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Markus Hengstschläger

Markus Hengstschläger

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
14931
World Ranking
10174
National Ranking
91

Markus Hengstschläger 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 Markus Hengstschläger sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 230 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Markus Hengstschläger 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 Markus Hengstschläger sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Markus Hengstschläger is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, focusing particularly on molecular biology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, oncology, genetics, and immunology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including prenatal screening and diagnostics, renal and related cancers, pluripotent stem cells research, cancer cells and metastasis, immune cells in cancer, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, and chromosomal and genetic variations.

Markus Hengstschläger has contributed publications to a range of scientific journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Stem Cell Research & Therapy
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Letters
  • Nature Communications

Their recent papers include:

  • "Albumin is the major carrier protein for PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS, PFNA and PFDA in human plasma" (2020, Environment International)
  • "Stromal fibroblasts shape the myeloid phenotype in normal colon and colorectal cancer and induce CD163 and CCL2 expression in macrophages" (2021, Cancer Letters)
  • "Inverse Data-Driven Modeling and Multiomics Analysis Reveals Phgdh as a Metabolic Checkpoint of Macrophage Polarization and Proliferation" (2020, Cell Reports)
  • "The transplacental transfer efficiency of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): a first meta-analysis" (2021, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B)
  • "IL1R1+ cancer-associated fibroblasts drive tumor development and immunosuppression in colorectal cancer" (2023, Nature Communications)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Margit Rosner, Claudia Gundacker, Sebastian Granitzer, Helmut Dolznig, and Thomas Weichhart.

Markus Hengstschläger is recognized as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • In vitro cell migration and invasion assays.

    Nina Kramer;Angelika Walzl;Christine Unger;Margit Rosner

  • The TSC-mTOR Signaling Pathway Regulates the Innate Inflammatory Response

    Thomas Weichhart;Giuseppina Costantino;Marko Poglitsch;Margit Rosner

  • Regulation of innate immune cell function by mTOR

    Thomas Weichhart;Markus Hengstschläger;Monika Linke

  • Oct‐4‐expressing cells in human amniotic fluid: a new source for stem cell research?

    Andrea‐Romana Prusa;Erika Marton;Margit Rosner;Gerhard Bernaschek

  • Comparison of cancer cells in 2D vs 3D culture reveals differences in AKT-mTOR-S6K signaling and drug responses.

    Angelika Riedl;Michaela Schlederer;Karoline Pudelko;Mira Stadler

  • Cytoplasmic and nuclear distribution of the protein complexes mTORC1 and mTORC2 : rapamycin triggers dephosphorylation and delocalization of the mTORC2 components rictor and sin1

    Margit Rosner;Markus Hengstschläger

  • The role of the placenta in fetal exposure to heavy metals.

    Claudia Gundacker;Markus Hengstschläger

  • Activation of the human anaphase-promoting complex by proteins of the CDC20/Fizzy family.

    Edgar R. Kramer;Christian Gieffers;Gabriele Hölzl;Markus Hengstschläger

  • mTORC1 and mTORC2 as regulators of cell metabolism in immunity

    Monika Linke;Stephanie Deborah Fritsch;Nyamdelger Sukhbaatar;Markus Hengstschläger

  • Inactivation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 upon loss of the tuberous sclerosis complex gene-2

    Thomas Soucek;Raymond S. Yeung;Markus Hengstschläger

  • Cancer-associated fibroblast-derived WNT2 increases tumor angiogenesis in colon cancer

    Daniela Unterleuthner;Patrick Neuhold;Katharina Schwarz;Lukas Janker

  • The mTOR pathway and its role in human genetic diseases

    Margit Rosner;Michaela Hanneder;Nicol Siegel;Alessandro Valli

  • Chronic signaling via the metabolic checkpoint kinase mTORC1 induces macrophage granuloma formation and marks sarcoidosis progression

    Monika Linke;Ha Thi Thanh Pham;Karl Katholnig;Thomas Schnöller

  • Amniotic fluid cells and human stem cell research: a new connection.

    Andrea-Romana Prusa;Markus Hengstschlager

  • The tuberous sclerosis gene products hamartin and tuberin are multifunctional proteins with a wide spectrum of interacting partners.

    Margit Rosner;Michaela Hanneder;Nicol Siegel;Alessandro Valli

  • Neurogenic cells in human amniotic fluid

    Andrea-Romana Prusa;Erika Marton;Margit Rosner;Dieter Bettelheim

  • mTOR phosphorylated at S2448 binds to raptor and rictor

    M. Rosner;N. Siegel;A. Valli;C. Fuchs

  • Different regulation of thymidine kinase during the cell cycle of normal versus DNA tumor virus-transformed cells.

    M Hengstschläger;M Knöfler;E W Müllner;E Ogris

  • Albumin is the major carrier protein for PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS, PFNA and PFDA in human plasma

    Martin Forsthuber;Andreas Marius Kaiser;Sebastian Granitzer;Ingrid Hassl

  • The TSC1 gene product, hamartin, negatively regulates cell proliferation

    Angelina Miloloza;Margit Rosner;Mark Nellist;Dicky Halley

Frequent Co-Authors

Gert Lubec
Gert Lubec Paracelsus Medical University
Marsha Rich Rosner
Marsha Rich Rosner University of Chicago
Richard Moriggl
Richard Moriggl University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Mathias Müller
Mathias Müller University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Christoph Bock
Christoph Bock Austrian Academy of Sciences
Michael Fountoulakis
Michael Fountoulakis Roche (Switzerland)
Wolfgang Mikulits
Wolfgang Mikulits Medical University of Vienna
Wolfram Weckwerth
Wolfram Weckwerth University of Vienna
Winfried März
Winfried März Medical University of Graz
Gerhard J. Zlabinger
Gerhard J. Zlabinger Medical University of Vienna

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