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Sucharit Bhakdi

Sucharit Bhakdi

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
90
Citations
26675
World Ranking
693
National Ranking
39

Sucharit Bhakdi 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 Sucharit Bhakdi sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 347 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sucharit Bhakdi 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 Sucharit Bhakdi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sucharit Bhakdi is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology and Immunology-related subfields. The scientist's scholarly output encompasses topics such as signaling pathways in disease, cell adhesion molecules research, immunotherapy and immune responses, biochemical and structural characterization, ion channel regulation and function, receptor mechanisms and signaling, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The body of work by Sucharit Bhakdi includes several recent papers published between 2020 and 2022, covering a variety of molecular and immunological subjects. Notable publications include:

  • Role of ADAM10 and ADAM17 in Regulating CD137 Function, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scramblases as Regulators of Proteolytic ADAM Function, 2022, Membranes
  • Influence of Anoctamin-4 and -9 on ADAM10 and ADAM17 Sheddase Function, 2022, Membranes
  • Covid-19 Outbreak Role in the Development of Societies: Questions and Inconsistencies, 2020, The Beacon Journal for Studying Ideologies and Mental Dimensions
  • Counteracting Ideology of COVID-19 Total Lockdown of Countries, 2020, The Beacon Journal for Studying Ideologies and Mental Dimensions

Sucharit Bhakdi has frequently collaborated with other researchers, including Jana Seidel, Sinje Leitzke, Maria Sperrhacke, Karina Reiß, and Björn Ahrens. This collaboration network indicates a sustained interdisciplinary engagement within biochemical and molecular studies.

The scientist's publications are distributed across several venues, with a notable presence in:

  • Membranes
  • The Beacon Journal for Studying Ideologies and Mental Dimensions
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Alpha-toxin of Staphylococcus aureus.

    S Bhakdi;J Tranum-Jensen

  • Alpha-toxin of Staphylococcus aureus.

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  • Vascular leakage in severe dengue virus infections: a potential role for the nonstructural viral protein NS1 and complement.

    Panisadee Avirutnan;Nuntaya Punyadee;Sansanee Noisakran;Chulaluk Komoltri

  • Complement and atherogenesis: binding of CRP to degraded, nonoxidized LDL enhances complement activation.

    Sucharit Bhakdi;Michael Torzewski;Mariam Klouche;Monika Hemmes

  • Dengue Virus Infection of Human Endothelial Cells Leads to Chemokine Production, Complement Activation, and Apoptosis

    Panisadee Avirutnan;Prida Malasit;Barbara Seliger;Sucharit Bhakdi

  • Mechanism of membrane damage by streptolysin-O.

    S Bhakdi;J Tranum-Jensen;A Sziegoleit

  • On the mechanism of membrane damage by Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin.

    R Füssle;S Bhakdi;A Sziegoleit;J Tranum-Jensen

  • Escherichia coli hemolysin may damage target cell membranes by generating transmembrane pores.

    S Bhakdi;N Mackman;J M Nicaud;I B Holland

  • Delivery of proteins into living cells by reversible membrane permeabilization with streptolysin-O.

    Iwan Walev;Sebastian Chakrit Bhakdi;Fred Hofmann;Nabil Djonder

  • Stimulation of monokine production by lipoteichoic acids.

    S Bhakdi;T Klonisch;P Nuber;W Fischer

  • Staphylococcal alpha-toxin, streptolysin-O, and Escherichia coli hemolysin: prototypes of pore-forming bacterial cytolysins.

    S. Bhakdi;H. Bayley;A. Valeva;I. Walev

  • Potassium-inhibited processing of IL-1 beta in human monocytes.

    I Walev;K Reske;M Palmer;A Valeva

  • Damage to mammalian cells by proteins that form transmembrane pores

    Sucharit Bhakdi;Jørgen Tranum-Jensen

  • A guide to the use of pore-forming toxins for controlled permeabilization of cell membranes

    Sucharit Bhakdi;Ulrich Weller;Iwan Walev;Edith Martin

  • Immunopathogenesis of Atherosclerosis: Endotoxin Accelerates Atherosclerosis in Rabbits on Hypercholesterolemic Diet

    Hans-Anton Lehr;Tolga Atilla Sagban;Christian Ihling;Ulrich Zähringer

  • Isolation and characterization of a pigmentless-conidium mutant of Aspergillus fumigatus with altered conidial surface and reduced virulence.

    Bernhard Jahn;Andreas Koch;Axel Schmidt;Gerhard Wanner

  • Novel path to apoptosis: small transmembrane pores created by staphylococcal alpha-toxin in T lymphocytes evoke internucleosomal DNA degradation.

    D. Jonas;I. Walev;T. Berger;M. Liebetrau

  • Deposition of the terminal C5b-9 complement complex in infarcted areas of human myocardium.

    H Schäfer;D Mathey;F Hugo;S Bhakdi

  • On the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis: enzymatic transformation of human low density lipoprotein to an atherogenic moiety.

    Sucharit Bhakdi;B. Dorweiler;R. Kirchmann;J. Torzewski

  • Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin. Dual mechanism of binding to target cells.

    A Hildebrand;M Pohl;S Bhakdi

  • Membrane damage by complement

    Sucharit Bhakdi;Jørgen Tranum-Jensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Seeger
Werner Seeger University of Giessen
Norbert Suttorp
Norbert Suttorp Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Trudy M. Wassenaar
Trudy M. Wassenaar University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Markus Maeurer
Markus Maeurer Champalimaud Foundation
Karl J. Lackner
Karl J. Lackner Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Hagan Bayley
Hagan Bayley University of Oxford
Stefan Rose-John
Stefan Rose-John Kiel University
Nigel Mackman
Nigel Mackman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Friedrich Grimminger
Friedrich Grimminger University of Giessen
Gianfranco Menestrina
Gianfranco Menestrina National Research Council (CNR)

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