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14952
National Ranking
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George Szakacs 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 George Szakacs sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 116 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George Szakacs 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 George Szakacs sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

George Szakacs is affiliated with the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in Hungary. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Infectious Diseases, and Plant Science.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

Several recent publications highlight the scope and focus of their research. These include:

  • "Customized yeast cell factories for biopharmaceuticals: from cell engineering to process scale up" (2021), published in Microbial Cell Factories
  • "Nanobiocatalysts: Advancements and applications in enzyme technology" (2021), published in Bioresource Technology
  • "Design and genome engineering of microbial cell factories for efficient conversion of lignocellulose to fuel" (2022), published in Bioresource Technology
  • "Global Sexual Fertility in the Opportunistic Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus and Identification of New Supermater Strains" (2020), published in Journal of Fungi

Frequent publication venues where George Szakacs' work appears include Bioresource Technology, Microbial Cell Factories, and Journal of Fungi.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, namely:

  • Aravind Madhavan
  • K. B. Arun
  • Raveendran Sindhu
  • Mukesh Kumar Awasthi
  • Parameswaran Binod

Best Publications

  • Alpha amylase from a fungal culture grown on oil cakes and its properties

    Sumitra Ramachandran;Anil K. Patel;Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri;Sandhya Chandran

  • An oligonucleotide barcode for species identification in Trichoderma and Hypocrea.

    Irina S. Druzhinina;Alexei G. Kopchinskiy;Monika Komoń;John Bissett

  • Use of response surface methodology for optimizing process parameters for the production of α-amylase by Aspergillus oryzae

    Febe Francis;Febe Francis;Abdulhameed Sabu;K.Madhavan Nampoothiri;Sumitra Ramachandran

  • Comparative evaluation of neutral protease production by Aspergillus oryzae in submerged and solid-state fermentation

    Chandran Sandhya;Alagarsamy Sumantha;George Szakacs;Ashok Pandey

  • Production, purification and properties of microbial phytases.

    Ashok Pandey;George Szakacs;Carlos R. Soccol;Jose A. Rodriguez-Leon

  • Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous extract from the compactin producing fungal strain

    Nikhil S. Shaligram;Mahesh Bule;Rahul Bhambure;Rekha S. Singhal

  • Evidence for Sexuality in the Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

    Mathieu Paoletti;Carla Rydholm;Elke U. Schwier;Michael J. Anderson

  • Bioconversion of lignocellulose in solid substrate fermentation

    R.P. Tengerdy;G. Szakacs

  • Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles by thermophilic filamentous fungi

    Zsófia Molnár;Viktória Bódai;George Szakacs;Balázs Erdélyi

  • Phylogeny and evolution of the genus Trichoderma: a multigene approach

    Cornelia M. Kullnig-Gradinger;George Szakacs;Christian P. Kubicek

  • Coconut oil cake––a potential raw material for the production of α-amylase

    Sumitra Ramachandran;Anil K Patel;K.Madhavan Nampoothiri;Febe Francis

  • Genetic and metabolic diversity of Trichoderma: a case study on South-East Asian isolates.

    Christian P Kubicek;John Bissett;Irina Druzhinina;Cornelia Kullnig-Gradinger

  • Extra-cellular l-glutaminase production by Zygosaccharomyces rouxii under solid-state fermentation

    Prema Kashyap;A Sabu;Ashok Pandey;George Szakacs

  • Comparison of phytase production on wheat bran and oilcakes in solid-state fermentation by Mucor racemosus.

    Krishnan Roopesh;Sumitra Ramachandran;K. Madhavan Nampoothiri;George Szakacs

  • Tamarind seed powder and palm kernel cake: Two novel agro residues for the production of tannase under solid state fermentation by Aspergillus niger ATCC 16620

    A. Sabu;A. Pandey;M. Jaafar Daud;G. Szakacs

  • Process optimization for antifungal chitinase production by Trichoderma harzianum

    K.Madhavan Nampoothiri;T.V Baiju;C Sandhya;A Sabu

  • Mixed substrate fermentation for the production of phytase by Rhizopus spp. using oilcakes as substrates

    Sumitra Ramachandran;Krishnan Roopesh;K Madhavan Nampoothiri;George Szakacs

  • Comparative enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated spruce by supernatants, whole fermentation broths and washed mycelia of Trichoderma reesei and Trichoderma atroviride

    Krisztina Kovács;Krisztina Kovács;George Szakacs;Guido Zacchi

  • Enzymatic hydrolysis of steam-pretreated lignocellulosic materials with Trichoderma atroviride enzymes produced in-house.

    Krisztina Kovacs;Krisztina Kovacs;Stefano Macrelli;George Szakacs;Guido Zacchi

  • The Longibrachiatum Clade of Trichoderma: a revision with new species

    Gary J. Samuels;Adnan Ismaiel;Temesgen B. Mulaw;George Szakacs

Frequent Co-Authors

Ashok Pandey
Ashok Pandey Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Carlos Ricardo Soccol
Carlos Ricardo Soccol Federal University of Paraná
Irina S. Druzhinina
Irina S. Druzhinina Royal Botanic Gardens
Zwi G. Weinberg
Zwi G. Weinberg Agricultural Research Organization
Rekha S. Singhal
Rekha S. Singhal Institute of Chemical Technology
Guido Zacchi
Guido Zacchi Lund University
Thomas W. Jeffries
Thomas W. Jeffries University of Wisconsin–Madison
Harry Gruppen
Harry Gruppen Wageningen University & Research
Henk A. Schols
Henk A. Schols Wageningen University & Research

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