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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
102
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54062
World Ranking
1338
National Ranking
77

Henning Walczak 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 Henning Walczak sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 293 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Henning Walczak 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 Henning Walczak 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: 102 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Henning Walczak is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and focuses on research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including molecular biology, immunology, oncology, infectious diseases, and cancer research.

The scientist's research extensively addresses cell death mechanisms and regulation, interferon and immune responses, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, inflammasome and immune disorders, NF-κB signaling pathways, and COVID-19 clinical research studies.

Frequent coauthors involved in collaborative projects with Henning Walczak include:

  • Gianmaria Liccardi
  • Nieves Peltzer
  • Alessandro Annibaldi
  • Julia Saggau
  • Diego de Miguel

The scientist has published in numerous well-regarded scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Molecular Cell
  • EMBO Molecular Medicine

Recent published works by Henning Walczak comprise the following titles along with their year of publication and venue:

  • "Harnessing TRAIL-induced cell death for cancer therapy: a long walk with thrilling discoveries," 2022, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • "Cancer Cells Employ Nuclear Caspase-8 to Overcome the p53-Dependent G2/M Checkpoint through Cleavage of USP28," 2020, Molecular Cell
  • "Inhibition of ADAM17 impairs endothelial cell necroptosis and blocks metastasis," 2021, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "Death Receptors and Their Ligands in Inflammatory Disease and Cancer," 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
  • "Compound heterozygous variants in OTULIN are associated with fulminant atypical late-onset ORAS," 2022, EMBO Molecular Medicine

Best Publications

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Tumoricidal activity of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in vivo

    Henning Walczak;Robert E. Miller;Kiley Ariail;Brian Gliniak

  • Autocrine T-cell suicide mediated by APO-1/(Fas/CD95)

    Jens Dhein;Henning Walczak;Caroline Bäumler;Klaus-Michael Debatin

  • Regulated necrosis: the expanding network of non-apoptotic cell death pathways

    Tom Vanden Berghe;Andreas Linkermann;Sandrine Jouan-Lanhouet;Henning Walczak

  • Rethinking ovarian cancer: recommendations for improving outcomes

    Sebastian Vaughan;Jermaine I. Coward;Robert C. Bast;Andy Berchuck

  • TRAIL-R2: A NOVEL APOPTOSIS-MEDIATING RECEPTOR FOR TRAIL

    Henning Walczak;Mariapia A. Degli‐Esposti;Richard S. Johnson;Pam J. Smolak

  • Sensitization of T cells to CD95-mediated apoptosis by HIV-1 Tat and gp120.

    Michael O. Westendorp;Rainer Frank;Christina Ochsenbauer;Kirstin Stricker

  • Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015

    L. Galluzzi;J. M. Bravo-San Pedro;I. Vitale;S. A. Aaronson

  • Linear ubiquitination prevents inflammation and regulates immune signalling

    Bjã¶rn Gerlach;Stefanie M. Cordier;Anna C. Schmukle;Christoph H. Emmerich;Christoph H. Emmerich

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

    Imke Tiede;Gerhard Fritz;Susanne Strand;Daniela Poppe

  • FADD/MORT1 and Caspase-8 Are Recruited to TRAIL Receptors 1 and 2 and Are Essential for Apoptosis Mediated by TRAIL Receptor 2

    Martin R Sprick;Markus A Weigand;Markus A Weigand;Eva Rieser;Charles T Rauch

  • Involvement of the CD95 (APO-1/Fas) receptor and ligand in liver damage.

    Peter R. Galle;Walter J. Hofmann;Henning Walczak;Heinz Schaller

  • Drug-induced apoptosis in hepatoma cells is mediated by the CD95 (APO-1/Fas) receptor/ligand system and involves activation of wild-type p53.

    Martina Müller;Susanne Strand;Hubert Hug;Eva Maria Heinemann

  • The CD95 (APO-1/Fas) and the TRAIL (APO-2L) apoptosis systems.

    Henning Walczak;Peter H. Krammer

  • Cloning and characterization of TRAIL-R3, a novel member of the emerging TRAIL receptor family.

    Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti;Pamela J. Smolak;Henning Walczak;Jennifer Waugh

  • Recruitment of the Linear Ubiquitin Chain Assembly Complex Stabilizes the TNF-R1 Signaling Complex and Is Required for TNF-Mediated Gene Induction

    Tobias L. Haas;Christoph H. Emmerich;Christoph H. Emmerich;Bjã¶rn Gerlach;Bjã¶rn Gerlach;Anna C. Schmukle

  • Apoptosis in mesenchymal stromal cells induces in vivo recipient-mediated immunomodulation.

    Antonio Galleu;Yanira Riffo-Vasquez;Cristina Trento;Cara Lomas

  • TRAIL signalling: decisions between life and death.

    Christina Falschlehner;Christoph H. Emmerich;Björn Gerlach;Henning Walczak

  • Two independent pathways of regulated necrosis mediate ischemia–reperfusion injury

    Andreas Linkermann;Jan Hinrich Bräsen;Maurice Darding;Mi Kyung Jin

  • Cell nucleus and DNA fragmentation are not required for apoptosis

    Klaus Schulze-Osthoff;Henning Walczak;Wulf Dröge;Peter H. Krammer

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. Krammer
Peter H. Krammer German Cancer Research Center
Wolfgang Stremmel
Wolfgang Stremmel Heidelberg University
John Silke
John Silke Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Klaus-Michael Debatin
Klaus-Michael Debatin University of Ulm
Andreas Strasser
Andreas Strasser Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Marcus E. Peter
Marcus E. Peter Northwestern University
Martin Leverkus
Martin Leverkus RWTH Aachen University
Douglas R. Green
Douglas R. Green St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Simone Fulda
Simone Fulda Goethe University Frankfurt

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