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Wolfgang König is affiliated with Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields including Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Computer Science with notable contributions in subfields such as Mathematical Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics and Probability.

The scientist's main research topics include stochastic processes and statistical mechanics, cold atom physics and Bose-Einstein condensates, point processes and geometric inequalities, Markov chains and Monte Carlo methods, theoretical and computational physics, diffusion and search dynamics, and complex network analysis techniques.

Wolfgang König has published several papers, some of which are:

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Longtime asymptotics of the two-dimensional parabolic Anderson model with white-noise potential, 2022, Annales de l Institut Henri Poincaré Probabilités et Statistiques
  • A large-deviations principle for all the components in a sparse inhomogeneous random graph, 2023, Probability Theory and Related Fields
  • Branching random walks in random environment: a survey, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Longtime asymptotics of the two-dimensional parabolic Anderson model with white-noise potential, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Benedikt Jahnel
  • Luisa Andreis
  • Heide Langhammer
  • Robert I. A. Patterson
  • Willem van Zuijlen

Wolfgang König's work has appeared predominantly in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), where they have published 11 papers, as well as the Electronic Journal of Probability, European Heart Journal, Probability Theory and Related Fields, and Annales de l Institut Henri Poincaré Probabilités et Statistiques.

In addition to articles, König has contributed to books published by Springer International Publishing and Mohr Siebeck eBooks. Titles include "Probabilistic Methods in Telecommunications" (2020) with 15 citations, and "Betriebliche Kooperation mit den Entwicklungsländern" (2025) with 2 citations.

Best Publications

  • Helicobacter exploits integrin for type IV secretion and kinase activation

    Terry Kwok;Dana Zabler;Sylwia Urman;Manfred Rohde

  • NF-κB activation and potentiation of proinflammatory responses by the Helicobacter pylori CagA protein

    Sabine Brandt;Terry Kwok;Roland Hartig;Wolfgang König

  • Genetic Classification and Distinguishing of Staphylococcus Species Based on Different Partial gap, 16S rRNA, hsp60, rpoB, sodA, and tuf Gene Sequences

    B. Ghebremedhin;F. Layer;W. König;B. König

  • Interleukin-8, interleukin-6, and soluble tumour necrosis factor receptor type I release from a human pulmonary epithelial cell line (A549) exposed to respiratory syncytial virus

    R Arnold;B Humbert;H Werchau;H Gallati

  • Activation of Abl by Helicobacter pylori: a novel kinase for CagA and crucial mediator of host cell scattering.

    Ina Tammer;Sabine Brandt;Roland Hartig;Wolfgang König

  • Analysis of the Inflammatory Network in Benign Prostate Hyperplasia and Prostate Cancer

    J.E. Konig;T. Senge;E.P. Allhoff;W. Konig

  • Regulation of μ-Opioid Receptor Gene Transcription by Interleukin-4 and Influence of an Allelic Variation within a STAT6 Transcription Factor Binding Site

    Jürgen Kraus;Christine Börner;Elisa Giannini;Kathrin Hickfang

  • Influence of a total parenteral nutrition enriched with omega-3 fatty acids on leukotriene synthesis of peripheral leukocytes and systemic cytokine levels in patients with major surgery.

    P. Wachtler;W. Konig;M. Senkal;M. Kemen

  • Emergence of a Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain with a Unique Resistance Profile in Southwest Nigeria

    B. Ghebremedhin;M. O. Olugbosi;A. M. Raji;Franziska Layer

  • Serum CD14 levels in poly traumatized and severely burned patients

    C. Krüger;C. Schütt;U. Obertacke;T. Joka

  • Prospective Study of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Children Less Than 3 Years of Age

    Brigitte König;Wolfgang König;Ralf Arnold;Herrmann Werchau

  • Interleukin 6--a potential mediator of lethal sepsis after major thermal trauma: evidence for increased IL-6 production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

    Bernhard SchlÜter;Brigitte KÖnig;Uwe Bergmann;Fritz E. MÜller

  • Release of leukotriene C4 from human polymorphonuclear leucocytes as determined by radioimmunoassay

    U. Aehringhaus;R.H. Wölbling;W. König;C. Patrono

  • Role of the small Rho GTPases Rac1 and Cdc42 in host cell invasion of Campylobacter jejuni

    Malgorzata Krause-Gruszczynska;Manfred Rohde;Roland Hartig;Harald Genth

  • Antibiotic susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori in Germany: stable primary resistance from 1995 to 2000.

    Kathlen Wolle;Andreas Leodolter;Peter Malfertheiner;Wolfgang König

  • Subproteomes of soluble and structure‐bound Helicobacter pylori proteins analyzed by two‐dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry

    Steffen Backert;Steffen Backert;Terry Kwok;Monika Schmid;Matthias Selbach

  • COMPLEMENT-DEPENDENT B-CELL ACTIVATION BY COBRA VENOM FACTOR AND OTHER MITOGENS?

    Peter Dukor;Gebhard Schumann;Roland H. Gisler;Manfred Dierich

  • Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipase in inflammatory mediator release from human inflammatory effector cells (platelets, granulocytes, and monocytes.

    B König;K E Jaeger;A E Sage;M L Vasil

  • The neutrophil and leukotrienes--role in health and disease.

    W König;W Schönfeld;M Raulf;M Köller

  • Helicobacter pylori Induces AGS Cell Motility and Elongation via Independent Signaling Pathways

    Stefan Moese;Matthias Selbach;Terry Kwok;Volker Brinkmann

  • Bacterial adherence and hemolysin production from Escherichia coli induces histamine and leukotriene release from various cells.

    J Scheffer;W König;J Hacker;W Goebel

  • Role of Escherichia coli alpha-hemolysin and bacterial adherence in infection: requirement for release of inflammatory mediators from granulocytes and mast cells.

    B König;W König;J Scheffer;J Hacker

Frequent Co-Authors

Steffen Backert
Steffen Backert University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Manfred P. Dierich
Manfred P. Dierich Innsbruck Medical University
Lawrence M. Lichtenstein
Lawrence M. Lichtenstein Johns Hopkins University
Harald Gollnick
Harald Gollnick Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Peter Malfertheiner
Peter Malfertheiner Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Hendrik Lehnert
Hendrik Lehnert University of Warwick
Thomas F. Meyer
Thomas F. Meyer Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Jörg Hacker
Jörg Hacker University of Würzburg
Georg Pauli
Georg Pauli Robert Koch Institute
Michael E. Konkel
Michael E. Konkel Washington State University

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