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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 55 3861 3546 272 250 117 9551

Joachim F. Ernst publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joachim F. Ernst between 1978 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joachim F. Ernst published across 43 years, from 1978 to 2020, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 1988. 4 of the 119 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 1988. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 4 publications
1978 2020

119 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joachim F. Ernst: publications per year, 1978 to 2020
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 4
1986 1
1987 3
1988 7
1989 3
1990 1
1991 0
1992 3
1993 1
1994 5
1995 1
1996 4
1997 4
1998 4
1999 5
2000 7
2001 3
2002 3
2003 2
2004 6
2005 2
2006 2
2007 3
2008 2
2009 6
2010 0
2011 5
2012 2
2013 4
2014 4
2015 5
2016 7
2017 2
2018 1
2019 0
2020 4
Total 119
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Joachim F. Ernst 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 Joachim F. Ernst 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, 115–124 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: 117 publications — 11th percentile

11% 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
115–124 235 117
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
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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Joachim F. Ernst 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 Joachim F. Ernst 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% 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 55
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
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

Joachim F. Ernst is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, with three publications contributing to these areas. Within these broader fields, their work is concentrated in the subfields of Immunology and Microbiology, encompassing two and one publication(s) respectively.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities

Joachim F. Ernst has coauthored research with several frequent collaborators, including Heike C. Hawerkamp, Lasse van Geelen, Jan Korte, Jérémy Di Domizio, and Marc Swidergall. These collaborations have contributed to a focused body of work in related scientific areas.

Their recent publication record consists of the following paper:

  • Interleukin-26 activates macrophages and facilitates killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 2020, Scientific Reports

Their work has been published in venues such as Scientific Reports, which accounts for one publication.

Best Publications

  • Efg1p, an essential regulator of morphogenesis of the human pathogen Candida albicans, is a member of a conserved class of bHLH proteins regulating morphogenetic processes in fungi

    Volker R. Stoldt;Anja Sonneborn;Christoph E. Leuker;Joachim F. Ernst

  • Transcription factors in Candida albicans - environmental control of morphogenesis.

    Joachim F. Ernst

  • The Siderophore Iron Transporter of Candida albicans (Sit1p/Arn1p) Mediates Uptake of Ferrichrome-Type Siderophores and Is Required for Epithelial Invasion

    Petra Heymann;Michaela Gerads;Martin Schaller;Francoise Dromer

  • APSES Proteins Regulate Morphogenesis and Metabolism in Candida albicans

    Thomas Doedt;Shankarling Krishnamurthy;Dirk P. Bockmühl;Bernd Tebarth

  • Identification and sequence of the gene encoding cytochrome c heme lyase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    M.E. Dumont;J.F. Ernst;D.M. Hampsey;F. Sherman

  • Protein kinase A encoded by TPK2 regulates dimorphism of Candida albicans

    Anja Sonneborn;Dirk P. Bockmühl;Michaela Gerads;Katharina Kurpanek

  • Distinct and redundant roles of the two protein kinase A isoforms Tpk1p and Tpk2p in morphogenesis and growth of Candida albicans.

    Dirk P. Bockmühl;Shankarling Krishnamurthy;Michaela Gerads;Anja Sonneborn

  • Transcriptional response of Candida albicans to hypoxia: linkage of oxygen sensing and Efg1p-regulatory networks.

    Eleonora R. Setiadi;Thomas Doedt;Fabien Cottier;Christine Noffz

  • Control of white-opaque phenotypic switching in Candida albicans by the Efg1p morphogenetic regulator.

    Anja Sonneborn;Bernd Tebarth;Joachim F. Ernst

  • Multiple Functions of Pmt1p-mediated ProteinO-Mannosylation in the Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans

    Claudia Timpel;Sabine Strahl-Bolsinger;Karl Ziegelbauer;Joachim F. Ernst

  • A potential phosphorylation site for an A-type kinase in the Efg1 regulator protein contributes to hyphal morphogenesis of Candida albicans.

    Dirk P. Bockmühl;Joachim F. Ernst

  • Increased biological activity of deglycosylated recombinant human granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor produced by yeast or animal cells

    Peter Moonen;Jean-Jacques Mermod;Joachim F. Ernst;Marlis Hirschi

  • PMT family of Candida albicans: five protein mannosyltransferase isoforms affect growth, morphogenesis and antifungal resistance.

    Stephan K.-H. Prill;Birgit Klinkert;Claudia Timpel;Cheryl A. Gale

  • Characterization of the Aspergillus nidulans transporters for the siderophores enterobactin and triacetylfusarinine C.

    Hubertus Haas;Michelle Schoeser;Emmanuel Lesuisse;Joachim F Ernst

  • Chlamydospore Formation in Candida albicans Requires the Efg1p Morphogenetic Regulator

    Anja Sonneborn;Dirk P. Bockmühl;Joachim F. Ernst

  • Identification and substrate specificity of a ferrichrome-type siderophore transporter (Arn1p) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Petra Heymann;Joachim F. Ernst;Günther Winkelmann

  • Coupling of heme attachment to import of cytochrome c into yeast mitochondria. Studies with heme lyase-deficient mitochondria and altered apocytochromes c.

    M E Dumont;J F Ernst;F Sherman

  • A gene of the major facilitator superfamily encodes a transporter for enterobactin (Enb1p) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Petra Heymann;Joachim F. Ernst;Günther Winkelmann

  • Morphogenesis, adhesive properties, and antifungal resistance depend on the Pmt6 protein mannosyltransferase in the fungal pathogen candida albicans.

    Claudia Timpel;Sigrid Zink;Sabine Strahl-Bolsinger;Klaus Schröppel

  • Review: the Cct eukaryotic chaperonin subunits of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and other yeasts.

    Volker Stoldt;Felicitas Rademacher;Verena Kehren;Joachim F. Ernst

  • Sequence and promoter regulation of the PCK1 gene encoding phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans

    Christoph E Leuker;Anja Sonneborn;Sebastian Delbrück;Joachim F Ernst

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesús Pla
Jesús Pla Complutense University of Madrid
Karl-Erich Jaeger
Karl-Erich Jaeger Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Fred Sherman
Fred Sherman University of Rochester
Anna Vecchiarelli
Anna Vecchiarelli University of Perugia
Ilse D. Jacobsen
Ilse D. Jacobsen Leibniz Association
Alistair J. P. Brown
Alistair J. P. Brown University of Exeter
Christophe d'Enfert
Christophe d'Enfert Institut Pasteur
Axel A. Brakhage
Axel A. Brakhage Leibniz Association
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad Amity University
Olaf Kniemeyer
Olaf Kniemeyer Leibniz Association

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