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Reinhold Förster

Reinhold Förster

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
95
Citations
54794
World Ranking
872
National Ranking
54

Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
54811
World Ranking
9855
National Ranking
544

Reinhold Förster 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 Reinhold Förster sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 292 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Reinhold Förster 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 Reinhold Förster sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Reinhold Förster is affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany and has a significant research output primarily in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology.

Their work spans several subfields including Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Epidemiology. The scientist's research topics focus on Immune Cell Function and Interaction, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, CAR-T cell therapy research, and Immune Response and Inflammation.

Frequent co-authors that Reinhold Förster has collaborated with include:

  • Berislav Bošnjak
  • Ivan Odak
  • Stefanie Willenzon
  • Swantje I. Hammerschmidt
  • Christiane Ritter

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Nature Communications
  • Cellular and Molecular Immunology

Among the recent notable publications are:

  • "Immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants after heterologous and homologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/BNT162b2 vaccination" (2021, Nature Medicine)
  • "Reappearance of effector T cells is associated with recovery from COVID-19" (2020, EBioMedicine)
  • "Low serum neutralizing anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody levels in mildly affected COVID-19 convalescent patients revealed by two different detection methods" (2020, Cellular and Molecular Immunology)
  • "S100A8 and S100A9 Are Important for Postnatal Development of Gut Microbiota and Immune System in Mice and Infants" (2020, Gastroenterology)
  • "Immunogenicity and efficacy of the COVID-19 candidate vector vaccine MVA-SARS-2-S in preclinical vaccination" (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Reinhold Förster's research contributions reflect a consistent emphasis on immunological aspects of infectious diseases, particularly focusing on the immune responses related to COVID-19 and vaccine efficacy. Their extensive collaboration network and frequent publications in multidisciplinary and high-impact scientific venues demonstrate engagement with ongoing developments in immunology and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Two subsets of memory T lymphocytes with distinct homing potentials and effector functions

    Federica Sallusto;Danielle Lenig;Reinhold Förster;Martin Lipp

  • CCR7 coordinates the primary immune response by establishing functional microenvironments in secondary lymphoid organs.

    Reinhold Förster;Andreas Schubel;Dagmar Breitfeld;Elisabeth Kremmer

  • CD40 ligand on activated platelets triggers an inflammatory reaction of endothelial cells

    Volker Henn;Joseph R. Slupsky;Michael Gräfe;Ioannis Anagnostopoulos

  • CCR7 and its ligands: balancing immunity and tolerance

    Reinhold Förster;Ana Clara Davalos-Misslitz;Antal Rot

  • Follicular B Helper T Cells Express Cxc Chemokine Receptor 5, Localize to B Cell Follicles, and Support Immunoglobulin Production

    Dagmar Breitfeld;Lars Ohl;Elisabeth Kremmer;Joachim W Ellwart

  • A chemokine-driven positive feedback loop organizes lymphoid follicles

    K M Ansel;V N Ngo;P L Hyman;S A Luther

  • Rapid leukocyte migration by integrin-independent flowing and squeezing

    Tim Lämmermann;Bernhard L. Bader;Susan J. Monkley;Tim Worbs

  • CCR7 Governs Skin Dendritic Cell Migration under Inflammatory and Steady-State Conditions

    Lars Ohl;Mariette Mohaupt;Niklas Czeloth;Gabriele Hintzen

  • A Putative Chemokine Receptor, BLR1, Directs B Cell Migration to Defined Lymphoid Organs and Specific Anatomic Compartments of the Spleen

    Reinhold Förster;Anita E Mattis;Elisabeth Kremmer;Eckhard Wolf

  • Skewed maturation of memory HIV-specific CD8 T lymphocytes

    P Champagne;G S Ogg;A S King;C Knabenhans

  • Distinct patterns and kinetics of chemokine production regulate dendritic cell function.

    Federica Sallusto;Belinda Palermo;Danielle Lenig;Minja Miettinen

  • Intestinal tolerance requires gut homing and expansion of FoxP3+ regulatory T cells in the lamina propria

    Usriansyah Hadis;Benjamin Wahl;Olga Schulz;Matthias Hardtke-Wolenski

  • Oral tolerance originates in the intestinal immune system and relies on antigen carriage by dendritic cells.

    Tim Worbs;Ulrike Bode;Sheng Yan;Matthias W. Hoffmann

  • Dendritic cell migration in health and disease

    Tim Worbs;Swantje I. Hammerschmidt;Reinhold Förster

  • Functional specialization of gut CD103^+ dendritic cells in the regulation of tissue-selective T cell homing

    Bengt Johansson-Lindbom;Marcus Svensson;Oliver Pabst;Caroline Palmqvist

  • HEVs, lymphatics and homeostatic immune cell trafficking in lymph nodes

    Jean-Philippe Girard;Christine Moussion;Christine Moussion;Christine Moussion;Reinhold Förster

  • Balanced responsiveness to chemoattractants from adjacent zones determines B-cell position.

    Karin Reif;Eric H. Ekland;Lars Ohl;Hideki Nakano

  • Chemokine requirements for B cell entry to lymph nodes and Peyer's patches.

    Takaharu Okada;Vu N. Ngo;Eric H. Ekland;Reinhold Förster

  • Prostaglandin E2 is a key factor for CCR7 surface expression and migration of monocyte-derived dendritic cells.

    Elke Scandella;Ying Men;Silke Gillessen;Reinhold Förster

  • CCR6 Mediates Dendritic Cell Localization, Lymphocyte Homeostasis, and Immune Responses in Mucosal Tissue

    Donald N Cook;Dina M Prosser;Reinhold Forster;Jiwen Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Lipp
Martin Lipp Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Elisabeth Kremmer
Elisabeth Kremmer Max Planck Society
Oliver Pabst
Oliver Pabst RWTH Aachen University
Immo Prinz
Immo Prinz Hannover Medical School
Arnold Ganser
Arnold Ganser Hannover Medical School
Bernard Malissen
Bernard Malissen Aix-Marseille University
Ulrich Kalinke
Ulrich Kalinke Hannover Medical School
Werner Müller
Werner Müller University of Manchester
Martin Messerle
Martin Messerle Hannover Medical School
Tobias Junt
Tobias Junt Novartis (Switzerland)

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