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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 57 3597 3299 263 241 280 10978

Dirk Höper publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dirk Höper between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dirk Höper published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2016. 12 of the 326 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2016. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
1999 2026

326 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dirk Höper: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 2
2002 0
2003 0
2004 4
2005 1
2006 2
2007 0
2008 3
2009 3
2010 7
2011 10
2012 25
2013 20
2014 15
2015 29
2016 30
2017 24
2018 22
2019 27
2020 28
2021 24
2022 19
2023 10
2024 8
2025 11
2026 1
Total 326
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Dirk Höper publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk Höper sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 275–284 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 280 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148 280
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Dirk Höper D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk Höper sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136 57
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Dirk Höper is affiliated with the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with substantial contributions in Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The scientist's work focuses on topics including Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Viral Infections and Vectors, Animal Virus Infections Studies, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Virology and Viral Diseases, as well as Mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Several recent papers illustrate their research scope and collaborations. Notable publications include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 in fruit bats, ferrets, pigs, and chickens: an experimental transmission study (2020), published in The Lancet Microbe
  • 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales (2020), published in Archives of Virology
  • Susceptibility of Raccoon Dogs for Experimental SARS-CoV-2 Infection (2020), published in Emerging infectious diseases
  • Zoonotic spillover infections with Borna disease virus 1 leading to fatal human encephalitis, 1999-2019: an epidemiological investigation (2020), published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • West Nile Virus Epidemic in Germany Triggered by Epizootic Emergence, 2019 (2020), published in Viruses

Frequent co-authors include Martin Beer, Claudia Wylezich, Rainer G. Ulrich, Angele Breithaupt, and Martin H. Groschup, highlighting collaborations across multiple studies.

Publication venues where Dirk Höper has frequently contributed include:

  • Viruses
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Virus Evolution

Best Publications

  • Novel orthobunyavirus in Cattle, Europe, 2011.

    Bernd Hoffmann;Matthias Scheuch;Dirk Höper;Ralf Jungblut

  • A Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus Associated with Fatal Human Encephalitis

    Bernd Hoffmann;Dennis Tappe;Dirk Höper;Christiane Herden

  • Extracellular proteins of Staphylococcus aureus and the role of SarA and σB

    Anne-Kathrin Ziebandt;Harald Weber;Jens Rudolph;Roland Schmid

  • Influence of the Two-Component System SaeRS on Global Gene Expression in Two Different Staphylococcus aureus Strains

    Kathrin Rogasch;Vanessa Rühmling;Jan Pané-Farré;Dirk Höper

  • Epizootic emergence of Usutu virus in wild and captive birds in Germany

    Norbert Becker;Hanna Jöst;Hanna Jöst;Ute Ziegler;Martin Eiden

  • Influenza A viruses escape from MxA restriction at the expense of efficient nuclear vRNP import

    Veronika Götz;Linda Magar;Dominik Dornfeld;Sebastian Giese

  • Deletion at the 5'-end of Estonian ASFV strains associated with an attenuated phenotype.

    Laura Zani;Jan Hendrik Forth;Leonie Forth;Imbi Nurmoja

  • Susceptibility of Raccoon Dogs for Experimental SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

    Conrad M Freuling;Angele Breithaupt;Thomas Müller;Julia Sehl

  • Schmallenberg virus as possible ancestor of Shamonda virus.

    Katja V. Goller;Dirk Höper;Horst Schirrmeier;Thomas C. Mettenleiter

  • Comprehensive Characterization of the Contribution of Individual SigB-Dependent General Stress Genes to Stress Resistance of Bacillus subtilis

    Dirk Höper;Uwe Völker;Michael Hecker

  • Comparison of porcine epidemic diarrhea viruses from Germany and the United States, 2014.

    Dennis Hanke;Maria Jenckel;Anja Petrov;Mathias Ritzmann

  • West Nile virus epizootic in Germany, 2018.

    Ute Ziegler;Renke Lühken;Markus Keller;Daniel Cadar

  • Fatal Encephalitic Borna Disease Virus 1 in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients

    Kore Schlottau;Leonie Forth;Klemens Angstwurm;Dirk Höper

  • Salt stress adaptation of Bacillus subtilis: a physiological proteomics approach.

    Dirk Höper;Jörg Bernhardt;Michael Hecker

  • Identification of ςB-Dependent Genes in Bacillus subtilis Using a Promoter Consensus-Directed Search and Oligonucleotide Hybridization

    Anja Petersohn;Jörg Bernhardt;Ulf Gerth;Dirk Höper

  • A Versatile Sample Processing Workflow for Metagenomic Pathogen Detection.

    Claudia Wylezich;Anna Papa;Martin Beer;Dirk Höper

  • Related strains of African swine fever virus with different virulence: genome comparison and analysis

    Raquel Portugal;João Coelho;Dirk Höper;Nicole S. Little

  • Outbreaks among Wild Birds and Domestic Poultry Caused by Reassorted Influenza A(H5N8) Clade 2.3.4.4 Viruses, Germany, 2016.

    Anne Pohlmann;Elke Starick;Timm Harder;Christian Grund

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Beer
Martin Beer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Bernd Hoffmann
Bernd Hoffmann Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Thomas C. Mettenleiter
Thomas C. Mettenleiter Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Anne Pohlmann
Anne Pohlmann Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Thomas Müller
Thomas Müller Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Rainer G. Ulrich
Rainer G. Ulrich Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Timm C. Harder
Timm C. Harder Kiel University
Udo Reichl
Udo Reichl Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit Universität Hamburg
Martin H. Groschup
Martin H. Groschup Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

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