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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 56 3676 3392 322 312 174 16344

Christoph Hess publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christoph Hess between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christoph Hess published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2022. 22 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2022. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 6 publications
1988 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christoph Hess: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 3
1999 4
2000 2
2001 0
2002 1
2003 4
2004 3
2005 3
2006 3
2007 3
2008 3
2009 7
2010 6
2011 7
2012 4
2013 10
2014 9
2015 10
2016 10
2017 12
2018 11
2019 10
2020 15
2021 12
2022 18
2023 17
2024 16
2025 6
Total 210
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Christoph Hess publications per year - data summary

  • Christoph Hess, a Immunology scholar from University of Cambridge, has 210 publications recorded across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1988 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 18 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1988 and 2002, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 38 years in the span carry no publications at all (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.5 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 69 publications, 33% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1988-2000: 10 publications (0.8 per year); 2001-2013: 54 publications (4.2 per year); 2014-2025: 146 publications (12.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Christoph Hess 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 Christoph Hess sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 172–181 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 174 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181 174
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Christoph Hess publication distribution in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 76 ranges running from 62–71 to 807+ publications.
  • Christoph Hess, a Immunology scholar from University of Cambridge, records 174 publications - the 25th percentile of the discipline.
  • 25% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Christoph Hess, and about 75% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Christoph Hess ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 152–161 publications, holding 189 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 242–251 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 807 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Christoph Hess 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 Christoph Hess sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194 56
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Christoph Hess D-index placement in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 40–41 to 157+ D-Index.
  • Christoph Hess, a Immunology scholar from University of Cambridge, records 56 D-Index - the 26th percentile of the discipline.
  • 26% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Christoph Hess, and about 74% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Christoph Hess ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 201 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 68–69 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Christoph Hess is a researcher affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, working primarily in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research spans various subfields including Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Neurology.

The main topics of their scientific work focus notably on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, encompassing immune cell function and interaction, clinical research studies related to COVID-19, and investigations into the long-term effects of COVID-19. Additional areas of study include renal transplantation outcomes and treatments, immune cells in cancer, and mechanisms of phagocytosis and immune regulation.

Christoph Hess has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Altered TMPRSS2 usage by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron impacts infectivity and fusogenicity (2022, Nature)
  • SARS-CoV-2 evolution during treatment of chronic infection (2021, Nature)
  • Age-related immune response heterogeneity to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2 (2021, Nature)
  • Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 to mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies (2021, Nature)
  • Longitudinal analysis reveals that delayed bystander CD8+ T cell activation and early immune pathology distinguish severe COVID-19 from mild disease (2021, Immunity)

Their frequent collaborators include Oriol Manuel, Paul Lyons, Federica Mescia, Michael Dickenmann, and Christian Garzoni. These partnerships illustrate a consistent engagement with a network of researchers contributing to immunological and infectious disease studies.

Publications by Christoph Hess have appeared in multiple scientific venues, with notable recurring contributions in:

  • Cell Reports
  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Immunology

Best Publications

  • Altered TMPRSS2 usage by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron impacts infectivity and fusogenicity

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  • A transcriptionally and functionally distinct PD-1+ CD8+ T cell pool with predictive potential in non-small-cell lung cancer treated with PD-1 blockade

    Daniela S. Thommen;Daniela S. Thommen;Viktor H. Koelzer;Petra Herzig;Andreas Roller

  • SARS-CoV-2 evolution during treatment of chronic infection.

    Steven A. Kemp;Dami A. Collier;Dami A. Collier;Rawlings P. Datir;Isabella A. T. M. Ferreira

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

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

  • Age-related immune response heterogeneity to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2.

    Dami A Collier;Dami A Collier;Isabella A T M Ferreira;Prasanti Kotagiri;Rawlings P Datir;Rawlings P Datir

  • Serine Is an Essential Metabolite for Effector T Cell Expansion

    Eric H. Ma;Glenn Bantug;Takla Griss;Stephanie Condotta

  • Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 to mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies.

    Dami A. Collier;Dami A. Collier;Anna De Marco;Isabella A. T. M. Ferreira;Bo Meng

  • Rapid effector function of memory CD8+ T cells requires an immediate-early glycolytic switch

    Patrick M Gubser;Glenn R Bantug;Leyla Razik;Marco Fischer

  • Whole genome deep sequencing of HIV-1 reveals the impact of early minor variants upon immune recognition during acute infection

    Matthew R. Henn;Christian L. Boutwell;Patrick Charlebois;Niall J Lennon

  • The spectrum of T cell metabolism in health and disease

    Glenn R Bantug;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Guido Kroemer;Christoph Hess

  • Memory CD8(+) T Cells Require Increased Concentrations of Acetate Induced by Stress for Optimal Function.

    Maria Luisa Balmer;Eric H Ma;Glenn R Bantug;Jasmin Grählert

  • Ectosomes Released by Human Neutrophils Are Specialized Functional Units

    Christoph Hess;Salima Sadallah;Andreas Hefti;Regine Landmann

  • Longitudinal analysis reveals that delayed bystander CD8+ T cell activation and early immune pathology distinguish severe COVID-19 from mild disease.

    Laura Bergamaschi;Federica Mescia;Lorinda Turner;Aimee L. Hanson

  • CD1d-restricted NKT cells express a chemokine receptor profile indicative of Th1-type inflammatory homing cells.

    Seddon Y. Thomas;Runhua Hou;Jonathan E. Boyson;Terry K. Means

  • Gain Fat???Lose Metastasis: Converting Invasive Breast Cancer Cells into Adipocytes Inhibits Cancer Metastasis

    Dana Ishay-Ronen;Maren Diepenbruck;Ravi Kiran Reddy Kalathur;Nami Sugiyama

  • Burden and Timeline of Infectious Diseases in the First Year After Solid Organ Transplantation in the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study

    Christian van Delden;Susanne Stampf;Hans H Hirsch;Hans H Hirsch;Oriol Manuel

  • Complement Regulates Nutrient Influx and Metabolic Reprogramming during Th1 Cell Responses

    Martin Kolev;Sarah Dimeloe;Gaelle Le Friec;Alexander Navarini

  • Polymorphonuclear neutrophil-derived ectosomes interfere with the maturation of monocyte-derived dendritic cells.

    Ceylan Eken;Olivier Gasser;Gabriela Zenhaeusern;Ineke Oehri

  • Th17 central memory T cells are reduced by FTY720 in patients with multiple sclerosis

    M. Mehling;R. Lindberg;F. Raulf;J. Kuhle

  • Targeting Metabolic Symbiosis to Overcome Resistance to Anti-angiogenic Therapy

    Laura Pisarsky;Ruben Bill;Ernesta Fagiani;Sarah Dimeloe

  • Complement-Mediated Regulation of Metabolism and Basic Cellular Processes.

    Christoph Hess;Claudia Kemper;Claudia Kemper

  • T-cell metabolism governing activation, proliferation and differentiation; a modular view.

    Sarah Dimeloe;Anne-Valérie Burgener;Jasmin Grählert;Christoph Hess

  • Ectosomes released by human neutrophils are specialized functional units

    C. Hess;S. Sadallah;A. Hefti;R. Landmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Battegay
Manuel Battegay University Hospital of Basel
Hans H. Hirsch
Hans H. Hirsch University Hospital of Basel
Christian Brander
Christian Brander University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Claudia Kemper
Claudia Kemper National Institutes of Health
Bruce D. Walker
Bruce D. Walker Harvard University
Andrew D. Luster
Andrew D. Luster Harvard University
Jürg A. Schifferli
Jürg A. Schifferli University Hospital of Basel
Russell G. Jones
Russell G. Jones McGill University
Ludwig Kappos
Ludwig Kappos University Hospital of Basel
Thomas Klimkait
Thomas Klimkait University of Basel

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