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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 73 4928 4476 358 326 338 20138
Biology and Biochemistry 74 5581 5142 404 383 326 20375

Kay Diederichs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kay Diederichs between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kay Diederichs published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2016. 7 of the 368 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2016. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
1985 2025

368 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kay Diederichs: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 4
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 8
1996 5
1997 8
1998 10
1999 10
2000 17
2001 10
2002 9
2003 7
2004 15
2005 9
2006 5
2007 3
2008 14
2009 10
2010 18
2011 9
2012 23
2013 20
2014 18
2015 24
2016 30
2017 18
2018 11
2019 7
2020 7
2021 5
2022 8
2023 11
2024 3
2025 4
Total 368
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Kay Diederichs 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 Kay Diederichs 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, 321–340 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: 338 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643 338
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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Kay Diederichs 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 Kay Diederichs 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, 72–73 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: 73 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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
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 73
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

Kay Diederichs is affiliated with the University of Konstanz in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with an emphasis on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Ecology, Genetics, and Biotechnology.

Their scientific work covers various main topics including:

  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Cancer Research and Treatments
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis

Diederichs has published in multiple venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Applied Crystallography
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature Communications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kay Diederichs include:

  • "PDBx/mmCIF Ecosystem: Foundational Semantic Tools for Structural Biology," 2022, Journal of Molecular Biology
  • "NAC controls cotranslational N-terminal methionine excision in eukaryotes," 2023, Science
  • "XDSGUI: a graphical user interface for XDS, SHELX and ARCIMBOLDO", 2023, Journal of Applied Crystallography
  • "Paired refinement under the control ofPAIREF," 2020, IUCrJ
  • "Microenvironment-Sensitive Fluorescent Nucleotide Probes from Benzofuran, Benzothiophene, and Selenophene as Substrates for DNA Polymerases," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The scientist regularly collaborates with several co-authors, notably:

  • Olga Mayans
  • Martin Malý
  • Jan Dohnálek
  • Petr Kolenko
  • Barbara Franke

Best Publications

  • Linking crystallographic model and data quality.

    P. Andrew Karplus;Kay Diederichs

  • Improved R-factors for diffraction data analysis in macromolecular crystallography

    Kay Diederichs;P. Andrew Karplus

  • Siderophore-mediated iron transport: crystal structure of FhuA with bound lipopolysaccharide.

    Andrew D. Ferguson;Eckhard Hofmann;James W. Coulton;Kay Diederichs

  • Crystal structure of rhodopsin bound to arrestin by femtosecond X-ray laser

    Yanyong Kang;X. Edward Zhou;Xiang Gao;Yuanzheng He

  • Structural asymmetry of AcrB trimer suggests a peristaltic pump mechanism.

    Markus A. Seeger;André Schiefner;Thomas Eicher;François Verrey

  • Mechanism of the Stereocomplex Formation between Enantiomeric Poly(lactide)s

    Davide Brizzolara;Hans-Joachim Cantow;Kay Diederichs;Egbert Keller

  • Structural Basis of Light Harvesting by Carotenoids: Peridinin-Chlorophyll-Protein from Amphidinium carterae

    Eckhard Hofmann;Pamela M. Wrench;Frank P. Sharples;Roger G. Hiller

  • Structure of the rotor ring of F-Type Na+-ATPase from Ilyobacter tartaricus.

    Thomas Meier;Patrick Polzer;Patrick Polzer;Kay Diederichs;Kay Diederichs;Wolfram Welte;Wolfram Welte

  • Crystal structure of MalK, the ATPase subunit of the trehalose/maltose ABC transporter of the archaeon Thermococcus litoralis

    Kay Diederichs;Joachim Diez;Gerhard Greller;Christian Müller

  • Crystal structure of human β2‐glycoprotein I: implications for phospholipid binding and the antiphospholipid syndrome

    Robert Schwarzenbacher;Kornelius Zeth;Kay Diederichs;Anna Gries

  • Transport of drugs by the multidrug transporter AcrB involves an access and a deep binding pocket that are separated by a switch-loop

    Thomas Eicher;Hi-jea Cha;Markus A. Seeger;Lorenz Brandstätter

  • Structure of the sucrose-specific porin ScrY from Salmonella typhimurium and its complex with sucrose.

    Doris Forst;Wolfram Welte;Thomas Wacker;Kay Diederichs

  • Better models by discarding data

    K. Diederichs;P. A. Karplus

  • Novel fold and putative receptor binding site of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.

    Kay Diederichs;Tom Boone;P. Andrew Karplus

  • Recent developments in CrystFEL.

    Thomas A. White;Valerio Mariani;Wolfgang Brehm;Oleksandr Yefanov

  • Assessing and maximizing data quality in macromolecular crystallography

    P Andrew Karplus;Kay Diederichs

  • Structural basis of multivalent binding to wheat germ agglutinin.

    David Schwefel;Caroline Maierhofer;Johannes G. Beck;Sonja Seeberger

  • The x-ray structure of d-amino acid oxidase at very high resolution identifies the chemical mechanism of flavin-dependent substrate dehydrogenation

    Stephan Umhau;Loredano Pollegioni;Gianluca Molla;Kay Diederichs

  • A conserved structural motif for lipopolysaccharide recognition by procaryotic and eucaryotic proteins

    Andrew D Ferguson;Andrew D Ferguson;Wolfram Welte;Eckhard Hofmann;Buko Lindner

  • Induced-fit movements in adenylate kinases

    Georg E. Schulz;Christoph W. Müller;Kay Diederichs

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfram Welte
Wolfram Welte University of Konstanz
Andreas Marx
Andreas Marx University of Konstanz
Winfried Boos
Winfried Boos University of Konstanz
John R. Helliwell
John R. Helliwell University of Manchester
P. Andrew Karplus
P. Andrew Karplus Oregon State University
Martin Caffrey
Martin Caffrey Trinity College Dublin
François Verrey
François Verrey University of Zurich
Loredano Pollegioni
Loredano Pollegioni University of Insubria
Roger G. Hiller
Roger G. Hiller Macquarie University
Günter Fritz
Günter Fritz University of Hohenheim

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