Kai Lehmberg

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Kai Lehmberg is a scholar working on Hematology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Lehmberg has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Hematology, 39 papers in Immunology and 24 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Kai Lehmberg's work include Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (40 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (33 papers) and Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (23 papers). Kai Lehmberg is often cited by papers focused on Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (40 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (33 papers) and Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (23 papers). Kai Lehmberg collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Kai Lehmberg's co-authors include Gritta Janka, Stephan Ehl, Jan‐Inge Henter, Udo zur Stadt, Maurizio Aricò, Karin Beutel, AnnaCarin Horne, Andrea Maul‐Pavicic, Milen Minkov and Kenneth L. McClain and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Kai Lehmberg

50 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Confirmed efficacy of etoposide and dexamethasone in HLH treatment: long-term results of the cooperative HLH-2004 study

2017 392 citations AnnaCarin Horne, Maurizio Aricò et al. Blood profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Lehmberg Germany	26	2.2k	1.8k	1.4k	247	233	51	2.7k
Udo zur Stadt Germany	19	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	233 0.9×	183 0.8×	30	2.2k
Kimberly Risma United States	22	940 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	594 0.4×	173 0.7×	102 0.4×	52	2.2k
Shigeyoshi Hibi Japan	33	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	949 0.7×	146 0.6×	117 0.5×	100	2.9k
Cédric Aumont France	8	1.2k 0.5×	833 0.5×	809 0.6×	150 0.6×	104 0.4×	14	1.4k
O Marie France	11	1.0k 0.5×	888 0.5×	495 0.4×	134 0.5×	119 0.5×	19	1.4k
Masahiro Sako Japan	32	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	673 0.5×	102 0.4×	87 0.4×	78	2.8k
Susan E. Stepp United States	11	851 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	402 0.3×	138 0.6×	72 0.3×	20	1.8k
Tatiana von Bahr Greenwood Sweden	12	873 0.4×	670 0.4×	597 0.4×	89 0.4×	75 0.3×	21	1.1k
Michael Girschikofsky Austria	15	789 0.4×	638 0.4×	900 0.7×	50 0.2×	48 0.2×	33	2.1k
Melissa Hines United States	9	873 0.4×	670 0.4×	574 0.4×	79 0.3×	67 0.3×	19	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Lehmberg

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Ferreira, Edite Antunes, Matthias Bros, Oliver Kriege, et al.. (2025). Case Report: Late-onset primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis leading to the diagnosis of Griscelli syndrome type 2 in a young woman with phenotypically inapparent partial albinism. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1604460–1604460. 1 indexed citations

Schmid, Florian, et al.. (2024). Ustekinumab for pyoderma gangrenosum–like skin ulcerations in late-onset leukocyte adhesion deficiency. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 100233–100233. 1 indexed citations

Henter, Jan‐Inge, Elena Sieni, Ida Hed Myrberg, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic guidelines for familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis revisited. Blood. 144(22). 2308–2318. 21 indexed citations

Zoref‐Lorenz, Adi, Kai Lehmberg, & Michael B. Jordan. (2024). Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in the Context of Hematological Malignancies and Solid Tumors. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1448. 429–440. 2 indexed citations

Lehmberg, Kai, et al.. (2024). Inborn errors of immunity with susceptibility to S. aureus infections. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 12. 1389650–1389650. 1 indexed citations

Maruta, Yuto, Ilske Oschlies, Kai Lehmberg, et al.. (2023). Immunodeficiency with susceptibility to lymphoma with complex genotype affecting energy metabolism (FBP1, ACAD9) and vesicle trafficking (RAB27A). Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1151166–1151166. 6 indexed citations

Birndt, Sebastian, Thomas Schenk, Frank M. Brunkhorst, et al.. (2020). Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults: collaborative analysis of 137 cases of a nationwide German registry. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 146(4). 1065–1077. 69 indexed citations

Laberko, Alexandra, Sarah Maier, Mario Abinun, et al.. (2020). HSCT is effective in patients with PSTPIP1-associated myeloid-related proteinemia inflammatory (PAMI) syndrome. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 148(1). 250–255.e1. 16 indexed citations

Lehmberg, Kai, Despina Moshous, & Claire Booth. (2019). Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Primary Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 7. 435–435. 21 indexed citations

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Ehl, Stephan, Itziar Astigarraga, Tatiana von Bahr Greenwood, et al.. (2018). Recommendations for the Use of Etoposide-Based Therapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation for the Treatment of HLH: Consensus Statements by the HLH Steering Committee of the Histiocyte Society. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice. 6(5). 1508–1517. 118 indexed citations

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Ghosh, Sujal, Marlene Carmo, Ida Ricciardelli, et al.. (2018). T-cell gene therapy for perforin deficiency corrects cytotoxicity defects and prevents hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis manifestations. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 142(3). 904–913.e3. 35 indexed citations

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Ammann, Sandra, Kai Lehmberg, Udo zur Stadt, et al.. (2017). Effective Immunological Guidance of Genetic Analyses Including Exome Sequencing in Patients Evaluated for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 37(8). 770–780. 30 indexed citations

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Usemann, Jakob, Thomas Ernst, Vivien Schäfer, Kai Lehmberg, & Karl Seeger. (2016). EZH2 mutation in an adolescent with Weaver syndrome developing acute myeloid leukemia and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 170(5). 1274–1277. 21 indexed citations

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Janka, Gritta & Kai Lehmberg. (2014). Hemophagocytic syndromes — An update. Blood Reviews. 28(4). 135–142. 292 indexed citations

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Lehmberg, Kai, Isabell Pink, Christine zu Eulenburg, et al.. (2013). Differentiating Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis from Other Forms of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 162(6). 1245–1251. 60 indexed citations

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Pagel, Julia, Karin Beutel, Kai Lehmberg, et al.. (2012). Distinct mutations in STXBP2 are associated with variable clinical presentations in patients with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 5 (FHL5). Blood. 119(25). 6016–6024. 118 indexed citations

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Bode, Sebastian F. N., Kai Lehmberg, Andrea Maul‐Pavicic, et al.. (2012). Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 14(3). 213–213. 97 indexed citations

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Lehmberg, Kai, Regine Grosse, Martina U. Muckenthaler, et al.. (2012). Administration of recombinant erythropoietin alone does not improve the phenotype in iron refractory iron deficiency anemia patients. Annals of Hematology. 92(3). 387–394. 16 indexed citations

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Horne, AnnaCarin, Erik Onelöv, Karin Beutel, et al.. (2011). Risk factors for early death in children with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Acta Paediatrica. 101(3). 313–318. 65 indexed citations

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Lehmberg, Kai, et al.. (2007). From Neonates to Adolescents - The Diagnostic Significance of Pitted Erythrocytes in Hyposplenic and Asplenic Children. Klinische Pädiatrie. 219(6). 339–342. 2 indexed citations

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