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29278
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10960
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597

Rainer H. Straub publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rainer H. Straub sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 578 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Rainer H. Straub D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rainer H. Straub is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant focus areas including Physiology, Rheumatology, Molecular Biology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Key recent publications by Straub include:

  • "Sex steroids and autoimmune rheumatic diseases: state of the art", 2020, published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • "Heat of the night: sleep disturbance activates inflammatory mechanisms and induces pain in rheumatoid arthritis", 2023, published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • "Impact of the Sensory and Sympathetic Nervous System on Fracture Healing in Ovariectomized Mice", 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Sympathectomy aggravates subchondral bone changes during osteoarthritis progression in mice without affecting cartilage degeneration or synovial inflammation", 2021, published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • "Norepinephrine Inhibits the Proliferation of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells via β2-Adrenoceptor-Mediated ERK1/2 and PKA Phosphorylation", 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequently collaborating coauthors include:

  • Zsuzsa Jenei-Lanzl
  • Andrea Meurer
  • Frank Zaucke
  • Karima El Bagdadi
  • Dominique Muschter

Straub has published extensively in several journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • NeuroImmunoModulation
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie

Best Publications

  • THE COMPLEX ROLE OF ESTROGENS IN INFLAMMATION

    Rainer H. Straub

  • Anti-inflammatory mechanisms of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis

    Cutolo M;Sulli A;Pizzorni C;Seriolo B

  • Human hair follicles display a functional equivalent of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and synthesize cortisol.

    Natsuho Ito;Taisuke Ito;Arno Kromminga;Albrecht Bettermann

  • Sex hormones influence on the immune system: basic and clinical aspects in autoimmunity:

    M Cutolo;A Sulli;S Capellino;B Villaggio

  • Glucocorticoids in the treatment of rheumatic diseases: an update on the mechanisms of action.

    Frank Buttgereit;Rainer H Straub;Martin Wehling;Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester

  • Serum dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA sulfate are negatively correlated with serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), and DHEA inhibits IL-6 secretion from mononuclear cells in man in vitro: possible link between endocrinosenescence and immunosenescence.

    R. H. Straub;L. Konecna;S. Hrach;G. Rothe

  • Energy regulation and neuroendocrine-immune control in chronic inflammatory diseases

    R. H. Straub;M. Cutolo;F. Buttgereit;G. Pongratz

  • Blockade of TNF-α rapidly inhibits pain responses in the central nervous system

    Andreas Hess;Roland Axmann;Juergen Rech;Stefanie Finzel

  • The sympathetic nervous response in inflammation.

    Georg Pongratz;Rainer H Straub

  • Relapsing polychondritis: clinical and immunogenetic analysis of 62 patients.

    M. Zeuner;R. H. Straub;G. Rauh;E. D. Albert

  • Estrogens and Autoimmune Diseases

    Maurizio Cutolo;Silvia Capellino;Alberto Sulli;Bruno Serioli

  • Norepinephrine, the β-Adrenergic Receptor, and Immunity

    Virginia M. Sanders;Rainer H. Straub

  • The loss of sympathetic nerve fibers in the synovial tissue of patients with rheumatoid arthritis is accompanied by increased norepinephrine release from synovial macrophages

    Luitpold E. Miller;Hans-Peter Jüsten;Jürgen Schölmerich;Rainer H. Straub

  • Circadian rhythms in rheumatoid arthritis: implications for pathophysiology and therapeutic management.

    Rainer H. Straub;Maurizio Cutolo

  • Involvement of the hypothalamic--pituitary--adrenal/gonadal axis and the peripheral nervous system in rheumatoid arthritis: viewpoint based on a systemic pathogenetic role.

    Rainer H. Straub;Maurizio Cutolo

  • STRESS AND RHEUMATIC DISEASES

    Markus Herrmann;Jürgen Schölmerich;Rainer H. Straub

  • Achilles tendinosis is associated with sprouting of substance P positive nerve fibres

    T E O Schubert;C Weidler;K Lerch;F Hofstädter

  • Inadequately low serum levels of steroid hormones in relation to interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor in untreated patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and reactive arthritis.

    Rainer H. Straub;Leena Paimela;Ritva Peltomaa;Jürgen Schölmerich

  • The role of the sympathetic nervous system in intestinal inflammation

    R H Straub;R Wiest;U G Strauch;P Härle

  • Hormone Replacement Therapy and Interrelation between Serum Interleukin-6 and Body Mass Index in Postmenopausal Women: A Population-Based Study

    R. H. Straub;H. W. Hense;T. Andus;J. Schölmerich

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Schölmerich
Jürgen Schölmerich University of Regensburg
Maurizio Cutolo
Maurizio Cutolo University of Genoa
Frank Buttgereit
Frank Buttgereit Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Werner Falk
Werner Falk University of Regensburg
Ulf Müller-Ladner
Ulf Müller-Ladner University of Giessen
Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini
Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini University of Milan
Fabiola Atzeni
Fabiola Atzeni University of Messina
Reinhard Pabst
Reinhard Pabst Hannover Medical School
Hugo O. Besedovsky
Hugo O. Besedovsky Philipp University of Marburg
Johannes W. J. Bijlsma
Johannes W. J. Bijlsma Utrecht University

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