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Alexander Scheffold

Alexander Scheffold

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 66 2758 2541 182 169 179 16106

Alexander Scheffold publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alexander Scheffold between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexander Scheffold published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2020. 15 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2020. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 6 publications
1989 2025

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alexander Scheffold: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 1
1997 2
1998 7
1999 3
2000 9
2001 2
2002 6
2003 7
2004 6
2005 10
2006 8
2007 2
2008 8
2009 3
2010 8
2011 4
2012 3
2013 6
2014 6
2015 10
2016 4
2017 4
2018 10
2019 10
2020 15
2021 4
2022 10
2023 6
2024 9
2025 6
Total 192
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Alexander Scheffold publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Scheffold sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 172–181 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 179 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181 179
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Alexander Scheffold D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Scheffold sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167 66
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Alexander Scheffold is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany. Their research primarily spans Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a focus that includes Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Neurology.

Their body of work addresses several significant topics, among which are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Vaccines and Immunoinformatics Approaches
  • Antifungal Resistance and Susceptibility
  • CAR-T Cell Therapy Research

Alexander Scheffold has published numerous papers in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Immunity
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • Current Opinion in Microbiology
  • European Journal of Immunology

Recent papers by Alexander Scheffold include:

  • "Regulatory cell therapy in kidney transplantation (The ONE Study): a harmonised design and analysis of seven non-randomised, single-arm, phase 1/2A trials" (2020) published in The Lancet
  • "Longitudinal Multi-omics Analyses Identify Responses of Megakaryocytes, Erythroid Cells, and Plasmablasts as Hallmarks of Severe COVID-19" (2020) published in Immunity
  • "Low-Avidity CD4+ T Cell Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Unexposed Individuals and Humans with Severe COVID-19" (2020) published in Immunity
  • "Selection of cross-reactive T cells by commensal and food-derived yeasts drives cytotoxic TH1 cell responses in Crohn's disease" (2023) published in Nature Medicine
  • "A novel unconventional T cell population enriched in Crohn's disease" (2022) published in Gut

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Petra Bächer
  • Elisa Rosati
  • André Franke
  • Carina Saggau
  • Kristina Koop

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

  • P- and E-selectin mediate recruitment of T-helper-1 but not T-helper-2 cells into inflamed tissues

    Frank Austrup;Dietmar Vestweber;Eric Borges;Max Löhning

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • Interleukin-2 is essential for CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cell function.

    Maurus de la Rosa;Sascha Rutz;Heike Dorninger;Alexander Scheffold

  • Developmental stage, phenotype, and migration distinguish naive- and effector/memory-like CD4+ regulatory T cells

    Jochen Huehn;Kerstin Siegmund;Joachim C.U. Lehmann;Christiane Siewert

  • Expression of the integrin αEβ7 identifies unique subsets of CD25+ as well as CD25− regulatory T cells

    Joachim Lehmann;Jochen Huehn;Maurus de la Rosa;Frank Maszyna

  • Direct access to CD4 + T cells specific for defined antigens according to CD154 expression

    Marco Frentsch;Olga Arbach;Dennis Kirchhoff;Beate Moewes

  • Human Anti-fungal Th17 Immunity and Pathology Rely on Cross-Reactivity against Candida albicans.

    Petra Bacher;Thordis Hohnstein;Eva Beerbaum;Marie Röcker

  • Rapid glucocorticoid effects on immune cells.

    Frank Buttgereit;Alexander Scheffold

  • Regulatory cell therapy in kidney transplantation (The ONE Study): a harmonised design and analysis of seven non-randomised, single-arm, phase 1/2A trials.

    Birgit Sawitzki;Paul N Harden;Petra Reinke;Aurélie Moreau

  • MIP-1α, MIP-1β, RANTES, and ATAC/lymphotactin function together with IFN-γ as type 1 cytokines

    Brigitte G. Dorner;Alexander Scheffold;Michael S. Rolph;Martin B. Huser

  • Longitudinal Multi-omics Analyses Identify Responses of Megakaryocytes, Erythroid Cells, and Plasmablasts as Hallmarks of Severe COVID-19.

    Joana P. Bernardes;Neha Mishra;Florian Tran;Thomas Bahmer

  • T-CELL EPITOPE MAPPING BY FLOW CYTOMETRY

    Florian Kern;Ingolf Pascal Surel;Carsten Brock;Bernd Freistedt

  • Regulatory T Cell Specificity Directs Tolerance versus Allergy against Aeroantigens in Humans.

    Petra Bacher;Frederik Heinrich;Ulrik Stervbo;Mikalai Nienen

  • CD14+CD34low Cells With Stem Cell Phenotypic and Functional Features Are the Major Source of Circulating Endothelial Progenitors

    Paola Romagnani;Francesco Annunziato;Francesco Liotta;Elena Lazzeri

  • Competing feedback loops shape IL-2 signaling between helper and regulatory T lymphocytes in cellular microenvironments

    Dorothea Busse;Maurus de la Rosa;Kirstin Hobiger;Kevin Thurley

  • Migration matters: regulatory T-cell compartmentalization determines suppressive activity in vivo.

    Kerstin Siegmund;Markus Feuerer;Christiane Siewert;Saeed Ghani

  • How αβ T cells deal with induced TCRα ablation

    Bojan Polic;Desiree Kunkel;Alexander Scheffold;Klaus Rajewsky

  • Low-Avidity CD4 + T Cell Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Unexposed Individuals and Humans with Severe COVID-19.

    Petra Bacher;Elisa Rosati;Daniela Esser;Gabriela Rios Martini

  • Membrane glucocorticoid receptors (mGCR) are expressed in normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and up-regulated after in vitro stimulation and in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Burkhard Bartholome;Cornelia M. Spies;Timo Gaber;Sebastian Schuchmann

  • Antigen-Reactive T Cell Enrichment for Direct, High-Resolution Analysis of the Human Naive and Memory Th Cell Repertoire

    Petra Bacher;Christian Schink;Janka Teutschbein;Olaf Kniemeyer

  • Monitoring regulatory T cells in clinical samples: consensus on an essential marker set and gating strategy for regulatory T cell analysis by flow cytometry.

    Saskia J. A. M. Santegoets;Eveline M. Dijkgraaf;Alessandra Battaglia;Philipp Beckhove

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Radbruch
Andreas Radbruch German Rheumatism Research Centre
Markus M. Heimesaat
Markus M. Heimesaat Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Anja A. Kühl
Anja A. Kühl Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Richard A. Kroczek
Richard A. Kroczek Robert Koch Institute
Stefan Bereswill
Stefan Bereswill Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Jörg-Dieter Schulzke
Jörg-Dieter Schulzke Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Britta Siegmund
Britta Siegmund Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Martin Zeitz
Martin Zeitz Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Christoph Loddenkemper
Christoph Loddenkemper Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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