2026 Matthias Ernst: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	80	4062	3746	96	95	268	23858

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Matthias Ernst is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has a substantial body of research primarily in the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work is concentrated in key subfields including molecular biology, oncology, immunology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and surgery.

The main topics explored in Ernst's research cover a range of areas related to cancer and immune system interactions. These include:

Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Immune cells in cancer
Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy
IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

Their recent notable publications include the following papers:

"5S Study: Safe and Simple Single Shot Pulmonary Vein Isolation With Pulsed Field Ablation Using Sedation," published in 2022 in Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
"Tumor macrophage functional heterogeneity can inform the development of novel cancer therapies," 2023, Trends in Immunology
"Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Therapeutic Opportunities and Clinical Challenges," 2021, Cancers
"STAT3 Signaling in Breast Cancer: Multicellular Actions and Therapeutic Potential," 2022, Cancers
"Plasma cell but not CD20-mediated B-cell depletion protects from bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis," 2022, European Respiratory Journal

Ernst has frequently published in a selection of key venues. These include:

Cancer Research
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cancers
STAR Protocols
Cancer Immunology Research

Collaborations are a consistent part of their research output. Frequent co-authors include:

Moritz F. Eissmann (25 joint publications)
Michael Büchert (21 joint publications)
Ashleigh R. Poh (19 joint publications)
John M. Mariadason (16 joint publications)
Shoukat Afshar-Sterle (15 joint publications)

Best Publications

Interleukin 27 negatively regulates the development of interleukin 17-producing T helper cells during chronic inflammation of the central nervous system.

Jason S Stumhofer;Arian Laurence;Emma H Wilson;Elaine Huang

1201
Citations
gp130-Mediated Stat3 Activation in Enterocytes Regulates Cell Survival and Cell-Cycle Progression during Colitis-Associated Tumorigenesis

Julia Bollrath;Toby J Phesse;Vivian A von Burstin;Tracy Putoczki

1090
Citations
Interleukins 27 and 6 induce STAT3-mediated T cell production of interleukin 10

Jason S Stumhofer;Jonathan S Silver;Arian Laurence;Paige M Porrett

992
Citations
RIPK1 regulates RIPK3-MLKL-driven systemic inflammation and emergency hematopoiesis.

James A Rickard;James A Rickard;Joanne A O'Donnell;Joanne A O'Donnell;Joseph M Evans;Joseph M Evans;Najoua Lalaoui;Najoua Lalaoui

634
Citations
Reciprocal regulation of gastrointestinal homeostasis by SHP2 and STAT-mediated trefoil gene activation in gp130 mutant mice

Niall C. Tebbutt;Andrew S. Giraud;Melissa Inglese;Brendan Jenkins

542
Citations
Estradiol effects on proliferation, messenger ribonucleic acid for collagen and insulin-like growth factor-I, and parathyroid hormone-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity in osteoblastic cells from calvariae and long bones.

Matthias Ernst;Joan K. Heath;Gideon A. Rodan

533
Citations
Targeting Macrophages in Cancer: From Bench to Bedside.

Ashleigh R Poh;Matthias Ernst

479
Citations
IL-6 regulates neutrophil trafficking during acute inflammation via STAT3.

Ceri Alan Fielding;Rachel Mary McLoughlin;Louise McLeod;Chantal Sophie Colmont

476
Citations
Therapeutically exploiting STAT3 activity in cancer - using tissue repair as a road map.

Jennifer Huynh;Ashwini Chand;Daniel Gough;Matthias Ernst

444
Citations
IL-6 trans-signaling via STAT3 directs T cell infiltration in acute inflammation

Rachel Mary McLoughlin;Brendan J. Jenkins;Dianne Grail;Anwen Sian Williams

437
Citations
Interleukin-11 Is the Dominant IL-6 Family Cytokine during Gastrointestinal Tumorigenesis and Can Be Targeted Therapeutically

Tracy L. Putoczki;Tracy L. Putoczki;Stefan Thiem;Andrea Loving;Rita A. Busuttil;Rita A. Busuttil

424
Citations
STAT3 and STAT1 mediate IL-11–dependent and inflammation-associated gastric tumorigenesis in gp130 receptor mutant mice

Matthias Ernst;Meri Najdovska;Dianne Grail;Therese Lundgren-May

414
Citations
STAT3 Is Required for IL-6-gp130-Dependent Activation of Hepcidin In Vivo

Antonello Pietrangelo;Uta Dierssen;Linda Valli;Cinzia Garuti

386
Citations
Hyperactivation of Stat3 in gp130 mutant mice promotes gastric hyperproliferation and desensitizes TGF-beta signaling.

Brendan John Jenkins;Dianne Grail;Thao Nheu;Meri Najdovska

381
Citations
Acquiring signalling specificity from the cytokine receptor gp130

Matthias Ernst;Brendan J Jenkins

367
Citations
IL-6 Trans-Signaling Modulates TLR4-Dependent Inflammatory Responses via STAT3

Claire J Greenhill;Stefan Rose-John;Rami Lissilaa;Walter Ferlin

326
Citations
LIF receptor signaling limits immune-mediated demyelination by enhancing oligodendrocyte survival

Helmut Butzkueven;Jian Guo Zhang;Merja Soilu-Hanninen;Hubertus Hochrein

323
Citations
Defective gp130-mediated signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling results in degenerative joint disease, gastrointestinal ulceration, and failure of uterine implantation.

Matthias Ernst;Melissa Inglese;Paul Waring;Ian K. Campbell

319
Citations
Increased activity of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) in osteoblastic cells in the presence of growth hormone (GH): positive correlation with the presence of the GH-induced IGF-binding protein BP-3.

Matthias Ernst;Gideon A. Rodan

311
Citations
CNTF reverses obesity-induced insulin resistance by activating skeletal muscle AMPK

Matthew James Watt;Nicolas Dzamko;Walter G Thomas;Stefan Rose-John

306
Citations