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2026

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Citations
82817
World Ranking
303
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Steffen Jung is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, focusing on research areas that span immunology, microbiology, and neuroscience. Their work includes substantial contributions to understanding immune cell function, particularly in the context of neuroinflammation and cancer.

The main fields of study for Steffen Jung include Immunology and Microbiology, with 60 publications, and Neuroscience, with 33 publications. Their subfields of study emphasize Immunology (60 publications), Neurology (30 publications), Molecular Biology (13 publications), Oncology (5 publications), and Artificial Intelligence (5 publications).

Steffen Jung's research addresses several interconnected topics:

  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Steffen Jung include the following:

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads, 2022, Neuron
  • Novel Hexb-based tools for studying microglia in the CNS, 2020, Nature Immunology
  • Perivascular cells induce microglial phagocytic states and synaptic engulfment via SPP1 in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, 2023, Nature Neuroscience
  • Astrocytic phagocytosis is a compensatory mechanism for microglial dysfunction, 2020, The EMBO Journal
  • A Binary Cre Transgenic Approach Dissects Microglia and CNS Border-Associated Macrophages, 2020, Immunity

Steffen Jung collaborates frequently with several researchers in the field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Jung-Seok Kim
  • Sébastien Trzebanski
  • Sigalit Boura-Halfon
  • Florent Ginhoux
  • Louise Chappell-Maor

The scientist publishes regularly in prominent venues, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Immunology
  • Immunity
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • ATP mediates rapid microglial response to local brain injury in vivo

    Dimitrios Davalos;Jaime Grutzendler;Jaime Grutzendler;Guang Yang;Jiyun V Kim

  • Blood Monocytes Consist of Two Principal Subsets with Distinct Migratory Properties

    Frederic Geissmann;Steffen Jung;Dan R. Littman

  • Development of Monocytes, Macrophages, and Dendritic Cells

    Frederic Geissmann;Markus G. Manz;Steffen Jung;Michael H. Sieweke

  • Fate Mapping Reveals Origins and Dynamics of Monocytes and Tissue Macrophages under Homeostasis

    Simon Yona;Ki Wook Kim;Yochai Wolf;Alexander Mildner

  • Analysis of fractalkine receptor CX(3)CR1 function by targeted deletion and green fluorescent protein reporter gene insertion.

    Steffen Jung;Julio Aliberti;Petra Graemmel;Mary Jean Sunshine

  • Tissue-Resident Macrophage Enhancer Landscapes Are Shaped by the Local Microenvironment

    Yonit Lavin;Deborah Winter;Ronnie Blecher-Gonen;Eyal David

  • In Vivo Depletion of CD11c+ Dendritic Cells Abrogates Priming of CD8+ T Cells by Exogenous Cell-Associated Antigens

    Steffen Jung;Derya Unutmaz;Phillip Wong;Gen Ichiro Sano

  • Monocytes and macrophages: developmental pathways and tissue homeostasis

    Florent Ginhoux;Steffen Jung

  • CX3CR1-Mediated Dendritic Cell Access to the Intestinal Lumen and Bacterial Clearance

    Jan Hendrik Niess;Stephan Brand;Xiubin Gu;Limor Landsman

  • Control of microglial neurotoxicity by the fractalkine receptor

    Astrid E. Cardona;Erik P. Pioro;Margaret E. Sasse;Volodymyr Kostenko

  • Type I interferons and microbial metabolites of tryptophan modulate astrocyte activity and central nervous system inflammation via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

    Veit Rothhammer;Ivan D Mascanfroni;Lukas Bunse;Maisa C Takenaka

  • Microglia Biology: One Century of Evolving Concepts.

    Marco Prinz;Steffen Jung;Josef Priller;Josef Priller

  • A Clonogenic Bone Marrow Progenitor Specific for Macrophages and Dendritic Cells

    Darin K. Fogg;Claire Sibon;Chaouki Miled;Steffen Jung

  • Circulating activated platelets exacerbate atherosclerosis in mice deficient in apolipoprotein E

    Yuqing Huo;Andreas Schober;S. Bradley Forlow;David F. Smith

  • Origin, fate and dynamics of macrophages at central nervous system interfaces.

    Tobias Goldmann;Peter Wieghofer;Marta Joana Costa Jordão;Fabiola Prutek

  • Alum adjuvant boosts adaptive immunity by inducing uric acid and activating inflammatory dendritic cells

    Mirjam Kool;Thomas Soullié;Menno van Nimwegen;Monique A.M. Willart

  • Transcriptional Heterogeneity and Lineage Commitment in Myeloid Progenitors

    Franziska Paul;Yaâara Arkin;Amir Giladi;Diego Adhemar Jaitin

  • Macrophages: development and tissue specialization

    Chen Varol;Alexander Mildner;Steffen Jung

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

  • Engrafted parenchymal brain macrophages differ from microglia in transcriptome, chromatin landscape and response to challenge

    Anat Shemer;Jonathan Grozovski;Tuan Leng Tay;Jenhan Tao

  • A Cre-inducible diphtheria toxin receptor mediates cell lineage ablation after toxin administration

    Thorsten Buch;Frank L Heppner;Christine Tertilt;Tobias J A J Heinen

  • Development and Function of Dendritic Cell Subsets

    Alexander Mildner;Steffen Jung

  • Fate mapping reveals origins and dynamics of monocytes and tissue macrophages under homeostasis [Immunity 38 (2013) 79-91]

    Simon Yona;Ki Wook Kim;Yochai Wolf;Alexander Mildner

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Yona
Simon Yona Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Marco Prinz
Marco Prinz University of Freiburg
Eyal David
Eyal David Weizmann Institute of Science
Ido Amit
Ido Amit Weizmann Institute of Science
Dan R. Littman
Dan R. Littman New York University
Matthias Mack
Matthias Mack University of Regensburg
Yinon Ben-Neriah
Yinon Ben-Neriah Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ari Waisman
Ari Waisman Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Achim Leutz
Achim Leutz Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Michal Schwartz
Michal Schwartz Weizmann Institute of Science

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