Markus Bleich

11.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
164 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Markus Bleich is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Bleich has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 26 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Markus Bleich's work include Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (69 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (52 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (29 papers). Markus Bleich is often cited by papers focused on Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (69 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (52 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (29 papers). Markus Bleich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Denmark. Markus Bleich's co-authors include R. Greger, Richard Warth, Nina Himmerkus, Frank Melzner, Karl Kunzelmann, Magdalena A. Gutowska, Sam Dupont, Marcus Mall, Jianghui Hou and Eberhard Schlatter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Markus Bleich

162 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

Physiological basis for high CO ₂ tolerance in marine ectothermic animals: pre-adaptation through lifestyle and ontogeny?

2009 545 citations Frank Melzner, Magdalena A. Gutowska et al. Biogeosciences profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Markus Bleich	4.6k	1.8k	1.3k	1.1k	876	164	8.2k
H Rasmussen	6.3k 1.4×	2.0k 1.1×	562 0.4×	238 0.2×	1.5k 1.7×	223	11.0k
Erich Gnaiger	4.7k 1.0×	635 0.4×	331 0.3×	668 0.6×	241 0.3×	177	9.9k
Michael F. Romero	5.6k 1.2×	492 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	158 0.1×	330 0.4×	165	11.7k
Shigehisa Hirose	3.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	769 0.6×	157 0.1×	540 0.6×	260	8.5k
Julie St‐Pierre	11.0k 2.4×	589 0.3×	475 0.4×	110 0.1×	639 0.7×	89	17.1k
Maurice B. Burg	7.0k 1.5×	362 0.2×	1.4k 1.1×	47 0.0×	563 0.6×	198	13.8k
Nina Himmerkus	1.6k 0.3×	180 0.1×	353 0.3×	280 0.3×	174 0.2×	63	2.9k
Paul L. Wolf	1.2k 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	818 0.6×	92 0.1×	241 0.3×	214	5.5k
Yukiko Nagai	838 0.2×	610 0.3×	175 0.1×	244 0.2×	1.0k 1.1×	91	2.7k
Steve F. Perry	1.5k 0.3×	378 0.2×	137 0.1×	1.3k 1.2×	115 0.1×	306	12.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Bleich

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Bahena-López, Jessica Paola, Alina Smorodchenko, Xiao‐Tong Su, et al.. (2025). Distinct cell types along thick ascending limb express pathways for monovalent and divalent cation transport. JCI Insight. 10(13).

Schmied, Christopher, Jenny Eichhorst, Nina Himmerkus, et al.. (2022). Nanoscale segregation of channel and barrier claudins enables paracellular ion flux. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4985–4985. 44 indexed citations

Schmid, Matthias, Markus Bleich, Nina Himmerkus, et al.. (2021). Do dimethyl fumarate and nicotinic acid elicit common, potentially HCA₂‐mediated adverse reactions? A combined epidemiological‐experimental approach. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 87(10). 3813–3824. 6 indexed citations

Schewe, Marcus, Marianne Musinszki, David Garfield, et al.. (2021). An otopetrin family proton channel promotes cellular acid efflux critical for biomineralization in a marine calcifier. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(30). 23 indexed citations

Himmerkus, Nina, Catarina Quintanova, Markus Bleich, et al.. (2020). Viewing Cortical Collecting Duct Function Through Phenotype-guided Single-Tubule Proteomics. Function. 1(1). zqaa007–zqaa007. 3 indexed citations

Hou, Jianghui, Vijay Renigunta, Nina Himmerkus, et al.. (2019). Phosphorylated claudin-16 interacts with Trpv5 and regulates transcellular calcium transport in the kidney. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(38). 19176–19186. 11 indexed citations

Hinze, Christian, Nina Himmerkus, Catarina Quintanova, et al.. (2019). Fluconazole Increases Osmotic Water Transport in Renal Collecting Duct through Effects on Aquaporin-2 Trafficking. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 30(5). 795–810. 18 indexed citations

Hu, Marian Y., et al.. (2019). Electrophysiological evidence for light-activated cation transport in calcifying corals. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 286(1896). 20182444–20182444. 6 indexed citations

Hu, Marian Y., et al.. (2018). A SLC4 family bicarbonate transporter is critical for intracellular pH regulation and biomineralization in sea urchin embryos. eLife. 7. 40 indexed citations

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Hu, Marian Y., et al.. (2018). Trans‐life cycle acclimation to experimental ocean acidification affects gastric pH homeostasis and larval recruitment in the sea star Asterias rubens. Acta Physiologica. 224(2). e13075–e13075. 15 indexed citations

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Thomsen, Jörn, Kirti Ramesh, Trystan Sanders, Markus Bleich, & Frank Melzner. (2018). Calcification in a marginal sea – influence of seawater [Ca ²⁺ ] and carbonate chemistry on bivalve shell formation. Biogeosciences. 15(5). 1469–1482. 29 indexed citations

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Milatz, Susanne, Nina Himmerkus, Kerim Mutig, et al.. (2016). Mosaic expression of claudins in thick ascending limbs of Henle results in spatial separation of paracellular Na ⁺ and Mg ²⁺ transport. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(2). E219–E227. 78 indexed citations

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McCormick, James A., Chao-Ling Yang, Chong Zhang, et al.. (2014). Hyperkalemic hypertension–associated cullin 3 promotes WNK signaling by degrading KLHL3. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(11). 4723–4736. 112 indexed citations

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Breiderhoff, Tilman, Nina Himmerkus, Marchel Stuiver, et al.. (2012). Deletion of claudin-10 ( Cldn10 ) in the thick ascending limb impairs paracellular sodium permeability and leads to hypermagnesemia and nephrocalcinosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(35). 14241–14246. 121 indexed citations

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Himmerkus, Nina, et al.. (2009). Connexin 37 is localized in renal epithelia and responds to changes in dietary salt intake. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 298(1). F216–F223. 35 indexed citations

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Melzner, Frank, Magdalena A. Gutowska, M. Langenbuch, et al.. (2009). Physiological basis for high CO ₂ tolerance in marine ectothermic animals: pre-adaptation through lifestyle and ontogeny?. Biogeosciences. 6(10). 2313–2331. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schröder, J, Renate Lüllmann‐Rauch, Nina Himmerkus, et al.. (2008). Deficiency of the Tetraspanin CD63 Associated with Kidney Pathology but Normal Lysosomal Function. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 29(4). 1083–1094. 83 indexed citations

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Greger, R., Rainer Schreiber, Marcus Mall, et al.. (2001). Cystic fibrosis and CFTR. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 443(0). S3–S7. 27 indexed citations

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Gloy, Joachim, Anna Henger, W Coers, et al.. (1995). MEMBRANE VOLTAGE AND ION CURRENTS OF GLOMERULAR VISCERAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS IN CULTURE (GECC) AND IN THE INTACT GLOMERULUM (GECG). Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 6(3). 337–337. 4 indexed citations

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Ecke, D., Markus Bleich, E. Lohrmann, et al.. (1995). A Chromanol Type of K<sup>+</sup> Channel Blocker Inhibits Forskolin- but Not Carbachol-Mediated Cl- Secretion in Rat and Rabbit Colon. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 5(4). 204–210. 23 indexed citations

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