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Gottfried Unden 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 Gottfried Unden sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 170 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gottfried Unden 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 Gottfried Unden sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gottfried Unden is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on bacterial genetics and biotechnology.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications across various subfields such as genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, materials chemistry, and ecology. The main topics associated with their work include bacterial genetics and biotechnology, amino acid enzymes and metabolism, enzyme structure and function, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and protein structure and dynamics.

Unden's research has been published in prominent venues, with frequent contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) and Environmental Microbiology. Other publication venues include Molecular Microbiology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and Advances in Microbial Physiology.

Their recent papers include:

  • L-Aspartate as a high-quality nitrogen source in Escherichia coli: Regulation of L-aspartase by the nitrogen regulatory system and interaction of L-aspartase with GlnB, 2020, Molecular Microbiology
  • C4-dicarboxylates and l-aspartate utilization by Escherichia coli K-12 in the mouse intestine: l-aspartate as a major substrate for fumarate respiration and as a nitrogen source, 2021, Environmental Microbiology
  • Sensing of O2 and nitrate by bacteria: alternative strategies for transcriptional regulation of nitrate respiration by O2 and nitrate, 2020, Environmental Microbiology
  • Transmembrane signaling and cytoplasmic signal conversion by dimeric transmembrane helix 2 and a linker domain of the DcuS sensor kinase, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Fumarate, a central electron acceptor for Enterobacteriaceae beyond fumarate respiration and energy conservation, 2022, Advances in microbial physiology/Advances in Microbial Physiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Unden include:

  • Christopher Schubert
  • Marius Stopp
  • Robin Klein
  • Christian Griesinger
  • Ok Bin Kim

Best Publications

  • Stimulus Perception in Bacterial Signal-Transducing Histidine Kinases

    Thorsten Mascher;John D. Helmann;Gottfried Unden

  • Alternative respiratory pathways of Escherichia coli: energetics and transcriptional regulation in response to electron acceptors.

    G Unden;J Bongaerts

  • C4-dicarboxylate carriers and sensors in bacteria

    I.G Janausch;E Zientz;Q.H Tran;A Kröger

  • LrhA as a new transcriptional key regulator of flagella, motility and chemotaxis genes in Escherichia coli.

    D. Lehnen;C. Blumer;T. Polen;B. Wackwitz

  • Variations in the energy metabolism of biotechnologically relevant heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria during growth on sugars and organic acids

    T. Zaunmüller;M. Eichert;H. Richter;G. Unden

  • Changes in the proton potential and the cellular energetics of Escherichia coli during growth by aerobic and anaerobic respiration or by fermentation

    Quang Hon Tran;Gottfried Unden

  • Biology of Microorganisms on Grapes, in Must and in Wine

    Helmut König;Gottfried Unden;Jürgen Fröhlich

  • Fumarate respiration of Wolinella succinogenes: enzymology, energetics and coupling mechanism.

    Achim Kröger;Simone Biel;Jörg Simon;Roland Gross

  • O2-Sensing and O2-dependent gene regulation in facultatively anaerobic bacteria

    G. Unden;S. Becker;J. Bongaerts;G. Holighaus

  • The oxygen-responsive transcriptional regulator FNR of Escherichia coli: the search for signals and reactions

    Gottfried Unden;Jan Schirawski

  • Fumarate Regulation of Gene Expression in Escherichia coli by the DcuSR (dcuSR Genes) Two-Component Regulatory System

    Evelyn Zientz;Johannes Bongaerts;Gottfried Unden

  • Escherichia coli possesses two homologous anaerobic C4-dicarboxylate membrane transporters (DcuA and DcuB) distinct from the aerobic dicarboxylate transport system (Dct).

    S Six;S C Andrews;G Unden;J R Guest

  • Menaquinone‐dependent succinate dehydrogenase of bacteria catalyzes reversed electron transport driven by the proton potential

    Jan Schirawski;Gottfried Unden

  • O2 as the regulatory signal for FNR-dependent gene regulation in Escherichia coli.

    S Becker;G Holighaus;T Gabrielczyk;G Unden

  • Requirement for the Proton-Pumping NADH Dehydrogenase I of Escherichia Coli in Respiration of NADH to Fumarate and Its Bioenergetic Implications

    Quang Hon Tran;Johannes Bongaerts;Dorina Vlad;Gottfried Unden

  • Transcriptional regulation of the proton translocating NADH dehydrogenase genes (nuoA-N) of Escherichia coli by electron acceptors, electron donors and gene regulators

    J Bongaerts;S Zoske;U Weidner;G Unden;G Unden

  • Regulation of type 1 fimbriae synthesis and biofilm formation by the transcriptional regulator LrhA of Escherichia coli

    Caroline Blumer;Alexandra Kleefeld;Daniela Lehnen;Margit Heintz

  • The NMR structure of the sensory domain of the membranous two-component fumarate sensor (histidine protein kinase) DcuS of Escherichia coli

    Lucia Pappalardo;Ingo G. Janausch;Vinesh Vijayan;Eva Zientz

  • The specific functions of menaquinone and demethylmenaquinone in anaerobic respiration with fumarate, dimethylsulfoxide, trimethylamine N-oxide and nitrate by Escherichia coli.

    U Wissenbach;A Kröger;G Unden

  • Oxygen regulated gene expression in facultatively anaerobic bacteria

    G. Unden;S. Becker;J. Bongaerts;J. Schirawski

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Griesinger
Christian Griesinger Max Planck Society
Achim Kröger
Achim Kröger Goethe University Frankfurt
Friedrich Götz
Friedrich Götz University of Tübingen
Thomas Hankeln
Thomas Hankeln Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Stefan Becker
Stefan Becker Max Planck Society
Marc Baldus
Marc Baldus Utrecht University
Thilo Stehle
Thilo Stehle University of Tübingen
Volker F. Wendisch
Volker F. Wendisch Bielefeld University
Markus Zweckstetter
Markus Zweckstetter German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Uwe Völker
Uwe Völker University of Greifswald

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