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2026
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Germany
2024

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Microbiology

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122
Citations
59333
World Ranking
132
National Ranking
7

Genetics

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128
Citations
65048
World Ranking
275
National Ranking
15

Medicine

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128
Citations
66162
World Ranking
2693
National Ranking
133

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Uwe Völker is affiliated with Greifswald University Hospital in Germany and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, and Immunology.

The scientist's research explores topics that include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms, Gut Microbiota and Health, and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections.

Uwe Völker has contributed to notable scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • UNC Libraries
  • Scientific Reports

Among recent research papers are:

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases, 2020, Cell
  • Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations, 2020, Cell
  • Insights in ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, 2021, Blood

Collaborations feature frequently with coauthors such as Henry Völzke, Elke Hammer, Matthias Nauck, Stephan Michalik, and Manuela Gesell Salazar, indicating a network of active partnerships across multiple related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

    Urmo Võsa;Annique Claringbould;Annique Claringbould;Harm-Jan Westra;Marc Jan Bonder

  • Systematic identification of trans eQTLs as putative drivers of known disease associations

    Harm-Jan Westra;Marjolein J Peters;Tõnu Esko;Hanieh Yaghootkar

  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition

    Alexander Kurilshikov;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Rodrigo Bacigalupe;Djawad Radjabzadeh

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • Cohort Profile: The Study of Health in Pomerania

    Henry Völzke;Dietrich Alte;Carsten Oliver Schmidt;Dörte Radke

  • Condition-Dependent Transcriptome Reveals High-Level Regulatory Architecture in Bacillus subtilis

    Pierre Nicolas;Ulrike Mäder;Etienne Dervyn;Tatiana Rochat

  • New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Cristian Pattaro;Carsten A. Böger;Christian Fuchsberger

  • Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure.

    S Shah;A Henry;C Roselli;H Lin

  • Meta-analysis of 28,141 individuals identifies common variants within five new loci that influence uric acid concentrations.

    Melanie Kolz;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Serena Sanna;Alexander Teumer

  • Multi-Ethnic Genome-wide Association Study for Atrial Fibrillation

    Carolina Roselli;Mark D. Chaffin;Lu Chen Weng;Lu Chen Weng;Stefanie Aeschbacher

  • Heat-shock and general stress response in Bacillus subtilis

    Michael Hecker;Wolfgang Schumann;Uwe Völker

  • Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T Ellinor;Kathryn L Lunetta;Christine M Albert;Christine M Albert;Nicole L Glazer

  • The polygenic and monogenic basis of blood traits and diseases

    Dragana Vuckovic;Erik L. Bao;Parsa Akbari;Caleb A. Lareau

  • SigB-Dependent General Stress Response in Bacillus subtilis and Related Gram-Positive Bacteria

    Michael Hecker;Jan Pané-Farré;Uwe Völker

  • Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations.

    Ming-Huei Chen;Laura M Raffield;Abdou Mousas;Saori Sakaue

  • Meta-analysis of 28,141 individuals identifies common variants within five new loci that influence uric acid concentrations

    M. Kolz;T. Johnson;S. Sanna;A. Teumer

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Teumer
Alexander Teumer Greifswald University Hospital
Henry Völzke
Henry Völzke Greifswald University Hospital
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Georg Homuth
Georg Homuth Greifswald University Hospital
Matthias Nauck
Matthias Nauck Greifswald University Hospital
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland

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