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D-Index
73
Citations
26746
World Ranking
2094
National Ranking
1022

Barbara Rehermann 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 Barbara Rehermann sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 212 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Barbara Rehermann 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 Barbara Rehermann sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Microbiology and Immunology
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Barbara Rehermann is affiliated with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on medicine, with significant contributions spanning epidemiology, molecular biology, hepatology, immunology, and infectious diseases.

Their work extensively covers topics such as gut microbiota and health, hepatitis B virus studies, hepatitis C virus research, immune cell function and interaction, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, and zoonotic diseases and public health.

Rehermann has published in several notable scientific journals, including The Journal of Immunology, Cell, eLife, Science, and Nature Metabolism. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Cell
  • eLife
  • Science
  • Nature Metabolism

Among their recent papers are:

  • Sexual dimorphism in skin immunity is mediated by an androgen-ILC2-dendritic cell axis (2024, Science)
  • Infection trains the host for microbiota-enhanced resistance to pathogens (2021, Cell)
  • Neonatal exposure to a wild-derived microbiome protects mice against diet-induced obesity (2021, Nature Metabolism)
  • Liver-Resident Bystander CD8+ T Cells Contribute to Liver Disease Pathogenesis in Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection (2021, Gastroenterology)
  • Discovery of several thousand highly diverse circular DNA viruses (2020, eLife)

Rehermann has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Ji Hoon Oh, Giorgio Trinchieri, Akira Nishio, John A. McCulloch, and Benedikt Hild.

  • Ji Hoon Oh
  • Giorgio Trinchieri
  • Akira Nishio
  • John A. McCulloch
  • Benedikt Hild

The researcher has been recognized by professional organizations, receiving membership in the Association of American Physicians and election to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, with a citation in microbiology and immunology awarded in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Immunology of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection.

    Barbara Rehermann;Michelina Nascimbeni

  • The liver as an immunological organ

    Vito Racanelli;Barbara Rehermann

  • Pathogenesis, natural history, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis C.

    Liang Tj;Rehermann B;Seeff Lb;Hoofnagle Jh

  • A variant upstream of IFNL3 (IL28B) creating a new interferon gene IFNL4 is associated with impaired clearance of hepatitis C virus

    Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson;Brian Muchmore;Wei Tang;Ruth M Pfeiffer

  • The hepatitis B virus persists for decades after patients' recovery from acute viral hepatitis despite active maintenance of a cytotoxic T–lymphocyte response

    Barbara Rehermann;Carlo Ferrari;Claudio Pasquinelli;Francis V. Chisari

  • Cellular immune responses persist and humoral responses decrease two decades after recovery from a single-source outbreak of hepatitis C.

    Akinobu Takaki;Manfred Wiese;Geert Maertens;Erik Depla

  • Wild Mouse Gut Microbiota Promotes Host Fitness and Improves Disease Resistance.

    Stephan P. Rosshart;Brian G. Vassallo;Davide Angeletti;Diane S. Hutchinson

  • Impaired Effector Function of Hepatitis C Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Heiner Wedemeyer;Xiao Song He;Michelina Nascimbeni;Anthony R. Davis

  • Hepatitis C virus versus innate and adaptive immune responses: a tale of coevolution and coexistence

    Barbara Rehermann

  • The cytotoxic T lymphocyte response to multiple hepatitis B virus polymerase epitopes during and after acute viral hepatitis.

    B Rehermann;P Fowler;J Sidney

  • Pathogenesis of Chronic Viral Hepatitis: Differential Roles of T cells and NK cells

    Barbara Rehermann

  • Laboratory mice born to wild mice have natural microbiota and model human immune responses

    Stephan P. Rosshart;Jasmin Herz;Brian G. Vassallo;Ashli Hunter

  • Quantitative analysis of hepatitis C virus-specific CD8+ T cells in peripheral blood and liver using peptide-MHC tetramers

    X S He;B Rehermann;F X López-Labrador;J Boisvert

  • Hepatitis C Virus Continuously Escapes From Neutralizing Antibody and T-Cell Responses During Chronic Infection In Vivo

    Thomas von Hahn;Joo Chun Yoon;Harvey Alter;Charles M. Rice

  • A global scientific strategy to cure hepatitis B

    Peter A Revill;Francis V Chisari;Joan M Block;Maura Dandri

  • Non-classical Immunity Controls Microbiota Impact on Skin Immunity and Tissue Repair.

    Jonathan L. Linehan;Oliver J. Harrison;Seong Ji Han;Allyson L. Byrd;Allyson L. Byrd

  • Immunological significance of cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitope variants in patients chronically infected by the hepatitis C virus.

    Kyong-Mi Chang;Barbara Rehermann;John G. McHutchison;Claudio Pasquinelli

  • Cytotoxic T lymphocyte responsiveness after resolution of chronic hepatitis B virus infection.

    B Rehermann;D Lau;J H Hoofnagle;F V Chisari

  • LONG-LASTING MEMORY T CELL RESPONSES FOLLOWING SELF-LIMITED ACUTE HEPATITIS B

    A Penna;M Artini;A Cavalli;M Levrero

  • Quantitative analysis of the peripheral blood cytotoxic T lymphocyte response in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

    B Rehermann;K M Chang;J G McHutchison;R Kokka

  • The liver as an immunological organ

    Christina Weiler-Normann;Barbara Rehermann

Frequent Co-Authors

T. Jake Liang
T. Jake Liang National Institutes of Health
Eui-Cheol Shin
Eui-Cheol Shin Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Theo Heller
Theo Heller National Institutes of Health
Charles M. Rice
Charles M. Rice Rockefeller University
Jay H. Hoofnagle
Jay H. Hoofnagle National Institutes of Health
Francis V. Chisari
Francis V. Chisari Scripps Research Institute
David W. Threadgill
David W. Threadgill Texas A&M University
Marc G. Ghany
Marc G. Ghany National Institutes of Health
Harvey J. Alter
Harvey J. Alter National Institutes of Health
Brian R. Edlin
Brian R. Edlin National Development and Research Institutes

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