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D-Index
83
Citations
27636
World Ranking
969
National Ranking
59

Martin Krönke publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 233 publications — 60th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Martin Krönke D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Martin Krönke is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on medicine, supported by significant work in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their main research subfields include:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Immunology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research

Krönke's scholarly output centers on topics such as:

  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Radiation Dose and Imaging
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

The scientist has published extensively, including in journals such as:

  • Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine (6 publications)
  • Cell Death and Disease (3 publications)
  • EJNMMI Research (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2 publications)
  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2 publications)

Notable recent papers include:

  • Tracked 3D ultrasound and deep neural network-based thyroid segmentation reduce interobserver variability in thyroid volumetry, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • Macrophages target Listeria monocytogenes by two discrete non-canonical autophagy pathways, 2021, Autophagy
  • Mitochondrial respiration controls neoangiogenesis during wound healing and tumour growth, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Multispectral optoacoustic tomography of muscle perfusion and oxygenation under arterial and venous occlusion: A human pilot study, 2020, Journal of Biophotonics
  • CHIP ubiquitylates NOXA and induces its lysosomal degradation in response to DNA damage, 2020, Cell Death and Disease

Among frequent collaborators are Tobias Maurer, Alexander Wurzer, Marc Herb, Wolfgang Weber, and Olaf Utermöhlen, reflecting ongoing partnerships in research activities.

Best Publications

  • Mice deficient for the 55 kd tumor necrosis factor receptor are resistant to endotoxic shock, yet succumb to L. monocytogenes infection.

    Klaus Pfeffer;Toshifumi Matsuyama;Thomas M. Kündig;Andrew Wakeham

  • Rapid proteolysis of I kappa B-alpha is necessary for activation of transcription factor NF-kappa B.

    Thomas Henkel;Thomas Machleidt;Irit Alkalay;Martin Krönke

  • REGULATION OF CERAMIDE PRODUCTION AND APOPTOSIS

    Richard N. Kolesnick;Martin Krönke

  • Molecular cloning and expression of cDNAs for the human interleukin-2 receptor

    Warren J. Leonard;Joel M. Depper;Gerald R. Crabtree;Stuart Rudikoff

  • Caspase-8 is the molecular switch for apoptosis, necroptosis and pyroptosis

    Melanie Fritsch;Saskia D. Günther;Robin Schwarzer;Marie-Christine Albert

  • Cyclosporin A inhibits T-cell growth factor gene expression at the level of mRNA transcription

    Martin Kronke;Warren J. Leonard;Joel M. Depper;Suresh K. Arya

  • Obesity-induced CerS6-dependent C16:0 ceramide production promotes weight gain and glucose intolerance.

    Sarah M. Turpin;Hayley T. Nicholls;Diana M. Willmes;Arnaud Mourier

  • FAN, a Novel WD-Repeat Protein, Couples the p55 TNF-Receptor to Neutral Sphingomyelinase

    Sabine Adam-Klages;Dieter Adam;Katja Wiegmann;Sandra Struve

  • Cathepsin D targeted by acid sphingomyelinase‐derived ceramide

    Michael Heinrich;Marc Wickel;Wulf Schneider‐Brachert;Christiane Sandberg

  • Sequential expression of genes involved in human T lymphocyte growth and differentiation.

    Martin Kronke;Warren J. Leonard;Joel M. Depper;Warner C. Greene

  • Tumor necrosis factor receptor-mediated signaling pathways

    Unknown

  • Soluble HLA class I molecules induce apoptosis in alloreactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

    Nicholaus Zavazava;Martin Krönke

  • Staphylococcus aureus subvert autophagy for induction of caspase-independent host cell death.

    Annabelle Schnaith;Hamid Kashkar;Sonja A. Leggio;Klaus Addicks

  • Interleukin 2 (IL-2) augments transcription of the IL-2 receptor gene.

    Joel M. Depper;Warren J. Leonard;Cynthia Drogula;Martin Kronke

  • Recent Zika Virus Isolates Induce Premature Differentiation of Neural Progenitors in Human Brain Organoids

    Elke Gabriel;Anand Ramani;Ulrike Karow;Marco Gottardo

  • Subinhibitory Concentrations of Linezolid Reduce Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Factor Expression

    Katussevani Bernardo;Norbert Pakulat;Silke Fleer;Annabelle Schnaith

  • TNF-induced activation of NF-kappa B.

    Unknown

  • Riboflavin kinase couples TNF receptor 1 to NADPH oxidase

    Benjamin Yazdanpanah;Katja Wiegmann;Vladimir Tchikov;Oleg Krut

  • Structure of the human interleukin-2 receptor gene.

    Warren J. Leonard;Joel M. Depper;Minoru Kanehisa;Martin Krönke

  • Large scale multiplex PCR improves pathogen detection by DNA microarrays

    Maria Palka-Santini;Berit E Cleven;Ludwig Eichinger;Martin Krönke

  • Identification and discrimination of Staphylococcus aureus strains using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry.

    Katussevani Bernardo;Norbert Pakulat;Marcus Macht;Oleg Krut

  • Inhibition of Receptor Internalization by Monodansylcadaverine Selectively Blocks p55 Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Death Domain Signaling

    Stefan Schütze;Thomas Machleidt;Dieter Adam;Ralf Schwandner

  • Soluble ligands for NK cell receptors promote evasion of chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells from NK cell anti-tumor activity

    Katrin S. Reiners;Daniela Topolar;Alexander Henke;Venkateswara R. Simhadri

Frequent Co-Authors

Warner C. Greene
Warner C. Greene University of California, San Francisco
Warren J. Leonard
Warren J. Leonard National Institutes of Health
James T. Elder
James T. Elder University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas A. Waldmann
Thomas A. Waldmann National Institutes of Health
Rajan P. Nair
Rajan P. Nair University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Enno Christophers
Enno Christophers Kiel University
Klaus Pfizenmaier
Klaus Pfizenmaier University of Stuttgart
Michael Heinrich
Michael Heinrich Oregon Health & Science University
Manolis Pasparakis
Manolis Pasparakis University of Cologne
Josef Brunner
Josef Brunner ETH Zurich

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