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Stefan H. E. Kaufmann 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 Stefan H. E. Kaufmann sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 983 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefan H. E. Kaufmann 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 Stefan H. E. Kaufmann sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 161 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2000 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Microbiology and Immunology
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Stefan H. E. Kaufmann is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Germany. Their research primarily addresses medical and immunological aspects of infectious diseases, with extensive focus on tuberculosis and immune response mechanisms.

The scientist's publication record spans multiple key areas in medicine and immunology, particularly the interplay between tuberculosis and the immune system. Their work is frequently published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Immunology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Bulletin des Médecins Suisses, and Schweizerische Ärztezeitung.

Frequent co-authors include Christoph Lange, January Weiner, Anna M. Mandalakas, Gerhard Walzl, and Jan Heyckendorf, reflecting collaboration within the tuberculosis and immunology research communities.

Their main fields of study are Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant contributions to the following subfields:

  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery

Major research topics explored include:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Selected recent papers illustrating their research are:

  • "100 years of Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin", 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "RISK6, a 6-gene transcriptomic signature of TB disease risk, diagnosis and treatment response", 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "T cell receptor repertoires associated with control and disease progression following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection", 2023, Nature Medicine
  • "Vaccination Against Tuberculosis: Revamping BCG by Molecular Genetics Guided by Immunology", 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Cellular stress promotes NOD1/2-dependent inflammation via the endogenous metabolite sphingosine-1-phosphate", 2021, The EMBO Journal

Stefan H. E. Kaufmann has published at least one book with Frontiers Media, titled "The Covid-19 and TB Syndemic: Differences and Similarities" released in 2023.

They have been recognized with awards such as membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for their contributions to Microbiology and Immunology since 2000, as well as membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Immunity to intracellular bacteria

    S. H. E. Kaufmann

  • Heat shock proteins and the immune response

    Stefan H.E Kaufmann

  • Malnutrition and Infection: Complex Mechanisms and Global Impacts

    Ulrich E Schaible;Stefan H. E Kaufmann

  • IL-35-producing B cells are critical regulators of immunity during autoimmune and infectious diseases

    Ping Shen;Toralf Roch;Vicky Lampropoulou;Richard A. O’Connor

  • Iron and microbial infection.

    Ulrich E. Schaible;Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

  • How can immunology contribute to the control of tuberculosis

    Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

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

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

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis: success through dormancy

    Martin Gengenbacher;Stefan H.E. Kaufmann

  • A blood RNA signature for tuberculosis disease risk: a prospective cohort study.

    Daniel E Zak;Adam Penn-Nicholson;Thomas J Scriba;Ethan Thompson

  • Host-directed therapies for bacterial and viral infections

    Stefan H. E. Kaufmann;Anca Dorhoi;Richard S. Hotchkiss;Ralf Bartenschlager

  • Increased vaccine efficacy against tuberculosis of recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guerin mutants that secrete listeriolysin

    Leander Grode;Peter Seiler;Sven Baumann;Jürgen Hess

  • Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Protection from and Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases

    Ulrich Zügel;Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

  • Apoptosis facilitates antigen presentation to T lymphocytes through MHC-I and CD1 in tuberculosis

    Ulrich E Schaible;Florian Winau;Peter A Sieling;Karsten Fischer

  • Nuclear cGAS suppresses DNA repair and promotes tumorigenesis.

    Haipeng Liu;Haiping Zhang;Xiangyang Wu;Dapeng Ma

  • Vaccines against tuberculosis: where are we and where do we need to go?

    Tom H. M. Ottenhoff;Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

  • Activation of gamma delta T cells in the primary immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Eric M. Janis;Stefan H. E. Kaufmann;Ronald H. Schwartz;Drew M. Pardoll

  • Salmonella typhimurium aroA(-) infection in gene-targeted immunodeficient mice - Major role of CD4(+) TCR-alpha beta cells and IFN-gamma in bacterial clearance independent of intracellular location

    Jürgen Hess;Christoph Ladel;Diana Miko;Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

  • The Role of Cell-Mediated Immunity in Bacterial Infections

    Helmut Hahn;Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

  • New insights into the function of granulomas in human tuberculosis

    Timo Ulrichs;Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

  • Different roles of αβ and γδ T cells in immunity against an intracellular bacterial pathogen

    Peter Mombaerts;Jörg Arnoldi;Friedemann Russ;Susumu Tonegawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Christiane Voigt
Christiane Voigt German Aerospace Center
Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf
Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf Max Planck Society
Ulrich E. Schaible
Ulrich E. Schaible Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences
Motomu Tanaka
Motomu Tanaka Heidelberg University
Volker Brinkmann
Volker Brinkmann Max Planck Society
Tom H. M. Ottenhoff
Tom H. M. Ottenhoff Leiden University Medical Center
Gerhard Walzl
Gerhard Walzl Stellenbosch University
Hans-Willi Mittrücker
Hans-Willi Mittrücker Universität Hamburg
Werner Goebel
Werner Goebel University of Würzburg
Hans Schlager
Hans Schlager German Aerospace Center

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