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Klaus-Armin Nave

Klaus-Armin Nave

Max Planck Society
Germany

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
129
Citations
60327
World Ranking
426
National Ranking
30

Medicine

D-Index
129
Citations
60310
World Ranking
2600
National Ranking
129

Neuroscience

D-Index
129
Citations
60316
World Ranking
292
National Ranking
22

Klaus-Armin Nave publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Klaus-Armin Nave sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 498 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Klaus-Armin Nave D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 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
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2014 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Klaus-Armin Nave is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has an extensive research profile focused on neuroscience and related biomedical fields. Their work spans multiple interconnected disciplines, reflecting a broad expertise in brain function and neurological disorders.

The main fields of study for Klaus-Armin Nave include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these areas, the scientist has contributed significantly to various subfields, notably:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology

Their research topics demonstrate a focus on understanding brain mechanisms and neurological diseases. Key topics include:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Hereditary Neurological Disorders
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Klaus-Armin Nave has published in several prominent scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Glia

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by this scientist cover topics related to neurodegenerative diseases, brain energy metabolism, and neuroinflammation. These include:

  • Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing, 2020, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • Myelin dysfunction drives amyloid-β deposition in models of Alzheimer's disease, 2023, Nature
  • Microglia facilitate repair of demyelinated lesions via post-squalene sterol synthesis, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer disease, 2024, Nature reviews. Immunology
  • Optimizing Nervous System-Specific Gene Targeting with Cre Driver Lines: Prevalence of Germline Recombination and Influencing Factors, 2020, Neuron

Collaboration has been an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Wiebke Möbius
  • Hannelore Ehrenreich
  • Hauke Werner
  • Torben Ruhwedel
  • Constanze Depp

Klaus-Armin Nave has been recognized by scientific organizations, receiving awards such as:

  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (2014) for work in Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine
  • Membership of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Multiple Sclerosis: An Immune or Neurodegenerative Disorder?

    Bruce D Trapp;Klaus Armin Nave

  • Glycolytic oligodendrocytes maintain myelin and long-term axonal integrity

    Ursula Fünfschilling;Lotti Marianna Supplie;Don Mahad;Don Mahad;Susann Boretius

  • Disruption of Cnp1 uncouples oligodendroglial functions in axonal support and myelination

    Corinna Lappe-Siefke;Sandra Goebbels;Michel Gravel;Eva Nicksch

  • Myelination and support of axonal integrity by glia

    Klaus-Armin Nave

  • Axonal neuregulin-1 regulates myelin sheath thickness

    Galin V. Michailov;Michael W. Sereda;Bastian G. Brinkmann;Tobias M. Fischer

  • Axonal swellings and degeneration in mice lacking the major proteolipid of myelin

    Ian Griffiths;Matthias Klugmann;Matthias Klugmann;Matthias Klugmann;Thomas Anderson;Thomas Anderson;Thomas Anderson;Donald Yool;Donald Yool;Donald Yool

  • The transcription factor Sox10 is a key regulator of peripheral glial development

    Stefan Britsch;Derk E. Goerich;Derk E. Goerich;Dieter Riethmacher;Reto I. Peirano;Reto I. Peirano

  • Myelination of the nervous system: mechanisms and functions

    Klaus-Armin Nave;Hauke B. Werner

  • Neurotransmitter-Triggered Transfer of Exosomes Mediates Oligodendrocyte–Neuron Communication

    Carsten Frühbeis;Dominik Fröhlich;Wen Ping Kuo;Jesa Amphornrat

  • New Horizons in Diabetic Neuropathy: Mechanisms, Bioenergetics, and Pain

    Eva L. Feldman;Klaus Armin Nave;Troels S. Jensen;David L.H. Bennett

  • High cholesterol level is essential for myelin membrane growth.

    Gesine Saher;Britta Brügger;Corinna Lappe-Siefke;Wiebke Möbius

  • Oligodendrocytes: Myelination and Axonal Support

    Mikael Simons;Klaus Armin Nave

  • Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing

    Stephen C. Cunnane;Eugenia Trushina;Cecilie Morland;Alessandro Prigione

  • The endocannabinoid system controls key epileptogenic circuits in the hippocampus.

    Krisztina Monory;Federico Massa;Federico Massa;Michaela Egertová;Matthias Eder

  • Axon-Glial Signaling and the Glial Support of Axon Function

    Klaus Armin Nave;Bruce D. Trapp

  • Myelination and the trophic support of long axons

    Klaus-Armin Nave

  • Neuregulin-ERBB Signaling in the Nervous System and Neuropsychiatric Diseases

    Lin Mei;Lin Mei;Klaus Armin Nave

  • Genetic targeting of principal neurons in neocortex and hippocampus of NEX-Cre mice

    Sandra Goebbels;Ingo Bormuth;Ulli Bode;Ola Hermanson

  • Oligodendroglial NMDA receptors regulate glucose import and axonal energy metabolism.

    Aiman S. Saab;Iva D. Tzvetavona;Andrea Trevisiol;Selva Baltan

  • Oligodendrocytes secrete exosomes containing major myelin and stress-protective proteins: Trophic support for axons?

    Eva-Maria Krämer-Albers;Niko Bretz;Stefan Tenzer;Christine Winterstein

  • Assembly of CNS Myelin in the Absence of Proteolipid Protein

    Matthias Klugmann;Markus H. Schwab;Anja Pühlhofer;Armin Schneider

Frequent Co-Authors

Wiebke Möbius
Wiebke Möbius Max Planck Society
Hannelore Ehrenreich
Hannelore Ehrenreich Central Institute of Mental Health
Sandra Goebbels
Sandra Goebbels Max Planck Society
Ian R. Griffiths
Ian R. Griffiths University of Glasgow
Ueli Suter
Ueli Suter École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Matthias Klugmann
Matthias Klugmann University of New South Wales
Rudolf Martini
Rudolf Martini University of Würzburg
Mikael Simons
Mikael Simons German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Jacqueline Trotter
Jacqueline Trotter Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Johannes Hirrlinger
Johannes Hirrlinger Leipzig University

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