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Teymuras V. Kurzchalia

Teymuras V. Kurzchalia

Max Planck Society
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
19480
World Ranking
15903
National Ranking
1117

Teymuras V. Kurzchalia 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 Teymuras V. Kurzchalia sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 126 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Teymuras V. Kurzchalia 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 Teymuras V. Kurzchalia 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: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Teymuras V. Kurzchalia is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has a research focus in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Aging, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology, and Physiology.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas such as Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Tardigrade Biology and Ecology, Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology, Spaceflight effects on biology, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Key publications by Kurzchalia include:

  • A metabolic switch regulates the transition between growth and diapause in C. elegans, 2020, BMC Biology
  • Glycolate combats massive oxidative stress by restoring redox potential in Caenorhabditis elegans, 2021, Communications Biology
  • C. elegans possess a general program to enter cryptobiosis that allows dauer larvae to survive different kinds of abiotic stress, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • GlyPerA™ effectively shields airway epithelia from SARS-CoV-2 infection and inflammatory events, 2023, Respiratory Research
  • Quantitative imaging of Caenorhabditis elegans dauer larvae during cryptobiotic transition, 2022, Biophysical Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kurzchalia include:

  • Sider Penkov
  • Vamshidhar R. Gade
  • Bharath Kumar Raghuraman
  • Andrej Shevchenko
  • Sofia Traikov

Publication venues where Kurzchalia commonly publishes are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Communications Biology
  • BMC Biology
  • Respiratory Research
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Lipid extraction by methyl-tert-butyl ether for high-throughput lipidomics

    Vitali Matyash;Gerhard Liebisch;Teymuras V. Kurzchalia;Andrej Shevchenko

  • Loss of Caveolae, Vascular Dysfunction, and Pulmonary Defects in Caveolin-1 Gene-Disrupted Mice

    Marek Drab;Paul Verkade;Marlies Elger;Michael Kasper

  • VIP21/CAVEOLIN IS A CHOLESTEROL-BINDING PROTEIN

    Masayuki Murata;Johan Peranen;Rupert Schreiner;Felix Wieland

  • Membrane microdomains and caveolae

    T V Kurzchalia;R G Parton

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor induces endothelial fenestrations in vitro.

    Sybille Esser;Karen Wolburg;Hartwig Wolburg;Georg Breier

  • VIP21, a 21-kD membrane protein is an integral component of trans-Golgi-network-derived transport vesicles.

    T V Kurzchalia;P Dupree;R G Parton;R Kellner

  • Microdomains of GPI-anchored proteins in living cells revealed by crosslinking

    Tim Friedrichson;Teymuras V. Kurzchalia

  • VIP21-caveolin, a membrane protein constituent of the caveolar coat, oligomerizes in vivo and in vitro.

    Solange Monier;Robert G. Parton;Frank Vogel;Joachim Behlke

  • Caveolae and sorting in the trans-Golgi network of epithelial cells.

    P. Dupree;R.G. Parton;G. Raposo;T.V. Kurzchalia

  • Clathrin- and caveolin-1–independent endocytosis: entry of simian virus 40 into cells devoid of caveolae

    Eva-Maria Damm;Lucas Pelkmans;Jürgen Kartenbeck;Anna Mezzacasa

  • Ultrastructural identification of uncoated caveolin-independent early endocytic vehicles

    Matthew Kirkham;Akikazu Fujita;Rahul Chadda;Susan J. Nixon

  • Sterol structure determines the separation of phases and the curvature of the liquid-ordered phase in model membranes

    Kirsten Bacia;Petra Schwille;Teymuras Kurzchalia

  • The signal sequence of nascent preprolactin interacts with the 54K polypeptide of the signal recognition particle

    T. V. Kurzchalia;M. Wiedmann;A. S. Girshovich;E. S. Bochkareva

  • Direct evidence for the role of caveolin-1 and caveolae in mechanotransduction and remodeling of blood vessels.

    Jun Yu;Sonia Bergaya;Takahisa Murata;Ilkay F. Alp

  • A signal sequence receptor in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.

    Martin Wiedmann;Teymuras V. Kurzchalia;Enno Hartmann;Tom A. Rapoport

  • Caveolin-1 Is Essential for Liver Regeneration

    Manuel A. Fernández;Cecilia Albor;Mercedes Ingelmo-Torres;Susan J. Nixon

  • Glycosphingolipid-enriched, detergent-insoluble complexes in protein sorting in epithelial cells

    Klaus Fiedler;Toshihide Kobayashi;Teymuras V. Kurzchalia;Kai Simons

  • Lipid Profiling by Multiple Precursor and Neutral Loss Scanning Driven by the Data-Dependent Acquisition

    Dominik Schwudke;Jeffrey Oegema;Lyle Burton;Eugeni Entchev

  • Oligomerization of VIP21‐caveolin in vitro is stabilized by long chain fatty acylation or cholesterol

    Solange Monier;Dennis J. Dietzen;W.Randall Hastings;Douglas M. Lublin

  • Why do worms need cholesterol

    Teymuras V. Kurzchalia;Samuel Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Joachim Knölker
Hans-Joachim Knölker TU Dresden
Kai Simons
Kai Simons Lipotype
Andrej Shevchenko
Andrej Shevchenko Max Planck Society
Robert G. Parton
Robert G. Parton University of Queensland
Tom A. Rapoport
Tom A. Rapoport Harvard University
Martin Wiedmann
Martin Wiedmann Cornell University
Marino Zerial
Marino Zerial Max Planck Society
Enno Hartmann
Enno Hartmann University of Lübeck
Christoph Thiele
Christoph Thiele University of Bonn
Paul Dupree
Paul Dupree University of Cambridge

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