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Microbiology
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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 106 289 266 18 17 373 56095
Medicine 109 5678 5330 314 300 445 58728

Gerold Schuler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gerold Schuler between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerold Schuler published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2006. 6 of the 481 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2006. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1980 2025

481 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gerold Schuler: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 4
1982 8
1983 10
1984 4
1985 5
1986 6
1987 2
1988 5
1989 6
1990 4
1991 1
1992 4
1993 6
1994 5
1995 10
1996 8
1997 12
1998 8
1999 12
2000 15
2001 17
2002 16
2003 14
2004 18
2005 18
2006 26
2007 11
2008 14
2009 9
2010 11
2011 8
2012 13
2013 16
2014 16
2015 12
2016 22
2017 24
2018 15
2019 19
2020 4
2021 7
2022 2
2023 26
2024 5
2025 1
Total 481
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Gerold Schuler publications per year - data summary

  • Gerold Schuler, a Microbiology scholar from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, has 481 publications recorded across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1980 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2006 and 2023, with 26 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991 and 2025, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 10.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.5 per year counting only the 46 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 41 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1980-1995: 82 publications (5.1 per year); 1996-2011: 217 publications (13.6 per year); 2012-2025: 182 publications (13.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Gerold Schuler publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerold Schuler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 365–374 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 373 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65 373
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Gerold Schuler publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Gerold Schuler, a Microbiology scholar from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, records 373 publications - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Gerold Schuler, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Gerold Schuler ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Gerold Schuler D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 106 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19 106
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Gerold Schuler D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Gerold Schuler, a Microbiology scholar from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, records 106 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Gerold Schuler, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Gerold Schuler ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Gerold Schuler is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research spans a range of subfields, including Immunology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Ophthalmology.

The primary focus of Schuler's work includes several key topics: Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, CAR-T cell therapy research, Ocular Oncology and Treatments, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Liver Diseases and Immunity.

Schuler has published frequently in journals such as Pharmaceutics, Frontiers in Immunology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Nature Communications, and Gut. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the research, with particular emphasis on immunological and cancer-related studies.

Some recent publications by Gerold Schuler include:

  • Cryopreservation impairs 3-D migration and cytotoxicity of natural killer cells, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Autologous regulatory T-cell transfer in refractory ulcerative colitis with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis, 2022, Gut
  • Therapeutic Cancer Vaccination with Ex Vivo RNA-Transfected Dendritic Cells-An Update, 2020, Pharmaceutics
  • The future of affordable cancer immunotherapy, 2023, Frontiers in Immunology
  • A One-Armed Phase I Dose Escalation Trial Design: Personalized Vaccination with IKKβ-Matured, RNA-Loaded Dendritic Cells for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology

Frequent collaborators in research include Carola Berking, Beatrice Schuler-Thurner, Jan Dörrie, Niels Schaft, and Caroline Voskens, indicating a network of partnerships primarily within immunology and oncology research communities.

Best Publications

  • An advanced culture method for generating large quantities of highly pure dendritic cells from mouse bone marrow.

    M. B. Lutz;N. Kukutsch;A. L. J. Ogilvie;S. Rössner

  • Proliferating dendritic cell progenitors in human blood.

    N Romani;S Gruner;D Brang;E Kämpgen

  • Induction of Interleukin 10–Producing, Nonproliferating Cd4+ T Cells with Regulatory Properties by Repetitive Stimulation with Allogeneic Immature Human Dendritic Cells

    Helmut Jonuleit;Edgar Schmitt;Gerold Schuler;Jürgen Knop

  • Immature, semi-mature and fully mature dendritic cells: which signals induce tolerance or immunity?

    Manfred B Lutz;Gerold Schuler

  • Vaccination with Mage-3a1 Peptide–Pulsed Mature, Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Expands Specific Cytotoxic T Cells and Induces Regression of Some Metastases in Advanced Stage IV Melanoma

    Beatrice Thurner;Ina Haendle;Claudia Röder;Detlef Dieckmann

  • Ex Vivo Isolation and Characterization of Cd4+Cd25+ T Cells with Regulatory Properties from Human Blood

    Detlef Dieckmann;Heidi Plottner;Susanne Berchtold;Thomas Berger

  • Murine epidermal Langerhans cells mature into potent immunostimulatory dendritic cells in vitro.

    Gerold Schuler;Ralph M. Steinman

  • Generation of mature dendritic cells from human blood An improved method with special regard to clinical applicability

    Nikolaus Romani;Daniela Reider;Marion Heuer;Susanne Ebner

  • High level IL-12 production by murine dendritic cells: upregulation via MHC class II and CD40 molecules and downregulation by IL-4 and IL-10.

    F Koch;U Stanzl;P Jennewein;K Janke

  • Improved methods for the generation of dendritic cells from nonproliferating progenitors in human blood

    Armin Bender;Mark Sapp;Gerold Schuler;Ralph M. Steinman

  • The use of dendritic cells in cancer immunotherapy

    Gerold Schuler;Beatrice Schuler-Thurner;Ralph M Steinman

  • Interleukin-12 is produced by dendritic cells and mediates T helper 1 development as well as interferon-gamma production by T helper 1 cells.

    Christine Heufler;Franz Koch;Ursula Stanzl;Gerda Topar

  • Granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin 1 mediate the maturation of murine epidermal Langerhans cells into potent immunostimulatory dendritic cells.

    Christine Heufler;Franz Koch;Gerold Schuler

  • Generation of large numbers of fully mature and stable dendritic cells from leukapheresis products for clinical application.

    Beatrice Thurner;Claudia Röder;Detlef Dieckmann;Marion Heuer

  • Repetitive Injections of Dendritic Cells Matured with Tumor Necrosis Factor α Induce Antigen-specific Protection of Mice from Autoimmunity

    Mauritius Menges;Susanne Rößner;Constanze Voigtländer;Heike Schindler

  • Immature dendritic cells generated with low doses of GM‐CSF in the absence of IL‐4 are maturation resistant and prolong allograft survival in vivo

    M B Lutz;R M Suri;M Niimi;A L Ogilvie

  • Rapid Induction of Tumor-specific Type 1 T Helper Cells in Metastatic Melanoma Patients by Vaccination with Mature, Cryopreserved, Peptide-loaded Monocyte-derived Dendritic Cells

    Beatrice Schuler-Thurner;Erwin S. Schultz;Thomas G. Berger;Georg Weinlich

  • Human CD4 CD25 Regulatory, Contact-dependent T Cells Induce Interleukin 10-producing, Contact-independent Type 1-like Regulatory T Cells

    Detlef Dieckmann;Cord Henrik Bruett;Heidi Ploettner;Manfred Bernhard Lutz

  • Granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor is essential for the viability and function of cultured murine epidermal Langerhans cells.

    M D Witmer-Pack;W Olivier;J Valinsky;G Schuler

  • Cutaneous, gastrointestinal, hepatic, endocrine, and renal side-effects of anti-PD-1 therapy.

    Lars Hofmann;Andrea Forschner;Carmen Loquai;Simone M. Goldinger

  • Generation of Mature Dendritic Cells from Human Blood

    Gerold Schuler;Nikolaus Romani

  • Generation of mature dendritic cells from human blood. An improved method with special regard to clinical applicability.

    G Schuler;N Romani

Frequent Co-Authors

Nikolaus Romani
Nikolaus Romani Innsbruck Medical University
Eckhart Kämpgen
Eckhart Kämpgen University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Manfred B. Lutz
Manfred B. Lutz University of Würzburg
Alexander Steinkasserer
Alexander Steinkasserer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Dirk Schadendorf
Dirk Schadendorf University of Duisburg-Essen
Ralph M. Steinman
Ralph M. Steinman Rockefeller University
Alexander Enk
Alexander Enk Heidelberg University
Reinhard Dummer
Reinhard Dummer University of Zurich
Claus Garbe
Claus Garbe University of Tübingen
Georg Stingl
Georg Stingl Medical University of Vienna

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