Wilfried Bursch

15.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
91 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Wilfried Bursch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wilfried Bursch has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Oncology and 16 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Wilfried Bursch's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (29 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (16 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (14 papers). Wilfried Bursch is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (29 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (16 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (14 papers). Wilfried Bursch collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Belgium. Wilfried Bursch's co-authors include Rolf Schulte‐Hermann, F Oberhammer, Branislav Ruttkay-Nedecký, Adolf Ellinger, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Martin Tenniswood, I. Timmermann-Trosiener, Margit Pavelka, Ladislaus Török and Leonard P. Kleine and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wilfried Bursch

87 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

In situ detection of fragmented dna (tunel assay) fails to discriminate among apoptosis, necrosis, and autolytic cell death: A cautionary note

1995 1.0k citations Branislav Ruttkay-Nedecký, Wilfried Bursch et al. profile →
Induction of apoptosis in cultured hepatocytes and in regressing liver by transforming growth factor beta 1.

1992 604 citations F Oberhammer, A F Purchio et al. profile →
The autophagosomal–lysosomal compartment in programmed cell death

2001 505 citations Wilfried Bursch profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wilfried Bursch Austria	38	4.4k	1.8k	1.5k	1.0k	978	91	7.8k
Maria Eugenia Guicciardi United States	34	3.2k 0.7×	2.9k 1.6×	1.0k 0.7×	748 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	61	7.1k
Alberto Álvarez Spain	52	4.2k 0.9×	993 0.6×	977 0.7×	819 0.8×	809 0.8×	155	8.2k
Matías A. Ávila Spain	58	4.9k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	1.8k 1.8×	220	9.8k
Yutaka Kohgo Japan	44	2.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	647 0.7×	243	7.4k
Hideaki Kamata Japan	34	4.1k 0.9×	967 0.5×	917 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	326 0.3×	71	6.8k
Xiangdong Wang China	47	3.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	992 0.9×	886 0.9×	246	7.6k
Xueying Sun China	48	3.4k 0.8×	833 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.7×	561 0.6×	187	6.8k
Cynthia A. Bradham United States	28	3.0k 0.7×	893 0.5×	490 0.3×	710 0.7×	553 0.6×	52	5.5k
Fiona Oakley United Kingdom	41	2.2k 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	539 0.4×	843 0.8×	1.7k 1.7×	105	6.0k
Melchiorre Cervello Italy	44	3.4k 0.8×	690 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	579 0.6×	137	6.0k

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Krenn, Liselotte, Hanspeter Kaehlig, Martin Zehl, et al.. (2013). 2-Deprenyl-Rheediaxanthone B Isolated from Metaxya rostrata Induces Active Cell Death in Colorectal Tumor Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e65745–e65745. 11 indexed citations

Fazi, Barbara, Wilfried Bursch, Gian María Fimia, et al.. (2008). Fenretinide induces autophagic cell death in caspase-defective breast cancer cells. Autophagy. 4(4). 435–441. 56 indexed citations

Bursch, Wilfried, Rolf Schulte‐Hermann, Barbara Fazi, et al.. (2008). Cell death and autophagy: Cytokines, drugs, and nutritional factors. Toxicology. 254(3). 147–157. 115 indexed citations

Bursch, Wilfried, et al.. (2005). Apoptosis in Stages of Mouse Hepatocarcinogenesis: Failure to Counterbalance Cell Proliferation and to Account for Strain Differences in Tumor Susceptibility. Toxicological Sciences. 85(1). 515–529. 30 indexed citations

Bursch, Wilfried. (2004). Multiple cell death programs: Charon’s lifts to Hades. FEMS Yeast Research. 5(2). 101–110. 41 indexed citations

Schulte‐Hermann, Rolf, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, & Wilfried Bursch. (2000). Dose–response and threshold effects in cytotoxicity and apoptosis. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 464(1). 13–18. 26 indexed citations

Tschugguel, Walter, Christian Schneeberger, Gertrud Unfried, et al.. (1999). Elevation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in Human Endometrium during Menstruation1. Biology of Reproduction. 60(2). 297–304. 32 indexed citations

Sedivy, Roland, et al.. (1998). Apoptosis in human colorectal tumours: ultrastructure and quantitative studies on tissue localization and association with bak expression. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 432(5). 415–426. 28 indexed citations

Schulte‐Hermann, Rolf, Karin Hufnagl, Alexandra Löw‐Baselli, et al.. (1998). Apoptosis and Hepatocarcinogenesis. Digestion. 59(Suppl. 2). 64–65. 24 indexed citations

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Bursch, Wilfried, et al.. (1997). Expression of cytochrome P450 2A5 in normal liver, preneoplastic foci and liver tumors of different mouse strains. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 355(4). 523–523. 1 indexed citations

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Bursch, Wilfried, Adolf Ellinger, Ladislaus Török, et al.. (1997). In vitro studies on subtypes and regulation of active cell death. Toxicology in Vitro. 11(5). 579–588. 8 indexed citations

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Luebeck, E. Georg, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, I. Timmermann-Trosiener, et al.. (1995). Growth Kinetics of Enzyme-Altered Liver Foci in Rats Treated with Phenobarbital or α-Hexachlorocyclohexane. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 130(2). 304–315. 27 indexed citations

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Schulte‐Hermann, Rolf, Wilfried Bursch, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, et al.. (1995). Role of active cell death (apoptosis) in multi-stage carcinogenesis. Toxicology Letters. 82-83. 143–148. 61 indexed citations

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Schulte‐Hermann, Rolf, Wilfried Bursch, & Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp. (1994). [Relevance of apoptosis for carcinogenesis].. PubMed. 78. 15–21. 2 indexed citations

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Schulte‐Hermann, Rolf, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, & Wilfried Bursch. (1994). Tumor Development and Apoptosis. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 105(4). 363–367. 32 indexed citations

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Cejna, Manfred, G. Fritsch, Dieter Printz, Rolf Schulte‐Hermann, & Wilfried Bursch. (1994). Kinetics of apoptosis and secondary necrosis in cultured rat thymocytes and S.49 mouse lymphoma and CEM human leukemia cells. Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 72(11-12). 677–685. 26 indexed citations

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Bursch, Wilfried, F Oberhammer, Randy L. Jirtle, et al.. (1993). Transforming growth factor-β 1 as a signal for induction of cell death by apoptosis. British Journal of Cancer. 67(3). 531–536. 145 indexed citations

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Bursch, Wilfried, F Oberhammer, & Rolf Schulte‐Hermann. (1992). Cell death by apoptosis and its protective role against disease. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 13(6). 245–251. 375 indexed citations

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Schulte‐Hermann, Rolf, Wilfried Bursch, & Wolfram Parzefall. (1991). Mitogenesis and programmed cell death as determinants of carcinogenicity of nongenotoxic compounds.. PubMed. 369. 237–44. 7 indexed citations

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Bursch, Wilfried, P. Kraus, Barbara Pütz, et al.. (1990). Effects of hypolipidemic drugs nafenopin and clofibrate on phenotypic expression and cell death (apoptosis) in altered foci of rat liver. Carcinogenesis. 11(4). 617–624. 32 indexed citations

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