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Klaus T. Preissner

Klaus T. Preissner

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
94
Citations
35094
World Ranking
1996
National Ranking
137

Klaus T. Preissner 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 Klaus T. Preissner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 435 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Klaus T. Preissner 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 Klaus T. Preissner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Klaus T. Preissner is affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology. Within these domains, their work touches on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, Hematology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research covers multiple topics with a particular focus on mechanisms underlying immune and inflammatory responses. Major topics include Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Extracellular Vesicles in Disease, Immune Response and Inflammation, MicroRNA in Disease Regulation, Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms, and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms.

Their recent publications demonstrate a concentration on inflammation, thrombosis, and extracellular RNA. Notable papers include:

  • Neutrophil extracellular traps promote fibrous vascular occlusions in chronic thrombosis, 2020, Blood
  • Altered fibrin clot structure and dysregulated fibrinolysis contribute to thrombosis risk in severe COVID-19, 2021, Blood Advances
  • Extracellular RNA as a Versatile DAMP and Alarm Signal That Influences Leukocyte Recruitment in Inflammation and Infection, 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Thrombin Promotes Macrophage Polarization into M1-Like Phenotype to Induce Inflammatory Responses, 2020, Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Self-extracellular RNA promotes pro-inflammatory response of astrocytes to exogenous and endogenous danger signals, 2021, Journal of Neuroinflammation

Frequent collaborators include Silvia Fischer, Małgorzata Wygrecka, Elisabeth Deindl, Philipp Götz, and Guillermo Barreto, reflecting a collaborative research environment.

The scientist has published multiple times in venues such as mBio, Atherosclerosis, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Cells, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), indicating engagement with diverse yet related scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • Monocytes, neutrophils, and platelets cooperate to initiate and propagate venous thrombosis in mice in vivo

    Marie-Luise von Brühl;Konstantin Stark;Alexander Steinhart;Sue Chandraratne

  • Reciprocal coupling of coagulation and innate immunity via neutrophil serine proteases

    Steffen Massberg;Lenka Grahl;Marie-Luise von Bruehl;Davit Manukyan

  • Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Directly Induce Epithelial and Endothelial Cell Death: A Predominant Role of Histones

    Mona Saffarzadeh;Christiane Juenemann;Markus A. Queisser;Markus A. Queisser;Guenter Lochnit

  • Angiopoietin-2 sensitizes endothelial cells to TNF-alpha and has a crucial role in the induction of inflammation.

    Ulrike Fiedler;Yvonne Reiss;Marion Scharpfenecker;Verena Grunow

  • Cell surface tetraspanin Tspan8 contributes to molecular pathways of exosome-induced endothelial cell activation.

    Irina Nazarenko;Sanyukta Rana;Alexandra Baumann;Jessica McAlear

  • The Pattern Recognition Receptor (RAGE) Is a Counterreceptor for Leukocyte Integrins A Novel Pathway for Inflammatory Cell Recruitment

    Triantafyllos Chavakis;Angelika Bierhaus;Nadia Al-Fakhri;Darius Schneider

  • RANK Ligand and Osteoprotegerin Paracrine Regulators of Bone Metabolism and Vascular Function

    Michael Schoppet;Klaus T. Preissner;Lorenz C. Hofbauer

  • Purification and characterization of a plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 binding protein from human plasma. Identification as a multimeric form of S protein (vitronectin).

    P J Declerck;M De Mol;M C Alessi;S Baudner

  • Extracellular RNA constitutes a natural procoagulant cofactor in blood coagulation

    Christian Kannemeier;Aya Shibamiya;Fumie Nakazawa;Heidi Trusheim

  • Structure and biological role of vitronectin.

    Klaus T. Preissner

  • The Junctional Adhesion Molecule 3 (JAM-3) on Human Platelets is a Counterreceptor for the Leukocyte Integrin Mac-1

    Sentot Santoso;Ulrich J.H. Sachs;Hartmut Kroll;Monica Linder

  • Intravascular tissue factor initiates coagulation via circulating microvesicles and platelets

    Ingrid Müller;Antje Klocke;Meike Alex;Matthias Kotzsch

  • Subcutaneous injection of a cyclic peptide antagonist of vitronectin receptor-type integrins inhibits retinal neovascularization.

    Hans-Peter Hammes;Michael Brownlee;Alfred Jonczyk;Arne Sutter

  • Coronary Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Burden and Deoxyribonuclease Activity in ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Are Predictors of ST-Segment Resolution and Infarct Size

    Andreas Mangold;Sherin Alias;Thomas Scherz;Thomas M. Hofbauer

  • Characterization of human chorionic gonadotropin as a novel angiogenic factor.

    Marek Zygmunt;Friederike Herr;Stefanie Keller-Schoenwetter;Karin Kunzi-Rapp

  • Staphylococcus aureus extracellular adherence protein serves as anti-inflammatory factor by inhibiting the recruitment of host leukocytes

    Triantafyllos Chavakis;Muzaffar Hussain;Sandip M Kanse;Georg Peters

  • Urokinase receptor (CD87) regulates leukocyte recruitment via beta 2 integrins in vivo.

    Andreas E. May;Sandip M. Kanse;Leif R. Lund;Roland H. Gisler

  • The Urokinase Receptor Is a Major Vitronectin-Binding Protein on Endothelial Cells

    Sandip M. Kanse;Christine Kost;Olaf G. Wilhelm;Peter A. Andreasen

  • Role of vitronectin and its receptors in haemostasis and vascular remodeling.

    Klaus T Preissner;Dietmar Seiffert

  • Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 represses integrin- and vitronectin-mediated cell migration independently of its function as an inhibitor of plasminogen activation.

    Lars Kjøller;Sandip M. Kanse;Tove Kirkegaard;Kees W. Rodenburg

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathias Herrmann
Mathias Herrmann Saarland University
Peter P. Nawroth
Peter P. Nawroth Heidelberg University
Werner Seeger
Werner Seeger University of Giessen
Sentot Santoso
Sentot Santoso University of Giessen
Sven Hammerschmidt
Sven Hammerschmidt University of Greifswald
Gursharan S. Chhatwal
Gursharan S. Chhatwal Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Manfred Rohde
Manfred Rohde Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Derek J. Hausenloy
Derek J. Hausenloy National University of Singapore
Markus Bischoff
Markus Bischoff Saarland University

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