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Carl-Philipp Heisenberg 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 Carl-Philipp Heisenberg sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 208 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carl-Philipp Heisenberg 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 Carl-Philipp Heisenberg sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 87 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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

  • 2015 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Carl-Philipp Heisenberg is affiliated with the Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Austria. Their main field of study is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science, and Genetics.

Their research covers a range of topics including:

  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling

Recent papers authored by Heisenberg include:

  • "Rigidity percolation uncovers a structural basis for embryonic tissue phase transitions", 2021, Cell
  • "An adhesion code ensures robust pattern formation during tissue morphogenesis", 2020, Science
  • "Morphogen gradient orchestrates pattern-preserving tissue morphogenesis via motility-driven unjamming", 2022, Nature Physics
  • "Zebrafish embryonic explants undergo genetically encoded self-assembly", 2020, eLife
  • "Rigidity transitions in development and disease", 2022, Trends in Cell Biology

Heisenberg collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Édouard Hannezo
  • Robert Hauschild
  • Shayan Shamipour
  • Roland Kardos
  • Alexandra Schauer

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Developmental Cell
  • Current Biology
  • Development
  • Cell

Carl-Philipp Heisenberg has received recognition including election to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2015, with a citation in Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. They are also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • The identification of genes with unique and essential functions in the development of the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    P. Haffter;M. Granato;M. Brand;M.C. Mullins

  • Forces in Tissue Morphogenesis and Patterning

    Carl-Philipp Heisenberg;Yohanns Bellaïche

  • Silberblick/Wnt11 mediates convergent extension movements during zebrafish gastrulation.

    Carl-Philipp Heisenberg;Masazumi Tada;Gerd-Jörg Rauch;Leonor Saúde

  • Tensile forces govern germ-layer organization in zebrafish

    M. Krieg;Y. Arboleda-Estudillo;Y. Arboleda-Estudillo;P.-H. Puech;J. Käfer

  • Genes controlling and mediating locomotion behavior of the zebrafish embryo and larva

    M. Granato;F. J. M. Van Eeden;U. Schach;T. Trowe

  • Single-cell force spectroscopy.

    Jonne Helenius;Carl-Philipp Heisenberg;Hermann E. Gaub;Daniel J. Muller

  • Mutations affecting somite formation and patterning in the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    F. J. M. Van Eeden;M. Granato;U. Schach;M. Brand

  • Adhesion functions in cell sorting by mechanically coupling the cortices of adhering cells.

    Jean-Léon Maître;Hélène Berthoumieux;Hélène Berthoumieux;Simon Frederik Gabriel Krens;Guillaume Salbreux

  • ZEBRAFISH PIGMENTATION MUTATIONS AND THE PROCESSES OF NEURAL CREST DEVELOPMENT

    R. N. Kelsh;M. Brand;Y.-J. Jiang;C.-P. Heisenberg

  • Mutations affecting the cardiovascular system and other internal organs in zebrafish

    J.-N. Chen;P. Haffter;J. Odenthal;E. Vogelsang

  • Genes establishing dorsoventral pattern formation in the zebrafish embryo: The ventral specifying genes

    M. C. Mullins;M. Hammerschmidt;D. A. Kane;J. Odenthal

  • dino and mercedes, two genes regulating dorsal development in the zebrafish embryo

    M. Hammerschmidt;F. Pelegri;M. C. Mullins;D. A. Kane

  • Migration of zebrafish primordial germ cells: a role for myosin contraction and cytoplasmic flow.

    Heiko Blaser;Michal Reichman-Fried;Irinka Castanon;Karin Dumstrei

  • Actin Flows Mediate a Universal Coupling between Cell Speed and Cell Persistence

    Paolo Maiuri;Jean-François Rupprecht;Stefan Wieser;Verena Ruprecht

  • Forces Driving Epithelial Spreading in Zebrafish Gastrulation

    Martin Behrndt;Guillaume Salbreux;Pedro Campinho;Robert Hauschild

  • Cortical contractility triggers a stochastic switch to fast amoeboid cell motility.

    Verena Ruprecht;Stefan Wieser;Stefan Wieser;Andrew Callan-Jones;Michael Smutny

  • Proteomics of early zebrafish embryos.

    Vinzenz Link;Andrej Shevchenko;Carl-Philipp J Heisenberg

  • Jaw and branchial arch mutants in zebrafish I: branchial arches

    T. F. Schilling;T. Piotrowski;H. Grandel;M. Brand

  • The role of Ppt/Wnt5 in regulating cell shape and movement during zebrafish gastrulation.

    Beate Kilian;Hannu Mansukoski;Filipa Carreira Barbosa;Florian Ulrich

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is a survival factor for cultured rat cerebellar granule neurons and protects them against glutamate-induced neurotoxicity.

    Dan Lindholm;Georg Dechant;Carl-Philipp Heisenberg;Hans Thoenen

Frequent Co-Authors

Makoto Furutani-Seiki
Makoto Furutani-Seiki Yamaguchi University
Michael Granato
Michael Granato University of Pennsylvania
Robert N. Kelsh
Robert N. Kelsh University of Bath
Michael Brand
Michael Brand TU Dresden
Mary C. Mullins
Mary C. Mullins University of Pennsylvania
Stephen W. Wilson
Stephen W. Wilson University College London
Matthias Hammerschmidt
Matthias Hammerschmidt University of Cologne
Frank Jülicher
Frank Jülicher Max Planck Society

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