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D-Index
114
Citations
38029
World Ranking
211
National Ranking
12

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.

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55 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.

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.

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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.

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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