2026 Cezmi A. Akdis: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	160	80	77	1	1	675	98409
Medicine	160	786	719	11	10	677	98409

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Immunology in Switzerland Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in Switzerland Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Immunology in Switzerland Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Cezmi A. Akdis is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a focus on immunology and allergy. Their research encompasses various subfields including physiology, dermatology, and toxicology, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary approach to health sciences.

Their publication record demonstrates a strong emphasis on respiratory and allergic diseases, with notable work in asthma, allergic rhinitis, and skin diseases. Key research topics include IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, air quality and health impacts, food allergy and anaphylaxis research, and clinical studies related to COVID-19.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Cezmi A. Akdis include:

Clinical characteristics of 140 patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan, China (2020, Allergy)
Risk factors for severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients: A review (2020, Allergy)
Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 and mechanisms of immunopathological changes in COVID-19 (2020, Allergy)
Does the epithelial barrier hypothesis explain the increase in allergy, autoimmunity and other chronic conditions? (2021, Nature reviews. Immunology)
Distribution of ACE2, CD147, CD26, and other SARS-CoV-2 associated molecules in tissues and immune cells in health and in asthma, COPD, obesity, hypertension, and COVID-19 risk factors (2020, Allergy)

The scientist collaborates frequently with a group of peers, including Mübeccel Akdiş, Ioana Agache, Marek Jutel, Kari C. Nadeau, and Liam O'Mahony. These collaborations have contributed to an extensive output in leading journals.

Publications appear predominantly in the journal Allergy, with 174 published works, followed by the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clinical and Translational Allergy, Allergo Journal, and the Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. This distribution indicates a sustained focus on allergy and immunology research within recognized specialty journals.

The main fields of study and research topics addressed by Cezmi A. Akdis include:

Medicine
Physiology
Immunology and Allergy
Dermatology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Major research topics include:

Asthma and respiratory diseases
Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
Dermatology and Skin Diseases
IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
Air Quality and Health Impacts
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Best Publications

Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA): Achievements in 10 years and future needs

J. Bousquet;H. J. Schünemann;B. Samolinski;P. Demoly

7892
Citations
Clinical characteristics of 140 patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan, China.

Jin-jin Zhang;Xiang Dong;Yi-yuan Cao;Ya-dong Yuan

4337
Citations
EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines: diagnosis and management of food allergy

A. Muraro;T. Werfel;K. Hoffmann-Sommergruber;G. Roberts;G. Roberts;G. Roberts

1620
Citations
Asthma endotypes: A new approach to classification of disease entities within the asthma syndrome

Jan Lötvall;Cezmi A. Akdis;Leonard B. Bacharier;Leif Bjermer

1520
Citations
Risk factors for severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients: A review.

Ya-Dong Gao;Mei Ding;Mei Ding;Xiang Dong;Jin-Jin Zhang

1478
Citations
Immune Responses in Healthy and Allergic Individuals Are Characterized by a Fine Balance between Allergen-specific T Regulatory 1 and T Helper 2 Cells

Miibeccel Akdis;Johan Verhagen;Alison Taylor;Fariba Karamloo

1452
Citations
Role of interleukin 10 in specific immunotherapy.

Cezmi A. Akdis;Thorsten Blesken;Mübeccel Akdis;Brunello Wüthrich

1300
Citations
Anaphylaxis: guidelines from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

A. Muraro;G. Roberts;M. Worm;M. B. Bilo

1224
Citations
IL-10 and TGF-beta cooperate in the regulatory T cell response to mucosal allergens in normal immunity and specific immunotherapy.

Marek Jutel;Mübeccel Akdis;Ferah Budak;Carmen Aebischer-Casaulta

1212
Citations
Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 and mechanisms of immunopathological changes in COVID-19.

Ahmet Kursat Azkur;Mübeccel Akdis;Dilek Azkur;Milena Sokolowska

1195
Citations
Interleukins, from 1 to 37, and interferon-γ: receptors, functions, and roles in diseases

Mübeccel Akdis;Simone Burgler;Reto Crameri;Thomas Eiwegger

1143
Citations
Immunological mechanisms of allergen-specific immunotherapy

Mark Larché;Mark Larché;Cezmi A. Akdis;Rudolf Valenta

1075
Citations
Diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in children and adults: European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology/American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/PRACTALL Consensus Report

C A Akdis;M Akdis;T Bieber;C Bindslev-Jensen

1025
Citations
Interleukins (from IL-1 to IL-38), interferons, transforming growth factor β, and TNF-α: Receptors, functions, and roles in diseases

Mübeccel Akdis;Alar Aab;Can Altunbulakli;Kursat Azkur

967
Citations
Mechanisms of immune suppression by interleukin‐10 and transforming growth factor‐β: the role of T regulatory cells

Alison Taylor;Johan Verhagen;Kurt Blaser;Mübeccel Akdis

926
Citations
Does the epithelial barrier hypothesis explain the increase in allergy, autoimmunity and other chronic conditions?

Cezmi A. Akdis

865
Citations
International consensus on (ICON) pediatric asthma

N. G. Papadopoulos;H. Arakawa;A. Custovic;J. Gern

837
Citations
EAACI Guidelines on Allergen Immunotherapy: Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis

G. Roberts;G. Roberts;G. Roberts;O. Pfaar;C. A. Akdis;I. J. Ansotegui

805
Citations
Mechanisms of allergen-specific immunotherapy

Cezmi A. Akdis;Mübeccel Akdis

768
Citations
IgG4 production is confined to human IL-10–producing regulatory B cells that suppress antigen-specific immune responses

Willem van de Veen;Barbara Stanic;Görkem Yaman;Marcin Wawrzyniak

742
Citations
Histamine regulates T-cell and antibody responses by differential expression of H1 and H2 receptors

Marek Jutel;Takeshi Watanabe;Sven Klunker;Mübeccel Akdis

712
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mübeccel Akdis University of Zurich

Kurt Blaser University of Zurich

Marek Jutel Wrocław Medical University

Ioana Agache Transylvania University of Brașov

Jean Bousquet University of Montpellier

Liam O'Mahony University College Cork

Graham Roberts University of Southampton

Claus Bachert Karolinska Institute

Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Oscar Palomares Complutense University of Madrid

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