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120
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World Ranking
638
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44

Johannes Buchner 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 Johannes Buchner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 399 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Johannes Buchner 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 Johannes Buchner 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: 120 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Johannes Buchner is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their primary field of study is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research covers several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Materials Chemistry, Infectious Diseases, and Cell Biology. Key topics in their work encompass:

  • Heat shock proteins research
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
  • Thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses

Johannes Buchner has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (30 publications)
  • Biological Chemistry (18 publications)
  • Nature Communications (8 publications)
  • Communications Biology (4 publications)
  • Molecular Cell (4 publications)

Some notable recent papers include:

  • "Conformational dynamics modulate the catalytic activity of the molecular chaperone Hsp90," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Hsp90-mediated regulation of DYRK3 couples stress granule disassembly and growth via mTORC1 signaling," 2021, EMBO Reports
  • "Breakdown of supersaturation barrier links protein folding to amyloid formation," 2021, Communications Biology
  • "The IMiD target CRBN determines HSP90 activity toward transmembrane proteins essential in multiple myeloma," 2021, Molecular Cell
  • "Fatal amyloid formation in a patient's antibody light chain is caused by a single point mutation," 2020, eLife

Buchner frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Lila M. Gierasch
  • F. Peter Guengerich
  • Ruma Banerjee
  • Roger Colbran
  • Peter Cresswell

Best Publications

  • The Heat Shock Response: Life on the Verge of Death

    Klaus Richter;Martin Haslbeck;Johannes Buchner

  • Small heat shock proteins are molecular chaperones

    U Jakob;M Gaestel;K Engel;J Buchner

  • The HSP90 chaperone machinery

    Florian H. Schopf;Maximilian M. Biebl;Johannes Buchner

  • Binding of non-native protein to Hsp25 during heat shock creates a reservoir of folding intermediates for reactivation

    Monika Ehrnsperger;Simone Gräber;Matthias Gaestel;Johannes Buchner

  • Regulation of Hsp27 Oligomerization, Chaperone Function, and Protective Activity against Oxidative Stress/Tumor Necrosis Factor α by Phosphorylation

    Thorsten Rogalla;Monika Ehrnsperger;Xavier Preville;Alexey Kotlyarov

  • Some like it hot: the structure and function of small heat-shock proteins

    Martin Haslbeck;Titus Franzmann;Daniel Weinfurtner;Johannes Buchner

  • Hsp90 & Co. – a holding for folding

    Johannes Buchner

  • Hsp70 and Hsp90--a relay team for protein folding.

    H. Wegele;L. Müller;J. Buchner

  • Hsp90: Chaperoning signal transduction

    Klaus Richter;Johannes Buchner

  • The Hsp90 Chaperone Machinery

    Sebastian Karl Wandinger;Klaus Richter;Johannes Buchner

  • GroE facilitates refolding of citrate synthase by suppressing aggregation.

    Johannes Buchner;Marion Schmidt;Miriam Fuchs;Rainer Jaenicke

  • Hsp90 chaperones protein folding in vitro.

    Hans Wiech;Johannes Buchner;Richard Zimmermann;Ursula Jakob

  • Hsp26: a temperature‐regulated chaperone

    Martin Haslbeck;Stefan Walke;Stefan Walke;Thusnelda Stromer;Monika Ehrnsperger;Monika Ehrnsperger

  • Supervising the fold: functional principles of molecular chaperones.

    Johannes Buchner

  • The Hsp90 chaperone machinery: Conformational dynamics and regulation by co-chaperones

    Jing Li;Joanna Soroka;Johannes Buchner

  • Protein Aggregation in vitro and in vivo: A Quantitative Model of the Kinetic Competition between Folding and Aggregation

    Thomas Kiefhaber;Rainer Rudolph;Hans-Helmut Kohler;Johannes Buchner

  • Molecular chaperones--cellular machines for protein folding.

    Stefan Walter;Johannes Buchner

  • A method for increasing the yield of properly folded recombinant fusion proteins: Single-chain immunotoxins from renaturation of bacterial inclusion bodies

    Johannes Buchner;Ira Pastan;Ulrich Brinkmann

  • Renaturation, Purification and Characterization of Recombinant Fab-Fragments Produced in Escherichia coli

    Johannes Buchner;Rainer Rudolph

  • Reduction of disulphide bonds unmasks potent antimicrobial activity of human β-defensin 1

    Bjoern O. Schroeder;Zhihong Wu;Sabine Nuding;Sabine Nuding;Sandra Groscurth

Frequent Co-Authors

Horst Kessler
Horst Kessler Technical University of Munich
Jochen Reinstein
Jochen Reinstein Max Planck Society
Hauke Lilie
Hauke Lilie Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Bernd Reif
Bernd Reif Technical University of Munich
Michael Sattler
Michael Sattler Technical University of Munich
Martin Zacharias
Martin Zacharias Technical University of Munich
Ursula Jakob
Ursula Jakob University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Matthias Gaestel
Matthias Gaestel Hannover Medical School
Ville R. I. Kaila
Ville R. I. Kaila Stockholm University
Thomas Scheibel
Thomas Scheibel University of Bayreuth

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