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Burkhard Bechinger

Burkhard Bechinger

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
13412
World Ranking
8460
National Ranking
296

Burkhard Bechinger 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 Burkhard Bechinger sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 279 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Burkhard Bechinger 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 Burkhard Bechinger 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: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Detergent-like actions of linear amphipathic cationic antimicrobial peptides.

    Burkhard Bechinger;Karl Lohner

  • Antimicrobial Peptides: Mechanisms of Action and Resistance:

    B. Bechinger;Sven-Ulrik Gorr

  • The structure, dynamics and orientation of antimicrobial peptides in membranes by multidimensional solid-state NMR spectroscopy.

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  • Structure and orientation of the antibiotic peptide magainin in membranes by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

    Burkhard Bechinger;Michael Zasloff;Stanley J. Opella

  • Characterization of Dopamine−Melanin Growth on Silicon Oxide

    Falk Bernsmann;Arnaud Ponche;Christian Ringwald;Joseph Hemmerlé

  • Orientations of amphipathic helical peptides in membrane bilayers determined by solid-state NMR spectroscopy.

    B. Bechinger;Y. Kim;L. E. Chirlian;J. Gesell

  • Membrane Helix Orientation from Linear Dichroism of Infrared Attenuated Total Reflection Spectra

    Burkhard Bechinger;Jean Marie Ruysschaert;Erik Goormaghtigh

  • Structure and dynamics of the antibiotic peptide PGLa in membranes by solution and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

    B. Bechinger;M. Zasloff;S.J. Opella

  • Towards membrane protein design: pH-sensitive topology of histidine-containing polypeptides.

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  • The Interactions of Histidine-containing Amphipathic Helical Peptide Antibiotics with Lipid Bilayers

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  • Crystal Structure and Functional Mechanism of a Human Antimicrobial Membrane Channel.

    Chen Song;Conrad Weichbrodt;Evgeniy S. Salnikov;Marek Dynowski

  • The membrane interactions of antimicrobial peptides revealed by solid-state NMR spectroscopy

    Burkhard Bechinger;Evgeniy S. Salnikov

  • Structure and Topology of the Huntingtin 1-17 Membrane Anchor by a Combined Solution and Solid-State NMR Approach.

    Matthias Michalek;Evgeniy S. Salnikov;Burkhard Bechinger

  • Cationic amphipathic histidine-rich peptides for gene delivery.

    Antoine Kichler;A. James Mason;Burkhard Bechinger

  • 15N chemical shift referencing in solid state NMR.

    Philippe Bertani;Jésus Raya;Burkhard Bechinger

  • Zwitterionic phospholipids and sterols modulate antimicrobial peptide-induced membrane destabilization.

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  • Interaction of electric dipoles with phospholipid head groups. A 2H and 31P NMR study of phloretin and phloretin analogues in phosphatidylcholine membranes.

    Burkhard Bechinger;Joachim Seelig

  • Calcium Ions Promote Formation of Amyloid β-Peptide (1–40) Oligomers Causally Implicated in Neuronal Toxicity of Alzheimer's Disease

    Anna Itkin;Anna Itkin;Vincent Dupres;Yves F Dufrêne;Burkhard Bechinger

  • Conformational changes of the phosphatidylcholine headgroup due to membrane dehydration. A 2H-NMR study.

    B. Bechinger;J. Seelig

  • Structure and interactions of magainin antibiotic peptides in lipid bilayers: a solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance investigation.

    Burkhard Bechinger;Michael Zasloff;Stanley J. Opella

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Ouari
Olivier Ouari Aix-Marseille University
Paul Tordo
Paul Tordo Aix-Marseille University
Anne Galy
Anne Galy Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
G. M. Anantharamaiah
G. M. Anantharamaiah University of Alabama at Birmingham
Claudio Toniolo
Claudio Toniolo University of Padua
Gilles Guichard
Gilles Guichard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Joachim Seelig
Joachim Seelig University of Basel
Olivier Danos
Olivier Danos REGENXBIO Inc.
Daniel Scherman
Daniel Scherman Université Paris Cité
Conrado Aparicio
Conrado Aparicio International University Of Catalonia

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