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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 47 4480 4144 296 275 95 11836

Rudolf A. Manz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rudolf A. Manz between 1950 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rudolf A. Manz published across 77 years, from 1950 to 2026, averaging 1.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2016. 7 of the 118 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2016. 1950: 1 publication 1951: 3 publications 1952: 3 publications 1953: 2 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 1 publication 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 2 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 2 publications
1950 2026

118 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rudolf A. Manz: publications per year, 1950 to 2026
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 3
1952 3
1953 2
1954 0
1955 1
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 2
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 1
1969 0
1970 0
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 2
1995 0
1996 0
1997 3
1998 2
1999 3
2000 1
2001 1
2002 4
2003 2
2004 4
2005 6
2006 7
2007 1
2008 1
2009 4
2010 2
2011 5
2012 6
2013 5
2014 4
2015 3
2016 8
2017 2
2018 4
2019 2
2020 2
2021 3
2022 3
2023 4
2024 2
2025 5
2026 2
Total 118
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Rudolf A. Manz publications per year - data summary

  • Rudolf A. Manz, a Immunology scholar from University of Lübeck, has 118 publications recorded across 77 years, from 1950 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1950 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 8 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1950, 1955, 1968, 1971 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 37 of the 77 years in the span carry no publications at all (1954, 1956, 1957, 1958 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 1.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.0 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 16 publications, 14% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1950-1975: 15 publications (0.6 per year); 1976-2001: 12 publications (0.5 per year); 2002-2026: 91 publications (3.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Rudolf A. Manz 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 Rudolf A. Manz 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, 92–101 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: 95 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 95
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
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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Rudolf A. Manz publication distribution in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 76 ranges running from 62–71 to 807+ publications.
  • Rudolf A. Manz, a Immunology scholar from University of Lübeck, records 95 publications - the 2nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 2% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Rudolf A. Manz, and about 98% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Rudolf A. Manz ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 152–161 publications, holding 189 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 242–251 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 807 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Rudolf A. Manz 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 Rudolf A. Manz 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, 46–47 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: 47 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% 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 47
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
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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Rudolf A. Manz D-index placement in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 40–41 to 157+ D-Index.
  • Rudolf A. Manz, a Immunology scholar from University of Lübeck, records 47 D-Index - the 9th percentile of the discipline.
  • 9% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Rudolf A. Manz, and about 91% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Rudolf A. Manz ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 201 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 68–69 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Rudolf A. Manz is affiliated with the University of Lübeck in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their scholarly work spans several core subfields including Immunology, Immunology and Allergy, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Rheumatology, and Molecular Biology.

The main scientific topics covered in their research encompass T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Mast cells and histamine, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research.

Frequent collaborators in Rudolf A. Manz's publications include Marc Ehlers, Katja Bieber, Ann-Katrin Clauder, Larissa N. Almeida, and Ralf J. Ludwig.

Key publication venues where their research appears multiple times include Frontiers in Immunology, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Autoimmunity Reviews, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Nature Communications.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Autoimmune pre-disease" (2022), published in Autoimmunity Reviews
  • "IL-10 revisited in systemic lupus erythematosus" (2022), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "IgG Fc sialylation is regulated during the germinal center reaction following immunization with different adjuvants" (2020), published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • "Tissue-resident B cells orchestrate macrophage polarisation and function" (2023), published in Nature Communications
  • "Dual Role of Interleukin-10 in Murine NZB/W F1 Lupus" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Lifetime of plasma cells in the bone marrow

    Rudolf A. Manz;Andreas Thiel;Andreas Radbruch

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • MAINTENANCE OF SERUM ANTIBODY LEVELS

    Rudolf A. Manz;Anja E. Hauser;Falk Hiepe;Andreas Radbruch

  • The proteasome inhibitor bortezomib depletes plasma cells and protects mice with lupus-like disease from nephritis.

    Kirsten Neubert;Silke Meister;Katrin Moser;Florian Weisel

  • Plasma Cell Survival Is Mediated by Synergistic Effects of Cytokines and Adhesion-Dependent Signals

    Giuliana Cassese;Sergio Arce;Anja E. Hauser;Katja Lehnert

  • Generation of migratory antigen-specific plasma blasts and mobilization of resident plasma cells in a secondary immune response.

    Marcus Odendahl;Henrik Mei;Bimba F. Hoyer;Annett M. Jacobi

  • Short-lived Plasmablasts and Long-lived Plasma Cells Contribute to Chronic Humoral Autoimmunity in NZB/W Mice

    Bimba F. Hoyer;Katrin Moser;Anja E. Hauser;Anette Peddinghaus

  • Mechanisms of Autoantibody-Induced Pathology.

    Ralf J. Ludwig;Karen Vanhoorelbeke;Frank Leypoldt;Ziya Kaya

  • Chemotactic Responsiveness Toward Ligands for CXCR3 and CXCR4 Is Regulated on Plasma Blasts During the Time Course of a Memory Immune Response

    Anja E. Hauser;Gudrun F. Debes;Sergio Arce;Giuliana Cassese

  • Survival of long-lived plasma cells is independent of antigen

    R A Manz;M Löhning;G Cassese;A Thiel

  • Analysis and sorting of live cells according to secreted molecules, relocated to a cell-surface affinity matrix

    Rudolf Manz;Mario Assenmacher;Eckhard Pfluger;Stefan Miltenyi

  • FcgammaRIIb controls bone marrow plasma cell persistence and apoptosis.

    Zou Xiang;Antony J Cutler;Antony J Cutler;Rebecca J Brownlie;Kirsten Fairfax

  • Enrichment and detection of live antigen-specific CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells based on cytokine secretion.

    Helmut Brosterhus;Susanne Brings;Heike Leyendeckers;Rudolf A. Manz

  • Blood-borne human plasma cells in steady state are derived from mucosal immune responses

    Henrik E. Mei;Taketoshi Yoshida;Wondossen Sime;Falk Hiepe

  • Targeting B Cells and Plasma Cells in Autoimmune Diseases

    Katharina Hofmann;Ann-Katrin Clauder;Rudolf Armin Manz

  • Jagged1-induced Notch signaling drives proliferation of multiple myeloma cells.

    Franziska Jundt;Kristina Schulze Pröbsting;Ioannis Anagnostopoulos;Gwendolin Muehlinghaus

  • Humoral immunity and long-lived plasma cells.

    Rudolf A Manz;Sergio Arce;Giuliana Cassese;Anja E Hauser

  • Regulation of CXCR3 and CXCR4 expression during terminal differentiation of memory B cells into plasma cells

    Gwendolin Muehlinghaus;Luisa Cigliano;Stephan Huehn;Anette Peddinghaus

  • Megakaryocytes constitute a functional component of a plasma cell niche in the bone marrow

    Oliver Winter;Oliver Winter;Katrin Moser;Elodie Mohr;Dimitra Zotos

  • Inflamed kidneys of NZB / W mice are a major site for the homeostasis of plasma cells.

    Giuliana Cassese;Steffi Lindenau;Bauke de Boer;Sergio Arce

  • Dendritic cells and monocyte/macrophages that create the IL-6/APRIL-rich lymph node microenvironments where plasmablasts mature

    Elodie Mohr;Karine Serre;Rudolf A. Manz;Adam F. Cunningham

  • Nongenotoxic activation of the p53 pathway as a therapeutic strategy for multiple myeloma.

    Thorsten Stühmer;Manik Chatterjee;Martin Hildebrandt;Pia Herrmann

  • Plasma cells for a lifetime

    Rudolf A. Manz;Andreas Radbruch

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Radbruch
Andreas Radbruch German Rheumatism Research Centre
Ralf Ludwig
Ralf Ludwig University of Rostock
Jörg Köhl
Jörg Köhl University of Lübeck
Falk Hiepe
Falk Hiepe Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Detlef Zillikens
Detlef Zillikens University of Lübeck
Enno Schmidt
Enno Schmidt University of Lübeck
Claudia Berek
Claudia Berek Leibniz Association
Thomas Dörner
Thomas Dörner Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Gabriela Riemekasten
Gabriela Riemekasten University of Lübeck
Bjarne Bogen
Bjarne Bogen Oslo University Hospital

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