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3002
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Kurt von Figura 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 von Figura sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 256 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kurt von Figura 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 von Figura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kurt von Figura is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine, with particular attention to Surgery and Physiology as subfields.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Diet and metabolism studies

They have published academic papers in recognized venues, including the British Journal of Surgery.

One of their recent papers is titled 271 Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Metabolic and Hormonal Balance: A 10-Year Retrospective Study, published in 2024 in the British Journal of Surgery.

The list of frequent co-authors working alongside Kurt von Figura includes:

  • Lina Z. Alsaket
  • H Bentley Ribot
  • Austin Thomas
  • Amir Sufi
  • Serigne Lo

Best Publications

  • Deficiency of presenilin-1 inhibits the normal cleavage of amyloid precursor protein

    Bart De Strooper;Paul Saftig;Paul Saftig;Katleen Craessaerts;Hugo Vanderstichele

  • Accumulation of autophagic vacuoles and cardiomyopathy in LAMP-2-deficient mice

    Yoshitaka Tanaka;Yoshitaka Tanaka;Gundula Guhde;Anke Suter;Eeva Liisa Eskelinen;Eeva Liisa Eskelinen;Eeva Liisa Eskelinen

  • The disintegrin/metalloprotease ADAM 10 is essential for Notch signalling but not for alpha-secretase activity in fibroblasts.

    Dieter Hartmann;Bart De Strooper;Lutgarde Serneels;Kathleen Craessaerts

  • μ1A‐adaptin‐deficient mice: lethality, loss of AP‐1 binding and rerouting of mannose 6‐phosphate receptors

    Christoph Meyer;Daniela Zizioli;Susanne Lausmann;Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen

  • Complementation cloning identifies CDG-IIc, a new type of congenital disorders of glycosylation, as a GDP-fucose transporter deficiency.

    Torben Lübke;Thorsten Marquardt;Amos Etzioni;Enno Hartmann

  • Role of LAMP-2 in Lysosome Biogenesis and Autophagy

    Eeva Liisa Eskelinen;Anna Lena Illert;Yoshitaka Tanaka;Günter Schwarzmann

  • Cathepsin D Deficiency Induces Lysosomal Storage with Ceroid Lipofuscin in Mouse CNS Neurons

    Masato Koike;Hiroshi Nakanishi;Paul Saftig;Junji Ezaki

  • Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency Is Caused by Mutations in the Gene Encoding the Human Cα-Formylglycine Generating Enzyme

    Thomas Dierks;Bernhard Schmidt;Ljudmila V. Borissenko;Jianhe Peng

  • A di-leucine-based motif in the cytoplasmic tail of LIMP-II and tyrosinase mediates selective binding of AP-3

    S Höning;I V Sandoval;K von Figura

  • Cathepsin L deficiency as molecular defect of furless: hyperproliferation of keratinocytes and pertubation of hair follicle cycling

    Wera Roth;Wera Roth;Jan Deussing;Vladimir A. Botchkarev;Meike Pauly-Evers;Meike Pauly-Evers

  • Participation of autophagy in storage of lysosomes in neurons from mouse models of neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinoses (Batten disease).

    Masato Koike;Masahiro Shibata;Satoshi Waguri;Kentaro Yoshimura

  • Crystal structure of human arylsulfatase A: the aldehyde function and the metal ion at the active site suggest a novel mechanism for sulfate ester hydrolysis.

    G Lukatela;N Krauss;K Theis;T Selmer

  • Phosphorylation of the AP2 μ subunit by AAK1 mediates high affinity binding to membrane protein sorting signals

    Doris Ricotta;Sean D. Conner;Sandra L. Schmid;Kurt Von Figura

  • Molecular Basis of Different Forms of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

    A Polten;A L Fluharty;C B Fluharty;J Kappler

  • Disturbed Cholesterol Traffic but Normal Proteolytic Function in LAMP-1/LAMP-2 Double-deficient Fibroblasts

    Eeva Liisa Eskelinen;Christine Katrin Schmidt;Silja Neu;Marion Willenborg

  • Thyroid functions of mouse cathepsins B, K, and L

    Bianca Friedrichs;Carmen Tepel;Thomas Reinheckel;Jan Deussing

  • The Two Mannose 6-Phosphate Receptors Transport Distinct Complements of Lysosomal Proteins

    Regina Pohlmann;Martin Wendland Christian Boeker;Kurt von Figura

  • Normal Lysosomal Morphology and Function in LAMP-1-deficient Mice

    Nicole Andrejewski;Eeva Liisa Punnonen;Gundula Guhde;Yoshitaka Tanaka

  • Sequence determinants directing conversion of cysteine to formylglycine in eukaryotic sulfatases

    Thomas Dierks;M.Rita Lecca;Petra Schlotterhose;Bernhard Schmidt

  • Molecular basis for multiple sulfatase deficiency and mechanism for formylglycine generation of the human formylglycine-generating enzyme.

    Thomas Dierks;Achim Dickmanns;Andrea Preusser-Kunze;Bernhard Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernhard Schmidt
Bernhard Schmidt University of Göttingen
Paul Saftig
Paul Saftig Kiel University
Thomas Dierks
Thomas Dierks Bielefeld University
Christoph Peters
Christoph Peters University of Freiburg
Stefan Höning
Stefan Höning University of Cologne
Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen
Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen University of Turku
Abdul Waheed
Abdul Waheed Saint Louis University
Dieter Hartmann
Dieter Hartmann University of Bonn
Yasuo Uchiyama
Yasuo Uchiyama Juntendo University
Hiroshi Nakanishi
Hiroshi Nakanishi Yasuda Women's University

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