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Heiko Lickert publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Heiko Lickert sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 169 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Heiko Lickert D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Heiko Lickert sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Heiko Lickert is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus also on Medicine.

The scientist's work involves several subfields including Molecular Biology, Surgery, Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Physiology. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations into complex biological and medical questions.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Heiko Lickert has contributed extensively to scientific literature with numerous recent papers. Notable publications include:

  • CellRank for directed single-cell fate mapping, 2022, Nature Methods
  • SARS-CoV-2 infects and replicates in cells of the human endocrine and exocrine pancreas, 2021, Nature Metabolism
  • The glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) regulates body weight and food intake via CNS-GIPR signaling, 2021, Cell Metabolism
  • Targeted pharmacological therapy restores β-cell function for diabetes remission, 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • Diet-induced alteration of intestinal stem cell function underlies obesity and prediabetes in mice, 2021, Nature Metabolism

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Metabolism
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Metabolism
  • Stem Cell Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Heiko Lickert include:

  • Michael Sterr
  • Fabian J. Theis
  • Ingo Burtscher
  • Mostafa Bakhti
  • Anika Böttcher

Best Publications

  • Novel biomarkers for pre-diabetes identified by metabolomics

    Rui Wang-Sattler;Zhonghao Yu;Christian Herder;Ana C Messias

  • Animal models of obesity and diabetes mellitus

    Maximilian Kleinert;Christoffer Clemmensen;Susanna M Hofmann;Mary C Moore

  • Baf60c is essential for function of BAF chromatin remodelling complexes in heart development

    Heiko Lickert;Jun K. Takeuchi;Ingo von Both;Johnathon R. Walls

  • SARS-CoV-2 infects and replicates in cells of the human endocrine and exocrine pancreas.

    Janis A Müller;Rüdiger Groß;Carina Conzelmann;Jana Krüger

  • Transgenic RNA interference in ES cell–derived embryos recapitulates a genetic null phenotype

    Tilo Kunath;Gerald Gish;Heiko Lickert;Nina Jones

  • Formation of Multiple Hearts in Mice following Deletion of β-catenin in the Embryonic Endoderm

    Heiko Lickert;Stefanie Kutsch;Benoı̂t Kanzler;Yoshitaka Tamai

  • Identification of proliferative and mature β-cells in the islets of Langerhans

    Erik Bader;Adriana Migliorini;Moritz Gegg;Noah Moruzzi

  • Casein Kinase II Phosphorylation of E-cadherin Increases E-cadherin/β-Catenin Interaction and Strengthens Cell-Cell Adhesion

    Heiko Lickert;Andreas Bauer;Rolf Kemler;Jörg Stappert

  • Wnt/beta-catenin signaling regulates the expression of the homeobox gene Cdx1 in embryonic intestine

    H. Lickert;C. Domon;G. Huls;C. Wehrle

  • MesP1 drives vertebrate cardiovascular differentiation through Dkk-1-mediated blockade of Wnt-signalling.

    R. David;C. Brenner;J. Stieber;F. Schwarz

  • IFITM/Mil/fragilis family proteins IFITM1 and IFITM3 play distinct roles in mouse primordial germ cell homing and repulsion.

    Satomi S. Tanaka;Yasuka L. Yamaguchi;Yasuka L. Yamaguchi;Bonny Tsoi;Heiko Lickert

  • Neurotrophin receptors TrkA and TrkC cause neuronal death whereas TrkB does not

    Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou;Heiko Lickert;José Maria Frade;Chantal Rencurel

  • Foxa2 regulates polarity and epithelialization in the endoderm germ layer of the mouse embryo

    Ingo Burtscher;Heiko Lickert

  • Foxh1 Is Essential for Development of the Anterior Heart Field

    Ingo von Both;Cristoforo Silvestri;Tuba Erdemir;Heiko Lickert

  • Development and Clinical Translation of Approved Gene Therapy Products for Genetic Disorders.

    Alireza Shahryari;Marie Saghaeian Jazi;Saeed Mohammadi;Hadi Razavi Nikoo

  • Early myeloid lineage choice is not initiated by random PU.1 to GATA1 protein ratios.

    Philipp S. Hoppe;Michael Schwarzfischer;Dirk Loeffler;Konstantinos D. Kokkaliaris

  • Reptin and Pontin Antagonistically Regulate Heart Growth in Zebrafish Embryos

    Wolfgang Rottbauer;Andrew J. Saurin;Heiko Lickert;Xuetong Shen

  • Comprehensive single cell mRNA profiling reveals a detailed roadmap for pancreatic endocrinogenesis.

    Aimée Bastidas-Ponce;Sophie Tritschler;Leander Dony;Leander Dony;Katharina Scheibner

  • Concepts and limitations for learning developmental trajectories from single cell genomics

    Sophie Tritschler;Maren Büttner;David S. Fischer;Marius Lange

  • CellRank for directed single-cell fate mapping

    Fabian Theis;Marius Lange;Volker Bergen;Michal Klein

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolf Kemler
Rolf Kemler Max Planck Society
Janet Rossant
Janet Rossant University of Toronto
Eckhard Wolf
Eckhard Wolf Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Martin Hrabé de Angelis
Martin Hrabé de Angelis Technical University of Munich
Wolfgang Wurst
Wolfgang Wurst German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
marius ueffing
marius ueffing University of Tübingen
Jeffrey L. Wrana
Jeffrey L. Wrana Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Frank Kirchhoff
Frank Kirchhoff University of Ulm
Thomas Illig
Thomas Illig Hannover Medical School
Nicholas Katsanis
Nicholas Katsanis Galatea Bio Inc

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