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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 125 326 293 4 4 444 61477
Biology and Biochemistry 125 507 455 10 10 440 61443

Helmut Kettenmann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Helmut Kettenmann between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Helmut Kettenmann published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2005. 17 of the 481 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2005. 1982: 3 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 18 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 7 publications
1982 2025

481 publications in total across all disciplines

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Helmut Kettenmann: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 3
1983 4
1984 5
1985 5
1986 0
1987 3
1988 9
1989 13
1990 11
1991 14
1992 13
1993 14
1994 11
1995 17
1996 18
1997 17
1998 10
1999 7
2000 7
2001 12
2002 12
2003 14
2004 14
2005 21
2006 10
2007 13
2008 15
2009 13
2010 11
2011 13
2012 4
2013 14
2014 15
2015 17
2016 18
2017 9
2018 3
2019 7
2020 12
2021 9
2022 7
2023 20
2024 10
2025 7
Total 481
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Helmut Kettenmann publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Helmut Kettenmann sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 438–447 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 444 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30 444
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Helmut Kettenmann D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Helmut Kettenmann sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 124–125 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27 125
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2007 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2003 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Neurosciences

Overview

Helmut Kettenmann is affiliated with the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Immunology and Microbiology, with a particular emphasis on neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms.

The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including Neurology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Physiology. Key research topics covered in their work include:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Chemokine receptors and signaling
  • Connexins and lens biology

Their publication record includes frequent contributions to scientific venues such as:

  • Glia
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports

Among recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Helmut Kettenmann are:

  • "Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions," 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads," 2022, Neuron
  • "Microglia sense neuronal activity via GABA in the early postnatal hippocampus," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Neuroinflammatory alterations in trait anxiety: modulatory effects of minocycline," 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • "Synergistic Toll-like Receptor 3/9 Signaling Affects Properties and Impairs Glioma-Promoting Activity of Microglia," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience

Frequently collaborating researchers include Susanne A. Wolf, Marcus Semtner, Bilge Ugursu, Edyta Motta, and Pengfei Xia.

Helmut Kettenmann has also contributed to books published by notable outlets. Their book publications include:

  • "Die Macht des Kontextes: Sprache(n) und Kommunikation," 2022, Peter Lang
  • "De fabrica systematis nervosi evertebratorum," 2021, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Throughout their career, they have received several awards and honors, such as being named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2007 and election to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2003 under the Neurosciences section.

Best Publications

  • Microglia: active sensor and versatile effector cells in the normal and pathologic brain

    Uwe-Karsten Hanisch;Helmut Kettenmann

  • Physiology of Microglia

    Helmut Kettenmann;Uwe-Karsten Hanisch;Mami Noda;Alexei Verkhratsky

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • The role of microglia and macrophages in glioma maintenance and progression

    Dolores Hambardzumyan;David H Gutmann;Helmut Kettenmann

  • Importance of a novel GABAA receptor subunit for benzodiazepine pharmacology.

    Dolan B. Pritchett;Harald Sontheimer;Brenda D. Shivers;Sanie Ymer

  • Microglia in Physiology and Disease

    Susanne A Wolf;H W G M Boddeke;Helmut Kettenmann

  • Microglia: new roles for the synaptic stripper

    Helmut Kettenmann;Frank Kirchhoff;Alexei Verkhratsky;Alexei Verkhratsky

  • Neuronal or Glial Progeny: Regional Differences in Radial Glia Fate

    Paolo Malatesta;Michael A. Hack;Eva Hartfuss;Helmut Kettenmann

  • Glial Calcium: Homeostasis and Signaling Function

    Alexej Verkhratsky;Richard K. Orkand;Helmut Kettenmann

  • Microdomains for neuron-glia interaction: Parallel fiber signaling to Bergmann glial cells

    Jens Grosche;Vitali Matyash;Thomas Möller;Alexej Verkhratsky

  • Neurotransmitter receptors on microglia.

    Jennifer M Pocock;Helmut Kettenmann

  • The brain tumor microenvironment.

    Nikki A. Charles;Eric C. Holland;Richard Gilbertson;Rainer Glass

  • Subpopulation of nestin-expressing progenitor cells in the adult murine hippocampus shows electrophysiological and morphological characteristics of astrocytes.

    Vitali Filippov;Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg;Tatjyana Pivneva;Katja Reuter

  • GFAP promoter-controlled EGFP-expressing transgenic mice: A tool to visualize astrocytes and astrogliosis in living brain tissue

    Christiane Nolte;Marina Matyash;Tatjyana Pivneva;Carola G. Schipke

  • Calcium signalling in glial cells

    Alexej Verkhratsky;Helmut Kettenmann

  • Functional Impairment of Microglia Coincides with Beta-Amyloid Deposition in Mice with Alzheimer-Like Pathology

    Grietje Krabbe;Annett Halle;Vitali Matyash;Jan L. Rinnenthal

  • Segregated expression of AMPA-type glutamate receptors and glutamate transporters defines distinct astrocyte populations in the mouse hippocampus.

    Katja Matthias;Frank Kirchhoff;Gerald Seifert;Kerstin Hüttmann

  • Heterogeneity in astrocyte morphology and physiology.

    Vitali Matyash;Helmut Kettenmann

  • Transcriptional and Translational Differences of Microglia from Male and Female Brains.

    Dilansu Guneykaya;Andranik Ivanov;Daniel Perez Hernandez;Verena Haage

  • Type-2 cells as link between glial and neuronal lineage in adult hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Barbara Steiner;Friederike Klempin;Friederike Klempin;Liping Wang;Monika Kott

  • Calcium signalling in glial cells

    J.W. Deitmer;A.J. Verkhratsky;C. Lohr

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Kirchhoff
Frank Kirchhoff University of Ulm
Golo Kronenberg
Golo Kronenberg University of Leicester
Gerd Kempermann
Gerd Kempermann German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Thomas Möller
Thomas Möller Oslo University Hospital
Marco Prinz
Marco Prinz University of Freiburg
Harald Sontheimer
Harald Sontheimer University of Virginia
Hendrikus W. G. M. Boddeke
Hendrikus W. G. M. Boddeke University Medical Center Groningen
Bruce R. Ransom
Bruce R. Ransom University of Washington
Karen Gertz
Karen Gertz Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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