Wolfgang Fischer

14.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
206 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Fischer is a scholar working on Surgery, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Fischer has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Surgery, 44 papers in Immunology and 36 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Fischer's work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (61 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (31 papers) and Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases (28 papers). Wolfgang Fischer is often cited by papers focused on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (61 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (31 papers) and Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases (28 papers). Wolfgang Fischer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Wolfgang Fischer's co-authors include Rainer Haas, Jürgen Püls, Stefan Odenbreit, Bettina Gebert, Wylie Vale, Renate Buhrdorf, Evelyn Weiss, A. Grey Craig, Jean Rivier and Nancy M. Sherwood and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Fischer

203 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

  1. Translocation of Helicobacter pylori CagA into Gastric Epithelial Cells by Type IV Secretion
    2000 1.1k citations Wolfgang Fischer, Rainer Haas et al. Science profile →
  2. Identification of urocortin III, an additional member of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family with high affinity for the CRF2 receptor
    2001 765 citations Marilyn H. Perrin, Cynthia J. Donaldson 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
Wolfgang Fischer Germany 53 4.3k 3.6k 2.8k 1.3k 1.1k 206 11.4k
Paul K. Nakane Japan 44 1.3k 0.3× 2.1k 0.6× 5.2k 1.9× 181 0.1× 1.3k 1.2× 146 12.6k
Murray D. Mitchell United States 73 840 0.2× 7.2k 2.0× 4.5k 1.6× 490 0.4× 2.0k 1.9× 614 21.8k
F. Thomas Wunderlich Germany 60 1.1k 0.2× 3.1k 0.9× 5.2k 1.9× 283 0.2× 1.3k 1.2× 243 13.5k
David L. Williams United States 63 3.2k 0.7× 672 0.2× 5.8k 2.1× 494 0.4× 908 0.8× 250 12.8k
Matthew P. Hardy United States 53 959 0.2× 1.4k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 135 0.1× 2.3k 2.2× 153 9.7k
John H. Walsh United States 72 7.6k 1.7× 701 0.2× 5.2k 1.9× 305 0.2× 813 0.8× 476 17.4k
Claude Libert Belgium 73 1.0k 0.2× 5.0k 1.4× 6.8k 2.4× 169 0.1× 1.9k 1.7× 266 17.8k
Clare Bryant United Kingdom 54 725 0.2× 4.8k 1.3× 4.8k 1.7× 501 0.4× 763 0.7× 171 12.6k
Geoffrey L. Hammond Canada 60 746 0.2× 559 0.2× 2.7k 1.0× 155 0.1× 2.4k 2.2× 301 11.9k
J. Edwin Blalock United States 68 750 0.2× 3.5k 1.0× 4.7k 1.7× 89 0.1× 1.1k 1.0× 303 15.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wolfgang Fischer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang Fischer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wolfgang Fischer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wolfgang Fischer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wolfgang Fischer. Wolfgang Fischer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Onyekwere, Charles, Rose Ugiagbe, Olufunmilayo Lesi, et al.. (2020). Helicobacter pylori patient isolates from South Africa and Nigeria differ in virulence factor pathogenicity profile and associated gastric disease outcome. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 11409–11409. 18 indexed citations
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Fischer, Wolfgang, Nicole Tegtmeyer, Kerstin Stingl, & Steffen Backert. (2020). Four Chromosomal Type IV Secretion Systems in Helicobacter pylori: Composition, Structure and Function. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 1592–1592. 50 indexed citations
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Bonsor, Daniel A., Evelyn Weiss, Jingheng Wang, et al.. (2018). The Helicobacter pylori adhesin protein HopQ exploits the dimer interface of human CEACAMs to facilitate translocation of the oncoprotein CagA. The EMBO Journal. 37(13). 47 indexed citations
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Santos, Juliana C., Manoela Marques Ortega, Wolfgang Fischer, et al.. (2016). Helicobacter pylori infection modulates the expression of miRNAs associated with DNA mismatch repair pathway. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 56(4). 1372–1379. 43 indexed citations
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Weiss, Evelyn, et al.. (2015). Quantitative analysis of CagA type IV secretion by Helicobacter pylori reveals substrate recognition and translocation requirements. Molecular Microbiology. 100(1). 188–203. 28 indexed citations
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Vaughan, Joan, Cynthia J. Donaldson, Wolfgang Fischer, et al.. (2013). Posttranslational Processing of Human and Mouse Urocortin 2: Characterization and Bioactivity of Gene Products. Endocrinology. 154(4). 1553–1564. 8 indexed citations
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Witherden, Deborah A., Petra Verdino, Stephanie Rieder, et al.. (2010). The Junctional Adhesion Molecule JAML Is a Costimulatory Receptor for Epithelial γδ T Cell Activation. Science. 329(5996). 1205–1210. 166 indexed citations
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Fischer, Wolfgang. (2010). Heimat-Politiker? : Selbstverständnis und politisches Handeln von Vertriebenen als Abgeordnete im Deutschen Bundestag 1949 bis 1974. Droste eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Witherden, Deborah A., Petra Verdino, Stephanie Rieder, et al.. (2009). Novel functional roles for JAML and CAR in epithelial {gamma}{delta} T cell-specific costimulation. The Journal of Immunology. 182. 1 indexed citations
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Witherden, Deborah A., Petra Verdino, Stephanie Rieder, et al.. (2009). Novel functional roles for JAML and CAR in epithelial γδ T cell-specific costimulation (135.68). The Journal of Immunology. 182(Supplement_1). 135.68–135.68. 1 indexed citations
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Budde, Klemens, Jean‐Louis Bosmans, J. Sennesael, et al.. (2005). Reduced cyclosporine exposure is safe and efficacious in combination with basiliximab, enteric-coated mycophenolate-sodium, and steroids.. American Journal of Transplantation. 5. 461–461. 4 indexed citations
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Gebert, Bettina, Wolfgang Fischer, Evelyn Weiss, Reinhard Hoffmann, & Rainer Haas. (2003). Helicobacter pylori Vacuolating Cytotoxin Inhibits T Lymphocyte Activation. Science. 301(5636). 1099–1102. 430 indexed citations
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Fischer, Wolfgang, et al.. (2003). Systematic mutagenesis of the Helicobacter pylori cag pathogenicity island: essential genes for CagA translocation in host cells and induction of interleukin-8: essential genes for CagA translocation in host cells and induction of interleukin-8. Molecular Microbiology. 47(6). 1759. 2 indexed citations
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Buhrdorf, Renate, Cornelia J. Forster, Rainer Haas, & Wolfgang Fischer. (2003). Topological analysis of a putative virB8 homologue essential for the cag type IV secretion system in Helicobacter pylori. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 293(2-3). 213–217. 32 indexed citations
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Becker, Jürgen C., et al.. (2002). Chemoimmunotherapy for melanoma with dacarbazine and 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene elicits a specific T cell-dependent immune response. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 51(8). 431–439. 29 indexed citations
16.
Mohr, Georg, et al.. (1997). Erziehungswissenschaft Bildung Philosophie. 2 indexed citations
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Kimura, Hideo, Wolfgang Fischer, & David Schubert. (1990). Structure, expression and function of a schwannoma-derived growth factor. Nature. 348(6298). 257–260. 129 indexed citations
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Fischer, Wolfgang. (1978). Schule als parapädagogische Organisation. 1 indexed citations
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Fischer, Wolfgang. (1970). Die Seeadler : Gattung Haliaeëtus. 2 indexed citations
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Fischer, Wolfgang, W. Förster, & R. Zimmermann. (1968). Gasbestimmung in Eisen und Stahl. 1 indexed citations

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