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Jürg Tschopp 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 Jürg Tschopp sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 401 publications — 90th percentile

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

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

Jürg Tschopp 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 Jürg Tschopp 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: 175 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jürg Tschopp was affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily focused on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a specific emphasis on molecular biology as a subfield.

The main topics addressed in their work included cell death mechanisms and regulation.

  • Cell death mechanisms and regulation

The scientist collaborated frequently with Pascal Schneider.

  • Pascal Schneider

Jürg Tschopp was recognized by their peers and was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • The inflammasome: a molecular platform triggering activation of inflammatory caspases and processing of proIL-beta.

    Fabio Martinon;Kimberly Burns;Jürg Tschopp

  • Gout-associated uric acid crystals activate the NALP3 inflammasome

    Fabio Martinon;Virginie Pétrilli;Annick Mayor;Aubry Tardivel

  • A role for mitochondria in NLRP3 inflammasome activation

    Rongbin Zhou;Amir S. Yazdi;Philippe Menu;Jürg Tschopp

  • Inhibition of death receptor signals by cellular FLIP

    Martin Irmler;Margot Thome;Michael Hahne;Pascal Schneider

  • Induction of TNF Receptor I-Mediated Apoptosis via Two Sequential Signaling Complexes

    Olivier Micheau;Jürg Tschopp

  • Cardif is an adaptor protein in the RIG-I antiviral pathway and is targeted by hepatitis C virus

    Etienne Meylan;Joseph Curran;Kay Hofmann;Darius Moradpour

  • Thioredoxin-interacting protein links oxidative stress to inflammasome activation

    Rongbin Zhou;Aubry Tardivel;Bernard Thorens;Inpyo Choi

  • Fas triggers an alternative, caspase-8-independent cell death pathway using the kinase RIP as effector molecule.

    Nils Holler;Rossana Zaru;Olivier Micheau;Margot Thome

  • NALP3 Forms an IL-1β-Processing Inflammasome with Increased Activity in Muckle-Wells Autoinflammatory Disorder

    Laetitia Agostini;Fabio Martinon;Kimberly Burns;Michael F. McDermott

  • Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in dendritic cells induces IL-1β–dependent adaptive immunity against tumors

    François Ghiringhelli;Lionel Apetoh;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;Laetitia Aymeric;Laetitia Aymeric;Laetitia Aymeric

  • NLRP3 inflammasome activation: the convergence of multiple signalling pathways on ROS production?

    Jurg Tschopp;Kate Schroder;Kate Schroder

  • Mice transgenic for BAFF develop lymphocytic disorders along with autoimmune manifestations.

    Fabienne Mackay;Stephen A. Woodcock;Pornsri Lawton;Christine Ambrose

  • Intracellular pattern recognition receptors in the host response

    Etienne Meylan;Jürg Tschopp;Michael Karin

  • BAFF, a novel ligand of the tumor necrosis factor family, stimulates B cell growth.

    Pascal Schneider;Fabienne Mackay;Véronique Steiner;Kay Hofmann

  • Viral FLICE-inhibitory proteins (FLIPs) prevent apoptosis induced by death receptors

    Margot Thome;Pascal Schneider;Kay Hofmann;Helmut Fickenscher

  • Cytolytic T-cell cytotoxicity is mediated through perforin and Fas lytic pathways

    Bente Lowin;Michael Hahne;Chantal Mattmann;Jürg Tschopp

  • Inhibition of toxic epidermal necrolysis by blockade of CD95 with human intravenous immunoglobulin.

    Isabelle Viard;Philippe Wehrli;Roberto Bullani;Pascal Schneider

  • The NLRP3 Inflammasome: A Sensor for Metabolic Danger?

    Kate Schroder;Rongbin Zhou;Jurg Tschopp

  • Inflammatory Caspases: Linking an Intracellular Innate Immune System to Autoinflammatory Diseases

    Fabio Martinon;Jürg Tschopp

  • The molecular architecture of the TNF superfamily

    Jean-Luc Bodmer;Pascal Schneider;Jürg Tschopp

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascal Schneider
Pascal Schneider University of Lausanne
Fabienne Mackay
Fabienne Mackay QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Jeffrey L. Browning
Jeffrey L. Browning Boston University
Kay Hofmann
Kay Hofmann University of Cologne
Lars E. French
Lars E. French Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Aubry Tardivel
Aubry Tardivel University of Lausanne
Ralph C. Budd
Ralph C. Budd University of Vermont
Margot Thome
Margot Thome University of Lausanne
Michael Hahne
Michael Hahne Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Olivier Micheau
Olivier Micheau University of Burgundy

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