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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
84
Citations
23722
World Ranking
3340
National Ranking
253

Katja Becker 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 Katja Becker sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 342 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Katja Becker 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 Katja Becker sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Katja Becker is affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany, working primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Materials Chemistry, Epidemiology, and Parasitology.

The research topics addressed in their work focus on various aspects of infectious diseases and molecular biochemistry. Key topics include:

  • Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies

Katja Becker has contributed to journals and publication venues with multiple papers appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Cambridge Structural Database, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, ACS Infectious Diseases, and Biological Chemistry.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Stefan Rahlfs, Christina Brandstädter, Kim C. Heimsch, Melissa Dillenberger, and Karin Fritz-Wolf.

Among the recent publications are:

  • Insights into the intracellular localization, protein associations and artemisinin resistance properties of Plasmodium falciparum K13 (2020, PLoS Pathogens)
  • Peroxide Antimalarial Drugs Target Redox Homeostasis in Plasmodium falciparum Infected Red Blood Cells (2022, ACS Infectious Diseases)
  • Selective, Modular Probes for Thioredoxins Enabled by Rational Tuning of a Unique Disulfide Structure Motif (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • 4-Amino-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione-derived Schiff bases as metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors (2020, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)
  • Cyclic 5-membered disulfides are not selective substrates of thioredoxin reductase, but are opened nonspecifically (2022, Nature Communications)

Best Publications

  • The endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica reprograms barley to salt-stress tolerance, disease resistance, and higher yield

    Frank Waller;Beate Achatz;Beate Achatz;Helmut Baltruschat;József Fodor

  • Oxidative stress in malaria parasite-infected erythrocytes: Host-parasite interactions

    Katja Becker;Leann Tilley;Jonathan L. Vennerstrom;David Roberts

  • Human Placenta Thioredoxin Reductase: ISOLATION OF THE SELENOENZYME, STEADY STATE KINETICS, AND INHIBITION BY THERAPEUTIC GOLD COMPOUNDS *

    Stephan Gromer;L. David Arscott;Charles H. Williams;R. Heiner Schirmer

  • The thioredoxin system—From science to clinic

    Stephan Gromer;Sabine Urig;Katja Becker

  • Substitution of the Thioredoxin System for Glutathione Reductase in Drosophila melanogaster

    Stefan M. Kanzok;Stefan M. Kanzok;Anke Fechner;Anke Fechner;Holger Bauer;Julia K. Ulschmid

  • Thioredoxin reductase as a pathophysiological factor and drug target

    Katja Becker;Stephan Gromer;R. Heiner Schirmer;Sylke Müller

  • On the potential of thioredoxin reductase inhibitors for cancer therapy.

    Sabine Urig;Katja Becker

  • Thioredoxin reductase two modes of catalysis have evolved.

    C H Williams;L D Arscott;S Müller;B W Lennon

  • Molecular genetics of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: an overview.

    Tobias Banaschewski;Katja Becker;Susann Scherag;Barbara Franke

  • Adaptation of Energy Metabolism in Breast Cancer Brain Metastases

    Emily I. Chen;Johannes Hewel;Joseph S. Krueger;Claire Tiraby

  • The mechanism of thioredoxin reductase from human placenta is similar to the mechanisms of lipoamide dehydrogenase and glutathione reductase and is distinct from the mechanism of thioredoxin reductase from Escherichia coli

    L. David Arscott;Stephan Gromer;R. Heiner Schirmer;Katja Becker

  • The thioredoxin system of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Glutathione reduction revisited

    S M Kanzok;R H Schirmer;I Turbachova;R Iozef

  • Methylene blue as an antimalarial agent.

    R. Heiner Schirmer;Boubacar Coulibaly;August Stich;Michael Scheiwein

  • Interacting Effects of the Dopamine Transporter Gene and Psychosocial Adversity on Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Among 15-Year-Olds From a High-Risk Community Sample

    Manfred Laucht;Markus H. Skowronek;Katja Becker;Martin H. Schmidt

  • Undressing of phosphine gold(I) complexes as irreversible inhibitors of human disulfide reductases.

    Sabine Urig;Karin Fritz-Wolf;Régis Réau;Christel Herold-Mende

  • Impact of age at first drink on vulnerability to alcohol-related problems: Testing the marker hypothesis in a prospective study of young adults

    Arlette F. Buchmann;Brigitte Schmid;Dorothea Blomeyer;Katja Becker

  • Interactions of methylene blue with human disulfide reductases and their orthologues from Plasmodium falciparum.

    Kathrin Buchholz;R. Heiner Schirmer;Jana K. Eubel;Monique B. Akoachere

  • The putative glutathione peroxidase gene of Plasmodium falciparum codes for a thioredoxin peroxidase.

    Helena Sztajer;Benoit Gamain;Klaus-Dieter Aumann;Christian Slomianny

  • Enzyme inactivation through sulfhydryl oxidation by physiologic NO-carriers

    K Becker;Savvas Savvides;M Keese;Rh Schirmer

  • Compartmentation of Redox Metabolism in Malaria Parasites

    Sebastian Kehr;Nicole Sturm;Stefan Rahlfs;Jude M. Przyborski

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Heiner Schirmer
R. Heiner Schirmer Heidelberg University
Lars Bode
Lars Bode University of California, San Diego
Martin H. Schmidt
Martin H. Schmidt Heidelberg University
John R. Yates
John R. Yates Scripps Research Institute
Sylke Müller
Sylke Müller University of Glasgow
Charles H. Williams
Charles H. Williams University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ertan Mayatepek
Ertan Mayatepek Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Christine M. Freitag
Christine M. Freitag Goethe University Frankfurt
Sergio Wittlin
Sergio Wittlin Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Christel Herold-Mende
Christel Herold-Mende Heidelberg University

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