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87834
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Erwin F. Wagner publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erwin F. Wagner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 422 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Erwin F. Wagner D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erwin F. Wagner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 141 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 1998 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1996 - Wittgenstein Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Erwin F. Wagner is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria and has a substantial publication record spanning multiple fields in biomedical research. Their work primarily focuses on areas within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. More specifically, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Immunology, Physiology, Oncology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research touches several main topics, including:

  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • S100 Proteins and Annexins
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

Erwin F. Wagner has published recent papers in notable journals. These include:

  • "Calprotectin: from biomarker to biological function" (2021) in Gut
  • "Wnt signaling and Loxl2 promote aggressive osteosarcoma" (2020) in Cell Research
  • "NF1 regulates mesenchymal glioblastoma plasticity and aggressiveness through the AP-1 transcription factor FOSL1" (2021) in eLife
  • "Psoriatic skin inflammation is promoted by c-Jun/AP-1-dependent CCL2 and IL-23 expression in dendritic cells" (2021) in EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • "In vivo CRISPR inactivation of Fos promotes prostate cancer progression by altering the associated AP-1 subunit Jun" (2021) in Oncogene

The frequent collaborators working with Erwin F. Wagner include:

  • Latifa Bakiri
  • Fengjuan Fan
  • Sonia Vallet
  • Judith Lind
  • Martin Sattler

Common venues for their published work are:

  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Oncogene
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Erwin F. Wagner's professional recognitions include membership in various prestigious organizations and awards such as:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (1998)
  • Wittgenstein Award (1996)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Induction and activation of the transcription factor NFATc1 (NFAT2) integrate RANKL signaling in terminal differentiation of osteoclasts.

    Hiroshi Takayanagi;Sunhwa Kim;Takako Koga;Takako Koga;Hiroshi Nishina

  • Signal integration by JNK and p38 MAPK pathways in cancer development

    Erwin F. Wagner;Ángel R. Nebreda

  • Myeloid leukaemia inhibitory factor maintains the developmental potential of embryonic stem cells

    R L Williams;D J Hilton;S Pease;T A Willson

  • AP-1: a double-edged sword in tumorigenesis

    Robert Eferl;Erwin F. Wagner

  • Evidence for osteocyte regulation of bone homeostasis through RANKL expression

    Tomoki Nakashima;Mikihito Hayashi;Takanobu Fukunaga;Kosaku Kurata

  • Reaching a genetic and molecular understanding of skeletal development.

    Gerard Karsenty;Erwin F. Wagner

  • Defective lipolysis and altered energy metabolism in mice lacking adipose triglyceride lipase

    Guenter Haemmerle;Achim Lass;Robert Zimmermann;Gregor Gorkiewicz

  • c-Fos: a Key Regulator of Osteoclast-Macrophage Lineage Determination and Bone Remodeling

    Agamemnon E. Grigoriadis;Zhao-Qi Wang;Marco G. Cecchini;Willy Hofstetter

  • A Validated Regulatory Network for Th17 Cell Specification

    Maria Ciofani;Aviv Madar;Aviv Madar;Carolina Galan;MacLean Sellars

  • Strain-dependent epithelial defects in mice lacking the EGF receptor

    Maria Sibilia;Erwin F. Wagner

  • Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015

    L. Galluzzi;J. M. Bravo-San Pedro;I. Vitale;S. A. Aaronson

  • Bone and haematopoietic defects in mice lacking c-fos

    Zhao-Qi Wang;Catherine Ovitt;Agamemnon E. Grigoriadis;Uta Möhle-Steinlein

  • Distinct neural stem cells proliferate in response to EGF and FGF in the developing mouse telencephalon.

    Vincent Tropepe;Maria Sibilia;Brian G. Ciruna;Brian G. Ciruna;Janet Rossant;Janet Rossant

  • Complete block of early B cell differentiation and altered patterning of the posterior midbrain in mice lacking Pax5/BSAP

    Pavel Urbánek;Zhao-Qi Wang;Ingrid Fetka;Erwin F. Wagner

  • Autoamplification of NFATc1 expression determines its essential role in bone homeostasis.

    Masataka Asagiri;Kojiro Sato;Takako Usami;Sae Ochi

  • Mice lacking ADPRT and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation develop normally but are susceptible to skin disease.

    Zhao-Qi Wang;B. Auer;L. Stingl;H. Berghammer

  • AP-1 in mouse development and tumorigenesis.

    Wolfram Jochum;Emmanuelle Passegué;Erwin F Wagner

  • Amino-terminal phosphorylation of c-Jun regulates stress-induced apoptosis and cellular proliferation

    Axel Behrens;Maria Sibilia;Erwin F. Wagner

  • RANKL maintains bone homeostasis through c-Fos-dependent induction of interferon - β

    Hiroshi Takayanagi;Sunhwa Kim;Koichi Matsuo;Hiroshi Suzuki

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Sibilia
Maria Sibilia Medical University of Vienna
Zhao-Qi Wang
Zhao-Qi Wang Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Koichi Matsuo
Koichi Matsuo Keio University
Manfred Schweiger
Manfred Schweiger Freie Universität Berlin
Axel Behrens
Axel Behrens Imperial College London
Georg Schett
Georg Schett University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Adriano Aguzzi
Adriano Aguzzi University of Zurich
Michael Amling
Michael Amling Universität Hamburg
Peter Angel
Peter Angel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Michael Karin
Michael Karin University of California, San Diego

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