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Hermann Koepsell

Hermann Koepsell

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
29079
World Ranking
2815
National Ranking
207

Hermann Koepsell 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 Hermann Koepsell sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 271 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hermann Koepsell 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 Hermann Koepsell sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hermann Koepsell is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany. Their main research fields include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions spanning 27 and 21 publications respectively.

The subfields of study where Koepsell has concentrated efforts include Molecular Biology, Surgery, Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, as well as Clinical Biochemistry. These areas reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work, which integrates molecular mechanisms with clinical insights.

Koepsell's research topics predominantly cover pancreatic function and diabetes, metabolism, diabetes and cancer, diabetes treatment and management, diet and metabolism studies, amino acid enzymes and metabolism, drug transport and resistance mechanisms, and advanced glycation end products research.

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Koepsell are:

  • Glucose transporters in brain in health and disease (2020, Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology)
  • Glucose transporters in the small intestine in health and disease (2020, Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology)
  • Update on drug-drug interaction at organic cation transporters: mechanisms, clinical impact, and proposal for advanced in vitro testing (2021, Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology)
  • General Overview of Organic Cation Transporters in Brain (2021, Handbook of experimental pharmacology)

Additional papers related to co-authors include topics such as osmotic diuresis by SGLT2 inhibition and vasopressin-induced water reabsorption maintaining body fluid volume, reflecting collaborations in wider physiological processes.

Frequent co-authors of Koepsell include:

  • Volker Vallon
  • Jie Zhang
  • J. C. M. Chan
  • Ximing Wang
  • Jacentha Buggs

Koepsell has published extensively in several respected venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
  • Kidney International
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Physiological Reports
  • Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology

This broad dissemination across journals focused on physiology, nephrology, and drug metabolism highlights the multidisciplinary scope of Koepsell's research activities.

Best Publications

  • Cloning and expression of a rat brain L-glutamate transporter.

    Gilia Pines;Niels C. Danbolt;Magnar Bjørås;Magnar Bjørås;Yumin Zhang

  • Polyspecific organic cation transporters: structure, function, physiological roles, and biopharmaceutical implications.

    Hermann Koepsell;Katrin Lips;Christopher Volk

  • Drug excretion mediated by a new prototype of polyspecific transporter

    Dirk Gründemann;Valentin Gorboulev;Stepan Gambaryan;Maike Veyhl

  • Cloning and Characterization of Two Human Polyspecific Organic Cation Transporters

    Valentin Gorboulev;Jochen C. Ulzheimer;Aida Akhoundova;Isabel Ulzheimer-Teuber

  • Na+-D-glucose Cotransporter SGLT1 is Pivotal for Intestinal Glucose-Absorption and Glucose-Dependent Incretin Secretion

    Valentin Gorboulev;Annette Schürmann;Volker Vallon;Helmut Kipp

  • The SLC22 drug transporter family.

    Hermann Koepsell;Hitoshi Endou

  • Cisplatin Nephrotoxicity Is Critically Mediated via the Human Organic Cation Transporter 2

    Giuliano Ciarimboli;Thomas Ludwig;Detlef Lang;Hermann Pavenstädt

  • SGLT2 Mediates Glucose Reabsorption in the Early Proximal Tubule

    Volker Vallon;Kenneth A. Platt;Robyn Cunard;Jana Schroth

  • Maintenance of serotonin in the intestinal mucosa and ganglia of mice that lack the high-affinity serotonin transporter: Abnormal intestinal motility and the expression of cation transporters.

    Jason J. Chen;Zhishan Li;Hui Pan;Dennis L. Murphy

  • SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin reduces renal growth and albuminuria in proportion to hyperglycemia and prevents glomerular hyperfiltration in diabetic Akita mice.

    Volker Vallon;Volker Vallon;Maria Gerasimova;Michael A. Rose;Takahiro Masuda;Takahiro Masuda

  • Organic cation transporter 2 mediates cisplatin-induced oto- and nephrotoxicity and is a target for protective interventions.

    Giuliano Ciarimboli;Dirk Deuster;Arne Knief;Michael Sperling

  • The SLC22 family with transporters of organic cations, anions and zwitterions.

    Hermann Koepsell

  • The Role of SGLT1 and GLUT2 in Intestinal Glucose Transport and Sensing

    Pia V. Röder;Kerstin E. Geillinger;Tamara S. Zietek;Bernard Thorens

  • Organic cation transporters.

    H. Koepsell;B. M. Schmitt;V. Gorboulev

  • ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORTERS IN INTESTINE, KIDNEY, LIVER, AND BRAIN

    H Koepsell

  • Expression of organic cation transporters OCT1 (SLC22A1) and OCT3 (SLC22A3) is affected by genetic factors and cholestasis in human liver.

    Anne T. Nies;Hermann Koepsell;Stefan Winter;Stefan Winter;Oliver Burk

  • Organic Cation Transporters (OCTs, MATEs), In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence for the Importance in Drug Therapy

    Anne T. Nies;Hermann Koepsell;Katja Damme;Katja Damme;Matthias Schwab

  • The Effects of Genetic Polymorphisms in the Organic Cation Transporters OCT1, OCT2, and OCT3 on the Renal Clearance of Metformin

    V. Mladen Tzvetkov;V. Stefan Vormfelde;Daniela Balen;Ingolf Meineke

  • Knockout of Na-glucose transporter SGLT2 attenuates hyperglycemia and glomerular hyperfiltration but not kidney growth or injury in diabetes mellitus

    Volker Vallon;Volker Vallon;Michael Rose;Maria Gerasimova;Joseph Satriano;Joseph Satriano

  • Glucose transporters in brain in health and disease

    Hermann Koepsell

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker Vallon
Volker Vallon University of California, San Diego
Marçal Pastor-Anglada
Marçal Pastor-Anglada University of Barcelona
Eberhard Schlatter
Eberhard Schlatter University of Münster
Javier Martinez-Picado
Javier Martinez-Picado University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Florian Lang
Florian Lang University of Tübingen
Matthias Schwab
Matthias Schwab University of Tübingen
Ernst Bamberg
Ernst Bamberg Max Planck Society
Jürgen Groll
Jürgen Groll University of Würzburg
Wolfgang Kummer
Wolfgang Kummer University of Giessen
Dietmar Geiger
Dietmar Geiger University of Würzburg

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