2026 Gerd Schmitz: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	120	642	571	45	42	779	49604
Medicine	121	3627	3392	194	187	794	50370

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

Gerd Schmitz is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The main subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology, Cancer Research, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, including:

Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
MicroRNA in disease regulation
Extracellular vesicles in disease
Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Infant Nutrition and Health
IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gerd Schmitz include:

Bodo C. Melnik
Ralf Weiskirchen
Elena Vianello
Elena Dozio
Lorenza Tacchini

Some of the primary venues where this scientist has published are:

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Building Simulation Conference proceedings
Biomolecules
Experimental and Molecular Pathology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Gerd Schmitz include:

"Exosome-Derived MicroRNAs of Human Milk and Their Effects on Infant Health and Development," 2021, Biomolecules
"The dysregulation of metabolic pathways and induction of the pentose phosphate pathway in renal ischaemia-reperfusion injury," 2020, The Journal of Pathology
"PCSK9 Expression in Epicardial Adipose Tissue: Molecular Association with Local Tissue Inflammation," 2020, Mediators of Inflammation
"MicroRNA-21-Enriched Exosomes as Epigenetic Regulators in Melanomagenesis and Melanoma Progression: The Impact of Western Lifestyle Factors," 2020, Cancers
"The Role of Cow's Milk Consumption in Breast Cancer Initiation and Progression," 2023, Current Nutrition Reports

Best Publications

The gene encoding ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 is mutated in Tangier disease

Marek Bodzioch;Evelyn Orsó;Jochen Klucken;Thomas Langmann

1893
Citations
The opposing effects of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids

Gerd Schmitz;Josef Ecker

1570
Citations
C-reactive protein in the arterial intima: role of C-reactive protein receptor-dependent monocyte recruitment in atherogenesis.

Michael Torzewski;Carsten Rist;Richard F. Mortensen;Thomas P. Zwaka

870
Citations
Regulation of scavenger receptor CD163 expression in human monocytes and macrophages by pro- and antiinflammatory stimuli.

Christa Buechler;Mirko Ritter;Evelyn Orsó;Thomas Langmann

864
Citations
Shorthand notation for lipid structures derived from mass spectrometry

Gerhard Liebisch;Juan Antonio Vizcaíno;Harald Köfeler;Martin Trötzmüller

852
Citations
ABCG1 (ABC8), the human homolog of the Drosophila white gene, is a regulator of macrophage cholesterol and phospholipid transport

Jochen Klucken;Christa Büchler;Evelyn Orsó;Wolfgang E. Kaminski

716
Citations
Molecular cloning of the human ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 (hABC1): evidence for sterol-dependent regulation in macrophages.

Thomas Langmann;Jochen Klucken;Markus Reil;Gerhard Liebisch

620
Citations
Transport of lipids from Golgi to plasma membrane is defective in Tangier disease patients and Abc1 -deficient mice

Evelyn Orsó;Cyril Broccardo;Wolfgang E. Kaminski;Alfred Böttcher

582
Citations
Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein is required to combat a murine Gram-negative bacterial infection

Robert S. Jack;Xiaolong Fan;Martin Bernheiden;Gabriele Rune

513
Citations
European Working Group on Clinical Cell Analysis: Consensus Protocol for the Flow Cytometric Characterisation of Platelet Function

G Schmitz;G Rothe;A Ruf;S Barlage

506
Citations
Leukocyte ABCA1 controls susceptibility to atherosclerosis and macrophage recruitment into tissues

Miranda Van Eck;I. Sophie T. Bos;Wolfgang E. Kaminski;Evelyn Orsó

495
Citations
High throughput quantification of cholesterol and cholesteryl ester by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS)

Gerhard Liebisch;Marion Binder;Rainer Schifferer;Thomas Langmann

482
Citations
Differential Gene Expression of Eph Receptors and Ephrins in Benign Human Tissues and Cancers

Christian Hafner;Gerd Schmitz;Stefanie Meyer;Frauke Bataille

469
Citations
Structure and function of lamellar bodies, lipid-protein complexes involved in storage and secretion of cellular lipids.

G Schmitz;G Müller

464
Citations
Metabolism and atherogenic disease association of lysophosphatidylcholine

Gerd Schmitz;Katharina Ruebsaamen

418
Citations
Loss of detoxification in inflammatory bowel disease: dysregulation of pregnane X receptor target genes.

Thomas Langmann;Christoph Moehle;Richard Mauerer;Michael Scharl

391
Citations
Lipopolysaccharide and ceramide docking to CD14 provokes ligand‐specific receptor clustering in rafts

Alexandra Pfeiffer;Alfred Böttcher;Evelyn Orsó;Michael Kapinsky

385
Citations
Lipid profiling of FPLC-separated lipoprotein fractions by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry.

Philipp Wiesner;Katharina Leidl;Alfred Boettcher;Gerd Schmitz

373
Citations
Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Expression Profiling of the Complete Human ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter Superfamily in Various Tissues

Thomas Langmann;Richard Mauerer;Alexandra Zahn;Christoph Moehle

372
Citations
Plasmalogens the neglected regulatory and scavenging lipid species.

Stefan Wallner;Gerd Schmitz

371
Citations