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 Carmen Birchmeier sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 236 publications — 63rd percentile
63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 Carmen Birchmeier sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Carmen Birchmeier is affiliated with the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. Their research covers various aspects of muscle physiology and disorders, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, and biomedical applications involving zebrafish models.
The scientist's recent papers include significant contributions such as "Self-Organizing 3D Human Trunk Neuromuscular Organoids" (2020, Cell stem cell), "Single-nucleus transcriptomics reveals functional compartmentalization in syncytial skeletal muscle cells" (2020, Nature Communications), and "Sepsis induces interleukin 6, gp130/JAK2/STAT3, and muscle wasting" (2021, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle). Other notable works are "EHD2-mediated restriction of caveolar dynamics regulates cellular fatty acid uptake" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) and "Oscillations of Delta-like1 regulate the balance between differentiation and maintenance of muscle stem cells" (2021, Nature Communications).
Their research spans multiple core areas:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Birchmeier include Elijah D. Lowenstein, Ines Lahmann, Niccolò Zampieri, Yao Zhang, and Pierre-Louis Ruffault. Their work is often published in prominent venues such as bioRxiv, Nature Communications, Cell stem cell, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Birchmeier has received several distinctions, including membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and Academia Europaea. In 2018, they were elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in recognition of contributions to Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine.
Overall, their research integrates cellular and molecular neuroscience with biomedical engineering approaches, combining molecular insights with physiological contexts to better understand muscle-related biology and associated disorders.
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Alexey Kotlyarov;Armin Neininger;Carola Schubert;Rolf Eckert
Michael Willem;Alistair N. Garratt;Bozidar Novak;Martin Citron
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