Joachim Spranger Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Joachim Spranger's h-index is 81 (241 i10-index, 30,400+ total citations across 582+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Joachim Spranger is affiliated with Charité.
Joachim Spranger is a researcher affiliated with Charité, specializing in Diabetes, Adipositas, Endokrinologie. Their work has been cited 30,400 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
Joachim Spranger's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 582 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 81
- i10-Index
- 241
- Total Citations
- 30,400
- Citing Countries
- 53
As of October 2026.
Joachim Spranger has an h-index of 81 and 30,400 total citations across 582 publications, with research cited by institutions in 53 countries.
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Serum retinol binding protein 4 contributes to insulin resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes
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The researcher identified serum retinol binding protein 4 as a contributor to insulin resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes, establishing a novel mechanistic link in metabolic disease.
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About Joachim Spranger's research
Joachim Spranger is a researcher in Diabetes, Adipositas and Endokrinologie at Charité. Their work has been cited 30,400 times across 582 publications (h-index 81), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Serum retinol binding protein 4 contributes to insulin resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes” (2005), has accumulated 3,131 citations. Other influential works include “New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk” (2010) with 2,741 citations and “Inflammatory cytokines and the risk to develop type 2 diabetes: results of the prospective population-based European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC …” (2003) with 2,280 citations.
Citations of Joachim Spranger's research come primarily from China, United States and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
