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Theo Wallimann

Theo Wallimann

ETH Zurich
Switzerland

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Biology and Biochemistry
Switzerland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
96
Citations
30480
World Ranking
1841
National Ranking
43

Theo Wallimann 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 Theo Wallimann sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 303 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Theo Wallimann 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 Theo Wallimann 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: 96 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Theo Wallimann is a researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, focusing on fields related to medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans various subfields, including physiology, cell biology, molecular biology, nephrology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their main research topics include:

  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Nutrition and health in aging
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Dialysis and renal disease management
  • Muscle and compartmental disorders
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Body composition measurement techniques

Theo Wallimann has contributed to scientific knowledge through multiple recent publications. Selected works include:

  • Creatine Supplementation for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Scientific Rationale for a Clinical Trial, 2021, Nutrients
  • Role of creatine and creatine kinase in UCP1-independent adipocyte thermogenesis, 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Creatine homeostasis and protein energy wasting in hemodialysis patients, 2021, Journal of Translational Medicine
  • Plasma creatine and incident type 2 diabetes in a general population-based cohort: The PREVEND study, 2020, Clinical Endocrinology
  • Chronic Dialysis Patients Are Depleted of Creatine: Review and Rationale for Intradialytic Creatine Supplementation, 2021, Nutrients

Their frequent coauthors include Adrian Post, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Casper Franssen, Daan Kremer, and Uwe Schlattner. The majority of their publications appear in the journal Nutrients, followed by the Journal of Translational Medicine, Clinical Endocrinology, Amino Acids, and the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Best Publications

  • Intracellular compartmentation, structure and function of creatine kinase isoenzymes in tissues with high and fluctuating energy demands: the 'phosphocreatine circuit' for cellular energy homeostasis.

    T Wallimann;M Wyss;D Brdiczka;K Nicolay

  • LKB1 is the upstream kinase in the AMP-activated protein kinase cascade

    Angela Woods;Stephen R. Johnstone;Kristina Dickerson;Fiona C. Leiper

  • The creatine kinase system and pleiotropic effects of creatine

    Theo Wallimann;Malgorzata Tokarska-Schlattner;Uwe Schlattner;Uwe Schlattner

  • Mitochondrial creatine kinase in human health and disease

    Uwe Schlattner;Malgorzata Tokarska-Schlattner;Theo Wallimann

  • Dissecting the Role of 5′-AMP for Allosteric Stimulation, Activation, and Deactivation of AMP-activated Protein Kinase

    Marianne Suter;Uwe Riek;Roland Tuerk;Uwe Schlattner

  • Mitochondrial creatine kinase: a key enzyme of aerobic energy metabolism

    Markus Wyss;Jan Smeitink;Ron A. Wevers;Theo Wallimann

  • Creatine kinase in non-muscle tissues and cells

    Theo Wallimann;Wolfram Hemmer

  • Functions and effects of creatine in the central nervous system.

    Robert H. Andres;Angélique D. Ducray;Uwe Schlattner;Uwe Schlattner;Theo Wallimann

  • New insights into doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity: The critical role of cellular energetics

    Malgorzata Tokarska-Schlattner;Michael Zaugg;Christian Zuppinger;Theo Wallimann

  • Insulin Antagonizes Ischemia-induced Thr172 Phosphorylation of AMP-activated Protein Kinase α-Subunits in Heart via Hierarchical Phosphorylation of Ser485/491

    Sandrine Horman;Didier Vertommen;Richard Heath;Dietbert Neumann

  • Structure of mitochondrial creatine kinase.

    Karin Fritz-Wolf;Thomas Schnyder;Theo Wallimann;Wolfgang Kabsch

  • AMPK-Mediated AS160 Phosphorylation in Skeletal Muscle Is Dependent on AMPK Catalytic and Regulatory Subunits

    Jonas T. Treebak;Stephan Glund;Atul Deshmukh;Ditte K. Klein

  • PKA phosphorylates and inactivates AMPKα to promote efficient lipolysis

    Nabil Djouder;Roland D Tuerk;Marianne Suter;Paolo Salvioni

  • Some new aspects of creatine kinase (CK): compartmentation, structure, function and regulation for cellular and mitochondrial bioenergetics and physiology.

    Theo Wallimann;Max Dolder;Uwe Schlattner;Michael Eder

  • A Protein That Binds Specifically to the M-Line of Skeletal Muscle Is Identified as the Muscle Form of Creatine Kinase

    David C. Turner;Theo Wallimann;Hans M. Eppenberger

  • Cardiac system bioenergetics: metabolic basis of the Frank‐Starling law

    Valdur Saks;Petras P Dzeja;Uwe Schlattner;Marko Vendelin

  • The role of creatine kinase in inhibition of mitochondrial permeability transition

    Eddie O'Gorman;Giesela Beutner;Max Dolder;Alan P. Koretsky

  • Inhibition of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition by Creatine Kinase Substrates REQUIREMENT FOR MICROCOMPARTMENTATION

    Max Dolder;Bernd Walzel;Oliver Speer;Uwe Schlattner

  • Identification of phosphorylation sites in AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) for upstream AMPK kinases and study of their roles by site-directed mutagenesis.

    Angela Woods;Didier Vertommen;Dietbert Neumann;Roland Türk

  • Mitochondrial creatine kinase is a prime target of peroxynitrite-induced modification and inactivation.

    Olaf Stachowiak;Max Dolder;Theo Wallimann;Christoph Richter

Frequent Co-Authors

Uwe Schlattner
Uwe Schlattner Grenoble Alpes University
Hans M. Eppenberger
Hans M. Eppenberger ETH Zurich
Dieter Brdiczka
Dieter Brdiczka University of Konstanz
Valdur Saks
Valdur Saks National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
Philipp Kaldis
Philipp Kaldis Lund University
Andreas Raabe
Andreas Raabe University of Bern
Petras P. Dzeja
Petras P. Dzeja Mayo Clinic
Jean-Claude Perriard
Jean-Claude Perriard ETH Zurich
Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin
Andrew F. G. Quest
Andrew F. G. Quest University of Chile

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