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Medicine

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Biology and Biochemistry

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Thomas Brunner publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 469 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Brunner D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Thomas Brunner is a researcher affiliated with the University of Konstanz in Germany. Their primary field of study is Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on various interconnected subfields such as Food Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecology, Insect Science, and Marketing.

Brunner's scientific work addresses multiple topics related to food systems, environmental sustainability, and consumer behavior. The main areas of focus in their research include:

  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Culinary Culture and Tourism
  • Environmental Sustainability in Business

Their recent publication record features research articles that explore consumer perceptions and behavioral changes in food consumption, with a particular emphasis on meat and superfoods. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Examination of students' willingness to change behaviour regarding meat consumption" (2021), published in Meat Science
  • "A Consumer Segmentation Study for Meat and Meat Alternatives in Switzerland" (2021), published in Foods
  • "Superfoods: Drivers for Consumption" (2021), published in Journal of Food Products Marketing
  • "Consumer Perception Toward "Superfoods": A Segmentation Study" (2022), published in Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing
  • "Attitudes of consumers toward Spirulina and açaí and their use as a food ingredient" (2023), published in LWT

Brunner frequently publishes in journals such as Foods, Meat Science, Sustainability, Frontiers in Psychology, and Food Risk Assess Europe, indicating a consistent contribution to outlets at the intersection of food science and sustainability studies.

Collaboration is a key component of Brunner's research activities. Frequent co-authors include Bárbara Franco Lucas, Franziska Götze, Mathilde Delley, Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa, and Evelyn Markoni, reflecting a network of scholars active in related domains of food science and consumer research.

Best Publications

  • Fas Ligand-Induced Apoptosis as a Mechanism of Immune Privilege

    Thomas S. Griffith;Thomas Brunner;Sharon M. Fletcher;Douglas R. Green

  • Cell-autonomous Fas (CD95)/Fas-ligand interaction mediates activation-induced apoptosis in T-cell hybridomas

    Thomas Brunner;Rona J. Mogil;Drake LaFace;Nam Jin Yoo

  • Calpain-mediated cleavage of Atg5 switches autophagy to apoptosis.

    Shida Yousefi;Remo Perozzo;Inès Schmid;Andrew Ziemiecki

  • DNA Damaging Agents Induce Expression of Fas Ligand and Subsequent Apoptosis in T Lymphocytes via the Activation of NF-κB and AP-1

    Shailaja Kasibhatla;Thomas Brunner;Laurent Genestier;Fernando Echeverri

  • Induction of human IgE synthesis in B cells by mast cells and basophils

    Jean François Gauchat;Sybille Henchoz;Gonzalo Mazzei;Jean Pierre Aubry

  • RANTES and macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha induce the migration and activation of normal human eosinophil granulocytes.

    Antal Rot;Martin Krieger;Thomas Brunner;Stephan C. Bischoff

  • Unequal Death in T Helper Cell (Th)1 and Th2 Effectors: Th1, but not Th2, Effectors Undergo Rapid Fas/FasL-mediated Apoptosis

    Xiaohong Zhang;Thomas Brunner;Laura Carter;Richard W. Dutton

  • Human Lung Carcinomas Express Fas Ligand

    Gloria A. Niehans;Thomas Brunner;Sandra P. Frizelle;Jacob C. Liston

  • Acridine Orange/Ethidium Bromide (AO/EB) Staining to Detect Apoptosis.

    Shailaja Kasibhatla;Gustavo P. Amarante-Mendes;Deborah Finucane;Thomas Brunner

  • FAS-induced apoptosis is mediated via a ceramide-initiated RAS signaling pathway.

    Erich Gulbins;Reid Bissonnette;Artin Mahboubi;Seamus Martin

  • Human peripheral blood basophils primed by interleukin 3(IL-3) produce IL-4 in response to immunoglobulin E receptor stimulation

    Thomas Brunner;Christoph Heusser;Clemens Dahinden

  • miR-15a and miR-16 are implicated in cell cycle regulation in a Rb-dependent manner and are frequently deleted or down-regulated in non-small cell lung cancer.

    Nora Bandi;Samuel Zbinden;Mathias Gugger;Marlene Arnold

  • Convenience food products. Drivers for consumption.

    Thomas A. Brunner;Klazine van der Horst;Michael Siegrist

  • Satisfaction, image and loyalty: new versus experienced customers

    Thomas A. Brunner;Markus Stöcklin;Klaus Opwis

  • Lung epithelial apoptosis in influenza virus pneumonia: the role of macrophage-expressed TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand

    Susanne Herold;Mirko Steinmueller;Werner von Wulffen;Lidija Cakarova

  • Targeting ATR in vivo using the novel inhibitor VE-822 results in selective sensitization of pancreatic tumors to radiation

    E Fokas;R Prevo;J R Pollard;P M Reaper

  • Randomized Phase II Trial of Chemoradiotherapy Plus Induction or Consolidation Chemotherapy as Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: CAO/ARO/AIO-12

    Emmanouil Fokas;Michael Allgäuer;Bülent Polat;Gunther Klautke

  • Monocyte chemotactic protein 3 is a most effective basophil- and eosinophil-activating chemokine.

    Clemens Dahinden;Thomas Geiser;Thomas Brunner;Vinzenz von Tscharner

  • Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy with gemcitabine/cisplatin and surgery versus immediate surgery in resectable pancreatic cancer: results of the first prospective randomized phase II trial.

    Henriette Golcher;Thomas B. Brunner;Helmut Witzigmann;Lukas Marti

  • ESOPEC: prospective randomized controlled multicenter phase III trial comparing perioperative chemotherapy (FLOT protocol) to neoadjuvant chemoradiation (CROSS protocol) in patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus (NCT02509286)

    Jens Hoeppner;Florian Lordick;Thomas Brunner;Torben Glatz

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas R. Green
Douglas R. Green St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Rolf Sauer
Rolf Sauer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Clemens A. Dahinden
Clemens A. Dahinden University of Bern
Christoph Mueller
Christoph Mueller University of Bern
Werner Hohenberger
Werner Hohenberger University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ella Bossy-Wetzel
Ella Bossy-Wetzel University of Central Florida
Ruth J. Muschel
Ruth J. Muschel University of Oxford
Rainer Fietkau
Rainer Fietkau University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Stephan C. Bischoff
Stephan C. Bischoff University of Hohenheim
Kristina Schoonjans
Kristina Schoonjans École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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