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Thomas M. Kündig

Thomas M. Kündig

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 83 1427 1302 39 32 271 28969
Medicine 83 15490 14573 230 218 273 29021

Thomas M. Kündig publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas M. Kündig between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas M. Kündig published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2023. 25 of the 312 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2023. 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 9 publications
1991 2025

312 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas M. Kündig: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 4
1992 3
1993 17
1994 8
1995 3
1996 10
1997 12
1998 3
1999 0
2000 1
2001 5
2002 5
2003 1
2004 3
2005 15
2006 9
2007 10
2008 5
2009 9
2010 8
2011 10
2012 9
2013 14
2014 16
2015 15
2016 5
2017 9
2018 13
2019 10
2020 11
2021 15
2022 9
2023 20
2024 16
2025 9
Total 312
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Thomas M. Kündig publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas M. Kündig sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 262–271 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 271 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116 271
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Thomas M. Kündig D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82–83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125 83
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Thomas M. Kündig is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scientific output includes substantial work in the subfields of Immunology and Allergy, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Dermatology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their main research topics cover areas such as Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Thomas M. Kündig include:

  • Pål Johansen
  • Steve Pascolo
  • Mark Mellett
  • Martin F. Bachmann
  • Julia-Tatjana Maul

Their publications often appear in several recurring journals, including:

  • Allergy
  • Dermatology
  • Clinical & Experimental Allergy
  • Methods in Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutics

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas M. Kündig include:

  • Inflammation in acute myocardial infarction: the good, the bad and the ugly (2023, European Heart Journal)
  • Protamine-Based Strategies for RNA Transfection (2021, Pharmaceutics)
  • Safety Profile of a Virus-Like Particle-Based Vaccine Targeting Self-Protein Interleukin-5 in Horses (2020, Vaccines)
  • A scalable and highly immunogenic virus-like particle-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 (2021, Allergy)
  • Photochemical Internalization: Light Paves Way for New Cancer Chemotherapies and Vaccines (2020, Cancers)

Best Publications

  • Mice deficient for the 55 kd tumor necrosis factor receptor are resistant to endotoxic shock, yet succumb to L. monocytogenes infection.

    Klaus Pfeffer;Toshifumi Matsuyama;Thomas M. Kündig;Andrew Wakeham

  • Differential T cell costimulatory requirements in CD28-deficient mice

    Arda Shahinian;Klaus Pfeffer;Kelvin P. Lee;Thomas M. Kündig

  • Deregulated T cell activation and autoimmunity in mice lacking interleukin-2 receptor beta

    Haruhiko Suzuki;Haruhiko Suzuki;Thomas M. Kündig;Caren Furlonger;Andrew Wakeham;Andrew Wakeham

  • The influence of antigen organization on B cell responsiveness

    Martin F. Bachmann;Urs Hoffmann Rohrer;Thomas M. Kündig;Kurt Bürki

  • Requirement for the transcription factor LSIRF/IRF4 for mature B and T lymphocyte function

    Hans-Willi Mittrücker;Toshifumi Matsuyama;Alex Grossman;Thomas M. Kündig

  • Normal development and function of CD8+ cells but markedly decreased helper cell activity in mice lacking CD4.

    A. Rahemtulla;W. P. Fung-Leung;M. W. Schilham;T. M. Kündig

  • Targeted disruption of IRF-1 or IRF-2 results in abnormal type I IFN gene induction and aberrant lymphocyte development

    Toshifumi Matsuyama;Toshifumi Matsuyama;Tohru Kimura;Tohru Kimura;Tohru Kimura;Motoo Kitagawa;Klaus Pfeffer;Klaus Pfeffer

  • Stroma-Derived Interleukin-34 Controls the Development and Maintenance of Langerhans Cells and the Maintenance of Microglia

    Melanie Greter;Iva Lelios;Pawel Pelczar;Guillaume Hoeffel

  • On immunological memory.

    Rolf M. Zinkernagel;Martin F. Bachmann;Thomas M. Kündig;Stephan Oehen

  • CD8 is needed for development of cytotoxic T cells but not helper T cells.

    Wai-Ping Fung-Leung;Marco W. Schilham;Amin Rahemtulla;Thomas M. Kündig

  • Normal B lymphocyte development but impaired T cell maturation in CD45-Exon6 protein tyrosine phosphatase-deficient mice

    Kenji Kishihara;Kenji Kishihara;Josef Penninger;Josef Penninger;Valerie A. Wallace;Valerie A. Wallace;Thomas M. Kündig

  • Antigen localisation regulates immune responses in a dose- and time-dependent fashion: a geographical view of immune reactivity.

    Rolf M. Zinkernagel;Stephan Ehl;Peter Aichele;Stephan Oehen

  • Immune responses in interleukin-2-deficient mice

    Thomas M. Kündig;Hubert Schorle;Martin F. Bachmann;Hans Hengartner

  • CD44 Regulates Hematopoietic Progenitor Distribution, Granuloma Formation, and Tumorigenicity

    Rudolf Schmits;Jorge Filmus;Nicole Gerwin;Giorgio Senaldi

  • Duration of TCR stimulation determines costimulatory requirement of T cells.

    Thomas M Kündig;Arda Shahinian;Kazuhiro Kawai;Hans-Willi Mittrücker

  • Intralymphatic allergen administration renders specific immunotherapy faster and safer: a randomized controlled trial.

    Gabriela Senti;Bettina M. Prinz Vavricka;Iris Erdmann;Mella I. Diaz

  • Immunity in response to particulate antigen-delivery systems.

    Tazio Storni;Thomas M Kündig;Gabriela Senti;Pål Johansen

  • Impaired Negative Selection of T Cells in Hodgkin's Disease Antigen CD30–Deficient Mice

    Ryuichi Amakawa;Ryuichi Amakawa;Anne Hakem;Anne Hakem;Thomas M Kundig;Toshifumi Matsuyama;Toshifumi Matsuyama

  • A molecular assembly system that renders antigens of choice highly repetitive for induction of protective B cell responses.

    Andrea Jegerlehner;Alain Tissot;Franziska Lechner;Peter Sebbel

  • Fibroblasts as Efficient Antigen-Presenting Cells in Lymphoid Organs

    Thomas M. Kündig;Thomas M. Kündig;Martin F. Bachmann;Claudio DiPaolo;John J. L. Simard

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin F. Bachmann
Martin F. Bachmann University of Bern
Pamela S. Ohashi
Pamela S. Ohashi Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Hans Hengartner
Hans Hengartner University of Zurich
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Rolf M. Zinkernagel University of Zurich
Brunello Wüthrich
Brunello Wüthrich University of Zurich
Adrian Bot
Adrian Bot MannKind Corporation (United States)
Andrew Wakeham
Andrew Wakeham Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Ludger Klimek
Ludger Klimek Ghent University

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