Gerd Utermann

25.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
247 papers, 19.2k citations indexed

About

Gerd Utermann is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerd Utermann has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 19.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Surgery, 102 papers in Molecular Biology and 63 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Gerd Utermann's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (94 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (50 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (43 papers). Gerd Utermann is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (94 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (50 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (43 papers). Gerd Utermann collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Gerd Utermann's co-authors include Armin Steinmetz, Florian Kronenberg, H.G. Kraft, Eric Boerwinkle, Hans Dieplinger, H. Menzel, C. Sandholzer, W. Weber, M. Hees and Fritz Hoppichler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Gerd Utermann

246 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Mysteries Of Lipoprotein(a) 1977 2026 1993 2009 1989 1987 1977 2016 1982 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. The Mysteries Of Lipoprotein(a)
    1989 1.0k citations Gerd Utermann profile →
  2. Lp(a) glycoprotein phenotypes. Inheritance and relation to Lp(a)-lipoprotein concentrations in plasma.
    1987 728 citations Gerd Utermann, H.G. Kraft et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  3. Polymorphism of apolipoprotein E and occurrence of dysbetalipoproteinaemia in man
    1977 567 citations Gerd Utermann et al. profile →
  4. Structure, function, and genetics of lipoprotein (a)
    2016 389 citations Konrad Schmidt, Florian Kronenberg et al. profile →
  5. Proposed nomenclature of apoE isoproteins, apoE genotypes, and phenotypes
    1982 336 citations Gerd Utermann et al. profile →
  6. Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia. Abnormal binding of mutant apoprotein E to low density lipoprotein receptors of human fibroblasts and membranes from liver and adrenal of rats, rabbits, and cows.
    1981 259 citations Gerd Utermann et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerd Utermann Austria 71 10.8k 6.6k 5.3k 4.7k 3.1k 247 19.2k
John S. Parks United States 68 6.9k 0.6× 5.8k 0.9× 6.8k 1.3× 2.2k 0.5× 2.3k 0.7× 330 17.9k
Richard M. Lawn United States 60 5.3k 0.5× 1.7k 0.3× 7.5k 1.4× 2.7k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 104 16.4k
Hironobu Sasano Japan 87 7.3k 0.7× 9.4k 1.4× 11.1k 2.1× 6.1k 1.3× 8.7k 2.8× 1.2k 36.3k
Robert C. Baxter Australia 78 2.2k 0.2× 16.0k 2.4× 10.4k 2.0× 4.4k 1.0× 3.3k 1.1× 397 22.9k
Шломо Мелмед United States 94 7.5k 0.7× 23.1k 3.5× 6.7k 1.3× 2.9k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 477 31.2k
Thomas Quertermous United States 71 3.3k 0.3× 1.6k 0.2× 6.9k 1.3× 2.2k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 303 17.2k
Yuval Dor Israel 56 6.3k 0.6× 2.4k 0.4× 8.6k 1.6× 3.6k 0.8× 3.7k 1.2× 140 15.6k
Derek LeRoith United States 64 1.9k 0.2× 9.3k 1.4× 8.0k 1.5× 2.4k 0.5× 2.4k 0.8× 181 16.1k
Phillip Görden United States 78 4.6k 0.4× 5.7k 0.9× 9.5k 1.8× 1.1k 0.2× 3.1k 1.0× 286 20.2k
Nobuyo Maeda United States 72 4.3k 0.4× 2.5k 0.4× 8.0k 1.5× 1.4k 0.3× 1.9k 0.6× 265 22.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hancock, Angela M., David Witonsky, Edvard Ehler, et al.. (2010). Human adaptations to diet, subsistence, and ecoregion are due to subtle shifts in allele frequency. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(supplement_2). 8924–8930. 192 indexed citations
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Dündar, Munis, Thomas Müller, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2009). Loss of Dermatan-4-Sulfotransferase 1 Function Results in Adducted Thumb-Clubfoot Syndrome. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 85(6). 873–882. 110 indexed citations
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Kotzot, Dieter, et al.. (2005). Del(18)(q12.2q21.1) caused by a paternal sister chromatid rearrangement in a developmentally delayed girl. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 135A(3). 304–307. 11 indexed citations
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Kotzot, Dieter & Gerd Utermann. (2005). Uniparental disomy (UPD) other than 15: Phenotypes and bibliography updated. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 136A(3). 287–305. 123 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Konrad, H.G. Kraft, Walther Parson, & Gerd Utermann. (2005). Genetics of the Lp(a)/apo(a) system in an autochthonous Black African population from the Gabon. European Journal of Human Genetics. 14(2). 190–201. 20 indexed citations
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Kronenberg, Florian, Karl Lhotta, Paul König, et al.. (2003). Apolipoprotein(a) isoform-specific changes of lipoprotein(a) after kidney transplantation. European Journal of Human Genetics. 11(9). 693–699. 15 indexed citations
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Janecke, Andreas, Barbara Günther, Barbara Utermann, et al.. (2002). Progressive hearing loss, and recurrent sudden sensorineural hearing loss associated with GJB2 mutations – phenotypic spectrum and frequencies of GJB2 mutations in Austria. Human Genetics. 111(2). 145–153. 62 indexed citations
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Witsch‐Baumgartner, Martina, Barbara U. Fitzky, M. Ogorelkova, et al.. (2000). Mutational Spectrum in the Δ7-Sterol Reductase Gene and Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in 84 Patients with Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 66(2). 402–412. 154 indexed citations
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Silahtaroglu, Asli, Frans A. Hol, Martin Erdel, et al.. (1999). Molecular cytogenetic detection of 9q34 breakpoints associated with nail patella syndrome. European Journal of Human Genetics. 7(1). 68–76. 16 indexed citations
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Kronenberg, Florian, Evi Trenkwalder, Martina F. Kronenberg, et al.. (1998). Influence of hematocrit on the measurement of lipoproteins demonstrated by the example of lipoprotein(a). Kidney International. 54(4). 1385–1389. 30 indexed citations
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Weiskirchen, Ralf, Martin Erdel, Gerd Utermann, & Klaus Bister. (1997). Cloning, Structural Analysis, and Chromosomal Localization of the HumanCSRP2Gene Encoding the LIM Domain Protein CRP2. Genomics. 44(1). 83–93. 33 indexed citations
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Trommsdorff, Marion, Silvano Köchl, Arno Lingenhel, et al.. (1995). A pentanucleotide repeat polymorphism in the 5' control region of the apolipoprotein(a) gene is associated with lipoprotein(a) plasma concentrations in Caucasians.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 96(1). 150–157. 118 indexed citations
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Kraft, H.G., Nicoletta Malgaretti, Silvano Köchl, et al.. (1993). Demonstration of Physical Linkage between the Promoter Region and the Polymorphic Kringle IV Domain in the Apo(a) Gene by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis. Genomics. 17(1). 260–262. 5 indexed citations
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Sandholzer, C., Giso Feussner, JD Brunzell, & Gerd Utermann. (1992). Distribution of apolipoprotein(a) in the plasma from patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency and with type III hyperlipoproteinemia. No evidence for a triglyceride-rich precursor of lipoprotein(a).. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 90(5). 1958–1965. 38 indexed citations
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Menzel, Hans-J�rgen, et al.. (1990). Frequency and effect of human apolipoprotein A-IV polymorphism on lipid and lipoprotein levels in an Icelandic population. Human Genetics. 84(4). 344–6. 61 indexed citations
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Utermann, Gerd, et al.. (1988). Genetics of the quantitative Lp(a) lipoprotein trait. Human Genetics. 78(1). 47–50. 175 indexed citations
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Utermann, Gerd & Ulrike Beisiegel†. (1979). Charge‐shift electrophoresis of apolipoproteins from normal humans and patients with tangier disease. FEBS Letters. 97(2). 245–248. 10 indexed citations
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Utermann, Gerd. (1978). [Genetic familial hyperlipoproteinemia].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 19(8). 465–9. 1 indexed citations

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