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 Walz sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 243 publications — 65th percentile
65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 Walz sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile
80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Gerd Walz is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research work primarily focuses on nephrology, molecular biology, and genetics, with significant publications addressing renal diseases and glomerulopathies, genetic and kidney cyst diseases, chronic kidney disease and diabetes, renal and related cancers, dialysis and renal disease management, COVID-19 clinical research studies, and renal transplantation outcomes and treatments.
They have published a substantial number of papers in key venues, including the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Kidney International, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Cell Reports.
Some of the recent papers authored in collaboration with other researchers include:
Gerd Walz frequently collaborates with several colleagues in their research, including Matthias Schmid, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Ulla T. Schultheiß, Fruzsina Kotsis, and Martin Helmstädter.
The scientist's publication record indicates a strong engagement with both clinical and molecular aspects of kidney-related diseases and genetic determinants underlying these conditions. Their cross-disciplinary research encompasses cellular polarity mechanisms, genetic metabolite studies, and molecular regulatory processes impacting renal function and cardiovascular risk factors.
Jonathan M. Shillingford;Noel S. Murcia;Claire H. Larson;Seng Hui Low
Matias Simons;Joachim Gloy;Athina Ganner;Axel Bullerkotte
Björn Hartleben;Markus Gödel;Catherine Meyer-Schwesinger;Shuya Liu
John A. Sayer;John A. Sayer;Edgar A. Otto;John F. O'Toole;Gudrun Nurnberg
Edgar A. Otto;Bernhard Schermer;Tomoko Obara;John F. O'Toole
Gerd Walz;Klemens Budde;Marwan Mannaa;Jens Nürnberger
Markus Gödel;Björn Hartleben;Nadja Herbach;Shuya Liu
Tobias B. Huber;Michael Köttgen;Birgit Schilling;Gerd Walz
Tobias B. Huber;Björn Hartleben;Jeong Kim;Miriam Schmidts
Alejandro Aruffo;Alejandro Aruffo;Waldemar Kolanus;Gerd Walz;Pam Fredman
Moumita Chaki;Rannar Airik;Amiya K. Ghosh;Rachel H. Giles
Heike Olbrich;Manfred Fliegauf;Julia Hoefele;Andreas Kispert
Michael Köttgen;Björn Buchholz;Miguel A. García-González;Fruzsina Kotsis
Christopher Boehlke;Fruzsina Kotsis;Vishal Patel;Simone Braeg
Carsten Bergmann;Manfred Fliegauf;Nadina Ortiz Brüchle;Valeska Frank
Tobias B. Huber;Matias Simons;Björn Hartleben;Leonie Sernetz
Tobias B. Huber;Bernhard Schermer;Roman Ulrich Müller;Martin Höhne
Emily Kim;Thierry Arnould;Lorenz K. Sellin;Thomas Benzing
Lorenz Sellin;Tobias B. Huber;Peter Gerke;Ivo Quack
Shuya Liu;Björn Hartleben;Oliver Kretz;Thorsten Wiech
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