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Peter Herrlich

Peter Herrlich

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Germany
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
103
Citations
58969
World Ranking
474
National Ranking
45

Peter Herrlich 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 Herrlich sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 301 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Herrlich 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 Herrlich sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 1993 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Peter Herrlich is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany and has contributed to various areas related to molecular biology, genetics, and biochemistry. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields with a particular focus on the molecular mechanisms underlying cell biology and disease development.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Herrlich's research work is detailed across several subfields, including:

  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Mechanics of Materials

Their research covers key scientific topics such as:

  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders

Recent publications by Peter Herrlich include the following papers:

  • "CD44 Contributes to the Regulation of MDR1 Protein and Doxorubicin Chemoresistance in Osteosarcoma," 2022, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "TRIP6 functions in brain ciliogenesis," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "Deletion of Cd44 Inhibits Metastasis Formation of Liver Cancer in Nf2-Mutant Mice," 2023, published in Cells
  • "Cluster of differentiation 44 promotes osteosarcoma progression in mice lacking the tumor suppressor Merlin," 2020, published in International Journal of Cancer
  • "The LIM domain protein nTRIP6 modulates the dynamics of myogenic differentiation," 2021, published in Scientific Reports

Herrlich frequently collaborates with several coauthors, with whom they have multiple joint publications. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Monserrat Gerardo-Ramírez
  • Diana Becker
  • Nils Hartmann
  • Helen Morrison
  • Jens U. Marquardt

Their publications have appeared in a range of scientific journals, including:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Cells
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Scientific Reports

Peter Herrlich was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 1993, which marks a notable point in their academic career.

Best Publications

  • The nuclear receptor superfamily: the second decade.

    David J. Mangelsdorf;Carl Thummel;Miguel Beato;Peter Herrlich

  • Phorbol ester-inducible genes contain a common cis element recognized by a TPA-modulated trans-acting factor.

    Peter Angel;Masayoshi Imagawa;Robert Chiu;Bernd Stein

  • CD44: From adhesion molecules to signalling regulators

    Helmut Ponta;Larry Sherman;Peter A. Herrlich

  • Steroid hormone receptors: Many Actors in search of a plot

    Miguel Beato;Peter Herrlich;Günther Schütz

  • A NEW VARIANT OF GLYCOPROTEIN CD44 CONFERS METASTATIC POTENTIAL TO RAT CARCINOMA CELLS

    U. Günthert;M. Hofmann;W. Rudy;S. Reber

  • Antitumor promotion and antiinflammation: Down-modulation of AP-1 (Fos/Jun) activity by glucocorticoid hormone

    Carsten Jonat;Hans J. Rahmsdorf;Kun-Koo Park;Andrew C.B. Cato

  • DNA binding of the glucocorticoid receptor is not essential for survival

    Holger M Reichardt;Klaus H Kaestner;Jan Tuckermann;Oliver Kretz

  • 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate induction of the human collagenase gene is mediated by an inducible enhancer element located in the 5'-flanking region.

    Peter Angel;I. Baumann;B. Stein;H. Delius

  • Cross-coupling of the NF-kappa B p65 and Fos/Jun transcription factors produces potentiated biological function.

    Bernd Stein;Albert S. Baldwin;Dean W. Ballard;Warner C. Greene

  • Expression of CD44 Variant Proteins in Human Colorectal Cancer Is Related to Tumor Progression

    V. J. M. Wielenga;K.-H. Heider;G. J. A. Offerhaus;G. R. Adolf

  • Requirement for fos gene expression in the transcriptional activation of collagenase by other oncogenes and phorbol esters.

    Axel Schönthal;Peter Herrlich;Hans Jobst Rahmsdorf;Helmut Ponta

  • UV-induced DNA damage is an intermediate step in UV-induced expression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1, collagenase, c-fos, and metallothionein.

    B Stein;H J Rahmsdorf;A Steffen;M Litfin

  • Dephosphorylation of receptor tyrosine kinases as target of regulation by radiation, oxidants or alkylating agents.

    A Knebel;H J Rahmsdorf;A Ullrich;P Herrlich

  • ATF-2 is preferentially activated by stress-activated protein kinases to mediate c-jun induction in response to genotoxic agents.

    H. Van Dam;D. Wilhelm;I. Herr;A. Steffen

  • A distinct modulating domain in glucocorticoid receptor monomers in the repression of activity of the transcription factor AP-1.

    Susanne Heck;M Kullmann;A Gast;H Ponta

  • CD44 is required for two consecutive steps in HGF/c-Met signaling

    Véronique Orian-Rousseau;Linfeng Chen;Jonathan P. Sleeman;Peter Herrlich

  • The NF2 tumor suppressor gene product, merlin, mediates contact inhibition of growth through interactions with CD44

    Helen Morrison;Larry S. Sherman;James Legg;Fatima Banine

  • Involvement of growth factor receptors in the mammalian UVC response.

    Christoph Sachsenmaier;Adriana Radler-Pohl;Raymund Zinck;Alfred Nordheim

  • Signal-dependent regulation of splicing via phosphorylation of Sam68

    Nathalie Matter;Peter Herrlich;Harald König

  • Repression of inflammatory responses in the absence of DNA binding by the glucocorticoid receptor.

    Holger M. Reichardt;Jan P. Tuckermann;Jan P. Tuckermann;Martin Göttlicher;Maja Vujic

Frequent Co-Authors

Helmut Ponta
Helmut Ponta Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jonathan P. Sleeman
Jonathan P. Sleeman University Medical Centre Mannheim
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci European Institute of Oncology
Saverio Minucci
Saverio Minucci European Institute of Oncology
Larry S. Sherman
Larry S. Sherman Oregon National Primate Research Center
Bernd Groner
Bernd Groner Goethe University Frankfurt
Manfred Schweiger
Manfred Schweiger Freie Universität Berlin
Axel Knebel
Axel Knebel University of Dundee
Peter Angel
Peter Angel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Frank-D. Böhmer
Frank-D. Böhmer Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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