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Harald Herrmann 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 Harald Herrmann sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 266 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Harald Herrmann 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 Harald Herrmann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Harald Herrmann is affiliated with the German Cancer Research Center in Germany. Their research spans substantial areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional focus in medicine. The main subfields addressed in their work include cell biology, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, biomedical engineering, and biomaterials.

Their investigations have concentrated on several key topics, particularly skin and cellular biology research, cellular mechanics and interactions, RNA regulation and disease, silk-based biomaterials and applications, muscle physiology and disorders, advanced radiotherapy techniques, as well as microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies.

Herrmann's recent papers demonstrate a range of scientific contributions. Notable publications include:

  • "New roles for desmin in the maintenance of muscle homeostasis," 2021, FEBS Journal
  • "Viscoelastic properties of suspended cells measured with shear flow deformation cytometry," 2022, eLife
  • "Dual Functional States of R406W-Desmin Assembly Complexes Cause Cardiomyopathy With Severe Intercalated Disc Derangement in Humans and in Knock-In Mice," 2020, Circulation
  • "Molecular Interactions Driving Intermediate Filament Assembly," 2021, Cells
  • "Effect of Divalent Cations on the Structure and Mechanics of Vimentin Intermediate Filaments," 2020, Biophysical Journal

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Ben Fabry, Dorothea Schultheis, Richard Gerum, Rolf Schröder, and Norbert Mücke, reflecting continued scientific partnerships.

Herrmann's work has been published in several venues multiple times, with the most frequent including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biophysical Journal, FEBS Journal, Soft Matter, and Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology.

Best Publications

  • LBR and Lamin A/C Sequentially Tether Peripheral Heterochromatin and Inversely Regulate Differentiation

    Irina Solovei;Audrey S. Wang;Katharina Thanisch;Christine S. Schmidt

  • Intermediate filaments: from cell architecture to nanomechanics

    Harald Herrmann;Harald Bär;Harald Bär;Laurent Kreplak;Sergei V. Strelkov

  • INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS: Molecular Structure, Assembly Mechanism, and Integration Into Functionally Distinct Intracellular Scaffolds

    Harald Herrmann;Ueli Aebi

  • Intermediate filaments and their associates: multi-talented structural elements specifying cytoarchitecture and cytodynamics.

    Harald Herrmann;Ueli Aebi

  • Mutations in the gene encoding the lamin B receptor produce an altered nuclear morphology in granulocytes (Pelger-Huet anomaly)

    Katrin Hoffmann;Katrin Hoffmann;Christine K. Dreger;Ada L. Olins;Donald E. Olins

  • Intermediate filaments: primary determinants of cell architecture and plasticity

    Harald Herrmann;Sergei V. Strelkov;Peter Burkhard;Ueli Aebi

  • Structure and Assembly Properties of the Intermediate Filament Protein Vimentin: The Role of its Head, Rod and Tail Domains

    Harald Herrmann;Markus Häner;Monika Brettel;Shirley A. Müller

  • Characterization of distinct early assembly units of different intermediate filament proteins.

    Harald Herrmann;Markus Häner;Monika Brettel;Nam On Ku

  • Molecular architecture of intermediate filaments.

    Sergei V. Strelkov;Harald Herrmann;Ueli Aebi

  • Intermediate Filaments: Structure and Assembly.

    Harald Herrmann;Ueli Aebi

  • Nuclear Envelope Composition Determines the Ability of Neutrophil-type Cells to Passage through Micron-scale Constrictions *

    Amy C. Rowat;Amy C. Rowat;Amy C. Rowat;Diana E. Jaalouk E. Jaalouk;Monika Zwerger;W. Lloyd Ung

  • Conserved Segments 1A and 2B of the Intermediate Filament Dimer: Their Atomic Structures and Role in Filament Assembly.

    Sergei V. Strelkov;Harald Herrmann;Norbert Geisler;Tatjana Wedig

  • Disruption of Nuclear Lamin Organization Blocks the Elongation Phase of DNA Replication

    Robert D. Moir;Timothy P. Spann;Harald Herrmann;Robert D. Goldman

  • Intermediate filaments play a pivotal role in regulating cell architecture and function

    Jason Lowery;Edward R. Kuczmarski;Harald Herrmann;Robert D. Goldman

  • Assessing the flexibility of intermediate filaments by atomic force microscopy.

    N. Mücke;L. Kreplak;R. Kirmse;T. Wedig

  • Vimentin organization modulates the formation of lamellipodia

    Brian T. Helfand;Melissa G. Mendez;S. N.Prasanna Murthy;Dale K. Shumaker

  • Exploring the mechanical behavior of single intermediate filaments.

    L. Kreplak;J.F. Leterrier;H. Herrmann

  • Functional complexity of intermediate filament cytoskeletons: From structure to assembly to gene ablation

    Harald Herrmann;Michael Hesse;Michaela Reichenzeller;Ueli Aebi

  • Nestin promotes the phosphorylation-dependent disassembly of vimentin intermediate filaments during mitosis.

    Ying Hao Chou;Satya Khuon;Harald Herrmann;Robert D. Goldman

  • The biology of desmin filaments: how do mutations affect their structure, assembly, and organisation?

    Harald Bär;Sergei V. Strelkov;Gunnar Sjöberg;Ueli Aebi

Frequent Co-Authors

Ueli Aebi
Ueli Aebi University of Basel
Peter Valent
Peter Valent Medical University of Vienna
Robert D. Goldman
Robert D. Goldman Northwestern University
Peter Lichter
Peter Lichter German Cancer Research Center
Werner W. Franke
Werner W. Franke German Cancer Research Center
Hugo A. Katus
Hugo A. Katus Heidelberg University
Jörg Langowski
Jörg Langowski German Cancer Research Center
Jan Lammerding
Jan Lammerding Cornell University
Thomas M. Magin
Thomas M. Magin Leipzig University
David A. Weitz
David A. Weitz Harvard University

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