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39846
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8240
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473

Kerstin Amann publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kerstin Amann sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 706 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Kerstin Amann D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kerstin Amann sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kerstin Amann is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in several subfields including Nephrology, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Immunology.

The main topics covered by Amann's scientific work include:

  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
  • Renal and related cancers

Amann's research has been published in various academic venues, with a frequent presence in:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Journal of Hypertension
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Der Pathologe
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Notable recent papers authored by Amann include:

  • "Vascular occlusion by neutrophil extracellular traps in COVID-19" (2020), published in EBioMedicine
  • "Dysfunction of the key ferroptosis-surveilling systems hypersensitizes mice to tubular necrosis during acute kidney injury" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Complement Activation in Kidneys of Patients With COVID-19" (2021), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "First report from the German COVID-19 autopsy registry" (2022), published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • "Consensus definitions for glomerular lesions by light and electron microscopy: recommendations from a working group of the Renal Pathology Society" (2020), published in Kidney International

Throughout their career, Amann has collaborated extensively with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Mario Schiffer
  • Christoph Daniel
  • Roland Veelken
  • Kristina Rodionova
  • Tilmann Ditting

Best Publications

  • Pathologic Classification of Diabetic Nephropathy

    Thijs W. Cohen Tervaert;Antien L. Mooyaart;Kerstin Amann;Arthur H. Cohen

  • Impairment of neutrophil extracellular trap degradation is associated with lupus nephritis

    Abdul Hakkim;Barbara G. Fürnrohr;Kerstin Amann;Britta Laube

  • Nephron number in patients with primary hypertension.

    Gunhild Keller;Gisela Zimmer;Gerhard Mall;Eberhard Ritz

  • Caspase-8 regulates TNF-α-induced epithelial necroptosis and terminal ileitis

    Claudia Günther;Eva Martini;Nadine Wittkopf;Kerstin Amann

  • Morphology of coronary atherosclerotic lesions in patients with end-stage renal failure

    Ute Schwarz;Moriz Buzello;Eberhard Ritz;Günter Stein

  • The proteasome inhibitor bortezomib depletes plasma cells and protects mice with lupus-like disease from nephritis.

    Kirsten Neubert;Silke Meister;Katrin Moser;Florian Weisel

  • Vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease.

    William G Goodman;Gerard London;Kerstin Amann;Geoffrey A Block

  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Coronary Artery Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.

    Mark J. Sarnak;Kerstin Amann;Sripal Bangalore;João L. Cavalcante

  • Media Calcification and Intima Calcification Are Distinct Entities in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Kerstin Amann

  • Myocyte/capillary mismatch in the heart of uremic patients.

    Kerstin Amann;Michael Breitbach;Eberhard Ritz;Gerhard Mall

  • Vascular occlusion by neutrophil extracellular traps in COVID-19.

    Moritz Leppkes;Jasmin Knopf;Elisabeth Naschberger;Aylin Lindemann

  • Alterations of β-adrenergic signaling and cardiac hypertrophy in transgenic mice overexpressing TGF-β1

    Stephan Rosenkranz;Markus Flesch;Kerstin Amann;Claudia Haeuseler

  • Regulatory Role of G Protein–Coupled Estrogen Receptor for Vascular Function and Obesity

    Elvira Haas;Indranil Bhattacharya;Eugen Brailoiu;Marlen Damjanović

  • Preconditional activation of hypoxia-inducible factors ameliorates ischemic acute renal failure.

    Wanja M. Bernhardt;Valentina Câmpean;Sarah Kany;Jan-Steffen Jürgensen

  • Nephron Number, Hypertension, Renal Disease, and Renal Failure

    Wendy E Hoy;Michael D Hughson;John Frederick Bertram;Rebecca Nicole Douglas-Denton

  • A role of parathyroid hormone for the activation of cardiac fibroblasts in uremia.

    K Amann;E Ritz;G Wiest;G Klaus

  • Emergence of dendritic cells in rupture-prone regions of vulnerable carotid plaques.

    Atilla Yilmaz;Marlene Lochno;Friedemann Traeg;Iwona Cicha

  • Effect of 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3 on glomerulosclerosis in subtotally nephrectomized rats

    Ute Schwarz;Kerstin Amann;Stephan R. Orth;Aureliza Simonaviciene

  • 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 decreases podocyte loss and podocyte hypertrophy in the subtotally nephrectomized rat

    Alexander Kuhlmann;Christian S. Haas;Marie-Luise Gross;Udo Reulbach

  • The lysyl oxidases LOX and LOXL2 are necessary and sufficient to repress E-cadherin in hypoxia: insights into cellular transformation processes mediated by HIF-1.

    Ruth E. Schietke;Christina Warnecke;Ingrid Wacker;Johannes Schodel

Frequent Co-Authors

Eberhard Ritz
Eberhard Ritz Heidelberg University
Kai-Uwe Eckardt
Kai-Uwe Eckardt Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Roland E. Schmieder
Roland E. Schmieder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Wolfgang Rascher
Wolfgang Rascher University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Franz Rödel
Franz Rödel Goethe University Frankfurt
Florian Lang
Florian Lang University of Tübingen
Markus F. Neurath
Markus F. Neurath University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Martin Herrmann
Martin Herrmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Thomas H. Winkler
Thomas H. Winkler University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
André Reis
André Reis University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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