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D-Index
75
Citations
20395
World Ranking
4436
National Ranking
18

Kurt Faber 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 Kurt Faber sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 418 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kurt Faber 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 Kurt Faber sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kurt Faber is affiliated with the University of Graz in Austria. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to specialties such as molecular biology, plant science, and biotechnology. Their work also covers pharmacology in addition to biochemistry.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Biochemical and Biochemical Processes
  • Phytase and Its Applications
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Biochemical Acid Research Studies
  • Neurological Diseases and Metabolism

Frequent collaborators of Kurt Faber are:

  • Gábor Tasnádi
  • Mélanie Hall
  • Christoph K. Winkler
  • Wolfgang Kroutil
  • Gerhard Höfer

Prominent publication venues where they have contributed include:

  • ChemBioChem
  • ChemSusChem
  • Chemical Reviews
  • Journal of Biotechnology
  • ACS Catalysis

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kurt Faber are:

  • Shortening Synthetic Routes to Small Molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Employing Biocatalytic Methods, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Metal Ion Promiscuity and Structure of 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid Decarboxylase of Aspergillus oryzae, 2020, ChemBioChem
  • Design and Application of a Bi-Functional Redox Biocatalyst Through Covalent Co-Immobilization of Ene-Reductase and Glucose Dehydrogenase, 2020, Journal of Biotechnology
  • Preparative-Scale Enzymatic Synthesis of rac-Glycerol-1-Phosphate from Crude Glycerol Using Acid Phosphatases and Phosphate, 2020, ChemSusChem
  • Cover Feature: Preparative-Scale Enzymatic Synthesis of rac-Glycerol-1-Phosphate from Crude Glycerol Using Acid Phosphatases and Phosphate (ChemSusChem 7/2020), 2020, ChemSusChem

Best Publications

  • Biotransformations in Organic Chemistry

    Kurt Faber

  • ω-Transaminases for the synthesis of non-racemic α-chiral primary amines

    Dominik Koszelewski;Katharina Tauber;Kurt Faber;Wolfgang Kroutil

  • Recent advances in the biocatalytic reduction of ketones and oxidation of sec-alcohols.

    Wolfgang Kroutil;Harald Mang;Klaus Edegger;Kurt Faber

  • Rational Engineering of a Flavoprotein Oxidase for Improved Direct Oxidation of Alcohols to Carboxylic Acids.

    Mathias Pickl;Christoph K Winkler;Silvia M Glueck;Marco W Fraaije

  • Asymmetric bioreduction of activated C=C bonds using enoate reductases from the old yellow enzyme family.

    Rainer Stuermer;Bernhard Hauer;Melanie Hall;Kurt Faber

  • De‐racemization of Enantiomers versus De‐epimerization of Diastereomers—Classification of Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Transformations (DYKAT)

    Johannes Steinreiber;Kurt Faber;Herfried Griengl

  • Biotransformations in Organic Chemistry — A Textbook

    Kurt Faber

  • Enzyme-initiated domino (cascade) reactions

    Sandra F. Mayer;Wolfgang Kroutil;Kurt Faber

  • Biocatalytic Oxidation of Primary and Secondary Alcohols

    Wolfgang Kroutil;Harald Mang;Klaus Edegger;Kurt Faber

  • Asymmetric Bioreduction of CC Bonds using Enoate Reductases OPR1, OPR3 and YqjM: Enzyme‐Based Stereocontrol

    Melanie Hall;Clemens Stueckler;Heidemarie Ehammer;Eva Maria Pointner

  • Microbial epoxide hydrolases for preparative biotransformations.

    Andreas Steinreiber;Kurt Faber

  • Non-sequential processes for the transformation of a racemate into a single stereoisomeric product: proposal for stereochemical classification.

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  • Biocatalytic Deracemization Techniques: Dynamic Resolutions and Stereoinversions

    Hartmut Stecher;Kurt Faber

  • Shortening Synthetic Routes to Small Molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Employing Biocatalytic Methods

    Stefan Simić;Erna Zukić;Luca Schmermund;Kurt Faber

  • Biocatalytic transformation of racemates into chiral building blocks in 100% chemical yield and 100% enantiomeric excess

    U.T Strauss;U Felfer;K Faber

  • Enzyme-catalyzed irreversible acyl transfer

    Kurt Faber;Sergio Riva

  • Orchestration of concurrent oxidation and reduction cycles for stereoinversion and deracemisation of sec-alcohols.

    Constance V. Voss;Christian C. Gruber;Kurt Faber;Tanja Knaus

  • Biocatalytic asymmetric hydrogen transfer.

    Wolfgang Stampfer;Birgit Kosjek;Christian Moitzi;Wolfgang Kroutil

  • Redox Self-Sufficient Biocatalyst Network for the Amination of Primary Alcohols

    Johann H. Sattler;Michael Fuchs;Katharina Tauber;Francesco G. Mutti

  • Asymmetric bioreduction of activated alkenes to industrially relevant optically active compounds.

    Christoph K. Winkler;Gábor Tasnádi;Dorina Clay;Mélanie Hall

  • Purification and characterization of a chemotolerant alcohol dehydrogenase applicable to coupled redox reactions.

    Birgit Kosjek;Wolfgang Stampfer;Mateja Pogorevc;Walter Goessler

  • Biocatalytic deuterium- and hydrogen-transfer using over-expressed ADH-‘A’: enhanced stereoselectivity and 2H-labeled chiral alcohols

    Klaus Edegger;Christian C. Gruber;Tina M. Poessl;Sabine R. Wallner

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Kroutil
Wolfgang Kroutil University of Graz
Peter Macheroux
Peter Macheroux Graz University of Technology
Karl Gruber
Karl Gruber University of Graz
Herfried Griengl
Herfried Griengl Graz University of Technology
Romano V. A. Orru
Romano V. A. Orru Maastricht University
Bernhard Hauer
Bernhard Hauer University of Stuttgart
Klaus Zangger
Klaus Zangger University of Graz
Fahmi Himo
Fahmi Himo Stockholm University
C. Oliver Kappe
C. Oliver Kappe University of Graz
Eelco Ruijter
Eelco Ruijter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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