2026 Reinhold Förster: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	95	872	794	54	49	292	54794
Medicine	95	9855	9247	544	520	293	54811

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

7431
Citations
CCR7 coordinates the primary immune response by establishing functional microenvironments in secondary lymphoid organs.

Reinhold Förster;Andreas Schubel;Dagmar Breitfeld;Elisabeth Kremmer

2961
Citations
CD40 ligand on activated platelets triggers an inflammatory reaction of endothelial cells

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

2605
Citations
CCR7 and its ligands: balancing immunity and tolerance

Reinhold Förster;Ana Clara Davalos-Misslitz;Antal Rot

1827
Citations
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

1790
Citations
A chemokine-driven positive feedback loop organizes lymphoid follicles

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

1583
Citations
Rapid leukocyte migration by integrin-independent flowing and squeezing

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

1573
Citations
CCR7 Governs Skin Dendritic Cell Migration under Inflammatory and Steady-State Conditions

Lars Ohl;Mariette Mohaupt;Niklas Czeloth;Gabriele Hintzen

1472
Citations
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

1386
Citations
Skewed maturation of memory HIV-specific CD8 T lymphocytes

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

1267
Citations
Distinct patterns and kinetics of chemokine production regulate dendritic cell function.

Federica Sallusto;Belinda Palermo;Danielle Lenig;Minja Miettinen

1018
Citations
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

987
Citations
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

956
Citations
Dendritic cell migration in health and disease

Tim Worbs;Swantje I. Hammerschmidt;Reinhold Förster

909
Citations
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

840
Citations
HEVs, lymphatics and homeostatic immune cell trafficking in lymph nodes

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

799
Citations
Balanced responsiveness to chemoattractants from adjacent zones determines B-cell position.

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

735
Citations
Chemokine requirements for B cell entry to lymph nodes and Peyer's patches.

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

729
Citations
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

660
Citations
CCR6 Mediates Dendritic Cell Localization, Lymphocyte Homeostasis, and Immune Responses in Mucosal Tissue

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

614
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Lipp Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

Elisabeth Kremmer Max Planck Society

Oliver Pabst RWTH Aachen University

Immo Prinz Hannover Medical School

Arnold Ganser Hannover Medical School

Bernard Malissen Aix-Marseille University

Ulrich Kalinke Hannover Medical School

Werner Müller University of Manchester

Martin Messerle Hannover Medical School

Tobias Junt Novartis (Switzerland)

External Links

Personal website of Reinhold Förster

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