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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
99
Citations
36472
World Ranking
1586
National Ranking
104

Christian Hertweck 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 Christian Hertweck sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 485 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian Hertweck 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 Hertweck sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 99 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Christian Hertweck is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. The primary areas of their research encompass Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work extends into several specialized subfields, including Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Plant Science, Organic Chemistry, and Insect Science.

The scientific topics covered by Hertweck notably include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences, Fungal Biology and Applications, Biochemical and Structural Characterization, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • Mining and unearthing hidden biosynthetic potential, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Chain release mechanisms in polyketide and non-ribosomal peptide biosynthesis, 2021, Natural Product Reports
  • Bacterial endosymbionts protect beneficial soil fungus from nematode attack, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Highly parallelized droplet cultivation and prioritization of antibiotic producers from natural microbial communities, 2021, eLife
  • Targeted induction of a silent fungal gene cluster encoding the bacteria-specific germination inhibitor fumigermin, 2020, eLife

Hertweck frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, who include:

  • Kirstin Scherlach
  • Felix Trottmann
  • Sarah P. Niehs
  • Sacha J. Pidot
  • Keishi Ishida

Their work is published predominantly in venues such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, ChemBioChem, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and mBio. These publication venues reflect a focus on chemistry, molecular biology, and microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature

    Paul G. Arnison;Mervyn J. Bibb;Gabriele Bierbaum;Albert Alexander Bowers

  • The Biosynthetic Logic of Polyketide Diversity

    Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster.

    Marnix H. Medema;Marnix H. Medema;Renzo Kottmann;Pelin Yilmaz;Matthew Cummings

  • Chemical Ecology of Endophytic Fungi: Origins of Secondary Metabolites

    Souvik Kusari;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck;Michael Spiteller

  • Intimate bacterial–fungal interaction triggers biosynthesis of archetypal polyketides in Aspergillus nidulans

    Volker Schroeckh;Kirstin Scherlach;Hans-Wilhelm Nützmann;Ekaterina Shelest

  • Pathogenic fungus harbours endosymbiotic bacteria for toxin production

    Laila P. Partida-Martinez;Christian Hertweck

  • Genomics-driven discovery of PKS-NRPS hybrid metabolites from Aspergillus nidulans

    Sebastian Bergmann;Julia Schümann;Kirstin Scherlach;Corinna Lange

  • Type II polyketide synthases: gaining a deeper insight into enzymatic teamwork

    Christian Hertweck;Andriy Luzhetskyy;Yuri Rebets;Andreas Bechthold

  • Triggering cryptic natural product biosynthesis in microorganisms

    Kirstin Scherlach;Christian Hertweck

  • Enzymatic Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation in Natural Product Biosynthesis.

    Kyle L. Dunbar;Daniel H. Scharf;Agnieszka Litomska;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • Exploiting the mosaic structure of trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases for natural product discovery and pathway dissection.

    TuAnh Nguyen;Keishi Ishida;Holger Jenke-Kodama;Elke Dittmann

  • Symbiotic streptomycetes provide antibiotic combination prophylaxis for wasp offspring

    Johannes Kroiss;Martin Kaltenpoth;Martin Kaltenpoth;Bernd Schneider;Maria-Gabriele Schwinger

  • Biosynthesis and attachment of novel bacterial polyketide synthase starter units

    Bradley S. Moore;Christian Hertweck

  • The chemistry and biology of cytochalasans.

    Kirstin Scherlach;Daniela Boettger;Nicole Remme;Christian Hertweck

  • Bacteria-induced natural product formation in the fungus Aspergillus nidulans requires Saga/Ada-mediated histone acetylation.

    Hans-Wilhelm Nützmann;Yazmid Reyes-Dominguez;Kirstin Scherlach;Volker Schroeckh

  • Endosymbiont-Dependent Host Reproduction Maintains Bacterial-Fungal Mutualism

    Laila P. Partida-Martinez;Shamci Monajembashi;Karl-Otto Greulich;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • Genomics-inspired discovery of natural products

    Jaclyn M Winter;Swantje Behnken;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • Molecular diversity sculpted by fungal PKS-NRPS hybrids.

    Daniela Boettger;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • A gene cluster encoding rhizoxin biosynthesis in "Burkholderia rhizoxina", the bacterial endosymbiont of the fungus Rhizopus microsporus.

    Laila P. Partida-Martinez;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • Biosynthesis and function of gliotoxin in Aspergillus fumigatus.

    Daniel H. Scharf;Daniel H. Scharf;Thorsten Heinekamp;Nicole Remme;Nicole Remme;Peter Hortschansky

Frequent Co-Authors

Axel A. Brakhage
Axel A. Brakhage Leibniz Association
Keishi Ishida
Keishi Ishida Leibniz Association
Elke Dittmann
Elke Dittmann University of Potsdam
Thorsten Heinekamp
Thorsten Heinekamp Hans Knöll Institute
Michael Groll
Michael Groll Technical University of Munich
Matthias Brock
Matthias Brock University of Nottingham
Bradley S. Moore
Bradley S. Moore University of California, San Diego
Wenhan Lin
Wenhan Lin Peking University
Bernhard Hube
Bernhard Hube Leibniz Association
Martin Kaltenpoth
Martin Kaltenpoth Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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