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Annette Mankertz

Annette Mankertz

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
43
Citations
7940
World Ranking
5234
National Ranking
360

Annette Mankertz publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 118 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Annette Mankertz D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Annette Mankertz is affiliated with the Robert Koch Institute in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on epidemiology, infectious diseases, and immunology. Their work spans several subfields, including public health, environmental and occupational health.

The primary areas of research for this scientist include virology and viral diseases, respiratory viral infections, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, immune responses and vaccinations, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, herpesvirus infections and treatments, and mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Measles virus and rinderpest virus divergence dated to the sixth century BCE," 2020, published in Science
  • "A Placenta Derived C-Terminal Fragment of β-Hemoglobin With Combined Antibacterial and Antiviral Activity," 2020, published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Seroprevalence of Measles-, Mumps-, and Rubella-specific antibodies in the German adult population - cross-sectional analysis of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1)," 2021, published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Matonaviridae 2022," 2022, published in Journal of General Virology
  • "Small-molecule polymerase inhibitor protects non-human primates from measles and reduces shedding," 2021, published in Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in their research include Sabine Santibanez, Dorothea Matysiak-Klose, Nicole Friedrich, Daniel Stern, and Brigitte G. Dorner.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in several venues, such as:

  • International Journal of Medical Microbiology
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • Methods in molecular biology
  • Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI)

Annette Mankertz's contributions predominantly center on understanding viral pathogens and their epidemiological patterns, as well as vaccine-related immune responses and public health implications. Their multi-disciplinary approach incorporates molecular virology, epidemiological surveys, and clinical research methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Experimental inoculation of conventional pigs with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and porcine circovirus 2

    A. Rovira;M. Balasch;J. Segalés;L. García

  • Expression from the human occludin promoter is affected by tumor necrosis factor alpha and interferon gamma

    J. Mankertz;S. Tavalali;H. Schmitz;A. Mankertz

  • Identification of a protein essential for replication of porcine circovirus

    Annette Mankertz;Joachim Mankertz;Katarina Wolf;Hans-Joerg Buhk

  • PCV-2 genotype definition and nomenclature

    J. Segales;A. Olvera;L. Grau-Roma;C. Charreyre

  • Global distribution of measles genotypes and measles molecular epidemiology.

    Paul A. Rota;Kevin Brown;Annette Mankertz;Sabine Santibanez

  • Characterisation of PCV-2 isolates from Spain, Germany and France.

    Annette Mankertz;Mariano Domingo;Josep M Folch;Pierre LeCann

  • Mapping and characterization of the origin of DNA replication of porcine circovirus.

    A Mankertz;F Persson;J Mankertz;G Blaess

  • Molecular biology of Porcine circovirus: analyses of gene expression and viral replication

    Annette Mankertz;Rifat Çaliskan;Kim Hattermann;Bernd Hillenbrand

  • Porcine circoviruses--small but powerful.

    Tim Finsterbusch;Annette Mankertz

  • Replication of porcine circovirus type 1 requires two proteins encoded by the viral rep gene.

    Annette Mankertz;Bernd Hillenbrand

  • Cloning and sequencing of Duck circovirus (DuCV).

    K. Hattermann;C. Schmitt;D. Soike;A. Mankertz

  • Cloning and sequencing of columbid circovirus (CoCV), a new circovirus from pigeons

    A. Mankertz;K. Hattermann;B. Ehlers;D. Soike

  • Experimental inoculation of conventional pigs with tissue homogenates from pigs with post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome.

    M. Balasch;J. Segalés;C. Rosell;M. Domingo

  • Serum antibodies to porcine circovirus type 1 and type 2 in pigs with and without PMWS.

    G. M. Rodríguez-Arrioja;J. Segalés;C. Rosell;J. Quintana

  • Acute epididymitis revisited: impact of molecular diagnostics on etiology and contemporary guideline recommendations.

    Adrian Pilatz;Hamid Hossain;Rolf Kaiser;Annette Mankertz

  • Measles virus and rinderpest virus divergence dated to the sixth century BCE

    Ariane Düx;Sebastian Lequime;Livia Victoria Patrono;Bram Vrancken

  • Seroprevalence of measles-, mumps- and rubella-specific IgG antibodies in German children and adolescents and predictors for seronegativity.

    Christina Poethko-Müller;Annette Mankertz

  • Novel circovirus in mulard ducks with developmental and feathering disorders.

    D Soike;K Albrecht;K Hattermann;C Schmitt

  • Rep and Rep' protein of porcine circovirus type 1 bind to the origin of replication in vitro.

    Tobias Steinfeldt;Tim Finsterbusch;Annette Mankertz

  • High genetic diversity of measles virus, World Health Organization European Region, 2005-2006

    Jacques R. Kremer;Kevin E. Brown;Li Jin;Sabine Santibanez

  • Transcription analysis of porcine circovirus (PCV).

    Joachim Mankertz;Hans-Joerg Buhk;Gunnar Blaess;Annette Mankertz

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquim Segalés
Joaquim Segalés Autonomous University of Barcelona
Mariano Domingo
Mariano Domingo Autonomous University of Barcelona
Mick N. Mulders
Mick N. Mulders World Health Organization
Ole Wichmann
Ole Wichmann Robert Koch Institute
Claude P. Muller
Claude P. Muller University of Trier
Kevin E. Brown
Kevin E. Brown Public Health England
Horst von Bernuth
Horst von Bernuth Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Uwe G. Liebert
Uwe G. Liebert Leipzig University
Paul A. Rota
Paul A. Rota Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Josep M. Folch
Josep M. Folch Autonomous University of Barcelona

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