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Bernard Witholt

Bernard Witholt

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
27751
World Ranking
1494
National Ranking
25

Bernard Witholt 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 Bernard Witholt sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 263 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bernard Witholt 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 Bernard Witholt 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: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bernard Witholt is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their academic profile reflects a focused research trajectory, although specific topics, fields of study, or publication venues are not extensively documented. Available data indicate collaboration with Dick B. Janssen, a frequent co-author, which illustrates a network of professional scholarly interaction.

There are no recent papers listed, and no detailed information on main fields or subfields of study. Consequently, the scope of Witholt's specialized research areas remains unspecified in the provided data.

No book publications or awards are recorded, indicating that either such information is unavailable or that Witholt's contributions have been primarily through other scholarly outputs.

Best Publications

  • Occurrence, synthesis and medical application of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoate.

    Manfred Zinn;Bernard Witholt;Thomas Egli

  • Formation of Polyesters by Pseudomonas oleovorans: Effect of Substrates on Formation and Composition of Poly-(R)-3-Hydroxyalkanoates and Poly-(R)-3-Hydroxyalkenoates

    Roland G. Lageveen;Gjalt W. Huisman;Hans Preusting;Peter Ketelaar

  • Crystal Structure of a Cholera Toxin-Related Heat-Labile Enterotoxin from E. coli

    Titia K. Sixma;Sylvia E. Pronk;Kor H. Kalk;Ellen S. Wartna

  • Characterization of intracellular inclusions formed by Pseudomonas oleovorans during growth on octane.

    M J de Smet;G Eggink;B Witholt;J Kingma

  • Diversity of Alkane Hydroxylase Systems in the Environment

    J. B. Van Beilen;Z. Li;W. A. Duetz;T. H.M. Smits

  • Degradation of halogenated aliphatic compounds by Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10.

    Dick B. Janssen;Alex Scheper;Lubbert Dijkhuizen;Bernard Witholt

  • An efficient and reproducible procedure for the formation of spheroplasts from variously grown Escherichia coli.

    Bernard Witholt;Mieke Boekhout;Martin Brock;Jaap Kingma

  • Genetics of alkane oxidation by Pseudomonas oleovorans

    Jan B. van Beilen;Marcel G. Wubbolts;Bernard Witholt

  • Methods for Intense Aeration, Growth, Storage, and Replication of Bacterial Strains in Microtiter Plates

    Wouter A. Duetz;Lorenz Rüedi;Robert Hermann;Kevin O'Connor

  • Cytochrome P450 alkane hydroxylases of the CYP153 family are common in alkane-degrading eubacteria lacking integral membrane alkane hydroxylases.

    Jan B. van Beilen;Enrico G. Funhoff;Alexander van Loon;Andrea Just

  • Synthesis of poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates is a common feature of fluorescent pseudomonads

    G W Huisman;O de Leeuw;G Eggink;B Witholt

  • Functional Analysis of Alkane Hydroxylases from Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria

    Theo H. M. Smits;Stefanie B. Balada;Bernard Witholt;Jan B. van Beilen

  • PSEUDOMONAS-PUTIDA KT2442 CULTIVATED ON GLUCOSE ACCUMULATES POLY(3-HYDROXYALKANOATES) CONSISTING OF SATURATED AND UNSATURATED MONOMERS

    G N Huijberts;G Eggink;P de Waard;G W Huisman

  • Purification and characterization of hydrolytic haloalkane dehalogenase from Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10.

    Sytze Keuning;Dick B. Janssen;Bernard Witholt

  • [87] Fluorescence measurements

    Ludwig Brand;Bernard Witholt

  • Practical issues in the application of oxygenases

    Jan B. van Beilen;Wouter A. Duetz;Andreas Schmid;Bernard Witholt

  • Analysis of Pseudomonas putida alkane-degradation gene clusters and flanking insertion sequences: evolution and regulation of the alk genes.

    Jan B. van Beilen;Sven Panke;Sacha Lucchini;Alessandro G. Franchini

  • Perspectives of medium chain length poly(hydroxyalkanoates), a versatile set of bacterial bioplastics

    Bernard Witholt;Birgit Kessler

  • Using proteins in their natural environment: potential and limitations of microbial whole-cell hydroxylations in applied biocatalysis.

    Wouter A Duetz;Jan B Van Beilen;Bernard Witholt

  • Biotransformation of limonene by bacteria, fungi, yeasts, and plants

    W. A. Duetz;H. Bouwmeester;J. B. van Beilen;B. Witholt

  • Gene Cloning and Characterization of Multiple Alkane Hydroxylase Systems in Rhodococcus Strains Q15 and NRRL B-16531

    L. G. Whyte;T. H. M. Smits;D. Labbé;B. Witholt

  • Molecular screening for alkane hydroxylase genes in Gram-negative and Gram-positive strains

    Theo H. M. Smits;Martina Röthlisberger;Bernard Witholt;Jan B. Van Beilen

  • Cloning of 1,2-dichloroethane degradation genes of Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10 and expression and sequencing of the dhlA gene.

    D B Janssen;F Pries;J van der Ploeg;B Kazemier

  • Industrial Biocatalysis Today and Tomorrow

    A. Schmid;J. S. Dordick;B. Hauer;A. Kieners

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Schmid
Andreas Schmid Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Zhi Li
Zhi Li National University of Singapore
Bernhard Hauer
Bernhard Hauer University of Stuttgart
Theo H. M. Smits
Theo H. M. Smits Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Thomas Egli
Thomas Egli Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Dick B. Janssen
Dick B. Janssen University of Groningen
Hans-Peter E. Kohler
Hans-Peter E. Kohler Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Frank Hollmann
Frank Hollmann Delft University of Technology
Gerrit Eggink
Gerrit Eggink Wageningen University & Research
Dominique Sanglard
Dominique Sanglard University of Lausanne

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