Andreas Gal

Andreas Gal publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andreas Gal sits on this spectrum.

Andreas Gal D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

Research.com Recognitions

• 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
• 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Best Publications

• Mutations in MERTK, the human orthologue of the RCS rat retinal dystrophy gene, cause retinitis pigmentosa.

  Andreas Gal;Yun Li;Debra A. Thompson;Jessica Weir

  799
  Citations

• Mutations in RPE65 cause autosomal recessive childhood-onset severe retinal dystrophy.

  Su Min Gu;Debra A. Thompson;C. R.Srisailapathy Srikumari;Birgit Lorenz

  747
  Citations

• Mutation of CDH23, encoding a new member of the cadherin gene family, causes Usher syndrome type 1D

  Bolz H;von Brederlow B;Ramírez A;Bryda Ec

  532
  Citations

• Estimation of the mutation frequencies in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies: a European collaborative study

  E. Nelis;C. van Broeckhoven;E.C.M. Mariman;A.A.W.M. Gabreëls-Festen

  515
  Citations

• A defect in harmonin, a PDZ domain-containing protein expressed in the inner ear sensory hair cells, underlies Usher syndrome type 1C.

  Elisabeth Verpy;Michel Leibovici;Ingrid Zwaenepoel;Xue Zhong Liu

  502
  Citations

• Mutations in NYX, encoding the leucine-rich proteoglycan nyctalopin, cause X-linked complete congenital stationary night blindness.

  N.Torben Bech-Hansen;Margaret J. Naylor;Tracy A. Maybaum;Rebecca L. Sparkes

  400
  Citations

• Mutations in ARHGEF6 , encoding a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rho GTPases, in patients with X-linked mental retardation

  K. Kutsche;H.G. Yntema;A. Brandt;I. Jantke

  394
  Citations

• Usher syndrome type I G (USH1G) is caused by mutations in the gene encoding SANS, a protein that associates with the USH1C protein, harmonin

  Dominique Weil;Aziz El-Amraoui;Saber Masmoudi;Mirna Mustapha

  391
  Citations

• A homozygous 1-base pair deletion in the arrestin gene is a frequent cause of Oguchi disease in Japanese.

  Sigrid Fuchs;Mitsuru Nakazawa;Marion Maw;Makoto Tamai

  390
  Citations

• Anderson-Fabry disease: Clinical manifestations of disease in female heterozygotes

  C. Whybra;Chr. Kampmann;I. Willers;J. Davies

  365
  Citations

• Isolation of a candidate gene for Norrie disease by positional cloning.

  Berger W;Meindl A;van de Pol Tj;Cremers Fp

  323
  Citations

• Genetics and phenotypes of RPE65 mutations in inherited retinal degeneration

  D. A. Thompson;P. Gyurus;L. L. Fleischer;E. L. Bingham

  306
  Citations

• The Mainz Severity Score Index: a new instrument for quantifying the Anderson-Fabry disease phenotype, and the response of patients to enzyme replacement therapy.

  C Whybra;C Kampmann;F Krummenauer;M Ries

  305
  Citations

• Heterozygous missense mutation in the rod cGMP phosphodiesterase β-subunit gene in autosomal dominant stationary night blindness

  Andreas Gal;Ulrike Orth;Wolfgang Baehr;Eberhard Schwinger

  300
  Citations

• Mutations in HPRP3, a third member of pre-mRNA splicing factor genes, implicated in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa

  Christina F Chakarova;Matthew M Hims;Hanno Jörn Bolz;Leen Abu-Safieh

  297
  Citations

• Fabry disease: overall effects of agalsidase alfa treatment.

  M Beck;R Ricci;U Widmer;F Dehout

  285
  Citations

• Functional implications of the spectrum of mutations found in 234 cases with X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS)

  J.T. Dendunnen;T. Kraayenbrink;T. Kraayenbrink;M. van Schooneveld;M. van Schooneveld;E. van de Vosse

  283
  Citations

• Insertion of β-satellite repeats identifies a transmembrane protease causing both congenital and childhood onset autosomal recessive deafness

  Hamish S. Scott;Hamish S. Scott;Jun Kudoh;Marie Wattenhofer;Kazunori Shibuya

  278
  Citations

• The early clinical phenotype of Fabry disease: a study on 35 European children and adolescents

  Markus Ries;Markus Ries;Uma Ramaswami;Rossella Parini;Bengt Lindblad

  278
  Citations

• Pediatric Fabry disease.

  Markus Ries;Surya Gupta;David F Moore;Vandana Sachdev

  276
  Citations