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Christian Widmann

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
13902
World Ranking
17452
National Ranking
330

Christian Widmann 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 Widmann sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 168 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian Widmann 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 Widmann sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christian Widmann is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology. Other related subfields include Microbiology, Cell Biology, Food Science, and Oncology.

The topics covered in their work reflect a diverse engagement with molecular and cellular processes, including:

  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Their publication record features contributions to a variety of scientific journals, particularly bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with seven publications. Other frequently chosen venues include the European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Cell Death and Disease, Scientific Reports, and eLife.

Christian Widmann has collaborated extensively with a number of co-authors. Frequent collaborators include Evgeniya Trofimenko, Gilles Dubuis, Marc Serulla, Maria Georgieva, and Maria del Carmen Conde Rubio.

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Christian Widmann are:

  • "Genetic, cellular, and structural characterization of the membrane potential-dependent cell-penetrating peptide translocation pore," 2021, published in eLife
  • "The endocytic pathway taken by cationic substances requires Rab14 but not Rab5 and Rab7," 2021, published in Cell Reports
  • "TAT-RasGAP317-326 kills cells by targeting inner-leaflet-enriched phospholipids," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Plasma membrane depolarization reveals endosomal escape incapacity of cell-penetrating peptides," 2023, published in European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
  • "The antimicrobial peptide TAT-RasGAP317-326 inhibits the formation and expansion of bacterial biofilms in vitro," 2021, published in Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

Best Publications

  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase: Conservation of a Three-Kinase Module From Yeast to Human

    Christian Widmann;Spencer Gibson;Matthew B. Jarpe;Gary L. Johnson

  • Cloning and functional expression of the human islet GLP-1 receptor. Demonstration that exendin-4 is an agonist and exendin-(9-39) an antagonist of the receptor.

    Bernard Thorens;Andrée Porret;Léo Bühler;Shao-Ping Deng

  • The Regulation of Anoikis: MEKK-1 Activation Requires Cleavage by Caspases

    Michael H Cardone;Guy S Salvesen;Christian Widmann;Gary Johnson

  • Caspase-dependent Cleavage of Signaling Proteins during Apoptosis: A TURN-OFF MECHANISM FOR ANTI-APOPTOTIC SIGNALS

    Christian Widmann;Spencer Gibson;Gary L. Johnson

  • T cell receptor genes in a series of class I major histocompatibility complex-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte clones specific for a Plasmodium berghei nonapeptide: implications for T cell allelic exclusion and antigen-specific repertoire.

    J L Casanova;P Romero;C Widmann;P Kourilsky

  • MEKKs, GCKs, MLKs, PAKs, TAKs, and tpls: upstream regulators of the c-Jun amino-terminal kinases?

    Gary R Fanger;Pär Gerwins;Christian Widmann;Matthew B Jarpe

  • Alterations in microRNA expression contribute to fatty acid-induced pancreatic β-cell dysfunction

    Pascal Lovis;Elodie Roggli;D. Ross Laybutt;Sonia Gattesco

  • MEK kinase 1, a substrate for DEVD-directed caspases, is involved in genotoxin-induced apoptosis.

    Christian Widmann;Pär Gerwins;Nancy Lassignal Johnson;Matthew B. Jarpe

  • MEK kinase 1 gene disruption alters cell migration and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase regulation but does not cause a measurable defect in NF-kappa B activation

    Toshiaki Yujiri;Margaret Ware;Margaret Ware;Christian Widmann;Christian Widmann;Ryan Oyer

  • Reovirus-induced apoptosis is mediated by TRAIL.

    Penny Clarke;Suzanne M. Meintzer;Spencer Gibson;Christian Widmann

  • Glucose metabolism in cancer cells.

    Alessandro Annibaldi;Christian Widmann

  • The gene MAPK8IP1, encoding islet-brain-1, is a candidate for type 2 diabetes.

    Gérard Waeber;Jérôme Delplanque;Christophe Bonny;Vincent Mooser

  • Anti-apoptotic versus pro-apoptotic signal transduction: Checkpoints and stop signs along the road to death

    Matthew B Jarpe;Christian Widmann;Cindy Knall;Thomas K Schlesinger

  • 14-3-3 proteins interact with specific MEK kinases.

    Gary R. Fanger;Christian Widmann;Amy C. Porter;Sue Sather

  • Exendin-4 Protects β-Cells From Interleukin-1β–Induced Apoptosis by Interfering With the c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase Pathway

    Mourad Ferdaoussi;Saida Abdelli;Jiang-Yan Yang;Marion Cornu

  • Human high-density lipoprotein particles prevent activation of the JNK pathway induced by human oxidised low-density lipoprotein particles in pancreatic beta cells.

    A. Abderrahmani;G. Niederhauser;D. Favre;S. Abdelli

  • Delineation of several DR-restricted tetanus toxin T cell epitopes.

    Stephane Demotz;Antonio Lanzavecchia;Ulrich Eisel;Heiner Niemann

  • Agonist-induced internalization and recycling of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor in transfected fibroblasts and in insulinomas

    C Widmann;W Dolci;B Thorens

  • Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Protects β-Cells Against Apoptosis by Increasing the Activity of an Igf-2/Igf-1 Receptor Autocrine Loop

    Marion Cornu;Jiang-Yan Yang;Evrim Jaccard;Carine Poussin

  • T helper epitopes enhance the cytotoxic response of mice immunized with MHC class I-restricted malaria peptides

    Christian Widmann;Pedro Romero;Janet L. Maryanski;Giampietro Corradin

Frequent Co-Authors

Gérard Waeber
Gérard Waeber University of Lausanne
Bernard Thorens
Bernard Thorens University of Lausanne
Gary L. Johnson
Gary L. Johnson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Romano Regazzi
Romano Regazzi University of Lausanne
Spencer B. Gibson
Spencer B. Gibson University of Manitoba
Giampietro Corradin
Giampietro Corradin University of Lausanne
Jean-Laurent Casanova
Jean-Laurent Casanova The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kenneth L. Tyler
Kenneth L. Tyler University of Colorado Denver
Gary L. Johnson
Gary L. Johnson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London

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