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Christian Grimm

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
13002
World Ranking
10298
National Ranking
184

Christian Grimm 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 Christian Grimm sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 245 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian Grimm 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 Christian Grimm sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christian Grimm is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research work spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on molecular biology and ophthalmology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of interest are diverse and cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Cancer Research
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Genetics

The topics addressed in their research include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Christian Grimm has published several papers, notable recent works include:

  • mRNA trans-splicing dual AAV vectors for (epi)genome editing and gene therapy, 2023, Nature Communications
  • HDAC inhibition ameliorates cone survival in retinitis pigmentosa mice, 2020, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Single-cell RNA sequencing of the retina in a model of retinitis pigmentosa reveals early responses to degeneration in rods and cones, 2022, BMC Biology
  • Retinal Layer Separation (ReLayS) method enables the molecular analysis of photoreceptor segments and cell bodies, as well as the inner retina, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Deficits in mitochondrial TCA cycle and OXPHOS precede rod photoreceptor degeneration during chronic HIF activation, 2023, Molecular Neurodegeneration

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Christian Grimm are:

  • Marijana Samardzija
  • Duygu Karademir
  • Lynn J. A. Ebner
  • Luca Merolla
  • Vyara Todorova

The researcher has contributed to publications in venues including:

  • Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • Experimental Eye Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Molecular mechanisms of light-induced photoreceptor apoptosis and neuroprotection for retinal degeneration.

    Andreas Wenzel;Christian Grimm;Marijana Samardzija;Charlotte E. Remé

  • HIF-1-induced erythropoietin in the hypoxic retina protects against light-induced retinal degeneration

    Christian Grimm;Andreas Wenzel;Matthias Groszer;Helmut Mayser

  • Genetic engineering of Schizosaccharomyces pombe: a system for gene disruption and replacement using the ura4 gene as a selectable marker.

    Christian Grimm;Jürg Kohli;Johanne Murray;Kinsey Maundrell

  • Age-related macular degeneration. The lipofusion component N-retinyl-N-retinylidene ethanolamine detaches proapoptotic proteins from mitochondria and induces apoptosis in mammalian retinal pigment epithelial cells.

    Marianne Suter;Charlotte E. Reme;Christian Grimm;Andreas Wenzel

  • Protection of Rpe65 -deficient mice identifies rhodopsin as a mediator of light-induced retinal degeneration

    C Grimm;A Wenzel;F Hafezi;S Yu

  • Evidence for two apoptotic pathways in light-induced retinal degeneration

    Wenshan Hao;Andreas Wenzel;Martin S. Obin;Ching-Kang Chen;Ching-Kang Chen

  • The Rpe65 Leu450Met Variation Increases Retinal Resistance Against Light-Induced Degeneration by Slowing Rhodopsin Regeneration

    Andreas Wenzel;Charlotte E. Remé;Theodore P. Williams;Farhad Hafezi

  • Rhodopsin-mediated blue-light damage to the rat retina: effect of photoreversal of bleaching.

    Christian Grimm;Andreas Wenzel;Theodore P. Williams;Pascal O. Rol

  • The constitutive transport element (CTE) of Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (MPMV) accesses a cellular mRNA export pathway.

    Amy E. Pasquinelli;Robert K. Ernst;Elsebet Lund;Christian Grimm

  • Apoptotic cell death in retinal degenerations.

    Charlotte E Remé;Christian Grimm;Farhad Hafezi;Andreas Marti

  • New views on RPE65 deficiency: the rod system is the source of vision in a mouse model of Leber congenital amaurosis.

    Mathias W. Seeliger;Christian Grimm;Fredrik Ståhlberg;Fredrik Ståhlberg;Christoph Friedburg

  • Noninvasive, In Vivo Assessment of Mouse Retinal Structure Using Optical Coherence Tomography

    M. Dominik Fischer;Gesine Huber;Gesine Huber;Susanne C. Beck;Naoyuki Tanimoto

  • Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Mouse Models of Retinal Degeneration

    Gesine Huber;Susanne C. Beck;Christian Grimm;Ayse Sahaboglu-Tekgoz

  • c-fos Controls the “Private Pathway” of Light-Induced Apoptosis of Retinal Photoreceptors

    Andreas Wenzel;Christian Grimm;Andreas Marti;Nicole Kueng-Hitz

  • From oxygen to erythropoietin: relevance of hypoxia for retinal development, health and disease.

    Christian Caprara;Christian Grimm

  • Gene expression in the mouse retina: the effect of damaging light.

    Grimm C;Wenzel A;Hafezi F;Remé Ce

  • Cooperative Phagocytes: Resident Microglia and Bone Marrow Immigrants Remove Dead Photoreceptors in Retinal Lesions

    Sandrine Joly;Mike Francke;Elke Ulbricht;Susanne Beck

  • Role of the Norrie disease pseudoglioma gene in sprouting angiogenesis during development of the retinal vasculature.

    Ulrich F O Luhmann;Jihong Lin;Niyazi Acar;Stefanie Lammel

  • Differential role of Jak-STAT signaling in retinal degenerations

    Marijana Samardzija;Andreas Wenzel;Svenja Aufenberg;Markus Thiersch

  • Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Extends the Lifespan of Injured Photoreceptors In Vivo

    Sandrine Joly;Christina Lange;Markus Thiersch;Marijana Samardzija

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Wenzel
Andreas Wenzel Novartis (Switzerland)
Charlotte E. Remé
Charlotte E. Remé University of Zurich
Mathias W. Seeliger
Mathias W. Seeliger University of Tübingen
Max Gassmann
Max Gassmann University of Zurich
Eberhart Zrenner
Eberhart Zrenner University of Tübingen
Markus Rudin
Markus Rudin ETH Zurich
Elsebet Lund
Elsebet Lund University of Wisconsin–Madison
Wolfgang Berger
Wolfgang Berger University of Zurich
Peter Humphries
Peter Humphries Trinity College Dublin
Joshua L. Dunaief
Joshua L. Dunaief University of Pennsylvania

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