2026 Konrad Beyreuther: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	129	413	371	28	25	588	79661

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
1992 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Neurosciences
1990 - Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association
1990 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease
1990 - Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology
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

Konrad Beyreuther is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has a publication record primarily in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with particular focus on Dementia and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments. Their work spans molecular biology, physiology, neurology, psychiatry and mental health, nephrology, and the related subfields.

The scientist's research topics notably include:

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
S100 Proteins and Annexins
Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Konrad Beyreuther has frequently published in the following venues:

Alzheimer s & Dementia
Alzheimer s Research & Therapy
Frontiers in Genetics
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
JAMA Network Open

Recent papers by this researcher include:

Association of plasma biomarkers, p-tau181, glial fibrillary acidic protein, and neurofilament light, with intermediate and long-term clinical Alzheimer's disease risk: Results from a prospective cohort followed over 17 years, 2022, Alzheimer s & Dementia
Association of Kidney Function With Development of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias and Dementia-Related Blood Biomarkers, 2023, JAMA Network Open
Association of the inflammation-related proteome with dementia development at older age: results from a large, prospective, population-based cohort study, 2022, Alzheimer s Research & Therapy
Alzheimer's polygenic risk scores, APOE, Alzheimer's disease risk, and dementia-related blood biomarker levels in a population-based cohort study followed over 17 years, 2023, Alzheimer s Research & Therapy
Long-term low-dose acetylsalicylic use shows protective potential for the development of both vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease in patients with coronary heart disease but not in other individuals from the general population: results from two large cohort studies, 2022, Alzheimer s Research & Therapy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Konrad Beyreuther include:

Hannah Stocker
Hermann Brenner
Kira Trares
Ben Schöttker
Laura Perna

Awards received by Konrad Beyreuther include:

German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (1992) for Neurosciences
Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association (1990)
Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology (1990)
Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease (1990)
Membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

The precursor of Alzheimer's disease amyloid A4 protein resembles a cell-surface receptor

Jie Kang;H.-G. Lemaire;A. Unterbeck;J. M. Salbaum

6153
Citations
Amyloid plaque core protein in Alzheimer disease and Down syndrome

Colin L. Masters;Gail Simms;Nicola A. Weinman;Gerd Multhaup

5910
Citations
Soluble pool of Abeta amyloid as a determinant of severity of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease.

Catriona A. McLean;Robert A. Cherny;Fiona W. Fraser;Stephanie J. Fuller

2457
Citations
Rapid induction of Alzheimer A beta amyloid formation by zinc.

Ashley I. Bush;Warren H. Pettingell;Gerd Multhaup;Marc D. Paradis

1932
Citations
Treatment with a Copper-Zinc Chelator Markedly and Rapidly Inhibits β-Amyloid Accumulation in Alzheimer's Disease Transgenic Mice

Robert A Cherny;Craig S Atwood;Michel E Xilinas;Danielle N Gray

1877
Citations
Identification, biogenesis, and localization of precursors of Alzheimer's disease A4 amyloid protein

Andreas Weidemann;Gerhard König;Dirk Bunke;Peter Fischer

1583
Citations
Cholesterol depletion inhibits the generation of beta-amyloid in hippocampal neurons.

Mikael Simons;Patrick Keller;Bart De Strooper;Konrad Beyreuther

1553
Citations
Simvastatin strongly reduces levels of Alzheimer's disease β-amyloid peptides Aβ42 and Aβ40 in vitro and in vivo

K. Fassbender;M. Simons;C. Bergmann;M. Stroick

1497
Citations
Neuronal origin of a cerebral amyloid: neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimer's disease contain the same protein as the amyloid of plaque cores and blood vessels.

C L Masters;G Multhaup;G Simms;J Pottgiesser

1338
Citations
Evidence that beta-amyloid protein in Alzheimer's disease is not derived by normal processing.

S. S. Sisodia;E. H. Koo;K. Beyreuther;A. Unterbeck

1333
Citations
Metal-Protein Attenuation With Iodochlorhydroxyquin (Clioquinol) Targeting Aβ Amyloid Deposition and Toxicity in Alzheimer Disease: A Pilot Phase 2 Clinical Trial

Craig W Ritchie;Ashley I Bush;Andrew J Mackinnon;Steve Macfarlane

1230
Citations
The Amyloid Precursor Protein of Alzheimer's Disease in the Reduction of Copper(II) to Copper(I)

Gerd Multhaup;Andrea Schlicksupp;Lars Hesse;Dirk Beher

983
Citations
Distinct sites of intracellular production for Alzheimer's disease A beta40/42 amyloid peptides.

Tobias Hartmann;Sophie C. Bieger;Babara Brühl;Pentti J. Tienari

959
Citations
Precursor of amyloid protein in Alzheimer disease undergoes fast anterograde axonal transport.

Edward H. Koo;Sangram S. Sisodia;David R. Archer;Lee J. Martin

939
Citations
The strychnine-binding subunit of the glycine receptor shows homology with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

Gabriele Grenningloh;Axel Rienitz;Bertram Schmitt;Christoph Methfessel;Christoph Methfessel

930
Citations
Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid-β Binds Copper and Zinc to Generate an Allosterically Ordered Membrane-penetrating Structure Containing Superoxide Dismutase-like Subunits

Cyril C. Curtain;Feda Ali;Irene Volitakis;Robert A. Cherny

842
Citations
Amyloid A4 protein and its precursor in Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.

Baden Rumble;Robert Retallack;Caroline Hilbich;Gail Simms

809
Citations
Aggregation and secondary structure of synthetic amyloid βA4 peptides of Alzheimer's disease

Caroline Hilbich;Brigitte Kisters-Woike;Jennifer Reed;Colin L. Masters

804
Citations
Gene structure and extracellular secretion of Neisseria gonorrhoeae IgA protease

Johannes Pohlner;Roman Halter;Konrad Beyreuther;Thomas F. Meyer

800
Citations
What the evolution of the amyloid protein precursor supergene family tells us about its function.

E.J Coulson;K Paliga;K Beyreuther;C.L Masters

776
Citations