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Kurt S. Zänker

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
10464
World Ranking
17093
National Ranking
1180

Kurt S. Zänker 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 S. Zänker sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 194 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kurt S. Zänker 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 S. Zänker sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kurt S. Zänker is affiliated with Witten/Herdecke University in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to infection control and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific areas of interest include Infection Control and Ventilation, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, COVID-19 pandemic impacts, Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies, and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

Recent papers published by Kurt S. Zänker include:

  • Face masks: benefits and risks during the COVID-19 crisis, 2020, European journal of medical research
  • The history and value of face masks, 2020, European journal of medical research
  • The role of passive immunization in the age of SARS-CoV-2: an update, 2020, European journal of medical research
  • Measures of infection prevention and incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 2020, Strahlentherapie und Onkologie
  • Comparison of hybrid clones derived from human breast epithelial cells and three different cancer cell lines regarding in vitro cancer stem/ initiating cell properties, 2020, BMC Cancer

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Christiane Matuschek
  • Johannes Fischer
  • Martijn van Griensven
  • Detlef Kindgen-Milles
  • Wolfram Trudo Knoefel

Publications are often found in the following venues:

  • European journal of medical research
  • Strahlentherapie und Onkologie
  • BMC Cancer
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Mediators of Inflammation

Best Publications

  • Antigen Presentation in Extracellular Matrix: Interactions of T Cells with Dendritic Cells Are Dynamic, Short Lived, and Sequential

    Matthias Gunzer;Matthias Gunzer;Angelika Schäfer;Stefan Borgmann;Stephan Grabbe

  • Beta-blocker drug therapy reduces secondary cancer formation in breast cancer and improves cancer specific survival.

    Desmond G. Powe;Melanie J. Voss;Kurt S. Zänker;Hany O. Habashy

  • Modulation of epidermal growth factor receptor gene transcription by a polymorphic dinucleotide repeat in intron 1.

    Frank Gebhardt;Kurt S. Zänker;Burkhard Brandt

  • Cell migration strategies in 3‐D extracellular matrix: Differences in morphology, cell matrix interactions, and integrin function

    Peter Friedl;Kurt S. Zänker;Eva B. Bröcker

  • Norepinephrine-induced migration of SW 480 colon carcinoma cells is inhibited by beta-blockers.

    Kai Masur;Bernd Niggemann;Kurt S. Zanker;Frank Entschladen

  • Migration of Highly Aggressive MV3 Melanoma Cells in 3-Dimensional Collagen Lattices Results in Local Matrix Reorganization and Shedding of α2 and β1 Integrins and CD44

    Peter Friedl;Peter Friedl;Kerstin Maaser;C. Eberhard Klein;Bernd Niggemann

  • HER2-Positive Circulating Tumor Cells Indicate Poor Clinical Outcome in Stage I to III Breast Cancer Patients

    Pia Wülfing;Julia Borchard;Horst Buerger;Stefan Heidl

  • Migration of Coordinated Cell Clusters in Mesenchymal and Epithelial Cancer Explants in Vitro

    Peter Friedl;Peter B. Noble;Paul A. Walton;Dale W. Laird

  • CD4+ T lymphocytes migrating in three‐dimensional collagen lattices lack focal adhesions and utilize β1 integrin‐independent strategies for polarization, interaction with collagen fibers and locomotion

    Peter Friedl;Frank Entschladen;Christoph Conrad;Bernd Niggemann

  • MCP-1 induces migration of adult neural stem cells.

    Darius Widera;Wolf Holtkamp;Frank Entschladen;Bernd Niggemann

  • S100 Family Members and Trypsinogens Are Predictors of Distant Metastasis and Survival in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Sven Diederichs;Etmar Bulk;Björn Steffen;Ping Ji

  • Face masks: benefits and risks during the COVID-19 crisis.

    Christiane Matuschek;Friedrich Moll;Heiner Fangerau;Johannes C. Fischer

  • Induction of cancer cell migration by epidermal growth factor is initiated by specific phosphorylation of tyrosine 1248 of c-erbB-2 receptor via EGFR

    Thomas Dittmar;Anja Husemann;Yvonne Schewe;Jerzy-Roch Nofer

  • Diabetogenic glucose and insulin concentrations modulate transcriptom and protein levels involved in tumour cell migration, adhesion and proliferation

    K Masur;C Vetter;A Hinz;N Tomas

  • Isolation of Prostate-derived Single Cells and Cell Clusters from Human Peripheral Blood

    Burkhard Brandt;Ralf Junker;Cord Griwatz;Stefan Heidl

  • Functional Hierarchy of Simultaneously Expressed Adhesion Receptors: Integrin α2β1 but Not CD44 Mediates MV3 Melanoma Cell Migration and Matrix Reorganization within Three-dimensional Hyaluronan-containing Collagen Matrices

    Kerstin Maaser;Katarina Wolf;C. Eberhard Klein;Bernd Niggemann

  • High PKC α and Low E-Cadherin Expression Contribute to High Migratory Activity of Colon Carcinoma Cells

    Kai Masur;Kerstin Lang;Bernd Niggemann;Kurt S. Zanker

  • Adhesion molecules and chemokines: the navigation system for circulating tumor (stem) cells to metastasize in an organ-specific manner.

    Thomas Dittmar;Christoph Heyder;Eva Gloria-Maercker;Wolfgang Hatzmann

  • Novel insights into the role of S100A8/A9 in skin biology

    Claus Kerkhoff;Andreas Voss;Thomas E. Scholzen;Michelle M. Averill

  • An immunological enrichment method for epithelial cells from peripheral blood

    C. Griwatz;B. Brandt;G. Assmann;K.S. Zänker

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Friedl
Peter Friedl Radboud University Medical Center
Gerd Assmann
Gerd Assmann University of Münster
Matthias Gunzer
Matthias Gunzer University of Duisburg-Essen
Eckhart Kämpgen
Eckhart Kämpgen University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Dieter Häussinger
Dieter Häussinger Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Eva-B. Bröcker
Eva-B. Bröcker University of Würzburg
Ian O. Ellis
Ian O. Ellis University of Nottingham
Christian Kaltschmidt
Christian Kaltschmidt Bielefeld University
Oliver Ullrich
Oliver Ullrich University of Zurich
Anne Lise Børresen-Dale
Anne Lise Børresen-Dale Oslo University Hospital

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