2026 Werner J. Pichler: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	100	731	673	17	16	394	33934
Medicine	100	8320	7820	114	111	404	33964

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

1097
Citations
International Consensus on drug allergy.

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

1094
Citations
Delayed Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions

Werner J. Pichler

973
Citations
Drug provocation testing in the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity reactions: general considerations.

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

924
Citations
General considerations for skin test procedures in the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity

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

917
Citations
The lymphocyte transformation test in the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity.

W. J. Pichler;J. Tilch

841
Citations
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

766
Citations
Diagnosis of immediate allergic reactions to beta‐lactam antibiotics

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

691
Citations
Epidermal Langerhans cells bear Fc and C3 receptors.

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

688
Citations
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

547
Citations
Diagnosis of nonimmediate reactions to beta-lactam antibiotics.

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

466
Citations
T-cell involvement in drug-induced acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis

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

466
Citations
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

425
Citations
Pharmacological interaction of drugs with antigen-specific immune receptors: the p-i concept.

Werner J Pichler

400
Citations
Direct, MHC-dependent presentation of the drug sulfamethoxazole to human alphabeta T cell clones.

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

391
Citations
General considerations on rapid desensitization for drug hypersensitivity: a consensus statement

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

382
Citations
Drug hypersensitivity: questionnaire

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

380
Citations
Management of hypersensitivity reactions to iodinated contrast media

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

376
Citations
The lymphocyte transformation test for the diagnosis of drug allergy: sensitivity and specificity

Unknown

373
Citations
Functional expression of the eotaxin receptor CCR3 in T lymphocytes co-localizing with eosinophils

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

347
Citations
Adverse Side Effects to Biological Agents

W. J. Pichler

327
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dean J. Naisbitt University of Liverpool

Pascal Demoly University of Montpellier

Knut Brockow Technical University of Munich

Tony Wyss-Coray Stanford University

Andreas Cerny University of Bern

Werner Aberer University of Graz

B. Kevin Park University of Liverpool

Antonino Romano Catholic University of America

Munir Pirmohamed University of Liverpool

Brunello Wüthrich University of Zurich

External Links

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