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D-Index
75
Citations
17384
World Ranking
1520
National Ranking
109

Johannes F. Imhoff 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 Johannes F. Imhoff sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 325 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Johannes F. Imhoff 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 Johannes F. Imhoff sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Johannes F. Imhoff is affiliated with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, with particular emphasis on molecular biology and ecology as subfields.

Their scientific work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Protist Diversity and Phylogeny
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Chromium Effects and Bioremediation

Johannes F. Imhoff has authored multiple papers published across several scientific journals and venues. Key recent papers include:

  • Osmotic Adaptation and Compatible Solute Biosynthesis of Phototrophic Bacteria as Revealed from Genome Analyses, 2020, Microorganisms
  • Genomic Comparison, Phylogeny and Taxonomic Reevaluation of the Ectothiorhodospiraceae and Description of Halorhodospiraceae fam. nov. and Halochlorospira gen. nov., 2022, Microorganisms
  • Genomic and genetic sequence information of strains assigned to the genus Rhodopseudomonas reveal the great heterogeneity of the group and identify strain Rhodopseudomonas palustris DSM 123T as the authentic type strain of this species, 2020, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • Phylogenetic relationship of phototrophic heliobacteria and systematic reconsideration of species and genus assignments based on genome sequences of eight species, 2021, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • The genome sequence of the giant phototrophic gammaproteobacterium Thiospirillum jenense gives insight into its physiological properties and phylogenetic relationships, 2020, Archives of Microbiology

The scientist frequently publishes in:

  • Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria
  • Microorganisms
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • Archives of Microbiology
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements

Collaborations have involved several frequent co-authors, including:

  • John A. Kyndt
  • Terrance E. Meyer
  • Sven Künzel
  • I. A. Bryantseva
  • Tanja Rahn

Best Publications

  • Chemical interactions between marine macroalgae and bacteria

    Franz Ronald Goecke;Antje Labes;Jutta Wiese;Johannes F. Imhoff

  • Rearrangement of the Species and Genera of the Phototrophic “Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria”

    J. F. Imhoff;H. G. TRüPER;N. Pfennig

  • Bio-mining the microbial treasures of the ocean: New natural products

    Johannes F. Imhoff;Antje Labes;Jutta Wiese

  • Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria

    J. F. Imhoff

  • Molecular analysis of the distribution and phylogeny of the soxB gene among sulfur-oxidizing bacteria - evolution of the Sox sulfur oxidation enzyme system.

    Birte Meyer;Johannes F. Imhoff;Jan Kuever

  • Betaine is the main compatible solute of halophilic eubacteria.

    Johannes F. Imhoff;F. Rodriguez-Valera

  • Variation of environmental features and microbial populations with salt concentrations in a multi-pond saltern.

    F. Rodriguez-Valera;A. Ventosa;G. Juez;Johannes F. Imhoff

  • Natural Products from Marine Fungi—Still an Underrepresented Resource

    Johannes F. Imhoff

  • Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium

    Johannes F. Imhoff;Jörg Süling;Ralf Petri

  • Osmoregulation and compatible solutes in eubacteria

    Johannes F. Imhoff

  • The Wadi Natrun: Chemical composition and microbial mass developments in alkaline brines of Eutrophic Desert Lakes

    Johannes F. Imhoff;Hans G. Sahl;Gaber S.H. Soliman;Hans G. Trüper

  • Ectothiorhodospira halochloris sp. nov., a new extremely halophilic phototrophic bacterium containing bacteriochlorophyll b

    Johannes F. Imhoff;Hans G. Trüper

  • Phylogenetic diversity of numerically important Arctic sea-ice bacteria cultured at subzero temperature.

    Junge K;Imhoff F;Staley T;Deming Jw

  • Specific epibacterial communities on macroalgae: phylogeny matters more than habitat

    Tim Lachnit;Martina Blümel;Johannes F. Imhoff;Martin Wahl

  • Phylogenetic and functional marker genes to study ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms (AOM) in the environment

    Pilar Junier;Verónica Molina;Cristina Dorador;Ora Hadas

  • Phylogenetic taxonomy of the family Chlorobiaceae on the basis of 16S rRNA and fmo (Fenna-Matthews-Olson protein) gene sequences.

    Johannes F. Imhoff

  • Diversity of antibiotic-active bacteria associated with the brown alga Laminaria saccharina from the Baltic Sea.

    Jutta Wiese;Vera Thiel;Kerstin Nagel;Tim Staufenberger

  • Caboxamycin, a new antibiotic of the benzoxazole family produced by the deep-sea strain Streptomyces sp. NTK 937*

    Claudia Hohmann;Kathrin Schneider;Christina Bruntner;Elisabeth Irran

  • Taxonomy and Physiology of Phototrophic Purple Bacteria and Green Sulfur Bacteria

    Johannes F. Imhoff

  • Phylogenetic analysis of bacteria associated with Laminaria saccharina

    Tim Staufenberger;Vera Thiel;Jutta Wiese;Johannes F. Imhoff

  • Abundance and bioactivity of cultured sponge-associated bacteria from the Mediterranean sea.

    Albrecht Muscholl-Silberhorn;Vera Thiel;Johannes F. Imhoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Peter Fiedler
Hans-Peter Fiedler University of Tübingen
Roderich D. Süssmuth
Roderich D. Süssmuth Technical University of Berlin
Hans G. Trüper
Hans G. Trüper University of Bonn
Akira Hiraishi
Akira Hiraishi Toyohashi University of Technology
Michael Goodfellow
Michael Goodfellow Newcastle University
Michael T. Madigan
Michael T. Madigan Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Graeme J. Nicholson
Graeme J. Nicholson University of Tübingen
Harald Strauss
Harald Strauss University of Münster
Gerhard Bringmann
Gerhard Bringmann University of Würzburg
Li-Hua Xu
Li-Hua Xu Yunnan University

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