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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 82 1501 1367 102 93 321 25286

Dirk Foell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dirk Foell between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dirk Foell published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 14.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2013. 24 of the 351 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2013. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 10 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 9 publications
2002 2025

351 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dirk Foell: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 10
2004 14
2005 7
2006 3
2007 9
2008 14
2009 13
2010 13
2011 9
2012 12
2013 32
2014 16
2015 18
2016 15
2017 18
2018 31
2019 20
2020 16
2021 23
2022 15
2023 18
2024 15
2025 9
Total 351
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Dirk Foell 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 Dirk Foell 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, 312–321 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: 321 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
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 97 321
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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Dirk Foell 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 Dirk Foell 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, 82–83 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: 82 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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
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 82
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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Overview

Dirk Foell is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany and has a significant body of research primarily focused on medicine, immunology, and microbiology. Their work spans several important subfields including hematology, immunology, molecular biology, surgery, and rheumatology.

Their research covers a range of main topics, with a concentration on autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, inflammasome and immune disorders, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, Kawasaki disease and coronary complications, immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders, immune cell function and interaction, and IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways.

Dirk Foell has authored or co-authored numerous papers published in reputable venues. Recent publications include:

  • Initial presenting manifestations in 16,486 patients with inborn errors of immunity include infections and noninfectious manifestations (2021) in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • The 2021 EULAR/American College of Rheumatology points to consider for diagnosis, management and monitoring of the interleukin-1 mediated autoinflammatory diseases: cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes, tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome, mevalonate kinase deficiency, and deficiency of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (2022) in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Independent risk factors for myasthenic crisis and disease exacerbation in a retrospective cohort of myasthenia gravis patients (2022) in Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • EULAR/PReS recommendations for the diagnosis and management of Still's disease, comprising systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult-onset Still's disease (2024) in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Differential regulation of JAK/STAT-signaling in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease (2020) in World Journal of Gastroenterology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dirk Foell include:

  • Christoph Kessel
  • Helmut Wittkowski
  • Claas Hinze
  • Gerd Horneff
  • Kirsten Minden

The most common publication venues where Dirk Foell's work appears are:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Pediatric Rheumatology
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Best Publications

  • Mrp8 and Mrp14 are endogenous activators of Toll-like receptor 4, promoting lethal, endotoxin-induced shock

    Thomas Vogl;Klaus Tenbrock;Stephan Ludwig;Nadja Leukert

  • Activated STING in a Vascular and Pulmonary Syndrome

    Y. Liu;A.A. Jesus;B. Marrero;D. Yang

  • S100 proteins expressed in phagocytes: a novel group of damage-associated molecular pattern molecules

    Dirk Foell;Helmut Wittkowski;Thomas Vogl;Johannes Roth

  • 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

  • Proinflammatory S100 proteins regulate the accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells.

    Pratima Sinha;Chinonyerem Okoro;Dirk Foell;Hudson H. Freeze

  • Classification criteria for autoinflammatory recurrent fevers

    Marco Gattorno;Michael Hofer;Silvia Federici;Federica Vanoni

  • JAK1/2 inhibition with baricitinib in the treatment of autoinflammatory interferonopathies

    Gina A. Montealegre Sanchez;Adam L Reinhardt;Suzanne Ramsey;Helmut Wittkowski

  • Mechanisms of disease: a 'DAMP' view of inflammatory arthritis.

    Dirk Foell;Helmut Wittkowski;Johannes Roth

  • Proinflammatory S100 proteins in arthritis and autoimmune disease.

    Dirk Foell;Johannes Roth

  • Phagocyte-specific calcium-binding S100 proteins as clinical laboratory markers of inflammation.

    Dirk Foell;Michael Frosch;Clemens Sorg;Johannes Roth

  • Neutrophil derived human S100A12 (EN-RAGE) is strongly expressed during chronic active inflammatory bowel disease.

    D Foell;T Kucharzik;M Kraft;T Vogl

  • Myeloid-related proteins 8 and 14 induce a specific inflammatory response in human microvascular endothelial cells.

    Dorothee Viemann;Anke Strey;Annette Janning;Kerstin Jurk

  • Interleukin-18 diagnostically distinguishes and pathogenically promotes human and murine macrophage activation syndrome

    Eric S. Weiss;Charlotte Girard-Guyonvarc’h;Dirk Holzinger;Dirk Holzinger;Adriana A. de Jesus

  • The Toll-like receptor 4 ligands Mrp8 and Mrp14 are crucial in the development of autoreactive CD8+ T cells

    Karin Loser;Thomas Vogl;Maik Voskort;Aloys Lueken

  • RAGE, carboxylated glycans and S100A8/A9 play essential roles in colitis-associated carcinogenesis

    Olga Turovskaya;Dirk Foell;Pratima Sinha;Thomas Vogl

  • Treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis to target: recommendations of an international task force

    Angelo Ravelli;Alessandro Consolaro;Gerd Horneff;Ronald M Laxer

  • Expression of the pro-inflammatory protein S100A12 (EN-RAGE) in rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis

    D Foell;D Kane;B Bresnihan;T Vogl

  • Synovial histopathology of psoriatic arthritis, both oligo- and polyarticular, resembles spondyloarthropathy more than it does rheumatoid arthritis

    Elli Kruithof;Dominique Lp Baeten;Leen De Rycke;Bernard Vandooren

  • Faecal S100A12 as a non-invasive marker distinguishing inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome

    Thomas Kaiser;Jost Langhorst;Helmut Wittkowski;Karsten Becker

  • Monitoring disease activity by stool analyses: from occult blood to molecular markers of intestinal inflammation and damage

    Dirk Foell;Helmut Wittkowski;Johannes Roth

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes Roth
Johannes Roth University of Münster
Clemens Sorg
Clemens Sorg University of Münster
Thomas J. Vogl
Thomas J. Vogl Goethe University Frankfurt
Alberto Martini
Alberto Martini University of Genoa
Nico M Wulffraat
Nico M Wulffraat Utrecht University
Lucy R. Wedderburn
Lucy R. Wedderburn University College London
Marco Gattorno
Marco Gattorno Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Nicolino Ruperto
Nicolino Ruperto Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Daniel J. Lovell
Daniel J. Lovell Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Seza Ozen
Seza Ozen Hacettepe University

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