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Markus Ketteler publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Markus Ketteler sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 325 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Markus Ketteler D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Markus Ketteler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Markus Ketteler is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Nephrology and related subfields. Their research output includes 163 publications in Medicine, among which 67 focus on Nephrology, 21 on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 18 on Nutrition and Dietetics, 11 on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and 11 on Surgery.

The scientist's research addresses key topics including Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments, Vitamin D Research Studies, and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management. Additional areas of interest cover Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, Vitamin K Research Studies, Biomedical Research and Pathophysiology, and Magnesium in Health and Disease.

Markus Ketteler has co-authored extensively with several colleagues, including Severin Schricker and Moritz Schanz (each with 15 joint publications), Jürgen Floege (9), Mark Dominik Alscher (9), and Thomas L. Nickolas (8).

The frequent publication venues for Markus Ketteler's work reflect their focus on nephrology and related clinical fields. Notable journals featuring multiple publications by this scientist include Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (18 publications), Dialyse aktuell (9), Clinical Kidney Journal (5), Kidney International (3), and Nutrients (3).

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Markus Ketteler include:

  • "Controversies in optimal anemia management: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Conference," 2021, Kidney International
  • "Vitamin D and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Critical Appraisal of the Past, Present, and the Future," 2022, Nutrients
  • "Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference," 2025, Kidney International
  • "Management of primary and renal hyperparathyroidism: guidelines from the German Association of Endocrine Surgeons (CAEK)," 2021, Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
  • "Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Decline in Patients with Chronic Hypoparathyroidism: A Retrospective Cohort Study," 2021, Advances in Therapy

Best Publications

  • Association of low fetuin-A (AHSG) concentrations in serum with cardiovascular mortality in patients on dialysis: a cross-sectional study

    Markus Ketteler;Philipp Bongartz;Ralf Westenfeld;Joachim Ernst Wildberger

  • IL-10, IL-6, and TNF-α: Central factors in the altered cytokine network of uremia—The good, the bad, and the ugly

    Peter Stenvinkel;Markus Ketteler;Richard J. Johnson;Bengt Lindholm

  • The serum protein α2–Heremans-Schmid glycoprotein/fetuin-A is a systemically acting inhibitor of ectopic calcification

    Cora Schäfer;Alexander Heiss;Anke Schwarz;Ralf Westenfeld

  • Executive summary of the 2017 KDIGO Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) Guideline Update: what’s changed and why it matters

    Markus Ketteler;Geoffrey A. Block;Pieter Evenepoel;Masafumi Fukagawa

  • Effects of Phosphate Binders in Moderate CKD

    Geoffrey A. Block;David C. Wheeler;Martha S. Persky;Bryan Kestenbaum

  • Vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease.

    William G Goodman;Gerard London;Kerstin Amann;Geoffrey A Block

  • The Associations of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Uncarboxylated Matrix Gla Protein With Mortality in Coronary Artery Disease: The Heart and Soul Study

    Benjamin D. Parker;Leon J. Schurgers;Vincent M. Brandenburg;Robert H. Christenson

  • Role of calcification inhibitors in the pathogenesis of vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease (CKD)

    Sharon M. Moe;Martina Reslerova;Markus Ketteler;Kalisha O'Neill

  • Fetuin-A Regulation of Calcified Matrix Metabolism

    Willi Jahnen-Dechent;Alexander Heiss;Cora Schäfer;Markus Ketteler

  • Association Between Human Fetuin-A and the Metabolic Syndrome Data From the Heart and Soul Study

    Joachim H. Ix;Michael G. Shlipak;Vincent M. Brandenburg;Sadia Ali

  • Effect of Vitamin K2 Supplementation on Functional Vitamin K Deficiency in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Trial

    Ralf Westenfeld;Thilo Krueger;Georg Schlieper;Ellen C. M. Cranenburg

  • Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder: Synopsis of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update

    Markus Ketteler;Geoffrey A. Block;Pieter Evenepoel;Masafumi Fukagawa

  • Circulating Nonphosphorylated Carboxylated Matrix Gla Protein Predicts Survival in ESRD

    Georg Schlieper;Ralf Westenfeld;Thilo Krüger;Ellen C. Cranenburg

  • Effect of Etelcalcetide vs Cinacalcet on Serum Parathyroid Hormone in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Geoffrey A. Block;David A. Bushinsky;Sunfa Cheng;John Cunningham

  • Association of serum fetuin-A levels with mortality in dialysis patients.

    M.M.H. Hermans;V. Brandenburg;M. Ketteler;J.P. Kooman

  • Vascular calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease

    Jürgen Floege;Markus Ketteler

  • Mineral chaperones: a role for fetuin-A and osteopontin in the inhibition and regression of pathologic calcification

    Willi Jahnen-Dechent;Cora Schäfer;Markus Ketteler;Marc D. McKee

  • Phosphate Additives in Food—a Health Risk

    Eberhard Ritz;Kai Hahn;Markus Ketteler;Martin K. Kuhlmann

  • Fetuin-A Protects against Atherosclerotic Calcification in CKD

    Ralf Westenfeld;Cora Schäfer;Thilo Krüger;Christian Haarmann

  • A phase III study of the efficacy and safety of a novel iron-based phosphate binder in dialysis patients

    Jürgen Floege;Adrian C. Covic;Markus Ketteler;Anjay Rastogi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Floege
Jürgen Floege RWTH Aachen University
Willi Jahnen-Dechent
Willi Jahnen-Dechent RWTH Aachen University
Leon J. Schurgers
Leon J. Schurgers Maastricht University
Adrian Covic
Adrian Covic Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Christoph Wanner
Christoph Wanner University of Würzburg
Cees Vermeer
Cees Vermeer Maastricht University
David Goldsmith
David Goldsmith St Thomas' Hospital
Ziad A. Massy
Ziad A. Massy Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Gérard M. London
Gérard M. London Grenoble Alpes University

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