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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
10042
World Ranking
16170
National Ranking
1133

Andreas Stolz publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 120 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Andreas Stolz D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andreas Stolz is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany and specializes in research spanning physics and engineering. Their work prominently focuses on nuclear physics and applications, particle accelerators, beam dynamics, and microbial uses in construction materials.

The main fields of Stolz's research include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering

Their subfields of study cover:

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Radiation
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Key topics addressed in their research are:

  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Nuclear physics research studies
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Microbial Applications in Construction Materials
  • Astronomical and nuclear sciences
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Andreas Stolz include:

  • "A method for 3D printing bio-cemented spatial structures using sand and urease active calcium carbonate powder" (2020) published in Materials & Design
  • "Mapping of a New Deformation Region Around Ti62" (2020) published in Physical Review Letters
  • "Accelerator commissioning and rare isotope identification at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams" (2022) published in Modern Physics Letters A
  • "High strength bio-concrete for the production of building components" (2023) published in npj Materials Sustainability
  • "The (6+) isomer in 102Sn revisited: Neutron and proton effective charges close to the double shell closure" (2021) published in Physics Letters B

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stolz are:

  • O. Tarasov
  • P. N. Ostroumov
  • B. M. Sherrill
  • Nathan Bultman
  • F. Casagrande

Andreas Stolz has published multiple works in the following venues:

  • Physical Review Letters
  • Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
  • Physical review. C
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • npj Materials Sustainability

Best Publications

  • Mineralization of the sulfonated azo dye Mordant Yellow 3 by a 6-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonate-degrading bacterial consortium.

    W Haug;A Schmidt;B Nörtemann;D C Hempel

  • Effects of different quinoid redox mediators on the anaerobic reduction of azo dyes by bacteria.

    Jorg Rau;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss;Andreas Stolz

  • Pseudomonas knackmussii sp. nov.

    Andreas Stolz;Hans-Jürgen Busse;Peter Kämpfer

  • The Function of Cytoplasmic Flavin Reductases in the Reduction of Azo Dyes by Bacteria

    Rainer Russ;Jörg Rau;Andreas Stolz

  • Localization of the Enzyme System Involved in Anaerobic Reduction of Azo Dyes by Sphingomonas sp. Strain BN6 and Effect of Artificial Redox Mediators on the Rate of Azo Dye Reduction.

    M Kudlich;A Keck;J Klein;A Stolz

  • Molecular characteristics of xenobiotic-degrading sphingomonads.

    Andreas Stolz

  • Reduction of azo dyes by redox mediators originating in the naphthalenesulfonic acid degradation pathway of Sphingomonas sp. strain BN6.

    Andreas Keck;Joachim Klein;Michael Kudlich;Andreas Stolz

  • The Cytokinin Receptors of Arabidopsis Are Located Mainly to the Endoplasmic Reticulum

    Klaas Wulfetange;Sergey N. Lomin;Georgy A. Romanov;Andrea Stolz

  • Synthesis of enantiomerically pure (S)-mandelic acid using an oxynitrilase–nitrilase bienzymatic cascade: a nitrilase surprisingly shows nitrile hydratase activity

    Cesar Mateo;Andrzej Chmura;Sven Rustler;Fred van Rantwijk

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of the gene coding for the aerobic azoreductase from Xenophilus azovorans KF46F.

    Silke Blümel;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss;Andreas Stolz

  • Autoxidation Reactions of Different Aromatic o-Aminohydroxynaphthalenes That Are Formed during the Anaerobic Reduction of Sulfonated Azo Dyes

    Michael Kudlich;Malcolm J. Hetheridge;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss;Andreas Stolz

  • The specificity of cytokinin signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana is mediated by differing ligand affinities and expression profiles of the receptors

    Andrea Stolz;Michael Riefler;Sergey N. Lomin;Katharina Achazi

  • Detection and Characterization of Conjugative Degradative Plasmids in Xenobiotic-Degrading Sphingomonas Strains

    Tamara Basta;Andreas Keck;Joachim Klein;Andreas Stolz

  • Nitrilase from Pseudomonas fluorescens EBC191: cloning and heterologous expression of the gene and biochemical characterization of the recombinant enzyme.

    Christoph Kiziak;Doris Conradt;Andreas Stolz;Ralf Mattes

  • Oxygen-Insensitive Nitroreductases NfsA and NfsB of Escherichia coli Function under Anaerobic Conditions as Lawsone-Dependent Azo Reductases

    Jörg Rau;Andreas Stolz

  • Simultaneous anaerobic and aerobic degradation of the sulfonated azo dye Mordant Yellow 3 by immobilized cells from a naphthalenesulfonate-degrading mixed culture

    M. Kudlich;P. L. Bishop;H.-J. Knackmuss;A. Stolz

  • Purification and characterization of a 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene dioxygenase from a bacterium that degrades naphthalenesulfonic acids.

    A. E. Kuhm;A. Stolz;Ka-Leung Ngai;H.-J. Knackmuss

  • Isolation of a Bacterial Strain with the Ability To Utilize the Sulfonated Azo Compound 4-Carboxy-4′-Sulfoazobenzene as the Sole Source of Carbon and Energy

    Silke Blümel;Matthias Contzen;Martina Lutz;Andreas Stolz

  • Stabilisation of oxygen-labile nitrilases via co-aggregation with poly(ethyleneimine)

    Cesar Mateo;Bruno Fernandes;Fred van Rantwijk;Andreas Stolz

  • Direct Ring Fission of Salicylate by a Salicylate 1,2-Dioxygenase Activity from Pseudaminobacter salicylatoxidans

    Jan-Peter Hintner;Christa Lechner;Ulrich Riegert;Andrea Elisabeth Kuhm

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Joachim Knackmuss
Hans-Joachim Knackmuss University of Stuttgart
Fred van Rantwijk
Fred van Rantwijk Delft University of Technology
Peter Kämpfer
Peter Kämpfer University of Giessen
Hans-Jürgen Busse
Hans-Jürgen Busse University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Roger A. Sheldon
Roger A. Sheldon Delft University of Technology
Andrea Scozzafava
Andrea Scozzafava University of Florence
Josef Altenbuchner
Josef Altenbuchner University of Stuttgart
Thorsten Reemtsma
Thorsten Reemtsma Technical University of Berlin
Franz Effenberger
Franz Effenberger University of Stuttgart
Dietmar H. Pieper
Dietmar H. Pieper Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

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Francisco J. Cervantes

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Jim A. Field

University of Arizona

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Roger A. Sheldon

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Publications: 23

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Peter Schumann

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Publications: 20

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Carl E. Cerniglia

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Enevold Falsen

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Dongzhi Wei

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