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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 56 3690 3406 37 34 139 14061

Reinhard Kirnbauer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Reinhard Kirnbauer between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Reinhard Kirnbauer published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2023. 22 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2023. 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 4 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 5 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 35 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 2 publications
1988 2026

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Reinhard Kirnbauer: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 2
1989 5
1990 6
1991 3
1992 2
1993 6
1994 7
1995 8
1996 9
1997 1
1998 4
1999 3
2000 2
2001 1
2002 1
2003 6
2004 3
2005 1
2006 3
2007 5
2008 13
2009 12
2010 2
2011 3
2012 1
2013 3
2014 4
2015 4
2016 4
2017 6
2018 1
2019 4
2020 1
2021 5
2022 4
2023 35
2024 2
2025 20
2026 2
Total 204
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Reinhard Kirnbauer publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Reinhard Kirnbauer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 132–141 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 139 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160 139
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Reinhard Kirnbauer D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194 56
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Reinhard Kirnbauer is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in immunology and microbiology, as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields including epidemiology, immunology, molecular biology, surgery, and cancer research.

The main topics addressed by Kirnbauer include cervical cancer and HPV research, immunotherapy and immune responses, immune response and inflammation, virus-based gene therapy research, herpesvirus infections and treatments, RNA interference and gene delivery, and colorectal and anal carcinomas.

The scientist has published in a range of scientific journals, notably the following venues:

  • Vaccine
  • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
  • Cancer Discovery
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Journal of Virology

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Kirnbauer include:

  • RG1-VLP and Other L2-Based, Broad-Spectrum HPV Vaccine Candidates (2021, Journal of Clinical Medicine)
  • Human Papillomavirus 42 Drives Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma and Elicits a Germ Cell-like Program Conserved in HPV-Positive Cancers (2022, Cancer Discovery)
  • Optimization of RG1-VLP vaccine performance in mice with novel TLR4 agonists (2020, Vaccine)
  • RG2-VLP: a Vaccine Designed to Broadly Protect against Anogenital and Skin Human Papillomaviruses Causing Human Cancer (2022, Journal of Virology)
  • Next generation L2-based HPV vaccines cross-protect against cutaneous papillomavirus infection and tumor development (2022, Frontiers in Immunology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kirnbauer include:

  • Richard B.S. Roden
  • Bettina Huber
  • Lígia A. Pinto
  • Robert H. Shoemaker
  • Jason D. Marshall

Best Publications

  • Papillomavirus L1 major capsid protein self-assembles into virus-like particles that are highly immunogenic.

    R Kirnbauer;F Booy;N Cheng;D R Lowy

  • Human keratinocytes are a source for tumor necrosis factor alpha: evidence for synthesis and release upon stimulation with endotoxin or ultraviolet light.

    A Köck;T Schwarz;R Kirnbauer;A Urbanski

  • Efficient self-assembly of human papillomavirus type 16 L1 and L1-L2 into virus-like particles.

    Reinhard Kirnbauer;Janet Taub;Heather Greenstone;Richard Roden

  • Immunization with viruslike particles from cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) can protect against experimental CRPV infection.

    F Breitburd;R Kirnbauer;N L Hubbert;B Nonnenmacher

  • Chimeric papillomavirus virus-like particles elicit antitumor immunity against the E7 oncoprotein in an HPV16 tumor model

    Heather L. Greenstone;John D. Nieland;Karin E. de Visser;Marloes L. H. De Bruijn

  • A virus-like particle enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detects serum antibodies in a majority of women infected with human papillomavirus type 16.

    Reinhard Kirnbauer;Nancy L. Hubbert;Cosette M. Wheeler;Thomas M. Becker

  • Virus-like Particles of Bovine Papillomavirus Type 4 in Prophylactic and Therapeutic Immunization

    R. Kirnbauer;L.M. Chandrachud;B.W. O'neil;E.R. Wagner

  • In vitro generation and type-specific neutralization of a human papillomavirus type 16 virion pseudotype.

    Richard B.S. Roden;Heather L. Greenstone;Reinhard Kirnbauer;Frank P. Booy

  • Different heparan sulfate proteoglycans serve as cellular receptors for human papillomaviruses.

    Saeed Shafti-Keramat;Alessandra Handisurya;Ernst Kriehuber;Guerrino Meneguzzi

  • Ultraviolet light induces increased circulating interleukin-6 in humans.

    Agatha Urbanski;Thomas Schwarz;Peter Neuner;Jean Krutmann

  • IFN-beta 2, B cell differentiation factor 2, or hybridoma growth factor (IL-6) is expressed and released by human epidermal cells and epidermoid carcinoma cell lines.

    R Kirnbauer;A Köck;T Schwarz;A Urbanski

  • Genital human papillomavirus infection

    Douglas R. Lowy;Reinhard Kirnbauer;John T. Schiller

  • Cutaneous Human Papillomaviruses Found in Sun-Exposed Skin: Beta-papillomavirus Species 2 Predominates in Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Ola Forslund;Thomas Iftner;Kristin Andersson;Bernt Lindelöf

  • Regulation of epidermal cell interleukin-6 production by UV light and corticosteroids

    Reinhard Kirnbauer;Andreas Köck;Peter Neuner;Elisabeth Förster

  • Neutralization of bovine papillomavirus by antibodies to L1 and L2 capsid proteins.

    R. B. S. Roden;E. M. Weissinger;D. W. Henderson;F. Booy

  • Assessment of the serological relatedness of genital human papillomaviruses by hemagglutination inhibition.

    Richard B.S. Roden;Nancy L. Hubbert;Reinhard Kirnbauer;Neil D. Christensen

  • Increased IL-6 Production by Monocytes and Keratinocytes in Patients with Psoriasis

    Peter Neuner;Agatha Urbanski;Franz Trautinger;Annelie Möller

  • Interaction of papillomaviruses with the cell surface.

    R. B. S. Roden;R. Kirnbauer;A. B. Jenson;D. R. Lowy

  • Serologically diagnosed infection with human papillomavirus type 16 and risk for subsequent development of cervical carcinoma: nested case-control study

    Matti Lehtinen;Joakim Dillner;Paul Knekt;Tapio Luostarinen

  • High prevalence of cutaneous human papillomavirus DNA on the top of skin tumors but not in "Stripped" biopsies from the same tumors.

    Ola Forslund;Bernt Lindelöf;Eva Hradil;Peter Nordin

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B.S. Roden
Richard B.S. Roden Johns Hopkins University
John T. Schiller
John T. Schiller National Institutes of Health
Thomas Schwarz
Thomas Schwarz Boston Children's Hospital
Douglas R. Lowy
Douglas R. Lowy National Institutes of Health
Matti Lehtinen
Matti Lehtinen Tampere University
Joakim Dillner
Joakim Dillner Karolinska University Hospital
Georg Stingl
Georg Stingl Medical University of Vienna
Neil D. Christensen
Neil D. Christensen Pennsylvania State University
Robert H. Shoemaker
Robert H. Shoemaker National Institutes of Health
Jean Krutmann
Jean Krutmann Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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