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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
18237
World Ranking
6312
National Ranking
121

Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
15438
World Ranking
6925
National Ranking
141

Marcel Kaiser 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 Marcel Kaiser sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 557 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marcel Kaiser 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 Marcel Kaiser 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: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

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

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

Overview

Marcel Kaiser is affiliated with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Chemistry, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions to Organic Chemistry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Plant Science.

The scientist focuses extensively on the study of Trypanosoma species and their implications, as well as research on Leishmaniasis. Other key topics in their work include synthesis and biological evaluation, traditional and medicinal uses of Annonaceae, synthesis and biological activity, biochemical and molecular research, and malaria research and control.

Marcel Kaiser has published papers in several frequently appearing scientific venues, including:

  • Molecules
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Targeting the trypanosome kinetochore with CLK1 protein kinase inhibitors," 2020, Nature Microbiology
  • "Fexinidazole for Human African Trypanosomiasis, the Fruit of a Successful Public-Private Partnership," 2022, Diseases
  • "Cyanotriazoles are selective topoisomerase II poisons that rapidly cure trypanosome infections," 2023, Science
  • "Synthesis, in vitro antiprotozoal activity, molecular docking and molecular dynamics studies of some new monocationic guanidinobenzimidazoles," 2021, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • "HPLC-Based Activity Profiling for Antiprotozoal Compounds in Croton gratissimus and Cuscuta hyalina," 2020, Frontiers in Pharmacology

Throughout their scientific career, Marcel Kaiser has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Pascal Mäser
  • Monica Cal
  • Werner Seebacher
  • Robert Weis
  • Thomas J. Schmidt

Best Publications

  • Antitrypanosomal and Antileishmanial Activities of Flavonoids and Their Analogues: In Vitro, In Vivo, Structure-Activity Relationship, and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Studies

    Deniz Tasdemir;Marcel Kaiser;Reto Brun;Vanessa Yardley

  • Experimental evolution of aging, growth, and reproduction in fruitflies

    S. C. Stearns;M. Ackermann;M. Doebeli;M. Kaiser

  • Fexinidazole – A New Oral Nitroimidazole Drug Candidate Entering Clinical Development for the Treatment of Sleeping Sickness

    Els Torreele;Bernadette Bourdin Trunz;David Tweats;David Tweats;Marcel Kaiser;Marcel Kaiser

  • SCYX-7158, an orally-active benzoxaborole for the treatment of stage 2 human African trypanosomiasis.

    Robert T. Jacobs;Bakela Nare;Stephen A. Wring;Matthew D. Orr

  • Inhibitory Activity of Marine Sponge-Derived Natural Products against Parasitic Protozoa

    Ilkay Orhan;Bilge Şener;Marcel Kaiser;Reto Brun

  • Antitrypanosomal Activity of Fexinidazole, a New Oral Nitroimidazole Drug Candidate for Treatment of Sleeping Sickness

    Marcel Kaiser;Marcel Kaiser;Michael A. Bray;Monica Cal;Monica Cal;Bernadette Bourdin Trunz

  • DMSO‐Mediated Ligand Dissociation: Renaissance for Biological Activity of N‐Heterocyclic‐[Ru(η6‐arene)Cl2] Drug Candidates

    Malay Patra;Tanmaya Joshi;Vanessa Pierroz;Katrin Ingram

  • The differential genetic and environmental canalization of fitness components in Drosophila melanogaster

    Stephen C. Stearns;Marcel Kaiser;Tadeusz J. Kawecki

  • Isolation of aerucyclamides C and D and structure revision of microcyclamide 7806A: heterocyclic ribosomal peptides from Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 and their antiparasite evaluation

    Cyril Portmann;Judith F. Blom;Marcel Kaiser;Reto Brun

  • Isoneocryptolepine, a synthetic indoloquinoline alkaloid, as an antiplasmodial lead compound.

    Sabine Van Miert;Steven Hostyn;Bert U. W. Maes;Kanyanga Cimanga

  • Quantitative structure--antiprotozoal activity relationships of sesquiterpene lactones

    Thomas J. Schmidt;Amal M. M. Nour;Sami A. Khalid;Marcel Kaiser

  • Aquaporin 2 Mutations in Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Field Isolates Correlate with Decreased Susceptibility to Pentamidine and Melarsoprol

    Fabrice E. Graf;Philipp Ludin;Philipp Ludin;Tanja Wenzler;Tanja Wenzler;Marcel Kaiser;Marcel Kaiser

  • Antiprotozoal Activity Profiling of Approved Drugs: A Starting Point toward Drug Repositioning.

    Marcel Kaiser;Pascal Mäser;Leela Pavan Tadoori;Jean-Robert Ioset

  • Assessment of anti-protozoal activity of plants traditionally used in Ecuador in the treatment of leishmaniasis.

    María Salomé Gachet;Javier Salazar Lecaro;Marcel Kaiser;Reto Brun

  • Antimalarial Pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles

    Albert J. Ndakala;Richard K. Gessner;Patricia W. Gitari;Natasha October

  • Analogues of Thiolactomycin as Potential Antimalarial Agents

    Simon M. Jones;Jonathan E. Urch;Marcel Kaiser;Reto Brun

  • Novel 3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-based amides and sulfonamides as potential antitrypanosomal agents.

    Maria V. Papadopoulou;William D. Bloomer;Howard S. Rosenzweig;Eric Chatelain

  • Bromopyrrole Alkaloids as Lead Compounds against Protozoan Parasites

    Fernando Scala;Ernesto Fattorusso;Marialuisa Menna;Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati

  • The antiprotozoal activity of methylated flavonoids from Ageratum conyzoides L

    Amal M.M. Nour;Sami A. Khalid;Marcel Kaiser;Reto Brun

  • Antitrypanosomal quinoline alkaloids from the roots of Waltheria indica.

    Sylvian Cretton;Lise Breant;Lucie Pourrez;Chiara Ambuehl

  • New bis(2-aminoimidazoline) and bisguanidine DNA minor groove binders with potent in vivo antitrypanosomal and antiplasmodial activity.

    Fernando Rodríguez;Isabel Rozas;Marcel Kaiser;Reto Brun

Frequent Co-Authors

Reto Brun
Reto Brun University of Basel
Pascal Mäser
Pascal Mäser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Matthias Hamburger
Matthias Hamburger University of Basel
Helge B. Bode
Helge B. Bode Goethe University Frankfurt
Ian H. Gilbert
Ian H. Gilbert University of Dundee
Gerhard Bringmann
Gerhard Bringmann University of Würzburg
J. B. Hutchings
J. B. Hutchings National Research Council Canada
Sergio Wittlin
Sergio Wittlin Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
R. Luise Krauth-Siegel
R. Luise Krauth-Siegel Heidelberg University
Brent R. Copp
Brent R. Copp University of Auckland

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