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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 107 283 260 130 112 458 37077
Medicine 123 3377 3151 1856 1709 650 49617

Thomas Hartung publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Hartung between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Hartung published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 20.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2017. 81 of the 845 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2017. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 25 publications 2002: 29 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 39 publications 2005: 34 publications 2006: 37 publications 2007: 38 publications 2008: 37 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 46 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 39 publications 2025: 42 publications
1985 2025

845 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas Hartung: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 2
1989 3
1990 2
1991 4
1992 14
1993 5
1994 6
1995 9
1996 6
1997 16
1998 13
1999 11
2000 15
2001 25
2002 29
2003 26
2004 39
2005 34
2006 37
2007 38
2008 37
2009 35
2010 15
2011 13
2012 18
2013 27
2014 21
2015 24
2016 40
2017 46
2018 23
2019 18
2020 22
2021 38
2022 18
2023 33
2024 39
2025 42
Total 845
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Thomas Hartung publications per year - data summary

  • Thomas Hartung, a Microbiology scholar from Johns Hopkins University, has 845 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 46 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1985 and 1986, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 41 years in the span carries no publications at all (1987).
  • The rate of publication averages 20.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.1 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 170 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 82 publications (5.9 per year); 1999-2012: 372 publications (26.6 per year); 2013-2025: 391 publications (30.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Thomas Hartung 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 Thomas Hartung sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 455–464 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 458 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25 458
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Thomas Hartung publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Thomas Hartung, a Microbiology scholar from Johns Hopkins University, records 458 publications - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Thomas Hartung, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Thomas Hartung ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Thomas Hartung 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 Thomas Hartung sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 107 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18 107
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Thomas Hartung D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Thomas Hartung, a Microbiology scholar from Johns Hopkins University, records 107 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Thomas Hartung, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Thomas Hartung ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Thomas Hartung is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biomedical sciences, focusing significantly on toxicology, molecular biology, and neuroscience.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics including human regulatory toxicology, brain organoids, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol consumption. Notable works include:

  • New approach methodologies in human regulatory toxicology - Not if, but how and when! (2023, Environment International)
  • Organoid intelligence (OI): the new frontier in biocomputing and intelligence-in-a-dish (2023, Frontiers in Science)
  • COVID-19 pandemic and alcohol consumption: Impacts and interconnections (2021, Toxicology Reports)
  • Shell microelectrode arrays (MEAs) for brain organoids (2022, Science Advances)
  • C9orf72 regulates energy homeostasis by stabilizing mitochondrial complex I assembly (2021, Cell Metabolism)

Hartung collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Lena Smirnova
  • Alexandra Maertens
  • Marcel Leist
  • Mathieu Vinken
  • Helena T. Högberg

The scientist has published extensively in several prominent venues with repeated contributions to:

  • ALTEX
  • Archives of Toxicology
  • Evidence-Based Toxicology
  • Toxicology Letters
  • Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence

Key fields of study for this researcher include molecular biology, small animal studies, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, biomedical engineering, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their main research interests encompass:

  • Animal testing and alternatives
  • Computational drug discovery methods
  • 3D printing in biomedical research
  • Neuroscience and neural engineering
  • Pluripotent stem cells research
  • Health, environment, cognitive aging
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Best Publications

  • CD36 is a sensor of diacylglycerides

    Kasper Hoebe;Philippe Georgel;Sophie Rutschmann;Xin Du

  • Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus activates immune cells via Toll-like receptor (TLR)-2, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), and CD14, whereas TLR-4 and MD-2 are not involved.

    Nicolas W.J. Schröder;Siegfried Morath;Christian Alexander;Lutz Hamann

  • Toll-Like Receptor 2 Suppresses Immunity against Candida albicans through Induction of IL-10 and Regulatory T Cells

    Mihai G. Netea;Roger Sutmuller;Corinna Hermann;Chantal A. A. Van der Graaf

  • Innate immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana: lipopolysaccharides activate nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and induce defense genes.

    Dana Zeidler;Ulrich Zähringer;Isak Gerber;Ian Dubery

  • Toxicology for the twenty-first century

    Thomas Hartung

  • Structure-function relationship of cytokine induction by lipoteichoic acid from Staphylococcus aureus.

    Siegfried Morath;Armin Geyer;Thomas Hartung

  • Membrane Sorting of Toll-like Receptor (TLR)-2/6 and TLR2/1 Heterodimers at the Cell Surface Determines Heterotypic Associations with CD36 and Intracellular Targeting *

    Martha Triantafilou;Frederick G.J. Gamper;Rowenna M. Haston;Marios Angelos Mouratis

  • Multi-tissue interactions in an integrated three-tissue organ-on-a-chip platform

    Aleksander Skardal;Aleksander Skardal;Sean V. Murphy;Mahesh Devarasetty;Mahesh Devarasetty;Ivy Mead

  • Enhanced antiinflammatory capacity of a Lactobacillus plantarum mutant synthesizing modified teichoic acids.

    Corinne Grangette;Sophie Nutten;Sophie Nutten;Emmanuelle Palumbo;Siegfried Morath

  • Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe : a metaanalysis

    Carolin Rauter;Thomas Hartung

  • Guidance on good cell culture practice. a report of the second ECVAM task force on good cell culture practice.

    Sandra Coecke;Michael Balls;Gerard Bowe;John Davis

  • The Role of Toll-like Receptors (TLRs) in Bacteria-induced Maturation of Murine Dendritic Cells (DCs) PEPTIDOGLYCAN AND LIPOTEICHOIC ACID ARE INDUCERS OF DC MATURATION AND REQUIRE TLR2

    Kathrin S. Michelsen;Alexandra Aicher;Mariette Mohaupt;Thomas Hartung

  • Lipopolysaccharide and ceramide docking to CD14 provokes ligand‐specific receptor clustering in rafts

    Alexandra Pfeiffer;Alfred Böttcher;Evelyn Orsó;Michael Kapinsky

  • Interleukin-10 Counterregulates Proinflammatory Cytokine-Induced Inhibition of Neutrophil Apoptosis During Severe Sepsis

    Marius Keel;Udo Ungethüm;Udo Ungethüm;Ursula Steckholzer;Ursula Steckholzer;Eva Niederer;Eva Niederer

  • Adverse outcome pathways: opportunities, limitations and open questions.

    Marcel Leist;Ahmed Ghallab;Ahmed Ghallab;Rabea Graepel;Rosemarie Marchan

  • Induction of Cross-Tolerance by Lipopolysaccharide and Highly Purified Lipoteichoic Acid Via Different Toll-Like Receptors Independent of Paracrine Mediators

    Martin D. Lehner;Siegfried Morath;Kathrin S. Michelsen;Ralf R. Schumann

  • Applying Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) to support Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA)

    Knut Erik Tollefsen;Stefan Scholz;Mark T. Cronin;Stephen W. Edwards

  • A modular approach to the ECVAM principles on test validity.

    Thomas Hartung;Susanne Bremer;Silvia Casati;Sandra Coecke

  • L-Ficolin Specifically Binds to Lipoteichoic Acid, a Cell Wall Constituent of Gram-Positive Bacteria, and Activates the Lectin Pathway of Complement

    Nicholas J. Lynch;Silke Roscher;Thomas Hartung;Siegfried Morath

  • Synthetic lipoteichoic acid from Staphylococcus aureus is a potent stimulus of cytokine release

    Siegfried Morath;Andreas Stadelmaier;Armin Geyer;Richard R. Schmidt

  • Toll-like Receptor-2 Mediates Treponema Glycolipid and Lipoteichoic Acid-induced NF-κB Translocation

    Bastian Opitz;Nicolas W.J. Schröder;Ingo Spreitzer;Kathrin S. Michelsen

  • Guidance on Good Cell Culture Practice

    Sandra Coecke;Michael Balls;Gerard Bowe;John Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Albrecht Wendel
Albrecht Wendel University of Konstanz
Marcel Leist
Marcel Leist University of Konstanz
Melvin E. Andersen
Melvin E. Andersen Research Triangle Park Foundation
Richard R. Schmidt
Richard R. Schmidt University of Konstanz
Hao Zhu
Hao Zhu Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kevin M. Crofton
Kevin M. Crofton R3Fellows LLC
Mark T. D. Cronin
Mark T. D. Cronin Liverpool John Moores University
Ian Kimber
Ian Kimber University of Manchester
Thomas B. Knudsen
Thomas B. Knudsen Environmental Protection Agency
David A. Basketter
David A. Basketter University of Bedfordshire

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