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Torsten Schöneberg

Torsten Schöneberg

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
18443
World Ranking
4852
National Ranking
360

Torsten Schöneberg 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 Torsten Schöneberg sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 251 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Torsten Schöneberg 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 Torsten Schöneberg 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: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Torsten Schöneberg is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research primarily spans molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, surgery, and immunology and allergy, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary approach within life sciences.

Schöneberg's main topics of research focus on receptor mechanisms and signaling, pancreatic function and diabetes, cell adhesion molecules, neuropeptides and animal physiology, mass spectrometry techniques, genetics related to aging and longevity in model organisms, and adipose tissue metabolism.

Frequent coauthors in Schöneberg's research include Ines Liebscher, Doreen Thor, Diana Le Duc, Susanne Horn, and Isabell Kaczmarek, with collaboration counts ranging from 14 to 23 joint publications.

The primary publication venues for Schöneberg's work are diverse, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature Communications, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, and the International Journal of Obesity. This variety indicates engagement with both preprint platforms and peer-reviewed journals focused on biomedical research.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Schöneberg include:

  • Mutations in G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Mechanisms, Pathophysiology and Potential Therapeutic Approaches (2020), Pharmacological Reviews
  • Update of P2Y receptor pharmacology: IUPHAR Review 27 (2020), British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Calcium-sensing receptor-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome response to calciprotein particles drives inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (2020), Nature Communications
  • Maternal paraben exposure triggers childhood overweight development (2020), Nature Communications
  • Structural basis for the tethered peptide activation of adhesion GPCRs (2022), Nature

Best Publications

  • Claudin-2 expression induces cation-selective channels in tight junctions of epithelial cells.

    Salah Amasheh;Noga Meiri;Alfred H. Gitter;Torsten Schöneberg

  • Extracellular Ca2+ is a danger signal activating the NLRP3 inflammasome through G protein-coupled calcium sensing receptors.

    Manuela Rossol;Matthias Pierer;Nora Raulien;Dagmar Quandt

  • International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. XCIV. Adhesion G Protein–Coupled Receptors

    Jörg Hamann;Gabriela Aust;Demet Araç;Felix B. Engel

  • Mutant G-protein-coupled receptors as a cause of human diseases.

    Torsten Schöneberg;Angela Schulz;Heike Biebermann;Thomas Hermsdorf

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors

    Stephen P.H. Alexander;Arthur Christopoulos;Anthony P. Davenport;Eamonn Kelly

  • A Melanocortin 1 Receptor Allele Suggests Varying Pigmentation Among Neanderthals

    Carles Lalueza-Fox;Holger Römpler;David Caramelli;Claudia Stäubert

  • FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION VIA G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS

    Thomas Gudermann;Torsten Schöneberg;Günter Schultz

  • Human Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 Senses Highly Pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus

    Dorothee Kretschmer;Anne-Kathrin Gleske;Maren Rautenberg;Rong Wang

  • Molecular and functional basis of phenotypic convergence in white lizards at White Sands

    Erica Bree Rosenblum;Holger Römpler;Torsten Schöneberg;Hopi E. Hoekstra

  • Nuclear envelope proteomics: Novel integral membrane proteins of the inner nuclear membrane

    Mathias Dreger;Luiza Bengtsson;Torsten Schöneberg;Henning Otto

  • Site-directed Mutagenesis Identifies Residues Involved in Ligand Recognition in the Human A2a Adenosine Receptor

    Jeongho Kim;Jürgen Wess;A. Michiel van Rhee;Torsten Schöneberg

  • A Tethered Agonist within the Ectodomain Activates the Adhesion G Protein-Coupled Receptors GPR126 and GPR133.

    Ines Liebscher;Ines Liebscher;Julia Schön;Sarah C. Petersen;Liane Fischer

  • Mutations of the Human Thyrotropin Receptor Gene Causing Thyroid Hypoplasia and Persistent Congenital Hypothyroidism

    Heike Biebermann;Torsten Schöneberg;Heiko Krude;Günter Schultz

  • The Adhesion GPCR GPR126 Has Distinct, Domain-Dependent Functions in Schwann Cell Development Mediated by Interaction with Laminin-211

    Sarah C. Petersen;Rong Luo;Ines Liebscher;Stefanie Giera

  • Nuclear gene indicates coat-color polymorphism in mammoths

    Holger Römpler;Nadin Rohland;Carles Lalueza-Fox;Eske Willerslev

  • Inhibition of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Signaling by Expression of a Splice Variant of the Human Receptor

    Robert Grosse;Torsten Schöneberg;Günter Schultz;Thomas Gudermann

  • Gpr126 functions in Schwann cells to control differentiation and myelination via G-protein activation.

    Amit Mogha;Andrew E. Benesh;Chinmoy Patra;Felix B. Engel;Felix B. Engel

  • Structural basis of G protein-coupled receptor function.

    Torsten Schöneberg;Günter Schultz;Thomas Gudermann

  • The specific fates of tight junction proteins in apoptotic epithelial cells.

    Christian Bojarski;Jörg Weiske;Torsten Schöneberg;Werner Schröder

  • The Genetic Basis of Phenotypic Convergence in Beach Mice: Similar Pigment Patterns but Different Genes

    Cynthia C. Steiner;Holger Römpler;Holger Römpler;Linda M. Boettger;Torsten Schöneberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Gudermann
Thomas Gudermann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Günter Schultz
Günter Schultz Freie Universität Berlin
Jürgen Wess
Jürgen Wess National Institutes of Health
Michael Hofreiter
Michael Hofreiter University of Potsdam
Norbert Sträter
Norbert Sträter Leipzig University
Svante Pääbo
Svante Pääbo Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Josef Köhrle
Josef Köhrle Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Jürgen Schiller
Jürgen Schiller Leipzig University
Örjan Carlborg
Örjan Carlborg Uppsala University
Peter Kovacs
Peter Kovacs Leipzig University

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