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D-Index
51
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6403
World Ranking
17366
National Ranking
1200

Karl Esser publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karl Esser sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 187 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Karl Esser D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Karl Esser is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. The scientist's work does not have publicly listed recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues documented in the available data.

There is no record of book publications attributed to Karl Esser, nor detailed information on main fields of study, subfields, or specific research topics. Similarly, awards or honors have not been documented for this individual.

This limited publicly available information restricts a comprehensive overview of Karl Esser's academic contributions, publications, and collaborative networks.

Best Publications

  • The mitochondrial plasmid of Podospora anserina: A mobile intron of a mitochondrial gene

    H. D. Osíewacz;K. Esser

  • Linear plasmids among eukaryotes: fundamentals and application.

    F. Meinhardt;F. Kempken;J. Kämper;K. Esser

  • Evidence for plasmid like DNA in a filamentous fungus, the ascomycete Podospora anserina.

    Ulf Stahl;Paul A. Lemke;Paul Tudzynski;Ulrich Kück

  • The Mycota : a comprehensive treatise on fungi as experimental systems for basic and applied research

    Karl Esser;Paul A. Lemke;J. W. Bennett

  • Genetics of fungi

    Karl Esser;Rudolf Kuenen

  • Plasmid-like DNA is part of mitochondrial DNA in Podospora anserina.

    Ulrich Kück;Ulf Stahl;Karl Esser

  • The onset of senescence is affected by DNA rearrangements of a discontinuous mitochondrial gene in Podospora anserina.

    Ulrich Kück;Heinz D. Osiewacz;Udo Schmidt;Birgit Kappelhoff

  • Plasmids of Eukaryotes

    Karl Esser;Ulrich Kück;Christine Lang-Hinrichs;Paul Lemke

  • Replication and expression of a bacterial--mitochondrial hybrid plasmid in the fungus Podospora anserina.

    Ulf Stahl;Paul Tudzynski;Ulrich Kuck;Karl Esser

  • Chromosomal and extrachromosomal control of senescence in the ascomycete Podospora anserina.

    Paul Tudzynski;Karl Esser

  • Characterization and cloning of plasmid like DNA of the ascomycete Podospora anserina.

    U. Stahl;U. Kück;P. Tudzynski;K. Esser

  • Genetics of fruit body production in higher basidiomycetes

    Ulf Stahl;Karl Esser

  • The phenoloxidases of the ascomycete Podospora anserina. XIII. Action and interaction of genes controlling the formation of laccase.

    H. Prillinger;K. Esser

  • Heterogenic Incompatibility in Plants and Animals

    Karl Esser;Rolf Blaich

  • Genetics of the ergot fungus Claviceps purpurea : I. Proof of a monoecious life cycle and segregation patterns for mycelial morphology and alkaloid production.

    K. Esser;P. Tudzynski

  • Extrachromosomal genetics of Claviceps purpurea : I. Mitochondrial DNA and mitochondrial plasmids.

    Paul Tudzynski;Andrea Düvell;Karl Esser

  • Mitochondrial DNA rearrangements are correlated with a delayed amplification of the mobile intron (plDNA) in a long-lived mutant of Podospora anserina

    H.D. Osiewacz;J. Hermanns;D. Marcou;M. Triffi

  • Extrachromosomal genetics of Cephalosporium acremonium : II. Development of a mitochondrial DNA hybrid vector replicating in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Paul Tudzynski;Karl Esser

  • Heterologous gene expression on the linear DNA killer plasmid from Kluyveromyces lactis.

    J. Kämper;K. Esser;N. Gunge;F. Meinhardt

  • Extrachromosomal mutants from Podospora anserina: permanent vegetative growth in spite of multiple recombination events in the mitochondrial genome

    Erika Schulte;Ulrich Kück;Karl Esser

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulf Stahl
Ulf Stahl Technical University of Berlin
Paul Tudzynski
Paul Tudzynski University of Münster
Ulrich Kück
Ulrich Kück Ruhr University Bochum
Heinz D. Osiewacz
Heinz D. Osiewacz Goethe University Frankfurt
Ursula Kües
Ursula Kües University of Göttingen

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