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D-Index
96
Citations
32581
World Ranking
509
National Ranking
32

Andreas Peschel publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 245 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Andreas Peschel D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andreas Peschel is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The primary subfields of their work include Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Ecology, and Food Science.

The scientist's research topics focus on antimicrobial resistance, bacterial interactions, and molecular mechanisms. Major topics covered in their publications include:

  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Peschel has frequently published in several scientific venues, most notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Trends in Microbiology
  • Nature Microbiology
  • mBio
  • Preprints.org

Among recent papers are:

  • The microbiome-shaping roles of bacteriocins, 2021, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Wall Teichoic Acid in Staphylococcus aureus Host Interaction, 2020, Trends in Microbiology
  • Short-Chain Fatty Acid and FFAR2 Activation - A New Option for Treating Infections?, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Inhibition of the ATP synthase sensitizes Staphylococcus aureus towards human antimicrobial peptides, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Bacterial adaptation strategies to host-derived fatty acids, 2021, Trends in Microbiology

Frequent co-authors working alongside Peschel include:

  • Bernhard Krismer
  • Dorothee Kretschmer
  • Christian Beck
  • Ahmed M. A. Elsherbini
  • Janes Krusche

Best Publications

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    Andie S Lee;Andie S Lee;Hermínia de Lencastre;Hermínia de Lencastre;Javier Garau;Jan Kluytmans

  • The co-evolution of host cationic antimicrobial peptides and microbial resistance

    Andreas Peschel;Hans-Georg Sahl

  • Identification of novel cytolytic peptides as key virulence determinants for community-associated MRSA

    Rong Wang;Kevin R Braughton;Dorothee Kretschmer;Thanh-Huy L Bach

  • Inactivation of the dlt operon in Staphylococcus aureus confers sensitivity to defensins, protegrins, and other antimicrobial peptides.

    Andreas Peschel;Michael Otto;Ralph W. Jack;Hubert Kalbacher

  • Staphylococcus aureus resistance to human defensins and evasion of neutrophil killing via the novel virulence factor MprF is based on modification of membrane lipids with L-lysine

    Andreas Peschel;Andreas Peschel;Ralph W. Jack;Michael Otto;L. Vincent Collins

  • Human commensals producing a novel antibiotic impair pathogen colonization

    Alexander Zipperer;Martin C. Konnerth;Claudia Laux;Anne Berscheid

  • Teichoic acids and related cell-wall glycopolymers in Gram-positive physiology and host interactions

    Christopher Weidenmaier;Andreas Peschel

  • Key role of teichoic acid net charge in Staphylococcus aureus colonization of artificial surfaces.

    Matthias Gross;Sarah E. Cramton;Friedrich Götz;Andreas Peschel

  • Role of teichoic acids in Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization, a major risk factor in nosocomial infections

    Christopher Weidenmaier;John F Kokai-Kun;Sascha A Kristian;Tanya Chanturiya

  • How do bacteria resist human antimicrobial peptides

    Andreas Peschel

  • Staphyloxanthin plays a role in the fitness of Staphylococcus aureus and its ability to cope with oxidative stress.

    Alexandra Clauditz;Alexandra Resch;Karsten-Peter Wieland;Andreas Peschel

  • Chemotaxis Inhibitory Protein of Staphylococcus aureus, a Bacterial Antiinflammatory Agent

    Carla J.C. de Haas;Karin Ellen Veldkamp;Andreas Peschel;Andreas Peschel;Floor Weerkamp

  • Phenol-soluble modulins and staphylococcal infection

    Andreas Peschel;Michael Otto

  • The commensal lifestyle of Staphylococcus aureus and its interactions with the nasal microbiota

    Bernhard Krismer;Christopher Weidenmaier;Alexander Zipperer;Andreas Peschel

  • The bacterial defensin resistance protein MprF consists of separable domains for lipid lysinylation and antimicrobial peptide repulsion.

    Christoph M. Ernst;Petra Staubitz;Nagendra N. Mishra;Soo Jin Yang

  • Suicidal erythrocyte death in sepsis

    Daniela S. Kempe;Ahmad Akel;Philipp A. Lang;Tobias Hermle

  • The microbiome-shaping roles of bacteriocins

    Simon Heilbronner;Bernhard Krismer;Heike Brötz-Oesterhelt;Andreas Peschel

  • Human Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 Senses Highly Pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus

    Dorothee Kretschmer;Anne-Kathrin Gleske;Maren Rautenberg;Rong Wang

  • Molecular basis of resistance to muramidase and cationic antimicrobial peptide activity of lysozyme in staphylococci.

    Silvia Herbert;Agnieszka Bera;Christiane Nerz;Dirk Kraus

  • Staphylococcus aureus Strains Lacking d-Alanine Modifications of Teichoic Acids Are Highly Susceptible to Human Neutrophil Killing and Are Virulence Attenuated in Mice

    L. Vincent Collins;Sascha A. Kristian;Christopher Weidenmaier;Marion Faigle

  • The wall teichoic acid and lipoteichoic acid polymers of Staphylococcus aureus

    Guoqing Xia;Thomas Kohler;Andreas Peschel

Frequent Co-Authors

Friedrich Götz
Friedrich Götz University of Tübingen
Michael Otto
Michael Otto National Institutes of Health
Arnold S. Bayer
Arnold S. Bayer University of California, Los Angeles
Jos A. G. van Strijp
Jos A. G. van Strijp Utrecht University
Birgit Schittek
Birgit Schittek University of Tübingen
Hubert Kalbacher
Hubert Kalbacher University of Tübingen
Christiane Wolz
Christiane Wolz University of Tübingen
Nina M. van Sorge
Nina M. van Sorge University of Amsterdam
Michael R. Yeaman
Michael R. Yeaman University of California, Los Angeles
Victor Nizet
Victor Nizet University of California, San Diego

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