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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 103 638 590 38 37 384 41191
Medicine 103 7333 6890 414 398 384 41191

Marcus Altfeld publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marcus Altfeld between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marcus Altfeld published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 14.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2012. 25 of the 422 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2012. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 12 publications
1997 2025

422 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marcus Altfeld: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 8
2001 9
2002 10
2003 9
2004 17
2005 16
2006 16
2007 23
2008 14
2009 19
2010 13
2011 25
2012 34
2013 15
2014 18
2015 14
2016 28
2017 18
2018 11
2019 15
2020 17
2021 13
2022 12
2023 19
2024 13
2025 12
Total 422
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Marcus Altfeld 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 Marcus Altfeld sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 382–391 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 384 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71 384
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Marcus Altfeld 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 Marcus Altfeld sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 102–103 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60 103
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Marcus Altfeld is affiliated with the Heinrich-Pette-Institute in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biomedical sciences, focusing predominantly on immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions to medicine. Their work covers a range of subfields, including immunology, virology, infectious diseases, hepatology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's main research topics involve immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, HIV research and treatment, reproductive system and pregnancy, immunotherapy and immune responses, liver diseases and immunity, and immune response and inflammation.

Marcus Altfeld has published extensively in several frequent venues. Notable publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Marcus Altfeld include:

  • "Implications of Sex Differences in Immunity for SARS-CoV-2 Pathogenesis and Design of Therapeutic Interventions," 2020, Immunity
  • "Heterogeneous Escape from X Chromosome Inactivation Results in Sex Differences in Type I IFN Responses at the Single Human pDC Level," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Single-cell atlas of hepatic T cells reveals expansion of liver-resident naive-like CD4+ T cells in primary sclerosing cholangitis," 2021, Journal of Hepatology
  • "Kupffer cell-like syncytia replenish resident macrophage function in the fibrotic liver," 2023, Science
  • "Natural killer cell-mediated ADCC in SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals and vaccine recipients," 2022, European Journal of Immunology

Frequent collaborators with Marcus Altfeld consist of:

  • Madeleine J. Bunders
  • Sven Hendrik Hagen
  • Glòria Martrus
  • Annika Niehrs
  • Laura Richert

Marcus Altfeld has been recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • PD-1 expression on HIV-specific T cells is associated with T-cell exhaustion and disease progression

    Cheryl L Day;Daniel E Kaufmann;Photini Kiepiela;Julia A Brown

  • CD107a as a functional marker for the identification of natural killer cell activity

    Galit Alter;Jessica M. Malenfant;Marcus Altfeld

  • The major genetic determinants of HIV-1 control affect HLA class I peptide presentation

    Pereyra F;Jia X;McLaren Pj

  • Immune control of HIV-1 after early treatment of acute infection

    Eric S. Rosenberg;Marcus Altfeld;Samuel H. Poon;Mary N. Phillips

  • HIV evolution: CTL escape mutation and reversion after transmission.

    A J Leslie;K J Pfafferott;P Chetty;R Draenert

  • Comprehensive Epitope Analysis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1)-Specific T-Cell Responses Directed against the Entire Expressed HIV-1 Genome Demonstrate Broadly Directed Responses, but No Correlation to Viral Load

    M. M. Addo;X. G. Yu;A. Rathod;D. Cohen

  • Dominant influence of HLA-B in mediating the potential co-evolution of HIV and HLA.

    Photini Kiepiela;Alasdair J. Leslie;Isobella Honeyborne;Danni Ramduth

  • Evolution and transmission of stable CTL escape mutations in HIV infection

    Philip J. R. Goulder;Christian Brander;Yanhua Tang;Cecile Tremblay

  • Sex differences in the Toll-like receptor–mediated response of plasmacytoid dendritic cells to HIV-1

    Angela Meier;J Judy Chang;Ellen S Chan;Richard B Pollard

  • Differential natural killer cell–mediated inhibition of HIV-1 replication based on distinct KIR/HLA subtypes

    Galit Alter;Maureen P. Martin;Nickolas Teigen;William H Carr

  • Cellular Immune Responses and Viral Diversity in Individuals Treated during Acute and Early HIV-1 Infection

    Marcus Altfeld;Eric S. Rosenberg;Raj Shankarappa;Joia S. Mukherjee

  • Control of Human Viral Infections by Natural Killer Cells

    Stephanie Jost;Marcus Altfeld

  • Phase 1 Trials of rVSV Ebola Vaccine in Africa and Europe

    Selidji T Agnandji;Angela Huttner;Madeleine E Zinser;Patricia Njuguna

  • Antiretroviral-Free HIV-1 Remission and Viral Rebound After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation: Report of 2 Cases

    Timothy J. Henrich;Emily Hanhauser;Francisco M. Marty;Michael N. Sirignano

  • Influence of HLA-B57 on clinical presentation and viral control during acute HIV-1 infection.

    Marcus Altfeld;Marylyn M. Addo;Eric S. Rosenberg;Frederick M. Hecht

  • Loss of HIV-1–specific CD8+ T Cell Proliferation after Acute HIV-1 Infection and Restoration by Vaccine-induced HIV-1–specific CD4+ T Cells

    Mathias Lichterfeld;Daniel E. Kaufmann;Xu G. Yu;Stanley K. Mui

  • HIV-1 superinfection despite broad CD8 + T-cell responses containing replication of the primary virus

    Marcus Altfeld;Todd M. Allen;Xu G. Yu;Mary N. Johnston

  • HIV-1 adaptation to NK-cell-mediated immune pressure

    Galit Alter;David Heckerman;Arne Schneidewind;Lena Fadda

  • Sequential deregulation of NK cell subset distribution and function starting in acute HIV-1 infection

    Galit Alter;Nickolas Teigen;Benjamin T. Davis;Marylyn M. Addo

  • Characteristics of the Earliest Cross-Neutralizing Antibody Response to HIV-1

    Iliyana Mikell;D. Noah Sather;Spyros A. Kalams;Marcus Altfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce D. Walker
Bruce D. Walker Harvard University
Philip J. R. Goulder
Philip J. R. Goulder University of Oxford
Eric S. Rosenberg
Eric S. Rosenberg Harvard University
Todd M. Allen
Todd M. Allen Harvard University
Marylyn M. Addo
Marylyn M. Addo Universität Hamburg
Xu G. Yu
Xu G. Yu Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
Mary Carrington
Mary Carrington Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
Hendrik Streeck
Hendrik Streeck University Hospital Bonn
Christian Brander
Christian Brander University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia

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