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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
20210
World Ranking
2760
National Ranking
198

Gerhard Wanner 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 Gerhard Wanner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 236 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerhard Wanner 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 Wanner sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gerhard Wanner is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with substantial contributions to Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Ecology, Plant Science, and Biochemistry as subfields. Research topics addressed include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology, Algal biology and biofuel production, and Protist diversity and phylogeny.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wanner are:

  • Manja Luckner
  • Meina Neumann-Schaal
  • Jörg Overmann
  • Pavla Tůmová
  • Eva Nohýnková

Wanner has published several papers in notable journals, including multiple contributions to Elemente der Mathematik and INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. Other publication venues include BMC Biology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Frontiers in Plant Science.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Usitatibacter rugosus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Usitatibacter palustris sp. nov., novel members of Usitatibacteraceae fam. nov. within the order Nitrosomonadales isolated from soil (2021), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • Cell Wall Reinforcements Accompany Chilling and Freezing Stress in the Streptophyte Green Alga Klebsormidium crenulatum (2020), Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Fusion of Mitochondria to 3-D Networks, Autophagy and Increased Organelle Contacts are Important Subcellular Hallmarks during Cold Stress in Plants (2020), International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Inheritance of the reduced mitochondria of Giardia intestinalis is coupled to the flagellar maturation cycle (2021), BMC Biology
  • FIB/SEM-based analysis of Borrelia intracellular processing by human macrophages (2020), Journal of Cell Science

Best Publications

  • Effects of feeding Spodoptera littoralis on lima bean leaves. II. Continuous mechanical wounding resembling insect feeding is sufficient to elicit herbivory-related volatile emission.

    Axel Mithöfer;Gerhard Wanner;Wilhelm Boland

  • Targeting cancer cells: magnetic nanoparticles as drug carriers

    Christoph Alexiou;Roswitha J. Schmid;Roland Jurgons;Marcus Kremer

  • Identification of a polyketide synthase gene ( pksP ) of Aspergillus fumigatus involved in conidial pigment biosynthesis and virulence

    K. Langfelder;Bernhard Jahn;Heike Gehringer;Axel Schmidt

  • Immunological and molecular polymorphisms of OspC, an immunodominant major outer surface protein of Borrelia burgdorferi.

    B Wilske;V Preac-Mursic;S Jauris;A Hofmann

  • A korarchaeal genome reveals insights into the evolution of the Archaea.

    James G. Elkins;Mircea Podar;David E. Graham;Kira S. Makarova

  • Migrating Platelets Are Mechano-scavengers that Collect and Bundle Bacteria.

    Florian Gaertner;Zerkah Ahmad;Gerhild Rosenberger;Shuxia Fan

  • PIC1, an ancient permease in Arabidopsis chloroplasts, mediates iron transport.

    Daniela Duy;Gerhard Wanner;Anderson R. Meda;Nicolaus von Wirén

  • Arabidopsis CURVATURE THYLAKOID1 Proteins Modify Thylakoid Architecture by Inducing Membrane Curvature

    Ute Armbruster;Mathias Labs;Mathias Pribil;Stefania Viola

  • Hyperaccumulation, complexation and distribution of nickel in Sebertia acuminata

    Silvia Sagner;Ralf Kneer;Gerhard Wanner;Jean-Pierre Cosson

  • Isolation and characterization of a pigmentless-conidium mutant of Aspergillus fumigatus with altered conidial surface and reduced virulence.

    Bernhard Jahn;Andreas Koch;Axel Schmidt;Gerhard Wanner

  • Marinobacter aquaeolei sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a Vietnamese oil-producing well.

    Nguyen B. Huu;Ewald B. M. Denner;Dang T. C. Ha;Gerhard Wanner

  • Lotus japonicus CASTOR and POLLUX Are Ion Channels Essential for Perinuclear Calcium Spiking in Legume Root Endosymbiosis

    Myriam Charpentier;Rolf Bredemeier;Gerhard Wanner;Naoya Takeda

  • Tim23 Links the Inner and Outer Mitochondrial Membranes

    Mariel Donzeau;Krisztina Káldi;Alexander Adam;Stefan Paschen

  • Biosynthesis of magnetic nanostructures in a foreign organism by transfer of bacterial magnetosome gene clusters.

    Isabel Kolinko;Anna Lohße;Sarah Borg;Oliver Raschdorf

  • Lignin distribution in wood cell walls determined by TEM and backscattered SEM techniques

    Jörg Fromm;Beate Rockel;Silke Lautner;Elisabeth Windeisen

  • Identification of bacteria in a biodegraded wall painting by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of PCR-amplified gene fragments coding for 16S rRNA.

    S Rolleke;Gerad Muyzer;Cathrin Wawer;G Wanner

  • Mutagenesis of the genes encoding subunits A, C, H, I, J and K of the plastid NAD(P)H-plastoquinone-oxidoreductase in tobacco by polyethylene glycol-mediated plastome transformation.

    W. Kofer;H.-U. Koop;G. Wanner;K. Steinmüller

  • Bacterial ghosts: non-living candidate vaccines

    Michael P. Szostak;Andreas Hensel;Francis O. Eko;Reinhard Klein

  • Targeted disruption of the plastid RNA polymerase genes rpoA, B and C1 : molecular biology, biochemistry and ultrastructure

    Giovanna De Santis-Maciossek;Waltraud Kofer;Armin Bock;Siegrid Schoch

  • The Major Magnetosome Proteins MamGFDC Are Not Essential for Magnetite Biomineralization in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense but Regulate the Size of Magnetosome Crystals

    André Scheffel;Astrid Gärdes;Karen Grünberg;Gerhard Wanner

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Lubitz
Werner Lubitz BIRD-C GmbH
Jörg Overmann
Jörg Overmann Leibniz Association
Reinhard Rachel
Reinhard Rachel University of Regensburg
Andreas Houben
Andreas Houben Leibniz Association
Reinhold G. Herrmann
Reinhold G. Herrmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Dario Leister
Dario Leister Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Dirk Schüler
Dirk Schüler University of Bayreuth
Harald Huber
Harald Huber University of Regensburg
Wolfgang Ludwig
Wolfgang Ludwig Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Verena M. Dirsch
Verena M. Dirsch University of Vienna

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Regine Kahmann

Max Planck Society

Publications: 42

Dirk Schüler

Dirk Schüler

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Yongxin Pan

Yongxin Pan

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Publications: 35

Dennis A. Bazylinski

Dennis A. Bazylinski

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Publications: 33

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Sonja-Verena Albers

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Publications: 33

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Jörg Overmann

Leibniz Association

Publications: 32

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Axel Mithöfer

Max Planck Society

Publications: 31

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Ingo Schubert

Leibniz Association

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Toshiharu Shikanai

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Publications: 29

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Vladimir V. Zverlov

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Publications: 28

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