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Günther M. Keil

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
6969
World Ranking
19301
National Ranking
1314

Günther M. Keil 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 Günther M. Keil sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 145 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Günther M. Keil 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 Günther M. Keil sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Günther M. Keil was affiliated with the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in Germany. Over the course of their career, they contributed to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, and Epidemiology.

The research topics covered in their work encompassed Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Plant and Fungal Interactions Research, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Virology and Viral Diseases, and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Frequent collaborators in their research included Sandra Blome, Jan H. Forth, Leonie F. Forth, Samantha Lycett, and Lesley Bell-Sakyi.

Their studies were published in various scientific journals such as:

  • Viruses
  • BMC Biology
  • Microorganisms
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among the more recent papers contributed or coauthored by Günther M. Keil were:

  • Identification of African swine fever virus-like elements in the soft tick genome provides insights into the virus' evolution (2020, BMC Biology)
  • Deletion of the CD2v Gene from the Genome of ASFV-Kenya-IX-1033 Partially Reduces Virulence and Induces Protection in Pigs (2022, Viruses)
  • Serological Hendra Virus Diagnostics Using an Indirect ELISA-Based DIVA Approach with Recombinant Hendra G and N Proteins (2022, Microorganisms)
  • African swine fever virus-like integrated elements in a soft tick genome - an ancient virus vector arms race? (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])

Best Publications

  • Emergent Properties of Reduced-Genome Escherichia coli

    György Pósfai;Guy Plunkett;Tamás Fehér;David Frisch

  • A long and complex enhancer activates transcription of the gene coding for the highly abundant immediate early mRNA in murine cytomegalovirus

    Karoline Dorsch-Häsler;Günther M. Keil;Frank Weber;Maria Jasin

  • Course and transmission characteristics of oral low-dose infection of domestic pigs and European wild boar with a Caucasian African swine fever virus isolate.

    Jana Pietschmann;Claire Guinat;Martin Beer;Valery Pronin

  • A simple, specific, and highly sensitive blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies to bovine herpesvirus 1.

    J A Kramps;J Magdalena;J Quak;K Weerdmeester

  • Recombination in alphaherpesviruses.

    Etienne Thiry;François Meurens;Benoît Muylkens;Michael McVoy

  • Related strains of African swine fever virus with different virulence: genome comparison and analysis

    Raquel Portugal;João Coelho;Dirk Höper;Nicole S. Little

  • Antigen delivery systems for veterinary vaccine development: Viral-vector based delivery systems

    Alejandro Brun;Emmanuel Albina;Tom Barret;David A.G. Chapman

  • Efficient inhibition of African swine fever virus replication by CRISPR/Cas9 targeting of the viral p30 gene (CP204L)

    Alexandra Hübner;Bjoern Petersen;Günther M. Keil;Heiner Niemann

  • Three viruses of the bovine respiratory disease complex apply different strategies to initiate infection

    Jana Kirchhoff;Sabine Uhlenbruck;Katherina Goris;Günther M Keil

  • Inactivated Bovine Herpesvirus 1 Induces Apoptotic Cell Death of Mitogen-Stimulated Bovine Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

    E. Hanon;Alain Vanderplasschen;S. Lyaku;G. Keil

  • Superinfection Prevents Recombination of the Alphaherpesvirus Bovine Herpesvirus 1

    François Meurens;Frédéric Schynts;Günther M. Keil;Benoît Muylkens

  • Resistance to bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) induced in calves by a recombinant bovine herpesvirus-1 expressing the attachment glycoprotein of BRSV.

    G Taylor;Fam Rijsewijk;LH Thomas;SG Wyld

  • Comparison of DNA application methods to reduce BRSV shedding in cattle.

    R.S. Schrijver;J.P.M. Langedijk;G.M. Keil;W.G.J. Middel

  • Chimeric Newcastle Disease Virus Protects Chickens against Avian Influenza in the Presence of Maternally Derived NDV Immunity

    Constanze Steglich;Christian Grund;Kristina Ramp;Angele Breithaupt

  • Pea-derived vaccines demonstrate high immunogenicity and protection in rabbits against rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus

    Heike Mikschofsky;Horst Schirrmeier;Günther M. Keil;Bodo Lange

  • Tandem repeat insertion in African swine fever virus, Russia, 2012.

    Katja V. Goller;Alexander S. Malogolovkin;Sergey Katorkin;Denis Kolbasov

  • Virus species polemics: 14 senior virologists oppose a proposed change to the ICTV definition of virus species

    Marc H. V. Van Regenmortel;Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann;Charles H. Calisher;Ralf G. Dietzgen

  • Identification of African swine fever virus-like elements in the soft tick genome provides insights into the virus’ evolution

    Jan Hendrick Forth;Leonie Forth;Samantha Lycett;Lesley Bell-Sakyi

  • A proposal to change existing virus species names to non-Latinized binomials

    Marc H. V. Van Regenmortel;Donald S. Burke;Charles H. Calisher;Ralf G. Dietzgen

  • ANP32B is a nuclear target of henipavirus M proteins.

    Anja Bauer;Sebastian Neumann;Axel Karger;Ann-Kristin Henning

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich H. Koszinowski
Ulrich H. Koszinowski Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas C. Mettenleiter
Thomas C. Mettenleiter Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Etienne Thiry
Etienne Thiry University of Liège
Matthias J. Reddehase
Matthias J. Reddehase Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Paul-Pierre Pastoret
Paul-Pierre Pastoret University of Liège
Harald Granzow
Harald Granzow Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
J.T. van Oirschot
J.T. van Oirschot Wageningen University & Research
Martin Messerle
Martin Messerle Hannover Medical School
Alain Vanderplasschen
Alain Vanderplasschen University of Liège
Barbara G. Klupp
Barbara G. Klupp Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

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Best Scientists Citing Günther M. Keil

Thomas C. Mettenleiter

Thomas C. Mettenleiter

Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

Publications: 98

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Publications: 67

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Publications: 55

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Hannover Medical School

Publications: 42

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University of Liège

Publications: 36

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Harald Granzow

Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

Publications: 30

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