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Microbiology

D-Index
104
Citations
33536
World Ranking
340
National Ranking
23

Medicine

D-Index
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Citations
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Hubert E. Blum 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 Hubert E. Blum sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 541 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hubert E. Blum 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 Hubert E. Blum sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 104 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Hubert E. Blum is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany. Their research spans primarily within the field of Medicine, with a focus on areas such as Epidemiology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Infectious Diseases.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis C Virus Research
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology

Hubert E. Blum has contributed to multiple publications and their recent papers include:

  • Hepatitis B: diagnosis and management, 2021, AIMS Medical Science
  • Genomics and Personalized Medicine, 2020, Internal Medicine Review
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma: An Update, 2020, Internal Medicine Review
  • Is non-alcoholic steatohepatitis caused by alcohol?, 2020, Archives of Community Medicine and Public Health
  • Fritz von Weizsäcker 1960-2019: An exceptional physician-scientist, 2020, Journal of Hepatology

Their research has been published in various journals, frequently appearing in:

  • Internal Medicine Review
  • AIMS Medical Science
  • Archives of Community Medicine and Public Health
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Hubert E. Blum has collaborated with several co-authors across different projects. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Robert Thimme
  • Johannes Haybaeck
  • Nicolas Zeller
  • Monika Wolf

They have been recognized as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: randomized comparison of radio-frequency thermal ablation versus percutaneous ethanol injection.

    Riccardo A. Lencioni;Hans Peter Allgaier;Dania Cioni;Manfred Olschewski

  • Expression of Hepatitis C Virus Proteins Induces Distinct Membrane Alterations Including a Candidate Viral Replication Complex

    Denise Egger;Benno Wölk;Rainer Gosert;Rainer Gosert;Leonardo Bianchi

  • Identification of the Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication Complex in Huh-7 Cells Harboring Subgenomic Replicons

    Rainer Gosert;Denise Egger;Volker Lohmann;Ralf Bartenschlager

  • Percutaneous radio-frequency thermal ablation of nonresectable hepatocellular carcinoma after occlusion of tumor blood supply.

    Sandro Rossi;Francesco Garbagnati;Riccardo Lencioni;Hans-Peter Allgaier

  • Cellular Binding of Hepatitis C Virus Envelope Glycoprotein E2 Requires Cell Surface Heparan Sulfate

    Heidi Barth;Christiane Schäfer;Mohammed I. Adah;Fuming Zhang

  • Rapid induction of virus-neutralizing antibodies and viral clearance in a single-source outbreak of hepatitis C

    Jan M. Pestka;Mirjam B. Zeisel;Edith Bläser;Peter Schürmann

  • p53 mutation in hepatocellular carcinoma after aflatoxin exposure

    Brigitte Bressac;Alain Puisieux;Michael Kew;Martin Volkmann

  • T Cells with a CD4+CD25+ Regulatory Phenotype Suppress In Vitro Proliferation of Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells during Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Tobias Boettler;Hans Christian Spangenberg;Christoph Neumann-Haefelin;Elisabeth Panther

  • The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt procedure for refractory ascites.

    Andreas Ochs;Martin Rössle;Klaus Haag;Karl-Heinz Hauenstein

  • An Amino-terminal Amphipathic α-Helix Mediates Membrane Association of the Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Protein 5A

    Volker Brass;Elke Bieck;Roland Montserret;Benno Wölk

  • A Lymphotoxin-Driven Pathway to Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Johannes Haybaeck;Nicolas Zeller;Monika Julia Wolf;Achim Weber

  • Coexpression of PD-1, 2B4, CD160 and KLRG1 on Exhausted HCV-Specific CD8+ T Cells Is Linked to Antigen Recognition and T Cell Differentiation

    Bertram Bengsch;Bianca Seigel;Marianne Ruhl;Jörg Timm

  • Analysis of CD161 expression on human CD8+ T cells defines a distinct functional subset with tissue-homing properties.

    Eva Billerbeck;Yu Hoi Kang;Lucy Walker;Helen Lockstone

  • Structure and Function of the Membrane Anchor Domain of Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Protein 5A

    François Penin;Volker Brass;Nicole Appel;Stephanie Ramboarina

  • Subcellular localization, stability, and trans-cleavage competence of the hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A complex expressed in tetracycline-regulated cell lines.

    Benno Wölk;Domenico Sansonno;Hans-Georg Kräusslich;Franco Dammacco

  • Malignant ascites: Systematic review and guideline for treatment

    Gerhild Becker;Daniel Galandi;Hubert E. Blum

  • Detection of Viral Nucleic Acids by in Situ Hybridization

    Ashley Haase;Michel Brahic;Linda Stowring;Hubert Blum

  • Expression of Hepatitis C Virus Proteins Inhibits Signal Transduction through the Jak-STAT Pathway

    Markus H. Heim;Darius Moradpour;Hubert E. Blum

  • Phase I Clinical Study of AZD2171, an Oral Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling Inhibitor, in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

    Joachim Drevs;Patrizia Siegert;Michael Medinger;Klaus Mross

  • Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with cirrhosis: prevalence and relation with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

    Tilman M Bauer;Bernhard Steinbrückner;Folke E Brinkmann;Anette K Ditzen

  • Mutations of the cystic fibrosis gene in patients with chronic pancreatitis

    Kaspar Truninger;Naseem Malik;Rudolf W Ammann;Beat Muellhaupt

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Thimme
Robert Thimme University of Freiburg
Darius Moradpour
Darius Moradpour University of Lausanne
Christoph Neumann-Haefelin
Christoph Neumann-Haefelin University of Freiburg
Wolfgang Gerok
Wolfgang Gerok University of Freiburg
Mirjam B. Zeisel
Mirjam B. Zeisel University of Strasbourg
Stefan Wieland
Stefan Wieland University Hospital of Basel
Manfred Olschewski
Manfred Olschewski University of Freiburg
Ralf Bartenschlager
Ralf Bartenschlager Heidelberg University
François-Loïc Cosset
François-Loïc Cosset Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Michael Nassal
Michael Nassal University of Freiburg

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