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Kurt Benirschke 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 Kurt Benirschke sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 594 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kurt Benirschke 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 Kurt Benirschke sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kurt Benirschke is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a specific focus on Ecology. This specialization is reflected in their contributions to topics related to ecology, biodiversity studies, and wildlife ecology and conservation.

The main topics that characterize their research output include:

  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Within their subfield, Ecology, they have conducted studies that intertwine ecological principles with practical aspects of conservation, which is a critical area in environmental science.

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authorship with several researchers, indicating active participation in interdisciplinary and team-based research projects. These frequent co-authors are:

  • Krishna Prasad Acharya
  • Mauricio Antón
  • Saw Soe Aung
  • James Raul Garcia Ayala
  • Saket Badola

The absence of detailed publication venues or a list of papers suggests that their work may be spread across various journals or still emerging in impact. Nonetheless, their ongoing collaborations and focus areas contribute to their footprint in environmental science literature.

Best Publications

  • Errors of morphogenesis: concepts and terms. Recommendations of an international working group.

    J. Spranger;K. Benirschke;J.G. Hall;W. Lenz

  • Antenatal Origin of Neurologic Damage in Newborn Infants I. Preterm Infants

    R. Bejar;P. Wozniak;M. Allard;K. Benirschke

  • Prophylactic Treatment of Very Premature Infants with Human Surfactant

    T. Allen Merritt;T. Allen Merritt;Mikko Hallman;Mikko Hallman;Barry T. Bloom;Barry T. Bloom;Charles Berry;Charles Berry

  • Antenatal origin of neurologic damage in newborn infants. II. Multiple gestations

    R Bejar;G Vigliocco;H Gramajo;C Solana

  • Indian muntjac, Muntiacus muntjak: a deer with a low diploid chromosome number.

    Doris H. Wurster;Kurt Benirschke

  • Vascular Steal: The Pathogenetic Mechanism Producing Sirenomelia and Associated Defects of the Viscera and Soft Tissues

    Roger E. Stevenson;Kenneth Lyons Jones;Mary C. Phelan;Marilyn C. Jones

  • Severe generalized disease (encephalohepatomyocarditis) occurring in the newborn period and due to infection with Coxsackie virus, group B; evidence of intrauterine infection with this agent.

    Sidney Kibrick;Kurt Benirschke

  • Chromosome studies in the superfamily Bovoidea.

    D. H. Wurster;K. Benirschke

  • Primates: the road to self-sustaining populations

    K. Benirschke

  • Vascular pathogenesis of transverse limb reduction defects

    H. Eugene Hoyme;Kenneth L. Jones;Margot I. Van Allen;Brian S. Saunders

  • A primate subfamily of galectins expressed at the maternal–fetal interface that promote immune cell death

    Nandor Gabor Than;Roberto Romero;Morris Goodman;Amy Weckle

  • Neonatal deaths among infants of diabetic mothers. Postmortem findings in ninety-five infants.

    Shirley G. Driscoll;Kurt Benirschke;George W. Curtis

  • Comparative cytogenetic studies in the order carnivora

    D. H. Wurster;K. Benirschke

  • Intrauterine growth of twins as estimated from liveborn birth-weight data.

    Richard L. Naeye;Kurt Benirschke;Jack W. C. Hagstrom;Cyril C. Marcus

  • CONGENITAL SKIN DEFECTS AND FETUS PAPYRACEUS

    Frank L. Mannino;Kenneth Lyons Jones;Kurt Benirschke

  • Acute Aseptic Myocarditis and Meningoencephalitis in the Newborn Child Infected with Coxsackie Virus Group B, Type 3

    Sidney Kibrick;Kurt Benirschke

  • Immunofluorescent study of placental bed vessels in pre-eclampsia of pregnancy

    John L. Kitzmiller;John L. Kitzmiller;Kurt Benirschke;Kurt Benirschke

  • The umbilical cord twist: origin, direction, and relevance.

    Ronald V. Lacro;Kenneth L. Jones;Kurt Benirschke

  • Morbidity, mortality, and placental pathology in excessively long umbilical cords: retrospective study.

    Rebecca N. Baergen;Denise Malicki;Cynthia Behling;Kurt Benirschke

  • The association of maternal floor infarction of the placenta with adverse perinatal outcome

    Robert L. Andres;William Kuyper;Robert Resnik;Kathleen M. Piacquadio

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth L. Jones
Kenneth L. Jones University of California, San Diego
Derek E. Wildman
Derek E. Wildman University of South Florida
Eliezer Masliah
Eliezer Masliah National Institutes of Health
Graham J. Burton
Graham J. Burton University of Cambridge
Roberto Romero
Roberto Romero National Institutes of Health
Kenneth J. Ryan
Kenneth J. Ryan Harvard University
Frederick Naftolin
Frederick Naftolin New York University
Charles C. Berry
Charles C. Berry University of California, San Diego
Gerald J. Gleich
Gerald J. Gleich University of Utah
Morris Goodman
Morris Goodman Wayne State University

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