2026 Wolfgang Weninger: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	86	1240	1127	12	11	376	32898
Medicine	86	13953	13138	70	65	420	33592

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Immunology in Austria Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Immunology in Austria Leader Award
2015 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

Wolfgang Weninger is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. Their research spans multiple fields, including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology. Within these broad areas, they focus on several specialized subfields such as Immunology, Molecular Biology, Dermatology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Oncology.

The scientist's work covers key topics including Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, CAR-T cell therapy research, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations comprise Matthias Farlik, Lisa E. Shaw, Constanze Jonak, Patrick M. Brunner, and Wolfgang Bauer.

Wolfgang Weninger has regularly published in several academic venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

Journal of Investigative Dermatology
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Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Wolfgang Weninger comprise:

Osteoclasts recycle via osteomorphs during RANKL-stimulated bone resorption, 2021, Cell
The Extracellular Matrix in Skin Inflammation and Infection, 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
SARS-CoV-2 mutations in MHC-I-restricted epitopes evade CD8 ⁺ T cell responses, 2021, Science Immunology
DNA methylation signature of chronic low-grade inflammation and its role in cardio-respiratory diseases, 2022, Nature Communications
Osteoclasts recycle via osteomorphs during RANKL-stimulated bone resorption, 2021, Cell

Wolfgang Weninger received the recognition of Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2015.

Best Publications

Matrix Crosslinking Forces Tumor Progression by Enhancing Integrin Signaling

Kandice R. Levental;Hongmei Yu;Laura Kass;Johnathon N. Lakins

4581
Citations
Angiosarcomas Express Mixed Endothelial Phenotypes of Blood and Lymphatic Capillaries: Podoplanin as a Specific Marker for Lymphatic Endothelium

Silvana Breiteneder-Geleff;Afschin Soleiman;Heinrich Kowalski;Reinhard Horvat

1348
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
High-throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes

Mary E. Dickinson;Ann M. Flenniken;Xiao Ji;Lydia Teboul

1232
Citations
Asymmetric T lymphocyte division in the initiation of adaptive immune responses.

John T. Chang;Vikram R. Palanivel;Ichiko Kinjyo;Felix Schambach

1061
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
Migratory properties of naive, effector, and memory CD8(+) T cells.

Wolfgang Weninger;Maura A. Crowley;N. Manjunath;Ulrich H. von Andrian

663
Citations
Trafficking of immune cells in the central nervous system.

Emma H. Wilson;Wolfgang Weninger;Christopher A. Hunter

611
Citations
Regulatory T cells reversibly suppress cytotoxic T cell function independent of effector differentiation.

Thorsten R. Mempel;Mikael J. Pittet;Khashayarsha Khazaie;Wolfgang Weninger

609
Citations
Generalized Levy walks and the role of chemokines in migration of effector CD8+ T cells

Tajie H. Harris;Edward J. Banigan;David A. Christian;Christoph Konradt

585
Citations
Effector differentiation is not prerequisite for generation of memory cytotoxic T lymphocytes

N. Manjunath;P. Shankar;J. Wan;W. Weninger

530
Citations
Cutaneous immunosurveillance and regulation of inflammation by group 2 innate lymphoid cells

Ben Roediger;Ryan Kyle;Kwok Ho Yip;Nital Sumaria;Nital Sumaria

516
Citations
The dynamic anatomy and patterning of skin

Richard Wong;Stefan Geyer;Wolfgang Weninger;Jean-Claude Guimberteau

491
Citations
Bone Marrow Is a Major Reservoir and Site of Recruitment for Central Memory CD8+ T Cells

Irina B. Mazo;Marek Honczarenko;Harry Leung;Lois L. Cavanagh

463
Citations
CD103+ Tumor-Resident CD8+ T Cells Are Associated with Improved Survival in Immunotherapy-Naïve Melanoma Patients and Expand Significantly During Anti–PD-1 Treatment

Jarem Edwards;James S. Wilmott;Jason Madore;Tuba Nur Gide

432
Citations
A mouse model of vitiligo with focused epidermal depigmentation requires IFN-γ for autoreactive CD8+ T cell accumulation in the skin

John E. Harris;Tajie H. Harris;Wolfgang Weninger;Wolfgang Weninger;E. John Wherry

423
Citations
Placentation defects are highly prevalent in embryonic lethal mouse mutants.

Vicente Perez-Garcia;Vicente Perez-Garcia;Elena Fineberg;Elena Fineberg;Robert Wilson;Alexander Murray;Alexander Murray

377
Citations
Hyaluronan Receptor LYVE-1-Expressing Macrophages Maintain Arterial Tone through Hyaluronan-Mediated Regulation of Smooth Muscle Cell Collagen.

Hwee Ying Lim;Sheau Yng Lim;Chek Kun Tan;Chung Hwee Thiam

377
Citations
Osteoclasts recycle via osteomorphs during RANKL-stimulated bone resorption

Michelle M. McDonald;Michelle M. McDonald;Weng Hua Khoo;Weng Hua Khoo;Pei Ying Ng;Ya Xiao

375
Citations
Perivascular macrophages mediate neutrophil recruitment during bacterial skin infection

Arby Abtin;Rohit Jain;Andrew J Mitchell;Ben Roediger

329
Citations
Cutaneous immunosurveillance by self-renewing dermal γδ T cells

Nital Sumaria;Ben Roediger;Lai Guan Ng;Jim Qin

319
Citations
Specialized Contributions by α(1,3)-Fucosyltransferase-IV and FucT-VII during Leukocyte Rolling in Dermal Microvessels

Wolfgang Weninger;Laurien H Ulfman;Guiying Cheng;Natalia Souchkova

312
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nikolas K. Haass University of Queensland

Lai Guan Ng Westlake University

Erwin Tschachler Medical University of Vienna

Timothy J. Mohun The Francis Crick Institute

Ulrich H. von Andrian Harvard University

Barbara Fazekas de St Groth University of Sydney

Brian Gabrielli University of Queensland

David J. Adams Wellcome Sanger Institute

Christopher A. Hunter University of Pennsylvania

Patrick Bertolino Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology

External Links

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