2026 Ira Kurtz: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	63	10459	9655	4540	4080	221	10905

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Current World Ranking

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Biology and Biochemistry

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9655

4540

4080

221

10905

Biology and Biochemistry

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Citations

10905

World Ranking

10459

National Ranking

4540

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

472
Citations
Molecular Cloning, Chromosomal Localization, Tissue Distribution, and Functional Expression of the Human Pancreatic Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter

Natalia Abuladze;Ivan Lee;Debra Newman;James Hwang

386
Citations
Metabolic Acidosis of CKD: Diagnosis, Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment

Jeffrey A. Kraut;Ira Kurtz

379
Citations
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

281
Citations
Effect of diet on plasma acid-base composition in normal humans

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

269
Citations
SLC4 base (HCO3−, CO32−) transporters: classification, function, structure, genetic diseases, and knockout models

Alexander Pushkin;Ira Kurtz

228
Citations
Effect of Pistachio Nuts on Serum Lipid Levels in Patients with Moderate Hypercholesterolemia

Karen Edwards;Isidore Kwaw;Jose Matud;Ira Kurtz

195
Citations
Acid-base analysis : a critique of the Stewart and bicarbonate-centered approaches

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

179
Citations
H+/base transport in principal cells characterized by confocal fluorescence imaging.

X. Wang;I. Kurtz

177
Citations
pH-induced microtubule-dependent redistribution of late endosomes in neuronal and epithelial cells

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

157
Citations
Apical Na+/H+ antiporter and glycolysis-dependent H+-ATPase regulate intracellular pH in the rabbit S3 proximal tubule.

Ira Kurtz

148
Citations
Molecular pathogenesis of Bartter’s and Gitelman’s syndromes

Ira Kurtz

148
Citations
Regulation of pH During Amelogenesis

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

144
Citations
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

137
Citations
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

135
Citations
Blindness and auditory impairment caused by loss of the sodium bicarbonate cotransporter NBC3.

Dean Bok;Gary Galbraith;Ivan Lopez;Michael Woodruff

134
Citations
Functional characterization of NBC4: a new electrogenic sodium-bicarbonate cotransporter

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

134
Citations
Immunolocalization of electrogenic sodium-bicarbonate cotransporters pNBC1 and kNBC1 in the rat eye.

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

131
Citations
Cloning, characterization and chromosomal assignment of NBC4, a new member of the sodium bicarbonate cotransporter family.

Alexander Pushkin;Natalia Abuladze;Debra Newman;Ivan Lee

130
Citations
Use of base in the treatment of Severe acidemic states

Jeffrey A. Kraut;Ira Kurtz

129
Citations