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Han A. B. Wösten

Han A. B. Wösten

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
75
Citations
21059
World Ranking
1493
National Ranking
71

Han A. B. Wösten publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Han A. B. Wösten sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 245 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Han A. B. Wösten D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Han A. B. Wösten sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Han A. B. Wösten is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has an extensive research portfolio primarily situated in the domains of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, and Biotechnology.

Their research focuses on multiple main topics such as Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies, Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research, Fungal Biology and Applications, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Fungal and Yeast Genetics Research, Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food, and Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Han A. B. Wösten include Martin Tegelaar, Andrew Adamatzky, Luis G. Lugones, Robin A. Ohm, and Phil Ayres.

Major publication venues for their work comprise bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Fungal Biology and Biotechnology, The Cell Surface, and Fungal Genetics and Biology.

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Han A. B. Wösten include:

  • Growing a circular economy with fungal biotechnology: a white paper, 2020, Fungal Biology and Biotechnology
  • Fungal Mycelium Bio-Composite Acts as a CO2-Sink Building Material with Low Embodied Energy, 2022, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Fungal mycelium classified in different material families based on glycerol treatment, 2020, Communications Biology
  • Characterization of the cell wall of a mushroom forming fungus at atomic resolution using solid-state NMR spectroscopy, 2020, The Cell Surface
  • Impact of maturation and growth temperature on cell-size distribution, heat-resistance, compatible solute composition and transcription profiles of Penicillium roqueforti conidia, 2020, Food Research International

Best Publications

  • Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis

    Jörg Kämper;Regine Kahmann;Michael Bölker;Li-Jun Ma

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88

    Herman J. Pel;Johannes H. De Winde;Johannes H. De Winde;David B. Archer;Paul S. Dyer

  • Hydrophobins: Multipurpose Proteins

    Han A. B. Wösten

  • Genome sequence of the model mushroom Schizophyllum commune

    Robin A Ohm;Jan F de Jong;Luis G Lugones;Andrea Aerts

  • Development in Aspergillus

    P. Krijgsheld;R. Bleichrodt;G.J. van Veluw;F. Wang

  • Growing a circular economy with fungal biotechnology: a white paper

    Vera Meyer;Evelina Y Basenko;J Philipp Benz;Gerhard H Braus

  • Mushroom cultivation in the circular economy

    Daniel Grimm;Han A. B. Wösten

  • Hydrophobins, the fungal coat unravelled.

    H.A B Wosten;M.L. de Vocht

  • Genome sequence of the button mushroom Agaricus bisporus reveals mechanisms governing adaptation to a humic-rich ecological niche

    Emmanuelle Morin;Annegret Kohler;Adam R. Baker;Marie Foulongne-Oriol

  • A novel class of secreted hydrophobic proteins is involved in aerial hyphae formation in Streptomyces coelicolor by forming amyloid-like fibrils

    Dennis Claessen;Rick Rink;Wouter de Jong;Jeroen Siebring

  • How a fungus escapes the water to grow into the air

    Han A.B. Wösten;Marie Anne Van Wetter;Luis G. Lugones;Henny C. Van der Mei

  • Interfacial self-assembly of a hydrophobin into an amphipathic protein membrane mediates fungal attachment to hydrophobic surfaces.

    H. A. B. Wosten;F. H. J. Schuren;J. G. H. Wessels

  • Interfacial Self-Assembly of a Fungal Hydrophobin into a Hydrophobic Rodlet Layer.

    Han A. B. Wosten;Onno M. H. de Vries;Joseph G. H. Wessels

  • LOCALIZATION OF GROWTH AND SECRETION OF PROTEINS IN ASPERGILLUS-NIGER

    Han A. B. Wösten;Serge M. Moukha;Johannes H. Sietsma;Joseph G. H. Wessels

  • Amyloids--a functional coat for microorganisms.

    Martijn F B G Gebbink;Dennis Claessen;Barend Bouma;Lubbert Dijkhuizen

  • Role of proteins in soil carbon and nitrogen storage: controls on persistence

    Matthias C. Rillig;Matthias C. Rillig;Bruce A. Caldwell;Han A. B. Wösten;Philip Sollins

  • INSOLUBLE HYDROPHOBIN COMPLEXES IN THE WALLS OF SCHIZOPHYLLUM-COMMUNE AND OTHER FILAMENTOUS FUNGI

    Onno M. H. de Vries;M. Peter Fekkes;Han A. B. Wösten;Joseph G. H. Wessels

  • Structural Characterization of the Hydrophobin SC3, as a Monomer and after Self-Assembly at Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Interfaces

    Marcel L. de Vocht;Karin Scholtmeijer;Eric W. van der Vegte;Onno M.H. de Vries

  • Regulation of Streptomyces development: reach for the sky!

    Dennis Claessen;Wouter de Jong;Lubbert Dijkhuizen;Han A.B. Wösten

  • Fungal spores for dispersion in space and time.

    Timon T. Wyatt;Han A. B. Wosten;Jan Dijksterhuis

  • Fungal hydrophobins in medical and technical applications.

    K. Scholtmeijer;J. G. H. Wessels;H. A. B. Wösten

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin A. Ohm
Robin A. Ohm Utrecht University
Joseph G. H. Wessels
Joseph G. H. Wessels University of Groningen
Ronald P. de Vries
Ronald P. de Vries Utrecht University
Arthur F. J. Ram
Arthur F. J. Ram Leiden University
Lubbert Dijkhuizen
Lubbert Dijkhuizen University of Groningen
Marcel J. T. Reinders
Marcel J. T. Reinders Delft University of Technology
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Eric Record
Eric Record INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Dirk Bosch
Dirk Bosch Wageningen University & Research
Andrew Adamatzky
Andrew Adamatzky University of the West of England

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