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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 88 1162 1054 72 66 270 29815
Medicine 88 13119 12349 700 675 270 29815

Tim Sparwasser publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tim Sparwasser between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tim Sparwasser published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 49 publications in 2023. 15 of the 345 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 49. Peak 49 publications in 2023. 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 37 publications 2013: 33 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 49 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 12 publications
1997 2025

345 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tim Sparwasser: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 4
1998 3
1999 1
2000 3
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 0
2006 3
2007 2
2008 2
2009 12
2010 22
2011 28
2012 37
2013 33
2014 28
2015 22
2016 12
2017 12
2018 12
2019 12
2020 9
2021 11
2022 11
2023 49
2024 3
2025 12
Total 345
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Tim Sparwasser 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 Tim Sparwasser 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: 270 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
262–271 116 270
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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Tim Sparwasser 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 Tim Sparwasser 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, 88–89 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: 88 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96 88
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

Tim Sparwasser is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with a total of 69 publications in these fields, as well as medicine with 34 publications. Sparwasser's work engages deeply with immunology, molecular biology, oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and epidemiology subfields.

The scientist's research topics cover immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, immune response and inflammation, immune cells in cancer, immunotherapy and immune responses, interferon and immune responses, as well as IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways.

Frequent publication venues for Sparwasser's work include:

  • European Journal of Immunology
  • Cell Reports
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • PLoS Pathogens

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Sparwasser are:

  • "Regulating T-cell differentiation through the polyamine spermidine" (2020) published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • "CD4+ T-cell differentiation and function: Unifying glycolysis, fatty acid oxidation, polyamines NAD mitochondria" (2021) published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • "Ribosome-Targeting Antibiotics Impair T Cell Effector Function and Ameliorate Autoimmunity by Blocking Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis" (2020) published in Immunity
  • "Notch and TLR signaling coordinate monocyte cell fate and inflammation" (2020) published in eLife
  • "The Absence of HIF-1α Increases Susceptibility to Leishmania donovani Infection via Activation of BNIP3/mTOR/SREBP-1c Axis" (2020) published in Cell Reports

Frequent co-authors in Sparwasser's research include:

  • Luciana Berod
  • Luís Almeida
  • Ayesha Dhillon-LaBrooy
  • Luis Eduardo Alves Damasceno
  • Matthias Lochner

Best Publications

  • Selective depletion of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells induces a scurfy-like disease.

    Katharina Lahl;Christoph Loddenkemper;Cathy Drouin;Jennifer Freyer

  • Bacterial DNA and immunostimulatory CpG oligonucleotides trigger maturation and activation of murine dendritic cells

    Tim Sparwasser;Eva Sophie Koch;Ramunas M. Vabulas;Klaus Heeg

  • Card9 controls a non-TLR signalling pathway for innate anti-fungal immunity

    Olaf Gross;Andreas Gewies;Katrin Finger;Martin Schäfer

  • Intestinal tolerance requires gut homing and expansion of FoxP3+ regulatory T cells in the lamina propria

    Usriansyah Hadis;Benjamin Wahl;Olga Schulz;Matthias Hardtke-Wolenski

  • De novo fatty acid synthesis controls the fate between regulatory T and T helper 17 cells

    Luciana Berod;Christin Friedrich;Amrita Nandan;Jenny Freitag

  • CpG-DNA-specific activation of antigen-presenting cells requires stress kinase activity and is preceded by non-specific endocytosis and endosomal maturation.

    Hans Häcker;Harald Mischak;Thomas Miethke;Susanne Liptay

  • T Cell Receptor Stimulation-Induced Epigenetic Changes and Foxp3 Expression Are Independent and Complementary Events Required for Treg Cell Development

    Naganari Ohkura;Naganari Ohkura;Masahide Hamaguchi;Masahide Hamaguchi;Hiromasa Morikawa;Hiromasa Morikawa;Kyoko Sugimura

  • A Weaning Reaction to Microbiota Is Required for Resistance to Immunopathologies in the Adult

    Ziad Al Nabhani;Ziad Al Nabhani;Sophie Dulauroy;Sophie Dulauroy;Rute Marques;Rute Marques;Clara Cousu;Clara Cousu

  • An IL-9 fate reporter demonstrates the induction of an innate IL-9 response in lung inflammation

    Christoph Wilhelm;Keiji Hirota;Benjamin Stieglitz;Jacques Van Snick

  • Macrophages sense pathogens via DNA motifs: induction of tumor necrosis factor-alpha-mediated shock.

    Tim Sparwasser;Thomas Miethke;Grayson Lipford;Andreas Erdmann

  • Metabolic pathways in T cell activation and lineage differentiation.

    Luís Almeida;Matthias Lochner;Luciana Berod;Tim Sparwasser

  • Bacterial DNA causes septic shock

    Tim Sparwasser;Thomas Miethke;Grayson Lipford;Katrin Borschert

  • Fatty acid metabolism in the regulation of T cell function

    Matthias Lochner;Luciana Berod;Tim Sparwasser

  • Foxp3(+) T cells expressing RORγt represent a stable regulatory T-cell effector lineage with enhanced suppressive capacity during intestinal inflammation.

    B-H Yang;S Hagemann;P Mamareli;U Lauer

  • CD73-Deficient Mice Have Increased Antitumor Immunity and Are Resistant to Experimental Metastasis

    John Stagg;Upulie Divisekera;Helene Duret;Tim Sparwasser

  • Depletion of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells promotes hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis.

    Roland Klingenberg;Norbert Gerdes;Robert M. Badeau;Anton Gisterå

  • Regulatory T cells are strong promoters of acute ischemic stroke in mice by inducing dysfunction of the cerebral microvasculature

    Christoph Kleinschnitz;Peter Kraft;Angela Dreykluft;Ina Hagedorn

  • IL-7 Engages Multiple Mechanisms to Overcome Chronic Viral Infection and Limit Organ Pathology

    Marc Pellegrini;Thomas Calzascia;Jesse G. Toe;Simon P. Preston

  • Etomoxir Actions on Regulatory and Memory T Cells Are Independent of Cpt1a-Mediated Fatty Acid Oxidation.

    Brenda Raud;Dominic G. Roy;Ajit S. Divakaruni;Tatyana N. Tarasenko

  • PD-L1hi B cells are critical regulators of humoral immunity

    Adnan R. Khan;Emily Hams;Achilleas Floudas;Tim Sparwasser

  • Immunostimulatory CpG-oligonucleotides cause proliferation, cytokine production, and an immunogenic phenotype in chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells

    Thomas Decker;Folker Schneller;Tim Sparwasser;Theresa Tretter

  • Immunostimulatory DNA: Sequence‐dependent production of potentially harmful or useful cytokines

    Grayson B. Lipford;Tim Sparwasser;Marc Bauer;Stefan Zimmermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochen Huehn
Jochen Huehn Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Hermann Wagner
Hermann Wagner Technical University of Munich
Grayson B. Lipford
Grayson B. Lipford Janus Biotherapeutics (United States)
Shimon Sakaguchi
Shimon Sakaguchi Osaka University
Anja A. Kühl
Anja A. Kühl Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Christoph Loddenkemper
Christoph Loddenkemper Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Gérard Eberl
Gérard Eberl Université Paris Cité
Volker Thiel
Volker Thiel University of Bern
Jan Buer
Jan Buer University of Duisburg-Essen
Klaus Heeg
Klaus Heeg University Hospital Heidelberg

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