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Immunology

D-Index
58
Citations
33559
World Ranking
3457
National Ranking
236

Molecular Biology

D-Index
55
Citations
33061
World Ranking
2235
National Ranking
150

Alexandra Aicher publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexandra Aicher sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 564+

This scientist: 115 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Alexandra Aicher D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexandra Aicher sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Distinct Populations of Cancer Stem Cells Determine Tumor Growth and Metastatic Activity in Human Pancreatic Cancer

    Patrick C. Hermann;Stephan L. Huber;Tanja Herrler;Alexandra Aicher

  • Number and Migratory Activity of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells Inversely Correlate With Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease

    Mariuca Vasa;Stephan Fichtlscherer;Alexandra Aicher;Klaudia Adler

  • Transplantation of Progenitor Cells and Regeneration Enhancement in Acute Myocardial Infarction (TOPCARE-AMI)

    Birgit Assmus;Volker Schächinger;Claudius Teupe;Martina Britten

  • Essential role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase for mobilization of stem and progenitor cells.

    Alexandra Aicher;Christopher Heeschen;Christiane Mildner-Rihm;Carmen Urbich

  • HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) increase endothelial progenitor cells via the PI 3-kinase/Akt pathway

    Stefanie Dimmeler;Alexandra Aicher;Mariuca Vasa;Christiane Mildner-Rihm

  • Increase in Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells by Statin Therapy in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease

    Mariuca Vasa;Stephan Fichtlscherer;Klaudia Adler;Alexandra Aicher

  • Erythropoietin is a potent physiologic stimulus for endothelial progenitor cell mobilization

    Christopher Heeschen;Alexandra Aicher;Ralf Lehmann;Stephan Fichtlscherer

  • Low-energy shock wave for enhancing recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells: a new modality to increase efficacy of cell therapy in chronic hind limb ischemia

    Alexandra Aicher;Christopher Heeschen;Ken-ichiro Sasaki;Carmen Urbich

  • Soluble factors released by endothelial progenitor cells promote migration of endothelial cells and cardiac resident progenitor cells

    Carmen Urbich;Alexandra Aicher;Christopher Heeschen;Elisabeth Dernbach

  • Transdifferentiation of Blood-Derived Human Adult Endothelial Progenitor Cells Into Functionally Active Cardiomyocytes

    Cornel Badorff;Ralf P. Brandes;Rüdiger Popp;Stefan Rupp

  • Assessment of the tissue distribution of transplanted human endothelial progenitor cells by radioactive labeling.

    Alexandra Aicher;Winfried Brenner;Maaz Zuhayra;Cornel Badorff

  • Profoundly Reduced Neovascularization Capacity of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Derived From Patients With Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

    Christopher Heeschen;Ralf Lehmann;Jörg Honold;Birgit Assmus

  • Relevance of Monocytic Features for Neovascularization Capacity of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells

    Carmen Urbich;Christopher Heeschen;Alexandra Aicher;Elisabeth Dernbach

  • Involvement of Foxo transcription factors in angiogenesis and postnatal neovascularization

    Michael Potente;Carmen Urbich;Ken Ichiro Sasaki;Wolf K. Hofmann

  • HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Reduce Senescence and Increase Proliferation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells via Regulation of Cell Cycle Regulatory Genes

    Birgit Assmus;Carmen Urbich;Alexandra Aicher;Wolf K. Hofmann

  • Aging Enhances the Sensitivity of Endothelial Cells Toward Apoptotic Stimuli: Important Role of Nitric Oxide

    Jörg Hoffmann;Judith Haendeler;Alexandra Aicher;Lothar Rössig

  • Mobilizing Endothelial Progenitor Cells

    Alexandra Aicher;Andreas M. Zeiher;Stefanie Dimmeler

  • Impaired CXCR4 Signaling Contributes to the Reduced Neovascularization Capacity of Endothelial Progenitor Cells From Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

    Dirk H. Walter;Judith Haendeler;Johannes Reinhold;Ulrich Rochwalsky

  • Nodal/Activin Signaling Drives Self-Renewal and Tumorigenicity of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells and Provides a Target for Combined Drug Therapy

    Enza Lonardo;Patrick C. Hermann;Maria Theresa Mueller;Stephan Huber

  • Role of β2-integrins for homing and neovascularization capacity of endothelial progenitor cells

    Emmanouil Chavakis;Alexandra Aicher;Christopher Heeschen;Ken-ichiro Sasaki

  • A novel angiogenic pathway mediated by non-neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

    Christopher Heeschen;Michael Weis;Alexandra Aicher;Stefanie Dimmeler

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefanie Dimmeler
Stefanie Dimmeler Goethe University Frankfurt
Christopher Heeschen
Christopher Heeschen Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Andreas M. Zeiher
Andreas M. Zeiher Goethe University Frankfurt
Judith Haendeler
Judith Haendeler Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Ralf P. Brandes
Ralf P. Brandes Goethe University Frankfurt
Bernd Dörken
Bernd Dörken Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Edward A. Clark
Edward A. Clark University of Washington
John P. Cooke
John P. Cooke Houston Methodist
Tim H. Brümmendorf
Tim H. Brümmendorf RWTH Aachen University
Mariano Barbacid
Mariano Barbacid Spanish National Cancer Research Centre

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