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 Rolf M. Zinkernagel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 468 publications — 87th percentile
87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rolf M. Zinkernagel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 141 D-Index — 97th percentile
97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.
Rolf M. Zinkernagel is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Throughout their career, the scientist has been recognized with several notable awards and memberships in prestigious organizations.
Zinkernagel received the Nobel Prize in 1996 for discoveries concerning the specificity of the cell mediated immune defence. Prior to this, they were awarded the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995. Earlier recognitions include the Canada Gairdner International Award in 1986 and the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize in 1983.
The scientist has been elected as a member or fellow of several esteemed societies, including the National Academy of Sciences (1996), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998), the Royal Society of the United Kingdom (1998), and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Zinkernagel has also been a member of Academia Europaea since 1989 and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften since 1994, specifically in Microbiology and Immunology.
The scientist's contributions are primarily situated within fields related to immunology and microbiology, indicated by their memberships and awards. While specific recent papers, publication venues, co-authors, book publications, fields, subfields, and main topics of study are not listed, their recognition across multiple scientific institutions demonstrates an active involvement in these areas.
Ulrike Müller;Ulrich Steinhoff;Luiz F. L. Reis;Silvio Hemmi
David Kägi;Birgit Ledermann;Kurt Bürki;Peter Seiler
Manfred Kopf;Heinz Baumann;Giulia Freer;Marina Freudenberg
Sui Huang;Wiljan Hendriks;Alana Althage;Silvio Hemmi
Andrew J. Macpherson;Dominique Gatto;Elizabeth Sainsbury;Gregory R. Harriman
Demetrius Moskophidis;Franziska Lechner;Hanspeter Pircher;Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Joachim Rothe;Werner Lesslauer;Hansruedi Lötscher;Yolande Lang
Pamela S. Ohashi;Stephan Oehen;Kurt Buerki;Hanspeter Pircher
H. Robson MacDonald;Reto Schneider;Rosemary K. Lees;Rawleigh C. Howe
Hanspeter Pircher;Kurt Bürki;Rosemarie Lang;Hans Hengartner
Adrian F. Ochsenbein;Thomas Fehr;Claudia Lutz;Mark Suter
Awen Gallimore;Ann Glithero;Andrew Godkin;Alain C. Tissot
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Philip G. Ashton-Rickardt;Antonio Bandeira;Joseph R. Delaney;Luc Van Kaer
Martin F. Bachmann;Urs Hoffmann Rohrer;Thomas M. Kündig;Kurt Bürki
David Kägi;Birgit Ledermann;Kurt Bürki;Rolf M. Zinkernagel
P. C. Doherty;R. V. Blanden;R. M. Zinkernagel
Karl Frei;Ursula V. Malipiero;Thomas P. Leist;Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Thomas Holtschke;Jürgen Löhler;Yuka Kanno;Thomas Fehr
Adrian F Ochsenbein;Rolf M Zinkernagel
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