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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 82 3062 2759 227 206 358 26306
Biology and Biochemistry 81 3853 3551 287 275 349 25973

Christof M. Niemeyer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christof M. Niemeyer between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christof M. Niemeyer published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2019. 23 of the 397 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2019. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 28 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 6 publications
1990 2025

397 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christof M. Niemeyer: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 2
1992 3
1993 1
1994 2
1995 3
1996 1
1997 4
1998 3
1999 5
2000 4
2001 17
2002 9
2003 14
2004 16
2005 22
2006 21
2007 18
2008 18
2009 28
2010 10
2011 8
2012 6
2013 13
2014 5
2015 14
2016 11
2017 23
2018 12
2019 31
2020 13
2021 12
2022 10
2023 14
2024 17
2025 6
Total 397
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Christof M. Niemeyer 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 Christof M. Niemeyer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 341–360 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 358 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628 358
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Christof M. Niemeyer 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 Christof M. Niemeyer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82–83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292 82
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Christof M. Niemeyer is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ecology, and Biomaterials.

The research topics addressed by Christof M. Niemeyer cover various innovative areas. Major themes include:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Frequent collaborators in their work include the researchers Kersten S. Rabe, Carmen M. Domínguez, Phillip Lemke, Yong Hu, and Sandra Kröll. Their collaborations have contributed to advancing knowledge and applications in several intersecting scientific domains.

Christof M. Niemeyer has published numerous papers in a variety of scientific journals. Some notable recent papers are:

  • "MOF-Hosted Enzymes for Continuous Flow Catalysis in Aqueous and Organic Solvents," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Designer DNA-silica/carbon nanotube nanocomposites for traceable and targeted drug delivery," 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • "Methods for immobilizing receptors in microfluidic devices: A review," 2021, Micro and Nano Engineering
  • "Surface Display of Complex Enzymes by in Situ SpyCatcher-SpyTag Interaction," 2020, ChemBioChem
  • "Cultivation of Exoelectrogenic Bacteria in Conductive DNA Nanocomposite Hydrogels Yields a Programmable Biohybrid Materials System," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The scientist's work has appeared frequently in top publication venues. The most common journals for their contributions include:

  • Small
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Christof M. Niemeyer's interdisciplinary approach combines fundamental molecular biology and chemical techniques with engineering innovations to address complex challenges in biosensing, catalytic methods, drug delivery, and biohybrid materials systems.

Best Publications

  • Nanoparticles, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids: Biotechnology Meets Materials Science

    Christof M. Niemeyer

  • Rational design of DNA nanoarchitectures.

    Udo Feldkamp;Christof M. Niemeyer

  • Chemical Strategies for Generating Protein Biochips

    Pascal Jonkheijm;Dirk Weinrich;Hendrik Schröder;Christof M. Niemeyer

  • Oligonucleotide-directed self-assembly of proteins: semisynthetic DNA—streptavidin hybrid molecules as connectors for the generation of macroscopic arrays and the construction of supramolecular bioconjugates

    Christof M. Niemeyer;Takeshi Sano;Cassandra L. Smith;Charles R. Cantor

  • Immuno-PCR: high sensitivity detection of proteins by nucleic acid amplification

    Christof M. Niemeyer;Michael Adler;Ron Wacker

  • Semisynthetic DNA-protein conjugates for biosensing and nanofabrication.

    Christof M. Niemeyer

  • Nanobiotechnology :concepts, applications and perspectives

    Christof M. Niemeyer;Chad A. Mirkin

  • On the generation of free radical species from quantum dots.

    Binil Itty Ipe;Manfred Lehnig;Christof M. Niemeyer

  • DNA Origami: The Art of Folding DNA

    Barbara Saccà;Christof M. Niemeyer

  • Self-assembled nanostructures based on DNA: towards the development of nanobiotechnology.

    Christof M Niemeyer

  • Orthogonal Protein Decoration of DNA Origami

    Barbara Saccà;Rebecca Meyer;Michael Erkelenz;Kathrin Kiko

  • Dendrimer-activated solid supports for nucleic acid and protein microarrays.

    R. Benters;C. M. Niemeyer;D. Wöhrle

  • Covalent DNA-Streptavidin Conjugates as Building Blocks for Novel Biometallic Nanostructures.

    Christof M. Niemeyer;Wolfgang Bürger;Jörg Peplies

  • Self-assembly of DNA-streptavidin nanostructures and their use as reagents in immuno-PCR

    Christof M. Niemeyer;Michael Adler;Bruno Pignataro;Steven Lenhert

  • DNA-Directed immobilization: efficient, reversible, and site-selective surface binding of proteins by means of covalent DNA-streptavidin conjugates.

    Christof M. Niemeyer;Larissa Boldt;Bülent Ceyhan;Dietmar Blohm

  • Nanopartikel, Proteine und Nucleinsäuren: Die Biotechnologie begegnet den Materialwissenschaften

    Christof M. Niemeyer

  • DNA‐Directed Assembly of Bienzymic Complexes from In Vivo Biotinylated NAD(P)H:FMN Oxidoreductase and Luciferase

    Christof M. Niemeyer;Joerg Koehler;Chris Wuerdemann

  • Detecting antigens by quantitative immuno-PCR.

    Christof M Niemeyer;Michael Adler;Ron Wacker

  • 18F-labeling of peptides by means of an organosilicon-based fluoride acceptor.

    Ralf Schirrmacher;Gerrit Bradtmöller;Esther Schirrmacher;Oliver Thews

  • The developments of semisynthetic DNA–protein conjugates

    Christof M Niemeyer

  • DNA-Directed Functionalization of Colloidal Gold with Proteins This work was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and Fonds der Chemischen Industrie. We thank Prof. D. Blohm for helpful discussions and generous support.

    Christof M. Niemeyer;Bülent Ceyhan

  • Chemical Strategies for Generating Protein Biochips.

    Pascal Jonkheijm;Dirk Weinrich;Hendrik Schroeder;Christof M. Niemeyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Herbert Waldmann
Herbert Waldmann Max Planck Society
Pascal Jonkheijm
Pascal Jonkheijm University of Twente
Roger S. Goody
Roger S. Goody Max Planck Society
Manfred T. Reetz
Manfred T. Reetz Max Planck Society
Lifeng Chi
Lifeng Chi Soochow University
Wolfgang Ensinger
Wolfgang Ensinger Technical University of Darmstadt
Rolf Breinbauer
Rolf Breinbauer Graz University of Technology
Norbert Willenbacher
Norbert Willenbacher Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Harald Fuchs
Harald Fuchs University of Münster
Ulrich Simon
Ulrich Simon RWTH Aachen University

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