2026 Heinz Feldmann: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	129	249	230	164	149	518	52830
Medicine	129	2626	2449	1472	1352	519	52869

Heinz Feldmann 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 Heinz Feldmann sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 518 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Heinz Feldmann 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 Heinz Feldmann sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 95th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Heinz Feldmann is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly infectious diseases. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics including viral infections and vectors, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Their publication record includes key papers such as:

"Prophylactic and therapeutic remdesivir (GS-5734) treatment in the rhesus macaque model of MERS-CoV infection," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Defining the Syrian hamster as a highly susceptible preclinical model for SARS-CoV-2 infection," 2020, Emerging Microbes & Infections
"An Alphavirus-derived replicon RNA vaccine induces SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody and T cell responses in mice and nonhuman primates," 2020, Science Translational Medicine
"Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus," 2023, Nature Reviews Microbiology
"Ebola," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine

Feldmann's research work is reflected in their frequent collaborations with several co-authors, including Friederike Feldmann, Kimberly Meade-White, Kyle Rosenke, David W. Hawman, and Atsushi Okumura.

They have published in notable venues multiple times, with prominence in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Emerging Microbes & Infections
Nature Communications
Microorganisms

Their work spans several subfields such as:

Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Modeling and Simulation

The main topics covered in their research include:

Viral Infections and Vectors
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

In addition to articles, Feldmann has contributed to book publications, including a title published by oekom verlag in 2022: "Praxishandbuch Leben in Gemeinschaft; partizipativ planen, bauen und wohnen. Mit vielen Checklisten und einem Vorwort von Diana Leafe Christian."

Best Publications

The Genome Sequence of the SARS-associated Coronavirus

Marco A. Marra;Steven J. M. Jones;Caroline R. Astell;Robert A. Holt

2972
Citations
Ebola haemorrhagic fever

Heinz Feldmann;Heinz Feldmann;Thomas W Geisbert

1820
Citations
Aberrant innate immune response in lethal infection of macaques with the 1918 influenza virus

Darwyn Kobasa;Steven M. Jones;Steven M. Jones;Kyoko Shinya;John C. Kash

1176
Citations
Prophylactic and therapeutic remdesivir (GS-5734) treatment in the rhesus macaque model of MERS-CoV infection.

Emmie de Wit;Friederike Feldmann;Jacqueline Cronin;Robert Jordan

1036
Citations
Live attenuated recombinant vaccine protects nonhuman primates against Ebola and Marburg viruses.

Steven M. Jones;Heinz Feldmann;Heinz Feldmann;Ute Ströher;Ute Ströher;Joan B. Geisbert

840
Citations
Enhanced virulence of influenza A viruses with the haemagglutinin of the 1918 pandemic virus.

Darwyn Kobasa;Ayato Takada;Kyoko Shinya;Kyoko Shinya;Masato Hatta

738
Citations
Processing of the Ebola virus glycoprotein by the proprotein convertase furin

Viktor E. Volchkov;Heinz Feldmann;Valentina A. Volchkova;Hans-Dieter Klenk

710
Citations
Person-to-Person Transmission of Nipah Virus in a Bangladeshi Community

Emily S. Gurley;Joel M Montgomery;M. Jahangir Hossain;Michael Bell

595
Citations
Treatment with interferon-α2b and ribavirin improves outcome in MERS-CoV–infected rhesus macaques

Darryl Falzarano;Emmie de Wit;Angela L Rasmussen;Friederike Feldmann

557
Citations
Properties of Replication-Competent Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Vectors Expressing Glycoproteins of Filoviruses and Arenaviruses

Michael Garbutt;Ryan Liebscher;Victoria Wahl-Jensen;Steven Jones;Steven Jones

459
Citations
Ebola virus: from discovery to vaccine

Heinz Feldmann;Steven Jones;Hans-Dieter Klenk;Hans-Joachim Schnittler

424
Citations
The Pathogenesis of Ebola Virus Disease

Laura Baseler;Daniel S. Chertow;Karl M. Johnson;Heinz Feldmann

405
Citations
Panmicrobial oligonucleotide array for diagnosis of infectious diseases.

Gustavo F. Palacios;Phuong-Lan Quan;Omar J. Jabado;Sean Conlan

381
Citations
Effective post-exposure treatment of Ebola infection.

Heinz Feldmann;Steven M Jones;Steven M Jones;Kathleen M Daddario-DiCaprio;Kathleen M Daddario-DiCaprio;Joan B Geisbert

367
Citations
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes transient lower respiratory tract infection in rhesus macaques

Emmie de Wit;Angela L. Rasmussen;Darryl Falzarano;Trenton Bushmaker

361
Citations
Filoviridae: Marburg and ebola viruses

Heinz Feldmann;Anthony Sanchez;Thomas Geisbert

359
Citations
Single-Injection Vaccine Protects Nonhuman Primates against Infection with Marburg Virus and Three Species of Ebola Virus

Thomas W. Geisbert;Joan B. Geisbert;Joan B. Geisbert;Anders Leung;Kathleen M. Daddario-DiCaprio;Kathleen M. Daddario-DiCaprio;Kathleen M. Daddario-DiCaprio

358
Citations
Host genetic diversity enables Ebola hemorrhagic fever pathogenesis and resistance

Angela L. Rasmussen;Atsushi Okumura;Atsushi Okumura;Martin T Ferris;Richard Green

352
Citations
Filovirus-induced endothelial leakage triggered by infected monocytes/macrophages.

H Feldmann;H Bugany;F Mahner;H D Klenk

350
Citations
Tyro3 Family-Mediated Cell Entry of Ebola and Marburg Viruses

Masayuki Shimojima;Ayato Takada;Hideki Ebihara;Hideki Ebihara;Gabriele Neumann

348
Citations
Inhibition of novel β coronavirus replication by a combination of interferon-α2b and ribavirin.

Darryl Falzarano;Emmie de Wit;Cynthia Martellaro;Julie Callison

344
Citations
The ecology of Ebola virus

Allison Groseth;Heinz Feldmann;Heinz Feldmann;James E. Strong;James E. Strong

337
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Friederike Feldmann National Institutes of Health

Andrea Marzi National Institutes of Health

Hideki Ebihara Mayo Clinic

Thomas W. Geisbert The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Yoshihiro Kawaoka University of Tokyo

Ute Ströher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Emmie de Wit National Institutes of Health

Steven M. Jones University of Saskatchewan

Ayato Takada Hokkaido University

Gary Kobinger The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

External Links

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