Thomas Benzing

25.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
246 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas Benzing is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Benzing has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Molecular Biology, 82 papers in Nephrology and 64 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Benzing's work include Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (75 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (62 papers) and Renal and related cancers (48 papers). Thomas Benzing is often cited by papers focused on Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (75 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (62 papers) and Renal and related cancers (48 papers). Thomas Benzing collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Thomas Benzing's co-authors include Bernhard Schermer, Gerd Walz, Friedhelm Hildebrandt, Manfred Fliegauf, Heymut Omran, Nicholas Katsanis, Tobias B. Huber, S. Ananth Karumanchi, Ravi Thadhani and Elizabeth A. Phipps and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Benzing

234 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Ciliopathies

2011 976 citations Thomas Benzing et al. profile →
When cilia go bad: cilia defects and ciliopathies

2007 932 citations Manfred Fliegauf, Thomas Benzing et al. profile →
Pre-eclampsia: pathogenesis, novel diagnostics and therapies

2019 741 citations Thomas Benzing et al. Nature Reviews Nephrology profile →
Inversin, the gene product mutated in nephronophthisis type II, functions as a molecular switch between Wnt signaling pathways

2005 588 citations Matias Simons, Bernhard Schermer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Benzing Germany	57	7.1k	4.7k	2.9k	1.7k	1.5k	246	12.8k
Richard P. Lifton United States	92	20.6k 2.9×	5.6k 1.2×	3.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	276	35.1k
Wilhelm Kriz Germany	74	8.5k 1.2×	2.9k 0.6×	10.7k 3.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	240	19.6k
Sanjay K. Nigám United States	73	8.5k 1.2×	1.5k 0.3×	1.6k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	2.2k 1.4×	238	15.4k
Peter Mündel United States	74	8.3k 1.2×	3.2k 0.7×	12.8k 4.3×	1.6k 0.9×	535 0.4×	158	20.0k
Carsten A. Wagner Switzerland	68	7.4k 1.0×	1.9k 0.4×	4.4k 1.5×	498 0.3×	993 0.7×	324	14.6k
Tobias B. Huber Germany	56	5.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.4×	5.2k 1.8×	1.1k 0.7×	350 0.2×	257	12.7k
David E.C. Cole Canada	58	3.3k 0.5×	3.1k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	296 0.2×	878 0.6×	282	12.8k
David Goltzman Canada	82	8.8k 1.2×	2.8k 0.6×	3.7k 1.2×	671 0.4×	519 0.3×	410	21.0k
Benjamin D. Humphreys United States	71	8.6k 1.2×	1.3k 0.3×	4.9k 1.7×	422 0.2×	709 0.5×	184	16.9k
Patrick H. Maxwell United Kingdom	76	20.1k 2.8×	5.3k 1.1×	1.4k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	465 0.3×	213	34.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Meyer, Anna Maria, et al.. (2025). Multimorbidität und Niere. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 150(9). 487–495. 1 indexed citations

Ichikawa, Keishi, Thomas Benzing, Sina Kianoush, et al.. (2025). Coronary Plaque Volume in an Asymptomatic Population. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 19(1). 49–60. 1 indexed citations

Verghese, Dhiran, Sajad Hamal, April Kinninger, et al.. (2024). Effect of colchicine on progression of known coronary atherosclerosis in patients with STable CoROnary artery disease CoMpared to placebo (EKSTROM) trial—rationale and design. American Heart Journal. 277. 20–26. 4 indexed citations

Golub, Ilana, Jeffrey E. Moore, Dhiran Verghese, et al.. (2024). Colchicine and plaque: A focus on atherosclerosis imaging. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 84. 68–75. 6 indexed citations

Görlitz, Frederik, et al.. (2024). Real-time imaging of cGMP signaling shows pronounced differences between glomerular endothelial cells and podocytes. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 26099–26099. 1 indexed citations

Unnersjö‐Jess, David, Linus Butt, Martin Höhne, et al.. (2023). Advanced optical imaging reveals preferred spatial orientation of podocyte processes along the axis of glomerular capillaries. Kidney International. 104(6). 1164–1169. 5 indexed citations

Becker, Ingrid, Felix C. Koehler, Michael Faust, et al.. (2022). Preoperative Short‐Term Restriction of Sulfur‐Containing Amino Acid Intake for Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled, Double‐Blind, Translational Trial. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11(17). e025229–e025229. 8 indexed citations

Meyer, Anna Maria, Malte P. Bartram, Philipp Antczak, et al.. (2022). A Tailored Discharge Program Improves Frailty and Mood in Patients Undergoing Usual Rehabilitative Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 23(12). 1962.e1–1962.e13. 8 indexed citations

Meyer, Anna Maria, Ingrid Becker, Christine Kurschat, et al.. (2022). Prognostic Signature of Chronic Kidney Disease in Advanced Age: Secondary Analysis from the InGAH Study with One-Year Follow-Up. Biomolecules. 12(3). 423–423. 2 indexed citations

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Meyer, Anna Maria, Ingrid Becker, Paul Brinkkötter, et al.. (2021). Role of a multidimensional prognosis in‐hospital monitoring for older patients with prolonged stay. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 75(5). e13989–e13989. 9 indexed citations

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Unnersjö‐Jess, David, Martin Höhne, Linus Butt, et al.. (2021). Three-Dimensional Super-Resolved Imaging of Paraffin-Embedded Kidney Samples. Kidney360. 3(3). 446–454. 12 indexed citations

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Jüngst, Christian, Markus M. Rinschen, Sybille Koehler, et al.. (2020). Injured Podocytes Are Sensitized to Angiotensin II–Induced Calcium Signaling. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 31(3). 532–542. 26 indexed citations

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Kubacki, Torsten, Assa Yeroslaviz, Martin R. Späth, et al.. (2020). The Integrated RNA Landscape of Renal Preconditioning against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 31(4). 716–730. 26 indexed citations

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Meyer, Anna Maria, Giacomo Siri, Ingrid Becker, et al.. (2019). The Multidimensional Prognostic Index in general practice: One‐year follow‐up study. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 73(12). e13403–e13403. 13 indexed citations

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Bartram, Malte P., Claudia Dafinger, Sandra Habbig, et al.. (2015). Loss of Dgcr8-mediated microRNA expression in the kidney results in hydronephrosis and renal malformation. BMC Nephrology. 16(1). 55–55. 19 indexed citations

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Benzing, Thomas. (2014). HALTing PKD progression—revival of blood pressure control. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 11(3). 129–131. 1 indexed citations

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Liebau, Max C., Fabian Braun, Katja Höpker, et al.. (2013). Dysregulated Autophagy Contributes to Podocyte Damage in Fabry’s Disease. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63506–e63506. 105 indexed citations

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Er, Fikret, Amir M. Nia, Henning Dopp, et al.. (2012). Ischemic Preconditioning for Prevention of Contrast Medium–Induced Nephropathy. Circulation. 126(3). 296–303. 177 indexed citations

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Schermer, Bernhard, Cristina Ghenoiu, Malte P. Bartram, et al.. (2006). The von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein controls ciliogenesis by orienting microtubule growth. The Journal of Cell Biology. 175(4). 547–554. 145 indexed citations

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Huber, Tobias B., Bernhard Schermer, Roman Ulrich Müller, et al.. (2006). Podocin and MEC-2 bind cholesterol to regulate the activity of associated ion channels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(46). 17079–17086. 236 indexed citations

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