2026 Ulrich H. von Andrian: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	131	222	206	146	134	320	67168
Medicine	132	2308	2150	1305	1197	328	67414

Research.com Recognitions

2007 - AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award, American Association of Immunologists

Overview

Ulrich H. von Andrian is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions to medicine. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including immunology, oncology, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and immunology and allergy.

Their research topics cover a range of immunological processes and mechanisms, notably:

Immune Cell Function and Interaction
T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Immune cells in cancer
Immune Response and Inflammation
Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms

Frequent publication venues for von Andrian include:

The Journal of Immunology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
Cell
Nature Immunology

Frequently collaborating co-authors are:

Olga Barreiro
Pavel Hanč
Aude Thiriot
Rodrigo J. Gonzalez
Irina B. Mazo

Some notable recent publications include:

"Quiescent cancer cells resist T cell attack by forming an immunosuppressive niche," 2022, Cell
"Lymph nodes are innervated by a unique population of sensory neurons with immunomodulatory potential," 2020, Cell
"Age-related changes in the local milieu of inflamed tissues cause aberrant neutrophil trafficking and subsequent remote organ damage," 2021, Immunity
"FcγR engagement reprograms neutrophils into antigen cross-presenting cells that elicit acquired anti-tumor immunity," 2021, Nature Communications
"Multimodal control of dendritic cell functions by nociceptors," 2023, Science

Von Andrian has received the AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award from the American Association of Immunologists in 2007.

Best Publications

Lineage relationship and protective immunity of memory CD8 T cell subsets.

E. John Wherry;Volker Teichgräber;Todd C. Becker;David Masopust

2339
Citations
T-cell priming by dendritic cells in lymph nodes occurs in three distinct phases

Thorsten R. Mempel;Sarah E. Henrickson;Ulrich H. von Andrian

2097
Citations
T-cell function and migration. Two sides of the same coin.

Ulrich H. von Andrian;Charles R. Mackay

1891
Citations
Vitamin effects on the immune system: vitamins A and D take centre stage

J. Rodrigo Mora;Makoto Iwata;Ulrich H. von Andrian

1887
Citations
Compensation mechanism in tumor cell migration: mesenchymal–amoeboid transition after blocking of pericellular proteolysis

Katarina Wolf;Irina Mazo;Harry Leung;Katharina Engelke

1809
Citations
Chemokines in Innate and Adaptive Host Defense: Basic Chemokinese Grammar for Immune Cells

Antal Rot;Ulrich H. von Andrian

1646
Citations
Immune cell migration in inflammation: present and future therapeutic targets

Andrew D Luster;Ronen Alon;Ulrich H von Andrian

1628
Citations
Homing and cellular traffic in lymph nodes

Ulrich H. von Andrian;Thorsten R. Mempel

1622
Citations
Selective imprinting of gut-homing T cells by Peyer's patch dendritic cells

J. Rodrigo Mora;Maria Rosa Bono;N. Manjunath;Wolfgang Weninger

1302
Citations
Generation of gut-homing IgA-secreting B cells by intestinal dendritic cells

J. Rodrigo Mora;Makoto Iwata;Bertus Eksteen;Si-Young Song

1204
Citations
T cell- and B cell-independent adaptive immunity mediated by natural killer cells.

Jacqueline G O'Leary;Mahmoud Goodarzi;Danielle L Drayton;Ulrich H von Andrian

1071
Citations
Subcapsular sinus macrophages in lymph nodes clear lymph-borne viruses and present them to antiviral B cells

Tobias Junt;E. Ashley Moseman;Matteo Iannacone;Steffen Massberg

991
Citations
The α(1,3)Fucosyltransferase Fuc-TVII Controls Leukocyte Trafficking through an Essential Role in L-, E-, and P-selectin Ligand Biosynthesis

Petr Malý;Aron D Thall;Bronislawa Petryniak;Clare E Rogers

866
Citations
Immunosurveillance by Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells Trafficking through Blood, Lymph, and Peripheral Tissues

Steffen Massberg;Patrick Schaerli;Irina Knezevic-Maramica;Maria Köllnberger

850
Citations
Collagen-based cell migration models in vitro and in vivo

Katarina Wolf;Stephanie Alexander;Vivien Schacht;Lisa M. Coussens

812
Citations
Dynamic Visualization of Thrombopoiesis Within Bone Marrow

Tobias Junt;Harald Schulze;Zhao Chen;Steffen Massberg

791
Citations
Critical role for the chemokine receptor CXCR6 in NK cell-mediated antigen-specific memory of haptens and viruses

Silke Paust;Silke Paust;Harvinder S Gill;Harvinder S Gill;Bao-Zhong Wang;Michael P Flynn

783
Citations
A Novel Role for the β2 Integrin CD11b/CD18 in Neutrophil Apoptosis: A Homeostatic Mechanism in Inflammation

Angela Coxon;Phillipe Rieu;Fern J. Barkalow;Sanaz Askari

782
Citations
In vivo endothelial siRNA delivery using polymeric nanoparticles with low molecular weight

James E. Dahlman;Carmen Barnes;Omar F. Khan;Aude Thiriot

724
Citations
How Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells Induce Regulatory T Cells

Roberto A. Maldonado;Ulrich H. von Andrian

716
Citations
Inflammatory Chemokine Transport and Presentation in HEV: A Remote Control Mechanism for Monocyte Recruitment to Lymph Nodes in Inflamed Tissues

Roger T. Palframan;Steffen Jung;Guiying Cheng;Wolfgang Weninger

697
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Matteo Iannacone IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Thorsten R. Mempel Harvard University

Wolfgang Weninger Medical University of Vienna

Sarah E. Henrickson Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Tobias Junt Novartis (Switzerland)

Omid C. Farokhzad Harvard Medical School

Robert Langer MIT

Steffen Massberg Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Lydia Lynch Brigham and Women's Hospital

Denisa D. Wagner Boston Children's Hospital

External Links

Personal website of Ulrich H. von Andrian

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