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Ira Kurtz

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
10905
World Ranking
10456
National Ranking
4539

Ira Kurtz 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 Ira Kurtz sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 221 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ira Kurtz 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 Ira Kurtz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ira Kurtz is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. This scholarly work covers substantial aspects of molecular biology and nephrology, alongside areas such as artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, and medical imaging.

The main fields of study in their research include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Specific subfields of study are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Nephrology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

The primary topics covered in their work encompass:

  • Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Topic Modeling
  • Machine Learning in Healthcare
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Ira Kurtz include:

  • Liyo Kao
  • Hristina R. Zhekova
  • Alexander Pushkin
  • Rustam Azimov
  • Natalia Abuladze

Kurtz's publications have appeared repeatedly in respected journals and venues such as:

  • Biophysical Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Reports

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Ira Kurtz are:

  • Benchmarking Open-Source Large Language Models, GPT-4 and Claude 2 on Multiple-Choice Questions in Nephrology, 2024, NEJM AI
  • Phenotypic and functional characterization of corneal endothelial cells during in vitro expansion, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Cryo-EM structure of the sodium-driven chloride/bicarbonate exchanger NDCBE, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Host Genetic Background and Gut Microbiota Contribute to Differential Metabolic Responses to Fructose Consumption in Mice, 2020, Journal of Nutrition
  • Peroxidasin-mediated bromine enrichment of basement membranes, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Toxic Alcohol Ingestions: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management

    Jeffrey A. Kraut;Ira Kurtz

  • Molecular Cloning, Chromosomal Localization, Tissue Distribution, and Functional Expression of the Human Pancreatic Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter

    Natalia Abuladze;Ivan Lee;Debra Newman;James Hwang

  • Metabolic Acidosis of CKD: Diagnosis, Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment

    Jeffrey A. Kraut;Ira Kurtz

  • Cloning, Tissue Distribution, Genomic Organization, and Functional Characterization of NBC3, a New Member of the Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter Family*

    Alexander Pushkin;Natalia Abuladze;Ivan Lee;Debra Newman

  • Effect of diet on plasma acid-base composition in normal humans

    Ira Kurtz;Terry Maher;Henry N. Hulter;Morris Schambelan

  • SLC4 base (HCO3−, CO32−) transporters: classification, function, structure, genetic diseases, and knockout models

    Alexander Pushkin;Ira Kurtz

  • Effect of Pistachio Nuts on Serum Lipid Levels in Patients with Moderate Hypercholesterolemia

    Karen Edwards;Isidore Kwaw;Jose Matud;Ira Kurtz

  • Acid-base analysis : a critique of the Stewart and bicarbonate-centered approaches

    Ira Kurtz;Jeffrey Kraut;Vahram Ornekian;Minhtri K. Nguyen

  • H+/base transport in principal cells characterized by confocal fluorescence imaging.

    X. Wang;I. Kurtz

  • pH-induced microtubule-dependent redistribution of late endosomes in neuronal and epithelial cells

    Robert G. Parton;Carlos G. Dotti;Robert Bacallao;Ira Kurtz

  • Apical Na+/H+ antiporter and glycolysis-dependent H+-ATPase regulate intracellular pH in the rabbit S3 proximal tubule.

    Ira Kurtz

  • Molecular pathogenesis of Bartter’s and Gitelman’s syndromes

    Ira Kurtz

  • Regulation of pH During Amelogenesis

    Rodrigo S. Lacruz;Antonio Nanci;Ira Kurtz;J. Timothy Wright

  • Ab initio molecular dynamics study of carbon dioxide and bicarbonate hydration and the nucleophilic attack of hydroxide on CO2.

    Kevin Leung;Ida M B Nielsen;Ira Kurtz

  • Structural organization of the human NBC1 gene: kNBC1 is transcribed from an alternative promoter in intron 3.

    Natalia Abuladze;Mark Song;Alexander Pushkin;Debra Newman

  • Blindness and auditory impairment caused by loss of the sodium bicarbonate cotransporter NBC3.

    Dean Bok;Gary Galbraith;Ivan Lopez;Michael Woodruff

  • Functional characterization of NBC4: a new electrogenic sodium-bicarbonate cotransporter

    Pejvak Sassani;Alexander Pushkin;Eitan Gross;Eitan Gross;Alla Gomer

  • Immunolocalization of electrogenic sodium-bicarbonate cotransporters pNBC1 and kNBC1 in the rat eye.

    Dean Bok;Matthew J. Schibler;Alexander Pushkin;Pejvak Sassani

  • Cloning, characterization and chromosomal assignment of NBC4, a new member of the sodium bicarbonate cotransporter family.

    Alexander Pushkin;Natalia Abuladze;Debra Newman;Ivan Lee

  • Use of base in the treatment of Severe acidemic states

    Jeffrey A. Kraut;Ira Kurtz

Frequent Co-Authors

Debra K. Newman
Debra K. Newman Medical College of Wisconsin
Sergei Y. Noskov
Sergei Y. Noskov University of Calgary
Søren Nielsen
Søren Nielsen Aalborg University
Z. Hong Zhou
Z. Hong Zhou University of California, Los Angeles
Tae-Hwan Kwon
Tae-Hwan Kwon Kyungpook National University
Dean Bok
Dean Bok University of California, Los Angeles
Shmuel Muallem
Shmuel Muallem National Institutes of Health
Charles E. Smith
Charles E. Smith McGill University
Matteo Pellegrini
Matteo Pellegrini University of California, Los Angeles
Kym F. Faull
Kym F. Faull University of California, Los Angeles

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