1993). Mice lacking the tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 are resistant to IMF-mediated toxicity but highly susceptible to infection by Listeria monocytogenes. Nature. 364(6440). 798–802. 1091 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rothe, Joachim, Horst Bluethmann, Reiner Gentz, Werner Lesslauer, & Michael Steinmetz. (1993). Genomic organization and promoter function of the murine tumor necrosis factor receptor β gene. Molecular Immunology. 30(2). 165–175. 35 indexed citations
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Vandenabeele, Peter, Wim Declercq, Dominique Vercammen, et al.. (1992). Functional characterization of the human tumor necrosis factor receptor p75 in a transfected rat/mouse T cell hybridoma.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 176(4). 1015–1024. 111 indexed citations
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Täuber, Martin G., et al.. (1992). Toxicity in Neuronal Cells Caused by Cerebrospinal Fluid from Pneumococcaland Gram-Negative Meningitis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 166(5). 1045–1050. 27 indexed citations
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Braun, Timothy R., et al.. (1992). Cytokines, receptors, and inhibitors. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 70(1). 64–69. 25 indexed citations
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Erikstein, Björn, Erlend B. Smeland, Heidi Kiil Blomhoff, et al.. (1991). Independent regulation of 55‐kDa and 75‐kDa tumor necrosis factor receptors during activation of human peripheral blood B lymphocytes. European Journal of Immunology. 21(4). 1033–1037. 70 indexed citations
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Dembić, Zlatko, Hansruedi Loetscher, Ueli Gubler, et al.. (1990). Two human TNF receptors have similar extracellular, but distinct intracellular, domain sequences. Cytokine. 2(4). 231–237. 220 indexed citations
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Lerch, P. & Werner Lesslauer. (1981). Surface labeling pattern of human lymphocyte membrane proteins after mitogen pulses. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 37(6). 628. 3 indexed citations
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Lesslauer, Werner, et al.. (1972). X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Lecithin Bimolecular Leaflets with Incorporated Fluorescent Probes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 69(6). 1499–1503. 101 indexed citations
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Lesslauer, Werner, Jörg Richter, & P. Läuger. (1967). Elektrische Eigenschaften bimolekularer Phosphatidylinosit‐ und Phosphatidylinosit/Lecithinmembranen. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 71(8). 910–911. 2 indexed citations

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