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Iris Bruchhaus

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
7640
World Ranking
18100
National Ranking
1243

Iris Bruchhaus publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Iris Bruchhaus sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 126 publications — 15th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Iris Bruchhaus D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Iris Bruchhaus sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Iris Bruchhaus is affiliated with the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific focus on subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Parasitology.

The main topics of their work include Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Amoebic Infections and Treatments, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms.

Bruchhaus has contributed to a number of research articles published in notable venues. Frequent publication outlets for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microorganisms
  • eLife
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • iScience

Co-authorship has featured collaboration with several researchers, including:

  • Thomas Roeder
  • Nahla Galal Metwally
  • Johannes Allweier
  • Barbara Honecker
  • Katharina Höhn

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to immunopathology, malaria, amoebiasis, and host-pathogen interactions. Notable papers include:

  • "Androgens predispose males to monocyte-mediated immunopathology by inducing the expression of leukocyte recruitment factor CXCL1," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Common virulence gene expression in adult first-time infected malaria patients and severe cases," 2021, eLife
  • "HIF-1α modulates sex-specific Th17/Treg responses during hepatic amoebiasis," 2021, Journal of Hepatology
  • "CD36-A Host Receptor Necessary for Malaria Parasites to Establish and Maintain Infection," 2022, Microorganisms
  • "Adhesion between P. falciparum infected erythrocytes and human endothelial receptors follows alternative binding dynamics under flow and febrile conditions," 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • The genome of the protist parasite Entamoeba histolytica

    Brendan Loftus;Iain Anderson;Rob Davies;U. Cecilia M. Alsmark

  • Metronidazole Resistance in the Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica Is Associated with Increased Expression of Iron-containing Superoxide Dismutase and Peroxiredoxin and Decreased Expression of Ferredoxin 1 and Flavin Reductase *

    Claudia Wassmann;Andrea Hellberg;Egbert Tannich;Iris Bruchhaus

  • The Intestinal Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica Contains 20 Cysteine Protease Genes, of Which Only a Small Subset Is Expressed during In Vitro Cultivation

    Iris Bruchhaus;Brendan J. Loftus;Neil Hall;Egbert Tannich

  • Effects of bisphosphonates on the growth of Entamoeba histolytica and Plasmodium species in vitro and in vivo.

    Subhash Ghosh;Julian M.W. Chan;Christopher R. Lea;Gary A. Meints

  • ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA AND ENTAMOEBA DISPAR: DIFFERENCES IN NUMBERS AND EXPRESSION OF CYSTEINE PROTEINASE GENES

    Iris Bruchhaus;Thomas Jacobs;Matthias Leippe;Egbert Tannich

  • Structure and content of the Entamoeba histolytica genome.

    Clark Cg;Alsmark Uc;Tazreiter M;Saito-Nakano Y

  • Developmentally induced changes of the proteome in the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani.

    Meike Bente;Simone Harder;Martina Wiesgigl;Jochen Heukeshoven

  • Unusual gene organization in the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.

    I. Bruchhaus;M. Leippe;C. Lioutas;E. Tannich

  • New phylogenomic data support the monophyly of Lophophorata and an Ectoproct-Phoronid clade and indicate that Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa are caused by systematic bias.

    Maximilian P Nesnidal;Martin Helmkampf;Martin Helmkampf;Achim Meyer;Alexander Witek

  • Isolation and molecular characterization of a surface‐bound proteinase of Entamoeba histolytica

    Thomas Jacobs;Iris Bruchhaus;Thomas Dandekar;Egbert Tannich

  • Protozoan parasites: programmed cell death as a mechanism of parasitism.

    Iris Bruchhaus;Thomas Roeder;Annika Rennenberg;Volker T. Heussler

  • Absence of Erythrocyte Sequestration and Lack of Multicopy Gene Family Expression in Plasmodium falciparum from a Splenectomized Malaria Patient

    Anna Bachmann;Claudia Esser;Michaela Petter;Sabine Predehl

  • Overexpression of cysteine proteinase 2 in Entamoeba histolytica or Entamoeba dispar increases amoeba-induced monolayer destruction in vitro but does not augment amoebic liver abscess formation in gerbils

    A. Hellberg;R. Nickel;H. Lotter;E. Tannich

  • Phylogenomic analyses of lophophorates (brachiopods, phoronids and bryozoans) confirm the Lophotrochozoa concept

    Martin Helmkampf;Iris Bruchhaus;Bernhard Hausdorf

  • Spiralian Phylogenomics Supports the Resurrection of Bryozoa Comprising Ectoprocta and Entoprocta

    Bernhard Hausdorf;Martin Helmkampf;Achim Meyer;Alexander Witek

  • The Entamoeba histolytica genome: primary structure and expression of proteolytic enzymes

    Manuela Tillack;Laura Biller;Henriette Irmer;Michelle Freitas

  • A simple and reliable 5′-RACE approach

    Guido Schramm;Iris Bruchhaus;Thomas Roeder

  • Purification and molecular characterization of the NAD(+)-dependent acetaldehyde/alcohol dehydrogenase from Entamoeba histolytica.

    I Bruchhaus;E Tannich

  • Removal of hydrogen peroxide by the 29 kDa protein of Entamoeba histolytica

    Iris Bruchhaus;Symi Richter;Egbert Tannich

  • Caenopores are antimicrobial peptides in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans instrumental in nutrition and immunity.

    Thomas Roeder;Mareike Stanisak;Christoph Gelhaus;Iris Bruchhaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Egbert Tannich
Egbert Tannich Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
Bernhard Hausdorf
Bernhard Hausdorf Universität Hamburg
Matthias Leippe
Matthias Leippe Kiel University
Thorsten Burmester
Thorsten Burmester Universität Hamburg
Neil Hall
Neil Hall Norwich Research Park
Thomas D. Otto
Thomas D. Otto University of Glasgow
Thomas Lavstsen
Thomas Lavstsen University of Copenhagen
Tomoyoshi Nozaki
Tomoyoshi Nozaki University of Tokyo
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit Universität Hamburg
Brendan J. Loftus
Brendan J. Loftus University College Dublin

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