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2023

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Immunology

D-Index
100
Citations
33934
World Ranking
731
National Ranking
17

Medicine

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Citations
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World Ranking
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Werner J. Pichler 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 Werner J. Pichler sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 394 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Werner J. Pichler 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 Werner J. Pichler sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Werner J. Pichler is affiliated with the University Hospital of Bern in Switzerland. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with specific attention to pharmacology, rheumatology, immunology, infectious diseases, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The main topics covered in Pichler's work include:

  • Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
  • Urticaria and Related Conditions
  • Mast Cells and Histamine
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
  • Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
  • Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Pichler has contributed to numerous scientific publications with a concentration in several key journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Allergy
  • Allergology International
  • Swiss Medical Weekly
  • Forum Médical Suisse - Swiss Medical Forum
  • Swiss Medical Forum - Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum

Recent notable papers include:

  • The important role of non-covalent drug-protein interactions in drug hypersensitivity reactions (2021) published in Allergy
  • Long COVID 1 year after hospitalisation for COVID-19: a prospective bicentric cohort study (2021) published in Swiss Medical Weekly
  • Viral infections and drug hypersensitivity (2022) published in Allergy
  • Drug-related relapses in drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) (2020) published in Clinical and Translational Allergy
  • Recent progress in Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis: diagnostic criteria, pathogenesis and treatment (2024) published in British Journal of Dermatology

Pichler frequently collaborates with other researchers. Regular co-authors include:

  • Oliver Hausmann
  • Daniel Yerly
  • Arthur Helbling
  • Lester Thoo
  • Lukas Jörg

Best Publications

  • HLA-A*3101 and carbamazepine-induced hypersensitivity reactions in Europeans

    Mark McCormack;Ana Alfirevic;Stephane Bourgeois;John J. Farrell

  • International Consensus on drug allergy.

    P. Demoly;N. F. Adkinson;K. Brockow;M. Castells

  • Delayed Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions

    Werner J. Pichler

  • Drug provocation testing in the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity reactions: general considerations.

    Werner Aberer;A. Bircher;A. Romano;M. Blanca

  • General considerations for skin test procedures in the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity

    K. Brockow;A. Romano;M. Blanca;J. Ring

  • The lymphocyte transformation test in the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity.

    W. J. Pichler;J. Tilch

  • Bee venom immunotherapy results in decrease of IL-4 and IL-5 and increase of IFN-gamma secretion in specific allergen-stimulated T cell cultures.

    M Jutel;W J Pichler;D Skrbic;A Urwyler

  • Diagnosis of immediate allergic reactions to beta‐lactam antibiotics

    M. J. Torres;M. Blanca;J. Fernandez;A. Romano

  • Epidermal Langerhans cells bear Fc and C3 receptors.

    G Stingl;E C Wolff-Schreiner;W J Pichler;F Gschnait

  • Correlation of Intravascular Ultrasound Findings With Histopathological Analysis of Thrombus Aspirates in Patients With Very Late Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis

    Stéphane Cook;Elena Ladich;Gaku Nakazawa;Parham Eshtehardi

  • Diagnosis of nonimmediate reactions to beta-lactam antibiotics.

    Antonino Romano;M. Blanca;M. J. Torres;A. Bircher

  • T-cell involvement in drug-induced acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis

    Markus Britschgi;Urs C. Steiner;Simone Schmid;Jan P.H. Depta

  • Activation of drug-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in individuals allergic to sulfonamides, phenytoin, and carbamazepine.

    D Mauri-Hellweg;F Bettens;D Mauri;C Brander

  • Pharmacological interaction of drugs with antigen-specific immune receptors: the p-i concept.

    Werner J Pichler

  • Direct, MHC-dependent presentation of the drug sulfamethoxazole to human alphabeta T cell clones.

    B Schnyder;D Mauri-Hellweg;M Zanni;F Bettens

  • General considerations on rapid desensitization for drug hypersensitivity: a consensus statement

    J. R. Cernadas;K. Brockow;A. Romano;W. Aberer

  • Drug hypersensitivity: questionnaire

    P. Demoly;R. Kropf;W.J. Pichler;A. Bircher

  • Management of hypersensitivity reactions to iodinated contrast media

    K. Brockow;C. Christiansen;G. Kanny;O. Clément

  • The lymphocyte transformation test for the diagnosis of drug allergy: sensitivity and specificity

    Unknown

  • Functional expression of the eotaxin receptor CCR3 in T lymphocytes co-localizing with eosinophils

    B.O. Gerber;M.P. Zanni;M. Uguccioni;M. Loetscher

  • Adverse Side Effects to Biological Agents

    W. J. Pichler

Frequent Co-Authors

Dean J. Naisbitt
Dean J. Naisbitt University of Liverpool
Pascal Demoly
Pascal Demoly University of Montpellier
Knut Brockow
Knut Brockow Technical University of Munich
Tony Wyss-Coray
Tony Wyss-Coray Stanford University
Andreas Cerny
Andreas Cerny University of Bern
Werner Aberer
Werner Aberer University of Graz
B. Kevin Park
B. Kevin Park University of Liverpool
Antonino Romano
Antonino Romano Catholic University of America
Munir Pirmohamed
Munir Pirmohamed University of Liverpool
Brunello Wüthrich
Brunello Wüthrich University of Zurich

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