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Hans-Ulrich Humpf

Hans-Ulrich Humpf

University of Münster
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
23574
World Ranking
5849
National Ranking
417

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
19688
World Ranking
6431
National Ranking
467

Hans-Ulrich Humpf publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 393 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hans-Ulrich Humpf 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-Ulrich Humpf 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: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hans-Ulrich Humpf is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, notably Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Food Science, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The primary focus of their research includes topics such as:

  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • Plant and fungal interactions
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Potato Plant Research
  • Analytical chemistry methods development

They have published papers in several frequently appearing scientific venues, with the highest number in Lebensmittelchemie, Archives of Toxicology, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, and Mycotoxin Research.

Selected recent publications include:

  • Ion identity molecular networking for mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in the GNPS environment, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Toxicity of fluoride: critical evaluation of evidence for human developmental neurotoxicity in epidemiological studies, animal experiments and in vitro analyses, 2020, Archives of Toxicology
  • Sharing and community curation of mass spectrometry data with Global Natural Products Social Molecular Networking, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Comment on "Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea", 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Assessment of multiple mycotoxin exposure and its association with food consumption: a human biomonitoring study in a pregnant cohort in rural Bangladesh, 2022, Archives of Toxicology

The scientist frequently collaborates with a set of co-authors including Benedikt Cramer, Melanie Esselen, Matthias Behrens, Svetlana A. Kalinina, and Jan G. Hengstler, indicating ongoing interdisciplinary research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Sharing and community curation of mass spectrometry data with Global Natural Products Social Molecular Networking

    Mingxun Wang;Jeremy J Carver;Vanessa V Phelan;Laura M Sanchez

  • Analysis of microplastics in water by micro-Raman spectroscopy: Release of plastic particles from different packaging into mineral water

    Darena Schymanski;Christophe Goldbeck;Hans-Ulrich Humpf;Peter Fürst

  • Deciphering the cryptic genome : genome-wide analyses of the rice pathogen Fusarium fujikuroi reveal complex regulation of secondary metabolism and novel metabolites

    Philipp Wiemann;Christian M.K. Sieber;Katharina W. von Bargen;Lena Studt

  • Metabolism of anthocyanins and their phenolic degradation products by the intestinal microflora.

    Katrin Keppler;Hans-Ulrich Humpf

  • Scientific Opinion on Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food and feed

    T. Beuerle;D. Benford;L. Brimer;B. Cottrill

  • Proposal of a comprehensive definition of modified and other forms of mycotoxins including “masked” mycotoxins

    Michael Rychlik;Hans-Ulrich Humpf;Doris Marko;Sven Dänicke

  • FfVel1 and FfLae1, components of a velvet-like complex in Fusarium fujikuroi, affect differentiation, secondary metabolism and virulence.

    Philipp Wiemann;Daren W. Brown;Karin Kleigrewe;Jin Woo Bok

  • Ion identity molecular networking for mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in the GNPS environment.

    Robin Schmid;Robin Schmid;Daniel Petras;Daniel Petras;Daniel Petras;Louis-Félix Nothias;Mingxun Wang

  • Biosynthesis of the red pigment bikaverin in Fusarium fujikuroi: genes, their function and regulation.

    Philipp Wiemann;Anita Willmann;Marcus Straeten;Karin Kleigrewe

  • Nitrate and nitrite in the diet: How to assess their benefit and risk for human health

    Michael Habermeyer;Angelika Roth;Sabine Guth;Patrick Diel

  • Effects of thermal food processing on the chemical structure and toxicity of fumonisin mycotoxins.

    Hans-Ulrich Humpf;Kenneth A. Voss

  • Fumonisins and fumonisin analogs as inhibitors of ceramide synthase and inducers of apoptosis

    Kena Desai;M.Cameron Sullards;Jeremy Allegood;Elaine Wang

  • A Prospective Study of Growth and Biomarkers of Exposure to Aflatoxin and Fumonisin during Early Childhood in Tanzania

    Candida P. Shirima;Martin E. Kimanya;Michael N. Routledge;Chou Srey;Chou Srey

  • Toxicity of fluoride: critical evaluation of evidence for human developmental neurotoxicity in epidemiological studies, animal experiments and in vitro analyses.

    Sabine Guth;Stephanie Hüser;Angelika Roth;Gisela Degen

  • Acylation of naturally occurring and synthetic 1-deoxysphinganines by ceramide synthase. Formation of N-palmitoyl-aminopentol produces a toxic metabolite of hydrolyzed fumonisin, AP1, and a new category of ceramide synthase inhibitor.

    Hans-Ulrich Humpf;Eva-Maria Schmelz;Filmore I. Meredith;Hubert Vesper

  • Meat authentication: a new HPLC-MS/MS based method for the fast and sensitive detection of horse and pork in highly processed food.

    Christoph von Bargen;Jens Brockmeyer;Hans-Ulrich Humpf

  • Biosynthesis of fusarubins accounts for pigmentation of Fusarium fujikuroi perithecia.

    Lena Studt;Philipp Wiemann;Karin Kleigrewe;Hans-Ulrich Humpf

  • Scientific Opinion on Ergot alkaloids in food and feed

    T. Beuerle;D. Benford;L. Brimer;B. Cottrill

  • Thermal degradation of the Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol.

    Michael Bretz;Marita Beyer;Benedikt Cramer;and Anja Knecht

  • Effect of nanoparticle size and PEGylation on the protein corona of PLGA nanoparticles.

    Katrin Partikel;Robin Korte;Nora C. Stein;Dennis Mulac

  • Analysis of fumonisin B(1) in Fusarium proliferatum-infected asparagus spears and garlic bulbs from Germany by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.

    Walburga Seefelder;Monika Gossmann;Hans-Ulrich Humpf

  • New sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the detection of horse and pork in halal beef.

    Christoph von Bargen;Jörg Dojahn;Dietmar Waidelich;Hans-Ulrich Humpf

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Schreier
Peter Schreier University of Würzburg
Michael Gekle
Michael Gekle Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Bettina Tudzynski
Bettina Tudzynski University of Münster
Helge Karch
Helge Karch University of Münster
Waldemar Adam
Waldemar Adam University of Würzburg
Sven Dänicke
Sven Dänicke Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Norberto Peporine Lopes
Norberto Peporine Lopes Universidade de São Paulo
Chantu R. Saha-Möller
Chantu R. Saha-Möller University of Würzburg
Gerhard Rogler
Gerhard Rogler University of Zurich
Doris Marko
Doris Marko University of Vienna

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