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Georg W. Kreutzberg

Georg W. Kreutzberg

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
102
Citations
43922
World Ranking
7585
National Ranking
430

Georg W. Kreutzberg publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Georg W. Kreutzberg sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 334 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Georg W. Kreutzberg D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Georg W. Kreutzberg sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Georg W. Kreutzberg was affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Throughout their career, the scientist contributed to the academic community primarily through research activities associated with this institution.

Their recognition includes being a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. The exact year this membership was awarded is not specified.

Georg W. Kreutzberg was deceased at the time of this profile synthesis.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of fractalkine receptor CX(3)CR1 function by targeted deletion and green fluorescent protein reporter gene insertion.

    Steffen Jung;Julio Aliberti;Petra Graemmel;Mary Jean Sunshine

  • Ciliary neurotrophic factor prevents the degeneration of motor neurons after axotomy

    Michael Sendtner;Georg W. Kreutzberg;Hans Thoenen

  • Neuroglial activation repertoire in the injured brain: graded response, molecular mechanisms and cues to physiological function.

    Gennadij Raivich;Marion Bohatschek;Christian U.A. Kloss;Alexander Werner

  • Functional plasticity of microglia: a review.

    Wolfgang J. Streit;Manuel B. Graeber;Georg W. Kreutzberg

  • Displacement of synaptic terminals from regenerating motoneurons by microglial cells.

    K. Blinzinger;G. Kreutzberg

  • Ciliary neurotrophic factor

    Piotr Masiakowski;Vivien Wong;Nikos Panayotatos;Hans Friedrich Erwin Thoenen

  • Targeting gene-modified hematopoietic cells to the central nervous system: Use of green fluorescent protein uncovers microglial engraftment

    Josef Priller;Alexander FLüGEL;T. I. M. Wehner;Matthias Boentert

  • The peripheral benzodiazepine binding site in the brain in multiple sclerosis: quantitative in vivo imaging of microglia as a measure of disease activity.

    R. B. Banati;J. Newcombe;R. N. Gunn;A. Cagnin

  • Lectin binding by resting and reactive microglia.

    Wolfgang J. Streit;Georg W. Kreutzberg

  • Ciliary neurotrophic factor prevents degeneration of motor neurons in mouse mutant progressive motor neuronopathy

    M. Sendtner;H. Schmalbruch;K. A. Stöckli;P. Carroll

  • Response of endogenous glial cells to motor neuron degeneration induced by toxic ricin.

    Wolfgang J. Streit;Georg W. Kreutzberg

  • Microglia in brain tumors.

    Manuel B. Graeber;Bernd W. Scheithauer;Georg W. Kreutzberg

  • Axotomy of the rat facial nerve leads to increased CR3 complement receptor expression by activated microglial cells

    M. B. Graeber;W. J. Streit;G. W. Kreutzberg

  • Microglial cells but not astrocytes undergo mitosis following rat facial nerve axotomy

    Manuel B. Graeber;Wolfram Tetzlaff;Wolfgang J. Streit;Georg W. Kreutzberg

  • PK ('peripheral benzodiazepine')--binding sites in the CNS indicate early and discrete brain lesions: microautoradiographic detection of [3H]PK11195 binding to activated microglia.

    R. B Banati;R Myers;G. W Kreutzberg

  • A new fixed-array multi-microelectrode system designed for long-term monitoring of extracellular single unit neuronal activity in vitro.

    G.W. Gross;E. Rieske;G.W. Kreutzberg;A. Meyer

  • Impaired neuroglial activation in interleukin-6 deficient mice.

    Michael A. Klein;J. Carsten Mller;Leonard L. Jones;Horst Bluethmann

  • Neogenesis of cerebellar Purkinje neurons from gene-marked bone marrow cells in vivo

    Josef Priller;Derek A. Persons;Francisco F. Klett;Gerd Kempermann

  • Identity of ED2-positive perivascular cells in rat brain.

    M. B. Graeber;W. J. Streit;G. W. Kreutzberg

  • Expression of Ia antigen on perivascular and microglial cells after sublethal and lethal motor neuron injury.

    Wolfgang J. Streit;Manuel B. Graeber;Georg W. Kreutzberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B. Banati
Richard B. Banati University of Sydney
Wolfgang J. Streit
Wolfgang J. Streit University of Florida
Johannes Noth
Johannes Noth RWTH Aachen University
Hartmut Wekerle
Hartmut Wekerle Max Planck Society
Hans Thoenen
Hans Thoenen Max Planck Society
Michael Sendtner
Michael Sendtner University of Würzburg
Josef Priller
Josef Priller Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Roger N. Gunn
Roger N. Gunn Imperial College London
H.D. Lux
H.D. Lux Max Planck Society
Jean Mariani
Jean Mariani Sorbonne University

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