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Heiner Wedemeyer

Heiner Wedemeyer

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 105 309 284 20 18 860 44108
Medicine 108 5944 5586 338 324 1207 49139

Heiner Wedemeyer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heiner Wedemeyer between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heiner Wedemeyer published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 27.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 139 publications in 2024. 269 of the 1,625 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 139. Peak 139 publications in 2024. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 31 publications 2007: 41 publications 2008: 46 publications 2009: 47 publications 2010: 55 publications 2011: 64 publications 2012: 74 publications 2013: 70 publications 2014: 78 publications 2015: 107 publications 2016: 65 publications 2017: 59 publications 2018: 73 publications 2019: 69 publications 2020: 78 publications 2021: 92 publications 2022: 105 publications 2023: 126 publications 2024: 139 publications 2025: 130 publications
1966 2025

1,625 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heiner Wedemeyer: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 6
1999 2
2000 0
2001 12
2002 10
2003 16
2004 22
2005 7
2006 31
2007 41
2008 46
2009 47
2010 55
2011 64
2012 74
2013 70
2014 78
2015 107
2016 65
2017 59
2018 73
2019 69
2020 78
2021 92
2022 105
2023 126
2024 139
2025 130
Total 1,625
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Heiner Wedemeyer publications per year - data summary

  • Heiner Wedemeyer, a Microbiology scholar from Hannover Medical School, has 1,625 publications recorded across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1966 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 139 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1966, with 1 publication.
  • 32 of the 60 years in the span carry no publications at all (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 27.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 58.0 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 592 publications, 36% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1966-1985: 1 publication (0.1 per year); 1986-2005: 75 publications (3.8 per year); 2006-2025: 1,549 publications (77.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Heiner Wedemeyer 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 Heiner Wedemeyer 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, 679+ 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: 860 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 99 860
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Heiner Wedemeyer 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.
  • Heiner Wedemeyer, a Microbiology scholar from Hannover Medical School, records 860 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Heiner Wedemeyer, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Heiner Wedemeyer 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).

Heiner Wedemeyer 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 Heiner Wedemeyer 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, 105 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: 105 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 16 105
106 19
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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Heiner Wedemeyer 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.
  • Heiner Wedemeyer, a Microbiology scholar from Hannover Medical School, records 105 D-Index - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Heiner Wedemeyer, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Heiner Wedemeyer 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).

Overview

Heiner Wedemeyer is affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany and has an extensive body of research primarily focused on hepatology within the broader field of medicine. Their work spans numerous aspects of liver disease, including viral hepatitis and liver transplantation.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, which include:

  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Wedemeyer's primary fields of study are within medicine, with subfields concentrating on hepatology, epidemiology, surgery, immunology, and infectious diseases.

Frequent publication venues for Wedemeyer's work include:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • Liver International
  • JHEP Reports
  • Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Among recent notable publications authored by Wedemeyer are:

  • "A Phase 3, Randomized Trial of Bulevirtide in Chronic Hepatitis D" (2023) published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Safety and efficacy of bulevirtide in combination with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in patients with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis D virus coinfection (MYR202): a multicentre, randomised, parallel-group, open-label, phase 2 trial" (2022) published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Additional recent impactful papers in the broader field, co-authored by others, include:

  • "EASL recommendations on treatment of hepatitis C: Final update of the series" (2020) published in Journal of Hepatology
  • "EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on hepatitis delta virus" (2023) published in Journal of Hepatology
  • "Prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia after COVID-19 vaccination" (2021) published in Blood

Heiner Wedemeyer frequently collaborates with other researchers including Markus Cornberg, Benjamin Maasoumy, Katja Deterding, Pietro Lampertico, and Michael P. Manns, who are significant co-authors in related fields of hepatology and liver disease research.

Best Publications

  • Global prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in 2015: a modelling study

    Sarah Blach;Stefan Zeuzem;Michael Manns;Ibrahim Altraif

  • ABT-450/r-Ombitasvir and Dasabuvir with Ribavirin for Hepatitis C with Cirrhosis

    Fred Poordad;Christophe Hezode;Roger Trinh;Kris V. Kowdley

  • EASL recommendations on treatment of hepatitis C: Final update of the series ☆

    Jean-Michel Pawlotsky;Francesco Negro;Alessio Aghemo;Marina Berenguer

  • Increased populations of regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

    Lars A. Ormandy;Tina Hillemann;Heiner Wedemeyer;Michael P. Manns

  • Sustained Virologic Response and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Advanced Fibrosis

    Bart J Veldt;E Jenny Heathcote;Heiner Wedemeyer;Juerg Reichen

  • Tremelimumab in combination with ablation in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Austin G. Duffy;Susanna V. Ulahannan;Oxana Makorova-Rusher;Osama Rahma

  • Impaired Effector Function of Hepatitis C Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Heiner Wedemeyer;Xiao Song He;Michelina Nascimbeni;Anthony R. Davis

  • Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells Inhibit Natural Killer Cells in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma via the NKp30 Receptor

    Bastian Hoechst;Torsten Voigtlaender;Lars Ormandy;Jaba Gamrekelashvili

  • EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on hepatitis E virus infection

    Harry R. Dalton;Nassim Kamar;Sally A. Baylis;Darius Moradpour

  • Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels in the natural history of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infection: a European perspective.

    Jerzy Jaroszewicz;Jerzy Jaroszewicz;Beatriz Calle Serrano;Karsten Wursthorn;Katja Deterding

  • Hepatitis E virus infection.

    Nassim Kamar;Jacques Izopet;Nicole Pavio;Rakesh Aggarwal

  • Peginterferon plus adefovir versus either drug alone for hepatitis delta.

    Heiner Wedemeyer;Cihan Yurdaydìn;George N. Dalekos;Andreas Erhardt

  • Retreatment of HCV with ABT-450/r-ombitasvir and dasabuvir with ribavirin.

    Unknown

  • Epidemiology, pathogenesis and management of hepatitis D: update and challenges ahead

    Heiner Wedemeyer;Michael P. Manns

  • Glecaprevir–Pibrentasvir for 8 or 12 Weeks in HCV Genotype 1 or 3 Infection

    Stefan Zeuzem;Graham R Foster;Stanley Wang;Armen Asatryan

  • Hepatitis B surface antigen quantification: why and how to use it in 2011 - a core group report.

    Henry Lik-Yuen Chan;Alex Thompson;Michelle Martinot-Peignoux;Teerha Piratvisuth

  • Long-term efficacy of tenofovir monotherapy for hepatitis B virus-monoinfected patients after failure of nucleoside/nucleotide analogues†

    Florian van Bömmel;Robert A. de Man;Heiner Wedemeyer;Katja Deterding

  • Treatment of chronic hepatitis D with the entry inhibitor myrcludex B: First results of a phase Ib/IIa study

    Pavel Bogomolov;Alexander Alexandrov;Natalia Voronkova;Maria Macievich

  • Short-term antiviral efficacy of BILN 2061, a hepatitis C virus serine protease inhibitor, in hepatitis C genotype 1 patients.

    Holger Hinrichsen;Yves Benhamou;Heiner Wedemeyer;Markus Reiser

  • Hepatitis delta virus

    Unknown

  • Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in selected countries

    P. Bruggmann;T. Berg;A. L. H. Øvrehus;C. Moreno

  • Pathogenesis and treatment of hepatitis e virus infection.

    Heiner Wedemeyer;Sven Pischke;Michael P. Manns

  • Hepatitis E in Germany--an under-reported infectious disease.

    Sven Pischke;Patrick Behrendt;Claus-Thomas Bock;Wolfgang Jilg

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Manns
Michael P. Manns Hannover Medical School
Markus Cornberg
Markus Cornberg Hannover Medical School
Stefan Zeuzem
Stefan Zeuzem Goethe University Frankfurt
Christoph Sarrazin
Christoph Sarrazin Goethe University Frankfurt
Hans L. Tillmann
Hans L. Tillmann East Carolina University
Harry L.A. Janssen
Harry L.A. Janssen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Stefan Mauss
Stefan Mauss Université Paris Cité
Sandra Ciesek
Sandra Ciesek Goethe University Frankfurt
Eike Steinmann
Eike Steinmann Ruhr University Bochum
Christian P. Strassburg
Christian P. Strassburg University Hospital Bonn

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