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Jan G. Hengstler

Jan G. Hengstler

TU Dortmund University
Germany

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
102
Citations
37940
World Ranking
1366
National Ranking
86

Medicine

D-Index
104
Citations
38843
World Ranking
7067
National Ranking
396

Jan G. Hengstler publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 954 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan G. Hengstler 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 Jan G. Hengstler sits on this spectrum.

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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 Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Jan G. Hengstler is affiliated with TU Dortmund University in Germany, contributing extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research portfolio comprises 288 publications in medicine and 148 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant focus on subfields such as molecular biology (78 publications), epidemiology (64), hepatology (51), oncology (49), and surgery (46).

Their work centers around main topics including liver disease diagnosis and treatment, liver physiology and pathology, drug transport and resistance mechanisms, carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, pediatric hepatobiliary diseases and treatments, and drug-induced hepatotoxicity and protection.

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Hengstler include:

  • "Toxicity of fluoride: critical evaluation of evidence for human developmental neurotoxicity in epidemiological studies, animal experiments and in vitro analyses" (2020, Archives of Toxicology)
  • "Hepatocyte-specific NRF2 activation controls fibrogenesis and carcinogenesis in steatohepatitis" (2020, Journal of Hepatology)
  • "Unmasking selective path integration deficits in Alzheimer's disease risk carriers" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Sublethal necroptosis signaling promotes inflammation and liver cancer" (2023, Immunity)
  • "Gut microbiota depletion exacerbates cholestatic liver injury via loss of FXR signalling" (2021, Nature Metabolism)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hengstler include Ahmed Ghallab with 74 joint publications, Karolina Edlund (45), Jörg Rahnenführer (44), Reham Hassan (36), and Jörg Reinders (32).

Their research has been published regularly in venues such as Archives of Toxicology, Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie, Journal of Hepatology, Hepatology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). The publication counts in these outlets are 52, 28, 24, 10, and 9 respectively.

Best Publications

  • Recent advances in 2D and 3D in vitro systems using primary hepatocytes, alternative hepatocyte sources and non-parenchymal liver cells and their use in investigating mechanisms of hepatotoxicity, cell signaling and ADME.

    Patricio Godoy;Nicola J. Hewitt;Ute Albrecht;Melvin E. Andersen

  • The humoral immune system has a key prognostic impact in node-negative breast cancer.

    Marcus Schmidt;Daniel Böhm;Christian von Törne;Eric Steiner

  • Primary Hepatocytes: Current Understanding of the Regulation of Metabolic Enzymes and Transporter Proteins, and Pharmaceutical Practice for the Use of Hepatocytes in Metabolism, Enzyme Induction, Transporter, Clearance, and Hepatotoxicity Studies

    Nicola J. Hewitt;Maria Jose Gomez Lechon;J. Brian Houston;David Hallifax

  • Molecular Modes of Action of Artesunate in Tumor Cell Lines

    Thomas Efferth;Axel Sauerbrey;Armin Olbrich;Erich Gebhart

  • Staging small cell lung cancer: Veterans Administration Lung Study Group versus International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer—what limits limited disease?

    Patrick Micke;Andreas Faldum;Tsegay Metz;Kai-Michael Beeh

  • A multi-stage genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies multiple susceptibility loci

    Nathaniel Rothman;Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Nilanjan Chatterjee;Nuria Malats

  • Hepatocyte differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells from human adipose tissue in vitro promotes hepatic integration in vivo

    H Aurich;M Sgodda;P Kaltwasser;M Vetter

  • A multiplex polymerase chain reaction protocol for the simultaneous analysis of the glutathione S-transferase GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms.

    Michael Arand;Roland Mühlbauer;Jan Hengstler;Elke Jäger

  • Functional integration of hepatocytes derived from human mesenchymal stem cells into mouse livers

    Ines Aurich;Lutz P Mueller;Hendryk Aurich;Jana Luetzkendorf

  • Reconfigurable microfluidic hanging drop network for multi-tissue interaction and analysis

    Olivier Frey;Patrick M. Misun;David A. Fluri;Jan G. Hengstler

  • Rab5 is necessary for the biogenesis of the endolysosomal system in vivo

    Anja Zeigerer;Jerome Gilleron;Roman L. Bogorad;Giovanni Marsico

  • Prediction and validation of cell alignment along microvessels as order principle to restore tissue architecture in liver regeneration.

    Stefan Hoehme;Marc Brulport;Alexander Bauer;Essam Bedawy

  • Critical evaluation of key evidence on the human health hazards of exposure to bisphenol A

    J. G. Hengstler;H. Foth;T. Gebel;P.-J. Kramer

  • Alternative methods to safety studies in experimental animals: role in the risk assessment of chemicals under the new European Chemicals Legislation (REACH)

    W. Lilienblum;W. Dekant;H. Foth;T. Gebel

  • Adverse outcome pathways: opportunities, limitations and open questions.

    Marcel Leist;Ahmed Ghallab;Ahmed Ghallab;Rabea Graepel;Rosemarie Marchan

  • Cryopreserved primary hepatocytes as a constantly available in vitro model for the evaluation of human and animal drug metabolism and enzyme induction.

    Jan G. Hengstler;D. Utesch;P. Steinberg;K. L. Platt

  • Occupational exposure to heavy metals: DNA damage induction and DNA repair inhibition prove co-exposures to cadmium, cobalt and lead as more dangerous than hitherto expected

    Jan G. Hengstler;Ulrich Bolm-Audorff;Andreas Faldum;Kai Janssen

  • Biomarker discovery in non-small cell lung cancer: integrating gene expression profiling, meta-analysis and tissue microarray validation

    Johan Botling;Karolina Edlund;Miriam Lohr;Birte Hellwig

  • New hepatocyte in vitro systems for drug metabolism: metabolic capacity and recommendations for application in basic research and drug development, standard operation procedures.

    Rolf Gebhardt;Jan G Hengstler;Dieter Müller;Reinhild Glöckner

  • Polymorphisms of N-acetyltransferases, glutathione S-transferases, microsomal epoxide hydrolase and sulfotransferases: influence on cancer susceptibility.

    J. G. Hengstler;M. Arand;M. E. Herrero;F. Oesch

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz Oesch
Franz Oesch Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Agapios Sachinidis
Agapios Sachinidis University of Cologne
Marcel Leist
Marcel Leist University of Konstanz
Rolf Gebhardt
Rolf Gebhardt Leipzig University
Olavi Pelkonen
Olavi Pelkonen University of Oulu
Andreas K. Nussler
Andreas K. Nussler University of Tübingen
Ute Hofmann
Ute Hofmann University of Tübingen
Jürgen Hescheler
Jürgen Hescheler University of Cologne
Michael Arand
Michael Arand University of Zurich
Michael Falkenstein
Michael Falkenstein TU Dortmund University

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