World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 121 376 338 27 25 639 52848
Medicine 121 3614 3381 193 186 647 52940

Thomas Klockgether publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Klockgether between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Klockgether published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 17.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2005. 46 of the 725 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2005. 1985: 5 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 13 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 18 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 26 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 34 publications 2005: 43 publications 2006: 37 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 18 publications
1985 2025

725 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Thomas Klockgether: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 5
1986 6
1987 7
1988 2
1989 4
1990 13
1991 4
1992 3
1993 13
1994 6
1995 13
1996 11
1997 18
1998 17
1999 26
2000 20
2001 19
2002 18
2003 26
2004 34
2005 43
2006 37
2007 29
2008 28
2009 18
2010 29
2011 18
2012 10
2013 17
2014 11
2015 15
2016 19
2017 12
2018 8
2019 18
2020 17
2021 26
2022 30
2023 29
2024 28
2025 18
Total 725
Download as CSV

Thomas Klockgether publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Klockgether sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 638–647 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 639 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11 639
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
Download as CSV

Thomas Klockgether D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Klockgether sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 120–121 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19 121
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
Download as CSV

Overview

Thomas Klockgether is affiliated with the University Hospital Bonn in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research focuses on cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, neurology, genetics, and physiology, with a particular emphasis on genetic neurodegenerative diseases and mitochondrial function and pathology.

Their scholarly output includes publications in various notable venues such as Movement Disorders, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Neurology, The Cerebellum, and Neurology. These venues have hosted a significant number of their works, reflecting a consistent engagement with high-impact journals in the neurological and biomedical research communities.

Among recent papers by Thomas Klockgether are:

  • Natural History, Phenotypic Spectrum, and Discriminative Features of Multisystemic RFC1 Disease (2021, Neurology)
  • Plasma extracellular vesicle tau and TDP-43 as diagnostic biomarkers in FTD and ALS (2024, Nature Medicine)
  • Neurofilaments in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: blood biomarkers at the preataxic and ataxic stage in humans and mice (2020, EMBO Molecular Medicine)
  • Progression characteristics of the European Friedreich's Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies (EFACTS): a 4-year cohort study (2021, The Lancet Neurology)
  • Update cerebellum and cognition (2021, Journal of Neurology)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jennifer Faber, Matthis Synofzik, Lüdger Schöls, Heike Jacobi, and Kathrin Reetz. These collaborations indicate active participation in multidisciplinary and multi-author projects related to neurological disorders.

Main topics covered in Thomas Klockgether's research are:

  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases

Best Publications

  • Second consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy

    S. Gilman;G. K. Wenning;P. A. Low;D. J. Brooks

  • Consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy

    S Gilman;P.A Low;N Quinn;A Albanese

  • Scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia: development of a new clinical scale.

    T Schmitz-Hübsch;S Tezenas du Montcel;L Baliko;J Berciano

  • The phenotypic spectrum of CADASIL: clinical findings in 102 cases.

    M. Dichgans;M. Mayer;I. Uttner;R. Brüning

  • Spinocerebellar ataxia

    Unknown

  • Acute treatment with the PPARγ agonist pioglitazone and ibuprofen reduces glial inflammation and Aβ1–42 levels in APPV717I transgenic mice

    Michael T Heneka;Magdalena Sastre;Lucia Dumitrescu-Ozimek;Anne Hanke

  • The natural history of multiple system atrophy: a prospective European cohort study

    Gregor K Wenning;Felix Geser;Felix Geser;Florian Krismer;Klaus Seppi

  • Contribution of inflammatory processes to Alzheimer's disease: molecular mechanisms.

    Magdalena Sastre;Thomas Klockgether;Michael T. Heneka

  • Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Agonists Modulate Immunostimulated Processing of Amyloid Precursor Protein through Regulation of β-Secretase

    Magdalena Sastre;Ilse Dewachter;Gary E Landreth;Timothy M Willson

  • Potassium Deprivation-Induced Apoptosis of Cerebellar Granule Neurons: A Sequential Requirement for New mRNA and Protein Synthesis, ICE-Like Protease Activity, and Reactive Oxygen Species

    Jörg B. Schulz;Michael Weller;Thomas Klockgether

  • Leitlinien für Diagnostik und Therapie in der Neurologie

    H. C. Diener;C. Weimar;P. Berlit;G. Deuschl

  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs repress β-secretase gene promoter activity by the activation of PPARγ

    Magdalena Sastre;Ilse Dewachter;Steffen Rossner;Nenad Bogdanovic

  • Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: Results of a Pilot and Phase II Study of Systemic and Intraventricular Chemotherapy With Deferred Radiotherapy

    Hendrik Pels;Ingo G.H. Schmidt-Wolf;Axel Glasmacher;Holger Schulz

  • The natural history of degenerative ataxia: a retrospective study in 466 patients.

    T Klockgether;R Lüdtke;B Kramer;M Abele

  • Mutations in COQ2 in familial and sporadic multiple-system atrophy the multiple-system atrophy research collaboration

    Jun Mitsui;Takashi Matsukawa;Hiroyuki Ishiura;Yoko Fukuda;Yoko Fukuda

  • The nuclear receptor PPAR gamma selectively inhibits Th17 differentiation in a T cell-intrinsic fashion and suppresses CNS autoimmunity.

    Luisa Klotz;Sven Burgdorf;Indra Dani;Kaoru Saijo

  • Focal glial activation coincides with increased BACE1 activation and precedes amyloid plaque deposition in APP[V717I] transgenic mice.

    Michael T Heneka;Magdalena Sastre;Lucia Dumitrescu-Ozimek;Ilse Dewachter

  • Chromosomal assignment of the second locus for autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (SCA2) to chromosome 12q23–24.1

    Gispert S;Twells R;Orozco G;Brice A

  • Excitation-induced ataxin-3 aggregation in neurons from patients with Machado-Joseph disease.

    Philipp Koch;Peter Breuer;Michael Peitz;Johannes Jungverdorben

  • Sleep attacks, daytime sleepiness, and dopamine agonists in Parkinson's disease.

    Sebastian Paus;Hans Michael Brecht;Jürgen Köster;Gert Seeger

  • NMDA antagonists potentiate antiparkinsonian actions of L-dopa in monoamine-depleted rats

    Thomas Klockgether;Lechoslaw Turski

  • Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia type I Clinical features and MRI in families with SCA1, SCA2 and SCA3

    K. Bürk;M. Abele;M. Fetter;J. Dichgans

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg B. Schulz
Jörg B. Schulz RWTH Aachen University
Ludger Schöls
Ludger Schöls University of Tübingen
Ullrich Wüllner
Ullrich Wüllner University Hospital Bonn
Alexandra Durr
Alexandra Durr Sorbonne University
Johannes Dichgans
Johannes Dichgans University of Tübingen
Dagmar Timmann
Dagmar Timmann University of Duisburg-Essen
Paola Giunti
Paola Giunti University College London
Kathrin Reetz
Kathrin Reetz RWTH Aachen University
Massimo Pandolfo
Massimo Pandolfo McGill University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring neuroscience in the USA opens doors to many rewarding online education and career options. For individuals aiming for quick entry into the workforce, best online certificate programs offer specialized skills in areas like data analysis, psychology, or healthcare. These can help you land high-demand roles aligned with neuroscience-related fields.

If you’re concerned about balancing studies with other commitments, researching the easiest online degree paths may be helpful. Some of these may complement a neuroscience background, while also allowing you to manage your workload efficiently.

Seeking affordability? Consider the cheapest online master's in social work. A graduate degree in social work is a natural fit for those interested in behavioral health, mental health care, or community outreach.

Another excellent option is pursuing online bcba masters programs, which prepare you for specialized careers in behavior analysis and therapy. These programs are ideal for those seeking to combine neuroscience knowledge with practical, high-impact careers.

Best Scientists Citing Thomas Klockgether

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles