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Rita Gerardy-Schahn

Rita Gerardy-Schahn

Hannover Medical School
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
16220
World Ranking
5153
National Ranking
377

Rita Gerardy-Schahn publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 256 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rita Gerardy-Schahn 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 Rita Gerardy-Schahn 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: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rita Gerardy-Schahn is affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on biochemical and molecular biology aspects related to immunology and microbiology.

Their work spans several main fields of study including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Virology

The topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • HIV Research and Treatment

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rita Gerardy-Schahn include:

  • Timm Fiebig
  • Christa Litschko
  • Hauke Thiesler
  • Anja Münster-Kühnel
  • Insa Budde

The researcher has published in a variety of venues, with notable repeated contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Chemical Biology

Recent papers by Rita Gerardy-Schahn highlight work on the role of sialic acids and polysialic acid in immune cell survival and function. Selected publications include:

  • "Sialic acids on B cells are crucial for their survival and provide protection against apoptosis," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A multi-enzyme machine polymerizes the Haemophilus influenzae type b capsule," 2023, Nature Chemical Biology
  • "Rescue of synaptic and cognitive functions in polysialic acid-deficient mice and dementia models by short polysialic acid fragments," 2023, Neurobiology of Disease
  • "Mix-and-Match System for the Enzymatic Synthesis of Enantiopure Glycerol-3-Phosphate-Containing Capsule Polymer Backbones from Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Bibersteinia trehalosi," 2021, mBio
  • "Sialic acids on T cells are crucial for their maintenance and survival," 2024, Frontiers in Immunology

Best Publications

  • Sialic Acids in the Brain: Gangliosides and Polysialic Acid in Nervous System Development, Stability, Disease, and Regeneration

    Ronald L. Schnaar;Rita Gerardy-Schahn;Rita Gerardy-Schahn;Herbert Hildebrandt;Herbert Hildebrandt

  • The gene defective in leukocyte adhesion deficiency II encodes a putative GDP-fucose transporter.

    Kerstin Lühn;Martin K. Wild;Matthias Eckhardt;Rita Gerardy-Schahn

  • Mice Deficient in the Polysialyltransferase ST8SiaIV/PST-1 Allow Discrimination of the Roles of Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule Protein and Polysialic Acid in Neural Development and Synaptic Plasticity

    Matthias Eckhardt;Olena Bukalo;Geneviève Chazal;Lihua Wang

  • Molecular characterization of eukaryotic polysialyltransferase-1.

    Matthias Eckhardt;Martina Mühlenhoff;Andrea Bethe;Jaap Koopman

  • A Syndrome with Congenital Neutropenia and Mutations in G6PC3

    Kaan Boztug;Giridharan Appaswamy;Angel Ashikov;Alejandro A. Schäffer

  • The polysialic acid modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule is involved in spatial learning and hippocampal long-term potentiation.

    C.G. Becker;A. Artola;R. Gerardy-Schahn;T. Becker

  • Capsule phase variation in Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B by slipped-strand mispairing in the polysialyltransferase gene (siaD): correlation with bacterial invasion and the outbreak of meningococcal disease.

    S Hammerschmidt;A Müller;H Sillmann;M Mühlenhoff

  • Genetic Ablation of Polysialic Acid Causes Severe Neurodevelopmental Defects Rescued by Deletion of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule

    Birgit Weinhold;Ralph Seidenfaden;Iris Röckle;Iris Röckle;Martina Mühlenhoff

  • Crystal structure of the polysialic acid-degrading endosialidase of bacteriophage K1F.

    Katharina Stummeyer;Achim Dickmanns;Martina Mühlenhoff;Rita Gerardy-Schahn

  • Modulation of cell surface sialic acid expression in Neisseria meningitidis via a transposable genetic element.

    S. Hammerschmidt;R. Hilse;J. P. M. Van Putten;R. Gerardy-Schahn

  • Polysialylated Neuropilin-2 Is Expressed on the Surface of Human Dendritic Cells and Modulates Dendritic Cell-T Lymphocyte Interactions

    Sabrina Curreli;Zita Arany;Rita Gerardy-Schahn;Dean Mann

  • Polysialic acid: three-dimensional structure, biosynthesis and function

    Martina Mühlenhoff;Matthias Eckhardt;Rita Gerardy-Schahn

  • Polysialic acid directs tumor cell growth by controlling heterophilic neural cell adhesion molecule interactions.

    Ralph Seidenfaden;Andrea Krauter;Frank Schertzinger;Rita Gerardy-Schahn

  • Expression cloning of the Golgi CMP-sialic acid transporter.

    Matthias Eckhardt;Martina Muhlenhoff;Andrea Bethe;Rita Gerardy-Schahn

  • Mammalian cytidine 5′-monophosphate N-acetylneuraminic acid synthetase: A nuclear protein with evolutionarily conserved structural motifs

    Anja K. Münster;Matthias Eckhardt;Barry Potvin;Martina Mühlenhoff

  • Antibodies to Polysialic Acid and its N-Propyl Derivative: Binding Properties and Interaction with Human Embryonal Brain Glycopeptides

    Jukka Häyrinen;Harold Jennings;Howard V. Raff;Geneviève Rougon

  • Polysialylated Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule Is Involved in Induction of Long-Term Potentiation and Memory Acquisition and Consolidation in a Fear-Conditioning Paradigm

    Oleg Senkov;Mu Sun;Mu Sun;Mu Sun;Birgit Weinhold;Rita Gerardy-Schahn

  • Membrane topology of the mammalian CMP-sialic acid transporter.

    Matthias Eckhardt;Birgit Gotza;Rita Gerardy-Schahn

  • Dissecting polysialic acid and NCAM functions in brain development.

    Herbert Hildebrandt;Martina Mühlenhoff;Birgit Weinhold;Rita Gerardy-Schahn

  • The Structures of Bacteriophages K1E and K1-5 Explain Processive Degradation of Polysaccharide Capsules and Evolution of New Host Specificities

    Petr G. Leiman;Anthony J. Battisti;Valorie D. Bowman;Katharina Stummeyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark von Itzstein
Mark von Itzstein Griffith University
Rudolf Geyer
Rudolf Geyer University of Giessen
Alexander Dityatev
Alexander Dityatev German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Ralf Ficner
Ralf Ficner University of Göttingen
Matthias Frosch
Matthias Frosch University of Würzburg
Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ulrich Vogel
Ulrich Vogel University of Würzburg
Manfred Wuhrer
Manfred Wuhrer Leiden University Medical Center
Ken Kitajima
Ken Kitajima Nagoya University
Heidrun Potschka
Heidrun Potschka Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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