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Volker Schmid

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
10696
World Ranking
16114
National Ranking
1129

Volker Schmid 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 Volker Schmid sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 155 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Volker Schmid 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 Volker Schmid sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Volker Schmid is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. The scientist's research spans several interconnected fields primarily within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader areas, Schmid's investigations further specialize into subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Biophysics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The scientist's research topics combine molecular and clinical perspectives, dealing with:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Recent journal publications demonstrate a focus on molecular mechanisms, medical imaging, and clinical outcomes, including:

  • "Structural Basis of Tail-Anchored Membrane Protein Biogenesis by the GET Insertase Complex," 2020, Molecular Cell
  • "Cohesin depleted cells rebuild functional nuclear compartments after endomitosis," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The Effects of Minimum Caseload Requirements on Management and Outcome in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair," 2020, Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • "Assessment of chemical facility ethylene oxide emissions using mobile and multipoint monitoring," 2023, Atmospheric Environment X
  • "Co-localization analysis in fluorescence microscopy via maximum entropy copula," 2020, The International Journal of Biostatistics

Collaborations have been frequent with several researchers, including:

  • Zahra Amini Farsani
  • Thomas Cremer
  • Matthias Trenner
  • Michael Salvermoser
  • Hans-Henning Eckstein

Publication venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of Schmid's work, spanning molecular biology, clinical sciences, and environmental health:

  • Molecular Cell
  • Nature Communications
  • Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • Atmospheric Environment X
  • The International Journal of Biostatistics

Best Publications

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: current burden and future projections

    A. D. Lopez;K. Shibuya;C. Rao;C. D. Mathers

  • An automated tool for detection of FLAIR-hyperintense white-matter lesions in Multiple Sclerosis

    Paul Schmidt;Christian Gaser;Milan Arsic;Dorothea Buck

  • Pattern Recognition and Signal Analysis in Medical Imaging

    Anke Meyer-Baese;Volker J. Schmid

  • Reversing the Life Cycle: Medusae Transforming into Polyps and Cell Transdifferentiation in Turritopsis nutricula (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)

    S. Piraino;F. Boero;B. Aeschbach;V. Schmid

  • The potential of 3D-FISH and super-resolution structured illumination microscopy for studies of 3D nuclear architecture

    Yolanda Markaki;Daniel Smeets;Susanne Fiedler;Volker J. Schmid

  • Evolution of striated muscle : Jellyfish and the origin of triploblasty

    Katja Seipel;Volker Schmid

  • The germ line and somatic stem cell gene Cniwi in the jellyfish Podocoryne carnea

    Katja Seipel;Nathalie Yanze;Volker Schmid

  • Three-dimensional super-resolution microscopy of the inactive X chromosome territory reveals a collapse of its active nuclear compartment harboring distinct Xist RNA foci

    Daniel Smeets;Daniel Smeets;Yolanda Markaki;Volker J Schmid;Felix Kraus;Felix Kraus

  • Conservation of Brachyury, Mef2, and Snail in the myogenic lineage of jellyfish: a connection to the mesoderm of bilateria.

    Jürg Spring;Nathalie Yanze;Christoph Jösch;Arnoud M. Middel

  • Evolution and Functional Diversity of Jellyfish Opsins

    Hiroshi Suga;Volker Schmid;Walter J. Gehring

  • Cnidarians as a model system for understanding evolution and regeneration

    Brigitte Galliot;Volker Schmid

  • The mesoderm specification factor twist in the life cycle of jellyfish.

    Jürg Spring;Nathalie Yanze;Arnoud M. Middel;Michael Stierwald

  • Conservation of Hox/ParaHox-related genes in the early development of a cnidarian.

    Nathalie Yanze;Jürg Spring;Corinne Schmidli;Volker Schmid

  • Working with the DICOM and NIfTI Data Standards in R

    Brandon Whitcher;Volker J. Schmid;Andrew Thorton

  • Finding a dominance order most consistent with a linear hierarchy: an improved algorithm for the I&SI method

    Volker S. Schmid;Han de Vries

  • Isolated, mononucleated, striated muscle can undergo pluripotent transdifferentiation and form a complex regenerate.

    Volker Schmid;Hansjürg Alder

  • The Sine oculis/Six class family of homeobox genes in jellyfish with and without eyes: development and eye regeneration.

    Michael Stierwald;Nathalie Yanze;Roky P. Bamert;Lars Kammermeier

  • Mesodermal anatomies in cnidarian polyps and medusae

    Katja Seipel;Volker Schmid

  • Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort Modeling and Prediction - BAMP

    Volker J. Schmid;Leonhard Held

  • 3D structured illumination microscopy of defined chromosomal structures visualized by 3D (immuno)-FISH opens new perspectives for studies of nuclear architecture

    Yolanda Markaki;Daniel Smeets;Susanne Fiedler;Volker J. Schmid

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Cremer
Thomas Cremer Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Guang-Zhong Yang
Guang-Zhong Yang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Heinrich Leonhardt
Heinrich Leonhardt Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Leonhard Held
Leonhard Held University of Zurich
Anwar R. Padhani
Anwar R. Padhani Northwood University
Christoph Staubach
Christoph Staubach Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Lothar Schermelleh
Lothar Schermelleh University of Oxford
Stefano Piraino
Stefano Piraino University of Salento
David M. Gilbert
David M. Gilbert Florida State University
Walter J. Gehring
Walter J. Gehring University of Basel

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