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Helmut Grubmüller

Helmut Grubmüller

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 91 1945 1738 144 130 402 37200

Helmut Grubmüller publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Helmut Grubmüller between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Helmut Grubmüller published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 13.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2025. 44 of the 534 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2025. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 37 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 43 publications 2026: 1 publication
1988 2026

534 publications in total across all disciplines

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Helmut Grubmüller: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 3
1991 2
1992 0
1993 1
1994 4
1995 3
1996 1
1997 2
1998 1
1999 5
2000 3
2001 5
2002 10
2003 9
2004 9
2005 14
2006 12
2007 13
2008 14
2009 18
2010 19
2011 27
2012 23
2013 37
2014 33
2015 26
2016 18
2017 17
2018 17
2019 17
2020 31
2021 36
2022 21
2023 18
2024 20
2025 43
2026 1
Total 534
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Helmut Grubmüller 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 Helmut Grubmüller 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, 401–420 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: 402 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
401–420 397 402
421–440 327
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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Helmut Grubmüller 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 Helmut Grubmüller 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, 90–91 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: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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
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 91
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

Helmut Grubmüller is a researcher primarily affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their work spans a significant range of topics in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on molecular biology as a central subfield. Other important subfields include atomic and molecular physics and optics, spectroscopy, cell biology, and materials chemistry.

Their research covers a variety of main topics, including:

  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics

Helmut Grubmüller's recent notable papers include:

  • "A GPU-Accelerated Fast Multipole Method for GROMACS: Performance and Accuracy", 2020, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • "GROMACS in the Cloud: A Global Supercomputer to Speed Up Alchemical Drug Design", 2022, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
  • "Structural and mechanistic basis for translation inhibition by macrolide and ketolide antibiotics", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Time-Lagged Independent Component Analysis of Random Walks and Protein Dynamics", 2021, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • "Structural conservation of antibiotic interaction with ribosomes", 2023, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Helmut Grubmüller include:

  • Lars V. Bock
  • Gábor Nagy
  • Maxim Igaev
  • Carsten Kutzner
  • Sara M. Vaiana

In terms of publication venues, Helmut Grubmüller has contributed most extensively to the Biophysical Journal, with 49 publications. Other frequent venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 20 publications, the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation with 12 publications, arXiv (Cornell University) with 10 publications, and Nature Communications with 6 publications.

Best Publications

  • CHARMM36m: An improved force field for folded and intrinsically disordered proteins

    Jing Huang;Sarah Rauscher;Grzegorz Nawrocki;Ting Ran

  • Molecular Anatomy of a Trafficking Organelle

    Shigeo Takamori;Matthew Holt;Katinka Stenius;Edward A. Lemke

  • Water Permeation Across Biological Membranes: Mechanism and Dynamics of Aquaporin-1 and GlpF

    Bert L. de Groot;Helmut Grubmüller

  • Recognition Dynamics Up to Microseconds Revealed from an RDC-Derived Ubiquitin Ensemble in Solution

    Oliver F. Lange;Nils Alexander Lakomek;Christophe Farès;Gunnar F. Schröder

  • Ligand Binding: Molecular Mechanics Calculation of the Streptavidin-Biotin Rupture Force

    Helmut Grubmüller;Berthold Heymann;Paul Tavan

  • Generalized Verlet Algorithm for Efficient Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Long-range Interactions

    H. Grubmüller;H. Heller;A. Windemuth;K. Schulten

  • Predicting slow structural transitions in macromolecular systems: Conformational flooding.

    Helmut Grubmüller

  • Effect of Sodium Chloride on a Lipid Bilayer

    Rainer A. Böckmann;Agnieszka Hac;Thomas Heimburg;Helmut Grubmüller

  • Membrane protein sequestering by ionic protein–lipid interactions

    Geert van den Bogaart;Karsten Meyenberg;H. Jelger Risselada;Hayder Amin

  • Anatomy and dynamics of a supramolecular membrane protein cluster

    Jochen J. Sieber;Katrin I. Willig;Carsten Kutzner;Claas Gerding-Reimers

  • Generalized correlation for biomolecular dynamics.

    Oliver F. Lange;Helmut Grubmüller

  • Structural Ensembles of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Depend Strongly on Force Field: A Comparison to Experiment

    Sarah Rauscher;Vytautas Gapsys;Michal J. Gajda;Markus Zweckstetter;Markus Zweckstetter;Markus Zweckstetter

  • Mechanoenzymatics of titin kinase

    Elias M. Puchner;Alexander Alexandrovich;Ay Lin Kho;Ulf Hensen

  • g_membed: Efficient insertion of a membrane protein into an equilibrated lipid bilayer with minimal perturbation.

    Maarten G. Wolf;Martin Hoefling;Camilo Aponte-Santamaría;Helmut Grubmüller

  • More bang for your buck: Improved use of GPU nodes for GROMACS 2018

    Carsten Kutzner;Szilárd Páll;Martin Fechner;Ansgar Esztermann

  • Structure and function of water channels

    Yoshinori Fujiyoshi;Yoshinori Fujiyoshi;Kaoru Mitsuoka;Bert L de Groot;Ansgar Philippsen

  • Interaction of urea with amino acids: Implications for urea-induced protein denaturation

    Martin C. Stumpe;Helmut Grubmüller

  • Kinetics, statistics, and energetics of lipid membrane electroporation studied by molecular dynamics simulations.

    Rainer A. Böckmann;Bert L. de Groot;Sergej Kakorin;Eberhard Neumann

  • The mechanism of proton exclusion in the aquaporin-1 water channel

    Bert L. de Groot;Tomaso Frigato;Volkhard Helms;Helmut Grubmüller

  • Single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer reveals a dynamic equilibrium between closed and open conformations of syntaxin 1.

    M. Margittai;Jerker Widengren;E. Schweinberger;G. F. Schroder

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert L. de Groot
Bert L. de Groot Max Planck Society
Gerrit Groenhof
Gerrit Groenhof University of Jyväskylä
Reinhard Jahn
Reinhard Jahn Max Planck Society
Marina V. Rodnina
Marina V. Rodnina Max Planck Society
Stefan W. Hell
Stefan W. Hell Max Planck Society
Ralf Ficner
Ralf Ficner University of Göttingen
Holger Stark
Holger Stark Max Planck Society
Claus A.M. Seidel
Claus A.M. Seidel Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Andreas Engel
Andreas Engel University of Basel
Daniel N. Wilson
Daniel N. Wilson Universität Hamburg

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