The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kurt Wüthrich sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 953 publications — 98th percentile
98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kurt Wüthrich sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 169 D-Index — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.
Kurt Wüthrich is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has an extensive body of research primarily in the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work is concentrated in molecular biology, physiology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, materials chemistry, and spectroscopy.
Their research topics cover a broad range including receptor mechanisms and signaling, adenosine and purinergic signaling, protein structure and dynamics, neuropeptides and animal physiology, pharmacological receptor mechanisms and effects, enzyme structure and function, and prion diseases and protein misfolding.
Recent publications demonstrate a continued focus on receptor dynamics and structural biology. Notable papers include:
Kurt Wüthrich has frequently published in several scientific venues, with multiple contributions in:
They have also contributed to book publications, notably with titles released by World Scientific, including:
Kurt Wüthrich has collaborated frequently with colleagues such as Dongsheng Liu, Lingyun Yang, Gerhard Wider, Canyong Guo, and Raymond C. Stevens.
Awards conferred include the Nobel Prize in 2002 for the development of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules in solution. Additional honors include the Fellow of the Royal Society (2010), Oesper Award from the University of Cincinnati and American Chemical Society (2010), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1998), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993), membership in the National Academy of Sciences (1992), Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University (1991), member of Academia Europaea (1989), membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (1987) in biochemistry and biophysics, and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
Kurt Wuthrich
Reto Koradi;Martin Billeter;Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich
D. Marion;K. Wüthrich
Konstantin Pervushin;Roland Riek;Gerhard Wider;Kurt Wüthrich
P. Güntert;C. Mumenthaler;K. Wüthrich
M. Rance;O.W. Sørensen;G. Bodenhausen;G. Wagner
Anil Kumar;R.R. Ernst;K. Wüthrich
Christian Bartels;Tai-he Xia;Martin Billeter;Peter Güntert
Torsten Herrmann;Peter Güntert;Kurt Wüthrich
K. Wüthrich;M. Billeter;Werner Braun
Ralph Zahn;Aizhuo Liu;Thorsten Lührs;Roland Riek
Peter Güntert;Werner Braun;Kurt Wüthrich
A. Pardi;M. Billeter;K. Wüthrich
Arno Bundi;Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich;Martin Billeter;Werner Braun
Roland Riek;Simone Hornemann;Gerhard Wider;Rudi Glockshuber
Walter J. Gehring;Yan Qiu Qian;Martin Billeter;Katsuo Furukubo-Tokunaga
Gottfried Otting;Edvards Liepinsh;Kurt Wüthrich
K Nagayama;Anil Kumar;K Wüthrich;R.R Ernst
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