Most cited papers from Robert Koch Institute

Robert Koch Institute

What are the most cited papers from Robert Koch Institute?

The most cited paper from Robert Koch Institute is "SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor" (Markus Hoffmann, Hannah Kleine‐Weber, Simon Schroeder et al., 2020), with 21,493 citations. Next come "ResFinder 4.0 for predictions of phenotypes from genotypes" (3,475) and "Estimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a modelling study" (3,158).

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Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 631 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor Markus Hoffmann, Hannah Kleine‐Weber, Simon Schroeder et al. · Cell Open access	8 Mar 2020	21,493
2	ResFinder 4.0 for predictions of phenotypes from genotypes Valeria Bortolaia et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Open access	16 Jul 2020	3,475
3	Estimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a modelling study Angela Danielle Iuliano et al. · The Lancet Open access138 authors	13 Dec 2017	3,158
4	How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review Axel Krämer, Ingeborg Schwebke, Günter Kampf · BMC Infectious Diseases ReviewOpen access	16 Aug 2006	2,546
5	Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study Ting Shi et al. · The Lancet ReviewOpen access122 authors	7 Jul 2017	2,491
6	PCR inhibitors - occurrence, properties and removal Christina Schrader, Anika Schielke, Lüppo Ihno Ellerbroek et al. · Journal of Applied Microbiology	2 Jul 2012	2,194
7	CD40 ligand on activated platelets triggers an inflammatory reaction of endothelial cells Volker Henn, Joseph R. Slupsky, Michael Gräfe et al. · Nature	Feb 1998	2,088
8	Using Fourier transform IR spectroscopy to analyze biological materials Matthew J. Baker et al. · Nature Protocols Open access	3 Jul 2014	1,974
9	Long-Term Control of HIV by CCR5 Delta32/Delta32 Stem-Cell Transplantation Gero Hütter, Daniel R. Nowak, Maximilian Mossner et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access	11 Feb 2009	1,852
10	Guideline to reference gene selection for quantitative real-time PCR Aleksandar Radonić, Stefanie Thulke, Ian M Mackay et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications	19 Dec 2003	1,664
11	COVID-19: towards controlling of a pandemic Juliet Bedford, Delia Alcira Enria, Johan Giesecke et al. · The Lancet Open access	Mar 2020	1,649
12	Real-time, portable genome sequencing for Ebola surveillance Joshua C Quick et al. · Nature Open access102 authors	Feb 2016	1,600
13	Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a University Hospital Setting by Using Novel Software for spa Repeat Determination and Database Management Dag Harmsen, Heike Claus, Wolfgang Witte et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology Open access	Dec 2003	1,588
14	Olfactory transmucosal SARS-CoV-2 invasion as a port of central nervous system entry in individuals with COVID-19 Jenny Meinhardt et al. · Nature Neuroscience Open access	30 Nov 2020	1,511
15	ICOS is an inducible T-cell co-stimulator structurally and functionally related to CD28 Andreas Hutloff, Anna‐Maria Dittrich, Katja C. Beier et al. · Nature	1999	1,492
16	Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic? Kevin D. Cashman et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access	11 Feb 2016	1,401
17	SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells in healthy donors and patients with COVID-19 Julian Braun et al. · Nature Open access	29 Jul 2020	1,400
18	Impact of sex and gender on COVID-19 outcomes in Europe Cathérine Gebhard, Vera Regitz‐Zagrosek, Hannelore K. Neuhauser et al. · Biology of Sex Differences Open access	25 May 2020	1,375
19	The Hidden Geometry of Complex, Network-Driven Contagion Phenomena Dirk Brockmann, Dirk Helbing · Science	12 Dec 2013	1,331
20	Salt-responsive gut commensal modulates TH17 axis and disease Nicola Wilck et al. · Nature Open access	Nov 2017	1,326
21	Epidemiology of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a population based study M. von Brevern, Andrea Radtke, Franziska Lezius et al. · Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Open access	29 Nov 2006	1,255
22	Global monitoring of antimicrobial resistance based on metagenomics analyses of urban sewage René S. Hendriksen et al. · Nature Communications Open access128 authors	8 Mar 2019	1,232
23	Candida albicans Secreted Aspartyl Proteinases in Virulence and Pathogenesis Julian R. Naglik, Stephen Challacombe, Bernhard Hube · Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews ReviewOpen access	Sep 2003	1,186
24	Epidemic Profile of Shiga-Toxin–ProducingEscherichia coliO104:H4 Outbreak in Germany Christina Frank et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access	22 Jun 2011	1,143
25	Pathogenicity islands of virulent bacteria: structure, function and impact on microbial evolution Jörg Hinrich Hacker, Gabriele Blum–Oehler, Inge Mühldorfer et al. · Molecular Microbiology Open access	Mar 1997	1,140
26	Hypertension Treatment and Control in Five European Countries, Canada, and the United States Katharina Wolf-Maier, Richard Cooper, Holly Kramer et al. · Hypertension Open access	25 Nov 2003	1,086
27	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of life and mental health in children and adolescents in Germany Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer, Anne Kaman, Michael Erhart et al. · European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Open access	25 Jan 2021	1,085
28	Tackling antibiotic resistance Karen Bush et al. · Nature Reviews Microbiology Open access	2 Nov 2011	1,077
29	The order Herpesvirales Andrew J. Davison, Richard L. Eberle, Bernhard Ehlers et al. · Archives of Virology Open access	8 Dec 2008	1,015
30	Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation—a benchmark of metagenomics software Alexander Sczyrba et al. · Nature Methods Open access	2 Oct 2017	983
31	Effective containment explains subexponential growth in recent confirmed COVID-19 cases in China Benjamin F. Maier, Dirk Brockmann · Science Open access	8 Apr 2020	975
32	Burden of Six Healthcare-Associated Infections on European Population Health: Estimating Incidence-Based Disability-Adjusted Life Years through a Population Prevalence-Based Modelling Study Alessandro Cassini, Diamantis Plachouras, Tim Eckmanns et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access	18 Oct 2016	954
33	Medical Consequences of Antibiotic Use in Agriculture Wolfgang Witte · Science	13 Feb 1998	942
34	Swarm Learning for decentralized and confidential clinical machine learning Stefanie Warnat‐Herresthal et al. · Nature Open access181 authors	26 May 2021	896
35	Case characteristics, resource use, and outcomes of 10 021 patients with COVID-19 admitted to 920 German hospitals: an observational study Christian Karagiannidis, Carina Mostert, Corinna Hentschker et al. · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Open access	28 Jul 2020	867
36	Lessons learnt from easing COVID-19 restrictions: an analysis of countries and regions in Asia Pacific and Europe Emeline Kai Lin Han, Melisa Mei Jin Tan, Eva Turk et al. · The Lancet Open access	24 Sep 2020	859
37	KIDSCREEN-52 quality-of-life measure for children and adolescents Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer, Angela Gosch, Luís Rajmil et al. · Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	Jun 2005	837
38	Identification of medically relevant microorganisms by vibrational spectroscopy Kees Maquelin, C. Kirschner, Lin‐P'ing Choo‐Smith et al. · Journal of Microbiological Methods	8 Oct 2002	829
39	Superior antigen cross-presentation and XCR1 expression define human CD11c+CD141+ cells as homologues of mouse CD8+ dendritic cells Annabell Bachem, Steffen Güttler, Evelyn Hartung et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access	17 May 2010	813
40	A very small porcine virus with circular single-stranded DNA Ilse Tischer, Hans A. J. Gelderblom, W. Vettermann et al. · Nature	1982	807
41	Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries Knut Lönnroth et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access	18 Mar 2015	791
42	Prospective Genomic Characterization of the German Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4 Outbreak by Rapid Next Generation Sequencing Technology Alexander Mellmann, Dag Harmsen, Craig A. Cummings et al. · PLoS ONE Open access	20 Jul 2011	775
43	Characterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study Martina Bielaszewska, Alexander Mellmann, Wenlan Zhang et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access	25 Jun 2011	767
44	Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors	Oct 2025	762
45	Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults Honor Bixby et al. · Nature Open access1,155 authors	8 May 2019	758
46	Psychische Störungen in der Allgemeinbevölkerung Frank Jacobi, Michael Höfler, Jens Strehle et al. · Der Nervenarzt	2014	746
47	Homozygous loss of ICOS is associated with adult-onset common variable immunodeficiency Bodo Grimbacher, Andreas Hutloff, Michael Schlesier et al. · Nature Immunology	10 Feb 2003	738
48	Risk Factors for Severe Outcomes following 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Infection: A Global Pooled Analysis Maria D. Van Kerkhove et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access	5 Jul 2011	734
49	Escherichia coliHarboring Shiga Toxin 2 Gene Variants: Frequency and Association with Clinical Symptoms Alexander W. Friedrich, Martina Bielaszewska, Wenlan Zhang et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases	2002	727
50	German Outbreak of Escherichia coli O104:H4 Associated with Sprouts Udo Buchholz et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access	26 Oct 2011	722

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