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Klaus Gerth 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 Klaus Gerth sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 121 publications — 12th percentile

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

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

Klaus Gerth 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 Klaus Gerth 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: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Klaus Gerth is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Germany. Their work is primarily situated within the context of this institution, contributing to ongoing scientific endeavors related to infection research.

No recent papers, frequent co-authors, or recurring publication venues have been documented for Klaus Gerth. Similarly, there are no records of book publications or specific awards listed.

Information on main fields and subfields of study has not been provided. Likewise, there is no data on the specific topics or themes that characterize their research contributions.

Best Publications

  • Epothilons A and B: antifungal and cytotoxic compounds from Sorangium cellulosum (Myxobacteria). Production, physico-chemical and biological properties.

    Klaus Gerth;Norbert Bedorf;Gerhard Höfle;Herbert Irschik

  • Epothilone A and B—Novel 16-Membered Macrolides with Cytotoxic Activity: Isolation, Crystal Structure, and Conformation in Solution†

    Gerhard Höfle;Norbert Bedorf;Heinrich Steinmetz;Dietmar Schomburg

  • Complete genome sequence of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum

    Susanne Schneiker;Olena Perlova;Olaf Kaiser;Klaus Gerth

  • Myxobacteria: proficient producers of novel natural products with various biological activities--past and future biotechnological aspects with the focus on the genus Sorangium.

    Klaus Gerth;Silke Pradella;Olena Perlova;Stefan Beyer

  • Novel expression hosts for complex secondary metabolite megasynthetases: Production of myxochromide in the thermopilic isolate Corallococcus macrosporus GT-2

    Olena Perlova;Klaus Gerth;Silvia Kuhlmann;Youming Zhang

  • MYXOTHIAZOL, AN ANTIBIOTIC FROM MYXOCOCCUS FULVUS (MYXOBACTERALES)

    K. Gerth;H. Irschik;H. Reichenbach;W. Trowitzsch

  • New natural epothilones from Sorangium cellulosum, strains So ce90/B2 and So ce90/D13: isolation, structure elucidation, and SAR studies.

    Ingo H. Hardt;Heinrich Steinmetz;Klaus Gerth;F. Sasse

  • The soraphens: a family of novel antifungal compounds from Sorangium cellulosum (Myxobacteria). I. Soraphen A1 alpha: fermentation, isolation, biological properties.

    Klaus Gerth;Norbert Bedorf;Herbert Irschik;Gerhard Höfle

  • The sorangicins, novel and powerful inhibitors of eubacterial RNA polymerase isolated from myxobacteria.

    Herbert Irschik;Rolf Jansen;Klaus Gerth;Gerhardt Höfle

  • Correlating chemical diversity with taxonomic distance for discovery of natural products in myxobacteria.

    Thomas Hoffmann;Daniel Krug;Nisa Bozkurt;Srikanth Duddela

  • The myxopyronins, new inhibitors of bacterial RNA synthesis from Myxococcus fulvus (myxobacterales)

    H. Irschik;K. Gerth;G. Höfle;W. Kohl

  • Pinensins: The First Antifungal Lantibiotics

    Kathrin I. Mohr;Carsten Volz;Rolf Jansen;Victor Wray

  • The corallopyronins, new inhibitors of bacterial RNA synthesis from Myxobacteria.

    H. Irschik;R. Jansen;G. Höfle;K. Gerth

  • Marinoquinolines A-F, pyrroloquinolines from Ohtaekwangia kribbensis (Bacteroidetes).

    Patrick W Okanya;Kathrin I Mohr;Klaus Gerth;Rolf Jansen

  • Identification and analysis of the chivosazol biosynthetic gene cluster from the myxobacterial model strain Sorangium cellulosum So ce56.

    Olena Perlova;Klaus Gerth;Olaf Kaiser;Astrid Hans

  • The myxalamids, new antibiotics from Myxococcus xanthus (Myxobacterales). I. Production, physico-chemical and biological properties, and mechanism of action.

    K. Gerth;R. Jansen;G. Reifenstahl;G. Höfle

  • Epothilon A und B – neuartige, 16gliedrige Makrolide mit cytotoxischer Wirkung: Isolierung, Struktur im Kristall und Konformation in Lösung

    Gerhard Höfle;Norbert Bedorf;Heinrich Steinmetz;Dietmar Schomburg

  • Bacterial type III polyketide synthases: phylogenetic analysis and potential for the production of novel secondary metabolites by heterologous expression in pseudomonads.

    Frank Gross;Nora Luniak;Olena Perlova;Nikolaos Gaitatzis

  • Myxothiazol, an antibiotic from Myxococcus fulvus (myxobacterales). II. structure elucidation.

    Wolfram Trowitzsch;Günther Reifenstahl;Victor Wray;Klaus Gerth

  • Characterisation, genome size and genetic manipulation of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum So ce56.

    Silke Pradella;Astrid Hans;Cathrin Spröer;Hans Reichenbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Reichenbach
Hans Reichenbach University of California, Los Angeles
Rolf Jansen
Rolf Jansen Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Rolf Müller
Rolf Müller Saarland University
Gerhard Höfle
Gerhard Höfle Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Andreas Kirschning
Andreas Kirschning University of Hannover
Victor Wray
Victor Wray Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Florenz Sasse
Florenz Sasse Technische Universität Braunschweig
Dietmar Schomburg
Dietmar Schomburg Technische Universität Braunschweig
Marc Stadler
Marc Stadler Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Andreas Meyerhans
Andreas Meyerhans Pompeu Fabra University

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