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Gerhard Fritz 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 Gerhard Fritz sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 142 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerhard Fritz 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 Gerhard Fritz 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: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% 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

  • 1970 - Alfred-Stock-Gedächtnispreis (Alfred Stock Memorial Prize), German Chemical Society

Overview

Gerhard Fritz is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in medicine as well. The scientist's work spans molecular biology, pathology and forensic medicine, oncology, cell biology, and aging as key subfields.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
  • Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation

Gerhard Fritz has published several papers in diverse peer-reviewed journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Class I HDAC overexpression promotes temozolomide resistance in glioma cells by regulating RAD18 expression," 2022, Cell Death and Disease
  • "Statins Induce a DAF-16/Foxo-dependent Longevity Phenotype via JNK-1 through Mevalonate Depletion in C. elegans," 2020, Aging and Disease
  • "Inhibition of the DSB repair protein RAD51 potentiates the cytotoxic efficacy of doxorubicin via promoting apoptosis-related death pathways," 2021, Cancer Letters
  • "Use of C. elegans as a 3R-compliant in vivo model for the chemoprevention of cisplatin-induced neurotoxicity," 2021, Experimental Neurology
  • "Targeting the DNA damage response (DDR) by natural compounds," 2020, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including Vanessa Brinkmann, Matthias U. Kassack, Lena Abbey, Marlena Sekeres, and Wynand P. Roos. Publications often appear in prominent venues such as Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Cell Death Discovery, and Pharmacological Research.

Gerhard Fritz's contributions to the scientific community have also been recognized by the Alfred-Stock-Gedächtnispreis (Alfred Stock Memorial Prize) awarded by the German Chemical Society in 1970.

Best Publications

  • CD28-dependent Rac1 activation is the molecular target of azathioprine in primary human CD4+ T lymphocytes.

    Imke Tiede;Gerhard Fritz;Susanne Strand;Daniela Poppe

  • Rho GTPases are over‐expressed in human tumors

    Gerhard Fritz;Ingo Just;Bernd Kaina

  • Rho GTPases in human breast tumours: expression and mutation analyses and correlation with clinical parameters.

    G Fritz;C Brachetti;F Bahlmann;M Schmidt

  • Casein kinase II is elevated in solid human tumours and rapidly proliferating non-neoplastic tissue

    Ursula Münstermann;Gerhard Fritz;Gerhard Seitz;Lu Yiping

  • Clostridium difficile toxin B acts on the GTP-binding protein Rho.

    I Just;G Fritz;K Aktories;M Giry

  • Rho GTPases: promising cellular targets for novel anticancer drugs.

    Gerhard Fritz;Bernd Kaina

  • Azathioprine suppresses ezrin-radixin-moesin-dependent T cell-APC conjugation through inhibition of Vav guanosine exchange activity on Rac proteins

    Daniela Poppe;Imke Tiede;Gerhard Fritz;Christoph Becker

  • The Ras-related Small GTP-binding Protein RhoB Is Immediate-early Inducible by DNA Damaging Treatments

    Gerhard Fritz;Bernd Kaina;Klaus Aktories

  • Cytokine induction of NO synthase II in human DLD‐1 cells: roles of the JAK‐STAT, AP‐1 and NF‐κB‐signaling pathways

    Hartmut Kleinert;Thomas Wallerath;Gerhard Fritz;Irmgard Ihrig-Biedert

  • Long‐term activation of SAPK/JNK, p38 kinase and fas‐L expression by cisplatin is attenuated in human carcinoma cells that acquired drug resistance

    Anamaria Brozovic;Gerhard Fritz;Markus Christmann;Jochen Zisowsky

  • Lovastatin inhibits Rho-regulated expression of E-selectin by TNF-α and attenuates tumor cell adhesion

    Tobias Nübel;Wolfgang Dippold;Hartmut Kleinert;Bernd Kaina

  • Lovastatin attenuates ionizing radiation-induced normal tissue damage in vivo.

    Christian Ostrau;Johannes Hülsenbeck;Melanie Herzog;Arno Schad

  • APE/Ref-1 and the mammalian response to genotoxic stress.

    Gerhard Fritz;Sabine Grösch;Maja Tomicic;Bernd Kaina

  • Premature Senescence Is a Primary Fail-safe Mechanism of ERBB2-Driven Tumorigenesis in Breast Carcinoma Cells

    Tatjana M. Trost;Ekkehart U. Lausch;Stephan A. Fees;Steffen Schmitt

  • BER, MGMT, and MMR in defense against alkylation-induced genotoxicity and apoptosis

    Kaina B;Ochs K;Grösch S;Fritz G

  • Lovastatin Protects Human Endothelial Cells from Killing by Ionizing Radiation without Impairing Induction and Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks

    Tobias Nübel;Julia Damrot;Wynand P. Roos;Bernd Kaina

  • rhoB Encoding a UV-inducible Ras-related Small GTP-binding Protein Is Regulated by GTPases of the Rho Family and Independent of JNK, ERK, and p38 MAP Kinase

    Gerhard Fritz;Bernd Kaina

  • Proteasomal degradation of cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1-activated rac.

    Maria Lerm;Marius Pop;Gerhard Fritz;Klaus Aktories

  • Inhibition of Rac1 signaling by lovastatin protects against anthracycline-induced cardiac toxicity

    J Huelsenbeck;C Henninger;A Schad;K J Lackner

  • Lovastatin protects human endothelial cells from the genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of the anticancer drugs doxorubicin and etoposide

    J Damrot;T Nübel;B Epe;W P Roos

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd Kaina
Bernd Kaina Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Markus F. Neurath
Markus F. Neurath University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ute Hofmann
Ute Hofmann University of Tübingen
Matthias Schwab
Matthias Schwab University of Tübingen
Klaus Aktories
Klaus Aktories University of Freiburg
Hartmut Kleinert
Hartmut Kleinert Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Jan G. Hengstler
Jan G. Hengstler TU Dortmund University
Sankar Mitra
Sankar Mitra Houston Methodist
Stefan Wirtz
Stefan Wirtz University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Dennis Strand
Dennis Strand Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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