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Wolfgang Kummer

Wolfgang Kummer

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
17843
World Ranking
5654
National Ranking
406

Wolfgang Kummer 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 Wolfgang Kummer sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 402 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang Kummer 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 Wolfgang Kummer 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: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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

  • 2001 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Anatomy and Anthropology

Best Publications

  • Expression of nitric oxide synthase in kidney macula densa cells.

    Peter Mundel;Peter Mundel;Sebastian Bachmann;Sebastian Bachmann;Michael Bader;Michael Bader;Axel Fischer;Axel Fischer

  • The sensory and sympathetic innervation of guinea-pig lung and trachea as studied by retrograde neuronal tracing and double-labelling immunohistochemistry.

    W. Kummer;A. Fischer;R. Kurkowski;C. Heym

  • Interganglionic segregation of distinct vagal afferent fibre phenotypes in guinea-pig airways

    M M Ricco;W Kummer;B Biglari;A C Myers

  • Cholinergic chemosensory cells in the trachea regulate breathing

    Gabriela Krasteva;Brendan J. Canning;Petra Hartmann;Tibor Z. Veres

  • Polyspecific cation transporters mediate luminal release of acetylcholine from bronchial epithelium.

    Katrin Susanne Lips;Christopher Volk;Bernhard Matthias Schmitt;Uwe Pfeil

  • Essential role of complex II of the respiratory chain in hypoxia-induced ROS generation in the pulmonary vasculature

    Renate Paddenberg;Barat Ishaq;Anna Goldenberg;Petra Faulhammer

  • NOSIP, a novel modulator of endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity

    Jürgen Dedio;Peter König;Paulus Wohlfart;Christian Schroeder

  • Long-lasting increase of nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity, NADPH-diaphorase reaction and c-JUN co-expression in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons following sciatic nerve transection.

    C.E. Fiallos-Estrada;W. Kummer;B. Mayer;R. Bravo

  • Long-lasting expression of JUN and KROX transcription factors and nitric oxide synthase in intrinsic neurons of the rat brain following axotomy

    T Herdegen;S Brecht;B Mayer;J Leah

  • TRPM5, a taste-signaling transient receptor potential ion-channel, is a ubiquitous signaling component in chemosensory cells

    Silke Kaske;Gabriele Krasteva;Peter König;Wolfgang Kummer

  • Nitric oxide synthase in cardiac nerve fibers and neurons of rat and guinea pig heart.

    L Klimaschewski;W Kummer;B Mayer;J Y Couraud

  • Nitric oxide synthase in guinea pig lower airway innervation

    Axel Fischer;Peter Mundel;Bernd Mayer;Ulrike Preissler

  • The epithelial cholinergic system of the airways.

    W. Kummer;K. S. Lips;U. Pfeil

  • Caveolin-1 Facilitates Mechanosensitive Protein Kinase B (Akt) Signaling In Vitro and In Vivo

    Daniel G. Sedding;Jennifer Hermsen;Ulrike Seay;Oliver Eickelberg

  • Autoimmunity against the β2 adrenergic receptor and muscarinic-2 receptor in complex regional pain syndrome.

    Danielle Kohr;Pratibha Singh;Marlene Tschernatsch;Manfred Kaps

  • Nitric oxide synthase in VIP-containing vasodilator nerve fibres in the Guinea-pig

    Wolfgang Kummer;Axel Fischer;Peter Mundel;Bernd Mayer

  • Comparison of cloned Kir2 channels with native inward rectifier K+ channels from guinea-pig cardiomyocytes.

    Gong Xin Liu;Christian Derst;Günter Schlichthörl;Steffen Heinen

  • Acetylcholine and molecular components of its synthesis and release machinery in the urothelium

    Katrin S. Lips;Julia Wunsch;Shirin Zarghooni;Thomas Bschleipfer

  • Central role of α7 nicotinic receptor in differentiation of the stratified squamous epithelium

    Juan Arredondo;Vu Thuong Nguyen;Alexander I. Chernyavsky;Dani Bercovich

  • Ciliary Transport, Gamete Interaction, and Effects of the Early Embryo in the Oviduct: Ex Vivo Analyses Using a New Digital Videomicroscopic System in the Cow

    Sabine Kölle;Sabine Dubielzig;Sven Reese;Axel Wehrend

Frequent Co-Authors

Eberhard Weihe
Eberhard Weihe Philipp University of Marburg
Bernd Mayer
Bernd Mayer University of Graz
Thomas Gudermann
Thomas Gudermann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Sergei A. Grando
Sergei A. Grando University of California, Irvine
Jürgen Wess
Jürgen Wess National Institutes of Health
Werner Seeger
Werner Seeger University of Giessen
Norbert Weissmann
Norbert Weissmann University of Giessen
Wolfgang Weidner
Wolfgang Weidner University of Giessen
Martin Witzenrath
Martin Witzenrath Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Armin Braun
Armin Braun Fraunhofer Society

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