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Christoph Driessen

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
13034
World Ranking
11369
National Ranking
202

Christoph Driessen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 218 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Christoph Driessen D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christoph Driessen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christoph Driessen is affiliated with the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their work delves deeply into subfields including Molecular Biology, Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, and Genetics.

The scientist's main research topics encompass multiple aspects of hematologic cancers and treatment strategies, notably:

  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Ubiquitin and Proteasome Pathways
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • CAR-T Cell Therapy Research

Frequent coauthors working alongside Christoph Driessen include Lenka Bešše, Andrej Bešše, Hermann Einsele, Mario Boccadoro, and Pieter Sonneveld, with collaborative publications ranging from 22 to 38 papers each.

The scientist's publications are regularly featured in several prominent journals, with the highest number of contributions appearing in Blood, followed by Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia, Cancer Research, Leukemia, and HemaSphere.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Christoph Driessen include:

  • Autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation versus bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone, with or without bortezomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone consolidation therapy, and lenalidomide maintenance for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (EMN02/HO95): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 study, 2020, The Lancet Haematology
  • Treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma: recommendations from the International Myeloma Working Group, 2021, The Lancet Oncology
  • Recommendations for vaccination in multiple myeloma: a consensus of the European Myeloma Network, 2020, Leukemia
  • Prevention and management of adverse events during treatment with bispecific antibodies and CAR T cells in multiple myeloma: a consensus report of the European Myeloma Network, 2023, The Lancet Oncology
  • The surfaceome of multiple myeloma cells suggests potential immunotherapeutic strategies and protein markers of drug resistance, 2022, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Autophagy promotes MHC class II presentation of peptides from intracellular source proteins

    Jörn Dengjel;Oliver Schoor;Rainer Fischer;Michael Reich

  • Alcohol-abuse drug disulfiram targets cancer via p97 segregase adaptor NPL4

    Zdenek Skrott;Martin Mistrik;Klaus Kaae Andersen;Søren Friis

  • Nonproteasomal targets of the proteasome inhibitors bortezomib and carfilzomib: a link to clinical adverse events.

    Shirin Arastu-Kapur;Janet L. Anderl;Marianne Kraus;Francesco Parlati

  • Association of Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Toxic Effects With Shared Cancer and Tissue Antigens in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

    Fiamma Berner;David Bomze;Stefan Diem;Omar Hasan Ali

  • Autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation versus bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone, with or without bortezomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone consolidation therapy, and lenalidomide maintenance for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (EMN02/HO95): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 study

    Michele Cavo;Meral Beksac;Lucia Pantani

  • Proteases involved in MHC class II antigen presentation.

    Jose A. Villadangos;Rebecca A. R. Bryant;Jan Deussing;Christoph Driessen

  • Role for Cathepsin F in Invariant Chain Processing and Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Peptide Loading by Macrophages

    Guo-Ping Shi;Rebecca A.R. Bryant;Richard Riese;Steven Verhelst

  • Multiple myeloma: patient outcomes in real-world practice.

    Kwee Yong;Michel Delforge;Christoph Driessen;Leah Fink

  • Cathepsin S Controls the Trafficking and Maturation of Mhc Class II Molecules in Dendritic Cells

    Christoph Driessen;Rebecca A.R. Bryant;Ana-Maria Lennon-Duménil;José A. Villadangos

  • European Myeloma Network recommendations on the evaluation and treatment of newly diagnosed patients with multiple myeloma

    Monika Engelhardt;Evangelos Terpos;Martina Kleber

  • Rituximab in relapsed lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: long-term results of a phase 2 trial by the German Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group (GHSG)

    Holger Schulz;Ute Rehwald;Franck Morschhauser;Thomas Elter

  • Final Results of a Prospective Evaluation of the Predictive Value of Interim Positron Emission Tomography in Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated With R-CHOP-14 (SAKK 38/07)

    Christoph Mamot;Dirk Klingbiel;Felicitas Hitz;Christoph Renner

  • Treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma: recommendations from the International Myeloma Working Group.

    Philippe Moreau;Shaji K. Kumar;Jesús San Miguel;Faith Davies

  • Treatment of relapsed CD20 + Hodgkin lymphoma with the monoclonal antibody rituximab is effective and well tolerated: results of a phase 2 trial of the German Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group

    Ute Rehwald;Holger Schulz;Marcel Reiser;Markus Sieber

  • Characterization of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in bortezomib-adapted cells.

    T Rückrich;M Kraus;J Gogel;A Beck

  • Induction of cytokines by zinc ions in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and separated monocytes.

    C Driessen;K Hirv;L Rink;H Kirchner

  • Cathepsin V is involved in the degradation of invariant chain in human thymus and is overexpressed in myasthenia gravis

    Eva Tolosa;Weijie Li;Yoshiyuki Yasuda;Wolfgang Wienhold

  • Proteasome inhibitor-adapted myeloma cells are largely independent from proteasome activity and show complex proteomic changes, in particular in redox and energy metabolism.

    G P Soriano;L Besse;N Li;M Kraus

  • Cathepsin S and an asparagine-specific endoprotease dominate the proteolytic processing of human myelin basic protein in vitro

    Hermann Beck;Gerold Schwarz;Christian J. Schröter;Martin Deeg

  • Human leukocyte antigen variation is associated with adverse events of checkpoint inhibitors.

    Omar Hasan Ali;Fiamma Berner;David Bomze;Mirjam Fässler

Frequent Co-Authors

Herman S. Overkleeft
Herman S. Overkleeft Leiden University
Michele Cavo
Michele Cavo University of Bologna
Pieter Sonneveld
Pieter Sonneveld Erasmus University Rotterdam
Hubert Kalbacher
Hubert Kalbacher University of Tübingen
Heinz Ludwig
Heinz Ludwig University of Vienna
Sonja Zweegman
Sonja Zweegman Amsterdam UMC
Meletios A. Dimopoulos
Meletios A. Dimopoulos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Roman Hájek
Roman Hájek University of Ostrava
Mario Boccadoro
Mario Boccadoro University of Turin
Hermann Einsele
Hermann Einsele University of Würzburg

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Best Scientists Citing Christoph Driessen

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Pieter Sonneveld

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Publications: 43

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Evangelos Terpos

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Publications: 42

Michele Cavo

Michele Cavo

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Publications: 41

Paul G. Richardson

Paul G. Richardson

Harvard University

Publications: 40

Christian Münz

Christian Münz

University of Zurich

Publications: 40

Lothar Rink

Lothar Rink

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Publications: 40

Antonio Palumbo

Antonio Palumbo

University of Turin

Publications: 38

Sonja Zweegman

Sonja Zweegman

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Publications: 36

Kenneth C. Anderson

Kenneth C. Anderson

Harvard University

Publications: 35

Andreas Engert

Andreas Engert

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Publications: 34

Mario Boccadoro

Mario Boccadoro

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Michael Groll

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