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Michael Gotthardt

Michael Gotthardt

University of Bonn
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
12967
World Ranking
17874
National Ranking
1232

Michael Gotthardt publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 136 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Gotthardt 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 Michael Gotthardt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Gotthardt is affiliated with the University of Bonn in Germany and conducts research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans several key subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Surgery.

The main research topics addressed by Gotthardt include:

  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

Gotthardt has published extensively, with notable recent papers such as:

  • "Evolutionary origins and interactomes of human, young microproteins and small peptides translated from short open reading frames" (2023) published in Molecular Cell
  • "Defective metabolic programming impairs early neuronal morphogenesis in neural cultures and an organoid model of Leigh syndrome" (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • "iPSC Modeling of RBM20-Deficient DCM Identifies Upregulation of RBM20 as a Therapeutic Strategy" (2020) published in Cell Reports
  • "Cardiac sarcomere mechanics in health and disease" (2021) published in Biophysical Reviews
  • "Visualization of β-adrenergic receptor dynamics and differential localization in cardiomyocytes" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Gotthardt include:

  • Michaël Radkë
  • Martin Liss
  • René Jüttner
  • Lars M. Steinmetz
  • Benjamin Meder

Gotthardt's work appears regularly in a range of publication venues. The most frequent venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Molecular Cell
  • Biophysical Reviews

Best Publications

  • Reeler/Disabled-like disruption of neuronal migration in knockout mice lacking the VLDL receptor and ApoE receptor 2.

    Marion Trommsdorff;Michael Gotthardt;Thomas Hiesberger;John Shelton

  • The Complete Gene Sequence of Titin, Expression of an Unusual ≈700-kDa Titin Isoform, and Its Interaction With Obscurin Identify a Novel Z-Line to I-Band Linking System

    Marie Louise Bang;Thomas Centner;Friderike Fornoff;Adam J. Geach

  • Neuronal sorting protein-related receptor sorLA/LR11 regulates processing of the amyloid precursor protein.

    Olav M. Andersen;Juliane Reiche;Vanessa Schmidt;Michael Gotthardt

  • LRP: role in vascular wall integrity and protection from atherosclerosis.

    Philippe Boucher;Michael Gotthardt;Wei Ping Li;Richard G W Anderson

  • Fructose-driven glycolysis supports anoxia resistance in the naked mole-rat

    Thomas J. Park;Jane Reznick;Bethany L. Peterson;Gregory Blass

  • RBM20, a gene for hereditary cardiomyopathy, regulates titin splicing

    Wei Guo;Sebastian Schafer;Marion L Greaser;Michael H Radke

  • Inducible inactivation of hepatic LRP gene by cre-mediated recombination confirms role of LRP in clearance of chylomicron remnants.

    Astrid Rohlmann;Michael Gotthardt;Robert E Hammer;Joachim Herz

  • Interactions of the low density lipoprotein receptor gene family with cytosolic adaptor and scaffold proteins suggest diverse biological functions in cellular communication and signal transduction

    Michael Gotthardt;Marion Trommsdorff;Matthew F. Nevitt;John Shelton

  • Integrated allelic, transcriptional, and phenomic dissection of the cardiac effects of titin truncations in health and disease

    Angharad M. Roberts;Angharad M. Roberts;James S. Ware;Daniel S. Herman;Daniel S. Herman;Daniel S. Herman;Sebastian Schafer

  • Smooth muscle-selective deletion of guanylyl cyclase-A prevents the acute but not chronic effects of ANP on blood pressure

    Rita Holtwick;Michael Gotthardt;Boris Skryabin;Martin Steinmetz

  • Roles for the pro-neurotrophin receptor sortilin in neuronal development, aging and brain injury

    Pernille Jansen;Klaus Giehl;Klaus Giehl;Jens R Nyengaard;Kenneth Teng

  • The Reelin Receptor ApoER2 Recruits JNK-interacting Proteins-1 and -2

    Walter Stockinger;Christian Brandes;Daniela Fasching;Marcela Hermann

  • Platelet-derived growth factor mediates tyrosine phosphorylation of the cytoplasmic domain of the low Density lipoprotein receptor-related protein in caveolae.

    Philippe Boucher;Pingsheng Liu;Michael Gotthardt;Thomas Hiesberger

  • RNA-binding protein RBM20 represses splicing to orchestrate cardiac pre-mRNA processing

    Henrike Maatz;Marvin Jens;Martin Liss;Sebastian Schafer

  • Clinical genetics and outcome of left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy.

    Farbod Sedaghat-Hamedani;Jan Haas;Feng Zhu;Feng Zhu;Christian Geier

  • Recessive TTN truncating mutations define novel forms of core myopathy with heart disease

    C. Chauveau;C.G. Bonnemann;C. Julien;A.L. Kho

  • Targeted deletion of titin N2B region leads to diastolic dysfunction and cardiac atrophy

    Michael H. Radke;Jun Peng;Yiming Wu;Mark McNabb

  • Sustained somatic gene inactivation by viral transfer of Cre recombinase

    Astrid Rohlmann;Michael Gotthardt;Thomas E. Willnow;Robert E Hammer

  • Conditional Expression of Mutant M-line Titins Results in Cardiomyopathy with Altered Sarcomere Structure

    Michael Gotthardt;Michael Gotthardt;Robert E. Hammer;Norbert Hübner;Jan Monti

  • Cardiac Deletion of the Coxsackievirus-Adenovirus Receptor Abolishes Coxsackievirus B3 Infection and Prevents Myocarditis In Vivo

    Yu Shi;Chen Chen;Ulrike Lisewski;Uta Wrackmeyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Henk Granzier
Henk Granzier University of Arizona
Joachim Herz
Joachim Herz The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Norbert Hubner
Norbert Hubner Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Benjamin Meder
Benjamin Meder Heidelberg University
Robert E. Hammer
Robert E. Hammer The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Christoph Dieterich
Christoph Dieterich University Hospital Heidelberg
Josef Priller
Josef Priller Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Thomas E. Willnow
Thomas E. Willnow Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Marion L. Greaser
Marion L. Greaser University of Wisconsin–Madison
Carol C. Gregorio
Carol C. Gregorio University of Arizona

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