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Gregory G. Germino 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 Gregory G. Germino sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 150 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gregory G. Germino 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 Gregory G. Germino sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Gregory G. Germino is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on molecular biology and genetics as key subfields. Their work spans a range of topics, including genetic and kidney cyst diseases, renal and related cancers, protist diversity and phylogeny, metabolism and genetic disorders, health systems and economic evaluations, and research methodologies such as the Delphi technique. Dialysis and renal disease management also feature among their principal topics of investigation.

Germino's recent scholarly contributions include several publications covering various aspects of nephrology and molecular biology. Notable recent papers include the 2020 publication "Establishing a Core Outcome Set for Peritoneal Dialysis: Report of the SONG-PD (Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Peritoneal Dialysis) Consensus Workshop" published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases; "Mechanisms of Cyst Development in Polycystic Kidney Disease" in Advances in Kidney Disease and Health (2023); "Pathway identification through transcriptome analysis" in Cellular Signalling (2020); "In vivo Polycystin-1 interactome using a novel Pkd1 knock-in mouse model" in PLoS ONE (2023); and "A novel ARPKD mouse model with near-complete deletion of the Polycystic Kidney and Hepatic Disease 1 (Pkhd1) genomic locus presents with multiple phenotypes but not renal cysts," published in Kidney International in 2023.

Key frequent co-authors collaborating with Germino include Luís F. Menezes, Fang Zhou, Yu Ishimoto, Jiahe Qiu, and Takeshi Terabayashi.

Germino's works have appeared in a variety of publication venues, with recurrent appearances in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, which features five of their contributions. Other venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Advances in Kidney Disease and Health, and PLoS ONE.

Among professional recognitions, Germino has been named a member of the Association of American Physicians.

  • Frequent co-authors: Luís F. Menezes, Fang Zhou, Yu Ishimoto, Jiahe Qiu, Takeshi Terabayashi
  • Frequent publication venues: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Advances in Kidney Disease and Health, PLoS ONE
  • Main fields of study: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Subfields of study: Molecular Biology, Genetics, Clinical Biochemistry, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science
  • Main topics: Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases, Renal and related cancers, Protist diversity and phylogeny, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Delphi Technique in Research, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Recent papers: Establishing a Core Outcome Set for Peritoneal Dialysis: Report of the SONG-PD Consensus Workshop (2020) American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Mechanisms of Cyst Development in Polycystic Kidney Disease (2023) Advances in Kidney Disease and Health, Pathway identification through transcriptome analysis (2020) Cellular Signalling, In vivo Polycystin-1 interactome using a novel Pkd1 knock-in mouse model (2023) PLoS ONE, A novel ARPKD mouse model with near-complete deletion of the Polycystic Kidney and Hepatic Disease 1 genomic locus presents with multiple phenotypes but not renal cysts (2023) Kidney International

Best Publications

  • Multiple-laboratory comparison of microarray platforms

    Rafael A Irizarry;Daniel Warren;Forrest Spencer;Irene F Kim

  • The mTOR pathway is regulated by polycystin-1, and its inhibition reverses renal cystogenesis in polycystic kidney disease.

    Jonathan M. Shillingford;Noel S. Murcia;Claire H. Larson;Seng Hui Low

  • Co-assembly of polycystin-1 and -2 produces unique cation-permeable currents

    Kazushige Hanaoka;Feng Qian;Alessandra Boletta;Anil K. Bhunia

  • PKD1 interacts with PKD2 through a probable coiled-coil domain

    Qian F;Germino Fj;Cai Y;Zhang X

  • The Molecular Basis of Focal Cyst Formation in Human Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Type I

    Feng Qian;Terry J Watnick;Luiz F Onuchic;Gregory G Germino

  • PKHD1, the polycystic kidney and hepatic disease 1 gene, encodes a novel large protein containing multiple immunoglobulin-like plexin-transcription-factor domains and parallel beta-helix 1 repeats

    Luiz F. Onuchic;Laszlo Furu;Yasuyuki Nagasawa;Xiaoying Hou

  • PKD1 Induces p21waf1 and Regulation of the Cell Cycle via Direct Activation of the JAK-STAT Signaling Pathway in a Process Requiring PKD2

    Anil Kumar Bhunia;Klaus Piontek;Alessandra Boletta;Lijuan Liu

  • A critical developmental switch defines the kinetics of kidney cyst formation after loss of Pkd1

    Klaus Piontek;Luis F Menezes;Miguel A Garcia-Gonzalez;David L Huso

  • TRPP2 and TRPV4 form a polymodal sensory channel complex

    Michael Köttgen;Björn Buchholz;Miguel A. García-González;Fruzsina Kotsis

  • Cleavage of polycystin-1 requires the receptor for egg jelly domain and is disrupted by human autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease 1-associated mutations

    Feng Qian;Alessandra Boletta;Anil K. Bhunia;Hangxue Xu

  • Analysis of the genomic sequence for the autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (PKD1) gene predicts the presence of a leucine-rich repeat The AMERICAN PKD1 Consortium (APKD1 Consortium)

    Timothy C. Burn;Timothy D. Connors;William R. Dackowski;Linda R. Petry

  • Prenatal diagnosis of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD): Molecular genetics, clinical experience, and fetal morphology

    Klaus Zerres;Gabi Mücher;Jutta Becker;Carsten Steinkamm

  • Rapamycin Ameliorates PKD Resulting from Conditional Inactivation of Pkd1

    Jonathan M. Shillingford;Klaus B. Piontek;Gregory G. Germino;Thomas Weimbs

  • Polycystin-1, the Gene Product of PKD1, Induces Resistance to Apoptosis and Spontaneous Tubulogenesis in MDCK Cells

    Alessandra Boletta;Fang Qian;Luiz Fernando Onuchic;Anil K. Bhunia

  • Polycystin: In vitro synthesis, in vivo tissue expression, and subcellular localization identifies a large membrane-associated protein

    O Ibraghimov-Beskrovnaya;W R Dackowski;L Foggensteiner;N Coleman

  • Identification of a novel cytokine, ML-1, and its expression in subjects with asthma.

    Mio Kawaguchi;Luiz F. Onuchic;Xiao-Dong Li;David M. Essayan

  • Somatic mutation in individual liver cysts supports a two-hit model of cystogenesis in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

    Terry J Watnick;Vicente E Torres;Michael A Gandolph;Feng Qian

  • Spectrum of Mutations in the Gene for Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD/PKHD1)

    Carsten Bergmann;Jan Senderek;Beate Sedlacek;Ioannis Pegiazoglou

  • From cilia to cyst.

    Terry Watnick;Gregory Germino

  • Somatic PKD2 Mutations in Individual Kidney and Liver Cysts Support a “Two-Hit” Model of Cystogenesis in Type 2 Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

    York Pei;York Pei;Terry Watnick;Ning He;Kairong Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Somlo
Stefan Somlo Yale University
Klaus Zerres
Klaus Zerres RWTH Aachen University
David L. Huso
David L. Huso Johns Hopkins University
Peter C. Harris
Peter C. Harris Mayo Clinic
William B. Guggino
William B. Guggino Johns Hopkins University
Jan Senderek
Jan Senderek Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas Eggermann
Thomas Eggermann RWTH Aachen University
Katherine W. Klinger
Katherine W. Klinger Sanofi (United States)
Dorien J.M. Peters
Dorien J.M. Peters Leiden University Medical Center
John Quackenbush
John Quackenbush Harvard University

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