2026 Jörg Vogel: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	111	518	495	34	32	248	44450
Molecular Biology	111	356	325	31	27	248	44450

Research.com Recognitions

2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
2013 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Microbiology and Immunology
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Jörg Vogel is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany with extensive research contributions primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses a wide range of subfields, including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, and Food Science.

Their research interests cover several key topics such as RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, genomics and phylogenetic studies, RNA modifications and cancer, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, as well as gut microbiota and health.

Jörg Vogel has published numerous papers in leading scientific journals. Some recent notable publications include:

"Breast cancer colonization by Fusobacterium nucleatum accelerates tumor growth and metastatic progression" (2020) in Nature Communications
"The SARS-CoV-2 RNA-protein interactome in infected human cells" (2020) in Nature Microbiology
"Trans-Acting Small RNAs and Their Effects on Gene Expression in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica" (2020) in EcoSal Plus
"Single-cell RNA-sequencing reports growth-condition-specific global transcriptomes of individual bacteria" (2020) in Nature Microbiology
"Cross-species RNA-seq for deciphering host-microbe interactions" (2021) in Nature Reviews Genetics

Jörg Vogel frequently collaborates with several researchers including Lars Barquist, Milan Gerovac, Alexander J. Westermann, Linda Popella, and Falk Ponath. This collaboration network reflects an active engagement in multi-disciplinary scientific projects.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nucleic Acids Research, RNA, microLife, and mBio, indicating a broad dissemination of their work across influential journals in molecular biology and microbiology.

Best Publications

CRISPR RNA maturation by trans -encoded small RNA and host factor RNase III

Elitza Deltcheva;Krzysztof Chylinski;Krzysztof Chylinski;Cynthia M. Sharma;Karine Gonzales

3442
Citations
Severe COVID-19 Is Marked by a Dysregulated Myeloid Cell Compartment.

Jonas Schulte-Schrepping;Nico Reusch;Daniela Paclik;Kevin Baßler

1496
Citations
The primary transcriptome of the major human pathogen Helicobacter pylori

Cynthia M. Sharma;Steve Hoffmann;Fabien Darfeuille;Fabien Darfeuille;Jérémy Reignier;Jérémy Reignier

1357
Citations
Regulation by Small RNAs in Bacteria: Expanding Frontiers

Gisela Storz;Jörg Vogel;Karen M. Wassarman

1356
Citations
Hfq and its constellation of RNA

Jörg Vogel;Ben F. Luisi

1140
Citations
Novel small RNA-encoding genes in the intergenic regions of Escherichia coli

Liron Argaman;Ruth Hershberg;Jörg Vogel;Gill Bejerano

980
Citations
Single-cell RNA-seq: advances and future challenges

Antoine-Emmanuel Saliba;Alexander J. Westermann;Stanislaw A. Gorski;Jörg Vogel

872
Citations
Dual RNA-seq of pathogen and host

Alexander J. Westermann;Stanislaw A. Gorski;Jörg Vogel

791
Citations
Deep sequencing analysis of small noncoding RNA and mRNA targets of the global post-transcriptional regulator, Hfq.

Alexandra Sittka;Sacha Lucchini;Kai Papenfort;Cynthia Mira Sharma

694
Citations
Fast Mapping of Short Sequences with Mismatches, Insertions and Deletions Using Index Structures

Steve Hoffmann;Christian Otto;Stefan Kurtz;Cynthia Mira Sharma

669
Citations
Space flight alters bacterial gene expression and virulence and reveals a role for global regulator Hfq

J. W. Wilson;C. M. Ott;K. Höner zu Bentrup;R. Ramamurthy

626
Citations
RNomics in Escherichia coli detects new sRNA species and indicates parallel transcriptional output in bacteria

Jörg Vogel;Verena Bartels;Thean Hock Tang;Gennady Churakov

535
Citations
Dual RNA-seq unveils noncoding RNA functions in host–pathogen interactions

Alexander J. Westermann;Konrad U. Förstner;Fabian Amman;Fabian Amman;Lars Barquist

503
Citations
The RNA chaperone Hfq is essential for the virulence of Salmonella typhimurium

Alexandra Sittka;Verena Pfeiffer;Karsten Tedin;Jörg Vogel

501
Citations
The transcriptional landscape and small RNAs of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

Carsten Kröger;Shane C. Dillon;Andrew D. S. Cameron;Kai Papenfort

483
Citations
Translational control and target recognition by Escherichia coli small RNAs in vivo

Johannes H. Urban;Jörg Vogel

480
Citations
A small RNA regulates multiple ABC transporter mRNAs by targeting C/A-rich elements inside and upstream of ribosome-binding sites

Cynthia Mira Sharma;Fabien Darfeuille;Titia H. Plantinga;Jörg Vogel

466
Citations
σE-dependent small RNAs of Salmonella respond to membrane stress by accelerating global omp mRNA decay

Kai Papenfort;Verena Pfeiffer;Franziska Mika;Sacha Lucchini

455
Citations
The role of Hfq in bacterial pathogens

Yanjie Chao;Jörg Vogel

452
Citations
An experimentally anchored map of transcriptional start sites in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803

Jan Mitschke;Jens Georg;Ingeborg Scholz;Cynthia M. Sharma

444
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai Papenfort Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Cynthia M. Sharma University of Würzburg

Richard Reinhardt Max Planck Society

Jay C. D. Hinton University of Liverpool

E. Gerhart H. Wagner Uppsala University

Sacha Lucchini Earlham Institute

Ben F. Luisi University of Cambridge

Wolfgang R. Hess University of Freiburg

Thomas Börner Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Peter F. Stadler Leipzig University

External Links

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