2026 Stefan H. E. Kaufmann: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	161	77	74	3	2	983	96538
Medicine	161	751	687	31	30	999	97158

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

10661
Citations
Immunity to intracellular bacteria

S. H. E. Kaufmann

1494
Citations
Heat shock proteins and the immune response

Stefan H.E Kaufmann

1205
Citations
Malnutrition and Infection: Complex Mechanisms and Global Impacts

Ulrich E Schaible;Stefan H. E Kaufmann

1186
Citations
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

1154
Citations
Iron and microbial infection.

Ulrich E. Schaible;Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

1126
Citations
How can immunology contribute to the control of tuberculosis

Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

1045
Citations
Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

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

914
Citations
Mycobacterium tuberculosis: success through dormancy

Martin Gengenbacher;Stefan H.E. Kaufmann

874
Citations
A blood RNA signature for tuberculosis disease risk: a prospective cohort study.

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

865
Citations
Host-directed therapies for bacterial and viral infections

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

824
Citations
Increased vaccine efficacy against tuberculosis of recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guerin mutants that secrete listeriolysin

Leander Grode;Peter Seiler;Sven Baumann;Jürgen Hess

733
Citations
Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Protection from and Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases

Ulrich Zügel;Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

715
Citations
Apoptosis facilitates antigen presentation to T lymphocytes through MHC-I and CD1 in tuberculosis

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

713
Citations
Nuclear cGAS suppresses DNA repair and promotes tumorigenesis.

Haipeng Liu;Haiping Zhang;Xiangyang Wu;Dapeng Ma

627
Citations
Vaccines against tuberculosis: where are we and where do we need to go?

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

614
Citations
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

614
Citations
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

611
Citations
The Role of Cell-Mediated Immunity in Bacterial Infections

Helmut Hahn;Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

565
Citations
New insights into the function of granulomas in human tuberculosis

Timo Ulrichs;Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

562
Citations
Different roles of αβ and γδ T cells in immunity against an intracellular bacterial pathogen

Peter Mombaerts;Jörg Arnoldi;Friedemann Russ;Susumu Tonegawa

538
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christiane Voigt German Aerospace Center

Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf Max Planck Society

Ulrich E. Schaible Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences

Motomu Tanaka Heidelberg University

Volker Brinkmann Max Planck Society

Tom H. M. Ottenhoff Leiden University Medical Center

Gerhard Walzl Stellenbosch University

Hans-Willi Mittrücker Universität Hamburg

Werner Goebel University of Würzburg

Hans Schlager German Aerospace Center

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