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64
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13315
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9761
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Christof Holliger 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 Christof Holliger sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 257 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christof Holliger 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 Christof Holliger sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christof Holliger is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research covers several subfields including Molecular Biology, Pollution, Ecology, Building and Construction, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work primarily focuses on topics such as Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production, Gut Microbiota and Health, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, as well as Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact.

Christof Holliger has published research articles in various scientific venues, some of which include:

  • Water Science & Technology
  • Frontiers in Energy Research
  • Water
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Christof Holliger include:

  • Towards a standardization of biomethane potential tests: a commentary (2020) in Water Science & Technology

Other relevant publications related to their field, although primarily authored by co-researchers, are:

  • Power and Limitations of Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) Tests (2020) in Frontiers in Energy Research
  • Improving Inter-Laboratory Reproducibility in Measurement of Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) (2020) in Water
  • MiDAS 5: Global diversity of bacteria and archaea in anaerobic digesters (2024) in Nature Communications
  • Multistability and Reversibility of Aerobic Granular Sludge Microbial Communities Upon Changes From Simple to Complex Synthetic Wastewater and Back (2020) in Frontiers in Microbiology

Christof frequently collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors, indicating collaborative research efforts. These frequent co-authors include:

  • Aline Adler
  • Laëtitia Cardona
  • Julien Maillard
  • Pilar Natalia Rodilla-Ramírez
  • Jaspreet Singh Saini

The primary publication venues where Christof's work appears most frequently are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics

Best Publications

  • Towards a standardization of biomethane potential tests.

    Christof Holliger;M. Madalena Alves;Diana Andrade;Irini Angelidaki

  • Reductive dechlorination in the energy metabolism of anaerobic bacteria

    Christof Holliger;Gert Wohlfarth;Gabriele Diekert

  • A highly purified enrichment culture couples the reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene to growth

    C. Holliger;G. Schraa;A.J.M. Stams;A.J.B. Zehnder

  • Dehalobacter restrictus gen. nov. and sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium that reductively dechlorinates tetra- and trichloroethene in an anaerobic respiration

    Christof Holliger;Dittmar Hahn;Hermie Harmsen;Wolfgang Ludwig

  • A review of the fate of micropollutants in wastewater treatment plants

    Jonas Margot;Luca Rossi;David Andrew Barry;Christof Holliger

  • Biochemistry of Microbial Degradation of Hexachlorocyclohexane and Prospects for Bioremediation

    Rup Lal;Gunjan Pandey;Pooja Sharma;Kirti Kumari

  • Complete Reduction of TNT and Other (Poly)nitroaromatic Compounds under Iron-Reducing Subsurface Conditions

    Thomas B. Hofstetter;Cornelis G. Heijman;Stefan B. Haderlein;Christof Holliger

  • Bacterial versus fungal laccase: potential for micropollutant degradation

    Jonas Margot;Chloé Bennati-Granier;Chloé Bennati-Granier;Julien Maillard;Paqui Blánquez

  • Corrinoid-Mediated Reduction of Tetrachloroethene, Trichloroethene, and Trichlorofluoroethene in Homogeneous Aqueous Solution: Reaction Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms

    Guy Glod;Werner Angst;Christof Holliger;René P. Schwarzenbach

  • Contaminated environments in the subsurface and bioremediation: organic contaminants

    Christof Holliger;Sarra Gaspard;Guy Glod;Cornelis Heijman

  • Reduction of nitroaromatic compounds coupled to microbial iron reduction in laboratory aquifer columns.

    Cornelis G. Heijman;Erwin. Grieder;Christof. Holliger;Rene P. Schwarzenbach

  • Development of a real-time PCR method for quantification of the three genera Dehalobacter, Dehalococcoides, and Desulfitobacterium in microbial communities.

    Theo H.M Smits;Christiane Devenoges;Katia Szynalski;Julien Maillard

  • Cloning and characterization of lin genes responsible for the degradation of Hexachlorocyclohexane isomers by Sphingomonas paucimobilis strain B90.

    Rekha Kumari;Sanjukta Subudhi;Mrutyunjay Suar;Gauri Dhingra

  • Reductive dehalogenation as a respiratory process.

    Christof Holliger;Wolfram Schumacher

  • Characterization of the Corrinoid Iron-Sulfur Protein Tetrachloroethene Reductive Dehalogenase of Dehalobacter restrictus

    Julien Maillard;Wolfram Schumacher;Francisco Vazquez;Christophe Regeard

  • Enrichment and properties of an anaerobic mixed culture reductively dechlorinating 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene to 1,3-dichlorobenzene.

    C. Holliger;G. Schraa;A.J.M. Stams;A.J.B. Zehnder

  • Vertical distribution of methanogens in the anoxic sediment of Rotsee (Switzerland).

    K. Zepp Falz;C. Holliger;R. Großkopf;W. Liesack

  • Assessment of bacterial and structural dynamics in aerobic granular biofilms

    David Gregory Weissbrodt;Thomas R. Neu;Uthe Kuhlicke;Yoan Rappaz

  • Redox chemistry of cobalamin and iron-sulfur cofactors in the tetrachloroethene reductase of Dehalobacter restrictus

    Wolfram Schumacher;Christof Holliger;Alexander J.B Zehnder;Wilfred R Hagen

  • Organization of lin Genes and IS6100 among Different Strains of Hexachlorocyclohexane-Degrading Sphingomonas paucimobilis: Evidence for Horizontal Gene Transfer

    Charu Dogra;Vishakha Raina;Rinku Pal;Mrutyunjay Suar

Frequent Co-Authors

David Andrew Barry
David Andrew Barry École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Rup Lal
Rup Lal University of Delhi
Alexander J. B. Zehnder
Alexander J. B. Zehnder Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Hans-Peter E. Kohler
Hans-Peter E. Kohler Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Alfons J. M. Stams
Alfons J. M. Stams Wageningen University & Research
Hauke Smidt
Hauke Smidt Wageningen University & Research
Eberhard Morgenroth
Eberhard Morgenroth Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Jan Roelof van der Meer
Jan Roelof van der Meer University of Lausanne
Massimo Rolle
Massimo Rolle Technical University of Darmstadt
Daniel Hunkeler
Daniel Hunkeler University of Neuchâtel

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