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Christian Schultz

Christian Schultz

Heidelberg University
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
56
Citations
8217
World Ranking
4608
National Ranking
390

Christian Schultz publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Schultz sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 117 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Christian Schultz D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Schultz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christian Schultz is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed to multiple areas within neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research spans several interconnected fields, with a particular focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, surgery, developmental neuroscience, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors

Christian Schultz has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Maren Engelhardt
  • Nadja Lehmann
  • Christian Thome
  • Jan Maximilian Janssen
  • Seda Karabulut

The scientist has published in various venues, with notable contributions in eLife, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Communications Biology, and Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary and translational nature of their work.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Sensory input drives rapid homeostatic scaling of the axon initial segment in mouse barrel cortex," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Cerebellar and hepatic alterations in ACBD5-deficient mice are associated with unexpected, distinct alterations in cellular lipid homeostasis," 2020, Communications Biology
  • "Live imaging of excitable axonal microdomains in ankyrin-G-GFP mice," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "A Multicenter Trial Demonstrating Presence or Absence of Bacterial Contamination at the Screw-Bone Interface Owing to Absence or Presence of Pedicle Screw Guard, Respectively, During Spinal Fusion," 2020, Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
  • "Sensory input drives rapid homeostatic scaling of the axon initial segment in mouse barrel cortex," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The combination of neuroscience with molecular and cellular approaches is evident in the scientist's work, which includes both experimental and clinical topics. The inclusion of developmental neuroscience and surgery among their subfields highlights a breadth that encompasses both foundational biological processes and applied medical research.

Best Publications

  • Aging-related tau astrogliopathy (ARTAG): harmonized evaluation strategy

    Gabor G. Kovacs;Isidro Ferrer;Lea T. Grinberg;Lea T. Grinberg;Irina Alafuzoff

  • Sequence of Abeta-protein deposition in the human medial temporal lobe.

    Thal Dr;Rüb U;Schultz C;Sassin I

  • Bergmann glia expression of polyglutamine-expanded ataxin-7 produces neurodegeneration by impairing glutamate transport.

    Sara K Custer;Gwenn A Garden;Nishi Gill;Udo Rueb

  • Nigral and extranigral pathology in Parkinson's disease.

    H. Braak;E. Braak;D. Yilmazer;C. Schultz

  • Evolution of Alzheimer's disease-related cytoskeletal changes in the basal nucleus of Meynert.

    Irena Sassin;Christian Schultz;Dietmar Rudolf Thal;Udo Rüb

  • AnkyrinG is required to maintain axo-dendritic polarity in vivo

    Jürgen-Markus Sobotzik;Jana Maria Sie;Chrisoula Politi;Domenico Del Turco

  • Vulnerability of cortical neurons to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

    Heiko Braak;Udo Rüb;Christian Schultz;Kelly Del Tredici

  • Vulnerability of select neuronal types to Alzheimer's disease.

    Heiko Braak;Kelly Del Tredici;Christian Schultz;Eva Braak

  • Anatomy of the hippocampal formation.

    Christian Schultz;Maren Engelhardt

  • High Frequency of Apolipoprotein E ϵ4 Allele in Young Individuals with Very Mild Alzheimer's Disease-Related Neurofibrillary Changes

    Estifanos Ghebremedhin;Christian Schultz;Eva Braak;Heiko Braak

  • Parkinson’s disease: the thalamic components of the limbic loop are severely impaired by α-synuclein immunopositive inclusion body pathology

    U Rüb;K Del Tredici;C Schultz;E Ghebremedhin

  • Amyloid β-protein (Aβ)-containing astrocytes are located preferentially near N-terminal-truncated Aβ deposits in the human entorhinal cortex

    Dietmar Rudolf Thal;Christian Schultz;Faramarz Dehghani;Haruyasu Yamaguchi

  • The evolution of Alzheimer's disease-related cytoskeletal pathology in the human raphe nuclei.

    U Rub;K Del Tredici;C Schultz;Dietmar Thal

  • Specification of the NF-κB transcriptional response by p65 phosphorylation and TNF-induced nuclear translocation of IKKε

    Rita Moreno;Jürgen-Markus Sobotzik;Christian Schultz;M. Lienhard Schmitz

  • A period of structural plasticity at the axon initial segment in developing visual cortex.

    Annika Gutzmann;Nursah Ergül;Rebecca Grossmann;Christian Schultz

  • Gender and age modify the association between APOE and AD-related neuropathology.

    E Ghebremedhin;C Schultz;Dietmar Thal;U Rub

  • Brevican-containing perineuronal nets of extracellular matrix in dissociated hippocampal primary cultures.

    Nora John;Hans Krügel;Renato Frischknecht;Karl-Heinz Smalla

  • Filamentous tau pathology in nerve cells, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes of aged baboons.

    Christian Schultz;Faramarz Dehghani;Gene B. Hubbard;Dietmar R. Thal

  • Axon-Carrying Dendrites Convey Privileged Synaptic Input in Hippocampal Neurons

    Christian Thome;Tony Kelly;Antonio Yanez;Christian Schultz

  • Axonal inclusions in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3.

    Kay Seidel;Kay Seidel;Wilfred F. A. den Dunnen;Christian Schultz;Christian Schultz;Henry Paulson

  • The autonomic higher order processing nuclei of the lower brain stem are among the early targets of the Alzheimer's disease-related cytoskeletal pathology.

    U Rub;K Del Tredici;C Schultz;Dietmar Thal

  • Neuropathology of Alzheimer’s Disease

    Christian Schultz;Kelly Del Tredici;Heiko Braak

Frequent Co-Authors

Heiko Braak
Heiko Braak University of Ulm
Udo Rüb
Udo Rüb Goethe University Frankfurt
Eva Braak
Eva Braak Goethe University Frankfurt
Thomas Deller
Thomas Deller Goethe University Frankfurt
Georg Auburger
Georg Auburger Goethe University Frankfurt
Henry L. Paulson
Henry L. Paulson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ludger Schöls
Ludger Schöls University of Tübingen
Kelly Del Tredici
Kelly Del Tredici University of Ulm
Jochen H. M. Prehn
Jochen H. M. Prehn Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Katrin Bürk
Katrin Bürk Swissmedic

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University of Ulm

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Gabor G. Kovacs

Gabor G. Kovacs

University of Toronto

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Udo Rüb

Udo Rüb

Goethe University Frankfurt

Publications: 53

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Lea T. Grinberg

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Publications: 50

Dennis W. Dickson

Dennis W. Dickson

Mayo Clinic

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Helmut Heinsen

Helmut Heinsen

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Publications: 42

Thomas Deller

Thomas Deller

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Publications: 41

Patrick R. Hof

Patrick R. Hof

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Publications: 41

John Q. Trojanowski

John Q. Trojanowski

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Publications: 40

Georg Auburger

Georg Auburger

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Publications: 40

Glenda M. Halliday

Glenda M. Halliday

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Publications: 28

Matthew N. Rasband

Matthew N. Rasband

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Publications: 27

Dick F. Swaab

Dick F. Swaab

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Publications: 25

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Johannes Attems

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Publications: 25

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Isidro Ferrer

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Publications: 24

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