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Microbiology
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2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 114 211 194 12 11 499 38029

Peter F. Zipfel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter F. Zipfel between 1979 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter F. Zipfel published across 48 years, from 1979 to 2026, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2007. 10 of the 555 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2007. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 43 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 2 publications
1979 2026

555 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter F. Zipfel: publications per year, 1979 to 2026
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 5
1990 1
1991 4
1992 2
1993 3
1994 2
1995 5
1996 5
1997 11
1998 14
1999 14
2000 13
2001 11
2002 16
2003 13
2004 13
2005 17
2006 23
2007 43
2008 31
2009 36
2010 29
2011 25
2012 17
2013 27
2014 16
2015 13
2016 17
2017 20
2018 17
2019 15
2020 15
2021 10
2022 10
2023 20
2024 9
2025 8
2026 2
Total 555
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Peter F. Zipfel publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter F. Zipfel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 495–504 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 499 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16 499
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Peter F. Zipfel D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter F. Zipfel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 114 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15 114
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Peter F. Zipfel is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. The main fields of study for this scientist include Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with notable research output in these areas.

The subfields of study show a focus on Immunology, Nephrology, Hematology, Epidemiology, and Genetics. The main topics alongside these subfields highlight key areas of research interest:

  • Complement system in diseases
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Blood groups and transfusion
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments

Among the recent papers featuring Peter F. Zipfel as an author or co-author are the following:

  • CFHR Gene Variations Provide Insights in the Pathogenesis of the Kidney Diseases Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and C3 Glomerulopathy, 2020, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Other significant recent publications in the broader field, though with different lead authors, include:

  • The role of complement in kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference, 2024, Kidney International
  • The classical pathway triggers pathogenic complement activation in membranous nephropathy, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Human Neutrophils Produce Antifungal Extracellular Vesicles against Aspergillus fumigatus, 2020, mBio
  • Complement in Hemolysis- and Thrombosis- Related Diseases, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology

Peter F. Zipfel collaborates frequently with several researchers, indicating ongoing research partnerships. The major frequent coauthors include:

  • Thorsten Wiech
  • Christine Skerka
  • Sonia Wulf
  • Cláudia Vilhena
  • Luce Perie

Publications from this scientist are regularly found in a range of journals with consistent output in these venues:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Immunobiology
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Complement regulators and inhibitory proteins.

    Peter F. Zipfel;Christine Skerka

  • Relative Role of Genetic Complement Abnormalities in Sporadic and Familial aHUS and Their Impact on Clinical Phenotype

    Marina Noris;Jessica Caprioli;Elena Bresin;Chiara Mossali

  • Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and C3 glomerulopathy: conclusions from a “Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes” (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

    Timothy H.J. Goodship;H. Terence Cook;Fadi Fakhouri;Fernando C. Fervenza

  • Complement factor H binds malondialdehyde epitopes and protects from oxidative stress

    David Weismann;Karsten Hartvigsen;Karsten Hartvigsen;Karsten Hartvigsen;Nadine Lauer;Keiryn L. Bennett

  • Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type II (Dense Deposit Disease): An Update

    Gerald B. Appel;H. Terence Cook;Gregory Hageman;J. Charles Jennette

  • Factor H autoantibodies in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome correlate with CFHR1/CFHR3 deficiency

    Mihály Józsi;Christoph Licht;Stefanie Strobel;Svante L. H. Zipfel

  • Mutations in factor H reduce binding affinity to C3b and heparin and surface attachment to endothelial cells in hemolytic uremic syndrome

    Tamara Manuelian;Jens Hellwage;Seppo Meri;Jessica Caprioli

  • Deletion of Complement Factor H–Related Genes CFHR1 and CFHR3 Is Associated with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

    Peter F Zipfel;Matthew Edey;Stefan Heinen;Mihály Józsi

  • C3 glomerulopathy — understanding a rare complement-driven renal disease

    Richard J.H. Smith;Gerald B. Appel;Anna M. Blom;H. Terence Cook

  • Factor H–related protein 1 (CFHR-1) inhibits complement C5 convertase activity and terminal complex formation

    Stefan Heinen;Andrea Hartmann;Nadine Lauer;Ulrike Wiehl

  • Complement Resistance of Borrelia burgdorferi Correlates with the Expression of BbCRASP-1, a Novel Linear Plasmid-encoded Surface Protein That Interacts with Human Factor H and FHL-1 and Is Unrelated to Erp Proteins

    Peter Kraiczy;Jens Hellwage;Christine Skerka;Heiko Becker

  • The Molecular Basis of Familial Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Mutation Analysis of Factor H Gene Reveals a Hot Spot in Short Consensus Repeat 20

    Jessica Caprioli;Paola Bettinaglio;Peter F. Zipfel;Barbara Amadei

  • Atypical aHUS: State of the art.

    Carla M. Nester;Thomas Barbour;Santiago Rodriquez de Cordoba;Marie Agnes Dragon-Durey

  • Immune evasion of Borrelia burgdorferi by acquisition of human complement regulators FHL-1/reconectin and Factor H.

    Peter Kraiczy;Christine Skerka;Michael Kirschfink;Volker Brade

  • Complement Factor H Is a Serum-binding Protein for Adrenomedullin, and the Resulting Complex Modulates the Bioactivities of Both Partners

    Rubén Pı́o;Alfredo Martı́nez;Edward J. Unsworth;Jeffrey A. Kowalak

  • Factor H family proteins and human diseases.

    Mihály Józsi;Peter F. Zipfel;Peter F. Zipfel

  • Factor H family proteins: on complement, microbes and human diseases.

    P. F. Zipfel;C. Skerka;J. Hellwage;S. T. Jokiranta

  • Mapping of the complement regulatory domains in the human factor H-like protein 1 and in factor H1.

    S Kühn;C Skerka;P F Zipfel

  • Synthesis of the CC-chemokines MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, and RANTES is associated with a type 1 immune response.

    S Schrum;P Probst;B Fleischer;P F Zipfel

  • ApoE attenuates unresolvable inflammation by complex formation with activated C1q

    Changjun Yin;Susanne Ackermann;Zhe Ma;Sarajo K. Mohanta

  • New Approaches to the Treatment of Dense Deposit Disease

    Richard J.H. Smith;Jessy Alexander;Paul N. Barlow;Marina Botto

  • ATYPICAL HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME AND C3 GLOMERULOPATHY: CONCLUSIONS FROM A «KIDNEY DISEASE: IMPROVING GLOBAL OUTCOMES» (KDIGO) CONTROVERSIES CONFERENCE

    Timothy H.J. Goodship;H. Terence Cook;Fadi Fakhouri;Fernando C. Fervenza

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Skerka
Christine Skerka Leibniz Association
Peter Kraiczy
Peter Kraiczy Goethe University Frankfurt
Reinhard Wallich
Reinhard Wallich Heidelberg University
Mihály Józsi
Mihály Józsi Eötvös Loránd University
Michael Kirschfink
Michael Kirschfink Heidelberg University
Seppo Meri
Seppo Meri University of Helsinki
Kristian Riesbeck
Kristian Riesbeck Lund University
Sven Hammerschmidt
Sven Hammerschmidt University of Greifswald
Axel A. Brakhage
Axel A. Brakhage Leibniz Association
Markus M. Simon
Markus M. Simon Max Planck Society

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