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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 55 2248 2020 151 140 228 16096

Dietmar Pfeifer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dietmar Pfeifer between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dietmar Pfeifer published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2023. 36 of the 312 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2023. 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 15 publications
1985 2025

312 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dietmar Pfeifer: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 2
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 3
1990 6
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 3
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 2
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 0
2004 3
2005 2
2006 3
2007 4
2008 13
2009 12
2010 13
2011 9
2012 11
2013 15
2014 23
2015 16
2016 17
2017 15
2018 14
2019 11
2020 14
2021 19
2022 8
2023 33
2024 21
2025 15
Total 312
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Dietmar Pfeifer publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dietmar Pfeifer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 227–236 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 228 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74 228
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Dietmar Pfeifer D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54–55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116 55
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Dietmar Pfeifer is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany and focuses primarily on research within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Hematology, Immunology, Genetics, and Oncology.

The scientist's recent published papers highlight a range of topics related to immunology, hematology, and cellular biology. Key works include:

  • Oncogenic KrasG12D causes myeloproliferation via NLRP3 inflammasome activation, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Glucagon-like peptide 2 for intestinal stem cell and Paneth cell repair during graft-versus-host disease in mice and humans, 2020, Blood
  • Fibrinogen induces neural stem cell differentiation into astrocytes in the subventricular zone via BMP signaling, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Bile acids regulate intestinal antigen presentation and reduce graft-versus-host disease without impairing the graft-versus-leukemia effect, 2020, Haematologica
  • Targeting MDM2 enhances antileukemia immunity after allogeneic transplantation via MHC-II and TRAIL-R1/2 upregulation, 2022, Blood

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dietmar Pfeifer include Geoffroy Andrieux, Justus Duyster, Robert Zeiser, Melanie Boerries, and Michael Lübbert. This collaboration network indicates a multidisciplinary approach crossing immunology, molecular biology, and clinical research.

The scientist's work has been published predominantly in venues recognized for hematology and molecular biology research. The most frequent publication venues are Blood, Nature Communications, Clinical Epigenetics, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Haematologica.

The main research topics explored by Dietmar Pfeifer include:

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment

Best Publications

  • Inflammatory bowel disease and mutations affecting the interleukin-10 receptor.

    Erik-Oliver Glocker;Daniel Kotlarz;Kaan Boztug;E. Michael Gertz

  • Differentiation of type 1 ILCs from a common progenitor to all helper-like innate lymphoid cell lineages.

    Christoph S.N. Klose;Christoph S.N. Klose;Melanie Flach;Melanie Flach;Luisa Möhle;Leif Rogell;Leif Rogell;Leif Rogell

  • The transcription factor GATA-3 controls cell fate and maintenance of type 2 innate lymphoid cells.

    Thomas Hoyler;Christoph S.N. Klose;Abdallah Souabni;Adriana Turqueti-Neves

  • New member of the winged-helix protein family disrupted in mouse and rat nude mutations

    Michael Nehls;Dietmar Pfeifer;Michael Schorpp;Hans Hedrich;Hans Hedrich

  • A Homozygous CARD9 Mutation in a Family with Susceptibility to Fungal Infections

    Erik-Oliver Glocker;Andre Hennigs;Mohammad Nabavi;Alejandro A. Schäffer

  • Deleterious Mutations in LRBA Are Associated with a Syndrome of Immune Deficiency and Autoimmunity

    Gabriela Lopez-Herrera;Giacomo Tampella;Qiang Pan-Hammarström;Peer Herholz

  • Large deletions and point mutations involving the dedicator of cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) in the autosomal-recessive form of hyper-IgE syndrome

    Karin R. Engelhardt;Sean McGhee;Sabine Winkler;Atfa Sassi

  • Loss of interleukin-10 signaling and infantile inflammatory bowel disease: implications for diagnosis and therapy.

    Daniel Kotlarz;Daniel Kotlarz;Rita Beier;Dhaarini Murugan;Dhaarini Murugan;Jana Diestelhorst;Jana Diestelhorst

  • The phenotype of human STK4 deficiency

    Hengameh Abdollahpour;Giridharan Appaswamy;Daniel Kotlarz;Daniel Kotlarz;Jana Diestelhorst;Jana Diestelhorst

  • Sorafenib promotes graft-versus-leukemia activity in mice and humans through IL-15 production in FLT3-ITD-mutant leukemia cells.

    Nimitha R Mathew;Nimitha R Mathew;Francis Baumgartner;Lukas Braun;David O'Sullivan

  • Genome-wide analysis of DNA copy number changes and LOH in CLL using high-density SNP arrays.

    Dietmar Pfeifer;Milena Pantic;Ilona Skatulla;Justyna Rawluk

  • Loss-of-function mutations in the IL-21 receptor gene cause a primary immunodeficiency syndrome

    Daniel Kotlarz;Natalia Ziętara;Gulbu Uzel;Thomas Weidemann

  • Campomelic Dysplasia Translocation Breakpoints Are Scattered over 1 Mb Proximal to SOX9: Evidence for an Extended Control Region

    Dietmar Pfeifer;Ralf Kist;Ken Dewar;Keri Devon

  • Oncogenic JAK2 V617F causes PD-L1 expression, mediating immune escape in myeloproliferative neoplasms

    Alessandro Prestipino;Alica J. Emhardt;Konrad Aumann;David O’Sullivan

  • Spleen Tyrosine Kinase Is Overexpressed and Represents a Potential Therapeutic Target in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

    Maike Buchner;Simon Fuchs;Gabriele Prinz;Dietmar Pfeifer

  • Hypomorphic homozygous mutations in phosphoglucomutase 3 (PGM3) impair immunity and increase serum IgE levels.

    Atfa Sassi;Sandra Lazaroski;Gang Wu;Stuart M. Haslam

  • The DNA demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine induces expression of NY-ESO-1 and other cancer/testis antigens in myeloid leukemia cells.

    Maika Almstedt;Nadja Blagitko-Dorfs;Jesús Duque-Afonso;Julia Karbach

  • The IL-33/ST2 axis augments effector T-cell responses during acute GVHD.

    Dawn K. Reichenbach;Vincent Schwarze;Benjamin M. Matta;Victor Tkachev

  • The SOX10/Sox10 gene from human and mouse: sequence, expression, and transactivation by the encoded HMG domain transcription factor.

    C. Pusch;Elisabeth Hustert;Dietmar Pfeifer;Peter Südbeck

  • Silencing of TGFβ signalling in microglia results in impaired homeostasis.

    Tanja Zöller;Artur Schneider;Christian Kleimeyer;Takahiro Masuda

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Zeiser
Robert Zeiser University of Freiburg
Michael Lübbert
Michael Lübbert University of Freiburg
Marie Follo
Marie Follo University of Freiburg
Bodo Grimbacher
Bodo Grimbacher University of Freiburg
Jürgen Finke
Jürgen Finke University of Freiburg
Melanie Boerries
Melanie Boerries University of Freiburg
Alejandro A. Schäffer
Alejandro A. Schäffer National Institutes of Health
Ulrich Salzer
Ulrich Salzer University of Freiburg
Marco Prinz
Marco Prinz University of Freiburg
Bruce R. Blazar
Bruce R. Blazar University of Minnesota

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