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Bernhard J. Eikmanns

Bernhard J. Eikmanns

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 76 1461 1321 106 95 164 16068

Bernhard J. Eikmanns publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bernhard J. Eikmanns between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bernhard J. Eikmanns published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2007. 5 of the 175 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2007. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 4 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 1 publication
1983 2025

175 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bernhard J. Eikmanns: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 1
1985 3
1986 2
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 4
1992 1
1993 4
1994 5
1995 2
1996 5
1997 2
1998 3
1999 4
2000 1
2001 5
2002 3
2003 5
2004 5
2005 7
2006 8
2007 12
2008 6
2009 11
2010 8
2011 8
2012 3
2013 6
2014 5
2015 4
2016 2
2017 1
2018 4
2019 4
2020 2
2021 8
2022 10
2023 2
2024 4
2025 1
Total 175
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Bernhard J. Eikmanns 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 Bernhard J. Eikmanns sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 155–164 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 164 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264 164
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Bernhard J. Eikmanns 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 Bernhard J. Eikmanns sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87 76
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Bernhard J. Eikmanns is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, contributing 34 publications in this broad field. Within these, they have specialized in Molecular Biology, Food Science, Biomedical Engineering, Genetics, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Biofuel Production and Bioconversion
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Microbial Metabolism and Enzyme Function
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production

Bernhard J. Eikmanns has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "Establishing recombinant production of pediocin PA-1 in Corynebacterium glutamicum" (2021), Metabolic Engineering
  • "Recombinant production of the lantibiotic nisin using Corynebacterium glutamicum in a two-step process" (2022), Microbial Cell Factories
  • "Garvicin Q: characterization of biosynthesis and mode of action" (2022), Microbial Cell Factories
  • "Genetic Engineering of Oligotropha carboxidovorans Strain OM5-A Promising Candidate for the Aerobic Utilization of Synthesis Gas" (2020), ACS Synthetic Biology
  • "Transforming Escherichia coli Proteomembranes into Artificial Chloroplasts Using Molecular Photocatalysis" (2021), Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Their research output is often published in venues such as:

  • Microorganisms
  • Microbial Cell Factories
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators encompass a range of researchers who have co-authored multiple papers with Eikmanns. These include Dominik Weixler, Oliver Goldbeck, Christian U. Riedel, Gerd M. Seibold, and Sebastian J. Reich.

Best Publications

  • The complete Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 genome sequence and its impact on the production of l-aspartate-derived amino acids and vitamins

    Jörn Kalinowski;Brigitte Bathe;Daniela Bartels;Nicole Bischoff

  • The PEP-pyruvate-oxaloacetate node as the switch point for carbon flux distribution in bacteria.

    Uwe Sauer;Bernhard J. Eikmanns

  • Nucleotide sequence, expression and transcriptional analysis of the Corynebacterium glutamicum gltA gene encoding citrate synthase.

    Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Natalie Thum-Schmitz;Lothar Eggeling;Kai-Ulf Lüdtke

  • Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli and Corynebacterium glutamicum for biotechnological production of organic acids and amino acids

    Volker F Wendisch;Michael Bott;Bernhard J Eikmanns

  • Corynebacterium glutamicum Tailored for Efficient Isobutanol Production

    Bastian Blombach;Tanja Riester;Stefan Wieschalka;Christian Ziert

  • Pyruvate carboxylase is a major bottleneck for glutamate and lysine production by Corynebacterium glutamicum.

    Petra Peters-Wendisch;B. Schiel;Volker F. Wendisch;E. Katsoulidis

  • A family of Corynebacterium glutamicum/Escherichia coli shuttle vectors for cloning, controlled gene expression, and promoter probing.

    Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Eva Kleinertz;Wolfgang Liebl;Hermann Sahm

  • Acetate oxidation to CO2 in anaerobic bacteria via a novel pathway not involving reactions of the citric acid cycle

    Rolf Schauder;Bernhard Eikmanns;Rudolf K. Thauer;Fritz Widdel

  • C1-carbon sources for chemical and fuel production by microbial gas fermentation

    Peter Dürre;Bernhard J Eikmanns

  • Acetate metabolism and its regulation in Corynebacterium glutamicum

    Robert Gerstmeir;Volker F. Wendisch;Stephanie Schnicke;Hong Ruan

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of bifidobacteria by inhibition of LPS-induced NF-kappaB activation.

    Christian U Riedel;Francis Foata;David Philippe;Oskar Adolfsson

  • Quantitative determination of metabolic fluxes during coutilization of two carbon sources: comparative analyses with Corynebacterium glutamicum during growth on acetate and/or glucose.

    Volker F. Wendisch;A. A. De Graaf;H. Sahm;B. J. Eikmanns

  • Promoters from Corynebacterium glutamicum: cloning, molecular analysis and search for a consensus motif.

    Miroslav Pátek;Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Jaroslav Pátek;Hermann Sahm

  • Cloning, sequence analysis, expression, and inactivation of the Corynebacterium glutamicum icd gene encoding isocitrate dehydrogenase and biochemical characterization of the enzyme.

    B J Eikmanns;D Rittmann;H Sahm

  • Pyruvate carboxylase from Corynebacterium glutamicum: characterization, expression and inactivation of the pyc gene

    Petra G. Peters-Wendisch;Caroline Kreutzer;Jörn Kalinowski;Miroslav Pátek

  • Amplification of three threonine biosynthesis genes in Corynebacterium glutamicum and its influence on carbon flux in different strains.

    Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Markus Metzger;Dieter Reinscheid;Manfred Kircher

  • Bio-based production of organic acids with Corynebacterium glutamicum.

    Stefan Wieschalka;Bastian Blombach;Michael Bott;Bernhard J. Eikmanns

  • The phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase gene of Corynebacterium glutamicum: molecular cloning, nucleotide sequence, and expression.

    Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Max T. Follettie;Martin U. Griot;Anthony J. Sinskey

  • Molecular aspects of lysine, threonine, and isoleucine biosynthesis in Corynebacterium glutamicum

    Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Lothar Eggeling;Hermann Sahm

  • Using gas mixtures of CO, CO2 and H2 as microbial substrates: the do's and don'ts of successful technology transfer from laboratory to production scale

    Ralf Takors;Michael Kopf;Joerg Mampel;Wilfried Bluemke

  • Characterization of the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene from Corynebacterium glutamicum and significance of the enzyme for growth and amino acid production.

    Riedel C;Rittmann D;Dangel P;Möckel B

Frequent Co-Authors

Hermann Sahm
Hermann Sahm Forschungszentrum Jülich
Volker F. Wendisch
Volker F. Wendisch Bielefeld University
Lothar Eggeling
Lothar Eggeling Forschungszentrum Jülich
Michael Bott
Michael Bott Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jörn Kalinowski
Jörn Kalinowski Bielefeld University
Reinhard Krämer
Reinhard Krämer University of Cologne
Gursharan S. Chhatwal
Gursharan S. Chhatwal Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Andreas Tauch
Andreas Tauch Bielefeld University
Alfred Pühler
Alfred Pühler Bielefeld University
Stefan Schmidt
Stefan Schmidt University of Freiburg

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