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Thomas Hankeln 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 Thomas Hankeln sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 206 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Hankeln 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 Thomas Hankeln sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas Hankeln is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a substantial focus on medicine. Within these broad fields, Hankeln's work extensively covers molecular biology, cancer research, cell biology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and physiology.

Their research topics include cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, hemoglobin structure and function, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, genomics and phylogenetic studies, parasite biology and host interactions, DNA repair mechanisms, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia research.

Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Selected recent papers by Thomas Hankeln cover diverse topics and were published between 2020 and 2021:

  • What Is in Umbilicaria pustulata? A Metagenomic Approach to Reconstruct the Holo-Genome of a Lichen (2020, Genome Biology and Evolution)
  • The Antioxidative Role of Cytoglobin in Podocytes: Implications for a Role in Chronic Kidney Disease (2020, Antioxidants and Redox Signaling)
  • Androglobin gene expression patterns and FOXJ1-dependent regulation indicate its functional association with ciliogenesis (2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • The genome, transcriptome, and proteome of the fish parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis (Acanthocephala) (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • A High-Quality Genome Assembly from Short and Long Reads for the Non-biting Midge Chironomus riparius (Diptera) (2020, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics)

Hankeln frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, including Anne Bicker, Danuta Galetzka, Heinz Schmidberger, Manuela Marron, and Hanno Schmidt, with whom they have co-authored multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • A p16INK4a-insensitive CDK4 mutant targeted by cytolytic T lymphocytes in a human melanoma

    T Wolfel;M Hauer;J Schneider;M Serrano

  • A vertebrate globin expressed in the brain

    Thorsten Burmester;Bettina Weich;Sigrid Reinhardt;Thomas Hankeln

  • Cytoglobin: a novel globin type ubiquitously expressed in vertebrate tissues.

    Thorsten Burmester;Bettina Ebner;Bettina Weich;Thomas Hankeln

  • Biochemical Characterization and Ligand Binding Properties of Neuroglobin, a Novel Member of the Globin Family

    Sylvia Dewilde;Laurent Kiger;Thorsten Burmester;Thomas Hankeln

  • How Does the Eye Breathe?: EVIDENCE FOR NEUROGLOBIN-MEDIATED OXYGEN SUPPLY IN THE MAMMALIAN RETINA *

    Marc J.J Schmidt;Andreas Giessl;Tilmann Laufs;Thomas Hankeln

  • Neuroglobin and cytoglobin. Fresh blood for the vertebrate globin family.

    Alessandra Pesce;Martino Bolognesi;Alessio Bocedi;Paolo Ascenzi

  • Human Brain Neuroglobin Structure Reveals a Distinct Mode of Controlling Oxygen Affinity

    Alessandra Pesce;Sylvia Dewilde;Marco Nardini;Luc Moens

  • Neuroglobin and cytoglobin in search of their role in the vertebrate globin family.

    Thomas Hankeln;Bettina Ebner;Christine Fuchs;Frank Gerlach

  • The Redox State of the Cell Regulates the Ligand Binding Affinity of Human Neuroglobin and Cytoglobin

    Djemel Hamdane;Laurent Kiger;Sylvia Dewilde;Brian N. Green

  • What is the function of neuroglobin

    Thorsten Burmester;Thomas Hankeln

  • Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Associated With Polymorphism of the Cytochrome P450 Epoxygenase CYP2J2

    Martin Spiecker;Harald Darius;Thomas Hankeln;Muhidien Soufi

  • Cytoglobin is a respiratory protein in connective tissue and neurons, which is up-regulated by hypoxia.

    Marc Schmidt;Frank Gerlach;Aaron Avivi;Tilmann Laufs

  • Expression analysis of neuroglobin mRNA in rodent tissues.

    S Reuss;S Saaler-Reinhardt;B Weich;S Wystub

  • Crystal structure of cytoglobin: the fourth globin type discovered in man displays heme hexa-coordination.

    Daniele de Sanctis;Sylvia Dewilde;Alessandra Pesce;Luc Moens

  • Function and evolution of vertebrate globins

    T. Burmester;T. Hankeln

  • Platyzoan Paraphyly Based on Phylogenomic Data Supports a Noncoelomate Ancestry of Spiralia

    Torsten Hugo Struck;Alexandra Rebecca Wey-Fabrizius;Anja Golombek;Lars Hering

  • Neuroglobin: A Respiratory Protein of the Nervous System

    Thorsten Burmester;Thomas Hankeln

  • Hypoxia induces a complex response of globin expression in zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    Anja Roesner;Thomas Hankeln;Thorsten Burmester

  • The heme environment of mouse neuroglobin. Evidence for the presence of two conformations of the heme pocket.

    Manon Couture;Thorsten Burmester;Thomas Hankeln;Denis L. Rousseau

  • Corrigendum: Genome-wide adaptive complexes to underground stresses in blind mole rats Spalax.

    Xiaodong Fang;Eviatar Nevo;Lijuan Han;Erez Y. Levanon

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorsten Burmester
Thorsten Burmester Universität Hamburg
Luc Moens
Luc Moens University of Antwerp
Sylvia Dewilde
Sylvia Dewilde University of Antwerp
Martino Bolognesi
Martino Bolognesi University of Milan
Stefan Reuss
Stefan Reuss Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Paolo Ascenzi
Paolo Ascenzi Roma Tre University
Eviatar Nevo
Eviatar Nevo University of Haifa
Glen Kristiansen
Glen Kristiansen University Hospital Bonn
Serge N. Vinogradov
Serge N. Vinogradov Wayne State University
Uwe Wolfrum
Uwe Wolfrum Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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