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Ulrich Hopfer 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 Ulrich Hopfer sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 181 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ulrich Hopfer 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 Ulrich Hopfer 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

Ulrich Hopfer is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical and biological sciences, particularly within the fields of molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scholar's work largely revolves around topics related to ion transport and channel regulation, electrolyte and hormonal disorders, potassium and related disorders, diet, metabolism, and disease, as well as birth, development, and health.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Proteolytic Activation of ENaC Mediates Fructose-Induced Salt-Sensitive Hypertension (2020) in The FASEB Journal
  • Abstract MP44: Proteolytic Activation Of ENaC Mediates Fructose-Induced Salt-Sensitive Hypertension (2020) in Hypertension
  • Correction: Altered AT1 Receptor Regulation of ETB Receptors in Renal Proximal Tubule Cells of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (2025) in Hypertension
  • Correction: Rat Strain Effects of AT1 Receptor Activation on D1 Dopamine Receptors in Immortalized Renal Proximal Tubule Cells (2025) in Hypertension

Their research has been published mostly in the journals Hypertension and The FASEB Journal.

Frequent collaborators in their research include R.R. Shukla, Nancy J. Hong, Ryan Henderson, Agustin Gonzalez-Vicente, and Jeffrey L. Garvin.

Best Publications

  • Glucose transport in isolated brush border membrane from rat small intestine.

    Ulrich Hopfer;Kristine Nelson;Joseph Perrotto;Kurt J. Isselbacher

  • Sodium/proton antiport in brush-border-membrane vesicles isolated from rat small intestine and kidney.

    Heini Murer;Ulrich Hopfer;Rolf Kinne

  • Role of hypoxia-induced Bax translocation and cytochrome c release in reoxygenation injury

    Pothana Saikumar;Zheng Dong;Yogendra J Patel;Kristi Hall

  • Protonic conductance across phospholipid bilayer membranes induced by uncoupling agents for oxidative phosphorylation

    Ulrich Hopfer;Albert L. Lehninger;Thomas E. Thompson

  • Demonstration of electrogenic Na^+-dependent D-glucose transport in intestinal brush border membranes

    H. Murer;U. Hopfer

  • The surface membrane of the small intestinal epithelial cell. I. Localization of adenyl cyclase.

    Heini Murer;Elvira Ammann;Jörg Biber;Ulrich Hopfer

  • Glucose transport in isolated brush-border and lateral-basal plasma-membrane vesicles from intestinal epithelial cells

    Heini Murer;Ulrich Hopfer;Eva Kinne-Saffran;Rolf Kinne

  • Active alanine transport in isolated brush border membranes.

    Kristine Sigrist-Nelson;Heini Murer;Ulrich Hopfer

  • The mechanism of Na+-dependent D-glucose transport.

    U. Hopfer;R. Groseclose

  • Mechanism of Cl- translocation across small intestinal brush-border membrane. II. Demonstration of Cl--OH- exchange and Cl- conductance

    Carole M. Liedtke;U. Hopfer

  • Induction of amiloride-sensitive sodium transport in the rat colon by mineralocorticoids

    Peter C. Will;Jonathan L. Lebowitz;Ulrich Hopfer

  • Estrogen acidifies vaginal pH by up-regulation of proton secretion via the apical membrane of vaginal-ectocervical epithelial cells.

    George I. Gorodeski;Ulrich Hopfer;Chung Chiun Liu;Ellen Margles

  • Immortalization and characterization of proximal tubule cells derived from kidneys of spontaneously hypertensive and normotensive rats

    Philip G. Woost;David E. Orosz;Wenwu Jin;Phyllis S. Frisa

  • An epoxygenase metabolite of arachidonic acid mediates angiotensin II-induced rises in cytosolic calcium in rabbit proximal tubule epithelial cells.

    Z T Madhun;D A Goldthwait;D McKay;U Hopfer

  • The Effect of the Polar Moiety of Lipids on the Ion Permeability of Bilayer Membranes

    Ulrich Hopfer;Albert L. Lehninger;W. J. Lennarz

  • Regional specificity of iron uptake by small intestinal brush-border membranes from normal and iron-deficient mice.

    A Muir;U Hopfer

  • Activation of D3 Dopamine Receptor Decreases Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Expression in Rat Renal Proximal Tubule Cells

    Chunyu Zeng;Yan Liu;Zheng Wang;Duofen He

  • Dopamine1 Receptor, Gsα, and Na+-H+ Exchanger Interactions in the Kidney in Hypertension

    Jing Xu;Xiao Xi Li;Frederick E. Albrecht;Ulrich Hopfer

  • Novel Aspect of Angiotensin Receptors and Signal Transduction in the Kidney

    Janice G. Douglas;Ulrich Hopfer

  • On the mechanism of sugar and amino acid interaction in intestinal transport.

    H Murer;K Sigrist-Nelson;U Hopfer

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro A. Jose
Pedro A. Jose George Washington University
Robin A. Felder
Robin A. Felder University of Virginia
Heini Murer
Heini Murer University of Zurich
Frank Thévenod
Frank Thévenod Witten/Herdecke University
Vincent M. Monnier
Vincent M. Monnier Case Western Reserve University
Jerrold R. Turner
Jerrold R. Turner Brigham and Women's Hospital
Rolf K. H. Kinne
Rolf K. H. Kinne Max Planck Society
Kristine M. Hujer
Kristine M. Hujer Case Western Reserve University

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