2026 Dieter Häussinger: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	130	2435	2267	117	113	1386	96820

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
2002 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences

Overview

Dieter Häussinger is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. They have a significant publication record in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their research covers multiple subfields, including:

Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Hepatology
Molecular Biology
Immunology

Key research topics in their work include:

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Liver Disease and Transplantation
HIV Research and Treatment
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
Liver physiology and pathology

The scientist's recent publications are as follows:

"Face masks: benefits and risks during the COVID-19 crisis" (2020), European journal of medical research
"Hepatic encephalopathy" (2022), Nature Reviews Disease Primers
"In-depth virological and immunological characterization of HIV-1 cure after CCR5Δ32/Δ32 allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation" (2023), Nature Medicine
"Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) to treat acute-on-chronic liver failure: A multicenter randomized trial (GRAFT study)" (2021), Journal of Hepatology
"The history and value of face masks" (2020), European journal of medical research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher include:

Torsten Feldt
Tom Luedde
Verena Keitel
Boris Görg
Björn-Erik Ole Jensen

Their work has been published frequently in several journals, including:

Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
European journal of medical research
Biological Chemistry
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Research Square (Research Square)

In 2002, Dieter Häussinger was elected as a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften, recognized in the field of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences.

Best Publications

Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Josep M. Llovet;Sergio Ricci;Vincenzo Mazzaferro;Philip Hilgard

15636
Citations
Peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

Michael W. Fried;Mitchell L. Shiffman;K. Rajender Reddy;Coleman Smith

8563
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

2934
Citations
Functional Significance of Cell Volume Regulatory Mechanisms

Florian Lang;Gillian L. Busch;Markus Ritter;Harald Völkl

2258
Citations
Long-term survival in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis.

C Niederau;R Fischer;A Purschel;W Stremmel

1200
Citations
Long-term follow-up of HBeAg-positive patients treated with interferon alfa for chronic hepatitis B.

Claus Niederau;Tobias Heintges;Stefan Lange;Georg Goldmann

1190
Citations
Recent advances in 2D and 3D in vitro systems using primary hepatocytes, alternative hepatocyte sources and non-parenchymal liver cells and their use in investigating mechanisms of hepatotoxicity, cell signaling and ADME.

Patricio Godoy;Nicola J. Hewitt;Ute Albrecht;Melvin E. Andersen

1158
Citations
Prognosis of chronic hepatitis C : Results of a large, prospective cohort study

Claus Niederau;Stefan Lange;Tobias Heintges;Andreas Erhardt

809
Citations
The role of cellular hydration in the regulation of cell function.

Dieter Häussinger

760
Citations
Predicting sustained virological responses in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with peginterferon alfa-2a (40 KD)/ribavirin.

Peter Ferenci;Michael W. Fried;Mitchell L. Shiffman;Coleman I. Smith

675
Citations
Transient elastography is unreliable for detection of cirrhosis in patients with acute liver damage

Abdurrahman Sagir;Andreas Erhardt;Marcus Schmitt;Dieter Häussinger

629
Citations
Cellular hydration state: an important determinant of protein catabolism in health and disease

D Häussinger;E Roth;F Lang;W Gerok

606
Citations
Peginterferon-α-2a (40KD) and Ribavirin for 16 or 24 Weeks in Patients With Genotype 2 or 3 Chronic Hepatitis C

Michael von Wagner;Miriam Huber;Thomas Berg;Holger Hinrichsen

582
Citations
Hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease: a clinical manifestation of astrocyte swelling and low-grade cerebral edema?

Dieter Häussinger;Gerald Kircheis;Richard Fischer;Freimut Schliess

543
Citations
Critical flicker frequency for quantification of low-grade hepatic encephalopathy☆

Gerald Kircheis;Matthias Wettstein;Lars Timmermann;Alfons Schnitzler

523
Citations
Expression and function of the bile acid receptor TGR5 in Kupffer cells.

Verena Keitel;Markus Donner;Stefanie Winandy;Ralf Kubitz

503
Citations
Liver cell death and anemia in Wilson disease involve acid sphingomyelinase and ceramide.

Philipp A Lang;Marcus Schenck;Jan P Nicolay;Jan Ulrich Becker

498
Citations
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies on human brain Myo-inositol in hypo-osmolarity and hepatic encephalopathy

Dieter Häussinger;Jörg Laubenberger;Stephan Vom Dahl;Thomas Ernst

492
Citations
Pathogenetic mechanisms of hepatic encephalopathy

D Häussinger;F Schliess

466
Citations
The macrophage response towards LPS and its control through the p38(MAPK)-STAT3 axis.

Johannes G. Bode;Christian Ehlting;Dieter Häussinger

443
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Freimut Schliess Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Karl S. Lang University of Duisburg-Essen

Philipp A. Lang Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Florian Lang University of Tübingen

Holger Gohlke Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Wolfgang Gerok University of Freiburg

Ertan Mayatepek Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Alfons Schnitzler Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Ralf Bartenschlager Heidelberg University

Karl Zilles Forschungszentrum Jülich

External Links

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