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Carsten Bergmann

Carsten Bergmann

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
16607
World Ranking
7410
National Ranking
543

Carsten Bergmann 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 Carsten Bergmann sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 242 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carsten Bergmann 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 Carsten Bergmann sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carsten Bergmann is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany, focusing on research within the intersecting fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their academic output includes substantial contributions to genetics and nephrology, with a primary emphasis on kidney-related diseases and genetic disorders.

Their main fields of study are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of interest for Bergmann include:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nephrology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Surgery

Their research topics cover a range of issues centered around kidney diseases, genetic conditions, and biomedical research. Key topics engaged in are:

  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Biomedical Research and Pathophysiology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies

Carsten Bergmann has published numerous papers in reputable journals, with a notable presence in journals specializing in nephrology and kidney research. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Kidney International Reports
  • Kidney International
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Scientific Reports

Significant recent papers associated with Bergmann's research include:

  • Genetics in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference, 2022, Kidney International
  • Genetic testing in the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease: recommendations for clinical practice, 2021, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Refining genotype-phenotype correlations in 304 patients with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease and PKHD1 gene variants, 2021, Kidney International
  • The underestimated burden of monogenic kidney disease in adults waitlisted for kidney transplantation, 2021, Genetics in Medicine
  • mTOR-Activating Mutations in RRAGD Are Causative for Kidney Tubulopathy and Cardiomyopathy, 2021, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Frequent collaborators in their research endeavors include Jan Halbritter, Jens König, Nadine Bachmann, Daniel Epting, and Max C. Liebau. Collaboration patterns indicate a consistent network within the nephrology and genetics research community.

Best Publications

  • PKHD1, the polycystic kidney and hepatic disease 1 gene, encodes a novel large protein containing multiple immunoglobulin-like plexin-transcription-factor domains and parallel beta-helix 1 repeats

    Luiz F. Onuchic;Laszlo Furu;Yasuyuki Nagasawa;Xiaoying Hou

  • Polycystic kidney disease.

    Carsten Bergmann;Lisa M. Guay-Woodford;Peter C. Harris;Shigeo Horie

  • Clinical and Molecular Phenotype of Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome

    Gillian Rice;Teresa Patrick;Rekha Parmar;Claire F Taylor

  • Non-invasive prenatal testing for aneuploidy and beyond: challenges of responsible innovation in prenatal screening

    Wybo Dondorp;Guido de Wert;Yvonne Bombard;Diana W Bianchi

  • TTC21B contributes both causal and modifying alleles across the ciliopathy spectrum

    Erica E. Davis;Qi Zhang;Qin Liu;Bill H. Diplas

  • Exome Sequencing Identifies Truncating Mutations in Human SERPINF1 in Autosomal-Recessive Osteogenesis Imperfecta

    Jutta Becker;Oliver Semler;Christian Gilissen;Yun Li

  • Candidate exome capture identifies mutation of SDCCAG8 as the cause of a retinal-renal ciliopathy

    Edgar A Otto;Toby W Hurd;Rannar Airik;Moumita Chaki

  • Loss of Nephrocystin-3 Function Can Cause Embryonic Lethality, Meckel-Gruber-like Syndrome, Situs Inversus, and Renal-Hepatic-Pancreatic Dysplasia

    Carsten Bergmann;Manfred Fliegauf;Nadina Ortiz Brüchle;Valeska Frank

  • Clinical consequences of PKHD1 mutations in 164 patients with autosomal-recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD).

    Carsten Bergmann;Jan Senderek;Ellen Windelen;Fabian Küpper

  • A common allele in RPGRIP1L is a modifier of retinal degeneration in ciliopathies.

    Hemant Khanna;Erica E Davis;Carlos A Murga-Zamalloa;Alejandro Estrada-Cuzcano

  • Mutation of the SBF2 gene, encoding a novel member of the myotubularin family, in Charcot–Marie–Tooth neuropathy type 4B2/11p15

    Jan Senderek;Carsten Bergmann;Susanne Weber;Uwe-Peter Ketelsen

  • Camurati-Engelmann disease: review of the clinical, radiological, and molecular data of 24 families and implications for diagnosis and treatment

    K Janssens;F Vanhoenacker;M Bonduelle;L Verbruggen

  • Mutations in SIL1 cause Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome, a cerebellar ataxia with cataract and myopathy

    J. Senderek;M. Krieger;C. Stendel;C. Bergmann

  • Mutations in a gene encoding a novel SH3/TPR domain protein cause autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 4C neuropathy.

    Jan Senderek;Carsten Bergmann;Claudia Stendel;Jutta Kirfel

  • Mutations of the CEP290 gene encoding a centrosomal protein cause Meckel-Gruber syndrome

    Valeska Frank;Anneke I. den Hollander;Nadina Ortiz Brüchle;Marijke N. Zonneveld

  • Spectrum of Mutations in the Gene for Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD/PKHD1)

    Carsten Bergmann;Jan Senderek;Beate Sedlacek;Ioannis Pegiazoglou

  • Mutations in Multiple PKD Genes May Explain Early and Severe Polycystic Kidney Disease

    Carsten Bergmann;Jennifer von Bothmer;Nadina Ortiz Brüchle;Andreas Venghaus

  • Increasing the yield in targeted next-generation sequencing by implicating CNV analysis, non-coding exons and the overall variant load: the example of retinal dystrophies.

    Tobias Eisenberger;Christine Neuhaus;Arif O. Khan;Christian Decker

  • ANKS6 is a central component of a nephronophthisis module linking NEK8 to INVS and NPHP3

    Sylvia Hoff;Jan Halbritter;Daniel Epting;Valeska Frank

  • Comprehensive Study of the Clinical Phenotype of Germline BAP1 Variant-Carrying Families Worldwide

    Sebastian Walpole;Sebastian Walpole;Antonia L. Pritchard;Antonia L. Pritchard;Colleen M. Cebulla;Robert Pilarski

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Zerres
Klaus Zerres RWTH Aachen University
Jan Senderek
Jan Senderek Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas Eggermann
Thomas Eggermann RWTH Aachen University
Franz Schaefer
Franz Schaefer Heidelberg University
Friedhelm Hildebrandt
Friedhelm Hildebrandt Boston Children's Hospital
Peter Nürnberg
Peter Nürnberg University of Cologne
Gudrun Nürnberg
Gudrun Nürnberg University of Cologne
Markus Moser
Markus Moser Technical University of Munich
Sophie Saunier
Sophie Saunier Université Paris Cité
Nicholas Katsanis
Nicholas Katsanis Galatea Bio Inc

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