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D-Index
47
Citations
8862
World Ranking
15561
National Ranking
1140

Heinz Wilkes 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 Wilkes sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 153 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heinz Wilkes 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 Wilkes sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heinz Wilkes is affiliated with Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on biochemical, genetic, molecular biology, and environmental science topics, integrating studies across earth and planetary sciences.

Their work spans several specialized subfields of study including molecular biology, ecology, atmospheric science, organic chemistry, and earth-surface processes. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations related to marine and environmental studies and the biochemistry of vitamins and microbial communities.

Key research topics explored by Heinz Wilkes include geology and paleoclimatology research, porphyrin metabolism and disorders, folate and B vitamins research, microbial community ecology and physiology, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, marine and environmental studies, and geological formations and processes.

Recent scientific papers authored or coauthored by Wilkes show a focus on vitamin B12 metabolism in marine bacteria and interactions within microbial communities. Selected publications include:

  • "Ligand cross-feeding resolves bacterial vitamin B12 auxotrophies," 2024, Nature
  • "Vitamin B12 is not shared by all marine prototrophic bacteria with their environment," 2023, The ISME Journal
  • "Availability of vitamin B12 and its lower ligand intermediate α-ribazole impact prokaryotic and protist communities in oceanic systems," 2022, The ISME Journal
  • "Simultaneous quantification of all B vitamins and selected biosynthetic precursors in seawater and bacteria by means of different mass spectrometric approaches," 2022, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • "The overlooked role of a biotin precursor for marine bacteria - desthiobiotin as an escape route for biotin auxotrophy," 2022, The ISME Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Heinz Wilkes include Stefan Bruns, Gerrit Wienhausen, Ralf Rabus, Meinhard Simon, and Simone Heyen.

The scientist's work has been published in multiple recurring venues, highlighting consistent contributions to these journals:

  • The ISME Journal
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Organic Geochemistry
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Anaerobic oxidation of hydrocarbons in crude oil by new types of sulphate-reducing bacteria

    Rueter P;Rabus R;Wilkes H;Aeckersberg F

  • Anaerobic Microbial Degradation of Hydrocarbons : from Enzymatic Reactions to the Environment

    Ralf Rabus;Matthias Boll;Johann Heider;Rainer U. Meckenstock

  • Anaerobic oxidation of short-chain hydrocarbons by marine sulphate-reducing bacteria

    Olaf Kniemeyer;Florin Musat;Stefan M. Sievert;Katrin Knittel

  • Metabolism of dibenzo-p-dioxin by Sphingomonas sp. strain RW1.

    R M Wittich;H Wilkes;V Sinnwell;W Francke

  • Anaerobic Initial Reaction of n-Alkanes in a Denitrifying Bacterium: Evidence for (1-Methylpentyl)succinate as Initial Product and for Involvement of an Organic Radical in n-Hexane Metabolism

    Ralf Rabus;Heinz Wilkes;Astrid Behrends;Antje Armstroff

  • Degradative capacities and 16S rRNA-targeted whole-cell hybridization of sulfate-reducing bacteria in an anaerobic enrichment culture utilizing alkylbenzenes from crude oil

    R Rabus;M Fukui;H Wilkes;F Widdle

  • Influence of aquatic macrophytes on the stable carbon isotopic signatures of sedimentary organic matter in lakes on the Tibetan Plateau

    Bernhard Aichner;Ulrike Herzschuh;Heinz Wilkes

  • Degradation of 1,2,4-trichloro- and 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene by pseudomonas strains.

    Peter Sander;Rolf-Michael Wittich;Peter Fortnagel;Heinz Wilkes

  • Anaerobic Degradation of Ethylbenzene by a New Type of Marine Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium

    Olaf Kniemeyer;Thomas Fischer;Heinz Wilkes;Frank Oliver Glöckner

  • Anaerobic degradation of naphthalene and 2‐methylnaphthalene by strains of marine sulfate‐reducing bacteria

    Florin Musat;Alexander S. Galushko;Jacob Jacob;Friedrich Widdel

  • Anaerobic degradation of n -hexane in a denitrifying bacterium: Further degradation of the initial intermediate (1-methylpentyl)succinate via C-skeleton rearrangement

    Heinz Wilkes;Ralf Rabus;Thomas Fischer;Antje Armstroff

  • Metabolism of Dibenzofuran by Pseudomonas sp. Strain HH69 and the Mixed Culture HH27

    Peter Fortnagel;Hauke Harms;Rolf-Michael Wittich;Sabine Krohn

  • Biodegradation of diphenyl ether and its monohalogenated derivatives by Sphingomonas sp. strain SS3.

    S Schmidt;R M Wittich;D Erdmann;H Wilkes

  • Degradation of Chlorinated Dibenzofurans and Dibenzo-p-Dioxins by Sphingomonas sp. Strain RW1.

    H. Wilkes;R.-M. Wittich;K. N. Timmis;P. Fortnagel

  • δD values of n-alkanes in Tibetan lake sediments and aquatic macrophytes – A surface sediment study and application to a 16 ka record from Lake Koucha

    Bernhard Aichner;Ulrike Herzschuh;Heinz Wilkes;Andrea Vieth

  • Alkane degradation under anoxic conditions by a nitrate-reducing bacterium with possible involvement of the electron acceptor in substrate activation

    Johannes Zedelius;Ralf Rabus;Ralf Rabus;Olav Grundmann;Insa Werner

  • Anaerobic utilization of alkylbenzenes and n-alkanes from crude oil in an enrichment culture of denitrifying bacteria affiliating with the beta-subclass of Proteobacteria.

    Ralf Rabus;Heinz Wilkes;Andreas Schramm;Gerda Harms

  • Influence of maturity on carbazole and benzocarbazole distributions in crude oils and source rocks from the Sonda de Campeche, Gulf of Mexico

    Heather Clegg;Heinz Wilkes;Thomas Oldenburg;Demetrio Santamaría-orozco

  • Carbazole distributions in carbonate and clastic source rocks

    H. Clegg;H. Wilkes;B. Horsfield

  • Complete genome, catabolic sub-proteomes and key-metabolites of Desulfobacula toluolica Tol2, a marine, aromatic compound-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium.

    Lars Wöhlbrand;Jacob H. Jacob;Michael Kube;Michael Kube;Marc Mussmann

  • Anaerobic degradation and carbon isotopic fractionation of alkylbenzenes in crude oil by sulphate-reducing bacteria

    Heinz Wilkes;Chris Boreham;Gerda Harms;Karsten Zengler

  • Leaf wax n-alkane δD values of field-grown barley reflect leaf water δD values at the time of leaf formation

    Dirk Sachse;Gerd Gleixner;Heinz Wilkes;Ansgar Kahmen;Ansgar Kahmen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf Rabus
Ralf Rabus Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Friedrich Widdel
Friedrich Widdel Max Planck Society
Ulrike Herzschuh
Ulrike Herzschuh University of Potsdam
Dirk Sachse
Dirk Sachse University of Potsdam
Wittko Francke
Wittko Francke Universität Hamburg
Bernard T. Golding
Bernard T. Golding Newcastle University
Ralf Littke
Ralf Littke RWTH Aachen University
Achim Brauer
Achim Brauer University of Potsdam
Richard Reinhardt
Richard Reinhardt Max Planck Society

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