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142
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114
National Ranking
8

Peter Gruss publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Gruss sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 371 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Peter Gruss D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 142 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2005 - Polish Academy of Science
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1995 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Peter Gruss is affiliated with the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. Their primary fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focused subfield in Molecular Biology.

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Larissa Tetsch
  • Erwin Beck
  • Ralf Dahm
  • Harald Engelhardt
  • Monika Göttingen

Peter Gruss has published scientific articles primarily in the journal Biologie in unserer Zeit. Two notable recent papers are:

  • Inhalt: Biologie in unserer Zeit 1/2020, published in 2020
  • Inhalt: Biologie in unserer Zeit 3/2020, published in 2020

The scientist has received several awards and recognitions throughout their career:

  • Polish Academy of Science, 2005
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1995, specializing in Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 1989
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Pax7 is required for the specification of myogenic satellite cells.

    Patrick Seale;Luc A Sabourin;Adele Girgis-Gabardo;Ahmed Mansouri

  • Pax-6, a murine paired box gene, is expressed in the developing CNS.

    C. Walther;P. Gruss

  • Homeotic transformations of murine vertebrae and concomitant alteration of Hox codes induced by retinoic acid

    Michael Kessel;Peter Gruss

  • Ambra1 regulates autophagy and development of the nervous system

    Gian Maria Fimia;Anastassia Stoykova;Alessandra Romagnoli;Luigi Giunta

  • Apaf1 (CED-4 homolog) regulates programmed cell death in mammalian development.

    Francesco Cecconi;Gonzalo Alvarez-Bolado;Barbara I Meyer;Kevin A Roth

  • Pax-3, a novel murine DNA binding protein expressed during early neurogenesis.

    M. D. Goulding;G. Chalepakis;U. Deutsch;J. R. Erselius

  • Participation of p53 cellular tumour antigen in transformation of normal embryonic cells.

    Daniel Eliyahu;Avraham Raz;Peter Gruss;David Givol

  • Pax6 Is Required for the Multipotent State of Retinal Progenitor Cells

    Till Marquardt;Ruth Ashery-Padan;Nicole Andrejewski;Raffaella Scardigli

  • Temporal control of gene expression in transgenic mice by a tetracycline-responsive promoter

    P A Furth;L St Onge;H Böger;P Gruss

  • Development of peripheral lymphoid organs and natural killer cells depends on the helix–loop–helix inhibitor Id2

    Yoshifumi Yokota;Yoshifumi Yokota;Ahmed Mansouri;Seiichi Mori;Seiichi Sugawara;Seiichi Sugawara

  • Pax-2 controls multiple steps of urogenital development

    Miguel Torres;Emilia Gómez-Pardo;Gregory R. Dressler;Peter Gruss

  • The Pax4 gene is essential for differentiation of insulin-producing beta cells In the mammalian pancreas

    Beatriz Sosa-Pineda;Kamal Chowdhury;Miguel Torres;Guillermo Oliver

  • Multiple point mutations affecting the simian virus 40 enhancer.

    Hans Weiher;Monika König;Peter Gruss

  • New type of POU domain in germ line-specific protein Oct-4.

    Hans R. Schöler;Siegfried Ruppert;Noriaki Suzuki;Kamal Chowdhury

  • Pax6 is required for differentiation of glucagon-producing alpha-cells in mouse pancreas.

    Luc St-Onge;Beatriz Sosa-Pineda;Kamal Chowdhury;Ahmed Mansouri

  • Murine developmental control genes.

    Michael Kessel;Peter Gruss

  • Roles of Pax-genes in developing and adult brain as suggested by expression patterns

    A Stoykova;P Gruss

  • Waardenburg's syndrome patients have mutations in the human homologue of the Pax-3 paired box gene

    Mayada Tassabehji;Andrew P. Read;Valerie E. Newton;Rodney Harris

  • A family of octamer-specific proteins present during mouse embryogenesis: evidence for germline-specific expression of an Oct factor.

    H. R. Scholer;A. K. Hatzopoulos;Rudi Balling;N. Suzuki

  • Six3, a murine homologue of the sine oculis gene, demarcates the most anterior border of the developing neural plate and is expressed during eye development

    Guillermo Oliver;Alvaro Mailhos;Roland Wehr;Neal G. Copeland

Frequent Co-Authors

Kamal Chowdhury
Kamal Chowdhury Max Planck Society
Ahmed Mansouri
Ahmed Mansouri Max Planck Society
Rudi Balling
Rudi Balling University of Bonn
Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research
Anne K. Voss
Anne K. Voss Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Hans R. Schöler
Hans R. Schöler Max Planck Society
Gregory R. Dressler
Gregory R. Dressler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tim Thomas
Tim Thomas Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Francesco Cecconi
Francesco Cecconi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Martyn Goulding
Martyn Goulding Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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