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Holger Dobbek

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
10527
World Ranking
16265
National Ranking
1182

Holger Dobbek 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 Holger Dobbek sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 217 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Holger Dobbek 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 Holger Dobbek sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Holger Dobbek is affiliated with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Energy, with particular focus on subfields including Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's work extensively covers several main topics, notably:

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Dobbek's frequent co-authors reflect close collaborations within their research domain and include:

  • Jae-Hun Jeoung
  • Athina Zouni
  • Mohamed Ibrahim
  • Johannes Messinger
  • Rana Hussein

The scientist has published in multiple venues, demonstrating a breadth of interdisciplinary engagement. Notable frequent publication venues are:

  • ChemBioChem
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • ACS Catalysis

Among recent papers, Dobbek contributed to studies including:

  • "Untangling the sequence of events during the S 2 → S 3 transition in photosystem II and implications for the water oxidation mechanism," published in 2020 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Structural evidence for intermediates during O2 formation in photosystem II," published in 2023 in Nature
  • "Structural dynamics in the water and proton channels of photosystem II during the S2 to S3 transition," published in 2021 in Nature Communications
  • "Cryo-electron microscopy reveals hydrogen positions and water networks in photosystem II," published in 2024 in Science
  • "Evolutionary diversity of proton and water channels on the oxidizing side of photosystem II and their relevance to function," published in 2023 in Photosynthesis Research

Best Publications

  • Frontiers, Opportunities, and Challenges in Biochemical and Chemical Catalysis of CO2 Fixation

    Aaron M. Appel;John E. Bercaw;Andrew B. Bocarsly;Holger Dobbek

  • Crystal Structure of a Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase Reveals a [Ni-4Fe-5S] Cluster

    Holger Dobbek;Vitali Svetlitchnyi;Lothar Gremer;Robert Huber

  • Carbon dioxide activation at the Ni,Fe-cluster of anaerobic carbon monoxide dehydrogenase.

    Jae-Hun Jeoung;Holger Dobbek

  • Structures of the intermediates of Kok's photosynthetic water oxidation clock.

    Jan Kern;Ruchira Chatterjee;Iris D. Young;Franklin D. Fuller

  • Catalysis at a dinuclear [CuSMo(=O)OH] cluster in a CO dehydrogenase resolved at 1.1-A resolution

    Holger Dobbek;Lothar Gremer;Reiner Kiefersauer;Robert Huber

  • Structure of photosystem II and substrate binding at room temperature

    Iris D. Young;Mohamed Ibrahim;Ruchira Chatterjee;Sheraz Gul

  • Crystal structure and mechanism of CO dehydrogenase, a molybdo iron-sulfur flavoprotein containing S-selanylcysteine.

    Holger Dobbek;Lothar Gremer;Ortwin Meyer;Robert Huber

  • A functional Ni-Ni-[4Fe-4S] cluster in the monomeric acetyl-CoA synthase from Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans

    Vitali Svetlitchnyi;Holger Dobbek;Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke;Thomas Meins

  • Structural basis for organohalide respiration.

    Martin Bommer;Cindy Kunze;Jochen Fesseler;Torsten Schubert

  • Untangling the sequence of events during the S2 → S3 transition in photosystem II and implications for the water oxidation mechanism

    Mohamed Ibrahim;Thomas Fransson;Ruchira Chatterjee;Mun Hon Cheah

  • Structural evidence for intermediates during O2 formation in photosystem II

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  • A novel free-mounting system for protein crystals: transformation and improvement of diffraction power by accurately controlled humidity changes

    Reiner Kiefersauer;Manuel E. Than;Holger Dobbek;Lothar Gremer

  • How the [NiFe4S4] Cluster of CO Dehydrogenase Activates CO2 and NCO−

    Jochen Fesseler;Jae-Hun Jeoung;Holger Dobbek

  • Structural insights into methyltransfer reactions of a corrinoid iron–sulfur protein involved in acetyl-CoA synthesis

    Tatiana Svetlitchnaia;Vitali Svetlitchnyi;Ortwin Meyer;Holger Dobbek

  • Structural dynamics in the water and proton channels of photosystem II during the S2 to S3 transition

    Rana Hussein;Mohamed Ibrahim;Asmit Bhowmick;Philipp S Simon

  • Carbon Monoxide Induced Decomposition of the Active Site [Ni-4Fe-5S] Cluster of CO Dehydrogenase

    Holger Dobbek;Vitali Svetlitchnyi;Jago Liss;Ortwin Meyer

  • Increased folding stability of TEM-1 beta-lactamase by in vitro selection.

    Insa Kather;Roman P. Jakob;Holger Dobbek;Franz X. Schmid

  • 2-Oxoquinoline 8-monooxygenase oxygenase component: active site modulation by Rieske-[2Fe-2S] center oxidation/reduction.

    Berta Maria Martins;Tatiana Svetlitchnaia;Holger Dobbek

  • The effect of intracellular molybdenum in Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava on the crystallographic structure of the seleno-molybdo-iron-sulfur flavoenzyme carbon monoxide dehydrogenase.

    Petra Hänzelmann;Holger Dobbek;Lothar Gremer;Robert Huber

  • Crystal structure of 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydratase: Radical catalysis involving a [4Fe–4S] cluster and flavin

    Berta M. Martins;Holger Dobbek;Irfan Çinkaya;Wolfgang Buckel

  • The role of Se, Mo and Fe in the structure and function of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase.

    Ortwin Meyer;Lothar Gremer;Reinhold Ferner;Marion Ferner

Frequent Co-Authors

Athina Zouni
Athina Zouni Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Jan Kern
Jan Kern Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Paul D. Adams
Paul D. Adams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Junko Yano
Junko Yano Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Johannes Messinger
Johannes Messinger Umeå University
Vittal K. Yachandra
Vittal K. Yachandra Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Holger Dau
Holger Dau Freie Universität Berlin
Uwe Bergmann
Uwe Bergmann SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Robert Huber
Robert Huber University of Duisburg-Essen
Nediljko Budisa
Nediljko Budisa University of Manitoba

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