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Steffen Thiel

Steffen Thiel

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Microbiology
Denmark
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
93
Citations
29555
World Ranking
591
National Ranking
7

Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
30396
World Ranking
10133
National Ranking
114

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Steffen Thiel is a researcher affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark, with a primary focus on medicine, immunology, and microbiology. Their work spans various subfields, predominantly immunology, hematology, molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and rheumatology.

The researcher's contributions engage deeply with topics related to the complement system in diseases, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, systemic lupus erythematosus, lung cancer treatments and mutations, T-cell and B-cell immunology, immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders, as well as autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.

Steffen Thiel has published multiple papers across respected scientific journals. Some notable recent publications include:

  • Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Alone or in Combination With Chemotherapy in NSCLC Harboring ERBB2 Mutations, 2021, Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • ITIH4 acts as a protease inhibitor by a novel inhibitory mechanism, 2021, Science Advances
  • Autoimmune disorders and paraneoplastic syndromes in thymoma, 2020, Journal of Thoracic Disease
  • Alpha-synuclein activates the classical complement pathway and mediates complement-dependent cell toxicity, 2021, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • From identification to forecasting: the potential of image recognition and artificial intelligence for aphid pest monitoring, 2023, Frontiers in Plant Science

The researcher regularly publishes in several journals, with frequent venues including:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Pneumologie
  • Scientific Reports

Steffen Thiel collaborates with multiple co-authors, some of whom have been frequent contributors alongside them. Key recurring collaborators are:

  • Annette G. Hansen
  • Anne Troldborg
  • G.R. Andersen
  • Jens Magnus Bernth Jensen
  • Yaseelan Palarasah

Best Publications

  • A second serine protease associated with mannan-binding lectin that activates complement

    Steffen Thiel;Thomas Vorup-Jensen;Cordula M. Stover;Wilhelm Schwaeble

  • COLLECTIONS AND FICOLINS: HUMORAL LECTINS OF THE INNATE IMMUNE DEFENSE

    Uffe Holmskov;Steffen Thiel;Jens C. Jensenius

  • Interplay between promoter and structural gene variants control basal serum level of mannan-binding protein.

    H. O. Madsen;P. Garred;S. Thiel;J. A. L. Kurtzhals

  • Association of low levels of mannan-binding protein with a common defect of opsonisation.

    M Super;J Lu;S Thiel;R.T Levinsky

  • Intensive Insulin Therapy Exerts Antiinflammatory Effects in Critically Ill Patients and Counteracts the Adverse Effect of Low Mannose-Binding Lectin Levels

    Troels Krarup Hansen;Steffen Thiel;Pieter Jozef Wouters;Jens Sandahl Christiansen

  • A new frequent allele is the missing link in the structural polymorphism of the human mannan-binding protein

    Hans O. Madsen;P. Garred;Joergen A. L. Kurtzhals;Lars U. Lamm

  • MASP-3 and Its Association with Distinct Complexes of the Mannan-Binding Lectin Complement Activation Pathway

    Mads R. Dahl;Steffen Thiel;Misao Matsushita;Teizo Fujita

  • Detection of structural gene mutations and promoter polymorphisms in the mannan-binding lectin (MBL) gene by polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers

    Rudi Steffensen;Steffen Thiel;Kim Varming;Casper Jersild

  • Binding of the pentamer/hexamer forms of mannan-binding protein to zymosan activates the proenzyme C1r2C1s2 complex, of the classical pathway of complement, without involvement of C1q.

    J H Lu;S Thiel;H Wiedemann;R Timpl

  • Proteolytic Activities of Two Types of Mannose-Binding Lectin-Associated Serine Protease

    Misao Matsushita;Steffen Thiel;Jens C. Jensenius;Itaru Terai

  • Mannose-binding Lectin-deficient Mice Are Susceptible to Infection with Staphylococcus aureus

    Lei Shi;Kazue Takahashi;Joseph Dundee;Sarit Shahroor-Karni

  • The mannan-binding lectin pathway of complement activation: biology and disease association

    Steen Vang Petersen;Steffen Thiel;Jens Christian Jensenius

  • Complement activation, regulation, and molecular basis for complement‐related diseases

    Goran Bajic;Søren E Degn;Steffen Thiel;Gregers R Andersen

  • Association between deficiency of mannose-binding lectin and severe infections after chemotherapy.

    Niels Anker Peterslund;Claus Koch;Jens C Jensenius;Steffen Thiel

  • The concentration of the C-type lectin, mannan-binding protein, in human plasma increases during an acute phase response.

    S. Thiel;U. Holmskov;L. Hviid;S. B. Laursen

  • Inherited deficiency of mannan-binding lectin-associated serine protease 2.

    Kristian Stengaard-Pedersen;Steffen Thiel;Mihaela Gadjeva;Mette Møller-Kristensen

  • Human leukocyte C1q receptor binds other soluble proteins with collagen domains.

    R. Malhotra;S. Thiel;K. B. M. Reid;R. B. Sim

  • Complement activating soluble pattern recognition molecules with collagen-like regions, mannan-binding lectin, ficolins and associated proteins.

    Steffen Thiel

  • L-ficolin Is a Pattern Recognition Molecule Specific for Acetyl Groups

    Anders Krarup;Steffen Thiel;Annette Hansen;Teizo Fujita

  • An assay for the mannan-binding lectin pathway of complement activation.

    S.V Petersen;S Thiel;L Jensen;R Steffensen

  • Two constituents of the initiation complex of the mannan-binding lectin activation pathway of complement are encoded by a single structural gene.

    Cordula M. Stover;Steffen Thiel;Marcus Thelen;Nicholas J. Lynch

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens C. Jensenius
Jens C. Jensenius Aarhus University
Gregers R. Andersen
Gregers R. Andersen Aarhus University
Allan Flyvbjerg
Allan Flyvbjerg Steno Diabetes Center
Uffe Holmskov
Uffe Holmskov University of Southern Denmark
Kazue Takahashi
Kazue Takahashi Harvard University
Bent Deleuran
Bent Deleuran Aarhus University Hospital
Peter Garred
Peter Garred University of Copenhagen
Lise Tarnow
Lise Tarnow Steno Diabetes Center
Teizo Fujita
Teizo Fujita Fukushima Prefectural General Hygiene Institute
Wilhelm J. Schwaeble
Wilhelm J. Schwaeble University of Leicester

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