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D-Index
48
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8547
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4437
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290

Carsten Watzl 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 Carsten Watzl sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 252 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carsten Watzl 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 Carsten Watzl sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 11th percentile

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

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

Overview

Carsten Watzl is affiliated with TU Dortmund University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine, Immunology, and Microbiology. Their research focuses primarily on Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

Watzl has published a significant number of papers, with notable recent works including:

  • "Toxicity of fluoride: critical evaluation of evidence for human developmental neurotoxicity in epidemiological studies, animal experiments and in vitro analyses," 2020, Archives of Toxicology
  • "Robust T Cell Response Toward Spike, Membrane, and Nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 Proteins Is Not Associated with Recovery in Critical COVID-19 Patients," 2020, Cell Reports Medicine
  • "Regulation of natural killer cell activity by glucocorticoids, serotonin, dopamine, and epinephrine," 2020, Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • "Third-generation CD19.CAR-T cell-containing combination therapy in Scl70+ systemic sclerosis," 2023, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "Results of the Optimune trial: A randomized controlled trial evaluating a novel Internet intervention for breast cancer survivors," 2021, PLoS ONE

The scientist frequently publishes in several journals, including the European Journal of Immunology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Immunology, Archives of Toxicology, and Cells.

Carsten Watzl collaborates with various researchers, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Maren Claus
  • Peter Bröde
  • Doris Urlaub
  • Edmund Wascher
  • Jan G. Hengstler

Best Publications

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

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

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

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

  • Mechanisms of natural killer cell-mediated cellular cytotoxicity.

    Isabel Prager;Carsten Watzl

  • Activating natural cytotoxicity receptors of natural killer cells in cancer and infection.

    Joachim Koch;Alexander Steinle;Carsten Watzl;Ofer Mandelboim

  • Vav1 Dephosphorylation by the Tyrosine Phosphatase SHP-1 as a Mechanism for Inhibition of Cellular Cytotoxicity

    Christopher C. Stebbins;Carsten Watzl;Daniel D. Billadeau;Paul J. Leibson

  • NK cells switch from granzyme B to death receptor-mediated cytotoxicity during serial killing.

    Isabel Prager;Clarissa Liesche;Hanna van Ooijen;Doris Urlaub

  • Serial killing of tumor cells by human natural killer cells--enhancement by therapeutic antibodies.

    Rauf Bhat;Carsten Watzl

  • Molecular basis for positive and negative signaling by the natural killer cell receptor 2B4 (CD244)

    Philipp Eissmann;Lisa Beauchamp;Lisa Beauchamp;Joe Wooters;Joe Wooters;John C. Tilton;John C. Tilton

  • Toxicity of fluoride: critical evaluation of evidence for human developmental neurotoxicity in epidemiological studies, animal experiments and in vitro analyses.

    Sabine Guth;Stephanie Hüser;Angelika Roth;Gisela Degen

  • Protocadherin FAT1 binds Ena/VASP proteins and is necessary for actin dynamics and cell polarization

    Marcus J Moeller;Marcus J Moeller;Abdulsalam Soofi;Gerald S Braun;Xiaodong Li

  • Activation of Natural Killer Cells by Newcastle Disease Virus Hemagglutinin-Neuraminidase

    Mostafa Jarahian;Carsten Watzl;Philippe Fournier;Annette Arnold

  • Robust T Cell Response Toward Spike, Membrane, and Nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 Proteins Is Not Associated with Recovery in Critical COVID-19 Patients.

    Constantin J. Thieme;Moritz Anft;Krystallenia Paniskaki;Arturo Blazquez-Navarro;Arturo Blazquez-Navarro

  • Signal Transduction During Activation and Inhibition of Natural Killer Cells

    Carsten Watzl;Eric O. Long

  • Surface CD107a/LAMP-1 protects natural killer cells from degranulation-associated damage

    André Cohnen;Samuel C. Chiang;Ana Stojanovic;Hendrik Schmidt

  • Natural Killer Cell Inhibitory Receptors Block Actin Cytoskeleton-dependent Recruitment of 2B4 (CD244) to Lipid Rafts

    Carsten Watzl;Carsten Watzl;Eric O. Long

  • Inhibition of natural killer cell activation signals by killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (CD158).

    Eric O. Long;Domingo F. Barber;Deborah N. Burshtyn;Mathias Faure

  • Regulation of NK cell function by human granulocyte arginase.

    Johanna Oberlies;Carsten Watzl;Thomas Giese;Claudia Luckner

  • Cutting Edge: NK Cell Inhibitory Receptors Prevent Tyrosine Phosphorylation of the Activation Receptor 2B4 (CD244)

    Carsten Watzl;Christopher C. Stebbins;Eric O. Long

  • Modulation of NKp30- and NKp46-Mediated Natural Killer Cell Responses by Poxviral Hemagglutinin

    Mostafa Jarahian;Manuela Fiedler;André Cohnen;Dominik Djandji

  • Expression Analysis of the Ligands for the Natural Killer Cell Receptors NKp30 and NKp44

    Andreina Byrd;Sabrina C. Hoffmann;Mostafa Jarahian;Frank Momburg

  • Natural Killer Cells and Liver Fibrosis.

    Frank Fasbender;Agata Widera;Jan G. Hengstler;Carsten Watzl

  • Regulation of natural killer cell activity by glucocorticoids, serotonin, dopamine, and epinephrine

    Silvia Capellino;Maren Claus;Carsten Watzl

Frequent Co-Authors

Adelheid Cerwenka
Adelheid Cerwenka Heidelberg University
Eric O. Long
Eric O. Long National Institutes of Health
Frank Momburg
Frank Momburg German Cancer Research Center
Jan G. Hengstler
Jan G. Hengstler TU Dortmund University
Roland Eils
Roland Eils Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Thomas Giese
Thomas Giese Heidelberg University
Michael A. Nitsche
Michael A. Nitsche TU Dortmund University
Jenny Mjösberg
Jenny Mjösberg Karolinska Institute
Simon Fillatreau
Simon Fillatreau Université Paris Cité
Ulf Dittmer
Ulf Dittmer University of Duisburg-Essen

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