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Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
14380
World Ranking
6797
National Ranking
493

Hans-Joachim Knackmuss 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 Hans-Joachim Knackmuss sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 162 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hans-Joachim Knackmuss 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 Hans-Joachim Knackmuss sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hans-Joachim Knackmuss is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany. This association indicates a professional focus within an academic environment, potentially involving both research and teaching activities.

While specific details on recent papers authored by Knackmuss are not available, no publications with titles, years, or venues have been recorded in the provided data. Similarly, there is no information available about frequent co-authors or regular publication venues connected to their work.

No data is present regarding book publications linked to Knackmuss, so it is unclear if they have contributed to academic books or monographs through particular publishers.

The fields and subfields of study, as well as main research topics associated with Knackmuss, are not documented in the source data. Consequently, no specific research domains or thematic areas can be identified for them from the given information.

There are no recorded awards or honors attributed to Knackmuss according to the source data, which means no formal recognitions are listed.

Best Publications

  • Suicide Inactivation of Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida mt-2 by 3-Halocatechols

    Iris Bartels;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss;Walter Reineke

  • Mineralization of the sulfonated azo dye Mordant Yellow 3 by a 6-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonate-degrading bacterial consortium.

    W Haug;A Schmidt;B Nörtemann;D C Hempel

  • Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds and Explosives

    Joseph Hughes;Jim Spain;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

  • Transposon mutagenesis and cloning analysis of the pathways for degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 3-chlorobenzoate in Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134(pJP4).

    R H Don;A J Weightman;H J Knackmuss;K N Timmis

  • Effects of different quinoid redox mediators on the anaerobic reduction of azo dyes by bacteria.

    Jorg Rau;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss;Andreas Stolz

  • BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES ON BIODEGRADATION OF 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE AND RELATED NITROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS IN CONTAMINATED SOIL

    Paul-Gerhard Rieger;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

  • Assemblage of ortho cleavage route for simultaneous degradation of chloro- and methylaromatics

    Fernando Rojo;Dietmar H. Pieper;Karl-Heinrich Engesser;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

  • Reduction of azo dyes by redox mediators originating in the naphthalenesulfonic acid degradation pathway of Sphingomonas sp. strain BN6.

    Andreas Keck;Joachim Klein;Michael Kudlich;Andreas Stolz

  • Basic knowledge and perspectives of bioelimination of xenobiotic compounds

    Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

  • Metabolism of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid and 2-methylphenoxyacetic acid by Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP 134

    Dietmar Helmut Pieper;Walter Reineke;Karl-Heinrich Engesser;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

  • Chemical structure and biodegradability of halogenated aromatic compounds substituent effects on 1,2-dioxygenation of benzoic acid

    Walter Reineke;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

  • Initial Reductive Reactions in Aerobic Microbial Metabolism of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene

    Claudia Vorbeck;Hiltrud Lenke;Peter Fischer;Jim C. Spain

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of the gene coding for the aerobic azoreductase from Xenophilus azovorans KF46F.

    Silke Blümel;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss;Andreas Stolz

  • Biological Treatment of TNT-Contaminated Soil. 1. Anaerobic Cometabolic Reduction and Interaction of TNT and Metabolites with Soil Components

    Gregor Daun;Hiltrud Lenke;Matthias Reuss;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

  • Utilization and cooxidation of chlorinated phenols by Pseudomonas sp. B 13

    Hans-Joachim Knackmuss;Manfred Hellwig

  • Autoxidation Reactions of Different Aromatic o-Aminohydroxynaphthalenes That Are Formed during the Anaerobic Reduction of Sulfonated Azo Dyes

    Michael Kudlich;Malcolm J. Hetheridge;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss;Andreas Stolz

  • Selection of trichloroethene (TCE) degrading bacteria that resist inactivation by TCE.

    Jens Ewers;Doris Freier-Schröder;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

  • Microbial metabolism of chloroanilines: enhanced evolution by natural genetic exchange

    Javier Latorre;Walter Reineke;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

  • Syntrophic interactions during degradation of 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid by a two species bacterial culture.

    Burkhard J. Feigel;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

  • Function of Coenzyme F420 in Aerobic Catabolism of 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol and 2,4-Dinitrophenol by Nocardioides simplex FJ2-1A

    Sybille Ebert;Paul-Gerhard Rieger;Hans-Joachim Knackmuss

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Stolz
Andreas Stolz University of Stuttgart
Jim C. Spain
Jim C. Spain University of West Florida
Dietmar H. Pieper
Dietmar H. Pieper Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Kenneth N. Timmis
Kenneth N. Timmis Technische Universität Braunschweig
Fernando Rojo
Fernando Rojo Spanish National Research Council
Franz Effenberger
Franz Effenberger University of Stuttgart
Neil C. Bruce
Neil C. Bruce University of York
Wittko Francke
Wittko Francke Universität Hamburg
Jean-Marc Bollag
Jean-Marc Bollag Pennsylvania State University
Joseph B. Hughes
Joseph B. Hughes Drexel University

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