Gerd Schmitz

42.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
661 papers, 32.1k citations indexed

About

Gerd Schmitz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerd Schmitz has authored 661 papers receiving a total of 32.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 321 papers in Molecular Biology, 188 papers in Surgery and 100 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Gerd Schmitz's work include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (115 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (80 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (74 papers). Gerd Schmitz is often cited by papers focused on Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (115 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (80 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (74 papers). Gerd Schmitz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Gerd Schmitz's co-authors include Gerhard Liebisch, Thomas Langmann, Josef Ecker, Evelyn Orsó, Bodo C. Melnik, G. Rothe, Wolfgang Drobnik, Charalampos Aslanidis, Wolfgang E. Kaminski and Jochen Klucken and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Gerd Schmitz

644 papers receiving 31.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The gene encoding ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 is mutated in Tangier disease

1999 1.3k citations Evelyn Orsó, Thomas Langmann et al. profile →
The opposing effects of n−3 and n−6 fatty acids

2007 934 citations Gerd Schmitz et al. profile →
Shorthand notation for lipid structures derived from mass spectrometry

2013 668 citations Gerhard Liebisch, Gerd Schmitz et al. profile →
Regulation of scavenger receptor CD163 expression in human monocytes and macrophages by pro- and antiinflammatory stimuli

2000 589 citations Evelyn Orsó, Thomas Langmann et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerd Schmitz

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Diabetes-preventive molecular mechanisms of breast versus formula feeding: new insights into the impact of milk on stem cell Wnt signaling 2025 ·Frontiers in Nutrition ·Bodo C. Melnik, Ralf Weiskirchen, Sabine Weiskirchen, Wolfgang Stremmel, Swen Malte John, Claus Leitzmann, Gerd Schmitz	0
2	Potential Pathogenic Impact of Cow’s Milk Consumption and Bovine Milk-Derived Exosomal MicroRNAs in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Bodo C. Melnik, Rudolf Stadler, Ralf Weiskirchen, Claus Leitzmann, Gerd Schmitz	12
3	PCSK9 Expression in Epicardial Adipose Tissue: Molecular Association with Local Tissue Inflammation 2020 ·Mediators of Inflammation ·Elena Dozio, Massimiliano Ruscica, Elena Vianello, Chiara Macchi, Clementina Sitzia, Gerd Schmitz, Lorenza Tacchini, Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli	27
4	The Effect of Dexamethasone, Adrenergic and Cholinergic Receptor Agonists on Phospholipid Metabolism in Human Osteoarthritic Synoviocytes 2019 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Gerhard Liebisch, Bernd Ishaque, Gerd Schmitz, Markus Rickert, Jürgen Steinmeyer	3
5	Dysfunctional EAT thickness may promote maladaptive heart remodeling in CVD patients through the ST2-IL33 system, directly related to EPAC protein expression 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Elena Vianello, Elena Dozio, Francesco Bandera, Gerd Schmitz, Manuela Nebuloni, Erika Longhi, Lorenza Tacchini, Marco Guazzi, Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli	9
6	Quantitative lipidomic analysis of mouse lung during postnatal development by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Srikanth Karnati, Vannuruswamy Garikapati, Gerhard Liebisch, Paul P. Van Veldhoven, Bernhard Spengler, Gerd Schmitz, Eveline Baumgart‐Vogt	19
7	Epicardial adipocyte hypertrophy: Association with M1-polarization and toll-like receptor pathways in coronary artery disease patients 2016 ·Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases ·Elena Vianello, Elena Dozio, Francesca Arnaboldi, Monica Gioia Marazzi, Carla Martinelli, John Lamont, Lorenza Tacchini, (unknown), Gerd Schmitz, Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli	62
8	Monocyte to Macrophage Differentiation Goes along with Modulation of the Plasmalogen Pattern through Transcriptional Regulation 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Stefan Wallner, Margot Grandl, Tatiana Konovalova, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Evelyn Orsó, Gerhard Liebisch, Gerd Schmitz	43
9	Growth-Differentiation Factor-15 Improves Reclassification for the Diagnosis of Heart Failure with Normal Ejection Fraction in Morbid Obesity 2012 ·European Journal of Heart Failure ·Andrea Baessler, Christina Strack, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Günter A.J. Riegger, Claas Lahmann, Thomas Loew, Gerd Schmitz, Marcus Fischer	33
10	Glycomics meets lipidomics—associations of N -glycans with classical lipids, glycerophospholipids, and sphingolipids in three European populations 2011 ·Molecular BioSystems ·Wilmar Igl, Ozren Polašek, Olga Gornik, Ana Knežević, Maja Pučić‐Baković, Mislav Novokmet, Jennifer E. Huffman, Carsten Gnewuch, Gerhard Liebisch, Pauline M. Rudd, Harry Campbell, James F. Wilson, Igor Rudan, Ulf Gyllensten, Gerd Schmitz, Gordan Lauc	16
11	N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide from Fresh Urine for the Biochemical Detection of Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Dysfunction 2010 ·European Journal of Heart Failure ·Carsten Jungbauer, Stefan Büchner, Christoph Birner, Markus Resch, Norbert Heinicke, Kurt Debl, (unknown), (unknown), Gerd Schmitz, Günter A.J. Riegger, Andreas Luchner	15
12	Laboratory Management of Samples in Biobanks: European Consensus Expert Group Report 2010 ·Biopreservation and Biobanking ·Martin Yuille, Thomas Illig, Kristian Hveem, Gerd Schmitz, (unknown), Michael Neumaier, Gunnel Tybring, Erich Wichmann, Bill Ollier	22
13	Mass spectrometric analysis of lipid species of human circulating blood cells 2008 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids ·(unknown), Gerhard Liebisch, (unknown), Gerd Schmitz	141
14	Influence of water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) on reduction of local fat and body weight by physical exercise 2006 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Gerd Schmitz, (unknown), Wolfgang Drobnik, Gerd Hoffmann, (unknown)	7
15	Disturbed cellular lipid efflux and HDL maturation in caveolin-1 deficient mice 2005 ·FEBS Journal ·Gerhard Liebisch, Soazig Le Lay, Andreas Böttcher, (unknown), Teymuras V. Kurzchalia, Kai Simons, Gerd Schmitz	1
16	Zinc finger protein ZNF202 structure and function in transcriptional control of HDL metabolism 2004 ·Current Opinion in Lipidology ·Gerd Schmitz, Susanne Heimerl, Thomas Langmann	21
17	Structure, function and regulation of the ABC1 gene product 2001 ·Current Opinion in Lipidology ·Gerd Schmitz, Thomas Langmann	173
18	High density lipoprotein deficiency with xanthomas. A defect in reverse cholesterol transport caused by a point mutation in the apolipoprotein A-I gene. 1993 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Karl J. Lackner, Hans Dieplinger, Grażyna Nowicka, Gerd Schmitz	39
19	Der dialektische Materialismus in der chinesischen Philosophie 1960 ·Gerd Schmitz	1
20	Über die ökonomischen Anschauungen in Heines Werken 1960 ·Gerd Schmitz	0

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