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Austria
2026

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Immunology

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Medicine

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135
Citations
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World Ranking
2069
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Rudolf Valenta is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria and specializes in the field of medicine with a strong focus on immunology and allergy. Their research spans various subfields including immunology and allergy, infectious diseases, physiology, and dermatology.

The scientist's work integrates multiple main topics, including:

  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases

Several recent publications highlight the focus of their research contributions:

  • IgE allergy diagnostics and other relevant tests in allergy, a World Allergy Organization position paper, 2020, published in World Allergy Organization Journal
  • The role of allergen-specific IgE, IgG and IgA in allergic disease, 2021, published in Allergy
  • SARS-CoV-2 mutations in MHC-I-restricted epitopes evade CD8 + T cell responses, 2021, published in Science Immunology
  • A WAO - ARIA - GA2LEN consensus document on molecular-based allergy diagnosis (PAMD@): Update 2020, 2020, published in World Allergy Organization Journal
  • Silencing of SARS-CoV-2 with modified siRNA-peptide dendrimer formulation, 2021, published in Allergy

Frequent publication venues for Rudolf Valenta include:

  • Allergy (34 publications)
  • Frontiers in Immunology (18 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (11 publications)
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (10 publications)
  • Vaccines (10 publications)

Collaborations are an essential aspect of their scientific output, with regular co-authors comprising:

  • Pia Gattinger
  • А. В. Караулов
  • Musa Khaitov
  • Winfried F. Pickl
  • Margarete Focke-Tejkl

The breadth of Rudolf Valenta's research addresses various dimensions of allergic and infectious diseases, particularly emphasizing molecular mechanisms, immune responses, and clinical diagnostics related to allergy and COVID-19.

Best Publications

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA): Achievements in 10 years and future needs

    J. Bousquet;H. J. Schünemann;B. Samolinski;P. Demoly

  • Immune Responses in Healthy and Allergic Individuals Are Characterized by a Fine Balance between Allergen-specific T Regulatory 1 and T Helper 2 Cells

    Miibeccel Akdis;Johan Verhagen;Alison Taylor;Fariba Karamloo

  • Immunological mechanisms of allergen-specific immunotherapy

    Mark Larché;Mark Larché;Cezmi A. Akdis;Rudolf Valenta

  • The gene coding for the major birch pollen allergen Betv1, is highly homologous to a pea disease resistance response gene.

    H. Breiteneder;K. Pettenburger;A. Bito;R. Valenta

  • EAACI Molecular Allergology User's Guide.

    P.M Matricardi;J Kleine-Tebbe;H.J Hoffmann;R Valenta

  • Identification of profilin as a novel pollen allergen; IgE autoreactivity in sensitized individuals

    Rudolf Valenta;Michael Duchêne;Karin Pettenburger;Christian Sillaber

  • Practical guide to skin prick tests in allergy to aeroallergens

    J. Bousquet;J. Bousquet;L. Heinzerling;C. Bachert;N. G. Papadopoulos

  • Profilins constitute a novel family of functional plant pan-allergens.

    R Valenta;M Duchene;C Ebner;P Valent

  • Definitions, Criteria and Global Classification of Mast Cell Disorders with Special Reference to Mast Cell Activation Syndromes: A Consensus Proposal

    Peter Valent;Cem Akin;Michel Arock;Knut Brockow

  • Allergen immunotherapy: therapeutic vaccines for allergic diseases

    J. Bousquet;R. Lockey;H.J. Malling;E. Alvarez-Cuesta

  • Microarrayed allergen molecules: diagnostic gatekeepers for allergy treatment.

    Reinhard Hiller;Sylvia Laffer;Christian Harwanegg;Martin Huber

  • Identification of allergens in fruits and vegetables: IgE cross-reactivities with the important birch pollen allergens Bet v 1 and Bet v 2 (birch profilin)

    Christof Ebner;Reinhold Hirschwehr;Leonhardt Bauer;Heimo Breiteneder

  • IgE allergy diagnostics and other relevant tests in allergy, a World Allergy Organization position paper.

    Ignacio J. Ansotegui;Giovanni Melioli;Giorgio Walter Canonica;Luis Caraballo

  • Vaccination with genetically engineered allergens prevents progression of allergic disease

    V. Niederberger;F. Horak;S. Vrtala;S. Spitzauer

  • The future of antigen-specific immunotherapy of allergy

    Rudolf Valenta

  • Efficacy of recombinant birch pollen vaccine for the treatment of birch-allergic rhinoconjunctivitis

    Gabrielle Pauli;Tina H. Larsen;Sabina Rak;Friedrich Horak

  • Biomarkers for monitoring clinical efficacy of allergen immunotherapy for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and allergic asthma: an EAACI Position Paper

    M. H. Shamji;M. H. Shamji;J. H. Kappen;M. Akdis;E. Jensen-Jarolim;E. Jensen-Jarolim

  • Common epitopes of birch pollen and apples—Studies by western and northern blot

    C. Ebner;T. Birkner;R. Valenta;H. Rumpold

  • Allergen-specific immunotherapy with a monophosphoryl lipid A-adjuvanted vaccine: reduced seasonally boosted immunoglobulin E production and inhibition of basophil histamine release by therapy-induced blocking antibodies.

    N. Mothes;M. Heinzkill;K. J. Drachenberg;W. R. Sperr

  • Release of allergens as respirable aerosols: A link between grass pollen and asthma

    Philip E. Taylor;Richard C. Flagan;Rudolf Valenta;M.Michael Glovsky

  • Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915) and His Contributions to the Foundation and Birth of Translational Medicine

    Peter Valent;Bernd Groner;Udo Schumacher;Giulio Superti-Furga

Frequent Co-Authors

Susanne Vrtala
Susanne Vrtala Medical University of Vienna
Peter Valent
Peter Valent Medical University of Vienna
Dietrich Kraft
Dietrich Kraft Medical University of Vienna
Susanne Spitzauer
Susanne Spitzauer Medical University of Vienna
Otto Scheiner
Otto Scheiner Medical University of Vienna
Christof Ebner
Christof Ebner Graz University of Technology
Verena Niederberger
Verena Niederberger Medical University of Vienna
Wolfgang R. Sperr
Wolfgang R. Sperr Medical University of Vienna
Ines Swoboda
Ines Swoboda University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna
Jean Bousquet
Jean Bousquet University of Montpellier

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