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Tobias B. Huber

Tobias B. Huber

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
55972
World Ranking
2490
National Ranking
181

Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
55853
World Ranking
12886
National Ranking
689

Tobias B. Huber 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 Tobias B. Huber sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 302 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.

Tobias B. Huber 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 Tobias B. Huber 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: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Tobias B. Huber is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and specializes primarily in Medicine with extensive work in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses significantly on nephrology and related molecular studies, contributing to a broad understanding of kidney diseases and associated conditions.

The scientist has a notable publication record with key research appearing in respected journals including the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Kidney International, and Nature Communications.

Some of the recent papers authored by Tobias B. Huber include:

  • Multiorgan and Renal Tropism of SARS-CoV-2, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Decoding myofibroblast origins in human kidney fibrosis, 2020, Nature
  • SARS-CoV-2 renal tropism associates with acute kidney injury, 2020, The Lancet
  • Cellular and Molecular Probing of Intact Human Organs, 2020, Cell
  • SARS-CoV-2 infects the human kidney and drives fibrosis in kidney organoids, 2021, Cell Stem Cell

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tobias B. Huber include:

  • Victor G. Puelles
  • Thorsten Wiech
  • Stefan Bonn
  • Christian F. Krebs
  • Fabian Braun

The researcher's work has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Kidney International
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Nature Communications

Main fields of study encompass:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Key subfields of study include:

  • Nephrology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Genetics
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The primary topics of Tobias B. Huber's research are:

  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases

Tobias B. Huber has been recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Multiorgan and Renal Tropism of SARS-CoV-2.

    Victor G. Puelles;Marc Lütgehetmann;Maja T. Lindenmeyer;Jan P. Sperhake

  • Mitochondrial Dynamics Controls T Cell Fate Through Metabolic Programming

    Michael D D. Buck;Michael D D. Buck;David O'Sullivan;Ramon I I. Klein Geltink;Jonathan D D. Curtis

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • CKD in diabetes: diabetic kidney disease versus nondiabetic kidney disease

    Hans-Joachim Anders;Tobias B. Huber;Berend Isermann;Mario Schiffer

  • Autophagy influences glomerular disease susceptibility and maintains podocyte homeostasis in aging mice

    Björn Hartleben;Markus Gödel;Catherine Meyer-Schwesinger;Shuya Liu

  • Decoding myofibroblast origins in human kidney fibrosis

    Christoph Kuppe;Mahmoud M. Ibrahim;Mahmoud M. Ibrahim;Jennifer Kranz;Jennifer Kranz;Xiaoting Zhang

  • mTORC1 activation in podocytes is a critical step in the development of diabetic nephropathy in mice

    Ken Inoki;Hiroyuki Mori;Junying Wang;Tsukasa Suzuki

  • Role of mTOR in podocyte function and diabetic nephropathy in humans and mice

    Markus Gödel;Björn Hartleben;Nadja Herbach;Shuya Liu

  • Rip1 (Receptor-interacting protein kinase 1) mediates necroptosis and contributes to renal ischemia/reperfusion injury

    Andreas Linkermann;Jan H. Bräsen;Nina Himmerkus;Shuya Liu

  • Interaction with Podocin Facilitates Nephrin Signaling

    Tobias B. Huber;Michael Köttgen;Birgit Schilling;Gerd Walz

  • Nephrin and CD2AP associate with phosphoinositide 3-OH kinase and stimulate AKT-dependent signaling.

    Tobias B. Huber;Björn Hartleben;Jeong Kim;Miriam Schmidts

  • Molecular basis of the functional podocin–nephrin complex: mutations in the NPHS2 gene disrupt nephrin targeting to lipid raft microdomains

    Tobias B. Huber;Matias Simons;Björn Hartleben;Leonie Sernetz

  • Podocin and MEC-2 bind cholesterol to regulate the activity of associated ion channels.

    Tobias B. Huber;Bernhard Schermer;Roman Ulrich Müller;Martin Höhne

  • SARS-CoV-2 renal tropism associates with acute kidney injury.

    Fabian Braun;Marc Lütgehetmann;Susanne Pfefferle;Milagros N Wong

  • Podocytes use FcRn to clear IgG from the glomerular basement membrane

    Shreeram Akilesh;Tobias B. Huber;Hui Wu;Gary Wang

  • NEPH1 defines a novel family of podocin interacting proteins

    Lorenz Sellin;Tobias B. Huber;Peter Gerke;Ivo Quack

  • The slit diaphragm: a signaling platform to regulate podocyte function.

    Tobias B Huber;Thomas Benzing

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver Kretz
Oliver Kretz Universität Hamburg
Gerd Walz
Gerd Walz University of Freiburg
Thomas Benzing
Thomas Benzing University of Cologne
Bernhard Schermer
Bernhard Schermer University of Cologne
Hermann Pavenstädt
Hermann Pavenstädt University of Freiburg
Harry Holthöfer
Harry Holthöfer University of Helsinki
Dontscho Kerjaschki
Dontscho Kerjaschki Medical University of Vienna
Ketan Patel
Ketan Patel University of Reading
Friedhelm Hildebrandt
Friedhelm Hildebrandt Boston Children's Hospital

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