Stephan Ehl

20.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
160 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Stephan Ehl is a scholar working on Immunology, Hematology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Ehl has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Immunology, 42 papers in Hematology and 36 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Stephan Ehl's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (85 papers), Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (52 papers) and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (36 papers). Stephan Ehl is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (85 papers), Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (52 papers) and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (36 papers). Stephan Ehl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Stephan Ehl's co-authors include Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Hans Hengartner, Peter Aichele, Kai Lehmberg, Tobias Ostler, Klaus Schwarz, Gritta Janka, Udo zur Stadt, Stephan Oehen and Andrea Maul‐Pavicic and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Ehl

154 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

  1. Interleukin-18 diagnostically distinguishes and pathogenically promotes human and murine macrophage activation syndrome
    2018 261 citations Stephan Ehl et al. Blood profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephan Ehl Germany 49 5.0k 2.0k 1.5k 1.3k 1.3k 160 7.5k
Bernd H. Belohradsky Germany 38 2.4k 0.5× 359 0.2× 740 0.5× 1.0k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 98 5.1k
Troy D. Randall United States 67 9.6k 1.9× 573 0.3× 2.4k 1.6× 3.5k 2.6× 2.4k 1.9× 171 15.1k
Raffaele Badolato Italy 43 3.2k 0.6× 437 0.2× 724 0.5× 857 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 165 6.0k
Capucine Pïcard France 66 11.7k 2.3× 1.8k 0.9× 3.2k 2.1× 3.9k 3.0× 3.5k 2.8× 248 17.3k
Seiji Kojima Japan 47 1.5k 0.3× 3.8k 1.9× 865 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.3× 325 8.1k
Troy R. Torgerson United States 47 6.9k 1.4× 975 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.5× 131 9.9k
Howard M. Lederman United States 38 2.8k 0.6× 480 0.2× 823 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 1.8k 1.4× 137 6.5k
Alessandro Plebani Italy 48 5.8k 1.2× 857 0.4× 875 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 2.0k 1.6× 187 8.9k
Anne Puel France 50 6.5k 1.3× 463 0.2× 2.0k 1.3× 2.4k 1.9× 1.4k 1.1× 161 9.5k
Cristina M. Tato United States 29 6.9k 1.4× 466 0.2× 918 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 56 9.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephan Ehl

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephan Ehl

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Ehl

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Seidl, Maximilian, Florian Babor, Stephan Ehl, et al.. (2025). SOCS1 deficiency—crossroads of autoimmunity and autoinflammation—two case reports. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 12. 1516017–1516017. 1 indexed citations
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Magérus, Aude, Anne Rensing‐Ehl, V. Koneti Rao, et al.. (2023). Autoimmune lymphoproliferative immunodeficiencies (ALPIDs): A proposed approach to redefining ALPS and other lymphoproliferative immune disorders. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 153(1). 67–76. 9 indexed citations
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Wolf, Christine, Jörn‐Sven Kühl, Sarah Koss, et al.. (2023). Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis–like hyperinflammation due to a de novo mutation in DPP9. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 152(5). 1336–1344.e5. 5 indexed citations
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Ye, Tao, Eric Erbs, Stephan Ehl, et al.. (2023). KCNN4 links PIEZO-dependent mechanotransduction to NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Science Immunology. 8(90). eadf4699–eadf4699. 23 indexed citations
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Globig, Anna-Maria, Maximilian Heeg, L Mayer, et al.. (2022). High-dimensional profiling reveals Tc17 cell enrichment in active Crohn’s disease and identifies a potentially targetable signature. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3688–3688. 20 indexed citations
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Gothe, Florian, Christina Rapp, Katrin Knoflach, et al.. (2021). Early‐onset, fatal interstitial lung disease in STAT3 gain‐of‐function patients. Pediatric Pulmonology. 56(12). 3934–3941. 10 indexed citations
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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
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Ehl, Stephan, Christian Bogdan, Tim Niehues, et al.. (2018). Impfen bei Immundefizienz. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 61(8). 1034–1051. 18 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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Janda, Aleš, Klaus Schwarz, Mirjam van der Burg, et al.. (2016). Disturbed B-lymphocyte selection in autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome. Blood. 127(18). 2193–2202. 20 indexed citations
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Maus, Máté, Amit Jairaman, Peter B. Stathopulos, et al.. (2015). Missense mutation in immunodeficient patients shows the multifunctional roles of coiled-coil domain 3 (CC3) in STIM1 activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(19). 6206–6211. 50 indexed citations
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Stepensky, Polina, Anne Rensing‐Ehl, Shoshana Revel‐Vilk, et al.. (2014). Early-onset Evans syndrome, immunodeficiency, and premature immunosenescence associated with tripeptidyl-peptidase II deficiency. Blood. 125(5). 753–761. 57 indexed citations
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Müller, Jürgen R., Birthe Jessen, Annette Schmitt‐Graeff, et al.. (2012). Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in syntaxin-11–deficient mice: T-cell exhaustion limits fatal disease. Blood. 121(4). 604–613. 58 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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Maul‐Pavicic, Andrea, Samuel C. C. Chiang, Anne Rensing‐Ehl, et al.. (2011). ORAI1-mediated calcium influx is required for human cytotoxic lymphocyte degranulation and target cell lysis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(8). 3324–3329. 165 indexed citations
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McCarl, Christie‐Ann, Capucine Pïcard, Sara Khalil, et al.. (2009). ORAI1 deficiency and lack of store-operated Ca2+ entry cause immunodeficiency, myopathy, and ectodermal dysplasia. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 124(6). 1311–1318.e7. 256 indexed citations
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Jessen, Birthe, et al.. (2007). Influence of a Single Viral Epitope on T Cell Response and Disease After Infection of Mice with Respiratory Syncytial Virus. The Journal of Immunology. 179(12). 8264–8273. 14 indexed citations
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Enders, Anselm, Paul Fisch, Klaus Schwarz, et al.. (2006). A Severe Form of Human Combined Immunodeficiency Due to Mutations in DNA Ligase IV. The Journal of Immunology. 176(8). 5060–5068. 100 indexed citations
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Hunziker, Lukas, Paul Klenerman, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, & Stephan Ehl. (2002). Exhaustion of cytotoxic T cells during adoptive immunotherapy of virus carrier mice can be prevented by B cells or CD4+ T cells. European Journal of Immunology. 32(2). 374–382. 40 indexed citations

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