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Constantin E. Orfanos

Constantin E. Orfanos

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
22087
World Ranking
16734
National Ranking
877

Constantin E. Orfanos 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 Constantin E. Orfanos sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 448 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Constantin E. Orfanos 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 Constantin E. Orfanos sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 81 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Constantin E. Orfanos is affiliated with the Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Dermatology.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications mainly in dermatological and medical journals. Key recent papers are:

  • Issue Information, 2023, Near Surface Geophysics
  • Rudolf Stadler zum 70. Geburtstag, 2023, JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
  • IN MEMORIAM Günter Stüttgen - his contribution to the development of retinoids in dermatology. Twenty years after his death, 2023, JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
  • IN MEMORIAM: Günter Stüttgen - sein Beitrag zur Entwicklung der Retinoide in der Dermatologie. Zwanzig Jahre nach seinem Tod, 2023, JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
  • 25 Jahre Berliner Stiftung für Dermatologie (BSD). Ein Jubiläum, 2025, Aktuelle Dermatologie

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Constantin E. Orfanos include:

  • Mathieu J. Duchesne
  • Gabriel Fabien-Ouellet
  • Juan J. Bustamante
  • K. Leontarakis
  • Γ. Αποστολόπουλος

Their works have predominantly appeared in these publication venues:

  • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
  • Near Surface Geophysics
  • Aktuelle Dermatologie

Within their main field of Medicine, their subfields of study are:

  • Dermatology
  • Immunology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

The principal topics of Constantin E. Orfanos's research include:

  • Medicine and Dermatology Studies History
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Historical Medical Research and Treatments
  • Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments

Best Publications

  • Other Functions, Other Genes: Alternative Activation of Antigen-Presenting Cells

    Sergij Goerdt;Constantin E Orfanos

  • The Bax/Bcl-2 ratio determines the susceptibility of human melanoma cells to CD95/Fas-mediated apoptosis.

    Monika Raisova;Amir M. Hossini;Jiirgen Eberle;Christian Riebeling

  • Current Use and Future Potential Role of Retinoids in Dermatology

    Constantin E. Orfanos;Christos C. Zouboulis;Brigitte Almond-Roesler;Christoph C. Geilen

  • Alternative versus classical activation of macrophages.

    Sergij Goerdt;Oliver Politz;Kai Schledzewski;Robert Birk

  • What is the pathogenesis of acne

    C C Zouboulis;A Eady;M.P. Philpott;LA Goldsmith

  • Epidemiological features of Adamantiades-Behçet's disease in Germany and in Europe

    Christos C. Zouboulis;Ina Kotter;Djalil Djawari;Wilhelm Kirch

  • Establishment and Characterization of an Immortalized Human Sebaceous Gland Cell Line (SZ95)1

    Christos C Zouboulis;Holger Seltmann;Heidemarie Neitzel;Constantin E Orfanos

  • Alternatively activated macrophages differentially express fibronectin and its splice variants and the extracellular matrix protein betaIG-H3.

    A. Gratchev;P. Guillot;N. Hakiy;O. Politz

  • Corticotropin-releasing hormone: An autocrine hormone that promotes lipogenesis in human sebocytes

    Christos C. Zouboulis;Holger Seltmann;Naoki Hiroi;WenChieh Chen

  • Alternative macrophage activation-associated CC-chemokine-1, a novel structural homologue of macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha with a Th2-associated expression pattern.

    Vitam Kodelja;Carola Müller;Oliver Politz;Nahid Hakij

  • The retinoids. A review of their clinical pharmacology and therapeutic use.

    C E Orfanos;R Ehlert;H Gollnick

  • Sebocytes are the Key Regulators of Androgen Homeostasis in Human Skin

    Martin Fritsch;Constantin E. Orfanos;Christos C. Zouboulis

  • The Human Sebocyte Culture Model Provides New Insights into Development and Management of Seborrhoea and Acne

    Christos C. Zouboulis;L. Xia;H. Akamatsu;H. Seltmann

  • Primary cutaneous melanoma. Prognostic classification of anatomic location

    Claus Garbe;Petra Büttner;Jochen Bertz;Günter Burg

  • 13-cis retinoic acid exerts its specific activity on human sebocytes through selective intracellular isomerization to all-trans retinoic acid and binding to retinoid acid receptors

    Miki Tsukada;Mandy Schröder;Constantin E. Orfanos;Christos C. Zouboulis

  • Outcomes of Cryosurgery in Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars: A Prospective Consecutive Trial of Case Series

    Christos C. Zouboulis;Ulrike Blume;Petra Büttner;Constantin E. Orfanos

  • Differences in angiogenic potential of classically vs alternatively activated macrophages.

    Vitam Kodelja;Carola Müller;Susanne Tenorio;Christa Schebesch

  • Borrelia burgdorferi—associated cutaneous B cell lymphoma: Clinical and immunohistologic characterization of four cases

    Claus Garbe;Harald Stein;Dieter Dienemann;Constantin E. Orfanos

  • Effects of 13-cis-retinoic acid, all-trans-retinoic acid, and acitretin on the proliferation, lipid synthesis and keratin expression of cultured human sebocytes in vitro.

    Christos C. Zouboulis;Bernhard. Korge;Hirohiko. Akamatsu;Longqing. Xia;Longqing. Xia

  • Associated factors in the prevalence of more than 50 common melanocytic nevi, atypical melanocytic nevi, and actinic lentigines: Multicenter case-control study of the central malignant melanoma registry of the German Dermatological Society

    Claus Garbe;Sabine Krüger;Constantin E Orfanos;Petra Büttner

Frequent Co-Authors

Christos C. Zouboulis
Christos C. Zouboulis Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane
Harald Gollnick
Harald Gollnick Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Michael Detmar
Michael Detmar ETH Zurich
Claus Garbe
Claus Garbe University of Tübingen
Sergij Goerdt
Sergij Goerdt Heidelberg University
Michael Hummel
Michael Hummel Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Thomas Wieder
Thomas Wieder University of Tübingen
Matthias Schmuth
Matthias Schmuth Innsbruck Medical University
Harald Stein
Harald Stein Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Michael S. McGrath
Michael S. McGrath University of California, San Francisco

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