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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 50 4482 4124 304 279 211 8259

Volker Erfle publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Volker Erfle between 1979 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Volker Erfle published across 41 years, from 1979 to 2019, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 1995. 1 of the 215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 1995. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 4 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication
1979 2019

215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Volker Erfle: publications per year, 1979 to 2019
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 1
1981 4
1982 2
1983 5
1984 4
1985 5
1986 7
1987 3
1988 4
1989 9
1990 9
1991 6
1992 8
1993 7
1994 4
1995 17
1996 11
1997 3
1998 10
1999 12
2000 9
2001 9
2002 13
2003 6
2004 7
2005 7
2006 6
2007 5
2008 4
2009 3
2010 9
2011 0
2012 2
2013 0
2014 1
2015 0
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1
Total 215
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Volker Erfle 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 Volker Erfle 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, 205–214 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: 211 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
205–214 208 211
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
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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Volker Erfle 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 Volker Erfle 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 50
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
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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Overview

Volker Erfle is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their academic career is centered at this institution, contributing to its research environment.

There is no available data regarding recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, or book publications associated with Volker Erfle. Similarly, specific fields and subfields of study, as well as main research topics, have not been documented.

No records indicate any awards or honors received by Volker Erfle. There is also no indication that this individual is deceased.

This profile summarizes the accessible information related to Volker Erfle based on the current data set, focusing on affiliation and the absence of detailed records on publications and research contributions.

Best Publications

  • Highly attenuated modified vaccinia virus Ankara replicates in baby hamster kidney cells, a potential host for virus propagation, but not in various human transformed and primary cells.

    Ingo Drexler;Karl Heller;Britta Wahren;Volker Erfle

  • Antimicrobial peptides melittin and cecropin inhibit replication of human immunodeficiency virus 1 by suppressing viral gene expression

    M Wachinger;A Kleinschmidt;D Winder;N von Pechmann

  • Immunization of Rhesus Macaques with a DNA Prime/Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Boost Regimen Induces Broad Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV)-Specific T-Cell Responses and Reduces Initial Viral Replication but Does Not Prevent Disease Progression following Challenge with Pathogenic SIVmac239

    Helen Horton;Thorsten U. Vogel;Donald K. Carter;Kathy Vielhuber

  • The anticancer drug imatinib induces cellular autophagy.

    A. Ertmer;V. Huber;S. Gilch;T. Yoshimori

  • Non-replicating vaccinia vector efficiently expresses bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase

    Gerd Sutter;Marion Ohlmann;Volker Erfle

  • Gene expression during osteogenic differentiation in mandibular condyles in vitro.

    P G Strauss;E I Closs;J Schmidt;V Erfle

  • Infection of human brain cells by HIV-1: restricted virus production in chronically infected human glial cell lines.

    Ruth R. Brack-Werner;Andrea A. Kleinschmidt;Alexandra A. Ludvigsen;Werner W. Mellert

  • Identification of vaccinia virus epitope-specific HLA-A*0201-restricted T cells and comparative analysis of smallpox vaccines.

    Ingo Drexler;Caroline Staib;Wolfgang Kastenmüller;Stefan Stevanović

  • Bone formation by osteoblast-like cells in a three-dimensional cell culture.

    M. Casser-Bette;A. B. Murray;E. I. Closs;V. Erfle

  • Therapeutic vaccination with MVA-HIV-1 nef elicits Nef-specific T-helper cell responses in chronically HIV-1 infected individuals.

    Antonio Cosma;Rashmi Nagaraj;Silja Bühler;Jorma Hinkula

  • Modified vaccinia virus Ankara for delivery of human tyrosinase as melanoma-associated antigen: induction of tyrosinase- and melanoma-specific human leukocyte antigen A*0201-restricted cytotoxic T cells in vitro and in vivo.

    Ingo Drexler;Edite Antunes;Marc Schmitz;Thomas Wölfel

  • Restriction of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 production in a human astrocytoma cell line is associated with a cellular block in Rev function.

    M Neumann;B K Felber;A Kleinschmidt;B Froese

  • Expression of antimicrobial peptides has an antitumour effect in human cells

    David Winder;Walter H. Günzburg;Volker Erfle;Brian Salmons

  • Genomic distribution and transcription of solitary HERV-K LTRs

    Christine Leib-Mösch;Manuela Haltmeier;Thomas Werner;Eva-Maria Geigl

  • Vaccination with Rev and Tat against AIDS.

    A.D.M.E Osterhaus;C.A van Baalen;R.A Gruters;M Schutten

  • Inactivation of the viral interleukin 1beta receptor improves CD8+ T-cell memory responses elicited upon immunization with modified vaccinia virus Ankara.

    Caroline Staib;Sigrid Kisling;Volker Erfle;Gerd Sutter;Gerd Sutter

  • Infection of human fibroblasts and osteoblast-like cells with HIV-1.

    Werner Mellert;Andrea Kleinschmidt;Jörg Schmidt;Herbert Festl

  • Recombinant MVA virus, and the use thereof

    Gerd Sutter;Marion Ohlmann;Volker Erfle

  • HIV-1 Nef protein exhibits structural and functional similarity to scorpion peptides interacting with K+ channels.

    Thomas Werner;Stefano Ferroni;Torben Saermark;Ruth Brack-Werner

  • Multispecific Vaccine-Induced Mucosal Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Reduce Acute-Phase Viral Replication but Fail in Long-Term Control of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239

    Thorsten U Vogel;Matthew R Reynolds;Deborah Heydenburg Fuller;Kathy Vielhuber

  • Transient host range selection for genetic engineering of modified vaccinia virus Ankara.

    C. Staib;I. Drexler;M. Ohlmann;S. Wintersperger

Frequent Co-Authors

Rüdiger Hehlmann
Rüdiger Hehlmann Heidelberg University
Gerd Sutter
Gerd Sutter Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Britta Wahren
Britta Wahren Karolinska Institute
Gottfried Brem
Gottfried Brem University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Hermann M. Schätzl
Hermann M. Schätzl University of Calgary
Jorma Hinkula
Jorma Hinkula Linköping University
Gunnel Biberfeld
Gunnel Biberfeld Karolinska Institute
Jonathan L. Heeney
Jonathan L. Heeney University of Cambridge
Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein
Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein University of Rome Tor Vergata
Lene Juul Pedersen
Lene Juul Pedersen Aarhus University

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