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Wolfgang Kern publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wolfgang Kern sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,046 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Wolfgang Kern D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wolfgang Kern sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 106 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Wolfgang Kern is affiliated with the Munich Leukemia Laboratory in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine, with specialized subfields including Hematology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Immunology.

Their work encompasses significant topics in hematologic malignancies and cancer diagnostics. The main research areas include:

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Kern has contributed to multiple recent publications, including:

  • 2021 Update on MRD in acute myeloid leukemia: a consensus document from the European LeukemiaNet MRD Working Party (2021, Blood)
  • Classification and Personalized Prognostic Assessment on the Basis of Clinical and Genomic Features in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology)
  • Molecular landscape and clonal architecture of adult myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms (2020, Blood)
  • Enhancer Hijacking Drives Oncogenic BCL11B Expression in Lineage-Ambiguous Stem Cell Leukemia (2021, Cancer Discovery)
  • Real-World Validation of Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (2023, Journal of Clinical Oncology)

The scientist frequently publishes in several journals, notably:

  • Blood (88 publications)
  • Cytometry Part B Clinical Cytometry (25 publications)
  • Leukemia (23 publications)
  • HemaSphere (13 publications)
  • Blood Advances (7 publications)

Wolfgang Kern collaborates often with a core group of coauthors, including:

  • Torsten Haferlach
  • Manja Meggendorfer
  • Claudia Haferlach
  • Constance Baer
  • Stephan Hütter

Best Publications

  • Landscape of genetic lesions in 944 patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

    T Haferlach;Y Nagata;V Grossmann;Y Okuno

  • Analysis of FLT3 length mutations in 1003 patients with acute myeloid leukemia: correlation to cytogenetics, FAB subtype, and prognosis in the AMLCG study and usefulness as a marker for the detection of minimal residual disease.

    Susanne Schnittger;Claudia Schoch;Martin Dugas;Wolfgang Kern

  • BRAF mutations in hairy-cell leukemia

    Enrico Tiacci;Vladimir Trifonov;Gianluca Schiavoni;Antony Holmes

  • Minimal/measurable residual disease in AML: a consensus document from the European LeukemiaNet MRD Working Party.

    Gerrit J. Schuurhuis;Michael Heuser;Sylvie Freeman;Marie Christine Béne

  • Nucleophosmin gene mutations are predictors of favorable prognosis in acute myelogenous leukemia with a normal karyotype

    Susanne Schnittger;Claudia Schoch;Wolfgang Kern;Cristina Mecucci

  • Landscape Of Genetic Lesions In 944 Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

    Yasunobu Nagata;Vera Grossmann;Yusuke Okuno;Ulrike Bacher

  • Rationale and design of Total Therapy Study XV for newly diagnosed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    C H Pui;M V Relling;J T Sandlund;J R Downing

  • KIT-D816 mutations in AML1-ETO-positive AML are associated with impaired event-free and overall survival

    Susanne Schnittger;Tobias M. Kohl;Torsten Haferlach;Wolfgang Kern

  • Prognostic relevance of FLT3-TKD mutations in AML: the combination matters—an analysis of 3082 patients

    Ulrike Bacher;Claudia Haferlach;Wolfgang Kern;Torsten Haferlach

  • 2021 Update Measurable Residual Disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: European LeukemiaNet Working Party Consensus Document.

    Michael Heuser;Sylvie D Freeman;Gert J Ossenkoppele;Francesco Buccisano

  • Comprehensive genetic characterization of CLL: a study on 506 cases analysed with chromosome banding analysis, interphase FISH, IgV H status and immunophenotyping

    C Haferlach;F Dicker;S Schnittger;W Kern

  • AML with 11q23/MLL abnormalities as defined by the WHO classification: incidence, partner chromosomes, FAB subtype, age distribution, and prognostic impact in an unselected series of 1897 cytogenetically analyzed AML cases

    Claudia Schoch;Susanne Schnittger;Mirjam Klaus;Wolfgang Kern

  • Minimal residual disease levels assessed by NPM1 mutation–specific RQ-PCR provide important prognostic information in AML

    Susanne Schnittger;Wolfgang Kern;Claudia Tschulik;Tamara Weiss

  • Dynamics of clonal evolution in myelodysplastic syndromes

    Hideki Makishima;Hideki Makishima;Tetsuichi Yoshizato;Kenichi Yoshida;Mikkael Sekeres

  • Next-Generation Sequencing Technology Reveals a Characteristic Pattern of Molecular Mutations in 72.8% of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia by Detecting Frequent Alterations in TET2, CBL, RAS, and RUNX1

    Alexander Kohlmann;Vera Grossmann;Hans-Ulrich Klein;Sonja Schindela

  • Age-Related Risk Profile and Chemotherapy Dose Response in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Study by the German Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cooperative Group

    Thomas Büchner;Wolfgang E. Berdel;Claudia Haferlach;Torsten Haferlach

  • Implications of NRAS mutations in AML: a study of 2502 patients.

    Ulrike Bacher;Torsten Haferlach;Claudia Schoch;Wolfgang Kern

  • Early blast clearance by remission induction therapy is a major independent prognostic factor for both achievement of complete remission and long-term outcome in acute myeloid leukemia: data from the German AML Cooperative Group (AMLCG) 1992 Trial

    Wolfgang Kern;Torsten Haferlach;Claudia Schoch;Helmut Löffler

  • IDH1 mutations are detected in 6.6% of 1414 AML patients and are associated with intermediate risk karyotype and unfavorable prognosis in adults younger than 60 years and unmutated NPM1 status

    Susanne Schnittger;Claudia Haferlach;Madlen Ulke;Tamara Alpermann

  • Treosulfan/fludarabine: a new conditioning regimen in allogeneic transplantation.

    J Casper;W Knauf;I Blau;T Ruutu

Frequent Co-Authors

Torsten Haferlach
Torsten Haferlach MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory
Claudia Haferlach
Claudia Haferlach Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Susanne Schnittger
Susanne Schnittger Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Claudia Schoch
Claudia Schoch MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory
Wolfgang Hiddemann
Wolfgang Hiddemann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Martin Dugas
Martin Dugas Heidelberg University
Seishi Ogawa
Seishi Ogawa Kyoto University
Achim Heinecke
Achim Heinecke University of Münster
Wolfgang E. Berdel
Wolfgang E. Berdel University of Münster
Hubert Serve
Hubert Serve Goethe University Frankfurt

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