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D-Index
78
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20564
World Ranking
1761
National Ranking
120

Siegfried Weiss 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 Siegfried Weiss sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 251 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Siegfried Weiss 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 Siegfried Weiss sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Siegfried Weiss is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Immunology and Microbiology, with a notable emphasis on Immunology. Their studies span several subfields including Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Materials Chemistry, and Virology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, and Immune Cell Function and Interaction. Other notable areas of research include HIV Research and Treatment, HIV-related health complications and treatments, Immune Response and Inflammation, as well as Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing.

Siegfried Weiss has published in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to the SSRN Electronic Journal and single publications in Cell, PLoS Pathogens, Cell Reports, and Ceramics International. Their recent papers are as follows:

  • Microbiota-Induced Type I Interferons Instruct a Poised Basal State of Dendritic Cells, 2020, Cell
  • Targeting bioenergetics is key to counteracting the drug-tolerant state of biofilm-grown bacteria, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Tailoring long lasting luminescence of red-emitting CaWO4:Eu3+, Sm3+ nanoparticles with enhanced crystallinity for improved bio-imaging, 2020, Ceramics International
  • RORγt+ c-Maf+ Vγ4+ γδ T cells are generated in the adult thymus but do not reach the periphery, 2023, Cell Reports
  • Type I Interferon Signaling Controls Gammaherpesvirus Latency In Vivo, 2022, Pathogens

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Weiss include Stefan Lienenklaus, Vinay Pawar, Joana Barros-Martins, Anika Janssen, and Ximena León-Lara, each having coauthored three publications with them.

Best Publications

  • Senescence surveillance of pre-malignant hepatocytes limits liver cancer development

    Tae-Won Kang;Tetyana Yevsa;Norman Woller;Lisa Hoenicke

  • Transfer of specificity by murine alpha and beta T-cell receptor genes.

    Dembić Z;Haas W;Weiss S;McCubrey J

  • DNA damage primes the type I interferon system via the cytosolic DNA sensor STING to promote anti-microbial innate immunity.

    Anetta Härtlova;Saskia F. Erttmann;Faizal Am. Raffi;Anja M. Schmalz

  • Priming of Natural Killer Cells by Nonmucosal Mononuclear Phagocytes Requires Instructive Signals from Commensal Microbiota

    Stephanie C. Ganal;Stephanie L. Sanos;Carsten Kallfass;Karin Oberle

  • Oral Somatic Transgene Vaccination Using Attenuated S. typhimurium

    Ayub Darji;Carlos A Guzmán;Birgit Gerstel;Petra Wachholz

  • Type I IFNs induce anti‐tumor polarization of tumor associated neutrophils in mice and human

    Lisa Andzinski;Nadine Kasnitz;Stephanie Stahnke;Ching-Fang Wu

  • Development of Interleukin-17-Producing γδ T Cells Is Restricted to a Functional Embryonic Wave

    Jan D. Haas;Sarina Ravens;Sandra Düber;Inga Sandrock

  • MHC class II-restricted presentation of intracellular antigen.

    Siegfried Weiss;Bjarne Bogen

  • B-lymphoma cells process and present their endogenous immunoglobulin to major histocompatibility complex-restricted T cells.

    Siegfried Weiss;Bjarne Bogen

  • Protective Role of Beta Interferon in Host Defense against Influenza A Virus

    Iris Koerner;Georg Kochs;Ulrich Kalinke;Siegfried Weiss

  • Active Demethylation of the Foxp3 Locus Leads to the Generation of Stable Regulatory T Cells within the Thymus

    Aras Toker;Dirk Engelbert;Garima Garg;Julia K. Polansky

  • Novel reporter mouse reveals constitutive and inflammatory expression of IFN-beta in vivo.

    Stefan Lienenklaus;Marius Cornitescu;Natalia Ziętara;Marcin Łyszkiewicz

  • Apoptosis of mouse dendritic cells is triggered by listeriolysin, the major virulence determinant of Listeria monocytogenes.

    Guzmán Ca;Domann E;Rohde M;Bruder D

  • Interferon-β is required for interferon-α production in mouse fibroblasts

    Lena Erlandsson;Ralf Blumenthal;Maija-Leena Eloranta;Holger Engel

  • Tumor Invasion of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Is Accompanied by Strong Hemorrhage Promoted by TNF-α

    Sara Leschner;Kathrin Westphal;Nicole Dietrich;Nuno Viegas

  • Microbiota-Induced Type I Interferons Instruct a Poised Basal State of Dendritic Cells

    Laura Schaupp;Sabine Muth;Leif Rogell;Michael Kofoed-Branzk

  • NK cell activation in visceral leishmaniasis requires TLR9, myeloid DCs, and IL-12, but is independent of plasmacytoid DCs

    Ulrike Schleicher;Jan Liese;Ilka Knippertz;Claudia Kurzmann

  • Interleukin-23–Dependent γ/δ T Cells Produce Interleukin-17 and Accumulate in the Enthesis, Aortic Valve, and Ciliary Body in Mice

    Annika Reinhardt;Tetyana Yevsa;Tim Worbs;Stefan Lienenklaus

  • La Crosse Bunyavirus Nonstructural Protein NSs Serves To Suppress the Type I Interferon System of Mammalian Hosts

    Gjon Blakqori;Sophie Delhaye;Matthias Habjan;Carol D. Blair

  • Murine toll-like receptor 2 activation induces type I interferon responses from endolysosomal compartments.

    Nicole Dietrich;Stefan Lienenklaus;Siegfried Weiss;Nelson O. Gekara

Frequent Co-Authors

Trinad Chakraborty
Trinad Chakraborty University of Giessen
Jürgen Wehland
Jürgen Wehland Technische Universität Braunschweig
Susanne Häussler
Susanne Häussler Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Ulrich Kalinke
Ulrich Kalinke Hannover Medical School
Mathias W. Hornef
Mathias W. Hornef RWTH Aachen University
Manfred Rohde
Manfred Rohde Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Carlos A. Guzmán
Carlos A. Guzmán Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Hansjörg Hauser
Hansjörg Hauser Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Peter Staeheli
Peter Staeheli University of Freiburg
Bjarne Bogen
Bjarne Bogen Oslo University Hospital

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