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Gerhard Hummer

Gerhard Hummer

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Chemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
117
Citations
50577
World Ranking
564
National Ranking
41

Gerhard Hummer 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 Gerhard Hummer sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 470 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerhard Hummer 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 Gerhard Hummer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2021 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • 2005 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering research on the hydrophobic effect and the role of water in the energetics and functional dynamics of biomolecular systems

Overview

Gerhard Hummer is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a primary focus on Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research interests include:

  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Gerhard Hummer's publication record includes significant contributions to high-impact journals, including but not limited to:

  • Nature
  • Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Papain-like protease regulates SARS-CoV-2 viral spread and innate immunity," 2020, Nature
  • "In situ structural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike reveals flexibility mediated by three hinges," 2020, Science
  • "AI-based structure prediction empowers integrative structural analysis of human nuclear pores," 2022, Science
  • "Nuclear pores dilate and constrict in cellulo," 2021, Science
  • "Reconstitution of autophagosome nucleation defines Atg9 vesicles as seeds for membrane formation," 2020, Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Mateusz Sikora
  • Sören von Bülow
  • Martin Beck
  • Lukas S. Stelzl
  • Stefan L. Schaefer

Gerhard Hummer has received multiple recognitions, including:

  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2021, for Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2005, cited for pioneering research on the hydrophobic effect and the role of water in the energetics and functional dynamics of biomolecular systems

Best Publications

  • Water conduction through the hydrophobic channel of a carbon nanotube

    G. Hummer;J. C. Rasaiah;J. C. Rasaiah;J. P. Noworyta

  • System-Size Dependence of Diffusion Coefficients and Viscosities from Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Periodic Boundary Conditions

    In-Chul Yeh;Gerhard Hummer

  • Free energy reconstruction from nonequilibrium single-molecule pulling experiments.

    Gerhard Hummer;Attila Szabo

  • Osmotic water transport through carbon nanotube membranes

    Amrit Kalra;Shekhar Garde;Gerhard Hummer

  • Intrinsic rates and activation free energies from single-molecule pulling experiments.

    Olga K. Dudko;Gerhard Hummer;Attila Szabo

  • Optimized molecular dynamics force fields applied to the helix-coil transition of polypeptides.

    Robert B. Best;Gerhard Hummer

  • Free Energy of Ionic Hydration

    Gerhard Hummer;Lawrence R. Pratt;Angel E. García

  • Water in Nonpolar Confinement: From Nanotubes to Proteins and Beyond *

    Jayendran C. Rasaiah;Shekhar Garde;Gerhard Hummer

  • Theory, analysis, and interpretation of single-molecule force spectroscopy experiments

    Olga K. Dudko;Gerhard Hummer;Attila Szabo

  • The pressure dependence of hydrophobic interactions is consistent with the observed pressure denaturation of proteins.

    Gerhard Hummer;Shekhar Garde;Shekhar Garde;Angel E. García;Michael E. Paulaitis

  • An information theory model of hydrophobic interactions.

    Gerhard Hummer;Shekhar Garde;Angel E. Garcia;Andrew Pohorille

  • Kinetics from nonequilibrium single-molecule pulling experiments.

    Gerhard Hummer;Attila Szabo

  • Native contacts determine protein folding mechanisms in atomistic simulations

    Robert B. Best;Gerhard Hummer;William A. Eaton

  • Are Current Molecular Dynamics Force Fields too Helical

    Robert B. Best;Nicolae-Viorel Buchete;Gerhard Hummer

  • Position-dependent diffusion coefficients and free energies from Bayesian analysis of equilibrium and replica molecular dynamics simulations

    Gerhard Hummer

  • Reaction coordinates and rates from transition paths

    Robert B. Best;Gerhard Hummer

  • Coarse master equations for peptide folding dynamics

    Nicolae-Viorel Buchete;Gerhard Hummer

  • From transition paths to transition states and rate coefficients.

    Gerhard Hummer

  • Single-file transport of water molecules through a carbon nanotube

    Alexander Berezhkovskii;Gerhard Hummer

  • Proton Transport through Water-Filled Carbon Nanotubes

    Christoph Dellago;Mor M. Naor;Gerhard Hummer

Frequent Co-Authors

Angel E. Garcia
Angel E. Garcia Los Alamos National Laboratory
Shekhar Garde
Shekhar Garde Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lawrence R. Pratt
Lawrence R. Pratt Tulane University
Ville R. I. Kaila
Ville R. I. Kaila Stockholm University
Mårten Wikström
Mårten Wikström University of Helsinki
Attila Szabo
Attila Szabo National Institutes of Health
Robert B. Best
Robert B. Best National Institutes of Health
Ioannis G. Kevrekidis
Ioannis G. Kevrekidis Johns Hopkins University
Robert K. Ernst
Robert K. Ernst University of Maryland, Baltimore
Jayendran C. Rasaiah
Jayendran C. Rasaiah University of Maine

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