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Bernhard H. Breier

Bernhard H. Breier

Massey University
New Zealand

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
15008
World Ranking
8260
National Ranking
18

Bernhard H. Breier publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernhard H. Breier sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 214 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Bernhard H. Breier D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bernhard H. Breier is affiliated with Massey University in New Zealand and has focused their research primarily in the field of Medicine, with particular attention to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Food Science, and Pharmacy.

Their work revolves around key topics including:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Gut Microbiota and Health
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Bernhard H. Breier has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Rozanne Kruger (6 joint publications)
  • Jeroen Douwes (4 joint publications)
  • Marine Corbin (4 joint publications)
  • Nikki Renall (3 joint publications)
  • Benedikt Merz (3 joint publications)

Research dissemination has occurred through multiple publication venues, with the most frequent contributions appearing in:

  • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society (2 papers)
  • Gut Microbes (1 paper)
  • Frontiers in Physiology (1 paper)
  • BMC Nutrition (1 paper)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1 paper)

Some of the recent scientific papers authored by Bernhard H. Breier include:

  • The fecal microbiotas of women of Pacific and New Zealand European ethnicities are characterized by distinctive enterotypes that reflect dietary intakes and fecal water content, 2023, published in Gut Microbes
  • Objectively Measured Physical Activity Is Associated With Body Composition and Metabolic Profiles of Pacific and New Zealand European Women With Different Metabolic Disease Risks, 2021, published in Frontiers in Physiology
  • Dietary fibre intake, adiposity, and metabolic disease risk in Pacific and New Zealand European women, 2024, published in Proceedings of The Nutrition Society
  • Outcomes of a culturally informed weight-loss competition for New Zealand Indigenous and Pacific peoples: a quasi-experimental trial, 2021, published in BMC Nutrition
  • Replacing Sedentary Time with Physically Active Behaviour Predicts Improved Body Composition and Metabolic Health Outcomes, 2022, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Fetal origins of hyperphagia, obesity, and hypertension and postnatal amplification by hypercaloric nutrition

    Mark H. Vickers;Bernhard H. Breier;Wayne S. Cutfield;Paul L. Hofman

  • Neonatal Leptin Treatment Reverses Developmental Programming

    M. H. Vickers;P. D. Gluckman;A. H. Coveny;P. L. Hofman

  • Radioimmunoassay for insulin-like growth factor-I: solutions to some potential problems and pitfalls

    B. H. Breier;B. W. Gallaher;P. D. Gluckman

  • Chronic Maternal Undernutrition in the Rat Leads to Delayed Postnatal Growth and Elevated Blood Pressure of Offspring

    S M Woodall;B M Johnston;B H Breier;P D Gluckman

  • Radioimmunoassays for IGFs and IGFBPs.

    Blum Wf;Breier Bh

  • Sedentary behavior during postnatal life is determined by the prenatal environment and exacerbated by postnatal hypercaloric nutrition

    M. H. Vickers;B. H. Breier;D. McCarthy;P. D. Gluckman

  • Physiology of the somatotropic axis with particular reference to the ruminant.

    P.D. Gluckman;B.H. Breier;S.R. Davis

  • The somatotrophic axis in young steers: influence of nutritional status on pulsatile release of growth hormone and circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor 1.

    B. H. Breier;J. J. Bass;J. H. Butler;P. D. Gluckman

  • A model of intrauterine growth retardation caused by chronic maternal undernutrition in the rat: effects on the somatotrophic axis and postnatal growth.

    S M Woodall;B H Breier;B M Johnston;P D Gluckman

  • Fetal programming of appetite and obesity.

    B.H Breier;M.H Vickers;B.A Ikenasio;K.Y Chan

  • Fetal growth and placental function

    M.K Bauer;J.E Harding;N.S Bassett;B.H Breier

  • Growth hormone as a neuronal rescue factor during recovery from CNS injury

    A Scheepens;E.S Sirimanne;B.H Breier;R.G Clark

  • Regulation of protein and energy metabolism by the somatotropic axis.

    B.H Breier

  • Influence of nutritional status and oestradiol-17β on plasma growth hormone, insulin-like growth factors-I and -II and the response to exogenous growth hormone in young steers

    B. H. Breier;P. D. Gluckman;J. J. Bass

  • The somatotrophic axis in young steers: influence of nutritional status and oestradiol-17β on hepatic high-and low-affinity somatotrophic binding sites

    B. H. Breier;P. D. Gluckman;J. J. Bass

  • Glucose but Not a Mixed Amino Acid Infusion Regulates Plasma Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Concentrations in Fetal Sheep

    M H Oliver;J E Harding;B H Breier;P C Evans

  • The effects of infusion of insulinlike growth factor (IGF) I, IGF-II, and insulin on glucose and protein metabolism in fasted lambs.

    R. G. Douglas;P. D. Gluckman;K. Ball;B. Breier

  • IGF-I treatment reduces hyperphagia, obesity, and hypertension in metabolic disorders induced by fetal programming.

    Mark H. Vickers;Bettina A. Ikenasio;Bernhard H. Breier

  • The Effect of Neonatal Leptin Treatment on Postnatal Weight Gain in Male Rats Is Dependent on Maternal Nutritional Status during Pregnancy

    Mark H. Vickers;Peter D. Gluckman;Alice H. Coveny;Paul L. Hofman

  • Cloned Cattle Fetuses with the Same Nuclear Genetics Are More Variable Than Contemporary Half-Siblings Resulting from Artificial Insemination and Exhibit Fetal and Placental Growth Deregulation Even in the First Trimester

    Rita S.F. Lee;A. James Peterson;Martyn J. Donnison;Susan Ravelich

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter D. Gluckman
Peter D. Gluckman University of Auckland
Jane E. Harding
Jane E. Harding University of Auckland
Michael Davison
Michael Davison University of Auckland
Christian U. Krägeloh
Christian U. Krägeloh Auckland University of Technology
Werner F. Blum
Werner F. Blum University of Giessen
Alistair J. Gunn
Alistair J. Gunn University of Auckland
Arieh Gertler
Arieh Gertler Hebrew University of Jerusalem
P. R. Kenyon
P. R. Kenyon Massey University
Michael J. Waters
Michael J. Waters University of Queensland
Patrick C. H. Morel
Patrick C. H. Morel Massey University

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