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Alfred Pingoud publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfred Pingoud sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 158 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Alfred Pingoud D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfred Pingoud sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alfred Pingoud was affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany. Their research contributed primarily to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a particular focus on epidemiology, infectious diseases, and microbiology.

The scientist conducted studies related to several key topics, including:

  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines

Pingoud's documented publication record includes a paper titled Inhibitors of Streptococcus pneumoniae Surface Endonuclease EndA Discovered by High-Throughput Screening Using a PicoGreen Fluorescence Assay, published in 2020 in UNC Libraries. This paper had not yet been cited as of the latest data.

Throughout their work, Alfred Pingoud collaborated with various researchers, including:

  • Eliza J. R. Peterson
  • Dmitri Kireev
  • A.F. Moon
  • Marika Midon
  • William P. Janzen

Their frequent venue for publication was UNC Libraries.

Best Publications

  • A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and their genes

    Richard J. Roberts;Marlene Belfort;Timothy Bestor;Ashok S. Bhagwat

  • Structure and function of type II restriction endonucleases

    Alfred Pingoud;Albert Jeltsch

  • Type II restriction endonucleases: structure and mechanism.

    A. Pingoud;M. Fuxreiter;V. Pingoud;W. Wende

  • Real‐Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

    Jochen Wilhelm;Alfred Pingoud

  • Recognition and cleavage of DNA by type-II restriction endonucleases.

    Alfred Pingoud;Albert Jeltsch

  • Type II restriction endonucleases—a historical perspective and more

    Alfred Pingoud;Geoffrey G. Wilson;Wolfgang Wende

  • Sliding and jumping of single EcoRV restriction enzymes on non-cognate DNA

    Isabelle Bonnet;Andreas Biebricher;Pierre-Louis Porté;Claude Loverdo

  • Synthesis and characterization of an octanucleotide containing the EcoRI recognition sequence with a phosphorothioate group at the cleavage site

    Bernard A. Connolly;Barry V. L. Potter;Fritz Eckstein;Alfred Pingoud

  • Horizontal Gene Transfer Contributes to the Wide Distribution and Evolution of Type II Restriction-Modification Systems

    Albert Jeltsch;Alfred Pingoud

  • Controlling the enzymatic activity of a restriction enzyme by light.

    Benno Schierling;Ann-Josée Noël;Wolfgang Wende;Le Thi Hien

  • Substrate-assisted catalysis in the cleavage of DNA by the EcoRI and EcoRV restriction enzymes

    Albert Jeltsch;Jurgen Alves;Heiner Wolfes;Gunter Maass

  • Novel role of the antimicrobial peptide LL-37 in the protection of neutrophil extracellular traps against degradation by bacterial nucleases.

    Ariane Neumann;Lena Völlger;Evelien T.M. Berends;E. Margo Molhoek

  • Developing a programmed restriction endonuclease for highly specific DNA cleavage

    Kristin Eisenschmidt;Thomas Lanio;András Simoncsits;Albert Jeltsch

  • Pausing of the restriction endonuclease EcoRI during linear diffusion on DNA.

    Albert Jeltsch;Juergen Alves;Heiner Wolfes;Guenter Maass

  • Analysis of the Mechanism of the Serratia Nuclease Using Site-Directed Mutagenesis

    Peter Friedhoff;Bettina Kolmes;Oleg Gimadutdinow;Wolfgang Wende

  • Real‐time PCR‐based method for the estimation of genome sizes

    Jochen Wilhelm;Alfred Pingoud;Meinhard Hahn

  • The stereochemical course of the restriction endonuclease EcoRI-catalyzed reaction.

    B A Connolly;F Eckstein;A Pingoud

  • Precision genome surgery.

    Alfred Pingoud;George H Silva

  • Aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid binding site of the bacterial elongation factor Tu.

    Alfred Pingoud;Claus Urbanke

  • A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyl transferases, homing endonucleases and their genes

    RJ Roberts;M Belford;T Bester;AS Bhagwat

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Jeltsch
Albert Jeltsch University of Stuttgart
Claus Urbanke
Claus Urbanke Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Frauke Christ
Frauke Christ KU Leuven
Lars C. Pedersen
Lars C. Pedersen National Institutes of Health
Rudi Lurz
Rudi Lurz Max Planck Society
Geoffrey G. Wilson
Geoffrey G. Wilson New England Biolabs
Robert E. London
Robert E. London National Institutes of Health
Richard J. Roberts
Richard J. Roberts New England Biolabs
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University

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