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Peter Gierschik

Peter Gierschik

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
15195
World Ranking
6767
National Ranking
486

Peter Gierschik 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 Peter Gierschik sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 209 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Gierschik 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 Peter Gierschik sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Amino acid

Peter Gierschik focuses on Biochemistry, GTPase, Transducin, MAPK/ERK pathway and RHOA. His research integrates issues of Molecular biology and Alpha in his study of Biochemistry. His Molecular biology study incorporates themes from Antiserum, Membrane and Pertussis toxin.

His GTPase research includes elements of Rhodopsin, Receptor and Nucleotide. Peter Gierschik combines subjects such as Cyclase and Membrane protein with his study of Transducin. His research in GTP' intersects with topics in Guanine and Effector.

His most cited work include:

  • Antibodies directed against synthetic peptides distinguish between GTP-binding proteins in neutrophil and brain. (286 citations)
  • The Rac-RhoGDI complex and the structural basis for the regulation of Rho proteins by RhoGDI. (180 citations)
  • Specificity of the functional interactions of the beta-adrenergic receptor and rhodopsin with guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins reconstituted in phospholipid vesicles. (179 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Peter Gierschik mainly focuses on Biochemistry, Cell biology, Molecular biology, G protein and Phospholipase C. His Transducin, Guanine, Nucleotide, G alpha subunit and GTP' investigations are all subjects of Biochemistry research. His work carried out in the field of GTP' brings together such families of science as Guanosine and Receptor.

His work deals with themes such as GTP-binding protein regulators, Alternative splicing, Pertussis toxin and Membrane, Membrane protein, which intersect with Molecular biology. Peter Gierschik focuses mostly in the field of G protein, narrowing it down to topics relating to Binding protein and, in certain cases, Recombinant DNA. His GTPase study deals with RHOA intersecting with RAC1 and MAPK/ERK pathway.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (46.02%)
  • Cell biology (31.86%)
  • Molecular biology (28.32%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2020)?

  • Cell biology (31.86%)
  • Signal transduction (14.16%)
  • Internal medicine (9.73%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Cell biology, Signal transduction, Internal medicine, Endocrinology and Leptin receptor. His Cell biology course of study focuses on Chemokine and Actin and Degranulation. His study on Cell signaling, Heterotrimeric G protein and Phospholipase C is often connected to Rho GTPase activation as part of broader study in Signal transduction.

The various areas that Peter Gierschik examines in his Heterotrimeric G protein study include PDZ domain, Guanine nucleotide exchange factor, GTPase and Molecular Pharmacology. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including CC chemokine receptors and Mesenchymal stem cell. His Leptin study combines topics in areas such as Hormone and Receptor.

Between 2011 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Biologically Inactive Leptin and Early-Onset Extreme Obesity (109 citations)
  • Discovery and characterization of an endogenous CXCR4 antagonist. (49 citations)
  • Severe Early-Onset Obesity Due to Bioinactive Leptin Caused by a p.N103K Mutation in the Leptin Gene (39 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Amino acid

His scientific interests lie mostly in Gene, Leptin receptor, Mutation, Endocrinology and Leptin. Peter Gierschik has researched Gene in several fields, including Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and Innate immune system. The study incorporates disciplines such as Genetics, In silico and Homology in addition to Leptin receptor.

The concepts of his Mutation study are interwoven with issues in Cancer research, Mutant, Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Ibrutinib and breakpoint cluster region. His work in Endocrinology addresses issues such as Internal medicine, which are connected to fields such as Aspartic acid. His studies deal with areas such as Receptor and Mutant protein as well as Leptin.

Best Publications

  • CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A G-PROTEIN-ACTIVATED HUMAN PHOSPHOINOSITIDE-3 KINASE

    Borislav Stoyanov;Stefano Volinia;Theodor Hanck;Ignacio Rubio

  • Isozyme-selective stimulation of phospholipase C-β2 by G protein βγ-subunits

    Montserrat Camps;Amanda Carozzi;Petra Schnabel;Alexander Scheer

  • SDF-1α/CXCR4 Axis Is Instrumental in Neointimal Hyperplasia and Recruitment of Smooth Muscle Progenitor Cells

    Alma Zernecke;Andreas Schober;Ilze Bot;Philipp von Hundelshausen

  • Antibodies directed against synthetic peptides distinguish between GTP-binding proteins in neutrophil and brain.

    P Goldsmith;P Gierschik;G Milligan;C G Unson

  • Stimulation of phospholipase C by guanine‐nucleotide‐binding protein βγ subunits

    Montserrat Camps;Cuifen Hou;Dimitrios Sidiropoulos;Jeffry B. Stock

  • The Rac-RhoGDI complex and the structural basis for the regulation of Rho proteins by RhoGDI.

    Klaus Scheffzek;Ilona Stephan;Ole N. Jensen;Daria Illenberger

  • CXCR4 and CD4 mediate a rapid CD95-independent cell death in CD4+ T cells

    Christina Berndt;Barbara Möpps;Sabine Angermüller;Peter Gierschik

  • Specificity of the functional interactions of the beta-adrenergic receptor and rhodopsin with guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins reconstituted in phospholipid vesicles.

    R A Cerione;C Staniszewski;J L Benovic;R J Lefkowitz

  • Functional reconstitution of the alpha 2-adrenergic receptor with guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins in phospholipid vesicles.

    R A Cerione;J W Regan;H Nakata;J Codina

  • Biologically Inactive Leptin and Early-Onset Extreme Obesity

    Martin Wabitsch;Jan-Bernd Funcke;Belinda Lennerz;Ursula Kuhnle-Krahl

  • Antisera against a guanine nucleotide binding protein from retina cross-react with the beta subunit of the adenylyl cyclase-associated guanine nucleotide binding proteins, Ns and Ni.

    P. Gierschik;J. Codina;C. Simons;L. Birnbaumer

  • Activation of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Is Required for Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-Induced Migration and Invasion of Pancreatic Carcinoma Cells

    Christine Veit;Felicitas Genze;Andre Menke;Silke Hoeffert

  • Mechanisms in LPA-induced tumor cell migration: critical role of phosphorylated ERK.

    Martina Stähle;Christine Veit;Ulla Bachfischer;Karina Schierling

  • Multisite phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of transducin by the insulin receptor kinase and protein kinase C.

    Yehiel Zick;Ronit Sagi-Eisenberg;Mark Pines;Peter Gierschik

  • Use of specific antibodies to quantitate the guanine nucleotide-binding protein Go in brain

    Peter Gierschik;Graeme Milligan;Mark Pines;Paul Goldsmith

  • Structural and Mechanistic Insights Into Ras Association Domains of Phospholipase C Epsilon.

    T D Bunney;R Harris;N L Gandarillas;M B Josephs

  • Immunochemical evidence for a novel pertussis toxin substrate in human neutrophils.

    P Gierschik;J Falloon;G Milligan;M Pines

  • Clinical Implications of Guanine Nucleotide–Binding Proteins as Receptor–Effector Couplers

    Allen M. Spiegel;Peter Gierschik;Michael A. Levine;Robert W. Downs

  • Growth factor-dependent activation of the Ras-Raf-MEK-MAPK pathway in the human pancreatic carcinoma cell line PANC-1 carrying activated K-ras: implications for cell proliferation and cell migration.

    Klaudia Giehl;Bettina Skripczynski;Angela Mansard;Andre Menke

  • Mechanism of noradrenaline-induced heterologous desensitization of adenylate cyclase stimulation in rat heart muscle cells: increase in the level of inhibitory G-protein α-subunits

    Christopher Reithmann;Peter Gierschik;Dimitrios Sidiropoulos;Karl Werdan;Karl Werdan

Frequent Co-Authors

Allen M. Spiegel
Allen M. Spiegel Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Martin Wabitsch
Martin Wabitsch University of Ulm
Klaus-Michael Debatin
Klaus-Michael Debatin University of Ulm
Graeme Milligan
Graeme Milligan University of Glasgow
Alexander Dietrich
Alexander Dietrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Juan Codina
Juan Codina Wake Forest University
Robert J. Lefkowitz
Robert J. Lefkowitz Duke University
Hans A. Kestler
Hans A. Kestler University of Ulm
Paul C. Driscoll
Paul C. Driscoll University College London
Lutz Birnbaumer
Lutz Birnbaumer National Institutes of Health

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