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Herbert Waldmann

Herbert Waldmann

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Chemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 116 584 514 43 40 1027 54481

Herbert Waldmann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Herbert Waldmann between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Herbert Waldmann published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 26.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 2009. 18 of the 1,161 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 2009. 1983: 4 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 14 publications 1990: 19 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 23 publications 1996: 23 publications 1997: 29 publications 1998: 24 publications 1999: 27 publications 2000: 29 publications 2001: 28 publications 2002: 53 publications 2003: 47 publications 2004: 33 publications 2005: 36 publications 2006: 49 publications 2007: 36 publications 2008: 56 publications 2009: 59 publications 2010: 50 publications 2011: 48 publications 2012: 49 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 3 publications
1983 2026

1,161 publications in total across all disciplines

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Herbert Waldmann: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 4
1984 4
1985 5
1986 4
1987 2
1988 10
1989 14
1990 19
1991 16
1992 10
1993 9
1994 14
1995 23
1996 23
1997 29
1998 24
1999 27
2000 29
2001 28
2002 53
2003 47
2004 33
2005 36
2006 49
2007 36
2008 56
2009 59
2010 50
2011 48
2012 49
2013 32
2014 33
2015 30
2016 30
2017 44
2018 21
2019 25
2020 20
2021 22
2022 22
2023 30
2024 24
2025 15
2026 3
Total 1,161
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Herbert Waldmann 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 Herbert Waldmann 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, 1,021–1,040 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: 1,027 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,027
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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Herbert Waldmann 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 Herbert Waldmann 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, 116–117 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: 116 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 61 116
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2020 - Liebig-Denkmünze (Liebig Medal), Society of German Chemists
  • 2017 - Paul Karrer Gold Medal, University of Zurich

Overview

Herbert Waldmann is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

Their research covers a range of topics including:

  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis

Herbert Waldmann has published numerous papers, with notable recent works including:

  • "Principle and design of pseudo-natural products," 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • "Chemical Evolution of Natural Product Structure," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Pseudo Natural Products-Chemical Evolution of Natural Product Structure," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Programming inactive RNA-binding small molecules into bioactive degraders," 2023, Nature
  • "Ketones as strategic building blocks for the synthesis of natural product-inspired compounds," 2022, Chemical Society Reviews

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Sonja Sievers
  • Axel Pahl
  • Slava Ziegler
  • Carsten Strohmann
  • Michael Grigalunas

Their work has been published extensively in several venues, reflecting the focus and breadth of their research outputs. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Herbert Waldmann has been recognized with awards such as the Liebig-Denkmünze (Liebig Medal) from the Society of German Chemists in 2020 and the Paul Karrer Gold Medal from the University of Zurich in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Enzyme Catalysis in Organic Synthesis

    Karlheinz Drauz;Herbert Waldmann

  • An Acylation Cycle Regulates Localization and Activity of Palmitoylated Ras Isoforms

    Oliver Rocks;Anna Peyker;Martin Kahms;Peter J. Verveer

  • Activation of the Raf-MEK-ERK pathway is required for neutrophil extracellular trap formation

    Abdul Hakkim;Tobias A Fuchs;Nancy E Martinez;Simone Hess

  • Chemical Strategies for Generating Protein Biochips

    Pascal Jonkheijm;Dirk Weinrich;Hendrik Schröder;Christof M. Niemeyer

  • The Pictet–Spengler Reaction in Nature and in Organic Chemistry

    Joachim Stöckigt;Andrey P. Antonchick;Fangrui Wu;Herbert Waldmann

  • From Protein Domains to Drug Candidates—Natural Products as Guiding Principles in the Design and Synthesis of Compound Libraries

    Rolf-Peter Breinbauer;Ingrid R. Vetter;Herbert Waldmann

  • Charting biologically relevant chemical space: A structural classification of natural products (SCONP)

    Marcus A. Koch;Ansgar Schuffenhauer;Michael Scheck;Stefan Wetzel

  • Highly enantioselective synthesis and cellular evaluation of spirooxindoles inspired by natural products

    Andrey P. Antonchick;Claas Gerding-Reimers;Mario Catarinella;Markus Schürmann

  • Biology-oriented synthesis.

    Stefan Wetzel;Robin S. Bon;Kamal Kumar;Herbert Waldmann

  • Target Identification for Small Bioactive Molecules: Finding the Needle in the Haystack

    Slava Ziegler;Verena Pries;Christian Hedberg;Herbert Waldmann

  • Inhibitors of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases: Next-Generation Drugs?

    Laurent Bialy;Herbert Waldmann

  • Catalytic enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of azomethine ylides for biology-oriented synthesis.

    Rishikesh Narayan;Marco Potowski;Zhi-Jun Jia;Andrey P. Antonchick

  • PROTECTING GROUP STRATEGIES IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

    Michael Schelhaas;Herbert Waldmann

  • Charting, navigating, and populating natural product chemical space for drug discovery.

    Hugo Lachance;Stefan Wetzel;Kamal Kumar;Herbert Waldmann

  • Small-molecule inhibition of APT1 affects Ras localization and signaling

    Frank J Dekker;Oliver Rocks;Nachiket Vartak;Sascha Menninger

  • The scaffold tree--visualization of the scaffold universe by hierarchical scaffold classification.

    Ansgar Schuffenhauer;Peter Ertl;Silvio Roggo;Stefan Wetzel

  • Identification of Thiazolidinones Spiro-Fused to Indolin-2-ones as Potent and Selective Inhibitors of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase B

    Viktor V. Vintonyak;Karin Warburg;Holger Kruse;Stefan Grimme

  • New Modalities for Challenging Targets in Drug Discovery

    Eric Valeur;Stéphanie M. Guéret;Stéphanie M. Guéret;Hélène Adihou;Hélène Adihou;Ranganath Gopalakrishnan;Ranganath Gopalakrishnan

  • ASYMMETRIC HETERO-DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS

    Herbert Waldmann

  • From protein domains to drug candidates – natural products as guiding principles in

    Rolf Breinbauer;I R Vetter;H Waldmann

  • The Pictet—Spengler Reaction in Nature and in Organic Chemistry

    Joachim Stoeckigt;Andrey P. Antonchick;Fangrui Wu;Herbert Waldmann

  • Chemical Strategies for Generating Protein Biochips.

    Pascal Jonkheijm;Dirk Weinrich;Hendrik Schroeder;Christof M. Niemeyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Kamal Kumar
Kamal Kumar AiCuris (Germany)
Andrey P. Antonchick
Andrey P. Antonchick Max Planck Society
Roger S. Goody
Roger S. Goody Max Planck Society
Kirill Alexandrov
Kirill Alexandrov Queensland University of Technology
Horst Kunz
Horst Kunz Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Roland Winter
Roland Winter TU Dortmund University
Carsten Strohmann
Carsten Strohmann TU Dortmund University
Wulf Blankenfeldt
Wulf Blankenfeldt Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Christof M. Niemeyer
Christof M. Niemeyer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Daniel Rauh
Daniel Rauh TU Dortmund University

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