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Microbiology

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99
Citations
38771
World Ranking
430
National Ranking
27

Medicine

D-Index
99
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39425
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8537
National Ranking
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Georg Peters 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 Georg Peters sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 335 publications — 83rd percentile

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

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

Georg Peters 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 Georg Peters sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

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 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Georg Peters was affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany and conducted research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work focused extensively on infectious diseases, with particular emphasis on antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus species.

Their research interests covered several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Allergy, Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. They contributed to topics such as antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, cell adhesion molecules research, neutrophil and oxidative mechanisms, cystic fibrosis research advances, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, and biochemical and structural characterization.

The following papers highlight their recent scholarly contributions:

  • More Is Not Always Better-the Double-Headed Role of Fibronectin in Staphylococcus aureus Host Cell Invasion, 2021, mBio
  • Antibiotic Treatment and Age Are Associated With Staphylococcus aureus Carriage Profiles During Persistence in the Airways of Cystic Fibrosis Patients, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Correction for Niemann et al., "More Is Not Always Better-the Double-Headed Role of Fibronectin in Staphylococcus aureus Host Cell Invasion", 2023, mBio
  • More is not always better - the double-headed role of fibronectin in Staphylococcus aureus host cell invasion, 2021, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Frequent co-authors included Silke Niemann, Minh-Thu Nguyen, Johannes A. Eble, Achmet Imam Chasan, and Maria Mrakovcic. These collaborations often appeared in their joint publications and research projects.

They published multiple articles in specific venues, notably:

  • mBio
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

During their career, Georg Peters was recognized with the ACM Senior Member award in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Nasal Carriage as a Source of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

    Christof von Eiff;Karsten Becker;Konstanze Machka;Holger Stammer

  • Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci

    Karsten Becker;Christine Heilmann;Georg Peters

  • Small colony variants: a pathogenic form of bacteria that facilitates persistent and recurrent infections

    Richard A. Proctor;Christof von Eiff;Barbara C. Kahl;Karsten Becker

  • Pathogenesis of infections due to coagulasenegative staphylococci

    Christof von Eiff;Georg Peters;Christine Heilmann

  • Characterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study

    Martina Bielaszewska;Alexander Mellmann;Wenlan Zhang;Robin Köck

  • Evidence for autolysin-mediated primary attachment of Staphylococcus epidermidis to a polystyrene surface.

    Christine Heilmann;Muzaffar Hussain;Georg Peters;Friedrich Götz

  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Burden of disease and control challenges in Europe

    Robin Köck;Karsten Becker;B. Cookson;J. E. van Gemert-Pijnen

  • Adherence and Growth of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci on Surfaces of Intravenous Catheters

    Georg Peters;Romano Locci;Gerhard Pulverer

  • Fibronectin, Fibrinogen, and Laminin Act as Mediators of Adherence of Clinical Staphylococcal Isolates to Foreign Material

    Mathias Herrmann;Pierre E. Vaudaux;Didier Pittet;Raymond Auckenthaler

  • Staphylococcus aureus phenotype switching: an effective bacterial strategy to escape host immune response and establish a chronic infection

    Lorena Tuchscherr;Eva Medina;Muzaffar Hussain;Wolfgang Völker

  • Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Is a Very Potent Cytotoxic Factor for Human Neutrophils

    Bettina Löffler;Muzaffar Hussain;Matthias Grundmeier;Michaela Brück

  • Persistent Infection with Small Colony Variant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

    Barbara Kahl;Mathias Herrmann;Anne Schulze Everding;Hans G. Koch

  • Rapid and Specific Detection of Toxigenic Staphylococcus aureus: Use of Two Multiplex PCR Enzyme Immunoassays for Amplification and Hybridization of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Genes, Exfoliative Toxin Genes, and Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1 Gene

    Karsten Becker;Ricarda Roth;Georg Peters

  • Prevalence of Genes Encoding Pyrogenic Toxin Superantigens and Exfoliative Toxins among Strains of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Blood and Nasal Specimens

    Karsten Becker;Alexander W. Friedrich;Gabriele Lubritz;Maria Weilert

  • New insights into meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pathogenesis, treatment and resistance

    Ian M. Gould;Michael Z. David;Silvano Esposito;Javier Garau

  • A site-directed Staphylococcus aureus hemB mutant is a small-colony variant which persists intracellularly.

    C von Eiff;C Heilmann;R A Proctor;C Woltz

  • A 140-kilodalton extracellular protein is essential for the accumulation of Staphylococcus epidermidis strains on surfaces.

    M Hussain;M Herrmann;C von Eiff;F Perdreau-Remington

  • Labor und Diagnose

    H. Heimpel;K. Becker;G. Peters;Heike Freidank

  • Protein A is the von Willebrand factor binding protein onStaphylococcus aureus

    Jörg Hartleib;Nicola Köhler;Richard B. Dickinson;Gursharan S. Chhatwal

  • Staphylococcus aureus Small-Colony Variants Are Adapted Phenotypes for Intracellular Persistence

    Lorena Tuchscherr;Vanessa Heitmann;Muzaffar Hussain;Dorothee Viemann

  • Staphylococcus aureus extracellular adherence protein serves as anti-inflammatory factor by inhibiting the recruitment of host leukocytes

    Triantafyllos Chavakis;Muzaffar Hussain;Sandip M Kanse;Georg Peters

Frequent Co-Authors

Karsten Becker
Karsten Becker Greifswald University Hospital
Christof von Eiff
Christof von Eiff Pfizer (United States)
Mathias Herrmann
Mathias Herrmann Saarland University
Richard A. Proctor
Richard A. Proctor University of Wisconsin–Madison
Frieder Schaumburg
Frieder Schaumburg University of Münster
Barbara C. Kahl
Barbara C. Kahl University of Münster
Alexander Mellmann
Alexander Mellmann University of Münster
Martin P. Grobusch
Martin P. Grobusch University of Amsterdam
Robin Köck
Robin Köck Essen University Hospital
Alexander W. Friedrich
Alexander W. Friedrich University Medical Center Groningen

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