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Jürgen Schmidt

Jürgen Schmidt

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 54 12778 11501 943 838 196 8910

Jürgen Schmidt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jürgen Schmidt between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jürgen Schmidt published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2008. 3 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2008. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1972 2025

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jürgen Schmidt: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 2
1979 2
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 2
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 2
1989 4
1990 1
1991 4
1992 4
1993 4
1994 6
1995 12
1996 5
1997 9
1998 7
1999 13
2000 9
2001 12
2002 10
2003 11
2004 7
2005 7
2006 9
2007 4
2008 15
2009 5
2010 6
2011 3
2012 8
2013 9
2014 7
2015 6
2016 5
2017 1
2018 1
2019 2
2020 1
2021 0
2022 0
2023 4
2024 1
2025 2
Total 229
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Jürgen Schmidt 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 Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 196 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344 196
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Jürgen Schmidt 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 Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54–55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933 54
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Jürgen Schmidt is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany and has contributed extensively to multiple scientific fields, particularly medicine and materials science. Their research spans various subfields including materials chemistry, infectious diseases, astronomy and astrophysics, molecular biology, and computational theory and mathematics.

The primary topics of Schmidt's work encompass crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, computational drug discovery methods, astro and planetary science, protein structure and dynamics, and planetary science and exploration.

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Schmidt include:

  • High-Throughput Virtual Screening and Validation of a SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Noncovalent Inhibitor (2021, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling)
  • Potent and Selective Covalent Inhibition of the Papain-like Protease from SARS-CoV-2 (2023, Nature Communications)
  • Engineering Catalysts for Selective Ester Hydrogenation (2020, Organic Process Research & Development)
  • Hepatitis C Virus NS3/4A Inhibitors and Other Drug-like Compounds as Covalent Binders of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • High Throughput Virtual Screening and Validation of a SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Non-Covalent Inhibitor (2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

Frequent coauthors in Schmidt's research include:

  • Robert F. Williams
  • Yury Minko
  • Brooke N. Livesay
  • Brennan S. Billow
  • Aaron M. Tondreau

Schmidt's work is often published in the following venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Peptides

Overall, Schmidt's research portfolio reflects an interdisciplinary approach bridging chemistry, biology, and computational sciences. Their contributions have involved studies of molecular structures and dynamics, particularly in relation to viral proteases involved in SARS-CoV-2, as well as broader materials chemistry and astro/planetary science topics.

Best Publications

  • Indole alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus: new enzyme activities and identification of cytochrome P450 CYP72A1 as secologanin synthase.

    Stefan Irmler;Gudrun Schröder;Benoit St‐Pierre;Nicholas P. Crouch

  • FACKEL is a sterol C-14 reductase required for organized cell division and expansion in Arabidopsis embryogenesis

    Kathrin Schrick;Ulrike Mayer;Andrea Horrichs;Christine Kuhnt

  • Profiling of Arabidopsis Secondary Metabolites by Capillary Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Electrospray Ionization Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

    Edda von Roepenack-Lahaye;Thomas Degenkolb;Michael Zerjeski;Mathias Franz

  • New pathway to polyketides in plants

    Stefan Eckermann;Gudrun Schröder;Jürgen Schmidt;Dieter Strack

  • (R, S)- RETICULINE 7 O-METHYLTRANSFERASE AND (R, S)- NORCOCLAURINE 6-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE OF PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM - CDNA CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF METHYL TRANSFER ENZYMES OF ALKALOID BIOSYNTHESIS IN OPIUM POPPY

    Anan Ounaroon;Gabriele Decker;Jürgen Schmidt;Friedrich Lottspeich

  • Light-induced cytochrome P450-dependent enzyme in indole alkaloid biosynthesis: tabersonine 16-hydroxylase.

    Gudrun Schröder;Elke Unterbusch;Melanie Kaltenbach;Jürgen Schmidt

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus-induced changes in the accumulation of secondary compounds in barley roots

    Heinrich Peipp;Walter Maier;Jürgen Schmidt;Victor Wray

  • Interactions between sterol biosynthesis genes in embryonic development of Arabidopsis

    Kathrin Schrick;Ulrike Mayer;Gottfried Martin;Catherine Bellini

  • Betalains of Celosia argentea.

    Willibald Schliemann;Yizhong Cai;Thomas Degenkolb;Jürgen Schmidt

  • Phytochelatins and heavy metal tolerance

    Ines Leopold;Detlef Günther;Jürgen Schmidt;Dieter Neumann

  • Comparative transcript and alkaloid profiling in Papaver species identifies a short chain dehydrogenase/reductase involved in morphine biosynthesis

    Jörg Ziegler;Susan Voigtländer;Jürgen Schmidt;Robert Kramell

  • A novel Mg2+-dependent O-methyltransferase in the phenylpropanoid metabolism of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

    Mwafaq Ibdah;Xing-Hai Zhang;Jürgen Schmidt;Thomas Vogt

  • Endogenous formation of morphine in human cells

    Chotima Poeaknapo;Jürgen Schmidt;Matthias Brandsch;Birgit Dräger

  • Functional Analysis of the Final Steps of the 1-Deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) Pathway to Isoprenoids in Plants Using Virus-Induced Gene Silencing

    Jonathan E. Page;Gerd Hause;Maja Raschke;Wenyun Gao

  • Light-induced betacyanin and flavonol accumulation in bladder cells of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum.

    Thomas Vogt;Mwafaq Ibdah;Jürgen Schmidt;Victor Wray

  • A Stilbene Synthase Gene (SbSTS1) Is Involved in Host and Nonhost Defense Responses in Sorghum

    Christine K.Y. Yu;Karin Springob;Jürgen Schmidt;Ralph L. Nicholson

  • Formation of a complex pattern of sinapate esters in Brassica napus seeds, catalyzed by enzymes of a serine carboxypeptidase-like acyltransferase family?

    Alfred Baumert;Carsten Milkowski;Jürgen Schmidt;Manfred Nimtz

  • Occurrence and localization of apocarotenoids in arbuscular mycorrhizal plant roots.

    Thomas Fester;Bettina Hause;Diana Schmidt;Kristine Halfmann

  • Plant Polyketide Synthases: A Chalcone Synthase-Type Enzyme Which Performs a Condensation Reaction with Methylmalonyl-CoA in the Biosynthesis of C-Methylated Chalcones†,‡

    Joachim Schröder;Sigrid Raiber;Thorsten Berger;Axel Schmidt

  • Stilbenecarboxylate biosynthesis: a new function in the family of chalcone synthase-related proteins.

    Christian Eckermann;Gudrun Schröder;Stefan Eckermann;Dieter Strack

  • Evolution of morphine biosynthesis in opium poppy

    Jörg Ziegler;Peter J Facchini;René Geissler;Jürgen Schmidt

  • Metabolite profiling and fingerprinting of commercial cultivars of Humulus lupulus L. (hop): a comparison of MS and NMR methods in metabolomics

    Mohamed A. Farag;Mohamed A. Farag;Andrea Porzel;Jürgen Schmidt;Ludger A. Wessjohann

  • Poppy alkaloid profiling by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry and electrospray FT-ICR mass spectrometry after [ring-13C6]-tyramine feeding.

    Jürgen Schmidt;Chotima Boettcher;Chotima Boettcher;Christine Kuhnt;Toni M. Kutchan;Toni M. Kutchan

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Porzel
Andrea Porzel Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
Ludger A. Wessjohann
Ludger A. Wessjohann Leibniz Association
Dieter Strack
Dieter Strack Leibniz Association
Victor Wray
Victor Wray Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Toni M. Kutchan
Toni M. Kutchan Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Manfred Nimtz
Manfred Nimtz Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Lutz Heide
Lutz Heide University of Tübingen
Joachim Schröder
Joachim Schröder University of Freiburg
Shu-Ming Li
Shu-Ming Li Philipp University of Marburg
Otto Miersch
Otto Miersch Palacký University, Olomouc

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