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Bernhard Lüscher

Bernhard Lüscher

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
99
Citations
43304
World Ranking
1567
National Ranking
103

Bernhard Lüscher 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 Lüscher sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 307 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bernhard Lüscher 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 Lüscher 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: 99 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Bernhard Lüscher is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany, contributing extensively to the fields of neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research focuses on molecular biology, biological psychiatry, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and behavioral neuroscience, among other subfields.

Their recent work covers various topics including tryptophan and brain disorders, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, stress responses and cortisol, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, gestational diabetes research and management, and neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

Bernhard Lüscher has published notable papers such as:

  • GABAA receptors as targets for treating affective and cognitive symptoms of depression (2023, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences)
  • Antidepressant mechanisms of ketamine: Focus on GABAergic inhibition (2020, Advances in Pharmacology)

They have collaborated frequently with coauthors including Uwe Rudolph, Mengyang Feng, Delia Belelli, Tim G. Hales, and Jeremy J. Lambert. Publication venues commonly featuring their work include the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, Cells, Molecular Psychiatry, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Trends in Pharmacological Sciences.

The scope of Lüscher's studies integrates biological psychiatry and molecular neuroscience, often exploring complex mechanisms underlying affective and cognitive disorders. Their research emphasizes neuropharmacological targets such as GABAA receptors and inhibitory pathways relevant to depression and ketamine's antidepressant effects.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Proteins of the Myc Network: Essential Regulators of Cell Growth and Differentiation

    Marie Henriksson;Bernhard Lüscher

  • Toward a unified nomenclature for mammalian ADP-ribosyltransferases

    Michael O. Hottiger;Paul O. Hassa;Bernhard Lüscher;Herwig Schüler

  • The GABAergic deficit hypothesis of major depressive disorder

    Bernhard Luscher;Qiuying Shen;Nadia Sahir

  • Decreased GABA A -receptor clustering results in enhanced anxiety and a bias for threat cues

    Florence Crestani;Matthias Lorez;Kristin Baer;Christian Essrich

  • Cloning and expression of AP-2, a cell-type-specific transcription factor that activates inducible enhancer elements.

    T Williams;A Admon;B Lüscher;R Tjian

  • New light on Myc and Myb. Part II. Myb.

    B Lüscher;R N Eisenman

  • Neuronal circuitry mechanism regulating adult quiescent neural stem-cell fate decision

    Juan Song;Chun Zhong;Michael A. Bonaguidi;Gerald J. Sun

  • Myc and Max associate in vivo

    E M Blackwood;B Lüscher;R N Eisenman

  • Benzodiazepine-insensitive mice generated by targeted disruption of the gamma 2 subunit gene of gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors

    Uwe Gunther;Jack Benson;Dietmar Benke;Jean-Marc Fritschy

  • Methylation of histone H3R2 by PRMT6 and H3K4 by an MLL complex are mutually exclusive.

    Ernesto Guccione;Christian Bassi;Fabio Casadio;Francesca Martinato

  • GABAA Receptor Trafficking-Mediated Plasticity of Inhibitory Synapses

    Bernhard Luscher;Thomas Fuchs;Casey L. Kilpatrick

  • Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) promotes cell survival by activation of the akt pathway and role for CSN5/JAB1 in the control of autocrine MIF activity

    H Lue;M Thiele;J Franz;E Dahl

  • Regulation of cyclin D2 gene expression by the Myc/Max/Mad network: Myc-dependent TRRAP recruitment and histone acetylation at the cyclin D2 promoter

    Caroline Bouchard;Oliver Dittrich;Astrid Kiermaier;Karen Dohmann

  • Myb DNA binding inhibited by phosphorylation at a site deleted during oncogenic activation

    Bernhard Lüscher;Erik Christenson;David W. Litchfield;Edwin G. Krebs

  • Substrate-assisted catalysis by PARP10 limits its activity to mono-ADP-ribosylation.

    Henning Kleine;Elzbieta Poreba;Krzysztof Lesniewicz;Paul O. Hassa

  • SIRT2 regulates NF-κB-dependent gene expression through deacetylation of p65 Lys310

    Karin M. Rothgiesser;Süheda Erener;Susanne Waibel;Bernhard Lüscher

  • Transcription factor AP-4 contains multiple dimerization domains that regulate dimer specificity.

    Y. F. Hu;Bernhard Luscher;A. Admon;N. Mermod

  • Regulation of GABAA receptor trafficking, channel activity, and functional plasticity of inhibitory synapses.

    Bernhard Lüscher;Cheryl A Keller

  • Myc oncoproteins are phosphorylated by casein kinase II.

    B Lüscher;E A Kuenzel;E G Krebs;R N Eisenman

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert N. Eisenman
Robert N. Eisenman Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
David W. Litchfield
David W. Litchfield University of Western Ontario
Elisabeth Kremmer
Elisabeth Kremmer Max Planck Society
Jean-Marc Fritschy
Jean-Marc Fritschy University of Zurich
Gerhard Müller-Newen
Gerhard Müller-Newen RWTH Aachen University
Michael O. Hottiger
Michael O. Hottiger University of Zurich
Hanns Möhler
Hanns Möhler University of Zurich
Jan Senderek
Jan Senderek Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Paolo Carloni
Paolo Carloni Forschungszentrum Jülich
Elmar G. Weinhold
Elmar G. Weinhold RWTH Aachen University

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