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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

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Gerd Gäde 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 Gerd Gäde sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 301 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerd Gäde 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 Gerd Gäde 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: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Gerd Gäde is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa and focuses on research within agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. The subfields of their work notably include cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, insect science, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and molecular biology.

The main topics of Gäde's research cover neurobiology and insect physiology, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, insect utilization and effects, insect and pesticide research, plant and animal studies, aquaculture nutrition and growth, as well as physiological and biochemical adaptations.

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • "Synthesis of C-Mannosylated Glycopeptides Enabled by Ni-Catalyzed Photoreductive Cross-Coupling Reactions," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "The Adipokinetic Peptides in Diptera: Structure, Function, and Evolutionary Trends," 2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "Unique Members of the Adipokinetic Hormone Family in Butterflies and Moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera)," 2020, Frontiers in Physiology
  • "The Adipokinetic Peptides of Hemiptera: Structure, Function, and Evolutionary Trends," 2022, Frontiers in Insect Science
  • "Comparative analysis of adipokinetic hormones and their receptors in Blattodea reveals novel patterns of gene evolution," 2023, Insect Molecular Biology

The scientist has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Life
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biomolecules

Gäde collaborates with multiple coauthors, with the most frequent including Heather G. Marco, Simone König, Graham E. Jackson, Petr Šimek, and Runyu Mao. The collaborator Heather G. Marco appears most often with 20 joint works, followed by Simone König with six collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Hormonal regulation in insects: facts, gaps, and future directions

    G. Gade;K. H. Hoffmann;J. H. Spring

  • Genome sequence of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans ): Vector of African trypanosomiasis

    Junichi Watanabe;Masahira Hattori;Matthew Berriman;Michael J. Lehane

  • Regulation of intermediary metabolism and water balance of insects by neuropeptides.

    Gerd Gäde

  • Mode of action of neuropeptides from the adipokinetic hormone family.

    Gerd Gäde;Lutz Auerswald

  • Insect peptide hormones: a selective review of their physiology and potential application for pest control

    Gerd Gäde;Graham J Goldsworthy

  • Energy metabolism of arthropods and mollusks during environmental and functional anaerobiosis

    Gerd Gäde

  • Pyruvate reductases catalyze the formation of lactate and opines in anaerobic invertebrates

    Gerd Gäde;Manfred K. Grieshaber

  • Single step purification of locust adipokinetic hormones I and II by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, and amino-acid composition of the hormone II.

    Gerd Gäde;Graham J. Goldsworthy;Günter Kegel;Rainer Keller

  • The explosion of structural information on insect neuropeptides.

    G. Gade

  • Hormonal regulation of energy metabolism in insects as a driving force for performance

    Matthias W. Lorenz;Gerd Gäde

  • The adipokinetic hormone/red pigment-concentrating hormone peptide family: structures, interrelationships and functions.

    Gerd Gäde

  • Insect peptide nomenclature

    A.K. Raina;G. Gäde

  • Adipokinetic hormone signaling through the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor modulates egg-laying in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Marleen Lindemans;Feng Liu;Tom Janssen;Steven J. Husson

  • Effects of oxygen deprivation during anoxia and muscular work on the energy metabolism of the crayfish, Orconectes limosus

    Gerd Gäde

  • Peptides of the adipokinetic hormone/red pigment-concentrating hormone family: a new take on biodiversity.

    Gerd Gäde

  • The biological role of octopine in the squid,Loligo vulgaris (Lamarck)

    Manfred Grieshaber;Gerd Gäde

  • Beetles’ choice—proline for energy output: control by AKHs☆

    Gerd Gäde;Lutz Auerswald

  • Further characteristics of adipokinetic and hyperglycaemic factor(s) of stick insects

    Gerd Gäde

  • Isolation of the hypertrehalosaemic factors I and II from the corpus cardiacum of the Indian stick insect, Carausius morosus, by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, and amino-acid composition of factor II.

    Gerd Gäde

  • Anaerobic Energy Metabolism

    Gerd Gäde

Frequent Co-Authors

Reinhard Predel
Reinhard Predel University of Cologne
Kenneth L. Rinehart
Kenneth L. Rinehart University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ronald J. Nachman
Ronald J. Nachman United States Department of Agriculture
Kostas Bourtzis
Kostas Bourtzis International Atomic Energy Agency
Andreas L. Lopata
Andreas L. Lopata James Cook University
Wilhelm Boland
Wilhelm Boland Max Planck Society
David Raubenheimer
David Raubenheimer University of Sydney
Dietmar Richter
Dietmar Richter Universität Hamburg

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