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 Kai Simons sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 449 publications — 93rd percentile
93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 Kai Simons sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 170 D-Index — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Kai Simons is affiliated with Lipotype in Germany and has a research focus centered on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans 53 publications in these fields along with 46 in medicine. Their subfields of study include molecular biology, genetics, surgery, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and physiology.
The scientist's research topics cover several interconnected areas, including metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, genetic associations and epidemiology, lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, lipid metabolism and disorders, pancreatic function and diabetes, diabetes and associated disorders, and diabetes, cardiovascular risks, and lipoproteins.
Frequent publication venues where Kai Simons has contributed include:
Co-authorship is an important aspect of their research activity. Frequent collaborators include:
Kai Simons has contributed to a selection of recent papers, including:
Over the course of their career, Kai Simons has been recognized with several awards and memberships in scientific organizations:
The scope and interdisciplinary nature of Kai Simons's research intersect key areas of molecular biology and medicine, with particular insights into lipid biology and metabolic diseases.
Kai Simons;Elina Ikonen
Kai Simons;Derek Toomre
Daniel Lingwood;Kai Simons
Ari Helenius;Kai Simons
Kai Simons;Winchil L.C. Vaz
Robert G. Parton;Kai Simons
K. Simons;G. van Meer
Cecilia Bucci;Robert G. Parton;Ian H. Mather;Henk Stunnenberg
Kai Simons;Elina Ikonen
Mikael Simons;Patrick Keller;Bart De Strooper;Konrad Beyreuther
Gareth Griffiths;Kai Simons
Thomas Harder;Peter Scheiffele;Paul Verkade;Kai Simons
Philippe Chavrier;Robert G. Parton;Hans Peter Hauri;Kai Simons
Lawrence Rajendran;Masanori Honsho;Tobias R. Zahn;Patrick Keller
Kai Simons;Robert Ehehalt
Robert Ehehalt;Patrick Keller;Christian Haass;Christoph Thiele
Kai Simons;Mathias J. Gerl
A. Pralle;P. Keller;Ernst-Ludwig Florin;K. Simons
Kai Simons;Julio L. Sampaio
C. Bucci;R.G. Parton;I.H. Mather;H. Stunnenberg
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