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Beat Ernst publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 371 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Beat Ernst D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Beat Ernst is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and chemistry. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, organic chemistry, immunology, endocrinology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as glycosylation and glycoproteins research, carbohydrate chemistry and synthesis, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, immunotherapy and immune responses, Escherichia coli research studies, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, and chemical synthesis and analysis.

Frequent coauthors in their work include Said Rabbani, Xiaohua Jiang, Oliver Schwardt, Jonathan Cramer, and Roman P. Jakob.

Beat Ernst has published multiple papers in various scientific venues. Some recent publications include:

  • Sweet Drugs for Bad Bugs: A Glycomimetic Strategy against the DC-SIGN-Mediated Dissemination of SARS-CoV-2 (2021), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Antiadhesive natural products against uropathogenic E. coli: What can we learn from cranberry extract? (2020), Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • Differential recognition of oligomannose isomers by glycan-binding proteins involved in innate and adaptive immunity (2021), Science Advances
  • A Remote Secondary Binding Pocket Promotes Heteromultivalent Targeting of DC-SIGN (2021), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Selective inhibition of anti-MAG IgM autoantibody binding to myelin by an antigen-specific glycopolymer (2020), Journal of Neurochemistry

Research by Beat Ernst has appeared frequently in the following publication venues:

  • ChemMedChem
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Molecules

Their contributions cover a broad interdisciplinary spectrum with connections among molecular biology, synthetic organic chemistry, and immunological studies, reflecting an emphasis on both fundamental biochemical processes and applied medicinal research.

Best Publications

  • From carbohydrate leads to glycomimetic drugs

    Beat Ernst;John L. Magnani

  • Carbohydrates in chemistry and biology

    Beat Ernst;Gerald Warren Hart;Pierre Sinay

  • Cyclobutanones and Cyclobutenones in Nature and in Synthesis [New Synthetic Methods(71)]

    Daniel Belluš;Beat Ernst

  • GMI-1070, a novel pan-selectin antagonist, reverses acute vascular occlusions in sickle cell mice.

    Jungshan Chang;John T. Patton;Arun Sarkar;Beat Ernst

  • Oligohis-tags: mechanisms of binding to Ni2+-NTA surfaces.

    Steven Knecht;Daniel Ricklin;Alex N. Eberle;Beat Ernst

  • Catch-bond mechanism of the bacterial adhesin FimH

    Maximilian M. Sauer;Roman P. Jakob;Jonathan Eras;Sefer Baday;Sefer Baday

  • FimH antagonists for the oral treatment of urinary tract infections: from design and synthesis to in vitro and in vivo evaluation.

    Tobias Klein;Daniela Abgottspon;Matthias Wittwer;Said R. Rabbani

  • Trivalent, Gal/GalNAc-containing ligands designed for the asialoglycoprotein receptor.

    Oleg Khorev;Daniela Stokmaier;Oliver Schwardt;Brian Cutting

  • Hydroxyl Groups in Synthetic and Natural-Product-Derived Therapeutics: A Perspective on a Common Functional Group.

    Jonathan Cramer;Christoph P Sager;Beat Ernst

  • Peripheral lipopolysaccharide administration transiently affects expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, corticotropin and proopiomelanocortin in mouse brain.

    Sabine Schnydrig;Lukas Korner;Svenja Landweer;Beat Ernst

  • Systemic administration of a TLR7 ligand leads to transient immune incompetence due to peripheral blood leukocyte depletion

    Matthias Gunzer;Helge Riemann;Yasmin Basoglu;Anja Hillmer

  • Antiadhesion therapy for urinary tract infections--a balanced PK/PD profile proved to be key for success

    Xiaohua Jiang;Daniela Abgottspon;Simon Kleeb;Said Rabbani

  • DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS FOR THE DESIGN OF SELECTIN ANTAGONISTS

    Hartmuth C. Kolb;Beat Ernst

  • EUROCarbDB: An open-access platform for glycoinformatics

    Claus Wilhelm Von Der Lieth;Ana Ardá Freire;Dennis Blank;Matthew P. Campbell;Matthew P. Campbell

  • Determination of the Bioactive Conformation of the Carbohydrate Ligand in the E‐Selectin/Sialyl LewisX Complex

    Thomas Peters;Karoline Scheffler;Beat Ernst;Andreas Katopodis

  • Intramolecular [2+2] cycloadditions of ketenes and keteniminium salts to olefins

    Istvan Marko;Bruno Ronsmans;Anne Marie Hesbain-Frisque;Stephane Dumas

  • A safe and convenient method for the preparation of triflyl azide, and its use in diazo transfer reactions to primary amines

    Alexander Titz;Zorana Radic;Oliver Schwardt;Beat Ernst

  • Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry: A New Methodology Comes of Age

    Priska Frei;Rachel Hevey;Beat Ernst

  • Extraction and analysis of intact glucosinolates – A validated pressurized liquid extraction/liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry protocol for Isatis tinctoria, and qualitative analysis of other cruciferous plants

    Tobias Mohn;Brian Cutting;Beat Ernst;Matthias Hamburger

  • Fimh Antagonists: Bioisosteres to Improve the in Vitro and in Vivo Pk/Pd Profile.

    Simon Kleeb;Lijuan Pang;Katharina Mayer;Deniz Eriş

  • Drug discovery today.

    Oliver Schwardt;Hartmuth Kolb;Beat Ernst

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald W. Hart
Gerald W. Hart University of Georgia
Pierre Sinaÿ
Pierre Sinaÿ École Normale Supérieure
Wolfgang Jahnke
Wolfgang Jahnke Novartis (Switzerland)
Daniel Ricklin
Daniel Ricklin University of Basel
Monica M. Palcic
Monica M. Palcic Carlsberg Laboratory
Paul S. Frenette
Paul S. Frenette Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ole Hindsgaul
Ole Hindsgaul University of Alberta
Hartmuth C. Kolb
Hartmuth C. Kolb Janssen (Belgium)
Stephen Hanessian
Stephen Hanessian University of Montreal

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