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D-Index
46
Citations
11531
World Ranking
15855
National Ranking
1162

Jürgen O. Metzger 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 Jürgen O. Metzger sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 259 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jürgen O. Metzger 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 Jürgen O. Metzger sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jürgen O. Metzger is affiliated with the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany. Their research primarily encompasses biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on enzyme catalysis and immobilization, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, and biochemical acid research studies. This includes work related to biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, as well as biodiesel production and applications.

Their publication record includes work published in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • CLEAN - Soil Air Water
  • European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Jürgen O. Metzger has contributed to recent papers such as:

  • "Fatty Acids and their Derivatives as Renewable Platform Molecules for the Chemical Industry," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Fettsäuren und Fettsäurederivate als nachwachsende Plattformmoleküle für die chemische Industrie," 2021, Angewandte Chemie
  • "Fats and Oils as Renewable Feedstock for the Chemical Industry," 2023, European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology
  • "Masthead: Clean Soil Air Water. 7/2023," 2023, CLEAN - Soil Air Water
  • "Masthead: Clean Soil Air Water. 9/2023," 2023, CLEAN - Soil Air Water

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jürgen O. Metzger include:

  • Ken Alston
  • Mcdonough Braungart
  • Amitava Bandyopadhyay
  • Kolkata Dhakuria
  • Jinhui Li

Their research spans several interconnected subfields of study including molecular biology, biochemistry, biomaterials, and biomedical engineering. Central areas of scientific inquiry are enzyme catalysis and immobilization as well as microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction. Among the main topics of work are biochemical acid research studies, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, and biodiesel production and applications.

Best Publications

  • Plant oil renewable resources as green alternatives in polymer science

    Michael A. R. Meier;Jürgen O. Metzger;Ulrich S. Schubert;Ulrich S. Schubert

  • Oils and Fats as Renewable Raw Materials in Chemistry

    Ursula Biermann;Uwe Bornscheuer;Michael A. R. Meier;Jürgen O. Metzger

  • New Syntheses with Oils and Fats as Renewable Raw Materials for the Chemical Industry.

    Ursula Biermann;Wolfgang Friedt;Siegmund Lang;Wilfried Lühs

  • Lipids as renewable resources: current state of chemical and biotechnological conversion and diversification.

    J. O. Metzger;U. Bornscheuer

  • 10 Years after Rio—Concepts on the Contribution of Chemistry to a Sustainable Development

    Marco Eissen;Jürgen O. Metzger;Eberhard Schmidt;Uwe Schneidewind

  • Solvent-Free Organic Syntheses.

    Jürgen O. Metzger

  • FATS AND OILS AS RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK FOR CHEMISTRY

    Jürgen O. Metzger

  • Fatty Acids and their Derivatives as Renewable Platform Molecules for the Chemical Industry

    Ursula Biermann;Uwe T. Bornscheuer;Ivo Feussner;Michael A. R. Meier

  • Environmental performance metrics for daily use in synthetic chemistry.

    Marco Eissen;Jürgen O. Metzger

  • Synthesis and characterization of polyurethanes from epoxidized methyl oleate based polyether polyols as renewable resources

    G. Lligadas;J. C. Ronda;M. Galià;U. Biermann

  • Investigation of chemical reactions in solution using API-MS

    Leonardo Silva Santos;Larissa Knaack;Jürgen O. Metzger

  • Production of Liquid Hydrocarbons from Biomass

    Jürgen O. Metzger

  • Fette und Öle als nachwachsende Rohstoffe in der Chemie

    Ursula Biermann;Uwe Bornscheuer;Michael A. R. Meier;Jürgen O. Metzger

  • Sustainable global energy supply based on lignocellulosic biomass from afforestation of degraded areas

    Jürgen O. Metzger;Aloys Hüttermann

  • Study of Homogeneously Catalyzed Ziegler- Natta Polymerization of Ethene by ESI-MS**

    Leonardo Silva Santos;Jürgen O. Metzger

  • Neue Synthesen mit Ölen und Fetten als nachwachsende Rohstoffe für die chemische Industrie

    Ursula Biermann;Wolfgang Friedt;Siegmund Lang;Wilfried Lühs

  • Concepts on the contribution of chemistry to a sustainable development. Renewable raw materials

    Jürgen O. Metzger;Marco Eissen

  • 10 Jahre nach „Rio“ – Konzepte zum Beitrag der Chemie zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung

    Marco Eissen;Jürgen O. Metzger;Eberhard Schmidt;Uwe Schneidewind

  • Radical Additions of Activated Haloalkanes to Alkenes Initiated by Electron Transfer from Copper in Solvent-Free Systems†‡

    Jürgen O. Metzger;Ralf Mahler

  • Electron-transfer-catalyzed dimerization of trans-anethole: detection of the distonic tetramethylene radical cation intermediate by extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.

    Cesar A. Marquez;Haoyang Wang;Francesco Fabbretti;Jürgen O. Metzger

  • Investigation of reactive intermediates of chemical reactions in solution by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry: radical chain reactions.

    Jens Griep-Raming;Sven Meyer;Torsten Bruhn;Jürgen O. Metzger

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. R. Meier
Michael A. R. Meier Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Bernd Giese
Bernd Giese University of Fribourg
Uwe T. Bornscheuer
Uwe T. Bornscheuer University of Greifswald
Ulrich S. Schubert
Ulrich S. Schubert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Wolfgang Saak
Wolfgang Saak Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Ivo Feussner
Ivo Feussner University of Göttingen
Wolfgang Friedt
Wolfgang Friedt University of Giessen
Michael Karas
Michael Karas Goethe University Frankfurt
Marina Galià
Marina Galià Rovira i Virgili University

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