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Andreas Tzschach

Andreas Tzschach

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Genetics

D-Index
56
Citations
11702
World Ranking
3501
National Ranking
237

Andreas Tzschach 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 Tzschach sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 178 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Andreas Tzschach 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 Tzschach sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andreas Tzschach is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific expertise in Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's work includes an emphasis on several key topics:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Andreas Tzschach are:

  • "Aberrant phase separation and nucleolar dysfunction in rare genetic diseases", 2023, published in Nature
  • "Transitioning the Molecular Tumor Board from Proof of Concept to Clinical Routine: A German Single-Center Analysis", 2021, published in Cancers
  • "New Cav1.2 Channelopathy with High-Functioning Autism, Affective Disorder, Severe Dental Enamel Defects, a Short QT Interval, and a Novel CACNA1C Loss-of-Function Mutation", 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Deep clinical phenotyping of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: an approach towards detection of organic causes and first results", 2023, published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "GestaltMatcher Database - A global reference for facial phenotypic variability in rare human diseases", 2023, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent publication venues for Andreas Tzschach include the following:

  • Genes
  • Nature
  • Cancers
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Translational Psychiatry

In collaborative research, Andreas Tzschach often works with a set of frequent co-authors, among whom are Dominique Endres, Katharina Domschke, Miriam A. Schiele, Kimon Runge, and Kathrin Nickel, each with six joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Range of genetic mutations associated with severe non-syndromic sporadic intellectual disability: an exome sequencing study.

    Anita Rauch;Dagmar Wieczorek;Elisabeth Graf;Thomas Wieland

  • Deep sequencing reveals 50 novel genes for recessive cognitive disorders

    Hossein Najmabadi;Hao Hu;Masoud Garshasbi;Tomasz Zemojtel

  • Mutations in the JARID1C gene, which is involved in transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling, cause X-linked mental retardation.

    Lars Riff Jensen;Marion Amende;Ulf Gurok;Bettina Moser

  • STXBP1 encephalopathy A neurodevelopmental disorder including epilepsy

    Hannah Stamberger;Marina Nikanorova;Marjolein H. Willemsen;Patrizia Accorsi

  • X-exome sequencing of 405 unresolved families identifies seven novel intellectual disability genes

    H. Hu;S. A. Haas;J. Chelly;J. Chelly;H. Van Esch

  • Mutations in NSUN2 cause autosomal-recessive intellectual disability

    Lia Abbasi-Moheb;Sara Mertel;Melanie Gonsior;Leyla Nouri-Vahid

  • Mutations in the small GTPase gene RAB39B are responsible for X-linked mental retardation associated with autism, epilepsy, and macrocephaly.

    Maila Giannandrea;Veronica Bianchi;Maria Lidia Mignogna;Alessandra Sirri

  • A defect in the ionotropic glutamate receptor 6 gene (GRIK2) is associated with autosomal recessive mental retardation.

    Mohammad Mahdi Motazacker;Benjamin Rainer Rost;Tim Hucho;Masoud Garshasbi

  • Cranioectodermal Dysplasia, Sensenbrenner Syndrome, Is a Ciliopathy Caused by Mutations in the IFT122 Gene

    Joanna Walczak-Sztulpa;Jonathan Eggenschwiler;Daniel Osborn;Desmond A. Brown

  • A novel X-linked recessive mental retardation syndrome comprising macrocephaly and ciliary dysfunction is allelic to oral-facial-digital type I syndrome.

    Bartlomiej Budny;Wei Chen;Heymut Omran;Manfred Fliegauf

  • Genetics of intellectual disability in consanguineous families

    Hao Hu;Hao Hu;Kimia Kahrizi;Luciana Musante;Zohreh Fattahi

  • Mutations in the polyglutamine binding protein 1 gene cause X-linked mental retardation

    Vera M. Kalscheuer;Kristine Freude;Luciana Musante;Lars R. Jensen

  • Identification of Mutations in TRAPPC9, which Encodes the NIK- and IKK-β-Binding Protein, in Nonsyndromic Autosomal-Recessive Mental Retardation

    Asif Mir;Liana Kaufman;Abdul Noor;Mahdi M. Motazacker

  • Mapping translocation breakpoints by next-generation sequencing

    Wei Chen;Vera Kalscheuer;Andreas Tzschach;Corinna Menzel

  • A defect in the TUSC3 gene is associated with autosomal recessive mental retardation.

    Masoud Garshasbi;Valeh Hadavi;Haleh Habibi;Kimia Kahrizi

  • Structural variation in Xq28: MECP2 duplications in 1% of patients with unexplained XLMR and in 2% of male patients with severe encephalopathy

    Dorien Lugtenberg;Tjitske Kleefstra;Astrid R. Oudakker;Willy M. Nillesen

  • Mutations in autism susceptibility candidate 2 (AUTS2) in patients with mental retardation.

    Vera M. Kalscheuer;David FitzPatrick;Niels Tommerup;Merete Bugge

  • Mutation Update for Kabuki Syndrome Genes KMT2D and KDM6A and Further Delineation of X-Linked Kabuki Syndrome Subtype 2

    Nina Bögershausen;Vincent Gatinois;Vincent Gatinois;Vera Riehmer;Hülya Kayserili

  • High frequency of submicroscopic genomic aberrations detected by tiling path array comparative genome hybridisation in patients with isolated congenital heart disease

    Fikret Erdogan;Lars Allen Larsen;Litu Zhang;Zeynep Tumer

  • Homozygosity mapping in consanguineous families reveals extreme heterogeneity of non-syndromic autosomal recessive mental retardation and identifies 8 novel gene loci.

    Hossein Najmabadi;Mohammad Mahdi Motazacker;Masoud Garshasbi;Kimia Kahrizi

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Hilger Ropers
Hans-Hilger Ropers Max Planck Society
Vera M. Kalscheuer
Vera M. Kalscheuer Max Planck Society
Andreas W. Kuss
Andreas W. Kuss University of Greifswald
Reinhard Ullmann
Reinhard Ullmann Max Planck Society
Hossein Najmabadi
Hossein Najmabadi University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Kimia Kahrizi
Kimia Kahrizi University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Jamel Chelly
Jamel Chelly Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Jozef Gecz
Jozef Gecz University of Adelaide
Klaus Jurkschat
Klaus Jurkschat TU Dortmund University

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