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Gerhard Sandmann

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
23905
World Ranking
2478
National Ranking
177

Gerhard Sandmann publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 373 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerhard Sandmann 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 Gerhard Sandmann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 90 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gerhard Sandmann is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their research focuses extensively on molecular and biochemical processes related to photosynthesis and carotenoid biosynthesis across different organisms.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Diversity and origin of carotenoid biosynthesis: its history of coevolution towards plant photosynthesis, 2021, New Phytologist
  • Carotenoids and Their Biosynthesis in Fungi, 2022, Molecules
  • Genes and Pathway Reactions Related to Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Purple Bacteria, 2023, Biology
  • Diversity and Evolution of Carotenoid Biosynthesis from Prokaryotes to Plants, 2021, Advances in experimental medicine and biology
  • Rice callus as a high-throughput platform for synthetic biology and metabolic engineering of carotenoids, 2022, Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology

The research topics covered highlight an emphasis on photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, antioxidant activity and oxidative stress, and plant biochemistry and biosynthesis.

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Microbial Metabolism and Applications
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution

Key publication venues for their work include:

  • Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology
  • Advances in experimental medicine and biology
  • New Phytologist
  • Molecules
  • Biology

Frequent co-authors in Gerhard Sandmann's collaborations are:

  • Paul Christou
  • Jürgen Breitenbach
  • Changfu Zhu
  • Teresa Capell
  • Hendrik Pollmann

Their work incorporates aspects of molecular biology and biochemistry, with contributions also touching on renewable energy, sustainability, and biotechnology. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations into carotenoid biosynthesis and its evolution from prokaryotes to plants and fungi, reflecting both biochemical pathways and their broader biological significance.

Best Publications

  • The potential for the improvement of carotenoid levels in foods and the likely systemic effects

    H. van den Berg;R. Faulks;H.F. Granado;J. Hirschberg

  • Transgenic multivitamin corn through biofortification of endosperm with three vitamins representing three distinct metabolic pathways.

    Shaista Naqvi;Changfu Zhu;Gemma Farre;Koreen Ramessar

  • Mutations in the Arabidopsis gene IMMUTANS cause a variegated phenotype by inactivating a chloroplast terminal oxidase associated with phytoene desaturation.

    Pierre Carol;David Stevenson;Cordelia Bisanz;Jürgen Breitenbach

  • Combinatorial genetic transformation generates a library of metabolic phenotypes for the carotenoid pathway in maize

    Changfu Zhu;Shaista Naqvi;Jürgen Breitenbach;Gerhard Sandmann

  • Copper-mediated Lipid Peroxidation Processes in Photosynthetic Membranes

    Gerhard Sandmann;Peter Böger

  • Carotenoid biosynthesis in microorganisms and plants.

    Gerhard Sandmann

  • High-Level Production of Beta-Carotene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Successive Transformation with Carotenogenic Genes from Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

    René Verwaal;Jing Wang;Jean-Paul Meijnen;Hans Visser

  • Molecular and biochemical characterization of herbicide-resistant mutants of cyanobacteria reveals that phytoene desaturation is a rate-limiting step in carotenoid biosynthesis.

    D. Chamovitz;G. Sandmann;J. Hirschberg

  • Carotenoid Biosynthesis and Biotechnological Application

    Gerhard Sandmann

  • Genetic engineering of a zeaxanthin-rich potato by antisense inactivation and co-suppression of carotenoid epoxidation.

    S. Römer;J. Lübeck;F. Kauder;S. Steiger

  • Transformation of the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis with a phytoene desaturase for accelerated astaxanthin biosynthesis.

    Jens Steinbrenner;Gerhard Sandmann

  • Biotechnological production of astaxanthin with Phaffia rhodozyma / Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

    Isabell Schmidt;Hendrik Schewe;Sören Gassel;Chao Jin

  • A single polypeptide catalyzing the conversion of phytoene to zeta-carotene is transcriptionally regulated during tomato fruit ripening.

    Iris Pecker;Daniel Chamovitz;Hartmut Linden;Gerhard Sandmann

  • Understanding carotenoid metabolism as a necessity for genetic engineering of crop plants.

    Gerhard Sandmann;Susanne Römer;Paul D. Fraser

  • Functional expression of the Erwinia uredovora carotenoid biosynthesis gene crtl in transgenic plants showing an increase of beta-carotene biosynthesis activity and resistance to the bleaching herbicide norflurazon.

    Norihiko Misawa;Shigeyuki Yamano;Hartmut Linden;Maria R. de Felipe

  • Isolation and functional characterisation of a novel type of carotenoid biosynthetic gene from Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous.

    J. C. Verdoes;P. Krubasik;G. Sandmann;A. J. J. van Ooyen

  • Novel hydroxycarotenoids with improved antioxidative properties produced by gene combination in Escherichia coli.

    Manuela Albrecht;Shinichi Takaichi;Sabine Steiger;Zheng-Yu Wang

  • Expression of an Erwinia phytoene desaturase gene not only confers multiple resistance to herbicides interfering with carotenoid biosynthesis but also alters xanthophyll metabolism in transgenic plants

    Norihiko Misawa;Kazumori Masamoto;Tamaki Hori;Takeshi Ohtani

  • Genetic manipulation of carotenoid biosynthesis: strategies, problems and achievements

    Gerhard Sandmann

  • Bleaching Herbicide Norflurazon Inhibits Phytoene Desaturase by Competition with the Cofactors

    Jürgen Breitenbach;Changfu Zhu;Gerhard Sandmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Böger
Peter Böger University of Konstanz
Changfu Zhu
Changfu Zhu University of Lleida
Teresa Capell
Teresa Capell University of Lleida
Paul Christou
Paul Christou University of Lleida
Paul D. Fraser
Paul D. Fraser Royal Holloway University of London
Peter M. Bramley
Peter M. Bramley Royal Holloway University of London
Norihiko Misawa
Norihiko Misawa Ishikawa Prefectural University
Joseph Hirschberg
Joseph Hirschberg Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Shinichi Takaichi
Shinichi Takaichi Nippon Medical School
Daniel A. Chamovitz
Daniel A. Chamovitz Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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