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Christian Hertel

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
10201
World Ranking
17108
National Ranking
1185

Christian Hertel publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 104 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian Hertel 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 Christian Hertel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christian Hertel is affiliated with the German Institute of Food Technologies in Germany. Their primary research focuses on food science and technology, with a strong emphasis on microbial inactivation methods and food safety.

The scientist's recent publications include the following:

  • Aspects of high hydrostatic pressure food processing: Perspectives on technology and food safety, 2021, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • High-pressure processing of meat: Molecular impacts and industrial applications, 2020, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • Application of mild pulsed electric fields on starter culture accelerates yogurt fermentation, 2020, European Food Research and Technology
  • Microbial decontamination assisted by ultrasound-based processing technologies in food and model systems: A review, 2023, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • Extraction of protein from juice blend of grass and clover pressed by a pilot pressing facility combined with a pulsed electric field treatment, 2022, Future Foods

Frequent co-authors in Hertel's work include:

  • Kemal Aganovic
  • Panagiotis Chanos
  • Volker Heinz
  • Ramona Nitzsche
  • Thorben Sieksmeyer

The main publication venues where this scientist frequently appears are:

  • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies
  • European Food Research and Technology
  • Future Foods
  • Foods

Christian Hertel's research covers several fields of study, predominantly within biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences. Subfields prominently include biotechnology, food science, animal science and zoology, physiology, and biomedical engineering.

The research topics addressed by Hertel comprise:

  • Microbial Inactivation Methods
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Radiation Effects and Dosimetry
  • Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Best Publications

  • Detection of Lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Leuconostoc, and Weissella Species in Human Feces by Using Group-Specific PCR Primers and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

    Jens Walter;Christian Hertel;Gerald W. Tannock;Claudia M. Lis

  • Antibiotic resistances of starter and probiotic strains of lactic acid bacteria.

    Anja S. Hummel;Christian Hertel;Wilhelm H. Holzapfel;Charles M. A. P. Franz

  • Monitoring the Bacterial Population Dynamics in Sourdough Fermentation Processes by Using PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

    Christiane B. Meroth;Jens Walter;Christian Hertel;Markus J. Brandt

  • IUPAC collaborative trial study of a method to detect genetically modified soy beans and maize in dried powder.

    Lipp M;Brodmann P;Pietsch K;Pauwels J

  • New developments in meat starter cultures

    W.P. Hammes;C. Hertel

  • In vitro study of prebiotic properties of levan-type exopolysaccharides from Lactobacilli and non-digestible carbohydrates using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

    Fabio Dal Bello;Jens Walter;Christian Hertel;Walter P. Hammes

  • A 23S rDNA-targeted polymerase chain reaction-based system for detection of Staphylococcus aureus in meat starter cultures and dairy products.

    Joachim A. Straub;Christian Hertel;Walter P. Hammes

  • Identification and population dynamics of yeasts in sourdough fermentation processes by PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

    Christiane B. Meroth;Walter P. Hammes;Christian Hertel

  • Diversity and technological properties of predominant lactic acid bacteria from fermented cassava used for the preparation of Gari, a traditional African food.

    Melanie Kostinek;Ingrid Specht;Vinodh A. Edward;Ulrich Schillinger

  • Adaptability of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts to sourdoughs prepared from cereals, pseudocereals and cassava and use of competitive strains as starters.

    Stephanie A. Vogelmann;Michael Seitter;Ulrike Singer;Markus J. Brandt

  • The effect of processing parameters on DNA degradation in food

    Torsten Bauer;Philipp Weller;Walter P. Hammes;Christian Hertel

  • Characterization of Lactobacillus coryniformis DSM 20001T Surface Protein Cpf Mediating Coaggregation with and Aggregation among Pathogens

    Martina Schachtsiek;Walter P. Hammes;Christian Hertel

  • Characterization of toxin production of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from food and starter cultures.

    Christiane Zell;Marion Resch;Ralf Rosenstein;Till Albrecht

  • Identification and Classification of Lactobacillus Acidophilus, L. Gasseri and L. Johnsonii Strains by SDS-PAGE and rRNA-Targeted Oligonucleotide Probe Hybridization

    Bruno Pot;Christian Hertel;Wolfgang Ludwig;Patrick Descheemaeker

  • Opinion on the use of plasma processes for treatment of foods.

    Oliver Schlüter;Jörg Ehlbeck;Christian Hertel;Michael Habermeyer

  • Description of Acetobacter oboediens sp. nov. and Acetobacter pomorum sp. nov., two new species isolated from industrial vinegar fermentations

    Stephan J. Sokollek;Christian Hertel;Walter P. Hammes

  • Antibiotic resistance of coagulase-negative staphylococci associated with food and used in starter cultures.

    Marion Resch;Verena Nagel;Christian Hertel

  • Identification of Lactobacillus reuteri Genes Specifically Induced in the Mouse Gastrointestinal Tract

    Jens Walter;Nicholas C. K. Heng;Walter P. Hammes;Diane M. Loach

  • A high-molecular-mass surface protein (Lsp) and methionine sulfoxide reductase B (MsrB) contribute to the ecological performance of Lactobacillus reuteri in the murine gut.

    Jens Walter;Jens Walter;Patrice Chagnaud;Gerald W. Tannock;Diane M. Loach

  • The thermostable alpha-L-rhamnosidase RamA of Clostridium stercorarium: biochemical characterization and primary structure of a bacterial alpha-L-rhamnoside hydrolase, a new type of inverting glycoside hydrolase.

    Vladimir V. Zverlov;Christian Hertel;Karin Bronnenmeier;Angelika Hroch

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter P. Hammes
Walter P. Hammes University of Hohenheim
Wolfgang Ludwig
Wolfgang Ludwig Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Jens Walter
Jens Walter National University of Ireland
Karl-Heinz Schleifer
Karl-Heinz Schleifer Technical University of Munich
Gerald W. Tannock
Gerald W. Tannock University of Otago
Wilhelm H. Holzapfel
Wilhelm H. Holzapfel Handong Global University
Herbert Schmidt
Herbert Schmidt University of Hohenheim
Charles M. A. P. Franz
Charles M. A. P. Franz Max Rubner-Institut
Michael G. Gänzle
Michael G. Gänzle University of Alberta
Vladimir V. Zverlov
Vladimir V. Zverlov Technical University of Munich

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