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Erwin P. Bottinger

Erwin P. Bottinger

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
126
Citations
67306
World Ranking
488
National Ranking
32

Medicine

D-Index
126
Citations
67685
World Ranking
2922
National Ranking
155

Erwin P. Bottinger 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 Erwin P. Bottinger sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 342 publications — 84th percentile

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

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

Erwin P. Bottinger 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 Erwin P. Bottinger 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: 126 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 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
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Erwin P. Bottinger is affiliated with the Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, Nephrology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their work addresses a range of scientific topics, including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Machine Learning in Healthcare
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Several recent papers feature Erwin P. Bottinger as a contributing author, highlighting their research contributions to genetics, genomics, and blood traits. These include:

  • The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans (2020, Nature)
  • A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics (2020, Nature)
  • A genomic mutational constraint map using variation in 76,156 human genomes (2023, Nature)
  • The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases (2020, Cell)
  • Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations (2020, Cell)

Erwin P. Bottinger frequently collaborates with other researchers, with noted frequent co-authors including:

  • Girish N. Nadkarni
  • Ruth J. F. Loos
  • Judy H. Cho
  • Zahi A. Fayad
  • Benjamin S. Glicksberg

The scientist has been published across a variety of venues, mainly including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research

Best Publications

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • TGF-beta and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions.

    Jiri Zavadil;Erwin P Böttinger

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps.

    Anubha Mahajan;Daniel Taliun;Matthias Thurner;Neil R. Robertson

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Glucose-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Cause Apoptosis of Podocytes and Podocyte Depletion at the Onset of Diabetic Nephropathy

    Katalin Susztak;Amanda C. Raff;Mario Schiffer;Erwin P. Böttinger

  • Defective fatty acid oxidation in renal tubular epithelial cells has a key role in kidney fibrosis development

    Hyun Mi Kang;Seon Ho Ahn;Peter Choi;Yi An Ko

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Genetic analyses of diverse populations improves discovery for complex traits

    Genevieve L. Wojcik;Mariaelisa Graff;Katherine K. Nishimura;Ran Tao

  • TGF-β signaling in renal disease

    Erwin P. Böttinger;Markus Bitzer

  • Integration of TGF-β/Smad and Jagged1/Notch signalling in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

    Jiri Zavadil;Lukas Cermak;Lukas Cermak;Noemi Soto-Nieves;Erwin P Böttinger

  • Loss-of-function mutations in APOC3, triglycerides, and coronary disease

    Jacy Crosby;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Paul L. Auer;David R. Crosslin

  • Mouse Models of Diabetic Nephropathy

    Frank C. Brosius;Charles E. Alpers;Erwin P. Bottinger;Matthew D. Breyer

  • Apoptosis in podocytes induced by TGF-β and Smad7

    Mario Schiffer;Markus Bitzer;Ian S.D. Roberts;Jeffrey B. Kopp

  • An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

    Robert A. Scott;Laura J. Scott;Reedik Mägi;Letizia Marullo

  • Genome-wide molecular profiles of HCV-induced dysplasia and hepatocellular carcinoma

    Elisa Wurmbach;Ying Bei Chen;Greg Khitrov;Weijia Zhang

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Yingchang Lu
Yingchang Lu Vanderbilt University
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Jaspal S. Kooner
Jaspal S. Kooner Imperial College London
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Weihua Zhang
Weihua Zhang Imperial College London

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