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Leopold Flohé

Leopold Flohé

University of Padua
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
34185
World Ranking
3627
National Ranking
71

Leopold Flohé 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 Leopold Flohé sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 234 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leopold Flohé 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 Leopold Flohé sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 82 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Leopold Flohé is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Nursing. Within these domains, they have concentrated significantly on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Toxicology, Biochemistry, and Immunology.

Their scholarly work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry
  • Sulfur Compounds in Biology
  • Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms
  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms

Among the most frequent publication venues for Leopold Flohé are ChemPlusChem, Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Antioxidants, Chemistry - A European Journal, and Redox Biology.

Coauthor collaborations have been documented with:

  • Laura Orian
  • Marco Dalla Tiezza
  • F. Matthias Bickelhaupt
  • Matilde Maiorino
  • Fulvio Ursini

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Leopold Flohé include:

  • "The glutathione peroxidase family: Discoveries and mechanism," 2022, published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • "Looking Back at the Early Stages of Redox Biology," 2020, published in Antioxidants

Other significant related works connected to their research network but authored by colleagues include:

  • "Selenium-Catalyzed Reduction of Hydroperoxides in Chemistry and Biology," 2021, in Antioxidants
  • "A dual attack on the peroxide bond. The common principle of peroxidatic cysteine or selenocysteine residues," 2020, in Redox Biology
  • "50 Years of Organoselenium Chemistry, Biochemistry and Reactivity: Mechanistic Understanding, Successful and Controversial Stories," 2024, in Chemistry - A European Journal

Best Publications

  • ASSAYS OF GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE

    Leopold Flohé;Wolfgang A. Günzler

  • Glutathione peroxidase: A selenoenzyme

    L. Flohe;W.A. Günzler;H.H. Schock

  • Dual Function of the Selenoprotein PHGPx During Sperm Maturation

    Fulvio Ursini;Sabina Heim;Michael Kiess;Matilde Maiorino

  • Diversity of glutathione peroxidases.

    F Ursini;M Maiorino;R Brigelius-Flohé;K D Aumann

  • REDOX REGULATION OF NF-KAPPA B ACTIVATION

    Leopold Flohé;Regina Brigelius-Flohé;Claude Saliou;Maret G Traber

  • Superoxide radicals as precursors of mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide

    Gerriet Loschen;Angelo Azzi;Christoph Richter;Leopold Flohé

  • Respiratory chain linked H2O2 production in pigeon heart mitochondria

    G. Loschen;G. Loschen;L. Flohé;L. Flohé

  • Basic Principles and Emerging Concepts in the Redox Control of Transcription Factors

    Regina Brigelius-Flohé;Leopold Flohé

  • Trends in selenium biochemistry

    Marc Birringer;Sandra Pilawa;Leopold Flohé

  • Selenium in biology: facts and medical perspectives.

    J Köhrl;R Brigelius-Flohé;A Böck;R Gärtner

  • Gene disruption discloses role of selenoprotein P in selenium delivery to target tissues

    Lutz Schomburg;Ulrich Schweizer;Bettina Holtmann;Leopold Flohé

  • An improved coupled test procedure for glutathione peroxidase (EC 1-11-1-9-) in blood.

    W. A. Günzler;H. Kremers;L. Flohé

  • Lipoic acid increases de novo synthesis of cellular glutathione by improving cystine utilization

    Derick Han;Garry Handelman;Lucia Marcocci;Lucia Marcocci;Chandan K. Sen;Chandan K. Sen

  • Glutathione peroxidase, V. The kinetic mechanism.

    Leopold Flohé;Gerriet Loschen;Wolfgang A. Günzler;Erich Eichele

  • Catalytic mechanisms and specificities of glutathione peroxidases: Variations of a basic scheme

    Stefano Toppo;Leopold Flohé;Fulvio Ursini;Stefano Vanin

  • The primary structure of high molecular mass urokinase from human urine. The complete amino acid sequence of the A chain.

    Wolfgang A. Günzler;Gerd J. Steffens;Fritz Ötting;Sung-Man A. Kim

  • A Unique Cascade of Oxidoreductases Catalyses Trypanothione-Mediated Peroxide Metabolism in Crithidia fasciculata

    Nogoceke E;Gommel Du;Kiess M;Kalisz Hm

  • Male Fertility Is Linked to the Selenoprotein Phospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione Peroxidase

    Carlo Foresta;Leopold Flohé;Andrea Garolla;Antonella Roveri

  • The fate of extracellular glutathione in the rat.

    Rolf Hahn;Albrecht Wendel;Leopold Flohé

  • Oxidation in the NADP system and release of GSSG from hemoglobin-free perfused rat liver during peroxidatic oxidation of glutathione by hydroperoxides.

    Helmut Sies;Christine Gerstenecker;Helmut Menzel;Leopold Flohé

Frequent Co-Authors

Fulvio Ursini
Fulvio Ursini University of Padua
Regina Brigelius-Flohé
Regina Brigelius-Flohé University of Potsdam
Matilde Maiorino
Matilde Maiorino University of Padua
Albrecht Wendel
Albrecht Wendel University of Konstanz
Rafael Radi
Rafael Radi University of the Republic
Wolfgang Voelter
Wolfgang Voelter University of Tübingen
Madia Trujillo
Madia Trujillo University of the Republic
Victor Wray
Victor Wray Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
F. Matthias Bickelhaupt
F. Matthias Bickelhaupt Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Günther Jung
Günther Jung University of Tübingen

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