2026 Alexander Steinbüchel: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	125	512	460	34	31	617	50838

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Alexander Steinbüchel is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany and has focused their research primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology as well as materials science. Their publication record includes significant contributions to the understanding and development of biodegradable polymers and microbial metabolism.

Their main fields of study include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Materials Science

Subfields explored in their work cover:

Molecular Biology
Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering
Organic Chemistry
Pollution

Steinbüchel's research often addresses topics such as:

Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Enzyme catalysis and immobilization
Microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction
Biofuel production and bioconversion
Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
Synthetic organic chemistry methods
Advanced polymer synthesis and characterization

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Notable recent papers authored include:

Natural rubber degradation products: Fine chemicals and reuse of rubber waste (2022, European Polymer Journal)
What Has Been Trending in the Research of Polyhydroxyalkanoates? A Systematic Review (2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology)
Naturally-Sourced Antibacterial Polymeric Nanomaterials with Special Reference to Modified Polymer Variants (2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
Post-Synthetic Enzymatic and Chemical Modifications for Novel Sustainable Polyesters (2022, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology)
The reliance of glycerol utilization by Cupriavidus necator on CO2 fixation and improved glycerol catabolism (2022, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology)

Frequent collaborators in Steinbüchel's research include:

Franciela Arenhart Soares
Marian Rofeal
Fady Abdelmalek
Carl Simon Strittmatter
Joanna Pietrasik

Best Publications

Diversity of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoic acids

Alexander Steinbüchel;Henry E. Valentin

1562
Citations
A sensitive, viable-colony staining method using Nile red for direct screening of bacteria that accumulate polyhydroxyalkanoic acids and other lipid storage compounds.

Patricia Spiekermann;Bernd H. A. Rehm;Rainer Kalscheuer;Dirk Baumeister

856
Citations
Biotechnological production of vanillin.

H. Priefert;J. Rabenhorst;A. Steinbüchel

798
Citations
Cloning of the Alcaligenes eutrophus genes for synthesis of poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) and synthesis of PHB in Escherichia coli.

P Schubert;A Steinbüchel;H G Schlegel

781
Citations
Microdiesel: Escherichia coli engineered for fuel production.

Rainer Kalscheuer;Torsten Stölting;Alexander Steinbüchel

779
Citations
Genome sequence of the bioplastic-producing “Knallgas” bacterium Ralstonia eutropha H16

Anne Pohlmann;Wolfgang Florian Fricke;Frank Reinecke;Bernhard Kusian

764
Citations
Bacterial and other biological systems for polyester production

Alexander Steinbüchel;Bernd Füchtenbusch

717
Citations
Triacylglycerols in prokaryotic microorganisms.

H M Alvarez;A Steinbüchel

668
Citations
A novel bifunctional wax ester synthase/acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase mediates wax ester and triacylglycerol biosynthesis in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus ADP1.

Rainer Kalscheuer;Alexander Steinbüchel

620
Citations
Metabolic engineering and pathway construction for biotechnological production of relevant polyhydroxyalkanoates in microorganisms

Alexander Steinbüchel;Tina Lütke-Eversloh

581
Citations
Formation of polyesters consisting of medium-chain-length 3-hydroxyalkanoic acids from gluconate by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other fluorescent pseudomonads.

A Timm;A Steinbüchel

506
Citations
Biochemical and genetic analysis of PHA synthases and other proteins required for PHA synthesis

Bernd H.A. Rehm;Alexander Steinbüchel

490
Citations
Increased diversification of polyhydroxyalkanoates by modification reactions for industrial and medical applications

Baki Hazer;Alexander Steinbüchel

483
Citations
Perspectives for Biotechnological Production and Utilization of Biopolymers: Metabolic Engineering of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Biosynthesis Pathways as a Successful Example

Alexander Steinbüchel

471
Citations
Biology of the Metabolically Diverse Genus Gordonia

Matthias Arenskötter;Daniel Bröker;Alexander Steinbüchel

420
Citations
Molecular basis for biosynthesis and accumulation of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids in bacteria

A. Steinbüchel;E. Hustede;M. Liebergesell;U. Pieper

379
Citations
Neutral lipid bodies in prokaryotes: recent insights into structure, formation, and relationship to eukaryotic lipid depots.

Marc Wältermann;Alexander Steinbüchel

376
Citations
Considerations on the structure and biochemistry of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoic acid inclusions

A Steinbuchel;K Aerts;W Babel;C Follner

370
Citations
Analysis of a 24-kilodalton protein associated with the polyhydroxyalkanoic acid granules in Alcaligenes eutrophus.

R Wieczorek;A Pries;A Steinbüchel;F Mayer

356
Citations
Fatty acid synthesis in Escherichia coli and its applications towards the production of fatty acid based biofuels.

Helge Jans Janßen;Alexander Steinbüchel;Alexander Steinbüchel

351
Citations