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Josef Pfeilschifter

Josef Pfeilschifter

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
104
Citations
38358
World Ranking
1257
National Ranking
81

Josef Pfeilschifter publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Josef Pfeilschifter sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 616 publications — 97th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Josef Pfeilschifter D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Josef Pfeilschifter sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

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 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2000 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Josef Pfeilschifter is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Surgery, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Gastroenterology.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to gastrointestinal disorders and COVID-19 impacts, with notable papers including:

  • Early Gastric Cancer: Update on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment, 2023, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Endoscopic management of gastrointestinal leaks and fistulae: What option do we have?, 2020, World Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Bleeding in COVID-19 severe pneumonia: The other side of abnormal coagulation pattern?, 2020, European Journal of Internal Medicine
  • The impact of covid-19 pandemic on urgent endoscopy in Italy: a nation-wide multicenter study, 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Endoscopic Findings in Patients Infected With 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Lombardy, Italy, 2020, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

The main topics of research explored by Pfeilschifter include:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
  • Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

  • Roberto Grassia
  • Fabrizio Cereatti
  • Marco Dinelli
  • Annalisa De Silvestri
  • Andrea Drago

Pfeilschifter regularly publishes in the following venues:

  • Digestive and Liver Disease
  • World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Life
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

They were awarded the title of Member of Academia Europaea in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Cerivastatin inhibits proliferation of interleukin-1β-induced rat mesangial cells by enhanced formation of nitric oxide

    Cornelia Blume;Danuta Sabuda-Widemann;Josef Pfeilschifter;Jörg Plum

  • Cyclooxygenase-independent actions of cyclooxygenase inhibitors

    Irmgard Tegeder;Josef Pfeilschifter;Gerd Geisslinger

  • Large and sustained induction of chemokines during impaired wound healing in the genetically diabetic mouse: prolonged persistence of neutrophils and macrophages during the late phase of repair.

    Christian Wetzler;Heiko Kämpfer;Birgit Stallmeyer;Josef Pfeilschifter

  • Physiology and pathophysiology of sphingolipid metabolism and signaling.

    Andrea Huwiler;Thomas Kolter;Josef Pfeilschifter;Konrad Sandhoff

  • Biglycan: A danger signal that activates the NLRP3 inflammasome via toll-like and P2X receptors

    Andrea Babelova;Kristin Moreth;Kristin Moreth;Wasiliki Tsalastra-Greul;Jinyang Zeng-Brouwers;Jinyang Zeng-Brouwers

  • A transgenic mouse model of inducible macrophage depletion: effects of diphtheria toxin-driven lysozyme M-specific cell lineage ablation on wound inflammatory, angiogenic, and contractive processes.

    Itamar Goren;Nadine Allmann;Nir Yogev;Christoph Schürmann

  • IL-1 family nomenclature

    Charles Dinarello;William Arend;John Sims;Dirk Smith

  • Signaling by the matrix proteoglycan decorin controls inflammation and cancer through PDCD4 and MicroRNA-21.

    Rosetta Merline;Kristin Moreth;Janet Beckmann;Madalina V. Nastase

  • Anti-inflammatory properties of pro-inflammatory interferon-gamma.

    Heiko Mühl;Josef Pfeilschifter

  • Nitric oxide triggers enhanced induction of vascular endothelial growth factor expression in cultured keratinocytes (HaCaT) and during cutaneous wound repair

    Stefan Frank;Birgit Stallmeyer;Heiko Kämpfer;Nicole Kolb

  • The Function of Nitric Oxide in Wound Repair: Inhibition of Inducible Nitric Oxide-Synthase Severely Impairs Wound Reepithelialization

    Birgit Stallmeyer;Heiko Kämpfer;Nicole Kolb;Josef Pfeilschifter

  • Amplification of IL-1β-Induced Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression by Superoxide in Rat Glomerular Mesangial Cells Is Mediated by Increased Activities of NF-κB and Activating Protein-1 and Involves Activation of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways

    Wolfgang Eberhardt;Andrea Huwiler;Karl-Friedrich Beck;Sebastian Walpen

  • Signalling pathways regulating nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling of the mRNA-binding protein HuR.

    Anke Doller;Josef Pfeilschifter;Wolfgang Eberhardt

  • Cytokine-stimulated secretion of group II phospholipase A2 by rat mesangial cells. Its contribution to arachidonic acid release and prostaglandin synthesis by cultured rat glomerular cells.

    J Pfeilschifter;C Schalkwijk;V A Briner;H van den Bosch

  • Nitric oxide drives skin repair: Novel functions of an established mediator

    Stefan Frank;Heiko Kämpfer;Christian Wetzler;Josef Pfeilschifter

  • Ceramide-binding and activation defines protein kinase c-Raf as a ceramide-activated protein kinase.

    A Huwiler;J Brunner;R Hummel;M Vervoordeldonk

  • Translational Control of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase by IL-13 and Arginine Availability in Inflammatory Macrophages

    Stefan El-Gayar;Heike Thüring-Nahler;Josef Pfeilschifter;Martin Röllinghoff

  • Selective inhibition of cyclooxygenase 2.

    Thomas Klein;Rolf M. Nüsing;Josef Pfeilschifter;Volker Ullrich

  • Posttranslational Modification of the AU-Rich Element Binding Protein HuR by Protein Kinase Cδ Elicits Angiotensin II-Induced Stabilization and Nuclear Export of Cyclooxygenase 2 mRNA

    Anke Doller;El-Sayed Akool;Andrea Huwiler;Roswitha Müller

  • The proteoglycan biglycan regulates expression of the B cell chemoattractant CXCL13 and aggravates murine lupus nephritis

    Kristin Moreth;Rebekka Brodbeck;Andrea Babelova;Norbert Gretz

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Huwiler
Andrea Huwiler University of Bern
Liliana Schaefer
Liliana Schaefer Goethe University Frankfurt
Stefan Zeuzem
Stefan Zeuzem Goethe University Frankfurt
Doriano Fabbro
Doriano Fabbro Novartis (Switzerland)
Gerd Geisslinger
Gerd Geisslinger Goethe University Frankfurt
Helmuth Steinmetz
Helmuth Steinmetz Goethe University Frankfurt
Ralf Ludwig
Ralf Ludwig University of Rostock
Ralf P. Brandes
Ralf P. Brandes Goethe University Frankfurt
Renato V. Iozzo
Renato V. Iozzo Thomas Jefferson University
Gérard Lambeau
Gérard Lambeau Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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