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Gerd Folkers

Gerd Folkers

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Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
14685
World Ranking
7684
National Ranking
163

Overview

Gerd Folkers is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, where their research contributions focus primarily on Health Professions and related areas.

The scientist has published work in the field of General Health Professions, contributing to academic discussions within this subfield. Their research topics broadly encompass Health and Medical Studies, indicating a focus on aspects relevant to healthcare and medical practice.

Their recent publication record includes the paper titled "Zur Ökonomisierung der Medizin," published in 2020 in the journal Praxis. This publication reflects engagement with contemporary issues in medicine, particularly addressing economic aspects.

  • Zur Ökonomisierung der Medizin (2020, Praxis)

In terms of publication venues, the scientist's work has appeared in the journal Praxis, evidencing a connection to this particular platform for dissemination of research.

  • Praxis

No frequent co-authors have been identified in the available data, suggesting independent research contributions or collaborations that are not recurrent within the documented scope.

  • Health Professions

  • General Health Professions

  • Health and Medical Studies

Best Publications

  • Protein-based virtual screening of chemical databases. 1. Evaluation of different docking/scoring combinations.

    Caterina Bissantz;Gerd Folkers;Didier Rognan

  • Estimation of blood-brain barrier crossing of drugs using molecular size and shape, and H-bonding descriptors.

    H van de Waterbeemd;G Camenisch;G Folkers;J R Chretien

  • (Open Access) Supercapacitor and supercapattery as emerging electrochemical energy stores

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  • 3D QSAR in drug design.

    Hugo Kubinyi;Gerd Folkers;Yvonne Connolly Martin

  • Thermodynamics of protein-ligand interactions: history, presence, and future aspects.

    Remo Perozzo;Gerd Folkers;Leonardo Scapozza

  • Estimation of permeability by passive diffusion through Caco-2 cell monolayers using the drugs' lipophilicity and molecular weight

    Gian Camenisch;Gian Camenisch;Jochem Alsenz;Han van de Waterbeemd;Gerd Folkers

  • Identification of a novel human organic anion transporting polypeptide as a high affinity thyroxine transporter.

    F. Pizzagalli;B. Hagenbuch;B. Stieger;U. Klenk

  • Prefrontal cortex modulates placebo analgesia.

    Peter Krummenacher;Victor Candia;Gerd Folkers;Manfred Schedlowski

  • Directed evolution of thymidine kinase for AZT phosphorylation using DNA family shuffling

    Fred C. Christians;Fred C. Christians;Leonardo Scapozza;Andreas Crameri;Gerd Folkers

  • Pharmacokinetics and metabolism in drug design

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  • Probing the cysteine-34 position of endogenous serum albumin with thiol-binding doxorubicin derivatives. Improved efficacy of an acid-sensitive doxorubicin derivative with …

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  • Spanish Aerobiology Network (REA): management and quality manual

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  • Chirality in drug research

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  • Environmental Epidemiology, Volume 1: Public Health and Hazardous Wastes

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  • Pharmacophores and pharmacophore searches

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  • Estimation of Caco‐2 Cell Permeability using Calculated Molecular Descriptors

    Han van De Waterbeemd;Gian Camenisch;Gerd Folkers;Oleg A. Raevsky

  • Incidence of drug-induced liver injury in medical inpatients

    Yvonne Meier;Marzia Cavallaro;Malgorzata Roos;Christiane Pauli-Magnus

  • Atmospheric hydrogen peroxide

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  • Review of theoretical passive drug absorption models: historical background, recent developments and limitations.

    Gian Camenisch;Gian Camenisch;Gerd Folkers;Han van de Waterbeemd

  • Chemoinformatics in drug discovery

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  • Characterization of two splice variants of human organic anion transporting polypeptide 3A1 isolated from human brain

    Robert D. Huber;Bo Gao;Marguerite-Anne Sidler Pfändler;Wenting Zhang-Fu

  • Voltammetric studies of the oxygen-titanium binary system in molten calcium chloride

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  • Calpain-1 regulates Bax and subsequent Smac-dependent caspase-3 activation in neutrophil apoptosis.

    Frank Altznauer;Sébastien Conus;Andrea Cavalli;Gerd Folkers

  • Characterization of QT interval adaptation to RR interval changes and its use as a risk-stratifier of arrhythmic mortality in amiodarone-treated survivors of acute myocardial�…

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  • Identification of steroid sulfate transport processes in the human mammary gland

    F. Pizzagalli;Z. Varga;R. D. Huber;G. Folkers

  • The structures of thymidine kinase from herpes simplex virus type 1 in complex with substrates and a substrate analogue.

    Klemens Wild;Thomas Bohner;Gerd Folkers;Georg E. Schulz

  • On computable numbers

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Frequent Co-Authors

Leonardo Scapozza
Leonardo Scapozza University of Geneva
Didier Rognan
Didier Rognan University of Strasbourg
Annette G. Beck-Sickinger
Annette G. Beck-Sickinger Leipzig University
Dieter Seebach
Dieter Seebach ETH Zurich
Georg E. Schulz
Georg E. Schulz University of Freiburg
Sara Irina Fabrikant
Sara Irina Fabrikant University of Zurich
Andrea Cavalli
Andrea Cavalli Italian Institute of Technology
Günther Jung
Günther Jung University of Tübingen
Michael Hässig
Michael Hässig University of Zurich

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