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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 133 209 193 7 6 1045 73986
Medicine 133 2205 2053 109 105 1066 74410

Hans-Dieter Volk publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hans-Dieter Volk between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hans-Dieter Volk published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 26.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 71 publications in 1999. 16 of the 1,129 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 71. Peak 71 publications in 1999. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 23 publications 1987: 12 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 17 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 17 publications 1995: 22 publications 1996: 23 publications 1997: 50 publications 1998: 42 publications 1999: 71 publications 2000: 44 publications 2001: 42 publications 2002: 52 publications 2003: 47 publications 2004: 47 publications 2005: 42 publications 2006: 42 publications 2007: 54 publications 2008: 46 publications 2009: 44 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 14 publications 2026: 2 publications
1984 2026

1,129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hans-Dieter Volk: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 5
1986 23
1987 12
1988 3
1989 13
1990 12
1991 17
1992 9
1993 6
1994 17
1995 22
1996 23
1997 50
1998 42
1999 71
2000 44
2001 42
2002 52
2003 47
2004 47
2005 42
2006 42
2007 54
2008 46
2009 44
2010 27
2011 29
2012 33
2013 23
2014 16
2015 24
2016 15
2017 13
2018 14
2019 23
2020 25
2021 21
2022 34
2023 14
2024 15
2025 14
2026 2
Total 1,129
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Hans-Dieter Volk 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 Hans-Dieter Volk 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, 807+ 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: 1,045 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,045
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Hans-Dieter Volk 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 Hans-Dieter Volk 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, 132–133 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: 133 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 17 133
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Hans-Dieter Volk is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany. Their research spans several fields within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a considerable focus on immunology and microbiology. Their academic output reflects a broad engagement in both clinical and molecular aspects of immune system function and gene therapy.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these disciplines, their subfields of research concentrate on:

  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Genetics

The key research topics they have addressed are:

  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Virus-based gene therapy research

Hans-Dieter Volk has published frequently in notable venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Therapy
  • Cells

Collaboration has been an important aspect of their scientific work. The most frequent co-authors include:

  • Petra Reinke (41 publications)
  • Michael Schmueck-Henneresse (27 publications)
  • Stephan Schlickeiser (23 publications)
  • Dimitrios L. Wagner (21 publications)
  • Jonas Kath (17 publications)

Some of their recent notable papers are:

  • Severe COVID-19 Is Marked by a Dysregulated Myeloid Cell Compartment, 2020, published in Cell
  • Regulatory cell therapy in kidney transplantation (The ONE Study): a harmonised design and analysis of seven non-randomised, single-arm, phase 1/2A trials, 2020, published in The Lancet
  • A prospective observational study of post-COVID-19 chronic fatigue syndrome following the first pandemic wave in Germany and biomarkers associated with symptom severity, 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • SARS-CoV-2 in severe COVID-19 induces a TGF-β-dominated chronic immune response that does not target itself, 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • A functional corona around extracellular vesicles enhances angiogenesis, skin regeneration and immunomodulation, 2022, published in Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

Best Publications

  • Monocyte deactivation in septic patients: restoration by IFN-gamma treatment.

    Wolf-Dietrich Döcke;Felix Randow;Uta Syrbe;Dietmar Krausch

  • Severe COVID-19 Is Marked by a Dysregulated Myeloid Cell Compartment.

    Jonas Schulte-Schrepping;Nico Reusch;Daniela Paclik;Kevin Baßler

  • Interleukin-10 Therapy—Review of a New Approach

    K. Asadullah;W. Sterry;H. D. Volk

  • Stroke-induced immunodeficiency promotes spontaneous bacterial infections and is mediated by sympathetic activation reversal by poststroke T helper cell type 1-like immunostimulation.

    Konstantin Prass;Christian Meisel;Conny Höflich;Johann Braun

  • IL-22 regulates the expression of genes responsible for antimicrobial defense, cellular differentiation, and mobility in keratinocytes : a potential role in psoriasis

    Kerstin Wolk;Ellen Witte;Elizabeth Wallace;Wolf-Dietrich Döcke

  • Endotoxin and immune activation in chronic heart failure: a prospective cohort study.

    Josef Niebauer;Hans-Dieter Volk;Michael Kemp;Martin Dominguez

  • Plasma Cytokine Parameters and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Mathias Rauchhaus;Wolfram Doehner;Darrel P. Francis;Constantinos Davos

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

  • MAPKAP kinase 2 is essential for LPS-induced TNF-alpha biosynthesis.

    Alexey Kotlyarov;Armin Neininger;Carola Schubert;Rolf Eckert

  • A circadian clock in macrophages controls inflammatory immune responses.

    Maren Keller;Jeannine Mazuch;Ute Abraham;Gina D. Eom

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • Altered Intestinal Function in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Anja Sandek;Juergen Bauditz;Alexander Swidsinski;Sabine Buhner

  • Immunologic and hemodynamic effects of "low-dose" hydrocortisone in septic shock: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study.

    Didier Keh;Thomas Boehnke;Steffen Weber-Cartens;Christina Schulz

  • Abnormal T-cell reactivity against paternal antigens in spontaneous abortion: adoptive transfer of pregnancy-induced CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells prevents fetal rejection in a murine abortion model.

    Ana Claudia Zenclussen;Katrin Gerlof;Maria Laura Zenclussen;André Sollwedel

  • Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor to reverse sepsis-associated immunosuppression: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled multicenter trial.

    Christian Meisel;Joerg C. Schefold;Rene Pschowski;Tycho Baumann

  • Different faces of the heme-heme oxygenase system in inflammation

    Frank A. D. T. G. Wagener;Hans-Dieter Volk;Dean Willis;Nader G. Abraham

  • Upregulation of heme oxygenase-1 protects genetically fat Zucker rat livers from ischemia/reperfusion injury.

    Farin Amersi;Roland Buelow;Hirohisa Kato;Bibo Ke

  • Immunopathogenesis of psoriasis

    Robert Sabat;Sandra Philipp;Conny Höflich;Stefanie Kreutzer

  • Development of a cross-platform biomarker signature to detect renal transplant tolerance in humans

    Pervinder Sagoo;Esperanza Perucha;Birgit Sawitzki;Stefan Tomiuk

  • Sympathetic activation triggers systemic interleukin-10 release in immunodepression induced by brain injury.

    Christian Woiciechowsky;Khusru Asadullah;Dirk Nestler;Beatrice Eberhardt

Frequent Co-Authors

Petra Reinke
Petra Reinke Berlin-Brandenburger Centrum für Regenerative Therapien
Robert Sabat
Robert Sabat Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Birgit Sawitzki
Birgit Sawitzki Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Carmen Scheibenbogen
Carmen Scheibenbogen Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski
Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski University of California, Los Angeles
Stefan G. Tullius
Stefan G. Tullius Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kerstin Wolk
Kerstin Wolk Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Georg N. Duda
Georg N. Duda Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Peter Neuhaus
Peter Neuhaus Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Ana Claudia Zenclussen
Ana Claudia Zenclussen Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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