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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 62 9041 8195 646 586 430 10864
Biology and Biochemistry 63 10464 9660 755 708 349 10677

Hartmut Laatsch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hartmut Laatsch between 1973 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hartmut Laatsch published across 51 years, from 1973 to 2023, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2008. 2 of the 445 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2008. 1973: 3 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 9 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 17 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications
1973 2023

445 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hartmut Laatsch: publications per year, 1973 to 2023
Year Publications
1973 3
1974 0
1975 0
1976 2
1977 0
1978 4
1979 5
1980 9
1981 0
1982 5
1983 9
1984 9
1985 8
1986 11
1987 5
1988 4
1989 8
1990 11
1991 12
1992 7
1993 8
1994 17
1995 9
1996 9
1997 6
1998 5
1999 2
2000 8
2001 3
2002 17
2003 17
2004 16
2005 20
2006 19
2007 13
2008 26
2009 14
2010 16
2011 19
2012 22
2013 14
2014 6
2015 7
2016 13
2017 10
2018 6
2019 3
2020 0
2021 6
2022 0
2023 2
Total 445
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Hartmut Laatsch publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hartmut Laatsch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 421–440 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 430 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327 430
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Hartmut Laatsch D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hartmut Laatsch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62–63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834 62
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Hartmut Laatsch is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. Their research predominantly focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Pharmacology, Materials Chemistry, and Biotechnology. The scientist's work also spans subfields like Plant Science and Cancer Research.

Their main topics of study include:

  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and Biological Activity
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds

Hartmut Laatsch has contributed to several publications in diverse venues, with recurring appearances in:

  • Marine Drugs
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Natural Product Research
  • Phytochemistry Letters
  • Natural Product Communications

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "Mansouramycins E-G, Cytotoxic Isoquinolinequinones from Marine Streptomycetes" (2021, Marine Drugs)
  • "New Haloterpenes from the Marine Red Alga Laurencia papillosa: Structure Elucidation and Biological Activity" (2021, Marine Drugs)
  • "Sulochrins and alkaloids from a fennel endophyte Aspergillus sp. FVL2" (2021, Natural Product Research)
  • "Iboga-type alkaloids from the leaves of Tabernaemontana penduliflora (Apocynaceae)" (2023, Phytochemistry Letters)
  • "New Metabolites From the Endophytic Fungus Cercophora samala Associated With Mitragyna inermis" (2021, Natural Product Communications)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Mohamed Shaaban
  • Ghada S. E. Abou-El-Wafa
  • Christopher Golz
  • Mohamed R. Shaaban
  • Khaled A. Shaaban

Best Publications

  • Bioactive metabolites produced by Chaetomium globosum, an endophytic fungus isolated from Ginkgo biloba

    Jian-Chun Qin;Ya-Mei Zhang;Jin-Ming Gao;Ming-Sheng Bai

  • Interactions of melatonin and its metabolites with the ABTS cation radical: extension of the radical scavenger cascade and formation of a novel class of oxidation products, C2-substituted 3-indolinones.

    Joachim Rosen;Ni Ni Than;Dorothea Koch;Burkhard Poeggeler

  • Evolving Trends in the Dereplication of Natural Product Extracts: New Methodology for Rapid, Small-Scale Investigation of Natural Product Extracts

    Gerhard Lang;Nor Ainy Mayhudin;Maya I. Mitova;Lin Sun

  • Essramycin: a first triazolopyrimidine antibiotic isolated from nature.

    Mervat M A El-Gendy;Mohamed Shaaban;Khaled A Shaaban;Ahmed M El-Bondkly

  • Chandrananimycins A~C : Production of Novel Anticancer Antibiotics from a Marine Actinomadura sp. Isolate M048 by Variation of Medium Composition and Growth Conditions

    Rajendra P. Maskey;Fuchao C. Li;Fuchao C. Li;Song Qin;Heinz H. Fiebig

  • Purification and structure elucidation of antifungal and antibacterial activities of newly isolated Streptomyces sp. strain US80.

    Lilia Fourati-Ben Fguira;Serge Fotso;Raoudha Ben Ameur-Mehdi;Lotfi Mellouli

  • Anti-cancer and antibacterial trioxacarcins with high anti-malaria activity from a marine Streptomycete and their absolute stereochemistry.

    Rajendra P. Maskey;Elisabeth Helmke;Oliver Kayser;Heinz H. Fiebig

  • Reactions of the melatonin metabolite AMK (N1-acetyl-5-methoxykynuramine) with reactive nitrogen species: formation of novel compounds, 3-acetamidomethyl-6-methoxycinnolinone and 3-nitro-AMK.

    Anna L. Guenther;Sonja I. Schmidt;Hartmut Laatsch;Serge Fotso

  • Antitermitic quinones from Diospyros sylvatica.

    Seru Ganapaty;Pannakal Steve Thomas;Serge Fotso;Hartmut Laatsch

  • New indole alkaloids from the North Sea bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus Bio249.

    Ravikanth Veluri;Imelda Oka;Irene Wagner-Döbler;Hartmut Laatsch

  • Chinikomycins A and B: isolation, structure elucidation, and biological activity of novel antibiotics from a marine Streptomyces sp. isolate M045.

    Unknown

  • Bioactive secondary metabolites from a new terrestrial Streptomyces sp. TN262.

    Lobna Elleuch;Mohamed Shaaban;Slim Smaoui;Lotfi Mellouli

  • Himalomycin A and B: Isolation and structure elucidation of new fridamycin type antibiotics from a marine Streptomyces isolate

    Rajendra P. Maskey;Elisabeth Helmke;Hartmut Laatsch

  • Oceanibulbus indolifex gen. nov., sp. nov., a North Sea alphaproteobacterium that produces bioactive metabolites

    Irene Wagner-Döbler;Holger Rheims;Andreas Felske;Aymen El-Ghezal

  • Helquinoline, a new tetrahydroquinoline antibiotic from Janibacter limosus Hel 1+.

    Ratnakar N. Asolkar;Dirk Schröder;Rolf Heckmann;Siegmund Lang

  • Epicoccolides: antimicrobial and antifungal polyketides from an endophytic fungus Epicoccum sp. associated with Theobroma cacao

    F. M. Talontsi;B. Dittrich;A. Schuffler;H. Sun

  • Mansouramycins A-D, cytotoxic isoquinolinequinones from a marine streptomycete.

    Unknown

  • α-Glucosidase inhibitory pentacyclic triterpenes from the stem bark of Fagara tessmannii (Rutaceae)

    Luc Meva’a Mbaze;Herve Martial P. Poumale;Herve Martial P. Poumale;Jean Duplex Wansi;Jean Alexandre Lado

  • New butenolides from two marine streptomycetes.

    Venugopal J. R. V. Mukku;Michael Speitling;Hartmut Laatsch;Elisabeth Helmke

  • Integrated approach to explore the potential of marine microorganisms for the production of bioactive metabolites.

    Irene Wagner-Döbler;Winfried Beil;Siegmund Lang;Marinus Meiners

  • In vitro leishmanicidal activity of monomeric and dimeric naphthoquinones.

    Oliver Kayser;Albrecht F. Kiderlen;Hartmut Laatsch;Simon L. Croft

  • Marine bacteria, VIII. Maremycin A and B, new diketopiperazines from a marine Streptomyces sp.

    Wiebke Balk-Bindseil;Elisabeth Helmke;Horst Weyland;Hartmut Laatsch

Frequent Co-Authors

Birger Dittrich
Birger Dittrich Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Irene Wagner-Döbler
Irene Wagner-Döbler Technische Universität Braunschweig
Michael Spiteller
Michael Spiteller TU Dortmund University
Mathias Noltemeyer
Mathias Noltemeyer University of Göttingen
Albrecht Berkessel
Albrecht Berkessel University of Cologne
Rüdiger Hardeland
Rüdiger Hardeland University of Göttingen
Andreas von Tiedemann
Andreas von Tiedemann University of Göttingen
Hans Brockmann
Hans Brockmann University of Göttingen
Saisamorn Lumyong
Saisamorn Lumyong Chiang Mai University
George M. Sheldrick
George M. Sheldrick University of Göttingen

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