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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
99
Citations
32395
World Ranking
1603
National Ranking
105

Neuroscience

D-Index
99
Citations
32407
World Ranking
785
National Ranking
59

Eckart D. Gundelfinger 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 Eckart D. Gundelfinger sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 315 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eckart D. Gundelfinger 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 Eckart D. Gundelfinger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Eckart D. Gundelfinger is affiliated with the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with 31 and 24 publications respectively in these areas. They have focused on several specialized subfields including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cell biology, neurology, and epidemiology.

Their work covers diverse topics such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, cellular transport and secretion, autophagy in disease and therapy, proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, as well as glycosylation and glycoproteins research.

Frequent publication venues for their research include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), where they have published five times, the International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Neuroforum with two publications each, and singular publications in eLife and Neurobiology of Disease.

Their recent papers include:

  • Parkin contributes to synaptic vesicle autophagy in Bassoon-deficient mice, 2020, eLife
  • Dopamine Receptor Activation Modulates the Integrity of the Perisynaptic Extracellular Matrix at Excitatory Synapses, 2020, Cells
  • TRPV4 acts as a mitochondrial Ca2+-importer and regulates mitochondrial temperature and metabolism, 2022, Mitochondrion
  • Brevican and Neurocan Cleavage Products in the Cerebrospinal Fluid - Differential Occurrence in ALS, Epilepsy and Small Vessel Disease, 2022, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Bassoon controls synaptic vesicle release via regulation of presynaptic phosphorylation and cAMP, 2022, EMBO Reports

They consistently collaborate with several frequent co-authors, including Carolina Montenegro-Venegas, Constanze I. Seidenbecher, Maria Andres-Alonso, Michael R. Kreutz, and Anil Annamneedi, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • SynGO : An Evidence-Based, Expert-Curated Knowledge Base for the Synapse

    Frank Koopmans;Pim van Nierop;Maria Andres-Alonso;Andrea Byrnes

  • The strychnine-binding subunit of the glycine receptor shows homology with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

    Gabriele Grenningloh;Axel Rienitz;Bertram Schmitt;Christoph Methfessel;Christoph Methfessel

  • Autistic-like behaviours and hyperactivity in mice lacking ProSAP1/Shank2

    Michael J. Schmeisser;Elodie Ey;Stephanie Wegener;Juergen Bockmann

  • Kainate-induced seizures alter protein composition and N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor function of rat forebrain postsynaptic densities

    U Wyneken;K.-H Smalla;K.-H Smalla;J.J Marengo;D Soto

  • Brain extracellular matrix affects AMPA receptor lateral mobility and short-term synaptic plasticity

    Renato Frischknecht;Martin Heine;David Perrais;Constanze I. Seidenbecher

  • Hair cell synaptic ribbons are essential for synchronous auditory signalling

    Darina Khimich;Régis Nouvian;Régis Nouvian;Rémy Pujol;Susanne tom Dieck;Susanne tom Dieck

  • SAP102, a Novel Postsynaptic Protein That Interacts with NMDA Receptor Complexes In Vivo

    Bettina M. Müller;Ute Kistner;Ute Kistner;Stefan Kindler;Stefan Kindler;Wook Joon Chung

  • Assembling the presynaptic active zone : a characterization of an active one precursor vesicle

    Rong Grace Zhai;Hagit Vardinon-Friedman;Claudia Cases-Langhoff;Birgit Becker

  • SAP90, a rat presynaptic protein related to the product of the Drosophila tumor suppressor gene dlg-A.

    U Kistner;B M Wenzel;R W Veh;C Cases-Langhoff

  • Molecular characterization and spatial distribution of SAP97, a novel presynaptic protein homologous to SAP90 and the Drosophila discs-large tumor suppressor protein

    BM Muller;U Kistner;RW Veh;C Cases-Langhoff

  • Bassoon, a Novel Zinc-finger CAG/Glutamine-repeat Protein Selectively Localized at the Active Zone of Presynaptic Nerve Terminals

    Susannetom Dieck;Lydia Sanmartí-Vila;Kristina Langnaese;Karin Richter

  • The Presynaptic Active Zone Protein Bassoon Is Essential for Photoreceptor Ribbon Synapse Formation in the Retina

    Oliver Dick;Susanne tom Dieck;Susanne tom Dieck;Wilko Detlef Altrock;Josef Ammermüller

  • ProSAP/Shank proteins - a family of higher order organizing molecules of the postsynaptic density with an emerging role in human neurological disease.

    Tobias M. Boeckers;Jürgen Bockmann;Michael R. Kreutz;Eckart D. Gundelfinger

  • Unitary assembly of presynaptic active zones from Piccolo-Bassoon transport vesicles

    Mika Shapira;R.Grace Zhai;Thomas Dresbach;Tal Bresler

  • Molecular organization of the presynaptic active zone.

    Susanne Schoch;Eckart D. Gundelfinger

  • BDNF and its pro-peptide are stored in presynaptic dense core vesicles in brain neurons.

    Sandra Dieni;Tomoya Matsumoto;Martijn Dekkers;Stefanie Rauskolb

  • Molecular dissection of the photoreceptor ribbon synapse: physical interaction of Bassoon and RIBEYE is essential for the assembly of the ribbon complex

    Susanne tom Dieck;Susanne tom Dieck;Wilko D. Altrock;Michael M. Kessels;Britta Qualmann

  • Piccolo, a Presynaptic Zinc Finger Protein Structurally Related to Bassoon

    Steven D Fenster;Wook Joon Chung;Rong Zhai;Claudia Cases-Langhoff

  • Three-dimensional architecture of presynaptic terminal cytomatrix.

    Léa Siksou;Philippe Rostaing;Jean-Pierre Lechaire;Thomas Boudier

  • Temporal and spatial coordination of exocytosis and endocytosis.

    Eckart D. Gundelfinger;Michael M. Kessels;Britta Qualmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig C. Garner
Craig C. Garner Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Michael R. Kreutz
Michael R. Kreutz Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Constanze I. Seidenbecher
Constanze I. Seidenbecher Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Tobias M. Boeckers
Tobias M. Boeckers University of Ulm
Heinrich Betz
Heinrich Betz Max Planck Society
Werner Zuschratter
Werner Zuschratter Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Björn H. Schott
Björn H. Schott University of Göttingen
Hans-Gert Bernstein
Hans-Gert Bernstein Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Henning Scheich
Henning Scheich Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Dirk Montag
Dirk Montag Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology

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