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R. Heiner Schirmer

R. Heiner Schirmer

Heidelberg University
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
13131
World Ranking
13095
National Ranking
931

R. Heiner Schirmer 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 R. Heiner Schirmer sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 141 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Heiner Schirmer 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 R. Heiner Schirmer sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

R. Heiner Schirmer was affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany during their academic career. The scientist's work and contributions were recorded primarily through this institution.

There are no available records of recent papers authored by R. Heiner Schirmer, nor are there details on frequent co-authors or common publication venues.

Similarly, data regarding book publications, main fields or subfields of study, and focused research topics are absent. No awards or honors are recorded for this scientist, and no specific years of notable recognitions have been documented.

Due to the scarcity of detailed publication and research data, a comprehensive overview of their scientific work cannot be constructed beyond the institutional affiliation and status.

Best Publications

  • Principles of Protein Structure

    Georg E. Schulz;R. Heiner Schirmer

  • Human Placenta Thioredoxin Reductase: ISOLATION OF THE SELENOENZYME, STEADY STATE KINETICS, AND INHIBITION BY THERAPEUTIC GOLD COMPOUNDS *

    Stephan Gromer;L. David Arscott;Charles H. Williams;R. Heiner Schirmer

  • Substitution of the Thioredoxin System for Glutathione Reductase in Drosophila melanogaster

    Stefan M. Kanzok;Stefan M. Kanzok;Anke Fechner;Anke Fechner;Holger Bauer;Julia K. Ulschmid

  • Thioredoxin reductase as a pathophysiological factor and drug target

    Katja Becker;Stephan Gromer;R. Heiner Schirmer;Sylke Müller

  • "Lest we forget you--methylene blue...".

    R. Heiner Schirmer;Heike Adler;Marcus Pickhardt;Eckhard Mandelkow

  • Thioredoxin reductase two modes of catalysis have evolved.

    C H Williams;L D Arscott;S Müller;B W Lennon

  • Dithiol proteins as guardians of the intracellular redox milieu in parasites: old and new drug targets in trypanosomes and malaria-causing plasmodia.

    R. Luise Krauth-Siegel;Holger Bauer;R. Heiner Schirmer

  • The mechanism of thioredoxin reductase from human placenta is similar to the mechanisms of lipoamide dehydrogenase and glutathione reductase and is distinct from the mechanism of thioredoxin reductase from Escherichia coli

    L. David Arscott;Stephan Gromer;R. Heiner Schirmer;Katja Becker

  • The thioredoxin system of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Glutathione reduction revisited

    S M Kanzok;R H Schirmer;I Turbachova;R Iozef

  • Disulfide‐Reductase Inhibitors as Chemotherapeutic Agents: The Design of Drugs for Trypanosomiasis and Malaria

    R. Heiner Schirmer;Joachim G. Müller;R. Luise Krauth‐Siegel

  • Methylene blue as an antimalarial agent.

    R. Heiner Schirmer;Boubacar Coulibaly;August Stich;Michael Scheiwein

  • Trypanothione reductase from Trypanosoma cruzi. Purification and characterization of the crystalline enzyme.

    R. Luise Krauth-Siegel;Burkhard Enders;Graeme B. Henderson;Alan H. Fairlamb

  • Glutathione reductase from human erythrocytes. The sequences of the NADPH domain and of the interface domain.

    R. Luise Krauth-Siegel;Mansoor Saleh;Renate Untucht-Grau;R. Heiner Schirmer

  • Active sites of thioredoxin reductases: Why selenoproteins?

    Stephan Gromer;Linda Johansson;Holger Bauer;L. David Arscott

  • The Amino‐Acid Sequence of Porcine Adenylate Kinase from Skeletal Muscle

    Albert Heil;Gudrun Müller;Lafayette Noda;Thomas Pinder

  • Synthetic Inhibitors of Adenylate Kinases in the Assays for ATPases and Phosphokinases

    Peter Feldhaus;Thomas Fröhlich;Roger S. Goody;Maria Isakov

  • Interactions of methylene blue with human disulfide reductases and their orthologues from Plasmodium falciparum.

    Kathrin Buchholz;R. Heiner Schirmer;Jana K. Eubel;Monique B. Akoachere

  • Enzyme inactivation through sulfhydryl oxidation by physiologic NO-carriers

    K Becker;Savvas Savvides;M Keese;Rh Schirmer

  • Recombinant Plasmodium falciparum glutathione reductase is inhibited by the antimalarial dye methylene blue.

    P.M Färber;L.D Arscott;C.H Williams;K Becker

  • Human Thioredoxin Reductase Is Efficiently Inhibited by (2,2‘:6‘,2‘ ‘-Terpyridine)platinum(II) Complexes. Possible Implications for a Novel Antitumor Strategy

    Katja Becker;Christel Herold-Mende;Jenny J. Park;Gordon Lowe

Frequent Co-Authors

Katja Becker
Katja Becker University of Giessen
Georg E. Schulz
Georg E. Schulz University of Freiburg
R. Luise Krauth-Siegel
R. Luise Krauth-Siegel Heidelberg University
Emil F. Pai
Emil F. Pai University of Toronto
Thomas Dandekar
Thomas Dandekar University of Würzburg
Sylke Müller
Sylke Müller University of Glasgow
Charles H. Williams
Charles H. Williams University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rainer Frank
Rainer Frank Heidelberg University
Kai Matuschewski
Kai Matuschewski Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dirk Roos
Dirk Roos University of Amsterdam

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