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Heiner Westphal

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 109 5750 5398 3089 2862 270 46472
Molecular Biology 108 398 363 227 202 255 45364

Heiner Westphal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heiner Westphal between 1968 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heiner Westphal published across 58 years, from 1968 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1996. 2 of the 280 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1996. 1968: 2 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 3 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 0 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1968 2025

280 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heiner Westphal: publications per year, 1968 to 2025
Year Publications
1968 2
1969 0
1970 2
1971 0
1972 0
1973 1
1974 3
1975 1
1976 2
1977 4
1978 3
1979 3
1980 4
1981 2
1982 0
1983 3
1984 2
1985 6
1986 4
1987 5
1988 8
1989 6
1990 7
1991 4
1992 9
1993 7
1994 9
1995 9
1996 16
1997 16
1998 16
1999 13
2000 11
2001 3
2002 12
2003 8
2004 3
2005 4
2006 12
2007 13
2008 12
2009 6
2010 4
2011 10
2012 3
2013 2
2014 1
2015 0
2016 7
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
Total 280
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Heiner Westphal 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 Heiner Westphal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 247–256 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 255 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63 255
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Heiner Westphal 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 Heiner Westphal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 108–109 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20 108
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Heiner Westphal is a researcher affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their scholarly work spans multiple fields, including Psychology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's research also covers several specialized subfields such as Social Psychology, Genetics, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Their main topics of work include Primate Behavior and Ecology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Westphal has contributed to the following recent publications:

  • Estimating realized relatedness in free-ranging macaques by inferring identity-by-descent segments, 2025, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Taking identity-by-descent analysis into the wild: Estimating realized relatedness in free-ranging macaques, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The researcher frequently publishes in venues such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Heiner Westphal collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Annika Freudiger
  • Vladimir Jovanović
  • Yilei Huang
  • Noah Snyder-Mackler
  • Donald F. Conrad

Best Publications

  • Cyclopia and defective axial patterning in mice lacking Sonic hedgehog gene function.

    Chin Chiang;Ying Litingtung;Eric Lee;Keith E. Young

  • Regulation of cell fate decision of undifferentiated spermatogonia by GDNF.

    Xiaojuan Meng;Maria Lindahl;Mervi E. Hyvönen;Martti Parvinen

  • Targeted disruption of the alpha isoform of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gene in mice results in abolishment of the pleiotropic effects of peroxisome proliferators.

    S S Lee;T Pineau;J Drago;E J Lee

  • Defects in enteric innervation and kidney development in mice lacking GDNF

    José G. Pichel;Liya Shen;Hui Z. Sheng;Ann-Charlotte Granholm

  • Efficient in vivo manipulation of mouse genomic sequences at the zygote stage

    Merja Lakso;Jose G. Pichel;James R. Gorman;Brian Sauer

  • The LIM‐only protein Lmo2 is a bridging molecule assembling an erythroid, DNA‐binding complex which includes the TAL1, E47, GATA‐1 and Ldb1/NLI proteins

    Isobel A. Wadman;Hirotaka Osada;Gerald G. Grütz;Alan D. Agulnick

  • Targeted oncogene activation by site-specific recombination in transgenic mice

    M Lakso;B Sauer;B Mosinger;E J Lee

  • Sonic hedgehog is essential to foregut development

    Ying Litingtung;Li Lei;Heiner Westphal;Chin Chiang

  • Early neonatal death in mice homozygous for a null allele of the insulin receptor gene

    Domenico Accili;John Drago;John Drago;Eric J. Lee;Mark D. Johnson;Mark D. Johnson

  • Dickkopf1 Is Required for Embryonic Head Induction and Limb Morphogenesis in the Mouse

    Mahua Mukhopadhyay;Svetlana Shtrom;Concepcion Rodriguez-Esteban;Lan Chen

  • Essential role for Sonic hedgehog during hair follicle morphogenesis.

    Chin Chiang;Ryan Z. Swan;Marina Grachtchouk;Matthew Bolinger

  • Lhx2, a LIM homeobox gene, is required for eye, forebrain, and definitive erythrocyte development.

    Forbes D. Porter;John Drago;Yang Xu;Surindar S. Cheema

  • Specification of Pituitary Cell Lineages by the LIM Homeobox Gene Lhx3

    Hui Z. Sheng;Alexander B. Zhadanov;Bedrich Mosinger;Tetsuya Fujii

  • Characterization of a mouse strain expressing Cre recombinase from the 3′ untranslated region of the dopamine transporter locus

    Cristina M. Bäckman;Nasir Malik;YaJun Zhang;Lufei Shan

  • Profound impairment in social recognition and reduction in anxiety-like behavior in vasopressin V1a receptor knockout mice.

    Isadora F Bielsky;Shuang-Bao Hu;Kathleen L Szegda;Heiner Westphal

  • Impaired host defense, hematopoiesis, granulomatous inflammation and type 1-type 2 cytokine balance in mice lacking CC chemokine receptor 1.

    Ji Liang Gao;Thomas A. Wynn;Yun Chang;Eric J. Lee

  • Variable and tissue-specific hormone resistance in heterotrimeric Gs protein α-subunit (Gsα) knockout mice is due to tissue-specific imprinting of the Gsα gene

    Shuhua Yu;Dawen Yu;Eric Lee;Michael Eckhaus

  • Functions of LIM-homeobox genes.

    Oliver Hobert;Heiner Westphal

  • LIM HOMEODOMAIN FACTORS LHX3 AND LHX4 ASSIGN SUBTYPE IDENTITIES FOR MOTOR NEURONS

    Kamal Sharma;Hui Z Sheng;Karen Lettieri;Hung Li

  • The LIM homeobox gene Lhx9 is essential for mouse gonad formation.

    Ohad S. Birk;Delane E. Casiano;Christopher A. Wassif;Tiziana Cogliati

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Grinberg
Alexander Grinberg National Institutes of Health
John Drago
John Drago University of Melbourne
Paul A. Overbeek
Paul A. Overbeek Baylor College of Medicine
Forbes D. Porter
Forbes D. Porter National Institutes of Health
Paul E. Love
Paul E. Love National Institutes of Health
Patrick P.L. Tam
Patrick P.L. Tam University of Sydney
Jacqueline N. Crawley
Jacqueline N. Crawley University of California, Davis
Igor B. Dawid
Igor B. Dawid National Institutes of Health
Richard L. Proia
Richard L. Proia National Institutes of Health
Marc L. Reitman
Marc L. Reitman National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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