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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
95
Citations
33167
World Ranking
1902
National Ranking
36

Bert Poolman 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 Bert Poolman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 359 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bert Poolman 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 Bert Poolman 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: 95 D-Index — 91st percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2009 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Bert Poolman is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research focuses predominantly on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with an emphasis on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Oncology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics:

  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

The recent publications by Bert Poolman include:

  • Structural and functional diversity calls for a new classification of ABC transporters, 2020, FEBS Letters
  • Membrane thickness, lipid phase and sterol type are determining factors in the permeability of membranes to small solutes, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Macromolecular Crowding, Phase Separation, and Homeostasis in the Orchestration of Bacterial Cellular Functions, 2024, Chemical Reviews
  • Periprotein lipidomes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae provide a flexible environment for conformational changes of membrane proteins, 2020, eLife
  • Gating by ionic strength and safety check by cyclic-di-AMP in the ABC transporter OpuA, 2020, Science Advances

Bert Poolman frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Marco van den Noort, Dirk Jan Slotboom, Gea K. Schuurman-Wolters, Siewert J. Marrink, and Hendrik R. Sikkema.

The scientist's publications are often found in key venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Journal of Molecular Biology, Trends in Biochemical Sciences, and ACS Synthetic Biology.

In recognition of their contributions, Bert Poolman was awarded membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of membrane toxicity of hydrocarbons.

    J. Sikkema;J.A.M. de Bont;B. Poolman

  • Mechanisms of membrane toxcity of hydrocarbons.

    Jan Sikkema;J.A.M. de Bont;Bert Poolman

  • Interactions of cyclic hydrocarbons with biological membranes.

    J. Sikkema;J.A.M. de Bont;B. Poolman

  • The proteolytic systems of lactic acid bacteria

    Edmund R.S. Kunji;Igor Mierau;Anja Hagting;Berend Poolman

  • Probing lipid mobility of raft-exhibiting model membranes by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

    Nicoletta Kahya;Dag Scherfeld;Kirsten Bacia;Bert Poolman

  • Osmosensing and osmoregulatory compatible solute accumulation by bacteria

    Janet M. Wood;Erhard Bremer;Laszlo N. Csonka;Reinhard Kraemer

  • A structural classification of substrate-binding proteins

    Ronnie P.-A. Berntsson;Sander H.J. Smits;Lutz Schmitt;Dirk-Jan Slotboom

  • The plasma membrane of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: structure, function, and biogenesis.

    M E van der Rest;A H Kamminga;A Nakano;Y Anraku

  • Thrombocidins, Microbicidal Proteins from Human Blood Platelets, Are C-terminal Deletion Products of CXC Chemokines

    J. Krijgsveld;S.A.J. Zaat;J. Meeldijk;P.A. van Veelen

  • Lateral diffusion of membrane proteins.

    Sivaramakrishnan Ramadurai;Andrea Holt;Victor Krasnikov;Geert van den Bogaart

  • Multidrug resistance mediated by a bacterial homolog of the human multidrug transporter MDR1

    Hendrik W. van Veen;Koen Venema;Henk Bolhuis;Irina Oussenko

  • ABC transporter architecture and regulatory roles of accessory domains

    Esther Biemans-Oldehinkel;Mark K. Doeven;Bert Poolman

  • Regulation of compatible solute accumulation in bacteria

    Bert Poolman;Erwin Glaasker

  • An updated structural classification of substrate-binding proteins

    Giel H Scheepers;Jelger A Lycklama A Nijeholt;Bert Poolman

  • Lipid packing drives the segregation of transmembrane helices into disordered lipid domains in model membranes

    Lars V. Schäfer;Djurre H. de Jong;Andrea Holt;Andrzej J. Rzepiela

  • SECONDARY SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN BACTERIA

    Bert Poolman;Wil N. Konings

  • Proteolytic enzymes of Lactococcus lactis

    P. S. Tjwan Tan;Bert Poolman;Wil N. Konings

  • Lactococcus lactis as host for overproduction of functional membrane proteins

    Edmund R.S. Kunji;Dirk Jan Slotboom;Bert Poolman

  • Multidrug resistance in Lactococcus lactis: evidence for ATP-dependent drug extrusion from the inner leaflet of the cytoplasmic membrane.

    H Bolhuis;H.W. van Veen;D. Molenaar;Berend Poolman

  • MetabolismEnergy transduction in lactic acid bacteria

    Bert Poolman

Frequent Co-Authors

Wil N. Konings
Wil N. Konings University of Groningen
Jan Kok
Jan Kok University of Groningen
Arnold J. M. Driessen
Arnold J. M. Driessen University of Groningen
Jan Knol
Jan Knol Wageningen University & Research
Siewert J. Marrink
Siewert J. Marrink University of Groningen
Oscar P. Kuipers
Oscar P. Kuipers University of Groningen
Edmund R. S. Kunji
Edmund R. S. Kunji University of Cambridge
Marc C. A. Stuart
Marc C. A. Stuart University of Groningen
Douwe Molenaar
Douwe Molenaar Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gerard Roelfes
Gerard Roelfes University of Groningen

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