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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 59 3213 2943 241 222 257 19584

Holger F. Rabenau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Holger F. Rabenau between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Holger F. Rabenau published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2022. 7 of the 342 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2022. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 8 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 14 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 3 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 6 publications
1986 2025

342 publications in total across all disciplines

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Holger F. Rabenau: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 8
1993 8
1994 13
1995 8
1996 7
1997 8
1998 5
1999 6
2000 17
2001 14
2002 16
2003 11
2004 7
2005 6
2006 1
2007 14
2008 17
2009 19
2010 17
2011 11
2012 13
2013 4
2014 3
2015 10
2016 8
2017 5
2018 1
2019 3
2020 14
2021 18
2022 23
2023 16
2024 1
2025 6
Total 342
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Holger F. Rabenau publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Holger F. Rabenau sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 255–264 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 257 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146 257
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Holger F. Rabenau D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Holger F. Rabenau sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151 59
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Holger F. Rabenau is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Their research predominantly focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Immunology as subfields of study.

Their work covers several main topics including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Respiratory viral infections research, Infection Control and Ventilation, and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments.

Rabenau has contributed to numerous publications in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Clinical Virology, Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, Vaccines, and PubMed.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Rabenau include:

  • Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Returning Travelers from Wuhan, China (2020), New England Journal of Medicine
  • Brief clinical evaluation of six high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody assays (2020), Journal of Clinical Virology
  • The Comparative Clinical Performance of Four SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Tests and Their Correlation to Infectivity In Vitro (2021), Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Clinical performance of different SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody tests (2020), Journal of Medical Virology
  • SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic and symptomatic patients and risk for transfusion transmission (2020), Transfusion

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rabenau include Sandra Ciesek, Niko Kohmer, Jindřich Činátl, Denisa Bojková, and Annemarie Berger.

Best Publications

  • Identification of a novel coronavirus in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Christian Drosten;Stephan Günther;Wolfgang Preiser;Sylvie van der Werf

  • Glycyrrhizin, an active component of liquorice roots, and replication of SARS-associated coronavirus

    J. Cinatl;Birgit Morgenstern;G. Bauer;Prakash Chandra

  • Mechanisms and enzymes involved in SARS coronavirus genome expression.

    Volker Thiel;Konstantin A. Ivanov;Ákos Putics;Tobias Hertzig

  • Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Returning Travelers from Wuhan, China.

    Sebastian Hoehl;Holger Rabenau;Annemarie Berger;Marhild Kortenbusch

  • Stability and inactivation of SARS coronavirus

    H. F. Rabenau;J. Cinatl;B. Morgenstern;G. Bauer

  • Treatment of SARS with human interferons.

    Jr. Jindrich Cinatl;B Morgenstern;G Bauer;P Chandra

  • HIV protease inhibitor nelfinavir inhibits replication of SARS-associated coronavirus.

    Norio Yamamoto;Rongge Yang;Yoshiyuki Yoshinaka;Shinji Amari

  • Efficacy of various disinfectants against SARS coronavirus.

    H.F. Rabenau;G. Kampf;J. Cinatl;H.W. Doerr

  • Virological and immunological effects of treatment interruptions in HIV-1 infected patients with treatment failure

    Veronica Miller;Caroline Sabin;Kurt Hertogs;Stuart Bloor

  • Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus DNA by Real-Time PCR

    Harald H. Kessler;Gerhard Mühlbauer;Beate Rinner;Evelyn Stelzl

  • Hepatitis B virus markers in anti-HBc only positive individuals.

    Bernard Weber;Walter Melchior;Ralph Gehrke;Hans Wilhelm Doerr

  • Retroviral Vectors Pseudotyped with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus S Protein

    Tsanan Giroglou;Jindrich Cinatl;Holger Rabenau;Christian Drosten

  • Detection of residual hepatitis C virus RNA by transcription-mediated amplification in patients with complete virologic response according to polymerase chain reaction-based assays.

    Christoph Sarrazin;Gerlinde Teuber;Robert Kokka;Holger Rabenau

  • Brief clinical evaluation of six high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody assays.

    Niko Kohmer;Sandra Westhaus;Cornelia Rühl;Sandra Ciesek

  • Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 in selected German populations - relevance for the incidence of genital herpes.

    Peter Wutzler;Hans W. Doerr;Inge Färber;Ulrich Eichhorn

  • Multicenter evaluation of a new automated fourth-generation human immunodeficiency virus screening assay with a sensitive antigen detection module and high specificity.

    Bernard Weber;Lutz Gürtler;Rigmor Thorstensson;Ulrike Michl

  • Hand, foot and mouth disease: seroprevalence of Coxsackie A16 and Enterovirus 71 in Germany

    Holger F. Rabenau;Matthias Richter;Hans Wilhelm Doerr

  • The Comparative Clinical Performance of Four SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Tests and Their Correlation to Infectivity In Vitro.

    Niko Kohmer;Tuna Toptan;Christiane Pallas;Onur Karaca

  • Influenza Vaccination Compliance Among Health Care Workers in a German University Hospital

    S. Wicker;H. F. Rabenau;H. W. Doerr;R. Allwinn

  • Clinical performance of different SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody tests.

    Niko Kohmer;Sandra Westhaus;Cornelia Rühl;Sandra Ciesek

Frequent Co-Authors

Annemarie Berger
Annemarie Berger Goethe University Frankfurt
Hans Wilhelm Doerr
Hans Wilhelm Doerr Goethe University Frankfurt
Jindrich Cinatl
Jindrich Cinatl Goethe University Frankfurt
Wolfgang Preiser
Wolfgang Preiser Stellenbosch University
Sandra Ciesek
Sandra Ciesek Goethe University Frankfurt
Martin Michaelis
Martin Michaelis University of Kent
Peter Wutzler
Peter Wutzler Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Schlomo Staszewski
Schlomo Staszewski Goethe University Frankfurt
Oliver T. Keppler
Oliver T. Keppler Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Veronica Miller
Veronica Miller University of California, Berkeley

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