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Christian Schindler

Christian Schindler

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Medicine
Switzerland
2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 123 3354 3129 1843 1697 592 56558

Christian Schindler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christian Schindler between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christian Schindler published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2013. 11 of the 631 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2013. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 7 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 45 publications 2014: 45 publications 2015: 43 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 39 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications
1982 2025

631 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christian Schindler: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 3
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 7
1996 4
1997 7
1998 9
1999 9
2000 13
2001 9
2002 6
2003 16
2004 13
2005 16
2006 24
2007 24
2008 28
2009 25
2010 29
2011 35
2012 33
2013 45
2014 45
2015 43
2016 41
2017 39
2018 24
2019 29
2020 15
2021 10
2022 6
2023 9
2024 5
2025 6
Total 631
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Christian Schindler publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 581–600 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 592 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509 592
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Christian Schindler D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 122–123 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255 123
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Christian Schindler is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on public health and environmental impacts on health.

The scientist has contributed to a wide range of topics, notably:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses

Schindler's work covers diverse subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Health Professions, Plant Science, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • BMC Public Health
  • Swiss Medical Weekly
  • International Journal of Public Health

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including Nicole Probst-Hensch, Medea Imboden, Simon Tresch, Janine Wichmann, and Florian Kronenberg.

Some notable recent papers featuring Schindler's contributions include:

  • Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Peripheral Blood and Long-Term Exposure to Source-Specific Transportation Noise and Air Pollution: The SAPALDIA Study (2020), published in Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Effects of a Partially Supervised Conditioning Program in Cystic Fibrosis: An International Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial (ACTIVATE-CF) (2021), published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Nutritional and health status of children 15 months after integrated school garden, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Nepal (2020), published in BMC Public Health
  • Comparison of real-time PCR and the Kato-Katz method for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and assessment of cure in a randomized controlled trial (2020), published in BMC Microbiology
  • 37 Years of Forest Monitoring in Switzerland: Drought Effects on Fagus sylvatica (2021), published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

These publications reflect a consistent engagement with interdisciplinary research addressing both human health and environmental factors, with applications ranging from molecular epidemiology to community health interventions and ecological monitoring.

Best Publications

  • Signaling through the JAK/STAT pathway, recent advances and future challenges.

    T Kisseleva;S Bhattacharya;J Braunstein;C.W Schindler

  • JAK-STAT Signaling: From Interferons to Cytokines

    Christian Schindler;David E. Levy;Thomas Decker

  • Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality : An analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project

    Rob Beelen;Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Massimo Stafoggia;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen

  • Confounding and effect modification in the short-term effects of ambient particles on total mortality: Results from 29 European cities within the APHEA2 project

    Klea Katsouyanni;Giota Touloumi;Evangelia Samoli;Alexandros Gryparis

  • Development of Land Use Regression Models for PM2.5, PM2.5 Absorbance, PM10 and PMcoarse in 20 European Study Areas; Results of the ESCAPE Project

    Marloes Eeftens;Rob Beelen;Kees de Hoogh;Tom Bellander

  • Use of B-type natriuretic peptide in the evaluation and management of acute dyspnea.

    Christian Mueller;André Scholer;Kirsten Laule-Kilian;Benedict Martina

  • N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Heiner C Bucher;Peter Hengstler;Christian Schindler;Gabriela Meier

  • IFN-gamma potentiates atherosclerosis in ApoE knock-out mice.

    S Gupta;A M Pablo;X c Jiang;N Wang

  • Response, Survival, and Long-Term Toxicity After Therapy With the Radiolabeled Somatostatin Analogue [90Y-DOTA]-TOC in Metastasized Neuroendocrine Cancers

    Anna Imhof;Philippe Brunner;Nicolas Marincek;Matthias Briel

  • High Temperature and Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Causes in 12 European Cities

    Paola Michelozzi;Gabriele Accetta;Manuela De Sario;Daniela D'Ippoliti

  • Effect of school based physical activity programme (KISS) on fitness and adiposity in primary schoolchildren: cluster randomised controlled trial.

    Susi Kriemler;Lukas Zahner;Christian Schindler;Ursina Meyer

  • One-Hour Rule-out and Rule-in of Acute Myocardial Infarction Using High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T

    Tobias Reichlin;Christian Schindler;Beatrice Drexler;Raphael Twerenbold

  • Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Diabetes Mellitus in Europe and North America: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Ikenna Collins Eze;Lars G. Hemkens;Heiner C. Bucher;Barbara Hoffmann

  • Lung function and long term exposure to air pollutants in Switzerland. Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA) Team.

    U Ackermann-Liebrich;P Leuenberger;J Schwartz;C Schindler

  • Short-term vs Conventional Glucocorticoid Therapy in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The REDUCE Randomized Clinical Trial

    Jörg D. Leuppi;Philipp Schuetz;Roland Bingisser;Michael Bodmer

  • Immune response in Stat2 knockout mice.

    Christopher Park;Suzanne Li;Edward Cha;Christian Schindler

  • Reduced exposure to PM10 and attenuated age-related decline in lung function.

    Sara H Downs;Christian Schindler;L-J Sally Liu;Dirk Keidel

  • Ras-independent growth factor signaling by transcription factor tyrosine phosphorylation

    Olli Silvennoinen;Christian Schindler;Joseph Schlessinger;David E. Levy

  • Prevalence of Atopy and Pollinosis in the Adult Population of Switzerland (SAPALDIA Study)

    B Wüthrich;C Schindler;P Leuenberger;U Ackermann-Liebrich

  • Use of B-type natriuretic peptide in the evaluation and management of acute dyspnea

    C Mueller;A Scholer;K Laule-Kilian

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicole Probst-Hensch
Nicole Probst-Hensch Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Nino Künzli
Nino Künzli University of Basel
Ming-Yi Tsai
Ming-Yi Tsai University of Washington
Jürg Utzinger
Jürg Utzinger University of Basel
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University
Harish C. Phuleria
Harish C. Phuleria Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Peter Fuhr
Peter Fuhr University Hospital of Basel
Martin Röösli
Martin Röösli Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Danielle Vienneau
Danielle Vienneau Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Marloes Eeftens
Marloes Eeftens Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

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