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Søren R. Paludan

Søren R. Paludan

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Immunology
Denmark
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 87 1199 1088 9 8 234 34789

Søren R. Paludan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Søren R. Paludan between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Søren R. Paludan published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2021. 35 of the 274 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2021. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 16 publications
1988 2025

274 publications in total across all disciplines

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Søren R. Paludan: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 5
2001 6
2002 2
2003 6
2004 5
2005 4
2006 9
2007 4
2008 11
2009 14
2010 10
2011 8
2012 11
2013 7
2014 15
2015 6
2016 13
2017 10
2018 6
2019 12
2020 17
2021 24
2022 14
2023 16
2024 19
2025 16
Total 274
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Søren R. Paludan 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 Søren R. Paludan 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, 232–241 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: 234 publications — 46th percentile

46% 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
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159 234
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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Søren R. Paludan 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 Søren R. Paludan 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, 86–87 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: 87 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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
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 87
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Søren R. Paludan is a researcher affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark, focusing primarily on the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Neurology.

Their research emphasizes several main topics including interferon and immune responses, viral infections and vectors, herpesvirus infections and treatments, inflammasome and immune disorders, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, and immune response and inflammation.

Paludan has published extensively, with a significant number of works in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Nature Immunology, and The EMBO Journal.

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Line S. Reinert
  • Trine H. Mogensen
  • Manja Idorn
  • David Olagnier
  • Marie B. Iversen

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Søren R. Paludan include:

  • Constitutive immune mechanisms: mediators of host defence and immune regulation, 2020, Nature Reviews. Immunology
  • SARS-CoV2-mediated suppression of NRF2-signaling reveals potent antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity of 4-octyl-itaconate and dimethyl fumarate, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Lentiviral delivery of co-packaged Cas9 mRNA and a Vegfa-targeting guide RNA prevents wet age-related macular degeneration in mice, 2021, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • Targeting herpes simplex virus with CRISPR-Cas9 cures herpetic stromal keratitis in mice, 2021, Nature Biotechnology
  • STING orchestrates the crosstalk between polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and inflammatory responses, 2022, Cell Metabolism

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • IFI16 is an innate immune sensor for intracellular DNA.

    Leonie Unterholzner;Sinead E. Keating;Marcin Baran;Kristy A. Horan

  • Double-Stranded RNA Is Produced by Positive-Strand RNA Viruses and DNA Viruses but Not in Detectable Amounts by Negative-Strand RNA Viruses

    Friedemann Weber;Valentina Wagner;Simon B. Rasmussen;Rune Hartmann

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Immune sensing of DNA

    Søren R. Paludan;Andrew G. Bowie

  • Lambda Interferon (IFN-λ), a Type III IFN, Is Induced by Viruses and IFNs and Displays Potent Antiviral Activity against Select Virus Infections In Vivo

    Nina Ank;Hans West;Christina Bartholdy;Kristina Eriksson

  • Type III Interferon (IFN) Induces a Type I IFN-Like Response in a Restricted Subset of Cells through Signaling Pathways Involving both the Jak-STAT Pathway and the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases

    Zhangle Zhou;Ole J. Hamming;Nina Ank;Søren R. Paludan

  • Molecular Pathways in Virus-Induced Cytokine Production

    Trine H. Mogensen;Søren R. Paludan

  • An important role for type III interferon (IFN-lambda/IL-28) in TLR-induced antiviral activity.

    Nina Ank;Marie B. Iversen;Christina Bartholdy;Peter Staeheli

  • Disrupting functional interactions between platelet chemokines inhibits atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic mice.

    Rory R Koenen;Philipp von Hundelshausen;Irina V Nesmelova;Alma Zernecke

  • Attenuation of cGAS-STING Signaling Is Mediated by a p62/SQSTM1-dependent Autophagy Pathway Activated by TBK1

    Thaneas Prabakaran;Chiranjeevi Bodda;Chiranjeevi Bodda;Christian Krapp;Bao‐cun Zhang

  • Recognition of herpesviruses by the innate immune system

    Søren R. Paludan;Andrew G. Bowie;Kristy A. Horan;Katherine A. Fitzgerald

  • SARS-CoV2-mediated suppression of NRF2-signaling reveals potent antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity of 4-octyl-itaconate and dimethyl fumarate

    David Olagnier;Ensieh Farahani;Jacob Thyrsted;Julia Blay-Cadanet

  • Interferon-lambda contributes to innate immunity of mice against influenza A virus but not against hepatotropic viruses

    Markus Mordstein;Georg Kochs;Laure Dumoutier;Jean-Christophe Renauld

  • Sensing of HSV-1 by the cGAS-STING pathway in microglia orchestrates antiviral defence in the CNS

    Line S Reinert;Katarína Lopušná;Katarína Lopušná;Henriette Winther;Chenglong Sun

  • IFI16 senses DNA forms of the lentiviral replication cycle and controls HIV-1 replication

    Martin R. Jakobsen;Rasmus O. Bak;Annika Andersen;Randi K. Berg;Randi K. Berg

  • Chitosan/siRNA Nanoparticle–mediated TNF-α Knockdown in Peritoneal Macrophages for Anti-inflammatory Treatment in a Murine Arthritis Model

    Kenneth A Howard;Søren R Paludan;Mark A Behlke;Flemming Besenbacher

  • Constitutive immune mechanisms: mediators of host defence and immune regulation

    Søren R. Paludan;Søren R. Paludan;Thomas Pradeu;Seth L. Masters;Seth L. Masters;Trine H. Mogensen;Trine H. Mogensen

  • IFI16 is required for DNA sensing in human macrophages by promoting production and function of cGAMP

    K L Jønsson;A Laustsen;C Krapp;C Krapp;K A Skipper

  • IFN-λ: Novel Antiviral Cytokines

    Nina Ank;Hans West;Søren R Paludan

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

Frequent Co-Authors

Trine H. Mogensen
Trine H. Mogensen Aarhus University
Lars Østergaard
Lars Østergaard Aarhus University Hospital
Rune Hartmann
Rune Hartmann Aarhus University
Andrew G. Bowie
Andrew G. Bowie Trinity College Dublin
Katherine A. Fitzgerald
Katherine A. Fitzgerald University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Sampsa Matikainen
Sampsa Matikainen University of Helsinki
Allan Randrup Thomsen
Allan Randrup Thomsen University of Copenhagen
Zhijian J. Chen
Zhijian J. Chen The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lars Iversen
Lars Iversen Aarhus University Hospital
Trairak Pisitkun
Trairak Pisitkun Chulalongkorn University

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