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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 89 12820 12065 6552 6059 190 25091
Genetics 87 1220 1153 580 542 177 23810

Edgar A. Otto publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Edgar A. Otto between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Edgar A. Otto published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2023. 22 of the 231 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2023. 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 11 publications
1991 2025

231 publications in total across all disciplines

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Edgar A. Otto: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 5
1992 3
1993 5
1994 1
1995 1
1996 3
1997 2
1998 1
1999 0
2000 6
2001 5
2002 3
2003 8
2004 3
2005 8
2006 6
2007 9
2008 7
2009 10
2010 11
2011 12
2012 7
2013 12
2014 6
2015 11
2016 8
2017 8
2018 6
2019 3
2020 6
2021 11
2022 9
2023 13
2024 11
2025 11
Total 231
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Edgar A. Otto publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edgar A. Otto sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 175–184 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 177 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178 177
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Edgar A. Otto D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 86–87 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84 87
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Edgar A. Otto is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Otto's work spans several subfields including nephrology, molecular biology, genetics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to chronic kidney disease and diabetes, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, renal and related cancers, renal diseases and glomerulopathies, genetic and kidney cyst diseases, organ donation and transplantation, and diabetes and associated disorders.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Otto include Rajasree Menon, Matthias Kretzler, Abhijit S. Naik, Jeffrey B. Hodgin, and Viji Nair.

Otto's work has appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Kidney International
  • UNC Libraries

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Edgar A. Otto include:

  • An atlas of healthy and injured cell states and niches in the human kidney, 2023, Nature
  • Single cell transcriptomics identifies focal segmental glomerulosclerosis remission endothelial biomarker, 2020, JCI Insight
  • A reference tissue atlas for the human kidney, 2022, Science Advances
  • An atlas of healthy and injured cell states and niches in the human kidney, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SGLT2 inhibitors mitigate kidney tubular metabolic and mTORC1 perturbations in youth-onset type 2 diabetes, 2023, Journal of Clinical Investigation

Best Publications

  • The centrosomal protein nephrocystin-6 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and activates transcription factor ATF4

    John A. Sayer;John A. Sayer;Edgar A. Otto;John F. O'Toole;Gudrun Nurnberg

  • Mutations in INVS encoding inversin cause nephronophthisis type 2, linking renal cystic disease to the function of primary cilia and left-right axis determination.

    Edgar A. Otto;Bernhard Schermer;Tomoko Obara;John F. O'Toole

  • A transition zone complex regulates mammalian ciliogenesis and ciliary membrane composition

    Francesc R Garcia-Gonzalo;Kevin C Corbit;María Salomé Sirerol-Piquer;Gokul Ramaswami

  • Positional cloning uncovers mutations in PLCE1 responsible for a nephrotic syndrome variant that may be reversible.

    Bernward Hinkes;Roger C. Wiggins;Rasheed Gbadegesin;Christopher N. Vlangos

  • Mapping the NPHP-JBTS-MKS Protein Network Reveals Ciliopathy Disease Genes and Pathways

    Liyun Sang;Julie J. Miller;Kevin C. Corbit;Rachel H. Giles

  • Barttin is a Cl- channel beta-subunit crucial for renal Cl- reabsorption and inner ear K+ secretion.

    Raúl Estévez;Thomas Boettger;Valentin Stein;Ralf Birkenhäger

  • Mutation of BSND causes Bartter syndrome with sensorineural deafness and kidney failure.

    Ralf Birkenhäger;Edgar Otto;Maria J. Schürmann;Martin Vollmer

  • SIX1 mutations cause branchio-oto-renal syndrome by disruption of EYA1-SIX1-DNA complexes.

    Rainer G. Ruf;Pin-Xian Xu;Derek Silvius;Edgar A. Otto

  • Nephrocystin-5, a ciliary IQ domain protein, is mutated in Senior-Loken syndrome and interacts with RPGR and calmodulin

    Edgar A. Otto;Bart Loeys;Hemant Khanna;Jan Hellemans

  • Nephronophthisis: Disease Mechanisms of a Ciliopathy

    Friedhelm Hildebrandt;Massimo Attanasio;Edgar Otto

  • Exome Capture Reveals ZNF423 and CEP164 Mutations, Linking Renal Ciliopathies to DNA Damage Response Signaling

    Moumita Chaki;Rannar Airik;Amiya K. Ghosh;Rachel H. Giles

  • Mutations in a novel gene, NPHP3, cause adolescent nephronophthisis, tapeto-retinal degeneration and hepatic fibrosis

    Heike Olbrich;Manfred Fliegauf;Julia Hoefele;Andreas Kispert

  • In-frame deletion in a novel centrosomal/ciliary protein CEP290/NPHP6 perturbs its interaction with RPGR and results in early-onset retinal degeneration in the rd16 mouse

    Bo Chang;Hemant Khanna;Norman Hawes;David Jimeno

  • Mutations in the Cilia Gene ARL13B Lead to the Classical Form of Joubert Syndrome

    Vincent Cantagrel;Jennifer L. Silhavy;Stephanie L. Bielas;Dominika Swistun

  • TTC21B contributes both causal and modifying alleles across the ciliopathy spectrum

    Erica E. Davis;Qi Zhang;Qin Liu;Bill H. Diplas

  • A novel gene encoding an SH3 domain protein is mutated in nephronophthisis type 1

    Friedhelm Hildebrandt;Edgar Otto;Cornelia Rensing;Hans Gerd Nothwang

  • High-Throughput Screening Enhances Kidney Organoid Differentiation From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells and Enables Automated Multidimensional Phenotyping

    Stefan M. Czerniecki;Nelly M. Cruz;Jennifer L. Harder;Rajasree Menon

  • Candidate exome capture identifies mutation of SDCCAG8 as the cause of a retinal-renal ciliopathy

    Edgar A Otto;Toby W Hurd;Rannar Airik;Moumita Chaki

  • ADCK4 mutations promote steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome through CoQ10 biosynthesis disruption

    Shazia Ashraf;Heon Yung Gee;Stephanie Woerner;Stephanie Woerner;Letian X. Xie

  • Cilia and centrosomes: a unifying pathogenic concept for cystic kidney disease?

    Friedhelm Hildebrandt;Edgar Otto

Frequent Co-Authors

Friedhelm Hildebrandt
Friedhelm Hildebrandt Boston Children's Hospital
Heon Yung Gee
Heon Yung Gee Yonsei University
Nicholas Katsanis
Nicholas Katsanis Galatea Bio Inc
Sophie Saunier
Sophie Saunier Université Paris Cité
Erica E. Davis
Erica E. Davis Lurie Children's Hospital
Corinne Antignac
Corinne Antignac Institut Imagine
George J. Kahaly
George J. Kahaly Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Heymut Omran
Heymut Omran University of Münster
Richard P. Lifton
Richard P. Lifton Rockefeller University
Gudrun Nürnberg
Gudrun Nürnberg University of Cologne

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