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Konrad Beyreuther

Konrad Beyreuther

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
129
Citations
79661
World Ranking
413
National Ranking
28

Konrad Beyreuther publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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 Konrad Beyreuther sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 588 publications — 97th percentile

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

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

Konrad Beyreuther 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 Konrad Beyreuther sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
  • 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)
  • 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

  • Amyloid plaque core protein in Alzheimer disease and Down syndrome

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

  • 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

  • Rapid induction of Alzheimer A beta amyloid formation by zinc.

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

  • 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

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

    Andreas Weidemann;Gerhard König;Dirk Bunke;Peter Fischer

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

    Baden Rumble;Robert Retallack;Caroline Hilbich;Gail Simms

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

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

  • Gene structure and extracellular secretion of Neisseria gonorrhoeae IgA protease

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin L. Masters
Colin L. Masters University of Melbourne
Gerd Multhaup
Gerd Multhaup McGill University
Roberto Cappai
Roberto Cappai University of Melbourne
Ashley I. Bush
Ashley I. Bush Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
David H. Small
David H. Small University of Tasmania
Tobias Hartmann
Tobias Hartmann Saarland University
Genevieve Evin
Genevieve Evin University of Melbourne
Catriona McLean
Catriona McLean The Alfred Hospital
Anthony R. White
Anthony R. White QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Thomas A. Bayer
Thomas A. Bayer University of Göttingen

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