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Cord Sunderkötter

Cord Sunderkötter

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
77
Citations
21976
World Ranking
1819
National Ranking
123

Cord Sunderkötter 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 Cord Sunderkötter sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 288 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cord Sunderkötter 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 Cord Sunderkötter sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Cord Sunderkötter is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on dermatology. Their work spans several subfields including dermatology, epidemiology, pathology and forensic medicine, molecular biology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their research topics cover a range of themes within medical science, notably:

  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
  • Skin Diseases and Diabetes
  • Dermatologic Treatments and Research
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Among their recent publications are:

  • "IgA vasculitis," 2021, published in Seminars in Immunopathology
  • "S2k guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia," 2020, published in JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
  • "Scabies: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment," 2021, published in Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • "Pervasive head-to-tail insertions of DNA templates mask desired CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing events," 2020, published in Science Advances
  • "Melanoma-Derived Exosomal miR-125b-5p Educates Tumor Associated Macrophages (TAMs) by Targeting Lysosomal Acid Lipase A (LIPA)," 2020, published in Cancers

Frequent collaborators on their research include:

  • Elise Siegert
  • Margitta Worm
  • Nicolas Hunzelmann
  • Raffaele Pellerito
  • Gabriela Riemekasten

The bulk of Cord Sunderkötter's publications have appeared in the following venues:

  • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Die Dermatologie
  • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • PubMed

Their research has contributed to medical knowledge over numerous publications, with a strong focus on dermatological disorders and related systemic diseases. The diversity of journals and the range of coauthors reflect a broad engagement across various institutions and scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • Macrophages and angiogenesis.

    Cord Sunderkötter;Kerstin Steinbrink;Matthias Goebeler;Ranjit Bhardwaj

  • Subpopulations of mouse blood monocytes differ in maturation stage and inflammatory response.

    Cord Sunderkötter;Tatjana Nikolic;Marilyn J. Dillon;Nico van Rooijen

  • An unrestrained proinflammatory M1 macrophage population induced by iron impairs wound healing in humans and mice

    Anca Sindrilaru;Thorsten Peters;Stefan Wieschalka;Corina Baican

  • The endogenous Toll-like receptor 4 agonist S100A8/S100A9 (calprotectin) as innate amplifier of infection, autoimmunity, and cancer

    Jan M. Ehrchen;Cord Sunderkötter;Dirk Foell;Thomas Vogl

  • Complete lymph node dissection versus no dissection in patients with sentinel lymph node biopsy positive melanoma (DeCOG-SLT): a multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial

    Ulrike Leiter;Rudolf Stadler;Cornelia Mauch;Werner Hohenberger

  • Myeloid-related proteins 8 and 14 are specifically secreted during interaction of phagocytes and activated endothelium and are useful markers for monitoring disease activity in pauciarticular-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

    Michael Frosch;Anke Strey;Thomas Vogl;Nico M. Wulffraat

  • Phagocyte-specific S100 proteins: a novel group of proinflammatory molecules

    Johannes Roth;Thomas Vogl;Clemens Sorg;Cord Sunderkötter;Cord Sunderkötter

  • Glucocorticoids induce differentiation of a specifically activated, anti-inflammatory subtype of human monocytes.

    Jan Ehrchen;Lars Steinmüller;Katarzyna Barczyk;Klaus Tenbrock

  • Targeting the neurokinin receptor 1 with aprepitant: a novel antipruritic strategy.

    Sonja Ständer;Dorothee Siepmann;Ilka Herrgott;Cord Sunderkötter

  • Activated macrophages are essential in a murine model for T cell–mediated chronic psoriasiform skin inflammation

    Honglin Wang;Thorsten Peters;Daniel Kess;Anca Sindrilaru

  • Final Analysis of DeCOG-SLT Trial: No Survival Benefit for Complete Lymph Node Dissection in Patients With Melanoma With Positive Sentinel Node

    Ulrike Leiter;Rudolf Stadler;Cornelia Mauch;Werner Hohenberger

  • Decorin, a Novel Player in the Insulin-like Growth Factor System *

    Elke Schönherr;Cord Sunderkötter;Renato V. Iozzo;Liliana Schaefer

  • Frequency of disease-associated and other nuclear autoantibodies in patients of the German Network for Systemic Scleroderma: correlation with characteristic clinical features.

    Rudolf Mierau;Pia Moinzadeh;Gabriela Riemekasten;Inga Melchers

  • Wound‐healing defect of CD18−/− mice due to a decrease in TGF‐β1 and myofibroblast differentiation

    Thorsten Peters;Anca Sindrilaru;Boris Hinz;Ralf Hinrichs

  • Elevated serum levels of calcium-binding S100 proteins A8 and A9 reflect disease activity and abnormal differentiation of keratinocytes in psoriasis.

    S. Benoit;A. Toksoy;M. Ahlmann;M. Schmidt

  • The Ly-6Chigh monocyte subpopulation transports Listeria monocytogenes into the brain during systemic infection of mice

    Douglas A. Drevets;Marilyn J. Dillon;Jennifer S. Schawang;Nico van Rooijen

  • Expression of myeloid‐related proteins 8 and 14 in systemic‐onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

    Michael Frosch;Thomas Vogl;Stephan Seeliger;Nico Wulffraat

  • Interleukin 1α promotes Th1 differentiation and inhibits disease progression in Leishmania major-susceptible BALB/c mice

    Esther von Stebut;Jan M. Ehrchen;Yasmine Belkaid;Susanna Lopez Kostka

  • Proinflammatory role of proteinase-activated receptor-2 in humans and mice during cutaneous inflammation in vivo

    Stephan Seeliger;Claudia K. Derian;Nathalie Vergnolle;Nigel W. Bunnett

  • Resistance of mice to experimental leishmaniasis is associated with more rapid appearance of mature macrophages in vitro and in vivo.

    C Sunderkötter;M Kunz;K Steinbrink;G Meinardus-Hager

Frequent Co-Authors

Clemens Sorg
Clemens Sorg University of Münster
Johannes Roth
Johannes Roth University of Münster
Thomas A. Luger
Thomas A. Luger University of Münster
Karsten Becker
Karsten Becker Greifswald University Hospital
Stephan Grabbe
Stephan Grabbe Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Margitta Worm
Margitta Worm Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Dirk Schadendorf
Dirk Schadendorf University of Duisburg-Essen
Claus Garbe
Claus Garbe University of Tübingen
Axel Hauschild
Axel Hauschild Kiel University

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