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Martina Sester

Martina Sester

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
57
Citations
11587
World Ranking
3627
National Ranking
249

Martina Sester 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 Martina Sester sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 216 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martina Sester 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 Martina Sester sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Martina Sester is affiliated with Saarland University in Germany and has a primary research focus in Medicine with an emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Neurology, Immunology, and Oncology. Their extensive publication record reflects a strong engagement in SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research as well as transplant-related infectious disease studies.

Among recent publications, notable works include:

  • Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of heterologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/mRNA vaccination, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Cellular immunity predominates over humoral immunity after homologous and heterologous mRNA and vector-based COVID-19 vaccine regimens in solid organ transplant recipients, 2021, American Journal of Transplantation
  • Impact of COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients, 2020, American Journal of Transplantation
  • High levels of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells with restricted functionality in severe courses of COVID-19, 2020, JCI Insight
  • Discovery and validation of a personalized risk predictor for incident tuberculosis in low transmission settings, 2020, Nature Medicine

Their coauthors with significant collaborative outputs include:

  • Tina Schmidt
  • Verena Klemis
  • Urban Sester
  • Barbara C. Gärtner
  • David Schub

Martina Sester's most frequent publication venues indicate consistent involvement in specialized journals dedicated to transplantation and infectious diseases:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Transplantation
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Transplantation
  • EBioMedicine

The research topics central to their work are diverse yet focused on immune responses and infectious disease dynamics, specifically in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and related viral infections:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

This profile portrays a scientist involved strongly in the interplay between infection, immunity, and clinical outcomes, especially within immunocompromised populations such as solid organ transplant recipients. Their body of work demonstrates a multidisciplinary approach, bridging clinical epidemiology, immunology, and infectious disease research.

Best Publications

  • LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection or lasting immune responses to M. tuberculosis? A TBNET consensus statement.

    U Mack;G B Migliori;M Sester;H L Rieder

  • Interferon-γ release assays for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Martina Sester;Giovanni Sotgiu;Christoph Lange;Claudia Giehl

  • The risk of tuberculosis related to tumour necrosis factor antagonist therapies: a TBNET consensus statement

    I. Solovic;M. Sester;J. J. Gomez-Reino;H. L. Rieder

  • Levels of virus-specific CD4 T cells correlate with cytomegalovirus control and predict virus-induced disease after renal transplantation.

    Martina Sester;Urban Sester;Barbara Gärtner;Gunnar Heine

  • Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of heterologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/mRNA vaccination.

    Tina Schmidt;Verena Klemis;David Schub;Janine Mihm

  • Molecular aspects of T – and B-cell function in uremia

    Matthias Girndt;Martina Sester;Urban Sester;Harald Kaul

  • Risk Assessment of Tuberculosis in Immunocompromised Patients. A TBNET Study

    Martina Sester;Frank van Leth;Judith Bruchfeld;Dragos Bumbacea

  • The risk of tuberculosis in transplant candidates and recipients: a TBNET consensus statement

    Dragos Bumbacea;Sandra M. Arend;Fusun Eyuboglu;Jay A. Fishman

  • Apolipoprotein C3 induces inflammation and organ damage by alternative inflammasome activation

    Stephen Zewinger;Jochen Reiser;Vera Jankowski;Dalia Alansary

  • Impaired cellular immune function in patients with end-stage renal failure

    Matthias Girndt;Urban Sester;Martina Sester;Harald Kaul

  • T‐cell activation follows Th1 rather than Th2 pattern in haemodialysis patients

    Urban Sester;Martina Sester;Michael Hauk;Harald Kaul

  • Activation of transcription factor NF-kappaB by the adenovirus E3/19K protein requires its ER retention.

    Heike L. Pahl;Martina Sester;Hans-Gerhard Burgert;Patrick A. Baeuerle

  • Differences in CMV-specific T-cell levels and long-term susceptibility to CMV infection after kidney, heart and lung transplantation.

    Urban Sester;Barbara C Gärtner;Heinrike Wilkens;Bernhard Schwaab

  • PD-1 Expression and IL-2 Loss of Cytomegalovirus-Specific T Cells Correlates with Viremia and Reversible Functional Anergy

    U. Sester;D. Presser;J. Dirks;B. C. Gärtner

  • Anti-inflammatory interleukin-10 genotype protects dialysis patients from cardiovascular events

    Matthias Girndt;Harald Kaul;Urban Sester;Christof Ulrich

  • Monocyte heterogeneity in human cardiovascular disease.

    Adam M. Zawada;Kyrill S. Rogacev;Stephan H. Schirmer;Martina Sester

  • Sustained High Frequencies of Specific CD4 T Cells Restricted to a Single Persistent Virus

    Martina Sester;Urban Sester;Barbara Gärtner;Boris Kubuschok

  • Diagnosis and management of tuberculosis in transplant donors: a donor-derived infections consensus conference report

    M. I. Morris;J. S. Daly;E. Blumberg;D. Kumar

  • Adenovirus E3/19K Promotes Evasion of NK Cell Recognition by Intracellular Sequestration of the NKG2D Ligands Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Chain-Related Proteins A and B

    Brian P. McSharry;Hans-Gerhard Burgert;Douglas P. Owen;Richard James Stanton

  • Evaluation of Use of Epstein-Barr Viral Load in Patients after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation To Diagnose and Monitor Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease

    Barbara C. Gärtner;Hansjörg Schäfer;Katja Marggraff;Günter Eisele

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Meyerhans
Andreas Meyerhans Pompeu Fabra University
Christoph Lange
Christoph Lange University of Lübeck
Danilo Fliser
Danilo Fliser Saarland University
Beate Kampmann
Beate Kampmann Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Hans H. Hirsch
Hans H. Hirsch University Hospital of Basel
Delia Goletti
Delia Goletti Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani
Giovanni Sotgiu
Giovanni Sotgiu University of Sassari
Nikolaus Mueller-Lantzsch
Nikolaus Mueller-Lantzsch Saarland University
Giovanni Battista Migliori
Giovanni Battista Migliori Queen Mary University of London
Michael Pfreundschuh
Michael Pfreundschuh Saarland University

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