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Michael Kracht 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 Michael Kracht sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 186 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Kracht 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 Kracht sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Kracht is affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany and has a research focus spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work includes significant contributions to molecular biology, immunology, cancer research, infectious diseases, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The main fields of study represented in their publications are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

The subfields of study include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Cancer Research
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Primary research topics covered by Michael Kracht are:

  • Interferon and immune responses
  • NF-κB Signaling Pathways
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael Kracht include:

  • Mutual regulation of metabolic processes and proinflammatory NF-κB signaling, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Multi-level inhibition of coronavirus replication by chemical ER stress, 2021, Nature Communications
  • HDAC3 functions as a positive regulator in Notch signal transduction, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Monitoring the Levels of Cellular NF-κB Activation States, 2021, Cancers
  • Cancer genome and tumor microenvironment: Reciprocal crosstalk shapes lung cancer plasticity, 2022, eLife

Michael Kracht frequently collaborates with several other researchers. The most frequent co-authors are:

  • M. Lienhard Schmitz
  • Axel Weber
  • Uwe Linne
  • Johanna Meier-Soelch
  • Christin Mayr-Buro

The research outputs are often published in specific venues, such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Cancers
  • Cells
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Multiple control of interleukin-8 gene expression

    Elke Hoffmann;Oliver Dittrich-Breiholz;Helmut Holtmann;Michael Kracht

  • Interleukin-1 (IL-1) Pathway

    Axel Weber;Peter Wasiliew;Michael Kracht

  • The p38 MAP kinase pathway signals for cytokine-induced mRNA stabilization via MAP kinase-activated protein kinase 2 and an AU-rich region-targeted mechanism

    Reinhard Winzen;Michael Kracht;Birgit Ritter;Arno Wilhelm

  • Constitutive and interleukin-1-inducible phosphorylation of p65 NF-{kappa}B at serine 536 is mediated by multiple protein kinases including I{kappa}B kinase (IKK)-{alpha}, IKK{beta}, IKK{epsilon}, TRAF family member-associated (TANK)-binding kinase 1 (TBK1), and an unknown kinase and couples p65 to TATA-binding protein-associated factor II31-mediated interleukin-8 transcription.

    Holger Buss;Anneke Dörrie;M. Lienhard Schmitz;Elke Hoffmann

  • Targeting innate immunity protein kinase signalling in inflammation.

    Matthias Gaestel;Alexey Kotlyarov;Michael Kracht

  • The Interleukin-1 Receptor Accessory Protein (IL-1RAcP) Is Essential for IL-1-induced Activation of Interleukin-1 Receptor-associated Kinase (IRAK) and Stress-activated Protein Kinases (SAP Kinases)

    Holger Wesche;Christian Korherr;Michael Kracht;Werner Falk

  • Induction of Interleukin-8 Synthesis Integrates Effects on Transcription and mRNA Degradation from at Least Three Different Cytokine- or Stress-Activated Signal Transduction Pathways

    Helmut Holtmann;Reinhard Winzen;Pamela Holland;Solveig Eickemeier

  • IL-1 family nomenclature

    Charles Dinarello;William Arend;John Sims;Dirk Smith

  • IκB-independent control of NF-κB activity by modulatory phosphorylations

    M.Lienhard Schmitz;Susanne Bacher;Michael Kracht

  • NF‐κB: A Multifaceted Transcription Factor Regulated at Several Levels

    M. Lienhard Schmitz;Ivan Mattioli;Holger Buss;Michael Kracht

  • Phosphorylation of Serine 468 by GSK-3β Negatively Regulates Basal p65 NF-κB Activity

    Holger Buss;Anneke Dörrie;M. Lienhard Schmitz;Ronald Frank

  • Transcriptional and post-transcriptional control of gene expression in inflammation.

    Michael Kracht;Jeremy Saklatvala

  • NFκB activation by Fas is mediated through FADD, caspase-8, and RIP and is inhibited by FLIP

    Sebastian Kreuz;Daniela Siegmund;Jost-Julian Rumpf;Dierk Samel

  • Protein synthesis inhibitors reveal differential regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase and stress-activated protein kinase pathways that converge on Elk-1.

    Raymund Zinck;Michael A. Cahill;Michael Kracht;Christoph Sachsenmaier

  • Transient and selective NF-kappa B p65 serine 536 phosphorylation induced by T cell costimulation is mediated by I kappa B kinase beta and controls the kinetics of p65 nuclear import.

    Ivan Mattioli;Andrea Sebald;Cyril Bucher;Roch-Philippe Charles

  • The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-activated protein kinases MK2 and MK3 cooperate in stimulation of tumor necrosis factor biosynthesis and stabilization of p38 MAPK.

    N. Ronkina;A. Kotlyarov;O. Dittrich-Breiholz;M. Kracht

  • Caspase-8 deficiency in epidermal keratinocytes triggers an inflammatory skin disease

    Andrew Kovalenko;Jin-Chul Kim;Tae-Bong Kang;Akhil Rajput

  • Influenza virus-induced AP-1-dependent gene expression requires activation of the JNK signaling pathway.

    Stephan Ludwig;Christina Ehrhardt;Elisabeth R. Neumeier;Michael Kracht

  • Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) Processing Pathway

    Axel Weber;Peter Wasiliew;Michael Kracht

  • Phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 at Ser468 controls its COMMD1-dependent ubiquitination and target gene-specific proteasomal elimination

    Hui Geng;Tobias Wittwer;Oliver Dittrich‐Breiholz;Michael Kracht

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Lienhard Schmitz
M. Lienhard Schmitz University of Giessen
Klaus Resch
Klaus Resch Hannover Medical School
Thomas F. Schulz
Thomas F. Schulz Hannover Medical School
Jeremy Saklatvala
Jeremy Saklatvala University of Oxford
Stefan Hippenstiel
Stefan Hippenstiel Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Thomas Werfel
Thomas Werfel Hannover Medical School
Thomas Braun
Thomas Braun Max Planck Society
Miriam Wittmann
Miriam Wittmann University of Leeds
Norbert Suttorp
Norbert Suttorp Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Matthias Gaestel
Matthias Gaestel Hannover Medical School

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