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D-Index
52
Citations
7605
World Ranking
4265
National Ranking
293

Toni Aebischer 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 Toni Aebischer sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 124 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Toni Aebischer 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 Toni Aebischer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Toni Aebischer is affiliated with the Robert Koch Institute in Germany and specializes in medical research with a focus on parasitology and infectious diseases. Their work encompasses a range of topics including parasitic infections and diagnostics, amoebic infections and treatments, and research related to leishmaniasis and Toxoplasma gondii.

The main fields of study for Aebischer include Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Surgery.

Frequent topics covered in their studies are:

  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Dermatological diseases and infestations
  • Cultural Competency in Health Care

Co-authors regularly collaborating with Toni Aebischer include:

  • Christian Klotz
  • Scott C. Dawson
  • Ralf Ignatius
  • Christina Skår Saghaug
  • Nina Langeland

They have published in various venues, prominently in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • mBio
  • Infection and Drug Resistance
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Recent papers by Toni Aebischer include:

  • "Safety and immunogenicity of ChAd63-KH vaccine in post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis patients in Sudan", 2021, Molecular Therapy
  • "Harmonization of Protocols for Multi-Species Organoid Platforms to Study the Intestinal Biology of Toxoplasma gondii and Other Protozoan Infections", 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "Failure of scabies treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis", 2023, British Journal of Dermatology
  • "Dissection of Barrier Dysfunction in Organoid-Derived Human Intestinal Epithelia Induced by Giardia duodenalis", 2021, Gastroenterology
  • "Suitability of current typing procedures to identify epidemiologically linked human Giardia duodenalis isolates", 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Best Publications

  • Requirement of NF-kappaB/Rel for the development of hair follicles and other epidermal appendices.

    Ruth Schmidt-Ullrich;Toni Aebischer;Joerg Hülsken;Walter Birchmeier

  • Helicobacter pylori genome evolution during human infection

    Lynn Kennemann;Xavier Didelot;Toni Aebischer;Stefanie Kuhn

  • Immunoproteomics of Helicobacter pylori infection and relation to gastric disease

    Gaby Haas;Galip Karaali;Karl Ebermayer;Wolfram G. Metzger

  • Prevalence, incidence estimations, and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Germany: a representative, cross-sectional, serological study.

    Hendrik Wilking;Michael Thamm;Klaus Stark;Toni Aebischer

  • Targeted integration into a rRNA locus results in uniform and high level expression of transgenes in Leishmania amastigotes

    Ana Mißlitz;Jeremy C Mottram;Peter Overath;Toni Aebischer

  • Persistence of virulent Leishmania major in murine cutaneous leishmaniasis: a possible hazard for the host.

    T Aebischer;S F Moody;E Handman

  • Correlation of T cell response and bacterial clearance in human volunteers challenged with Helicobacter pylori revealed by randomised controlled vaccination with Ty21a-based Salmonella vaccines

    Toni Aebischer;Dirk Bumann;Hans-Joerg Epple;Wolfram Metzger

  • Reduced efficacy of albendazole against Ascaris lumbricoides in Rwandan schoolchildren

    Jürgen Krücken;Kira Fraundorfer;Jean Claude Mugisha;Sabrina Ramünke

  • High prevalence of Giardia duodenalis Assemblage B infection and association with underweight in Rwandan children.

    Ralf Ignatius;Jean Bosco Gahutu;Christian Klotz;Christian Steininger

  • Regulation of interferon-gamma gene expression by nuclear factor of activated T cells.

    Alexander Kiani;Francisco J. Garcia-Cozar;Ivonne Habermann;Stefanie Laforsch

  • Rapidly maturing red fluorescent protein variants with strongly enhanced brightness in bacteria

    Meike Sörensen;Christoph Lippuner;Toralf Kaiser;Ana Mißlitz

  • A third generation vaccine for human visceral leishmaniasis and post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis: First-in-human trial of ChAd63-KH

    Mohamed Osman;Anoop Mistry;Ada Keding;Rhian Gabe

  • CD4+ T Cells Rely on a Cytokine Gradient to Control Intracellular Pathogens beyond Sites of Antigen Presentation

    Andreas J. Müller;Andreas J. Müller;Orchidée Filipe-Santos;Orchidée Filipe-Santos;Gerard Eberl;Gerard Eberl;Toni Aebischer

  • Safety and immunogenicity of live recombinant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi Ty21a expressing urease A and B from Helicobacter pylori in human volunteers

    Dirk Bumann;Wolfram G. Metzger;E. Mansouri;O. Palme

  • Comparative Analysis of the Interaction of Helicobacter pylori with Human Dendritic Cells, Macrophages, and Monocytes

    Michael Fehlings;Lea Drobbe;Verena Moos;Pablo Renner Viveros

  • Visceral leishmaniasis: immunology and prospects for a vaccine.

    P.M. Kaye;T. Aebischer

  • The role of macrophage receptors in adhesion and uptake of Leishmania mexicana amastigotes

    Christopher Peters;Toni Aebischer;York-Dieter Stierhof;Manuela Fuchs

  • Phagocytosis of Leishmania mexicana amastigotes by macrophages leads to a sustained suppression of IL-12 production.

    Nora Weinheber;Markus Wolfram;Dorothee Harbecke;Toni Aebischer

  • Silent infection of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells by Leishmania mexicana amastigotes.

    Clare L. Bennett;Ana Misslitz;Lisa Colledge;Toni Aebischer

  • Impact of vector-priming on the immunogenicity of a live recombinant Salmonella enterica serovar typhi Ty21a vaccine expressing urease A and B from Helicobacter pylori in human volunteers

    Wolfram G. Metzger;E. Mansouri;M Kronawitter;Susanne Diescher

  • Preferential usage of Vα4 and Vβ10 T cell receptor genes by lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus glycoprotein-specific H-2Db-restricted cytotoxic T cells

    Toni Aebischer;Stephan Oehen;Hans Hengartner

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas F. Meyer
Thomas F. Meyer Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Dirk Bumann
Dirk Bumann University of Basel
Nina Langeland
Nina Langeland Haukeland University Hospital
Emanuela Handman
Emanuela Handman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Hans Hengartner
Hans Hengartner University of Zurich
Peter Overath
Peter Overath Max Planck Society
Paul M. Kaye
Paul M. Kaye Hull York Medical School
Frank P. Mockenhaupt
Frank P. Mockenhaupt Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Sebastian Suerbaum
Sebastian Suerbaum Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Rainer G. Ulrich
Rainer G. Ulrich Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

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