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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 65 7757 7037 558 501 248 13438

Joachim Heberle publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joachim Heberle between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joachim Heberle published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2019. 17 of the 291 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2019. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 9 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 14 publications 2026: 3 publications
1990 2026

291 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joachim Heberle: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 4
1993 2
1994 2
1995 1
1996 2
1997 2
1998 2
1999 1
2000 9
2001 3
2002 3
2003 8
2004 8
2005 5
2006 15
2007 6
2008 4
2009 10
2010 7
2011 7
2012 6
2013 13
2014 12
2015 10
2016 10
2017 12
2018 13
2019 28
2020 15
2021 9
2022 19
2023 12
2024 12
2025 14
2026 3
Total 291
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Joachim Heberle 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 Joachim Heberle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 241–260 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 248 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100 248
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Joachim Heberle 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 Joachim Heberle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731 65
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Joachim Heberle is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany and has an extensive publication record primarily in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their research spans various subfields, including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, biomedical engineering, atomic and molecular physics, and optics, as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics, with a focus on photoreceptor and optogenetics research, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, lipid membrane structure and behavior, spectroscopy techniques in biomedical and chemical research, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, molecular communication and nanonetworks, and spectroscopy and laser applications.

Joachim Heberle has published recent papers in notable journals, including:

  • Femtosecond-to-millisecond structural changes in a light-driven sodium pump, 2020, Nature
  • Surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy, 2023, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering and Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption by Plasmon Polaritons in Three-Dimensional Nanoparticle Supercrystals, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Dynamics and mechanism of a light-driven chloride pump, 2022, Science
  • Spectroscopic investigations under whole-cell conditions provide new insight into the metal hydride chemistry of [FeFe]-hydrogenase, 2020, Chemical Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, among whom are Ramona Schlesinger, Kenichi Ataka, Luiz Schubert, Katerina Kanevche, and Jacek Kozuch.

Joachim Heberle's work has appeared regularly in several journals, including Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, Biophysical Journal, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

Best Publications

  • Assembly of tau protein into Alzheimer paired helical filaments depends on a local sequence motif ((306)VQIVYK(311)) forming beta structure.

    M. von Bergen;P. Friedhoff;J. Biernat;J. Heberle

  • Structural analysis and mapping of individual protein complexes by infrared nanospectroscopy

    Iban Amenabar;Simon Poly;Wiwat Nuansing;Elmar H. Hubrich

  • Proton migration along the membrane surface and retarded surface to bulk transfer

    Joachim Heberle;Jens Riesle;Gerd Thiedemann;Dieter Oesterhelt

  • Oriented attachment and membrane reconstitution of His-tagged cytochrome c oxidase to a gold electrode: in situ monitoring by surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy.

    Kenichi Ataka;Frank Giess;Wolfgang Knoll;Renate Naumann

  • The protein-tethered lipid bilayer: a novel mimic of the biological membrane

    Frank Giess;Marcel G. Friedrich;Joachim Heberle;Renate L. Naumann

  • Phot-LOV1: Photocycle of a blue-light receptor domain from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Tilman Kottke;Joachim Heberle;Dominic Hehn;Bernhard Dick

  • Proteorhodopsin is a light-driven proton pump with variable vectoriality.

    Thomas Friedrich;Sven Geibel;Rolf Kalmbach;Igor Chizhov

  • Biochemical applications of surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy.

    Kenichi Ataka;Joachim Heberle

  • Photosynthetic hydrogen production by a hybrid complex of photosystem I and [NiFe]-hydrogenase.

    Henning Krassen;Alexander Schwarze;Baerbel Friedrich;Kenichi Ataka;Kenichi Ataka

  • Protons @ interfaces: implications for biological energy conversion.

    Armen Y. Mulkidjanian;Joachim Heberle;Dmitry A. Cherepanov

  • In situ determination of transient pKa changes of internal amino acids of bacteriorhodopsin by using time-resolved attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.

    Christian Zscherp;Ramona Schlesinger;Jörg Tittor;Dieter Oesterhelt

  • Functional vibrational spectroscopy of a cytochrome c monolayer: SEIDAS probes the interaction with different surface-modified electrodes.

    Kenichi Ataka;Joachim Heberle

  • Surface-bound optical probes monitor protein translocation and surface potential changes during the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle.

    Joachim Heberle;Norbert A. Dencher

  • Proton transfer reactions across bacteriorhodopsin and along the membrane.

    Joachim Heberle

  • Transient protonation changes in channelrhodopsin-2 and their relevance to channel gating

    Victor A. Lórenz-Fonfría;Tom Resler;Nils Krause;Melanie Nack

  • Surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) to probe monolayers of membrane proteins.

    Kenichi Ataka;Sven Timo Stripp;Joachim Heberle

  • High-Field High-Repetition-Rate Sources for the Coherent THz Control of Matter

    B. Green;S. Kovalev;V. Asgekar;G. Geloni

  • Tailoring the properties and the reactivity of the spinel cobalt oxide

    Naoufal Bahlawane;Patrick Herve Tchoua Ngamou;Vincent Vannier;Tilman Kottke

  • Three-dimensional view of ultrafast dynamics in photoexcited bacteriorhodopsin.

    Gabriela Nass Kovacs;Jacques-Philippe Colletier;Marie Luise Grünbein;Yang Yang

  • Femtosecond-to-millisecond structural changes in a light-driven sodium pump.

    Petr Skopintsev;David Ehrenberg;Tobias Weinert;Daniel James

  • Light-driven water splitting for (bio-)hydrogen production: photosystem 2 as the central part of a bioelectrochemical device.

    Adrian Badura;Berndt Esper;Kenichi Ataka;Christian Grunwald

  • Resolving voltage-dependent structural changes of a membrane photoreceptor by surface-enhanced IR difference spectroscopy.

    X. Jiang;E. Zaitseva;M. Schmidt;F. Siebert

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochen Reinstein
Jochen Reinstein Max Planck Society
Ilme Schlichting
Ilme Schlichting Max Planck Society
Ernst Bamberg
Ernst Bamberg Max Planck Society
Norbert A. Dencher
Norbert A. Dencher Technical University of Darmstadt
Dieter Oesterhelt
Dieter Oesterhelt Max Planck Society
Martin Engelhard
Martin Engelhard Max Planck Society
Gebhard F. X. Schertler
Gebhard F. X. Schertler Paul Scherrer Institute
Ernst-Walter Knapp
Ernst-Walter Knapp Freie Universität Berlin
Thomas Happe
Thomas Happe Ruhr University Bochum
Peter Hegemann
Peter Hegemann Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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