Cord Sunderkötter

19.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
239 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Cord Sunderkötter is a scholar working on Immunology, Dermatology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cord Sunderkötter has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Immunology, 55 papers in Dermatology and 45 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Cord Sunderkötter's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (23 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (19 papers) and Vasculitis and related conditions (19 papers). Cord Sunderkötter is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (23 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (19 papers) and Vasculitis and related conditions (19 papers). Cord Sunderkötter collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Cord Sunderkötter's co-authors include Clemens Sorg, Johannes Roth, Thomas Vogl, Matthias Goebeler, Jan Ehrchen, Ranjit Bhardwaj, Kerstin Steinbrink, Dirk Foell, Pieter J. M. Leenen and Marilyn J. Dillon and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Cord Sunderkötter

223 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Macrophages and angiogenesis

1994 937 citations Cord Sunderkötter, Kerstin Steinbrink et al. profile →
Subpopulations of Mouse Blood Monocytes Differ in Maturation Stage and Inflammatory Response

2004 890 citations Cord Sunderkötter et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
An unrestrained proinflammatory M1 macrophage population induced by iron impairs wound healing in humans and mice

2011 887 citations Cord Sunderkötter, Karin Scharffetter‐Kochanek et al. profile →
The endogenous Toll–like receptor 4 agonist S100A8/S100A9 (calprotectin) as innate amplifier of infection, autoimmunity, and cancer

2009 662 citations Jan Ehrchen, Cord Sunderkötter et al. profile →
Complete lymph node dissection versus no dissection in patients with sentinel lymph node biopsy positive melanoma (DeCOG-SLT): a multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial

2016 405 citations Ulrike Leiter, Carola Berking et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cord Sunderkötter Germany	54	4.2k	3.7k	1.6k	1.6k	1.2k	239	11.4k
Matthias Goebeler Germany	54	4.0k 1.0×	4.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	2.0k 1.7×	306	12.0k
Sergij Goerdt Germany	56	4.2k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	2.1k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	295	10.3k
Lorenzo Cosmi Italy	55	7.5k 1.8×	2.0k 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	2.2k 1.4×	835 0.7×	134	12.4k
Hiroshi Nakajima Japan	60	6.2k 1.5×	1.9k 0.5×	934 0.6×	2.1k 1.3×	693 0.6×	356	11.6k
Jan Ceuppens Belgium	61	6.0k 1.4×	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	786 0.7×	317	12.6k
Anne Janin France	58	3.1k 0.7×	3.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	2.5k 1.6×	559 0.5×	333	11.4k
Björn E. Clausen Germany	57	8.8k 2.1×	3.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	2.4k 1.5×	1.3k 1.1×	122	14.2k
Louis Boon Netherlands	72	10.3k 2.5×	3.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.3×	3.1k 2.0×	1.2k 1.0×	376	17.7k
Thomas K. Hoffmann Germany	53	2.9k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	656 0.4×	3.1k 2.0×	745 0.6×	431	10.4k
Francesco Annunziato Italy	67	10.8k 2.6×	3.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	3.4k 2.2×	1.2k 1.0×	209	18.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Cord Sunderkötter

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Cord Sunderkötter's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Cord Sunderkötter with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Cord Sunderkötter more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Cord Sunderkötter

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Cord Sunderkötter. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Cord Sunderkötter. The network helps show where Cord Sunderkötter may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cord Sunderkötter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cord Sunderkötter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cord Sunderkötter based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Cord Sunderkötter. Cord Sunderkötter is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Herda, Lars R., et al.. (2025). High detection rate for perivascular deposits of immunoglobulins in immune complex vasculitis from biopsies of early macular lesions. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 23(4). 479–485.

Amaral, Teresa, Carola Berking, Thomas Eigentler, et al.. (2025). Hazard rates and implications for follow-up schedules of melanoma patients with 0.8–1.0 mm tumor thickness: An analysis of the German Central Malignant Melanoma Registry in 12,132 patients. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100726–100726.

Moritz, Rose K. C., et al.. (2024). The Expression of miR-211-5p in Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases of Malignant Melanoma Is a Potential Marker for Poor Prognosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(19). 10859–10859. 1 indexed citations

Sunderkötter, Cord, et al.. (2024). Intravenous treatment of calcinosis cutis with sodium thiosulfate – A case series. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 22(9). 1207–1211. 1 indexed citations

Wohlrab, Johannes, et al.. (2024). Combination therapy for Sneddon syndrome to reduce the incidence of cerebrovascular complications. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 22(7). 947–954.

Terheyden, Patrick, Cord Sunderkötter, Ralf Baron, et al.. (2023). Varicella Zoster Virus-Specific Hyperimmunoglobulin in the Adjuvant Treatment of Immunocompromised Herpes Zoster Patients: A Case Series. Dermatology and Therapy. 13(10). 2461–2471. 3 indexed citations

Ehrchen, Jan, Karen Molyneux, Jonathan Barratt, et al.. (2022). Systemic Activation of Neutrophils by Immune Complexes Is Critical to IgA Vasculitis. The Journal of Immunology. 209(6). 1048–1058. 12 indexed citations

Weishaupt, Carsten, et al.. (2022). UVA1 radiation attenuates pro‐inflammatory functions in human monocytes. The Journal of Dermatology. 50(1). 46–56.

Dissemond, Joachim, Cornelia Erfurt‐Berge, Jürg Hafner, et al.. (2021). S1‐Leitlinie Diagnostik und Therapie der Livedovaskulopathie. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 19(11). 1667–1678. 3 indexed citations

10.

Pillebout, Évangéline & Cord Sunderkötter. (2021). IgA vasculitis. Seminars in Immunopathology. 43(5). 729–738. 80 indexed citations

11.

Edemir, Bayram, et al.. (2021). BRAF/EZH2 Signaling Represses miR-129-5p Inhibition of SOX4 Thereby Modulating BRAFi Resistance in Melanoma. Cancers. 13(10). 2393–2393. 13 indexed citations

12.

Emtenani, Shirin, Khalaf Kridin, Lars Komorowski, et al.. (2021). Pathogenic Activation and Therapeutic Blockage of FcαR-Expressing Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes in IgA Pemphigus. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 141(12). 2820–2828. 5 indexed citations

13.

Baronian, Grégory, Nadine Nippe, Meike Voss, et al.. (2014). The Catabolite Control Protein E (CcpE) Affects Virulence Determinant Production and Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(43). 29701–29711. 26 indexed citations

14.

Brockmeyer, Norbert H., et al.. (2014). Zur Geschichte der Hautinfektionen und der ADI‐TD. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 12(s4). 55–56. 3 indexed citations

15.

Eisenblätter, Michel, Jan Ehrchen, Georg Varga, et al.. (2009). In Vivo Optical Imaging of Cellular Inflammatory Response in Granuloma Formation Using Fluorescence-Labeled Macrophages. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 50(10). 1676–1682. 68 indexed citations

16.

Ehrchen, Jan, Lars Steinmüller, Katarzyna Barczyk, et al.. (2006). Glucocorticoids induce differentiation of a specifically activated, anti-inflammatory subtype of human monocytes. Blood. 109(3). 1265–1274. 321 indexed citations

17.

Sampson, Barry, Magne K. Fagerhol, Cord Sunderkötter, et al.. (2002). Hyperzincaemia and hypercalprotectinaemia: a new disorder of zinc metabolism. The Lancet. 360(9347). 1742–1745. 90 indexed citations

18.

Handschel, Jörg, Cord Sunderkötter, Franz‐Josef Prott, et al.. (2001). Increase of RM3/1-positive macrophages in radiation-induced oral mucositis. The Journal of Pathology. 193(2). 242–247. 28 indexed citations

19.

Ständer, Sonja, et al.. (2001). Die Moulagensammlung der Universitäts-Hautklinik Münster. Der Hautarzt. 52(7). 662–666. 1 indexed citations

20.

Sunderkötter, Cord, Meik Kunz, Kerstin Steinbrink, et al.. (1993). Resistance of mice to experimental leishmaniasis is associated with more rapid appearance of mature macrophages in vitro and in vivo.. The Journal of Immunology. 151(9). 4891–4901. 99 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact