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Rolf A.K. Stahl

Rolf A.K. Stahl

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
80
Citations
20645
World Ranking
17241
National Ranking
902

Rolf A.K. Stahl 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 Rolf A.K. Stahl sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 302 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rolf A.K. Stahl 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 Rolf A.K. Stahl sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rolf A.K. Stahl is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and has produced significant research primarily in the field of Medicine with a strong focus on Nephrology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Genetics.

The main topics of their work cover a range of renal and immunological conditions including:

  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases

Among recent published papers, notable works include:

  • "Membranous nephropathy: new pathogenic mechanisms and their clinical implications" (2022), published in Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • "Mayo Clinic consensus report on membranous nephropathy: proposal for a novel classification" (2023), published in Kidney International
  • "Netrin G1 Is a Novel Target Antigen in Primary Membranous Nephropathy" (2022), published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • "Mayo Clinic Consensus Report on Membranous Nephropathy: Proposal for a Novel Classification" (2023), published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • "Pathogenicity of Human Anti-PLA2R1 Antibodies in Minipigs: A Pilot Study" (2023), published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Elion Hoxha
  • Thorsten Wiech
  • Linda Reinhard
  • Maya Machalitza
  • Catherine Meyer-Schwesinger

Rolf A.K. Stahl's work is regularly published in specialized journals and proceedings, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Kidney International
  • Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Science Translational Medicine

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms Underlying Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus

    Ulrich Hink;Huige Li;Hanke Mollnau;Mathias Oelze

  • Thrombospondin Type-1 Domain-Containing 7A in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy

    Nicola M Tomas;Laurence H Beck;Catherine Meyer-Schwesinger;Barbara Seitz-Polski

  • Leptin stimulates proliferation and TGF-β expression in renal glomerular endothelial cells: Potential role in glomerulosclerosis

    Gunter Wolf;Gunter Wolf;Andreas Hamann;Andreas Hamann;Dong Cheol Han;Dong Cheol Han;Udo Helmchen;Udo Helmchen

  • Angiotensin II-induced hypertrophy of cultured murine proximal tubular cells is mediated by endogenous transforming growth factor-beta.

    G. Wolf;E. Mueller;R. A. K. Stahl;F. N. Ziyadeh

  • Phospholipase A2 Receptor Autoantibodies and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Primary Membranous Nephropathy

    Elion Hoxha;Ina Thiele;Gunther Zahner;Ulf Panzer

  • CC chemokine receptor 5 and renal-transplant survival

    Michael Fischereder;Bruno Luckow;Berthold Hocher;Rudolf P Wüthrich

  • Increased NAD(P)H oxidase-mediated superoxide production in renovascular hypertension: Evidence for an involvement of protein kinase C

    Thomas Heitzer;Ulrich Wenzel;Ulrich Hink;Dirk Krollner

  • Enhanced expression of the M-type phospholipase A2 receptor in glomeruli correlates with serum receptor antibodies in primary membranous nephropathy.

    Elion Hoxha;Ursula Kneißler;Gesa Stege;Gunther Zahner

  • Angiotensin II stimulates expression of the chemokine RANTES in rat glomerular endothelial cells. Role of the angiotensin type 2 receptor.

    G. Wolf;F. N. Ziyadeh;F. Thaiss;J. Tomaszewski

  • Angiotensin II activates nuclear transcription factor-kappaB through AT1 and AT2 receptors.

    Gunter Wolf;Ulrich Wenzel;Ulrich Wenzel;Ulrich Wenzel;Kevin D. Burns;Kevin D. Burns;Kevin D. Burns;Raymond C. Harris;Raymond C. Harris;Raymond C. Harris

  • The IL-23/Th17 Axis Contributes to Renal Injury in Experimental Glomerulonephritis

    Hans-Joachim Paust;Jan-Eric Turner;Oliver M. Steinmetz;Anett Peters

  • An immunofluorescence test for phospholipase-A2-receptor antibodies and its clinical usefulness in patients with membranous glomerulonephritis

    Elion Hoxha;Sigrid Harendza;Gunter Zahner;Ulf Panzer

  • CCR6 Recruits Regulatory T Cells and Th17 Cells to the Kidney in Glomerulonephritis

    Jan-Eric Turner;Hans-Joachim Paust;Oliver M. Steinmetz;Anett Peters

  • Autoantibodies against thrombospondin type 1 domain-containing 7A induce membranous nephropathy.

    Nicola M. Tomas;Elion Hoxha;Anna T. Reinicke;Lars Fester

  • Development and validation of a renal risk score in ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis

    Silke R. Brix;Mercedes Noriega;Pierre Tennstedt;Eik Vettorazzi

  • An Indirect Immunofluorescence Method Facilitates Detection of Thrombospondin Type 1 Domain–Containing 7A–Specific Antibodies in Membranous Nephropathy

    Elion Hoxha;Laurence H. Beck;Thorsten Wiech;Nicola M. Tomas

  • A Mechanism for Cancer-Associated Membranous Nephropathy.

    Elion Hoxha;Thorsten Wiech;Phillip R Stahl;Gunther Zahner

  • CXCR3 Mediates Renal Th1 and Th17 Immune Response in Murine Lupus Nephritis

    Oliver M. Steinmetz;Jan-Eric Turner;Hans-Joachim Paust;Matthias Lindner

  • Cyclosporine stimulates expression of transforming growth factor-beta in renal cells. Possible mechanism of cyclosporines antiproliferative effects.

    Gunter Wolf;Friedrich Thaiss;Rolf A. K. Stahl

  • Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 mediates monocyte/macrophage influx in anti-thymocyte antibody-induced glomerulonephritis.

    U. Wenzel;A. Schneider;A. Schneider;A.J. Valente;A.J. Valente;Hanna E. Abboud;Hanna E. Abboud

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulf Panzer
Ulf Panzer Universität Hamburg
Klemens Budde
Klemens Budde Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Petra Reinke
Petra Reinke Berlin-Brandenburger Centrum für Regenerative Therapien
Hans-Willi Mittrücker
Hans-Willi Mittrücker Universität Hamburg
Fuad N. Ziyadeh
Fuad N. Ziyadeh American University of Beirut
Gérard Lambeau
Gérard Lambeau Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Christian Kurts
Christian Kurts University of Bonn
Gisa Tiegs
Gisa Tiegs University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Martin Zeier
Martin Zeier University Hospital Heidelberg
Friedrich Koch-Nolte
Friedrich Koch-Nolte Universität Hamburg

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