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Christiane Dahl

Christiane Dahl

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
7847
World Ranking
16361
National Ranking
1147

Christiane Dahl 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 Christiane Dahl sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 130 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christiane Dahl 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 Christiane Dahl sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Bacteria

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Sulfur, Biochemistry, Sulfur metabolism, Sulfite reductase and Thiosulfate. Her Sulfur study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Periplasmic space, Chromatiaceae, Green sulfur bacteria, Bacteria and Sulfite. Her Chromatiaceae research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Chromatium and Archaea.

Her Green sulfur bacteria research focuses on subjects like Purple sulfur bacteria, which are linked to Anoxygenic photosynthesis. Her research in Biochemistry is mostly focused on Oxidoreductase. Her studies examine the connections between Thiosulfate and genetics, as well as such issues in Sulfide, with regards to Quinone oxidoreductase and Sulfide dehydrogenase activity.

Her most cited work include:

  • Sulfur Metabolism in Phototrophic Sulfur Bacteria (223 citations)
  • Novel Genes of the dsr Gene Cluster and Evidence for Close Interaction of Dsr Proteins during Sulfur Oxidation in the Phototrophic Sulfur Bacterium Allochromatium vinosum (171 citations)
  • Sirohaem sulfite reductase and other proteins encoded by genes at the dsr locus of Chromatium vinosum are involved in the oxidation of intracellular sulfur. (164 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Christiane Dahl mostly deals with Biochemistry, Sulfur, Sulfur metabolism, Thiosulfate and Chromatiaceae. Biochemistry is represented through her Sulfite, Sulfite reductase, Enzyme, Periplasmic space and Oxidoreductase research. The Sulfite reductase study which covers Archaeoglobus fulgidus that intersects with Sulfate adenylyltransferase.

Her Sulfur research includes elements of Inorganic chemistry, Sulfide, Bacteria, Purple sulfur bacteria and Anoxygenic photosynthesis. She focuses mostly in the field of Sulfur metabolism, narrowing it down to matters related to Sulfur cycle and, in some cases, Environmental chemistry. Her Chromatiaceae research focuses on Operon and how it relates to Protein structure.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (68.57%)
  • Sulfur (54.29%)
  • Sulfur metabolism (36.19%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Biochemistry (68.57%)
  • Sulfur (54.29%)
  • Thiosulfate (30.48%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Christiane Dahl spends much of her time researching Biochemistry, Sulfur, Thiosulfate, Sulfur metabolism and Tetrathionate. Her Biochemistry study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Bacteria. Her work carried out in the field of Sulfur brings together such families of science as Periplasmic space, Phototroph, Purple sulfur bacteria, Anoxygenic photosynthesis and Sulfide.

The concepts of her Thiosulfate study are interwoven with issues in Molecular biology and Hypothetical protein. Christiane Dahl has researched Sulfur metabolism in several fields, including Proteome, Hydrogensulfite reductase, Sulfite reductase, Gene cluster and Redox. Her Tetrathionate research includes themes of Inorganic chemistry and Enzyme, Heme.

Between 2012 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • A protein trisulfide couples dissimilatory sulfate reduction to energy conservation (118 citations)
  • The "bacterial heterodisulfide" DsrC is a key protein in dissimilatory sulfur metabolism. (90 citations)
  • Sulfite oxidation in the purple sulfur bacterium Allochromatium vinosum: identification of SoeABC as a major player and relevance of SoxYZ in the process. (59 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Bacteria

Christiane Dahl mainly focuses on Biochemistry, Sulfur, Sulfur metabolism, Thiosulfate and Sulfite. The study incorporates disciplines such as Tetrathionate and Bacteria in addition to Biochemistry. Her primary area of study in Sulfur is in the field of Sulfur cycle.

The concepts of her Sulfur metabolism study are interwoven with issues in Purple sulfur bacteria, Green sulfur bacteria, Sulfide and Proteome. Her Thiosulfate course of study focuses on Chromatiaceae and Oxidoreductase, Cytochrome, Heme, Thiosulfate dehydrogenase and Enzyme kinetics. Her work deals with themes such as Hydrogensulfite reductase, Sulfite reductase, Function, Peptide sequence and Regulation of gene expression, which intersect with Sulfite.

Best Publications

  • Sulfur Metabolism in Phototrophic Sulfur Bacteria

    Niels-Ulrik Frigaard;Christiane Dahl

  • Novel Genes of the dsr Gene Cluster and Evidence for Close Interaction of Dsr Proteins during Sulfur Oxidation in the Phototrophic Sulfur Bacterium Allochromatium vinosum

    Christiane Dahl;Sabine Engels;Andrea S. Pott-Sperling;Andrea Schulte

  • A protein trisulfide couples dissimilatory sulfate reduction to energy conservation

    André A. Santos;Sofia S. Venceslau;Fabian Grein;William D. Leavitt

  • Sirohaem sulfite reductase and other proteins encoded by genes at the dsr locus of Chromatium vinosum are involved in the oxidation of intracellular sulfur.

    Andrea S. Pott;Christiane Dahl

  • Enzymology and molecular biology of prokaryotic sulfite oxidation.

    Ulrike Kappler;Christiane Dahl

  • Quantitative speciation of sulfur in bacterial sulfur globules: X-ray absorption spectroscopy reveals at least three different species of sulfur.

    Alexander Prange;Reinhold Chauvistré;Hartwig Modrow;Josef Hormes

  • Thiosulphate oxidation in the phototrophic sulphur bacterium Allochromatium vinosum

    Daniela Hensen;Detlef Sperling;Hans G. Trüper;Daniel C. Brune

  • Sulfite:Cytochrome c oxidoreductase from Thiobacillus novellus. Purification, characterization, and molecular biology of a heterodimeric member of the sulfite oxidase family.

    Ulrike Kappler;Brian Bennett;Jörg Rethmeier;Günter Schwarz

  • Reverse dissimilatory sulfite reductase as phylogenetic marker for a subgroup of sulfur-oxidizing prokaryotes.

    Alexander Loy;Stephan Duller;Christian Baranyi;Marc Mußmann

  • The "bacterial heterodisulfide" DsrC is a key protein in dissimilatory sulfur metabolism.

    S.S. Venceslau;Y. Stockdreher;C. Dahl;I.A.C. Pereira

  • Towards the phylogeny of APS reductases and sirohaem sulfite reductases in sulfate-reducing and sulfur-oxidizing prokaryotes.

    Wolfgang M. Hipp;Andrea S. Pott;Natalie Thum-Schmitz;Ilka Faath

  • Sulfur Metabolism in Phototrophic Organisms

    Rüdiger Hell;Christiane Dahl;David Knaff;Thomas Leustek

  • Dissimilatory sulphite reductase from Archaeoglobus fulgidus: physico-chemical properties of the enzyme and cloning, sequencing and analysis of the reductase genes.

    Dahl C;Kredich Nm;Deutzmann R;Trüper Hg

  • Sulfide oxidation in the phototrophic sulfur bacterium Chromatium vinosum

    Michael Reinartz;Jürgen Tschäpe;Thomas Brüser;Hans G. Trüper

  • Bacterial Sulfur Globules: Occurrence, Structure and Metabolism

    Christiane Dahl;Alexander Prange

  • Microbial sulfur metabolism

    Christiane Dahl;Cornelius G. Friedrich

  • A novel bacterial sulfur oxidation pathway provides a new link between the cycles of organic and inorganic sulfur compounds.

    Tobias Koch;Christiane Dahl

  • Sulfite oxidation in the purple sulfur bacterium Allochromatium vinosum: identification of SoeABC as a major player and relevance of SoxYZ in the process.

    Christiane Dahl;Bettina Franz;Daniela Hensen;Anne Kesselheim

  • In situ analysis of sulfur in the sulfur globules of phototrophic sulfur bacteria by X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy.

    Alexander Prange;Isolde Arzberger;Claudia Engemann;Hartwig Modrow

  • Thiosulfate dehydrogenase: a widespread unusual acidophilic c-type cytochrome.

    Kevin Denkmann;Fabian Grein;Fabian Grein;Renate Zigann;Anna Siemen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans G. Trüper
Hans G. Trüper University of Bonn
Inês A. C. Pereira
Inês A. C. Pereira Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Ulrich Ermler
Ulrich Ermler Max Planck Society
Rainer Deutzmann
Rainer Deutzmann University of Regensburg
Julea N. Butt
Julea N. Butt University of East Anglia
Hans-Georg Sahl
Hans-Georg Sahl University of Bonn
Donald A. Bryant
Donald A. Bryant Pennsylvania State University
Thomas Leustek
Thomas Leustek Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David B. Knaff
David B. Knaff Texas Tech University
David J. Kelly
David J. Kelly University of Sheffield

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