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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 53 2357 2122 40 36 148 18968

Jörn Dengjel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jörn Dengjel between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jörn Dengjel published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2025. 52 of the 253 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2025. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 30 publications
2002 2025

253 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jörn Dengjel: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 1
2004 5
2005 7
2006 5
2007 1
2008 3
2009 3
2010 4
2011 4
2012 10
2013 7
2014 12
2015 12
2016 12
2017 14
2018 13
2019 16
2020 7
2021 16
2022 25
2023 23
2024 22
2025 30
Total 253
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Jörn Dengjel publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jörn Dengjel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 147–156 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 148 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146 148
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Jörn Dengjel D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jörn Dengjel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 52–53 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106 53
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Jörn Dengjel is affiliated with the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular emphasis on molecular and cell biology subfields.

Their work frequently appears in several publication venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Autophagy
  • Cell Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Jörn Dengjel has contributed extensively to research topics such as:

  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Ubiquitin and Proteasome Pathways
  • Cellular Transport and Secretion
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Fungal and Yeast Genetics Research
  • Calcium Signaling and Nucleotide Metabolism

Some of their notable recent papers include:

  • "Dietary spermidine improves cognitive function," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Raft-like lipid microdomains drive autophagy initiation via AMBRA1-ERLIN1 molecular association within MAMs," 2020, Autophagy
  • "Spermidine is essential for fasting-mediated autophagy and longevity," 2024, Nature Cell Biology
  • "Spermidine-induced hypusination preserves mitochondrial and cognitive function during aging," 2021, Autophagy
  • "The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lectin LecB Causes Integrin Internalization and Inhibits Epithelial Wound Healing," 2020, mBio

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jörn Dengjel include:

  • Michael Stumpe
  • Devanarayanan Siva Sankar
  • Zehan Hu
  • Jianwen Zhou
  • Alexandre Leytens

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Autophagy promotes MHC class II presentation of peptides from intracellular source proteins

    Jörn Dengjel;Oliver Schoor;Rainer Fischer;Michael Reich

  • Matrix Protein 2 of Influenza A Virus Blocks Autophagosome Fusion with Lysosomes

    Monique Gannagé;Dorothee Dormann;Randy Albrecht;Jörn Dengjel

  • Unexpected Abundance of HLA Class II Presented Peptides in Primary Renal Cell Carcinomas

    Jörn Dengjel;Maria-Dorothea Nastke;Cécile Gouttefangeas;Gitsios Gitsioudis

  • Alternate Day Fasting Improves Physiological and Molecular Markers of Aging in Healthy, Non-obese Humans.

    Slaven Stekovic;Sebastian J. Hofer;Norbert Tripolt;Miguel A. Aon

  • Nucleocytosolic depletion of the energy metabolite acetyl-coenzyme a stimulates autophagy and prolongs lifespan.

    Tobias Eisenberg;Sabrina Schroeder;Aleksandra Andryushkova;Tobias Pendl

  • Staphylococcus aureus deficient in lipidation of prelipoproteins is attenuated in growth and immune activation.

    Hartmut Stoll;Jörn Dengjel;Christiane Nerz;Friedrich Götz

  • Autophagy proteins stabilize pathogen-containing phagosomes for prolonged MHC II antigen processing.

    Susana Romao;Nathalie Gasser;Andrea C. Becker;Bruno Guhl

  • HUWE1 E3 ligase promotes PINK1/PARKIN-independent mitophagy by regulating AMBRA1 activation via IKKα.

    Anthea Di Rita;Anthea Di Rita;Angelo Peschiaroli;Pasquale Dâ²Acunzo;Daniela Strobbe

  • Ordered Organelle Degradation during Starvation-induced Autophagy

    Anders Riis Kristensen;Soeren Schandorff;Maria Hoyer-Hansen;Maria Overbeck Nielsen

  • Guidelines and recommendations on yeast cell death nomenclature

    Didac Carmona-Gutierrez;Maria Anna Bauer;Andreas Zimmermann;Andrés Aguilera

  • The Ca2+-Dependent Release of the Mia40-Induced MICU1-MICU2 Dimer from MCU Regulates Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uptake

    Carmelina Petrungaro;Carmelina Petrungaro;Katharina M. Zimmermann;Victoria Küttner;Manuel Fischer

  • Differential quantitative analysis of MHC ligands by mass spectrometry using stable isotope labeling

    Claudia Lemmel;Steffen Weik;Ute Eberle;Jörn Dengjel

  • Control of RAB7 activity and localization through the retromer‐TBC1D5 complex enables RAB7‐dependent mitophagy

    Ana Jimenez-Orgaz;Arunas Kvainickas;Heike Nägele;Justin Denner

  • Cargo-selective SNX-BAR proteins mediate retromer trimer independent retrograde transport

    Arunas Kvainickas;Ana Jimenez-Orgaz;Heike Nägele;Zehan Hu

  • Losartan ameliorates dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa and uncovers new disease mechanisms

    Alexander Nyström;Kerstin Thriene;Venugopal Mittapalli;Johannes S Kern

  • Nrf2-Mediated Fibroblast Reprogramming Drives Cellular Senescence by Targeting the Matrisome.

    Paul Hiebert;Mateusz S. Wietecha;Michael Cangkrama;Eric Haertel

  • Autophagy in innate and adaptive immunity against intracellular pathogens.

    Dorothee Schmid;Jörn Dengjel;Oliver Schoor;Stefan Stevanovic

  • Dietary spermidine improves cognitive function.

    Sabrina Schroeder;Sebastian J. Hofer;Andreas Zimmermann;Raimund Pechlaner

  • Macroautophagy Proteins Control MHC Class I Levels on Dendritic Cells and Shape Anti-viral CD8+ T Cell Responses

    Monica Loi;Anne Müller;Karin Steinbach;Jennifer Niven;Jennifer Niven

Frequent Co-Authors

Tobias Eisenberg
Tobias Eisenberg University of Graz
Frank Madeo
Frank Madeo University of Graz
Guido Kroemer
Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité
Thomas R. Pieber
Thomas R. Pieber Medical University of Graz
Stefan Stevanovic
Stefan Stevanovic University of Tübingen
Stephan J. Sigrist
Stephan J. Sigrist Freie Universität Berlin
Leena Bruckner-Tuderman
Leena Bruckner-Tuderman University of Freiburg
Claudio De Virgilio
Claudio De Virgilio University of Fribourg
Didac Carmona-Gutierrez
Didac Carmona-Gutierrez University of Graz
Jens S. Andersen
Jens S. Andersen University of Southern Denmark

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