2026 Natalija Novak: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	88	1168	1059	73	67	325	27586
Medicine	88	13185	12411	702	677	337	27642

Overview

Natalija Novak is affiliated with the University of Bonn in Germany and has an extensive publication record primarily within the field of Medicine. Their research spans various specialized areas including Immunology and Allergy, Dermatology, Pharmacology, and Infectious Diseases.

Within these fields, their subfields of study encompass:

Immunology and Allergy
Dermatology
Immunology
Pharmacology
Infectious Diseases

Novak's research focuses on key topics such as:

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
Dermatology and Skin Diseases
Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Asthma and respiratory diseases
Urticaria and Related Conditions

The scientist has contributed to several notable papers, including:

Allergic reactions to the first COVID-19 vaccine: A potential role of polyethylene glycol? (2020, Allergy)
Allergenic components of the mRNA-1273 vaccine for COVID-19: Possible involvement of polyethylene glycol and IgG-mediated complement activation (2021, Allergy)
Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines: Insights from an Immuno-Dermatological Perspective (2021, Vaccines)
Allergy to COVID-19 vaccines: A current update (2021, Allergology International)
Severe allergic reactions after COVID-19 vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in Great Britain and USA (2021, Allergo Journal International)

Their frequent co-authors include:

Beatriz Cabanillas
Ludger Klimek
Randolf Brehler
Margitta Worm
Eckard Hamelmann

Novak's publications are often found in journals such as:

Allergy
Стоматология Эстетика Инновации
Allergo Journal
Allergo Journal International
JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft

Best Publications

Atopic dermatitis

Unknown

1328
Citations
Histamine and histamine intolerance

Laura Maintz;Natalija Novak

1080
Citations
Diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in children and adults: European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology/American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/PRACTALL Consensus Report

C A Akdis;M Akdis;T Bieber;C Bindslev-Jensen

1025
Citations
Tight junction defects in patients with atopic dermatitis.

Anna De Benedetto;Nicholas M. Rafaels;Laura Y. McGirt;Andrei I. Ivanov

844
Citations
Loss-of-function variations within the filaggrin gene predispose for atopic dermatitis with allergic sensitizations

Stephan Weidinger;Thomas Illig;Hansjörg Baurecht;Alan D. Irvine

762
Citations
Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Johannes Waage;Hansjoerg Baurecht

677
Citations
Allergic and nonallergic forms of atopic diseases

Natalija Novak;Thomas Bieber

584
Citations
Immune mechanisms leading to atopic dermatitis.

Natalija Novak;Thomas Bieber;Donald Y.M Leung

556
Citations
Shared genetic origin of asthma, hay fever and eczema elucidates allergic disease biology

Manuel A. Ferreira;Judith M. Vonk;Hansjörg Baurecht;Ingo Marenholz;Ingo Marenholz

551
Citations
Atopic dermatitis: A practice parameter update 2012

Lynda Schneider;Stephen Tilles;Peter Lio;Mark Boguniewicz

543
Citations
The nuclear receptor PPAR gamma selectively inhibits Th17 differentiation in a T cell-intrinsic fashion and suppresses CNS autoimmunity.

Luisa Klotz;Sven Burgdorf;Indra Dani;Kaoru Saijo

408
Citations
Immunology of atopic eczema: overcoming the Th1/Th2 paradigm

K. Eyerich;N. Novak

399
Citations
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis.

Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Chih-Mei Chen;Adaikalavan Ramasamy

395
Citations
Loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene and allergic contact sensitization to nickel.

Natalija Novak;Hansjörg Baurecht;Torsten Schäfer;Elke Rodriguez

376
Citations
A common variant on chromosome 11q13 is associated with atopic dermatitis

Jorge Esparza-Gordillo;Stephan Weidinger;Regina Fölster-Holst;Anja Bauerfeind

367
Citations
Genome-wide scan on total serum IgE levels identifies FCER1A as novel susceptibility locus.

Stephan Weidinger;Christian Gieger;Elke Rodriguez;Hansjörg Baurecht

351
Citations
Characterization of different courses of atopic dermatitis in adolescent and adult patients

D. Garmhausen;T. Hagemann;T. Bieber;I. Dimitriou

340
Citations
Filaggrin Mutations Strongly Predispose to Early-Onset and Extrinsic Atopic Dermatitis

Stephan Weidinger;Elke Rodríguez;Caroline Stahl;Stefan Wagenpfeil

336
Citations
Toward a major risk factor for atopic eczema : Meta-analysis of filaggrin polymorphism data

Hansjörg Baurecht;Alan D. Irvine;Natalija Novak;Thomas Illig

291
Citations
The immune privilege of the oral mucosa

Natalija Novak;Jörg Haberstok;Thomas Bieber;Jean-Pierre Allam

281
Citations
FcεRI engagement of Langerhans cell–like dendritic cells and inflammatory dendritic epidermal cell–like dendritic cells induces chemotactic signals and different T-cell phenotypes in vitro

Natalija Novak;Rudolf Valenta;Barbara Bohle;Sylvia Laffer

271
Citations
Mechanism of HBD-3 deficiency in atopic dermatitis

Michael D. Howell;Mark Boguniewicz;Saveria Pastore;Natalija Novak

270
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Bieber University of Bonn

Stephan Weidinger Kiel University

Thomas Illig Hannover Medical School

Alan D. Irvine Trinity College Dublin

Donald Y.M. Leung National Jewish Health

Andre Franke Kiel University

Norman Klopp Hannover Medical School

Thomas Werfel Hannover Medical School

Rudolf Valenta Medical University of Vienna

Christian Gieger Helmholtz Zentrum München

External Links

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