Rolf M. Zinkernagel

62.2k citations
413 papers · 53.3k · 25 hit papers · h-index 116

Impact in

  • Immunology top 0.01%
    • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
    • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
    • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
    • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Virology top 0.1%
    • HIV Research and Treatment

Papers in

    • T-cell and B-cell Immunology 190
    • Immune Cell Function and Interaction 184
    • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses 144
    • Immune Response and Inflammation 63
    • Virology and Viral Diseases 30
    • Respiratory viral infections research 26

Rolf M. Zinkernagel

406 papers receiving 50.5k citations

Rolf M. Zinkernagel's Hit Papers

A Primitive T Cell-Independent Mechanism of Intestinal Mucosal IgA Responses to Commensal Bacteria 2000 · 935 citations
9350+11+23Years since publication50010001.5k2.0k

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Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Comparison fields: 5 of 174
  • Immunology 35.9k
  • Virology 3.3k
  • Infectious Diseases 6.1k
  • Epidemiology 8.7k
  • Oncology 6.2k
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All Works

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Functional Role of Type I and Type II Interferons in Antiviral Defense
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19942079
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Restriction of in vitro T cell-mediated cytotoxicity in lymphocytic choriomeningitis within a syngeneic or semiallogeneic system
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19741664
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Impaired immune and acute-phase responses in interleukin-6-deficient mice
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19941548
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Cytotoxicity mediated by T cells and natural killer cells is greatly impaired in perforin-deficient mice
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19941542
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Immune Response in Mice that Lack the Interferon-γ Receptor
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19931409
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Mice lacking the tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 are resistant to IMF-mediated toxicity but highly susceptible to infection by Listeria monocytogenes
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19931136
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Virus persistence in acutely infected immunocompetent mice by exhaustion of antiviral cytotoxic effector T cells
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19931084
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Ablation of “tolerance” and induction of diabetes by virus infection in viral antigen transgenic mice
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19911015
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A Primitive T Cell-Independent Mechanism of Intestinal Mucosal IgA Responses to Commensal Bacteria
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2000935
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Tolerance induction in double specific T-cell receptor transgenic mice varies with antigen
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1989880
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T-cell receptor Vβ use predicts reactivity and tolerance to Mlsa- encoded antigens
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1988821
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Control of Early Viral and Bacterial Distribution and Disease by Natural Antibodies
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1999770
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On the thymus in the differentiation of "H-2 self-recognition" by T cells: evidence for dual recognition?
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1978768
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Immunological surveillance against altered self components by sensitised T lymphocytes in lymphocytes choriomeningitis
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1974687
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Induction and Exhaustion of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus–specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Visualized Using Soluble Tetrameric Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I–Peptide Complexes
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1998670
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Enhanced immunological surveillance in mice heterozygous at the H-2 gene complex
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1975627
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The Influence of Antigen Organization on B Cell Responsiveness
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1993612
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Evidence for a differential avidity model of T cell selection in the thymus
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1994604
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Immunodeficiency and Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia-like Syndrome in Mice with a Targeted Mutation of the ICSBP Gene
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1996566
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Immunology Taught by Viruses
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1996546

About Rolf M. Zinkernagel

Rolf M. Zinkernagel is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology, having authored 413 papers that have together received 53.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (190 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (184 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (144 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (63 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (41 papers), Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (33 papers), Virology and Viral Diseases (30 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (35.9k citations), Virology (3.3k citations), Infectious Diseases (6.1k citations), Epidemiology (8.7k citations) and Oncology (6.2k citations). Rolf M. Zinkernagel has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Hans Hengartner, Peter C. Doherty, Martin F. Bachmann, Bernhard Odermatt, Hanspeter Pircher, Kurt Bürki, Alana Althage, Adrian F. Ochsenbein, Michel Aguet and Demetrius Moskophidis. Their work appears in journals such as European Journal of Immunology, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, The Journal of Immunology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature.

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