2026 Ivan Dikic: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	134	152	136	11	9	421	102027

Ivan Dikic publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ivan Dikic sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 421 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Ivan Dikic D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 134 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2015 - Member of Academia Europaea
2010 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Biochemistry and Biophysics
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Ivan Dikic is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also in Medicine. They have a strong focus on subfields including Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Immunology, Cell Biology, and Oncology.

Their research topics cover diverse areas such as Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Protein Degradation and Inhibitors, interferon and immune responses, Cellular transport and secretion, Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis, as well as Legionella and Acanthamoeba research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ivan Dikic include:

Autophagy in major human diseases, 2021, The EMBO Journal
Papain-like protease regulates SARS-CoV-2 viral spread and innate immunity, 2020, Nature
An expanded lexicon for the ubiquitin code, 2022, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Mitochondrial Functions in Infection and Immunity, 2020, Trends in Cell Biology
A guide to the regulation of selective autophagy receptors, 2021, FEBS Journal

Frequent co-authors include:

Cristian Prieto-Garcia
Rukmini Mukherjee
Gerhard Hummer
Christian Münch
Rajeshwari Rathore

The most common publication venues for Ivan Dikic's work are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Trends in Cell Biology
Cell Reports
Trends in Biochemical Sciences
Cell chemical biology

Ivan Dikic has received several recognitions, including:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2019
Member of Academia Europaea, 2015
Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina with a focus on Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2010
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

10661
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

8665
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

8488
Citations
Mechanism and medical implications of mammalian autophagy

Ivan Dikic;Zvulun Elazar

2295
Citations
Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

1670
Citations
Phosphorylation of the Autophagy Receptor Optineurin Restricts Salmonella Growth

Philipp Wild;Hesso Farhan;David G. McEwan;Sebastian Wagner

1450
Citations
Autophagy in major human diseases

Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

1449
Citations
A role for ubiquitin in selective autophagy.

Vladimir Kirkin;David G. McEwan;Ivana Novak;Ivan Dikic

1423
Citations
Nix is a selective autophagy receptor for mitochondrial clearance

Ivana Novak;Vladimir Kirkin;David G McEwan;Ji Zhang

1406
Citations
A Role for NBR1 in Autophagosomal Degradation of Ubiquitinated Substrates

Vladimir Kirkin;Trond Lamark;Yu Shin Sou;Geir Bjørkøy

1282
Citations
Ubiquitination in disease pathogenesis and treatment

Doris Popovic;Domagoj Vucic;Ivan Dikic

1222
Citations
Cargo recognition and trafficking in selective autophagy

Alexandra Stolz;Andreas Ernst;Ivan Dikic

1198
Citations
A role for Pyk2 and Src in linking G-protein-coupled receptors with MAP kinase activation

Ivan Dikic;George Tokiwa;Sima Lev;Sara A. Courtneidge

1187
Citations
Atypical ubiquitin chains: new molecular signals. 'Protein Modifications: Beyond the Usual Suspects' review series.

Fumiyo Ikeda;Ivan Dikic

1153
Citations
Proteasomal and Autophagic Degradation Systems.

Ivan Dikic

1131
Citations
Papain-like protease regulates SARS-CoV-2 viral spread and innate immunity.

Donghyuk Shin;Donghyuk Shin;Rukmini Mukherjee;Diana Grewe;Denisa Bojkova

1118
Citations
Ubiquitylation and cell signaling

Kaisa Haglund;Ivan Dikic

1045
Citations
Multiple monoubiquitination of RTKs is sufficient for their endocytosis and degradation

Kaisa Haglund;Sara Sigismund;Simona Polo;Iwona Szymkiewicz

1033
Citations
Ubiquitin-binding domains — from structures to functions

Ivan Dikic;Ivan Dikic;Soichi Wakatsuki;Kylie J. Walters

1024
Citations
Post-translational modifications in signal integration

Yonathan Lissanu Deribe;Tony Pawson;Ivan Dikic

978
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Soichi Wakatsuki Stanford University

Volker Dötsch Goethe University Frankfurt

Gerhard Hummer Max Planck Society

Simone Fulda Goethe University Frankfurt

Peter Güntert ETH Zurich

Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University

Terje Johansen University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

Masaaki Komatsu Juntendo University

Joseph Schlessinger Yale University

Frank Löhr Goethe University Frankfurt

External Links

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