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2023

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D-Index
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World Ranking
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122

Urs F. Greber 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 Urs F. Greber sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 189 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Urs F. Greber 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 Urs F. Greber 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: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Urs F. Greber is a researcher affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland, focusing on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with substantial work also intersecting medicine. Their publication record includes 84 works in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology and 54 in medicine, highlighting their interdisciplinary approach to scientific investigation.

Their research covers several subfields, including molecular biology, genetics, oncology, infectious diseases, and epidemiology. This diverse expertise positions their work at the intersection of fundamental biological processes and clinical applications.

Greber's scientific contributions encompass multiple main topics, notably virus-based gene therapy research, CAR-T cell therapy research, viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects, interferon and immune responses, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, cell image analysis techniques, and bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Greber include Maarit Suomalainen, Vardan Andriasyan, Michael Bauer, Alfonso Gómez-González, and Anthony Petkidis, reflecting a collaborative network across various projects.

The primary venues where Greber's work has appeared include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science Advances, FEBS Letters, Nature Communications, and the Journal of Virology. This range of journals indicates publication in both preprint platforms and peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Some recent papers exemplifying Greber's research output are:

  • Adenoviruses - Infection, pathogenesis and therapy (2020, FEBS Letters)
  • The HSV-1 Transcription Factor ICP4 Confers Liquid-Like Properties to Viral Replication Compartments (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • The endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response - homeostasis, cell death and evolution in virus infections (2021, FEMS Microbiology Reviews)
  • Neuropilin-1 is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection (2020, Science)
  • Neuropilin-1 is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection (2020, bioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among distinctions, Greber is recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), indicating engagement with broader scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • Neuropilin-1 is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    James L. Daly;Boris Simonetti;Katja Klein;Kai En Chen

  • Stepwise dismantling of adenovirus 2 during entry into cells

    Urs F. Greber;Melanie Willetts;Paul Webster;Ari Helenius

  • Adenovirus triggers macropinocytosis and endosomal leakage together with its clathrin-mediated uptake

    Oliver Meier;Karin Boucke;Silvija Vig Hammer;Stephan S. Keller

  • Adenovirus endocytosis

    Oliver Meier and;Urs F. Greber

  • Microtubule-dependent Plus- and Minus End–directed Motilities Are Competing Processes for Nuclear Targeting of Adenovirus

    Maarit Suomalainen;Michel Y. Nakano;Stephan Keller;Karin Boucke

  • A superhighway to virus infection.

    Urs F. Greber;Michael Way

  • The role of the adenovirus protease on virus entry into cells.

    Urs F. Greber;Paul Webster;Joseph Weber;Ari Helenius

  • Import of adenovirus DNA involves the nuclear pore complex receptor CAN/Nup214 and histone H1.

    Lloyd C. Trotman;Nicole Mosberger;Maarten Fornerod;Robert P. Stidwill

  • The role of the nuclear pore complex in adenovirus DNA entry

    Urs F. Greber;Maarit Suomalainen;Robert P. Stidwill;Karin Boucke

  • The human membrane cofactor CD46 is a receptor for species B adenovirus serotype 3.

    Dominique Sirena;Benjamin Lilienfeld;Markus Eisenhut;Stefan Kälin

  • Niclosamide is a proton carrier and targets acidic endosomes with broad antiviral effects.

    Andreas Jurgeit;Robert McDowell;Stefan Moese;Eric Meldrum

  • Adenovirus-activated PKA and p38/MAPK pathways boost microtubule-mediated nuclear targeting of virus.

    M. Suomalainen;M.Y. Nakano;M.Y. Nakano;K. Boucke;S. Keller

  • Neuropilin-1 is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection

    James L. Daly;Boris Simonetti;Carlos Antón-Plágaro;Maia Kavanagh Williamson

  • A major glycoprotein of the nuclear pore complex is a membrane-spanning polypeptide with a large lumenal domain and a small cytoplasmic tail.

    U.F. Greber;A. Senior;L. Gerace

  • Enhanced microtubule-dependent trafficking and p53 nuclear accumulation by suppression of microtubule dynamics.

    Paraskevi Giannakakou;Michel Nakano;Kyriacos C. Nicolaou;Aurora O'Brate

  • Depletion of calcium from the lumen of endoplasmic reticulum reversibly inhibits passive diffusion and signal-mediated transport into the nucleus.

    Urs F. Greber;Larry Gerace

  • Kinesin-1-mediated capsid disassembly and disruption of the nuclear pore complex promote virus infection.

    Sten Strunze;Martin F. Engelke;I-Hsuan Wang;Daniel Puntener

  • Signalling in viral entry.

    U. F. Greber

  • Subversion of CtBP1‐controlled macropinocytosis by human adenovirus serotype 3

    Beat Amstutz;Michele Gastaldelli;Stefan Kälin;Nicola Imelli

  • The First Step of Adenovirus Type 2 Disassembly Occurs at the Cell Surface, Independently of Endocytosis and Escape to the Cytosol

    M. Y. Nakano;K. Boucke;M. Suomalainen;R. P. Stidwill

Frequent Co-Authors

Ari Helenius
Ari Helenius ETH Zurich
Michael Bauer
Michael Bauer TU Dresden
Ivo F. Sbalzarini
Ivo F. Sbalzarini Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Marina A. Freudenberg
Marina A. Freudenberg University of Freiburg
Lucas Pelkmans
Lucas Pelkmans University of Zurich
François-Loïc Cosset
François-Loïc Cosset Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Peter J. M. Rottier
Peter J. M. Rottier Utrecht University
Cornelis A. M. de Haan
Cornelis A. M. de Haan Utrecht University
Menzo J. E. Havenga
Menzo J. E. Havenga Batavia Biosciences (Netherlands)
Timo Hyypiä
Timo Hyypiä University of Turku

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