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Kurt J. Isselbacher

Kurt J. Isselbacher

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
112
Citations
40095
World Ranking
5190
National Ranking
2806

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
112
Citations
39899
World Ranking
910
National Ranking
569

Kurt J. Isselbacher 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 Kurt J. Isselbacher sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 435 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kurt J. Isselbacher 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 Kurt J. Isselbacher 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: 112 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 1974 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1973 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Kurt J. Isselbacher was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spanned the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a total of five publications. Within these, the main subfields of study included Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Reproductive Medicine.

The research topics covered in their work involved multiple aspects of genetic and reproductive science, specifically:

  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Renal and related cancers

The scientist contributed to the academic literature with several papers published in notable venues. Recent publications included:

  • Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Preservation of Genetic Sex Identity in Estrogen-feminized Male Chicken Embryonic Gonads (2020) in Endocrinology
  • Production and Analysis of Human Primordial Germ Cell-Like Cells (2020) in Methods in molecular biology

Frequent co-authors who collaborated with the scientist were:

  • Keiko Shioda
  • Toshi Shioda
  • Junko Odajima
  • Misato Kobayashi
  • Mutsumi Kobayashi

Kurt J. Isselbacher was a member of several prestigious organizations during their career, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1974
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1973
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Isolation of circulating tumor cells using a microvortex-generating herringbone-chip

    Shannon L. Stott;Chia Hsien Hsu;Chia Hsien Hsu;Chia Hsien Hsu;Dina I. Tsukrov;Min Yu

  • Irreversible inhibitors of the EGF receptor may circumvent acquired resistance to gefitinib

    Eunice L. Kwak;Raffaella Sordella;Daphne W. Bell;Nadia Godin-Heymann

  • Heterozygous germ line hCHK2 mutations in Li-Fraumeni syndrome.

    Daphne W. Bell;Jennifer M. Varley;Tara E. Szydlo;Deborah H. Kang

  • Glucose transport in isolated brush border membrane from rat small intestine.

    Ulrich Hopfer;Kristine Nelson;Joseph Perrotto;Kurt J. Isselbacher

  • Epithelioid cell cultures from rat small intestine. Characterization by morphologic and immunologic criteria.

    A Quaroni;J Wands;R L Trelstad;K J Isselbacher

  • HEPATITIS B VIRUS DNA IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND NEGATIVE TESTS FOR HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN

    Christian Bréchot;Françoise Degos;Claire Lugassy;Valérie Thiers

  • Abnormal structure and expression of p53 gene in human hepatocellular carcinoma

    B Bressac;K M Galvin;T J Liang;K J Isselbacher

  • Rat intestinal microvillus membranes. Purification and biochemical characterization

    G. G. Forstner;S. M. Sabesin;K. J. Isselbacher

  • Germ-line BRCA1 mutations in Jewish and non-Jewish women with early-onset breast cancer.

    Michael G. FitzGerald;Deborah J. MacDonald;Michael Krainer;Ingrid Hoover

  • Isovaleric acidemia: a new genetic defect of leucine metabolism.

    K Tanaka;M A Budd;M L Efron;K J Isselbacher

  • Reversal of oncogenesis by the expression of a major histocompatibility complex class I gene

    Kenichi Tanaka;Kurt J. Isselbacher;George Khoury;Gilbert Jay

  • Heterozygous ATM mutations do not contribute to early onset of breast cancer.

    M G FitzGerald;J M Bean;S R Hegde;H Unsal

  • Uptake and Transport of Macromolecules by the Intestine

    W. Allan Walker;Kurt J. Isselbacher

  • Increased Uptake of Amino Acids and 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose by Virus-Transformed Cells in Culture

    K. J. Isselbacher

  • Expression of Fas ligand in liver metastases of human colonic adenocarcinomas

    Katsuya Shiraki;Naoki Tsuji;Toshi Shioda;Kurt J. Isselbacher

  • Increased expression of eukaryotic translation initiation factors eIF-4E and eIF-2 alpha in response to growth induction by c-myc

    Igor B. Rosenwald;David B. Rhoads;Lawrence D. Callanan;Kurt J. Isselbacher

  • STUDIES ON LIPID METABOLISM IN THE SMALL INTESTINE WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE ROLE OF BILE SALTS

    Anthony M. Dawson;Kurt J. Isselbacher

  • The pathogenesis of arthritis associated with viral hepatitis. Complement-component studies.

    Elliot Alpert;Kurt J. Isselbacher;Peter H. Schur

  • Congenital Galactosemia, a Single Enzymatic Block in Galactose Metabolism

    Kurt J. Isselbacher;Elizabeth P. Anderson;Kiyoshi Kurahashi;Herman M. Kalckar

  • Differential Contributions of BRCA1 and BRCA2 to Early-Onset Breast Cancer

    Michael Krainer;Sandra Silva-Arrieta;Michael G. FitzGerald;Akira Shimada

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack R. Wands
Jack R. Wands Brown University
Daniel A. Haber
Daniel A. Haber Harvard University
Daniel K. Podolsky
Daniel K. Podolsky The University of Texas at Dallas
W. Allan Walker
W. Allan Walker Harvard University
Andrea Quaroni
Andrea Quaroni Cornell University
Kurt J. Bloch
Kurt J. Bloch Harvard University
Jules L. Dienstag
Jules L. Dienstag Harvard University
Mehmet Ozturk
Mehmet Ozturk Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center
Lecia V. Sequist
Lecia V. Sequist Harvard University

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