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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 58 3522 3249 242 225 144 12071

Hans-Walter Pfister publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hans-Walter Pfister between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hans-Walter Pfister published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2003. 6 of the 171 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2003. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 6 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 3 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 6 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1984 2025

171 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hans-Walter Pfister: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 1
1986 2
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 4
1994 4
1995 5
1996 3
1997 8
1998 4
1999 7
2000 3
2001 1
2002 6
2003 11
2004 5
2005 4
2006 10
2007 6
2008 7
2009 6
2010 10
2011 4
2012 1
2013 3
2014 7
2015 4
2016 5
2017 3
2018 5
2019 4
2020 4
2021 1
2022 6
2023 5
2024 5
2025 1
Total 171
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Hans-Walter Pfister 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-Walter Pfister 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, 142–151 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: 144 publications — 14th percentile

14% 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
142–151 159 144
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
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Hans-Walter Pfister 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-Walter Pfister 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, 58–59 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: 58 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% 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 58
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
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

Hans-Walter Pfister is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with notable focus on subfields such as Microbiology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, and Surgery.

The scientist's body of work addresses topics including Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis, Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis, Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments, Polyomavirus and related diseases, and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19.

Hans-Walter Pfister has contributed to several recent papers. Key publications include:

  • "Decline in the number of patients with meningitis in German hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2022, published in Journal of Neurology
  • "German guidelines on community-acquired acute bacterial meningitis in adults," 2023, published in Neurological Research and Practice
  • "SOP: emergency workup in patients with suspected acute bacterial meningitis," 2021, published in Neurological Research and Practice
  • "S2k-Leitlinie: Ambulant erworbene bakterielle Meningoenzephalitis im Erwachsenenalter," 2023, published in DGNeurologie
  • "Characterization and diagnosis spectrum of patients with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis," 2023, published in Infection

Frequent co-authors in their network include Matthias Klein, Uwe Koedel, Susanne Dyckhoff-Shen, Stefanie Völk, and Nina C. Teske.

Hans-Walter Pfister's research is frequently disseminated through a range of publication venues. These include:

  • Journal of Neurology
  • Neurological Research and Practice
  • Infection
  • European Journal of Neurology
  • MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin

Best Publications

  • ESCMID guideline: diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitis.

    D van de Beek;C Cabellos;O Dzupova;S Esposito

  • Pneumococcal meningitis in adults: spectrum of complications and prognostic factors in a series of 87 cases.

    Stefan Kastenbauer;Hans-Walter Pfister

  • Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of pneumococcal meningitis

    Uwe Koedel;William Michael Scheld;Hans-Walter Pfister

  • Spectrum of Complications During Bacterial Meningitis in Adults: Results of a Prospective Clinical Study

    Hans-Walter Pfister;Wolfgang Feiden;Karl-Max Einhäupl

  • Pathophysiology of Bacterial Meningitis: Mechanism(s) of Neuronal Injury

    W. Michael Scheld;Uwe Koedel;Barnett Nathan;Hans-Walter Pfister

  • γ-secretase directly sheds the survival receptor BCMA from plasma cells

    Sarah A. Laurent;Franziska S. Hoffmann;Peer-Hendrik Kuhn;Qingyu Cheng

  • Cerebrovascular complications of bacterial meningitis in adults

    Hans-Walter Pfister;Gian Domenico Borasio;Ulrich Dirnagl;Michael Bauer

  • Toll-Like Receptor 2 Participates in Mediation of Immune Response in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis

    Uwe Koedel;Barbara Angele;Tobias Rupprecht;Hermann Wagner

  • Lyme neuroborreliosis—epidemiology, diagnosis and management

    Uwe Koedel;Volker Fingerle;Hans-Walter Pfister

  • The Pathogenesis of Lyme Neuroborreliosis: From Infection to Inflammation

    Tobias A. Rupprecht;Uwe Koedel;Volker Fingerle;Hans-Walter Pfister

  • Intrathecal Production of Specific Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi in Patients with Lymphocytic Meningoradiculitis (Bannwarth's Syndrome)

    Bettina Wilske;Günther Schierz;Vera Preac-Mursic;Käthe von Buscb

  • Matrix metalloproteinases contribute to the blood-brain barrier disruption during bacterial meningitis.

    Robert Paul;Stefan Lorenzl;Uwe Koedel;Bernd Sporer

  • The NLRP3 Inflammasome Contributes to Brain Injury in Pneumococcal Meningitis and Is Activated through ATP-Dependent Lysosomal Cathepsin B Release

    Tobias Hoegen;Nadin Tremel;Matthias Klein;Barbara Angele

  • Identification of a T cell chemotactic factor in the cerebrospinal fluid of HIV-1-infected individuals as interferon-γ inducible protein 10

    Stefan A Kolb;Bernd Sporer;Fritz Lahrtz;Uwe Koedel

  • MyD88 is required for mounting a robust host immune response to Streptococcus pneumoniae in the CNS.

    Uwe Koedel;Tobias Rupprecht;Barbara Angele;Juergen Heesemann

  • Experimental pneumococcal meningitis: cerebrovascular alterations, brain edema, and meningeal inflammation are linked to the production of nitric oxide.

    Uwe Koedel;Andrea Bernatowicz;Robert Paul;Karl Frei

  • New understandings on the pathophysiology of bacterial meningitis.

    Uwe Koedel;Matthias Klein;Hans-Walter Pfister

  • Innate Immunity to Pneumococcal Infection of the Central Nervous System Depends on Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) 2 and TLR4

    Matthias Klein;Bianca Obermaier;Barbara Angele;Hans-Walter Pfister

  • Randomized comparison of ceftriaxone and cefotaxime in lyme neuroborreliosis

    Hans-Walter Pfister;Vera Preac-Mursic;Bettina Wilske;Eva Schielke

  • Diversity of OspA and OspC among cerebrospinal fluid isolates of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato from patients with neuroborreliosis in Germany.

    Bettina Wilske;Uli Busch;Helmut Eiffert;Volker Fingerle

  • A prospective study on the role of CXCL13 in Lyme neuroborreliosis

    C. Schmidt;A. Plate;B. Angele;H.-W. Pfister

Frequent Co-Authors

Uwe Koedel
Uwe Koedel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Adriano Fontana
Adriano Fontana University of Zurich
Bettina Wilske
Bettina Wilske Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Karl Frei
Karl Frei University of Zurich
Volker Fingerle
Volker Fingerle Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Carsten J. Kirschning
Carsten J. Kirschning University of Duisburg-Essen
Andreas Straube
Andreas Straube Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hermann Wagner
Hermann Wagner Technical University of Munich
Sven Hammerschmidt
Sven Hammerschmidt University of Greifswald
Armin Giese
Armin Giese Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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