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Heiko Herwald

Heiko Herwald

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
52
Citations
9482
World Ranking
4216
National Ranking
82

Heiko Herwald 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 Heiko Herwald sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 201 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heiko Herwald 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 Heiko Herwald sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heiko Herwald is a researcher affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Their academic focus covers Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions to several subfields including Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Hematology, and Genetics.

The primary topics of their scientific work include:

  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders

Their recent publications include several papers published between 2020 and 2024, such as:

  • "Therapeutic S100A8/A9 blockade inhibits myocardial and systemic inflammation and mitigates sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction" (2023, Critical Care)
  • "The role of extracellular vesicle fusion with target cells in triggering systemic inflammation" (2024, Nature Communications)
  • "Hepcidin discriminates sepsis from other critical illness at admission to intensive care" (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • "Plasma Levels of Hepcidin and Reticulocyte Haemoglobin during Septic Shock" (2020, Journal of Innate Immunity)
  • "C-Reactive Protein: More than a Biomarker" (2021, Journal of Innate Immunity)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Herwald include:

  • Praveen Papareddy
  • Arne Egesten
  • Jon Olinder
  • Cécilia Rydèn
  • Michal Holub

Herwald's work has been published predominantly in venues such as:

  • Journal of Innate Immunity
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Critical Care
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Nature Communications

Additionally, Herwald has authored several books published by Springer Nature, including:

  • "Wie Wissenschaft Länder, Gesellschaften, Religionen vereint" (2020)
  • "Warum Ethik in der Wissenschaft wichtig ist" (2020)
  • "Warum Impfungen für Mensch und Gesellschaft so wichtig sind" (2021)
  • "Agenda 2030 - Armut" (2022)

Best Publications

  • Neutrophil secretion products pave the way for inflammatory monocytes

    Oliver Soehnlein;Alma Zernecke;Einar E. Eriksson;Antonio Gigliotti Rothfuchs

  • Heparin-binding protein (HBP/CAP37): a missing link in neutrophil-evoked alteration of vascular permeability.

    N Gautam;A M Olofsson;H Herwald;L F Iversen

  • M Protein, a Classical Bacterial Virulence Determinant, Forms Complexes with Fibrinogen that Induce Vascular Leakage

    Heiko Herwald;Henning Cramer;Matthias Mörgelin;Wayne Russell

  • Isolation and Characterization of the Kininogen-binding Protein p33 from Endothelial Cells IDENTITY WITH THE gC1q RECEPTOR

    Heiko Herwald;Jürgen Dedio;Roland Kellner;Michael Loos

  • Activation of the contact-phase system on bacterial surfaces—a clue to serious complications in infectious diseases

    Heiko Herwald;Matthias Mörgelin;Arne Olsén;Mikael Rhen

  • Neutrophil primary granule proteins HBP and HNP1-3 boost bacterial phagocytosis by human and murine macrophages.

    Oliver Soehnlein;Ylva Kai-Larsen;Robert Frithiof;Ole E. Sorensen

  • Activation of the human contact system on neutrophil extracellular traps.

    Sonja Oehmcke;Matthias Mörgelin;Heiko Herwald

  • Secretion of heparin-binding protein from human neutrophils is determined by its localization in azurophilic granules and secretory vesicles

    Hans Tapper;Anna Karlsson;Matthias Mörgelin;Hans Flodgaard

  • Streptococcal cysteine proteinase releases kinins: a virulence mechanism

    Heiko Herwald;Mattias Collin;W Muller-Esterl;Lars Björck

  • Coagulation, an ancestral serine protease cascade, exerts a novel function in early immune defense

    Torsten G. Loof;Matthias Mörgelin;Linda Johansson;Sonja Oehmcke

  • Heparin-Binding Protein: An Early Marker of Circulatory Failure in Sepsis

    Adam Linder;Bertil Christensson;Heiko Herwald;Lars Björck

  • Pathogen Entrapment by Transglutaminase—A Conserved Early Innate Immune Mechanism

    Zhi Wang;Christine Wilhelmsson;Pavel Hyrsl;Pavel Hyrsl;Torsten G. Loof

  • Streptococcal M protein: a multipotent and powerful inducer of inflammation.

    Lisa I. Påhlman;Matthias Mörgelin;Jana Eckert;Linda Johansson

  • The contact system—a novel branch of innate immunity generating antibacterial peptides

    Inga-Maria Frick;Per Åkesson;Heiko Herwald;Matthias Mörgelin

  • Modulation of hemostatic mechanisms in bacterial infectious diseases

    Hans Tapper;Heiko Herwald

  • Immunological mechanisms underlying the genetic predisposition to severe Staphylococcus aureus infection in the mouse model.

    Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede;Manfred Rohde;Sonja Oehmcke;Lloyd S. Miller

  • beta(2)-Glycoprotein I: a novel component of innate immunity

    Çetin Agar;Çetin Agar;Philip G. de Groot;Matthias Mörgelin;Stephanie D.D.C. Monk

  • The dual role of the contact system in bacterial infectious disease

    Inga-Maria Frick;Lars Björck;Heiko Herwald

  • Evaluation of potential biomarkers for the discrimination of bacterial and viral infections

    P. Chalupa;O. Beran;H. Herwald;N. Kaspříková

  • Neutrophil extracellular trap-microparticle complexes enhance thrombin generation via the intrinsic pathway of coagulation in mice.

    Yongzhi Wang;Lingtao Luo;Lingtao Luo;Oscar Ö Braun;Johannes Westman

  • MAPPING THE CELL BINDING SITE ON HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT KININOGEN DOMAIN 5

    Ahmed A.K. Hasan;Douglas B. Cines;Heiko Herwald;Alvin H. Schmaier

  • Coagulation Systems of Invertebrates and Vertebrates and Their Roles in Innate Immunity: The Same Side of Two Coins?

    Torsten G. Loof;Otto Schmidt;Heiko Herwald;Ulrich Theopold

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Mörgelin
Matthias Mörgelin Lund University
Lars Björck
Lars Björck Lund University
Henrik Thorlacius
Henrik Thorlacius Lund University
Anna Norrby-Teglund
Anna Norrby-Teglund Karolinska University Hospital
Werner Müller-Esterl
Werner Müller-Esterl Goethe University Frankfurt
Joost C. M. Meijers
Joost C. M. Meijers University of Amsterdam
Oliver Soehnlein
Oliver Soehnlein University of Münster
Artur Schmidtchen
Artur Schmidtchen Lund University
Eddie Weitzberg
Eddie Weitzberg Karolinska Institute
Jan Potempa
Jan Potempa University of Louisville

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