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D-Index
45
Citations
8724
World Ranking
16322
National Ranking
105

Heinz Falk 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 Heinz Falk sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 458 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heinz Falk 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 Heinz Falk sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Heinz Falk is affiliated with Johannes Kepler University of Linz in Austria. Their research primarily spans the disciplines of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these fields, key subfields include Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Biochemistry, and Food Science.

Their main research topics cover a variety of areas including:

  • Phytochemical compounds biological activities
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
  • Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Food Quality and Safety Studies
  • Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis

Heinz Falk has published a number of scholarly works. One recent paper is "Landmark Publications in Analytical Atomic Spectrometry: Fundamentals and Instrumentation Development" published in 2024 in the journal Applied Spectroscopy.

The scientist has also contributed extensively to book publications, with eleven books published by Springer Science+Business Media. Notable titles include:

  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 114 (2021)
  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 118 (2022)
  • Antimalarial Natural Products (2022)
  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 116 (2021)
  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 112 (2020)
  • Naturally Occurring Organohalogen Compounds (2023)
  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 115 (2021)
  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 113 (2020)
  • Ancistrocladus Naphthylisoquinoline Alkaloids (2023)
  • Modern Photocatalytic Strategies in Natural Product Synthesis (2023)
  • Neurotrophic Natural Products (2024)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • A. Douglas Kinghorn
  • Yoshinori Asakawa
  • Ji-Kai Liu
  • Simon Gibbons
  • Verena M. Dirsch

The scientist has contributed regularly to the journal Applied Spectroscopy, reflecting a recurring publication venue in their career.

Heinz Falk has been recognized as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences since 2003.

Best Publications

  • The Chemistry of Linear Oligopyrroles and Bile Pigments

    Heinz Falk

  • Molecular structure of the bilin binding protein (BBP) from Pieris brassicae after refinement at 2.0 Å resolution

    Robert Huber;Monika Schneider;Irmgard Mayr;Rudi Müller

  • From the Photosensitizer Hypericin to the Photoreceptor Stentorin- The Chemistry of Phenanthroperylene Quinones.

    Heinz Falk

  • The protochlorophyllide holochrome of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Isolation and characterization of the NADPH:protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase.

    Klaus Apel;Hans-Joachim Santel;Tom E. Redlinger;Heinz Falk

  • Accurate measurement of avidin and streptavidin in crude biofluids with a new, optimized biotin-fluorescein conjugate.

    Gerald Kada;Heinz Falk;Hermann J. Gruber

  • SCALE FORMATION IN CHRYSOPHYCEAN ALGAE: I. Cellulosic and Noncellulosic Wall Components Made by the Golgi Apparatus

    R. Malcolm Brown;Werner W. Franke;Hans Kleinig;Heinz Falk

  • A convenient semisynthetic route to hypericin

    H. Falk;J. Meyer;M. Oberreiter

  • Zellfeinbau bei Plasmolyse

    H. Falk;P. Sitte

  • Characterisation of the high-molecular weight fructan isolated from garlic (Allium sativum L.).

    Sabine Baumgartner;Thomas G Dax;Werner Praznik;Heinz Falk

  • Rapid estimation of avidin and streptavidin by fluorescence quenching or fluorescence polarization.

    Gerald Kada;Karl Kaiser;Heinz Falk;Hermann J. Gruber

  • ON THE HOMO- AND HETEROASSOCIATION OF HYPERICIN

    H. Falk;J. Meyer

  • High sensitivity immunolocalization of double and single-stranded DNA by a monoclonal antibody.

    U. Scheer;K. Messner;R. Hazan;I. Raska

  • Cellulosic wall component produced by the golgi apparatus of Pleurochrysis scherffelii.

    R. Malcolm Brown;Werner W. Franke;Hans Kleinig;Heinz Falk

  • On the nature of “soluble” hypericin inHypericum species

    Heinz Falk;Wolfgang Schmitzberger

  • Beiträge zur Chemie der Pyrrolpigmente, 18. Mitt.: Pyrromethenone—Partialstrukturen von Gallenpigmenten: Struktur und Eigenschaften in Lösung

    Heinz Falk;Karl Grubmayr;Günther Höllbacher;Otmar Hofer

  • Über Enolderivate der Chlorophyllreihe. Darstellung von 132,173-Cyclophäophorbid-enolen. Vorläufige Mitteilung

    Heinz Falk;Georges Hoornaert;Hans-Peter Isenring;Albert Eschenmoser

  • Nuclear membranes from mammalian liver. IV. Characterization of membrane-attached DNA.

    Werner W. Franke;Barbara Deumling;Barbara Deumling;Barbara Deumling;H. Zentgraf;H. Zentgraf;H. Zentgraf;H. Falk;H. Falk;H. Falk

  • The TEMPO /Copper Catalyzed Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes Using Oxygen as Stoichiometric Oxidant

    David Geißlmeir;Walther G. Jary;Heinz Falk

  • Structure, composition, and distribution of plastid nucleoids in Narcissus pseudonarcissus.

    P. Hansmann;H. Falk;K. Ronai;P. Sitte

  • Absolute konfiguration und circulardichroismus von optisch aktiven [2.2]paracyclophan-derivaten

    H. Falk;P. Reich-Rohrwig;K. Schlögl

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner W. Franke
Werner W. Franke German Cancer Research Center
Hermann J. Gruber
Hermann J. Gruber Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Ronald Micura
Ronald Micura University of Innsbruck
Hanswalter Zentgraf
Hanswalter Zentgraf German Cancer Research Center
Peter Schopfer
Peter Schopfer University of Freiburg
Ulrich Scheer
Ulrich Scheer University of Würzburg
Qing Chen
Qing Chen Peking University
Gerhard Hunsmann
Gerhard Hunsmann University of Göttingen
Gerhard Link
Gerhard Link Ruhr University Bochum

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