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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
19827
World Ranking
6583
National Ranking
471

Herbert Zimmermann publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 213 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Herbert Zimmermann 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 Herbert Zimmermann sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Herbert Zimmermann is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to the fields of physiology, molecular biology, epidemiology, pediatrics, and speech and hearing. Zimmermann's work extensively covers topics related to adenosine and purinergic signaling, neonatal health and biochemistry, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, inflammasome and immune disorders, and macrophage migration inhibitory factor.

Zimmermann has published multiple papers in notable scientific venues. Recent publications include:

  • History of ectonucleotidases and their role in purinergic signaling, 2020, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases and ecto-5'-nucleotidase in purinergic signaling: how the field developed and where we are now, 2020, Purinergic Signalling
  • 2-Substituted α,β-Methylene-ADP Derivatives: Potent Competitive Ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73) Inhibitors with Variable Binding Modes, 2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • In Memoriam Geoffrey Burnstock: Creator of Purinergic Signaling, 2020, Function
  • Fluorescent Probes for Ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73), 2020, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

The researcher frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Christa E. Müller, Christian Renn, Riham M. Idris, Norbert Sträter, and Maria P. Abbracchio. Their body of work is often published in journals such as Purinergic Signalling, Biochemical Pharmacology, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Function, and ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters.

Herbert Zimmermann is a member of Academia Europaea since 2009.

Best Publications

  • Extracellular metabolism of ATP and other nucleotides

    Herbert Zimmermann

  • 5'-Nucleotidase: molecular structure and functional aspects.

    H Zimmermann

  • Purinergic signalling in the nervous system: an overview

    Maria P. Abbracchio;Geoffrey Burnstock;Alexei Verkhratsky;Herbert Zimmermann

  • The E-NTPDase family of ectonucleotidases: Structure function relationships and pathophysiological significance

    Simon Christopher Robson;Jean Sévigny;Herbert Zimmermann

  • Signalling via ATP in the nervous system.

    Herbert Zimmermann

  • Ectonucleotidases: Some recent developments and a note on nomenclature

    Herbert Zimmermann

  • Targeted Disruption of cd73/Ecto-5′-Nucleotidase Alters Thromboregulation and Augments Vascular Inflammatory Response

    Patrycja Koszalka;Burcin Özüyaman;Yuqing Huo;Alma Zernecke

  • Ecto-nucleotidases--molecular structures, catalytic properties, and functional roles in the nervous system.

    Herbert Zimmermann;Norbert Braun

  • Ectonucleotidases in the nervous system.

    Herbert Zimmermann

  • Two novel families of ectonucleotidases: molecular structures, catalytic properties and a search for function.

    Herbert Zimmermann

  • Differential catalytic properties and vascular topography of murine nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 1 (NTPDase1) and NTPDase2 have implications for thromboregulation

    Jean Sévigny;Christian Sundberg;Norbert Braun;Olaf Guckelberger

  • Extracellular nucleotide signaling in adult neural stem cells: synergism with growth factor-mediated cellular proliferation

    Santosh K Mishra;Norbert Braun;Varsha Shukla;Marc Füllgrabe

  • Nucleotide signaling in nervous system development

    Herbert Zimmermann

  • EXTRACELLULAR PURINE METABOLISM

    H. Zimmermann

  • Functional characterization of rat ecto-ATPase and ecto-ATP diphosphohydrolase after heterologous expression in CHO cells.

    Petra Heine;Norbert Braun;Alev Heilbronn;Herbert Zimmermann

  • New insights into molecular structure and function of ectonucleotidases in the nervous system

    H Zimmermann;N Braun;B Kegel;P Heine

  • Upregulation of the Enzyme Chain Hydrolyzing Extracellular ATP after Transient Forebrain Ischemia in the Rat

    Norbert Braun;Yuan Zhu;Josef Krieglstein;Carsten Culmsee

  • A plethora of presynaptic proteins associated with ATP-storing organelles in cultured astrocytes.

    Vera Maienschein;Markus Marxen;Walter Volknandt;Herbert Zimmermann

  • Distribution of ectonucleotidases in the rodent brain revisited.

    David Langer;Klaus Hammer;Patrycja Koszalka;Jürgen Schrader

  • Polyoxometalates--a new class of potent ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase (NTPDase) inhibitors.

    Christa E. Müller;Jamshed Iqbal;Younis Baqi;Herbert Zimmermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Christa E. Müller
Christa E. Müller University of Bonn
Simon C. Robson
Simon C. Robson Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jean Sévigny
Jean Sévigny Université Laval
Maria P. Abbracchio
Maria P. Abbracchio University of Milan
Kenneth A. Jacobson
Kenneth A. Jacobson National Institutes of Health
Alexei Verkhratsky
Alexei Verkhratsky University of Manchester
Geoffrey Burnstock
Geoffrey Burnstock University College London
Miguel Díaz-Hernández
Miguel Díaz-Hernández Complutense University of Madrid
María Teresa Miras-Portugal
María Teresa Miras-Portugal Complutense University of Madrid
Horst-Werner Korf
Horst-Werner Korf Goethe University Frankfurt

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