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Stefan Hippenstiel publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stefan Hippenstiel sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 234 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Stefan Hippenstiel D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stefan Hippenstiel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stefan Hippenstiel is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany. Their academic work is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, and Immunology.

Their research focuses extensively on topics related to COVID-19 and respiratory infections. Main topics of their work include:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Stefan Hippenstiel has co-authored with several researchers repeatedly, reflecting collaborative research efforts. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Norbert Suttorp (48 joint publications)
  • Andreas C. Hocke (41 joint publications)
  • Martin Witzenrath (36 joint publications)
  • Leif Erik Sander (35 joint publications)
  • Florian Kurth (34 joint publications)

Their publications have appeared in a range of venues, with multiple papers published in top-tier journals and other platforms. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 12 publications
  • Pneumologie - 5 publications
  • Cell - 4 publications
  • Infection - 4 publications
  • European Respiratory Journal - 4 publications

Notable papers by Stefan Hippenstiel and collaborators include:

  • "Severe COVID-19 Is Marked by a Dysregulated Myeloid Cell Compartment," 2020, Cell
  • "SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells in healthy donors and patients with COVID-19," 2020, Nature
  • "Ultra-High-Throughput Clinical Proteomics Reveals Classifiers of COVID-19 Infection," 2020, Cell Systems
  • "SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers profibrotic macrophage responses and lung fibrosis," 2021, Cell
  • "A Therapeutic Non-self-reactive SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Protects from Lung Pathology in a COVID-19 Hamster Model," 2020, Cell

Best Publications

  • Severe COVID-19 Is Marked by a Dysregulated Myeloid Cell Compartment.

    Jonas Schulte-Schrepping;Nico Reusch;Daniela Paclik;Kevin Baßler

  • SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells in healthy donors and patients with COVID-19.

    Julian Braun;Lucie Loyal;Marco Frentsch;Daniel Wendisch

  • Ultra-High-Throughput Clinical Proteomics Reveals Classifiers of COVID-19 Infection.

    Christoph B. Messner;Vadim Demichev;Vadim Demichev;Daniel Wendisch;Laura Michalick

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers profibrotic macrophage responses and lung fibrosis

    Daniel Wendisch;Oliver Dietrich;Tommaso Mari;Saskia von Stillfried

  • Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain proteins are innate immune receptors for internalized Streptococcus pneumoniae.

    Bastian Opitz;Anja Püschel;Bernd Schmeck;Andreas C. Hocke

  • IFNbeta induction by influenza A virus is mediated by RIG-I which is regulated by the viral NS1 protein.

    Bastian Opitz;Amira Rejaibi;Bianca Dauber;Jamina Eckhard

  • A Therapeutic Non-self-reactive SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Protects from Lung Pathology in a COVID-19 Hamster Model.

    Jakob Kreye;S. Momsen Reincke;Hans Christian Kornau;Hans Christian Kornau;Elisa Sánchez-Sendin;Elisa Sánchez-Sendin;Elisa Sánchez-Sendin

  • Cross-reactive CD4 + T cells enhance SARS-CoV-2 immune responses upon infection and vaccination.

    Lucie Loyal;Lucie Loyal;Julian Braun;Julian Braun;Larissa Henze;Larissa Henze;Beate Kruse;Beate Kruse

  • Adrenomedullin Reduces Endothelial Hyperpermeability

    Stefan Hippenstiel;Martin Witzenrath;Bernd Schmeck;Andreas Hocke

  • VEGF induces hyperpermeability by a direct action on endothelial cells.

    S. Hippenstiel;M. Krüll;A. Ikemann;W. Risau

  • Nod1-Mediated Endothelial Cell Activation by Chlamydophila pneumoniae

    Bastian Opitz;Stefanie Förster;Andreas C. Hocke;Matthias Maass

  • Influenza A Viruses Target Type II Pneumocytes in the Human Lung

    Viola K. Weinheimer;Anne Becher;Mario Tönnies;Gudrun Holland

  • Listeria monocytogenes-infected human peripheral blood mononuclear cells produce IL-1beta, depending on listeriolysin O and NLRP3.

    Karolin Meixenberger;Florence Pache;Julia Eitel;Bernd Schmeck

  • Signal Transduction Pathways Activated in Endothelial Cells Following Infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae

    Matthias Krüll;Andrea C. Klucken;Frederik N. Wuppermann;Oliver Fuhrmann

  • Proteomic Characterization of the Whole Secretome of Legionella pneumophila and Functional Analysis of Outer Membrane Vesicles

    Frank Galka;Sun Nyunt Wai;Harald Kusch;Susanne Engelmann

  • Listeria monocytogenes activated p38 MAPK and induced IL-8 secretion in a nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 1-dependent manner in endothelial cells.

    Bastian Opitz;Anja Püschel;Wiebke Beermann;Andreas C. Hocke

  • p38 MAP kinase--a molecular switch between VEGF-induced angiogenesis and vascular hyperpermeability

    Katja Issbrücker;Hugo H Marti;Stefan Hippenstiel;Georg Springmann

  • Rho proteins and the p38-MAPK pathway are important mediators for LPS-induced interleukin-8 expression in human endothelial cells.

    Stefan Hippenstiel;Saskia Soeth;Birgit Kellas;Oliver Fuhrmann

  • Lung epithelium as a sentinel and effector system in pneumonia – molecular mechanisms of pathogen recognition and signal transduction

    Stefan Hippenstiel;Bastian Opitz;Bernd Schmeck;Norbert Suttorp

  • Role of nitric oxide and phosphodiesterase isoenzyme II for reduction of endothelial hyperpermeability.

    N. Suttorp;S. Hippenstiel;M. Fuhrmann;M. Krull

Frequent Co-Authors

Norbert Suttorp
Norbert Suttorp Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Andreas C. Hocke
Andreas C. Hocke Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Martin Witzenrath
Martin Witzenrath Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Achim D. Gruber
Achim D. Gruber Freie Universität Berlin
Christian Drosten
Christian Drosten Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Timothy J. Mitchell
Timothy J. Mitchell University of Birmingham
Sven Hammerschmidt
Sven Hammerschmidt University of Greifswald
Victor M. Corman
Victor M. Corman Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Thorsten Wolff
Thorsten Wolff Robert Koch Institute
Thomas Tschernig
Thomas Tschernig Saarland University

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