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45
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Manfred Schweiger 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 Manfred Schweiger sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 227 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Manfred Schweiger 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 Manfred Schweiger 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: 45 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% 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

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Manfred Schweiger is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medicine. Their research spans various subfields including molecular biology, genetics, pathology and forensic medicine, cancer research, and surgery.

Their publication record includes studies in well-recognized journals, frequently appearing in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Cells, Blood, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition. The venues include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cells
  • Blood
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Key research topics covered by Schweiger involve epigenetics and DNA methylation, chronic lymphocytic leukemia research, RNA modifications and cancer, genomics and chromatin dynamics, gastrointestinal motility and disorders, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, and virus-based gene therapy research.

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Virus-based gene therapy research

Recent publications by Schweiger include:

  • "Deregulation and epigenetic modification of BCL2-family genes cause resistance to venetoclax in hematologic malignancies," 2022, Blood
  • "Maternal exercise conveys protection against NAFLD in the offspring via hepatic metabolic programming," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Co-inhibition of BET proteins and PI3Kα triggers mitochondrial apoptosis in rhabdomyosarcoma cells," 2020, Oncogene
  • "Light-Activation of DNA-Methyltransferases," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Impaired Intestinal Permeability of Tricellular Tight Junctions in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Mixed Bowel Habits (IBS-M)," 2023, Cells

Frequent collaborators in Schweiger's research network include:

  • Christina Grimm
  • Margarete Odenthal
  • Carmen Herling
  • Michael Hallek
  • Álvaro Muñoz-López

Manfred Schweiger is recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), indicating a level of engagement with the molecular biology research community in Europe.

Best Publications

  • Mice lacking ADPRT and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation develop normally but are susceptible to skin disease.

    Zhao-Qi Wang;B. Auer;L. Stingl;H. Berghammer

  • A novel modular mosaic of cell adhesion motifs in the extracellular domains of the neurogenic trk and trkB tyrosine kinase receptors.

    R Schneider;M Schweiger

  • Characterization of recombinant human nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyl transferase (NMNAT), a nuclear enzyme essential for NAD synthesis.

    Manfred Schweiger;Klaus Hennig;Felicitas Lerner;Marc Niere

  • Protein kinase induction in Escherichia coli by bacteriophage T7.

    H. J. Rahmsdorf;S. H. Pai;P. Ponta;P. Herrlich

  • Regulation of RNA Polymerase II-dependent Transcription by Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of Transcription Factors

    Shiao Li Oei;Joachim Griesenbeck;Manfred Schweiger;Mathias Ziegler

  • Regulation of glutamate dehydrogenase by reversible ADP-ribosylation in mitochondria.

    Andrés Herrero‐Yraola;Siham M.A. Bakhit;Peter Franke;Christoph Weise

  • Correlation between senescence and DNA repair in cells from young and old individuals and in premature aging syndromes.

    H. Weirich-Schwaiger;H.G. Weirich;B. Gruber;M. Schweiger

  • In vivo and in vitro phosphorylation of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase of Escherichia coli by bacteriophage-T7-induced protein kinase.

    Wolfram Zillig;Hirota Fujiki;Werner Blum;Davorin Janekovic

  • Interaction of the Transcription Factor YY1 with Human Poly(ADP-Ribosyl) Transferase

    Shiao Li Oei;Joachim Griesenbeck;Manfred Schweiger;Victor Babich

  • In vitro Synthesis, Termination, and Release of Active Messenger RNA

    Robert L. Millette;Carol D. Trotter;Peter Herrlich;Manfred Schweiger

  • The role of poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation.

    S. L. Oei;J. Griesenbeck;M. Schweiger

  • The primary structure of human ribonuclease/angiogenin inhibitor (RAI) discloses a novel highly diversified protein superfamily with a common repetitive module.

    R Schneider;E Schneider-Scherzer;M Thurnher;B Auer

  • Fraktionierung der iöslichen ribonucleinsäure

    Hans Georg Zachau;Mitsuhiko Tada;William B. Lawson;Manfred Schweiger

  • A human ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme homologous to yeast UBC8.

    P Kaiser;W Seufert;L Höfferer;B Kofler

  • SYNTHESIS OF PHAGE-SPECIFIC α- AND β-GLUCOSYL TRANSFERASES DIRECTED BY T-EVEN DNA in vitro

    Lawrence M. Gold;Manfred Schweiger

  • Isolation of ADP-ribosyltransferase by affinity chromatography.

    Helmut J. Burtscher;Bernhard Auer;Helmut Klocker;Manfred Schweiger

  • A Novel Function of Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation: Silencing of RNA Polymerase II-Dependent Transcription†

    Shiao Li Oei;Joachim Griesenbeck;Mathias Ziegler;Manfred Schweiger

  • Control of gene expression in bacteriophage T7: Transcriptional controls

    H. Ponta;H. J. Rahmsdorf;S. H. Pai;M. Hirsch-Kauffmann

  • BACTERIOPHAGE T4 DNA-DEPENDENT in vitro SYNTHESIS OF LYSOZYME

    Manfred Schweiger;Lawrence M. Gold

  • Overexpression of thioredoxin in Fanconi anemia fibroblasts prevents the cytotoxic and DNA damaging effect of mitomycin C and diepoxybutane

    Werner Ruppitsch;Claudia Meißlitzer;Monica Hirsch-Kauffmann;Manfred Schweiger

Frequent Co-Authors

Erwin F. Wagner
Erwin F. Wagner Medical University of Vienna
Mathias Ziegler
Mathias Ziegler University of Bergen
Peter Herrlich
Peter Herrlich Leibniz Association
Herbert Herzog
Herbert Herzog Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Udo Heinemann
Udo Heinemann Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Helmut Ponta
Helmut Ponta Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Wolfram Zillig
Wolfram Zillig Max Planck Society
Peter K. Kaiser
Peter K. Kaiser Cleveland Clinic
Christoph Weise
Christoph Weise Freie Universität Berlin
Hans G. Zachau
Hans G. Zachau Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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