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Wilhelm Bloch publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wilhelm Bloch sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 791 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Wilhelm Bloch D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wilhelm Bloch sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wilhelm Bloch is affiliated with the German Sport University Cologne in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology.

The main topics covered in Bloch's research include blood properties and coagulation, COVID-19 clinical research studies, cancer survivorship and care, exercise and physiological responses, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, long-term effects of COVID-19, and hemoglobinopathies and related disorders.

Bloch has published research in several notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • Biology
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Selected recent papers include:

  • Niche stiffening compromises hair follicle stem cell potential during ageing by reducing bivalent promoter accessibility (2021), Nature Cell Biology
  • The oxygen dissociation curve of blood in COVID-19 (2021), American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • Even patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection show prolonged altered red blood cell morphology and rheological parameters (2022), Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
  • Persistent JunB activation in fibroblasts disrupts stem cell niche interactions enforcing skin aging (2021), Cell Reports
  • Basement Membrane Remodeling Controls Endothelial Function in Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (2020), American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Bloch frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Marijke Grau
  • Dieter Böning
  • Wolfgang M. Kuebler
  • Moritz Schumann
  • Jonas Zacher

Their research publications demonstrate a focus on topics that intersect physiology and pathology, especially within the context of respiratory and hematological conditions, as well as the long-term health impacts of COVID-19. The presence of multiple publications on blood function, erythrocyte morphology, and respiratory medicine highlights an integrated approach to understanding disease mechanisms and physiological responses.

Best Publications

  • Potential risks of bone marrow cell transplantation into infarcted hearts

    Martin Breitbach;Toktam Bostani;Wilhelm Roell;Ying Xia

  • Perlecan Maintains the Integrity of Cartilage and Some Basement Membranes

    Mercedes Costell;Erika Gustafsson;Attila Aszódi;Matthias Mörgelin

  • Ultraviolet-radiation-induced inflammation promotes angiotropism and metastasis in melanoma

    Tobias Bald;Thomas Quast;Jennifer Landsberg;Meri Rogava

  • Red blood cells express a functional endothelial nitric oxide synthase.

    Petra Kleinbongard;Rainer Schulz;Tienush Rassaf;Thomas Lauer

  • NEMO/IKKγ-Deficient Mice Model Incontinentia Pigmenti

    Marc Schmidt-Supprian;Wilhelm Bloch;Gilles Courtois;Klaus Addicks

  • Acute BDNF and cortisol response to low intensity exercise and following ramp incremental exercise to exhaustion in humans.

    Sandra Rojas Vega;Heiko K. Strüder;Bertha Vera Wahrmann;Annette Schmidt

  • Engraftment of engineered ES cell–derived cardiomyocytes but not BM cells restores contractile function to the infarcted myocardium

    Eugen Kolossov;Toktam Bostani;Wilhelm Roell;Martin Breitbach

  • A crucial role of beta 1 integrins for keratinocyte migration in vitro and during cutaneous wound repair.

    Richard Grose;Caroline Hutter;Wilhelm Bloch;Irmgard Thorey

  • Increased IgE-dependent mast cell activation and anaphylactic responses in mice lacking the calcium-activated nonselective cation channel TRPM4.

    Rudi Vennekens;Rudi Vennekens;Jenny Olausson;Marcel Meissner;Wilhelm Bloch

  • Interleukin-4 Receptor α Signaling in Myeloid Cells Controls Collagen Fibril Assembly in Skin Repair.

    Johanna A. Knipper;Sebastian Willenborg;Jürgen Brinckmann;Wilhelm Bloch

  • The adaptor protein FADD protects epidermal keratinocytes from necroptosis in vivo and prevents skin inflammation

    Marion C. Bonnet;Daniela Preukschat;Patrick-Simon Welz;Geert van Loo

  • Epidermal progenitors give rise to Merkel cells during embryonic development and adult homeostasis

    Alexandra Van Keymeulen;Guilhem Mascre;Khalil Kass Youseff;Itamar Harel

  • Characterization of key mechanisms in transmigration and invasion of mesenchymal stem cells

    Caroline Steingen;Florian Brenig;Laura Baumgartner;Joachim Schmidt

  • Functional Characteristics of ES Cell–derived Cardiac Precursor Cells Identified by Tissue-specific Expression of the Green Fluorescent Protein

    E. Kolossov;B.K. Fleischmann;Q. Liu;W. Bloch

  • In vitro secreting profile of human mesenchymal stem cells.

    Timo Schinköthe;Wilhelm Bloch;Annette Schmidt

  • Aldara activates TLR7-independent immune defence

    Anne Walter;Matthias Schäfer;Virginia Cecconi;Claudia Matter

  • Postnatally Induced Inactivation of gp130 in Mice Results in Neurological, Cardiac, Hematopoietic, Immunological, Hepatic, and Pulmonary Defects

    Ulrich A.K. Betz;Wilhelm Bloch;Maries van den Broek;Kanji Yoshida

  • Beta 1 integrin is essential for teratoma growth and angiogenesis.

    Wilhelm Bloch;Erik Forsberg;Sylvia Lentini;Cord Brakebusch

  • Clinical exercise interventions in prostate cancer patients—a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    Freerk T. Baumann;Eva M. Zopf;Wilhelm Bloch

  • The angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin impairs blood vessel maturation during wound healing

    Wilhelm Bloch;Katharina Huggel;Takako Sasaki;Richard Grose

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Addicks
Klaus Addicks University of Cologne
Bernd K. Fleischmann
Bernd K. Fleischmann University of Bonn
Sabine Werner
Sabine Werner ETH Zurich
Thomas Decker
Thomas Decker University of Vienna
Michael Hallek
Michael Hallek University of Cologne
Thomas Krieg
Thomas Krieg University of Cologne
Jürgen Hescheler
Jürgen Hescheler University of Cologne
Andreas Schneeweiss
Andreas Schneeweiss German Cancer Research Center
Matthias Hammerschmidt
Matthias Hammerschmidt University of Cologne
Reinhard Fässler
Reinhard Fässler Max Planck Society

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