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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 49 4327 3997 287 267 198 9826

Sebastian Kobold publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sebastian Kobold between 2009 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sebastian Kobold published across 18 years, from 2009 to 2026, averaging 17.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 54 publications in 2025. 57 of the 315 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2009 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 54. Peak 54 publications in 2025. 2009: 7 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 3 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 47 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 54 publications 2026: 3 publications
2009 2026

315 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sebastian Kobold: publications per year, 2009 to 2026
Year Publications
2009 7
2010 11
2011 5
2012 1
2013 3
2014 10
2015 5
2016 8
2017 9
2018 25
2019 28
2020 14
2021 28
2022 29
2023 47
2024 28
2025 54
2026 3
Total 315
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Sebastian Kobold 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 Sebastian Kobold 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, 192–201 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: 198 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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
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
192–201 187 198
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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Sebastian Kobold 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 Sebastian Kobold 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, 48–49 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: 49 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% 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
48–49 175 49
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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Overview

Sebastian Kobold is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a strong emphasis on several subfields including Oncology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Genetics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Virus-based gene therapy research

Sebastian Kobold has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Adrian Gottschlich (36 joint publications)
  • Stefan Endres (33 joint publications)
  • Florian Märkl (23 joint publications)
  • Sophia Stock (22 joint publications)
  • Marion Subklewe (20 joint publications)

Their publications are present in multiple venues, with a notable number of papers featured in:

  • Blood (12 publications)
  • Poster presentations (11 publications)
  • Frontiers in Immunology (8 publications)
  • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (8 publications)
  • Cancer Research (6 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sebastian Kobold include:

  • Interleukins in cancer: from biology to therapy (2021, Nature reviews. Cancer)
  • CXCR6 positions cytotoxic T cells to receive critical survival signals in the tumor microenvironment (2021, Cell)
  • Melanoma models for the next generation of therapies (2021, Cancer Cell)
  • Mitochondrial dysfunction promotes the transition of precursor to terminally exhausted T cells through HIF-1α-mediated glycolytic reprogramming (2023, Nature Communications)
  • A microbiota-modulated checkpoint directs immunosuppressive intestinal T cells into cancers (2023, Science)

Best Publications

  • Interleukins in cancer: from biology to therapy.

    Daria Briukhovetska;Janina Dörr;Stefan Endres;Peter Libby

  • Advances in cancer immunotherapy 2019 – latest trends

    Stephan Kruger;Stephan Kruger;Matthias Ilmer;Matthias Ilmer;Sebastian Kobold;Bruno L. Cadilha

  • Killing Mechanisms of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells

    Mohamed Reda Benmebarek;Clara Helke Karches;Bruno Loureiro Cadilha;Stefanie Lesch

  • Antibody-mediated inhibition of MICA and MICB shedding promotes NK cell-driven tumor immunity.

    Lucas Ferrari de Andrade;Rong En Tay;Deng Pan;Adrienne M. Luoma

  • Teaching an old dog new tricks: next-generation CAR T cells

    Nicholas Tokarew;Justyna Ogonek;Stefan Endres;Michael von Bergwelt-Baildon

  • CXCR6 positions cytotoxic T cells to receive critical survival signals in the tumor microenvironment.

    Mauro Di Pilato;Mauro Di Pilato;Raphael Kfuri-Rubens;Raphael Kfuri-Rubens;Jasper N. Pruessmann;Aleksandra J. Ozga

  • Melanoma models for the next generation of therapies

    E. Elizabeth Patton;Kristen L. Mueller;David J. Adams;Niroshana Anandasabapathy

  • Epithelial-type systemic breast carcinoma cells with a restricted mesenchymal transition are a major source of metastasis

    Xiao Liu;Junjian Li;Bruno Loureiro Cadilha;Anamarija Markota

  • Inflammation: a common contributor to cancer, aging, and cardiovascular diseases-expanding the concept of cardio-oncology.

    Peter Libby;Sebastian Kobold

  • RIG-I-like helicases induce immunogenic cell death of pancreatic cancer cells and sensitize tumors toward killing by CD8(+) T cells.

    P Duewell;A Steger;H Lohr;H Bourhis

  • Limitations in the Design of Chimeric Antigen Receptors for Cancer Therapy

    Stefan Stoiber;Bruno L. Cadilha;Mohamed-Reda Benmebarek;Stefanie Lesch

  • A microbiota-modulated checkpoint directs immunosuppressive intestinal T cells into cancers

    Unknown

  • Endogenous TCR promotes in vivo persistence of CD19-CAR-T cells compared to a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated TCR knockout CAR.

    Dana Stenger;Tanja A. Stief;Theresa Kaeuferle;Semjon Willier

  • T cells armed with C-X-C chemokine receptor type 6 enhance adoptive cell therapy for pancreatic tumours

    Stefanie Lesch;Viktoria Blumenberg;Stefan Stoiber;Adrian Gottschlich

  • Attenuation of peripheral serotonin inhibits tumor growth and enhances immune checkpoint blockade therapy in murine tumor models.

    Marcel André Schneider;Laura Heeb;Michal Mateusz Beffinger;Stanislav Pantelyushin

  • Enhancing tumor T cell infiltration to enable cancer immunotherapy.

    Jin Zhang;Stefan Endres;Sebastian Kobold

  • Toll-Like Receptor 4–Induced IL-22 Accelerates Kidney Regeneration

    Onkar P. Kulkarni;Ingo Hartter;Shrikant R. Mulay;Jan Hagemann

  • Impact of a New Fusion Receptor on PD-1–Mediated Immunosuppression in Adoptive T Cell Therapy

    Sebastian Kobold;Simon Grassmann;Michael Chaloupka;Christopher Lampert

  • Utilizing chemokines in cancer immunotherapy

    Unknown

  • Cancer cells induce interleukin-22 production from memory CD4 + T cells via interleukin-1 to promote tumor growth

    Cornelia Voigt;Peter May;Adrian Gottschlich;Anamarija Markota

  • Bifunctional PD-1 × αCD3 × αCD33 fusion protein reverses adaptive immune escape in acute myeloid leukemia.

    Monika Herrmann;Christina Krupka;Katrin Deiser;Bettina Brauchle

  • Modes of action of TLR7 agonists in cancer therapy.

    Sebastian Kobold;Gabriela Wiedemann;Simon Rothenfußer;Stefan Endres

  • Rationale for Combining Bispecific T Cell Activating Antibodies With Checkpoint Blockade for Cancer Therapy.

    Sebastian Kobold;Stanislav Pantelyushin;Felicitas Rataj;Johannes vom Berg

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Endres
Stefan Endres Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Christian Klein
Christian Klein Roche (Switzerland)
Karl-Peter Hopfner
Karl-Peter Hopfner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Nicolaus Kröger
Nicolaus Kröger Universität Hamburg
Volker Heinemann
Volker Heinemann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Carsten Bokemeyer
Carsten Bokemeyer Universität Hamburg
Pablo Umana
Pablo Umana California Institute of Technology
Friedrich Haag
Friedrich Haag Universität Hamburg
Klaus-Peter Janssen
Klaus-Peter Janssen Technical University of Munich
Thomas Clavel
Thomas Clavel RWTH Aachen University

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