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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 66 2419 2213 179 162 270 14445

Ralf Wagner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ralf Wagner between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ralf Wagner published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 9.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2021. 18 of the 329 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2021. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 11 publications
1992 2025

329 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ralf Wagner: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 6
1994 6
1995 3
1996 6
1997 2
1998 5
1999 8
2000 9
2001 7
2002 13
2003 6
2004 10
2005 7
2006 7
2007 13
2008 13
2009 12
2010 9
2011 11
2012 15
2013 5
2014 5
2015 7
2016 12
2017 11
2018 10
2019 12
2020 12
2021 33
2022 12
2023 22
2024 7
2025 11
Total 329
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Ralf Wagner 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 Ralf Wagner 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, 265–274 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: 270 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
265–274 139 270
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
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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Ralf Wagner 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 Ralf Wagner 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, 66 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: 66 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% 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 66
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
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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Overview

Ralf Wagner is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in immunology and microbiology. A substantial portion of their work involves infectious diseases, molecular biology, immunology, epidemiology, and virology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Ralf Wagner's recent publications reflect a focus on COVID-19 and related immunological studies. Notable papers include:

  • "A highly specific and sensitive serological assay detects SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in COVID-19 patients that correlate with neutralization" (2020) published in Infection
  • "A serum-stable RNA aptamer specific for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizes viral entry" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Genome-wide Association Study of Long COVID" (2023) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Association between Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity after Vaccination with BNT162b2" (2021) published in Vaccines
  • "Immunity after COVID-19 and vaccination: follow-up study over 1 year among medical personnel" (2021) published in Infection

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • David Peterhoff
  • Benedikt Asbach
  • Sebastian Einhauser
  • Patrick Neckermann
  • Jonathan L. Heeney

Ralf Wagner's work has been published in a number of recognized venues with multiple publications, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Vaccines
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Viruses
  • European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

The focus of their studies spans several core areas in health sciences, contributing to understanding infectious diseases and immune responses in the context of viral infections such as COVID-19 and HIV.

Best Publications

  • Functional balance between haemagglutinin and neuraminidase in influenza virus infections

    Ralf Wagner;Mikhail Matrosovich;Mikhail Matrosovich;Hans-Dieter Klenk

  • Properties of Replication-Competent Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Vectors Expressing Glycoproteins of Filoviruses and Arenaviruses

    Michael Garbutt;Ryan Liebscher;Victoria Wahl-Jensen;Steven Jones;Steven Jones

  • A recent outbreak of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in southern China was initiated by two highly homogeneous, geographically separated strains, circulating recombinant form AE and a novel BC recombinant

    Sucheep Piyasirisilp;Francine E. McCutchan;Jean K. Carr;Eric Sanders-Buell

  • Virus-like particles-universal molecular toolboxes.

    Christine Ludwig;Ralf Wagner

  • Characterization of a Virtually Full-Length Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Genome of a Prevalent Intersubtype (C/B′) Recombinant Strain in China

    Ling Su;Marcus Graf;Yuanzhi Zhang;Hagen von Briesen

  • Interdependence of hemagglutinin glycosylation and neuraminidase as regulators of influenza virus growth: a study by reverse genetics.

    Ralf Wagner;Thorsten Wolff;Astrid Herwig;Stephan Pleschka

  • Multiple Effects of Codon Usage Optimization on Expression and Immunogenicity of DNA Candidate Vaccines Encoding the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag Protein

    Ludwig Deml;Alexandra Bojak;Stephanie Steck;Marcus Graf

  • An HIV-1 clade C DNA prime, NYVAC boost vaccine regimen induces reliable, polyfunctional, and long-lasting T cell responses.

    Alexandre Harari;Pierre-Alexandre Bart;Wolfgang Stöhr;Gonzalo Tapia

  • Multiparameter RNA and codon optimization: a standardized tool to assess and enhance autologous mammalian gene expression.

    Stephan Fath;Asli Petra Bauer;Michael Liss;Anne Spriestersbach

  • The GeneOptimizer Algorithm: using a sliding window approach to cope with the vast sequence space in multiparameter DNA sequence optimization

    David Raab;Marcus Graf;Frank Notka;Thomas Schödl

  • Connective Tissue Growth Factor Causes Glaucoma by Modifying the Actin Cytoskeleton of the Trabecular Meshwork

    Benjamin Junglas;Sabrina Kuespert;Amin A. Seleem;Tobias Struller

  • Rev-independent expression of synthetic gag-pol genes of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and simian immunodeficiency virus : Implications for the safety of lentiviral vectors

    Ralf Wagner;Marcus Graf;Kurt Bieler;Hans Wolf

  • Concerted inhibitory activities of Phyllanthus amarus on HIV replication in vitro and ex vivo.

    Frank Notka;Georg Meier;Ralf Wagner

  • Recombinant HIV-1 Pr55gag virus-like particles: potent stimulators of innate and acquired immune responses.

    Ludwig Deml;Cornelia Speth;Manfred P. Dierich;Hans Wolf

  • Membrane Accumulation of Influenza A Virus Hemagglutinin Triggers Nuclear Export of the Viral Genome via Protein Kinase Cα-mediated Activation of ERK Signaling

    Henju Marjuki;Mohammad I. Alam;Christina Ehrhardt;Ralf Wagner

  • Priming of strong, broad, and long-lived HIV type 1 p55gag-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T cells after administration of a virus-like particle vaccine in rhesus macaques.

    Xavier Paliard;Yuan Liu;Ralf Wagner;Hans Wolf

  • Differential Polymerase Activity in Avian and Mammalian Cells Determines Host Range of Influenza Virus

    G. Gabriel;M. Abram;B. Keiner;R. Wagner

  • Immunization with HIV Gag targeted to dendritic cells followed by recombinant New York vaccinia virus induces robust T-cell immunity in nonhuman primates

    Barbara J. Flynn;Kathrin Kastenmüller;Ulrike Wille-Reece;Georgia D. Tomaras

  • Identification of preferred protein interactions by phage‐display of the human Src homology‐3 proteome

    Satu Kärkkäinen;Marita Hiipakka;Jing-Huan Wang;Iivari Kleino

  • Skewed association of polyfunctional antigen-specific CD8 T cell populations with HLA-B genotype

    Alexandre Harari;Cristina Cellerai;Felicitas Bellutti Enders;Josef Köstler

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Wolf
Hans Wolf University of Amsterdam
Giuseppe Pantaleo
Giuseppe Pantaleo University of Lausanne
Jonathan L. Heeney
Jonathan L. Heeney University of Cambridge
Mariano Esteban
Mariano Esteban Spanish National Research Council
David C. Montefiori
David C. Montefiori Duke University
Georgia D. Tomaras
Georgia D. Tomaras Duke University
Bertram L. Jacobs
Bertram L. Jacobs Arizona State University
Klaus Überla
Klaus Überla University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Guido Ferrari
Guido Ferrari Duke University
Reinhold Schirmbeck
Reinhold Schirmbeck University of Ulm

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