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D-Index
105
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64123
World Ranking
642
National Ranking
44

Gerd Kempermann publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerd Kempermann sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 311 publications — 84th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Gerd Kempermann D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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This scientist: 105 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gerd Kempermann is affiliated with the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Germany. Their research spans several areas within neuroscience, with a strong emphasis on neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, memory and neural mechanisms, and neural dynamics and brain function.

Their work covers multiple main fields of study, including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

More specifically, their research dives into subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology

Kempermann has contributed to several key topics in neuroscience, notably:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling

The scientist has published extensively, with recent selected papers including:

  • Increasing neurogenesis refines hippocampal activity rejuvenating navigational learning strategies and contextual memory throughout life, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Selenium mediates exercise-induced adult neurogenesis and reverses learning deficits induced by hippocampal injury and aging, 2022, Cell Metabolism
  • ROS Dynamics Delineate Functional States of Hippocampal Neural Stem Cells and Link to Their Activity-Dependent Exit from Quiescence, 2020, Cell Stem Cell
  • FASN-Dependent Lipid Metabolism Links Neurogenic Stem/Progenitor Cell Activity to Learning and Memory Deficits, 2020, Cell Stem Cell
  • Early-life environmental enrichment generates persistent individualized behavior in mice, 2020, Science Advances

Publication venues where Kempermann frequently appears include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Hippocampus
  • Scientific Reports
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Nature Communications

Among frequent co-authors are:

  • Rupert W. Overall
  • Sara Zocher
  • Jadna Bogado Lopes
  • Anna N. Senko
  • Vijay S. Adusumilli

Best Publications

  • Running increases cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult mouse dentate gyrus.

    Henriette van Praag;Gerd Kempermann;Gerd Kempermann;Fred H. Gage

  • More hippocampal neurons in adult mice living in an enriched environment

    Kempermann G;Kuhn Hg;Gage Fh

  • Neural consequences of environmental enrichment.

    Henriette van Praag;Gerd Kempermann;Fred H. Gage

  • Milestones of neuronal development in the adult hippocampus

    Gerd Kempermann;Gerd Kempermann;Sebastian Jessberger;Barbara Steiner;Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg

  • EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR AND FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR-2 HAVE DIFFERENT EFFECTS ON NEURAL PROGENITORS IN THE ADULT RAT BRAIN

    H G Kuhn;J Winkler;J Winkler;G Kempermann;L J Thal;L J Thal

  • Experience-Induced Neurogenesis in the Senescent Dentate Gyrus

    Gerd Kempermann;H. Georg Kuhn;H. Georg Kuhn;Fred H. Gage

  • Whitepaper: Defining and investigating cognitive reserve, brain reserve, and brain maintenance

    Yaakov Stern;Eider M. Arenaza-Urquijo;David Bartrés-Faz;Sylvie Belleville

  • Early determination and long-term persistence of adult-generated new neurons in the hippocampus of mice.

    Gerd Kempermann;Daniela Gast;Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg;Masahiro Yamaguchi

  • Neuroplasticity in old age: sustained fivefold induction of hippocampal neurogenesis by long-term environmental enrichment.

    Gerd Kempermann;Gerd Kempermann;Daniela Gast;Fred H. Gage

  • The Collaborative Cross, a community resource for the genetic analysis of complex traits

    Gary A. Churchill;David C. Airey;Hooman Allayee;Joe M. Angel

  • Neurogenesis in the Adult Hippocampus

    Gerd Kempermann;Hongjun Song;Fred H. Gage

  • Enriched environment and physical activity stimulate hippocampal but not olfactory bulb neurogenesis.

    Jason Brown;Christiana M. Cooper-Kuhn;Gerd Kempermann;Henriette Van Praag;Henriette Van Praag

  • Proliferation and differentiation of progenitor cells throughout the intact adult rat spinal cord

    Philip J. Horner;Ann E. Power;Gerd Kempermann;Gerd Kempermann;H. Georg Kuhn

  • Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Brain Structure Changes during Extensive Learning

    Bogdan Draganski;Christian Gaser;Gerd Kempermann;Hans-Georg Kuhn

  • Multipotent progenitor cells in the adult dentate gyrus

    Fred H. Gage;Gerd Kempermann;Theo D. Palmer;Daniel A. Peterson

  • Genetic influence on neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of adult mice.

    G Kempermann;H G Kuhn;F H Gage

  • Murine features of neurogenesis in the human hippocampus across the lifespan from 0 to 100 years.

    Rolf Knoth;Ilyas Singec;Ilyas Singec;Margarethe Ditter;Georgios Pantazis

  • Adult-Generated Hippocampal Neurons Allow the Flexible Use of Spatially Precise Learning Strategies

    Alexander Garthe;Joachim Behr;Gerd Kempermann

  • Quiescent and active hippocampal neural stem cells with distinct morphologies respond selectively to physiological and pathological stimuli and aging.

    Sebastian Lugert;Onur Basak;Philip Knuckles;Ute Haussler

  • Human Adult Neurogenesis: Evidence and Remaining Questions.

    Gerd Kempermann;Fred H. Gage;Ludwig Aigner;Hongjun Song

  • Functional significance of adult neurogenesis.

    Gerd Kempermann;Laurenz Wiskott;Fred H Gage

Frequent Co-Authors

Golo Kronenberg
Golo Kronenberg University of Leicester
Fred H. Gage
Fred H. Gage Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Barbara Steiner
Barbara Steiner Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Sebastian Jessberger
Sebastian Jessberger University of Zurich
Helmut Kettenmann
Helmut Kettenmann Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Dan Ehninger
Dan Ehninger German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Robert W. Williams
Robert W. Williams University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Carsten Werner
Carsten Werner Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Lu Lu
Lu Lu University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Hongjun Song
Hongjun Song University of Pennsylvania

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