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Clemens Steegborn

Clemens Steegborn

University of Bayreuth
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
22502
World Ranking
6902
National Ranking
501

Clemens Steegborn 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 Clemens Steegborn sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 215 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Clemens Steegborn 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 Clemens Steegborn sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

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

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

Overview

Clemens Steegborn is affiliated with the University of Bayreuth in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focused expertise in Molecular Biology, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Epidemiology, Oncology, and Physiology.

The main topics covered in their body of work include:

  • Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Steegborn has published research in several scientific journals, often contributing multiple publications to a few key venues. Frequent publication outlets for their work include:

  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Their recent scientific papers cover a range of subjects within molecular biology and medical research. Notable recent publications include:

  • Metabolic Rewiring by Loss of Sirt5 Promotes Kras-Induced Pancreatic Cancer Progression, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Sirt4: A Multifaceted Enzyme at the Crossroads of Mitochondrial Metabolism and Cancer, 2020, Frontiers in Oncology
  • On-demand male contraception via acute inhibition of soluble adenylyl cyclase, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Natural Glycoforms of Human Interleukin 6 Show Atypical Plasma Clearance, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Potent and Specific Activators for Mitochondrial Sirtuins Sirt3 and Sirt5, 2022, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

The scientist frequently collaborates with a select group of co-authors, suggesting a close network of research partners. These collaborators include Jochen Buck, Lonny R. Levin, Michael Weyand, Jacob Ferreira, and Peter T. Meinke, each having contributed to multiple publications alongside Steegborn.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Substrates and Regulation Mechanisms for the Human Mitochondrial Sirtuins Sirt3 and Sirt5

    Christine Schlicker;Melanie Gertz;Panagiotis Papatheodorou;Barbara Kachholz

  • SIRT4 Coordinates the Balance between Lipid Synthesis and Catabolism by Repressing Malonyl CoA Decarboxylase

    Gaëlle Laurent;Natalie J. German;Asish K. Saha;Vincent C.J. de Boer

  • Specific interaction of Smn, the spinal muscular atrophy determining gene product, with hnRNP-R and gry-rbp/hnRNP-Q: a role for Smn in RNA processing in motor axons?

    Wilfried Rossoll;Ann Kathrin Kröning;Uta Maria Ohndorf;Uta Maria Ohndorf;Clemens Steegborn;Clemens Steegborn

  • Sirtuin activators and inhibitors : Promises, achievements, and challenges

    Han Dai;David A. Sinclair;James L. Ellis;Clemens Steegborn

  • Ex-527 inhibits Sirtuins by exploiting their unique NAD+-dependent deacetylation mechanism

    Melanie Gertz;Frank Fischer;Giang Thi Tuyet Nguyen;Mahadevan Lakshminarasimhan

  • SIRT5 regulation of ammonia-induced autophagy and mitophagy

    Lucia Polletta;Enza Vernucci;Ilaria Carnevale;Tania Arcangeli

  • Molecular details of cAMP generation in mammalian cells: a tale of two systems.

    Margarita Kamenetsky;Sabine Middelhaufe;Erin M. Bank;Lonny R. Levin

  • Selective Sirt2 inhibition by ligand-induced rearrangement of the active site.

    Tobias Rumpf;Matthias Schiedel;Berin Karaman;Claudia Roessler

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • A molecular mechanism for direct sirtuin activation by resveratrol.

    Melanie Gertz;Giang Thi Tuyet Nguyen;Frank Fischer;Benjamin Suenkel

  • Structure, mechanism, and regulation of soluble adenylyl cyclases — similarities and differences to transmembrane adenylyl cyclases

    Clemens Steegborn

  • Bicarbonate Activation of Adenylyl Cyclase Via Promotion of Catalytic Active Site Closure and Metal Recruitment

    Clemens Steegborn;Tatiana N Litvin;Lonny R Levin;Jochen Buck

  • An acetylome peptide microarray reveals specificities and deacetylation substrates for all human sirtuin isoforms

    David Rauh;Frank Fischer;Melanie Gertz;Mahadevan Lakshminarasimhan;Mahadevan Lakshminarasimhan

  • The mechanism of sirtuin 2-mediated exacerbation of alpha-synuclein toxicity in models of Parkinson disease

    Rita Machado de Oliveira;Hugo Vicente Miranda;Laetitia Francelle;Raquel Pinho;Raquel Pinho

  • Structure and Inhibition of the CO2-Sensing Carbonic Anhydrase Can2 from the Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

    Christine Schlicker;Rebecca A. Hall;Daniela Vullo;Sabine Middelhaufe

  • Cryptococcus neoformans Senses CO2 through the Carbonic Anhydrase Can2 and the Adenylyl Cyclase Cac1

    Estelle Geweiss Mogensen;Guilhem Janbon;James Chaloupka;Clemens Steegborn

  • A conserved NAD+ binding pocket that regulates protein-protein interactions during aging

    Jun Li;Michael S. Bonkowski;Sébastien Moniot;Dapeng Zhang

  • BIOCARBONATE ACTIVATION OF ADENYLYL CYCLASE VIA PROMOTION OF CATALYTIC ACTIVE SITE CLOSURE AND METAL RECRUITMENT

    C. Steegborn;T. Litvin;L. Levin;J. Buck

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochen Buck
Jochen Buck Cornell University
Mike Schutkowski
Mike Schutkowski Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Lonny R. Levin
Lonny R. Levin Cornell University
Tim Clausen
Tim Clausen Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
Robert Huber
Robert Huber Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
David A. Sinclair
David A. Sinclair Harvard University
Albrecht Messerschmidt
Albrecht Messerschmidt Max Planck Society
Antonello Mai
Antonello Mai Sapienza University of Rome
Ulrich Schweizer
Ulrich Schweizer University of Bonn
Hao Wu
Hao Wu Harvard University

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Best Scientists Citing Clemens Steegborn

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Clemente Capasso

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Jochen Buck

Jochen Buck

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Publications: 42

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Lonny R. Levin

Cornell University

Publications: 41

Guido Kroemer

Guido Kroemer

Université Paris Cité

Publications: 37

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Daniel J. Klionsky

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Publications: 33

David A. Sinclair

David A. Sinclair

Harvard University

Publications: 32

Hening Lin

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Publications: 31

Manfred Jung

Manfred Jung

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Publications: 27

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Patrice Codogno

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Publications: 26

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Sergio Lavandero

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Publications: 25

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Saeid Ghavami

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