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64
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15347
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2927
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194

Irina Lehmann 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 Irina Lehmann sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 238 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Irina Lehmann 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 Irina Lehmann sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Irina Lehmann is affiliated with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in Germany and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, focusing on infectious diseases and immunology. Their work encompasses topics such as COVID-19 clinical research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 studies, respiratory viral infections, and immune responses.

Lehmann's recent publications address critical issues related to COVID-19 and respiratory health. Notable papers include:

  • COVID-19 severity correlates with airway epithelium-immune cell interactions identified by single-cell analysis (2020, Nature Biotechnology)
  • Pre-activated antiviral innate immunity in the upper airways controls early SARS-CoV-2 infection in children (2021, Nature Biotechnology)
  • Complement activation induces excessive T cell cytotoxicity in severe COVID-19 (2021, Cell)
  • Hypertension delays viral clearance and exacerbates airway hyperinflammation in patients with COVID-19 (2020, Nature Biotechnology)
  • Maternal paraben exposure triggers childhood overweight development (2020, Nature Communications)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors including:

  • Roland Eils
  • Saskia Trump
  • Soeren Lukassen
  • Loreen Thürmann
  • Jennifer Loske

Lehmann publishes regularly in journals and venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Allergy
  • Nature Biotechnology
  • Nature Communications
  • Klinische Pädiatrie

Their research spans several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology. These fields support the broad scope of their work on respiratory health and immune system interactions, particularly in the context of viral infections like COVID-19.

Main research topics covered by Lehmann include:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Best Publications

  • An endogenous tumour-promoting ligand of the human aryl hydrocarbon receptor

    Christiane A. Opitz;Ulrike M. Litzenburger;Ulrike M. Litzenburger;Felix Sahm;Martina Ott

  • COVID-19 severity correlates with airway epithelium-immune cell interactions identified by single-cell analysis.

    Robert Lorenz Chua;Soeren Lukassen;Saskia Trump;Bianca P. Hennig

  • Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on pregnancy complications: An individual participant data meta-analysis of European, North American and Australian cohorts

    Susana Santos;Ellis Voerman;Pilar Amiano;Henrique Barros

  • Pre-activated antiviral innate immunity in the upper airways controls early SARS-CoV-2 infection in children.

    Jennifer Loske;Jobst Röhmel;Soeren Lukassen;Sebastian Stricker

  • Maternal diet during pregnancy in relation to eczema and allergic sensitization in the offspring at 2 y of age

    Stefanie Sausenthaler;Sibylle Koletzko;Beate Schaaf;Irina Lehmann

  • Constitutive IDO expression in human cancer is sustained by an autocrine signaling loop involving IL-6, STAT3 and the AHR

    Ulrike M. Litzenburger;Christiane A. Opitz;Felix Sahm;Felix Sahm;Katharina J. Rauschenbach

  • Maternal and newborn vitamin D status and its impact on food allergy development in the German LINA cohort study

    K. Weisse;S. Winkler;S. Winkler;F. Hirche;G. Herberth

  • Mode of delivery and development of atopic disease during the first 2 years of life.

    Kathrin Negele;Joachim Heinrich;Michael Borte;Andrea von Berg

  • Mechanisms of the Development of Allergy (MeDALL): Introducing novel concepts in allergy phenotypes

    Josep M Antó;Jean Bousquet;Jean Bousquet;Mübeccel Akdis;Charles Auffray

  • Allergens and endotoxin on mothers' mattresses and total immunoglobulin E in cord blood of neonates.

    J. Heinrich;G. Bolte;B. Hölscher;J. Douwes

  • Cord blood Tregs with stable FOXP3 expression are influenced by prenatal environment and associated with atopic dermatitis at the age of one year

    D. Hinz;M. Bauer;S. Röder;S. Olek

  • The mycotoxins citrinin, gliotoxin, and patulin affect interferon-γ rather than interleukin-4 production in human blood cells

    G. Wichmann;O. Herbarth;I. Lehmann

  • Hypertension delays viral clearance and exacerbates airway hyperinflammation in patients with COVID-19.

    Saskia Trump;Soeren Lukassen;Markus S. Anker;Robert Lorenz Chua

  • Maternal and cord blood miR-223 expression associates with prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and low regulatory T-cell numbers

    Gunda Herberth;Mario Bauer;Michaela Gasch;Denise Hinz

  • CD97: A dedifferentiation marker in human thyroid carcinomas

    Gabriela Aust;Wolfram Eichler;Sandy Laue;Irina Lehmann

  • The influence of maternal exposure to volatile organic compounds on the cytokine secretion profile of neonatal T cells.

    I. Lehmann;A. Thoelke;M. Rehwagen;U. Rolle-Kampczyk

  • Infant eczema, infant sleeping problems, and mental health at 10 years of age: the prospective birth cohort study LISAplus.

    J. Schmitt;C.-M. Chen;C. Apfelbacher;M. Romanos

  • Early endotoxin exposure and atopy development in infants: results of a birth cohort study

    G. Bolte;W. Bischof;M. Borte;I. Lehmann

  • Enhanced in vivo IgE production and T cell polarization toward the type 2 phenotype in association with indoor exposure to VOC: results of the LARS study

    Irina Lehmann;Martina Rehwagen;Ulrike Diez;Annett Seiffart

  • Reduced Expression of Th1-Associated Chemokine Receptors on Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes at Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes

    T. Lohmann;S. Laue;U. Nietzschmann;T.M. Kapellen

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Michael Borte
Michael Borte Leipzig University
Martin von Bergen
Martin von Bergen Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Sibylle Koletzko
Sibylle Koletzko University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Roland Eils
Roland Eils Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Ursula Krämer
Ursula Krämer Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Ulrich Sack
Ulrich Sack Leipzig University
Hazel Inskip
Hazel Inskip University of Southampton
Juha Pekkanen
Juha Pekkanen University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Barbara Hoffmann
Barbara Hoffmann Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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