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83
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19065
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15813
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833

Armin Kurtz publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 406 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Armin Kurtz D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Armin Kurtz is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their research spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Research, and Surgery.

Their work covers a variety of main topics, notably:

  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Kurtz has published research in several key venues, with a frequent presence in:

  • Stem Cell Reports
  • Kidney International
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent papers include:

  • "ISSCR standards for the use of human stem cells in basic research," 2023, Stem Cell Reports
  • "A Manually Curated Database on Clinical Studies Involving Cell Products Derived from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells," 2020, Stem Cell Reports
  • "Mitigating Deficiencies in Evidence during Regulatory Assessments of Advanced Therapies: A Comparative Study with Other Biologicals," 2020, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development
  • "Adult Tissue Extracellular Matrix Determines Tissue Specification of Human iPSC-Derived Embryonic Stage Mesodermal Precursor Cells," 2020, Advanced Science
  • "History and current status of clinical studies using human pluripotent stem cells," 2023, Stem Cell Reports

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Nancy Mah
  • Glyn Stacey
  • Michaela Fuchs
  • Stefanie Seltmann
  • Katharina A.E. Broeker

Best Publications

  • Macrophages regulate salt-dependent volume and blood pressure by a vascular endothelial growth factor-C–dependent buffering mechanism

    Agnes Machnik;Wolfgang Neuhofer;Jonathan Jantsch;Anke Dahlmann

  • Rate of erythropoietin formation in humans in response to acute hypobaric hypoxia

    Kai-Uwe Eckardt;U. Boutellier;Armin Kurtz;M. Schopen

  • Physiology of Kidney Renin

    Hayo Castrop;Klaus Höcherl;Armin Kurtz;Frank Schweda

  • Atrial natriuretic peptide inhibits renin release from juxtaglomerular cells by a cGMP-mediated process

    Armin Kurtz;R. Della Bruna;J. Pfeilschifter;R. Taugner

  • Barttin increases surface expression and changes current properties of ClC-K channels

    Siegfried Waldegger;Nikola Jeck;Petra Barth;Melanie Peters

  • Regulation of Renal Sodium Transporters during Severe Inflammation

    Christoph Schmidt;Klaus Höcherl;Frank Schweda;Armin Kurtz

  • Connexin40 Is Essential for the Pressure Control of Renin Synthesis and Secretion

    Charlotte Wagner;Cor de Wit;Lisa Kurtz;Christian Grünberger

  • Regulation of erythropoietin production

    K.-U. Eckardt;A. Kurtz

  • Insulin-like growth factor I stimulates erythropoiesis in hypophysectomized rats.

    Armin Kurtz;J. Zapf;Kai-Uwe Eckardt;G. Clemons

  • Oxygen tension regulates the expression of a group of procollagen hydroxylases.

    Karl-Heinz Hofbauer;Bernhard Gess;Christiane Lohaus;Helmut E. Meyer

  • Differential regulation of renal cyclooxygenase mRNA by dietary salt intake

    Boye L. Jensen;Armin Kurtz

  • Prostaglandins stimulate renin secretion and renin mRNA in mouse renal juxtaglomerular cells

    Boye L. Jensen;Charlotte Schmid;Armin Kurtz

  • The cellular oxygen tension regulates expression of the endoplasmic oxidoreductase ERO1-Lalpha.

    Bernhard Gess;Karl-Heinz Hofbauer;Roland H. Wenger;Christiane Lohaus

  • CELLULAR CONTROL OF RENIN SECRETION

    A. Kurtz;C. Wagner

  • Age-dependent expression of the erythropoietin gene in rat liver and kidneys.

    Kai-Uwe Eckardt;P. J. Ratcliffe;C. C. Tan;Christian Bauer

  • Gene delivery with low molecular weight linear polyethylenimines.

    Miriam Breunig;Uta Lungwitz;Renate Liebl;Claudia Fontanari

  • Angiotensin II induces oscillations of intracellular calcium and blocks anomalous inward rectifying potassium current in mouse renal juxtaglomerular cells

    Armin Kurtz;Reinhold Penner

  • Downregulation of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptors During Sepsis

    Michael Bucher;Karl-Peter Ittner;Jonny Hobbhahn;Kai Taeger

  • Oxygen Sensing in the Kidney and its Relation to Erythropoietin Production

    Christian Bauer;Armin Kurtz

  • A new candidate for the regulation of erythropoiesis. Insulin-like growth factor I

    Armin Kurtz;Wolfgang Jelkmann;Christian Bauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Christian Pape
Hans-Christian Pape University of Münster
Kai-Uwe Eckardt
Kai-Uwe Eckardt Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Peter J. Ratcliffe
Peter J. Ratcliffe The Francis Crick Institute
Jurgen Schnermann
Jurgen Schnermann National Institutes of Health
Thomas M. Coffman
Thomas M. Coffman Duke University
Reinhold Penner
Reinhold Penner Queen's Medical Center
Tilman B. Drüeke
Tilman B. Drüeke University of Paris-Saclay
Klaus Willecke
Klaus Willecke University of Bonn
Roland H. Wenger
Roland H. Wenger University of Zurich
Pierre Corvol
Pierre Corvol Collège de France

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