Reinhold Förster

43.6k total citations · 16 hit papers
239 papers, 33.3k citations indexed

About

Reinhold Förster is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Reinhold Förster has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 33.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 191 papers in Immunology, 61 papers in Oncology and 42 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Reinhold Förster's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (137 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (114 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (100 papers). Reinhold Förster is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (137 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (114 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (100 papers). Reinhold Förster collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Reinhold Förster's co-authors include Martin Lipp, Federica Sallusto, Antonio Lanzavecchia, Danielle Lenig, Tim Worbs, Elisabeth Kremmer, Oliver Pabst, Lars Ohl, Elisabeth Kremmer and Dagmar Breitfeld and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Reinhold Förster

235 papers receiving 32.8k citations

Hit Papers

Two subsets of memory T lymphocytes with distinct homing ... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1999 1999 1998 2000 2008 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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.

  1. Two subsets of memory T lymphocytes with distinct homing potentials and effector functions
    1999 4.6k citations Reinhold Förster, Martin Lipp et al. Nature profile →
  2. CCR7 Coordinates the Primary Immune Response by Establishing Functional Microenvironments in Secondary Lymphoid Organs
    1999 1.9k citations Reinhold Förster, Martin Lipp et al. profile →
  3. CD40 ligand on activated platelets triggers an inflammatory reaction of endothelial cells
    1998 1.6k citations Reinhold Förster et al. Nature profile →
  4. Follicular B Helper T Cells Express Cxc Chemokine Receptor 5, Localize to B Cell Follicles, and Support Immunoglobulin Production
    2000 1.1k citations Elisabeth Kremmer, Martin Lipp et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  5. CCR7 and its ligands: balancing immunity and tolerance
    2008 1.1k citations Reinhold Förster et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
  6. Rapid leukocyte migration by integrin-independent flowing and squeezing
    2008 1.1k citations Tim Worbs, Reinhold Förster et al. Nature profile →
  7. A chemokine-driven positive feedback loop organizes lymphoid follicles
    2000 976 citations Reinhold Förster, Martin Lipp et al. Nature profile →
  8. A Putative Chemokine Receptor, BLR1, Directs B Cell Migration to Defined Lymphoid Organs and Specific Anatomic Compartments of the Spleen
    1996 941 citations Reinhold Förster, Martin Lipp et al. profile →
  9. Skewed maturation of memory HIV-specific CD8 T lymphocytes
    2001 836 citations Patrick Champagne, Graham S. Ogg et al. Nature profile →
  10. CCR7 Governs Skin Dendritic Cell Migration under Inflammatory and Steady-State Conditions
    2004 804 citations Gabriele Hintzen, Reinhold Förster et al. profile →
  11. Intestinal Tolerance Requires Gut Homing and Expansion of FoxP3+ Regulatory T Cells in the Lamina Propria
    2011 679 citations Reinhold Förster, Oliver Pabst et al. profile →
  12. Dendritic cell migration in health and disease
    2016 611 citations Tim Worbs, Swantje I. Hammerschmidt et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
  13. Distinct patterns and kinetics of chemokine production regulate dendritic cell function
    1999 559 citations Reinhold Förster, Martin Lipp et al. European Journal of Immunology profile →
  14. Oral tolerance originates in the intestinal immune system and relies on antigen carriage by dendritic cells
    2006 543 citations Tim Worbs, Ulrike Bode et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  15. Functional specialization of gut CD103 + dendritic cells in the regulation of tissue-selective T cell homing
    2005 542 citations Bengt Johansson‐Lindbom, Marcus Svensson et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  16. HEVs, lymphatics and homeostatic immune cell trafficking in lymph nodes
    2012 526 citations Christine Moussion, Reinhold Förster et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Reinhold Förster Germany 77 24.7k 8.0k 5.5k 2.7k 2.3k 239 33.3k
Thomas J. Schall United States 75 15.7k 0.6× 10.3k 1.3× 4.3k 0.8× 2.9k 1.1× 3.1k 1.3× 185 25.8k
Bernhard Moser Switzerland 69 16.6k 0.7× 10.7k 1.3× 3.8k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 2.7k 1.2× 128 24.0k
Gerold Schuler Germany 84 25.1k 1.0× 7.7k 1.0× 7.8k 1.4× 2.4k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 355 33.0k
Martin Lipp Germany 71 20.5k 0.8× 7.6k 0.9× 5.1k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 190 27.2k
John W. Kappler United States 108 32.5k 1.3× 5.5k 0.7× 8.3k 1.5× 2.9k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 372 42.3k
Ethan M. Shevach United States 104 37.5k 1.5× 7.3k 0.9× 6.6k 1.2× 3.2k 1.2× 2.0k 0.9× 423 47.7k
Silvano Sozzani Italy 95 25.7k 1.0× 12.6k 1.6× 10.6k 1.9× 4.2k 1.6× 3.2k 1.4× 314 41.1k
Bernard Malissen France 95 27.2k 1.1× 4.9k 0.6× 7.6k 1.4× 2.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 399 35.4k
Barrett J. Rollins United States 71 10.8k 0.4× 8.0k 1.0× 6.0k 1.1× 2.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 126 23.0k
Osamu Yoshie Japan 86 18.4k 0.7× 12.8k 1.6× 6.4k 1.2× 1.9k 0.7× 3.8k 1.7× 306 30.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Reinhold Förster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Reinhold Förster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Reinhold Förster 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 Reinhold Förster. Reinhold Förster is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Riemann, Lennart, Ivan Odak, Joana Barros‐Martins, et al.. (2025). Integrative deep immune profiling of the elderly reveals systems-level signatures of aging, sex, smoking, and clinical traits. EBioMedicine. 112. 105558–105558. 3 indexed citations
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Fichtner, Alina Suzann, Lennart Riemann, Anika Janssen, et al.. (2024). γδ T cell profiling in a cohort of preterm infants reveals elevated frequencies of CD83+ γδ T cells in sepsis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 221(7). 6 indexed citations
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Messerle, Martin, et al.. (2023). Imaging cytomegalovirus infection and ensuing immune responses. Current Opinion in Immunology. 82. 102307–102307. 2 indexed citations
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Förster, Reinhold, et al.. (2022). Challenges of CRISPR-Based Gene Editing in Primary T Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). 1689–1689. 22 indexed citations
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Hammerschmidt, Swantje I., Berislav Bošnjak, Günter Bernhardt, et al.. (2021). Neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant after heterologous and homologous BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 18(10). 2455–2456. 29 indexed citations
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Funatomi, Takuya, Reinhold Förster, Lars Knudsen, et al.. (2021). Evaluating Registrations of Serial Sections With Distortions of the Ground Truths. IEEE Access. 9. 152514–152535. 2 indexed citations
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Tan, Likai, Alina Suzann Fichtner, Elena Bruni, et al.. (2021). A fetal wave of human type 3 effector γδ cells with restricted TCR diversity persists into adulthood. Science Immunology. 6(58). 61 indexed citations
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Georgiev, Hristo, et al.. (2018). Blocking the ART2.2/P2X7‐system is essential to avoid a detrimental bias in functional CD4 T cell studies. European Journal of Immunology. 48(6). 1078–1081. 12 indexed citations
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Worbs, Tim, Swantje I. Hammerschmidt, & Reinhold Förster. (2016). Dendritic cell migration in health and disease. Nature reviews. Immunology. 17(1). 30–48. 611 indexed citations breakdown →
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Georgiev, Hristo, Inga Ravens, Charaf Benarafa, Reinhold Förster, & Günter Bernhardt. (2016). Distinct gene expression patterns correlate with developmental and functional traits of iNKT subsets. Nature Communications. 7(1). 13116–13116. 71 indexed citations
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Kiermaier, Eva, Christine Moussion, Christopher T. Veldkamp, et al.. (2015). Polysialylation controls dendritic cell trafficking by regulating chemokine recognition. Science. 351(6269). 186–190. 128 indexed citations
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Kliche, Stefanie, Tim Worbs, Xiaoqian Wang, et al.. (2011). CCR7-mediated LFA-1 functions in T cells are regulated by 2 independent ADAP/SKAP55 modules. Blood. 119(3). 777–785. 63 indexed citations
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Nistala, Kiran, Franziska Petermann, Susanne Schmitz, et al.. (2011). Expression of miRNAs miR-133b and miR-206 in the Il17a/f Locus Is Co-Regulated with IL-17 Production in alpha beta and gamma delta T Cells. UCL Discovery (University College London). 14 indexed citations
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Haas, Jan D., Kiran Nistala, Franziska Petermann, et al.. (2011). Expression of miRNAs miR-133b and miR-206 in the Il17a/f Locus Is Co-Regulated with IL-17 Production in αβ and γδ T Cells. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e20171–e20171. 50 indexed citations
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Seth, Sebastian, Inga Ravens, Elisabeth Kremmer, et al.. (2009). Abundance of follicular helper T cells in Peyer's patches is modulated by CD155. European Journal of Immunology. 39(11). 3160–3170. 26 indexed citations
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Rupec, Rudolf A., Oliver Pabst, Ralf Ignatius, et al.. (2008). IκBα is required for marginal zone B cell lineage development. European Journal of Immunology. 38(8). 2096–2105. 4 indexed citations
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Worbs, Tim & Reinhold Förster. (2007). A key role for CCR7 in establishing central and peripheral tolerance. Trends in Immunology. 28(6). 274–280. 61 indexed citations
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Worbs, Tim, Ulrike Bode, Sheng Yan, et al.. (2006). Oral tolerance originates in the intestinal immune system and relies on antigen carriage by dendritic cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(3). 519–527. 543 indexed citations breakdown →
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Johansson‐Lindbom, Bengt, Marcus Svensson, Oliver Pabst, et al.. (2005). Functional specialization of gut CD103 + dendritic cells in the regulation of tissue-selective T cell homing. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 202(8). 1063–1073. 542 indexed citations breakdown →
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Champagne, Patrick, Graham S. Ogg, Abigail King, et al.. (2001). Skewed maturation of memory HIV-specific CD8 T lymphocytes. Nature. 410(6824). 106–111. 836 indexed citations breakdown →

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