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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
19880
World Ranking
8522
National Ranking
151

Marcus Thelen 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 Marcus Thelen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 167 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marcus Thelen 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 Marcus Thelen 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: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marcus Thelen is affiliated with the Universita della Svizzera Italiana in Switzerland. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Key subfields include Immunology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Biophysics, and Infectious Diseases.

Thelen's scientific contributions emphasize several topics related to immune system functioning and cellular signaling, such as:

  • Chemokine receptors and signaling
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Image Processing Techniques and Applications
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Thelen showcase investigations in immunology and cell biology, including:

  • Autoantibodies against chemokines post-SARS-CoV-2 infection correlate with disease course (2023, Nature Immunology)
  • B cell zone reticular cell microenvironments shape CXCL13 gradient formation (2020, Nature Communications)
  • PI(3,4)P2-mediated cytokinetic abscission prevents early senescence and cataract formation (2021, Science)
  • ACKR4 Recruits GRK3 Prior to β-Arrestins but Can Scavenge Chemokines in the Absence of β-Arrestins (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • CCL20 is a novel ligand for the scavenging atypical chemokine receptor 4 (2020, Journal of Leukocyte Biology)

Thelen's frequent collaborators include researchers with whom multiple publications have been produced, notably:

  • Daniel F. Legler
  • Mariagrazia Uguccioni
  • Paola Antonello
  • Diego Ulisse Pizzagalli
  • Sylvia Thelen

Thelen has published extensively in certain scientific journals and platforms, reflecting their active involvement in specific publication venues:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • eLife

Best Publications

  • The chemokine SDF-1/CXCL12 binds to and signals through the orphan receptor RDC1 in T lymphocytes.

    Karl Balabanian;Bernard Lagane;Simona Infantino;Ken Y.C. Chow

  • International Union of Pharmacology. LXXXIX. Update on the Extended Family of Chemokine Receptors and Introducing a New Nomenclature for Atypical Chemokine Receptors

    Francoise Bachelerie;Adit Ben-Baruch;Amanda M. Burkhardt;Christophe Combadiere

  • MARCKS is an actin filament crosslinking protein regulated by protein kinase C and calcium-calmodulin.

    J. H. Hartwig;M. Thelen;M. Thelen;A. Resen;P. A. Janmey

  • Dancing to the tune of chemokines.

    Marcus Thelen

  • HMGB1 promotes recruitment of inflammatory cells to damaged tissues by forming a complex with CXCL12 and signaling via CXCR4

    Milena Schiraldi;Angela Raucci;Laura Martínez Muñoz;Elsa Livoti

  • GAP43, MARCKS, and CAP23 modulate PI(4,5)P(2) at plasmalemmal rafts, and regulate cell cortex actin dynamics through a common mechanism.

    Thorsten Laux;Kiyoko Fukami;Marcus Thelen;Tamara Golub

  • The Gβγ Sensitivity of a PI3K Is Dependent upon a Tightly Associated Adaptor, p101

    L.R Stephens;A Eguinoa;H Erdjument-Bromage;M Lui

  • CXCR7 functions as a scavenger for CXCL12 and CXCL11.

    Ulrike Naumann;Elisabetta Cameroni;Monika Pruenster;Harsha Mahabaleshwar

  • Eotaxin-2, a Novel CC Chemokine that Is Selective for the Chemokine Receptor CCR3, and Acts Like Eotaxin on Human Eosinophil and Basophil Leukocytes

    Ulf Forssmann;Mariagrazia Uguccioni;Pius Loetscher;Clemens A. Dahinden

  • Regulation by phosphorylation of reversible association of a myristoylated protein kinase C substrate with the plasma membrane.

    Marcus Thelen;Antony Rosen;Angus C. Nairn;Alan Aderem

  • How chemokines invite leukocytes to dance

    Marcus Thelen;Jens V Stein

  • Stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha associates with heparan sulfates through the first beta-strand of the chemokine.

    Ali Amara;Olivier Lorthioir;Agustin Valenzuela;Aude Magerus

  • Mechanism of neutrophil activation by NAF, a novel monocyte-derived peptide agonist.

    Marcus Thelen;Paola Peveri;Peter Kernen;Vinzenz Von Tscharner

  • Neutrophil signal transduction and activation of the respiratory burst

    M. Thelen;B. Dewald;M. Baggiolini

  • Carboxyl-Terminal Modulator Protein (CTMP), a Negative Regulator of PKB/Akt and v-Akt at the Plasma Membrane

    Sauveur-Michel Maira;Ivana Galetic;Derek P. Brazil;Stefanie Kaech

  • Signal transduction by CXC chemokine receptor 4. Stromal cell-derived factor 1 stimulates prolonged protein kinase B and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 activation in T lymphocytes.

    Bettina Tilton;Liza Ho;Estelle Oberlin;Pius Loetscher

  • CXCR7, CXCR4 and CXCL12: an eccentric trio?

    Marcus Thelen;Sylvia Thelen

  • Synthesis and expression in Escherichia coli of the gene encoding monocyte-derived neutrophil-activating factor: biological equivalence between natural and recombinant neutrophil-activating factor.

    I Lindley;H Aschauer;J M Seifert;C Lam

  • A crosstalk between intracellular CXCR7 and CXCR4 involved in rapid CXCL12‐triggered integrin activation but not in chemokine‐triggered motility of human T lymphocytes and CD34+ cells

    Tanja Nicole Hartmann;Tanja Nicole Hartmann;Valentin Grabovsky;Ronit Pasvolsky;Ziv Shulman

  • Wortmannin binds specifically to 1-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase while inhibiting guanine nucleotide-binding protein-coupled receptor signaling in neutrophil leukocytes.

    Marcus Thelen;Matthias P. Wymann;Hanno Langen

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Baggiolini
Marco Baggiolini University of Bern
Mariagrazia Uguccioni
Mariagrazia Uguccioni Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Angelo Azzi
Angelo Azzi Tufts University
Antal Rot
Antal Rot Queen Mary University of London
Beatrice Dewald
Beatrice Dewald University of Bern
Massimo Locati
Massimo Locati University of Milan
Alberto Mantovani
Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University
Gerard J. Graham
Gerard J. Graham University of Glasgow
Françoise Bachelerie
Françoise Bachelerie University of Paris-Saclay
Silvano Sozzani
Silvano Sozzani Sapienza University of Rome

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