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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 53 4109 3777 285 262 117 9625

Manfred G. Höfle publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Manfred G. Höfle between 1979 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Manfred G. Höfle published across 45 years, from 1979 to 2023, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2002. 2 of the 120 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2002. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 4 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 6 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 2 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications
1979 2023

120 publications in total across all disciplines

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Manfred G. Höfle: publications per year, 1979 to 2023
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 4
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 4
1993 2
1994 1
1995 3
1996 1
1997 2
1998 6
1999 5
2000 1
2001 2
2002 8
2003 5
2004 8
2005 1
2006 6
2007 2
2008 4
2009 1
2010 2
2011 2
2012 6
2013 1
2014 2
2015 6
2016 5
2017 6
2018 4
2019 3
2020 4
2021 2
2022 0
2023 2
Total 120
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Manfred G. Höfle publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manfred G. Höfle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 115–124 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 117 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235 117
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Manfred G. Höfle D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manfred G. Höfle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 53 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127 53
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Manfred G. Höfle is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on microbiology with significant contributions to the study of Legionella species, bacterial biofilms, and related infectious and environmental microbiology topics.

The scientist's main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 14 publications, and Environmental Science, with 4 publications. Within these broad areas, their subfields of study emphasize Endocrinology (8 publications), Molecular Biology (5 publications), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (2 publications), Epidemiology (1 publication), and Molecular Medicine (1 publication).

The topics most frequently addressed in their research are:

  • Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research

Manfred G. Höfle has co-authored several papers alongside frequent collaborators including Ingrid Brettar, Ashraf R. Zayed, Michael Steinert, Dina M. Bitar, and Christian Lück.

The scientist has contributed publications to various venues, with a concentration in the following journals:

  • Pathogens (3 publications)
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (1 publication)
  • European Clinical Respiratory Journal (1 publication)
  • Microorganisms (1 publication)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Manfred G. Höfle include:

  • Legionella antibiotic susceptibility testing: is it time for international standardization and evidence-based guidance? (2021), Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Characterization of Legionella pneumophila Populations by Multilocus Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (MLVA) Genotyping from Drinking Water and Biofilm in Hospitals from Different Regions of the West Bank (2020), Pathogens
  • Biogeography and Environmental Drivers of Legionella pneumophila Abundance and Genotype Composition across the West Bank: Relevance of a Genotype-Based Ecology for Understanding Legionella Occurrence (2020), Pathogens
  • Cytotoxicity, Intracellular Replication, and Contact-Dependent Pore Formation of Genotyped Environmental Legionella pneumophila Isolates from Hospital Water Systems in the West Bank, Palestine (2021), Pathogens
  • Whole-genome sequencing of the clinical isolate of Legionella pneumophila ALAW1 from the West Bank allows high-resolution typing and determination of pathogenicity mechanisms (2023), European Clinical Respiratory Journal

Best Publications

  • Grazing of protozoa and its effect on populations of aquatic bacteria.

    Martin W. Hahn;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Reclassification of Shewanella putrefaciens Owen's genomic group II as Shewanella baltica sp. nov.

    Frank Ziemke;Manfred G. Höfle;Jorge Lalucat;Ramon Rossellö-Mora

  • Climate influence on Vibrio and associated human diseases during the past half-century in the coastal North Atlantic

    Luigi Vezzulli;Chiara Grande;Philip C. Reid;Pierre Hélaouët

  • Significance of Viral Lysis and Flagellate Grazing as Factors Controlling Bacterioplankton Production in a Eutrophic Lake

    Markus G. Weinbauer;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Lysogeny and virus‐induced mortality of bacterioplankton in surface, deep, and anoxic marine waters

    Markus G. Weinbauer;Ingrid Brettar;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Isolation of novel ultramicrobacteria classified as actinobacteria from five freshwater habitats in Europe and Asia.

    Martin W. Hahn;Heinrich Lünsdorf;Qinglong Wu;Qinglong Wu;Michael Schauer

  • Long-term effects of ocean warming on the prokaryotic community: evidence from the vibrios

    Luigi Vezzulli;Ingrid Brettar;Elisabetta Pezzati;Philip C Reid

  • Establishment of a Real-Time PCR-Based Approach for Accurate Quantification of Bacterial RNA Targets in Water, Using Salmonella as a Model Organism

    Axel Fey;Stefan Eichler;Sébastien Flavier;Richard Christen

  • Composition and dynamics of bacterial communities of a drinking water supply system as assessed by RNA- and DNA-based 16S rRNA gene fingerprinting.

    Stefan Eichler;Richard Christen;Claudia Höltje;Petra Westphal

  • Bacterial Filament Formation, a Defense Mechanism against Flagellate Grazing, Is Growth Rate Controlled in Bacteria of Different Phyla

    Martin W. Hahn;Edward R. B. Moore;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Flagellate predation on a bacterial model community: interplay of size-selective grazing, specific bacterial cell size, and bacterial community composition.

    Martin W. Hahn;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Marine star-shaped-aggregate-forming bacteria: Agrobacterium atlanticum sp. nov.; Agrobacterium meteori sp. nov.; Agrobacterium ferrugineum sp. nov., nom. rev.; Agrobacterium gelatinovorum sp. nov., nom. rev.; and Agrobacterium stellulatum sp. nov., nom. rev

    Hans-Jürgen Rüger;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Utility of Green Fluorescent Nucleic Acid Dyes and Aluminum Oxide Membrane Filters for Rapid Epifluorescence Enumeration of Soil and Sediment Bacteria

    Markus G. Weinbauer;Christiane Beckmann;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Reconsidering transmission electron microscopy based estimates of viral infection of bacterio- plankton using conversion factors derived from natural communities

    Markus G. Weinbauer;Christian Winter;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Analysis of Structure and Composition of Bacterial Core Communities in Mature Drinking Water Biofilms and Bulk Water of a Citywide Network in Germany

    Karsten Henne;Leila Kahlisch;Ingrid Brettar;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Bacterial growth in mixed cultures on dissolved organic carbon from humic and clear waters.

    Lars J. Tranvik;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Effects of Global Warming on Vibrio Ecology.

    Luigi Vezzulli;Elisabetta Pezzati;Ingrid Brettar;Manfred Höfle

  • Aquiflexum balticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides group isolated from surface water of the central Baltic Sea.

    Ingrid Brettar;Richard Christen;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Seasonal dynamics of bacterioplankton community structure in a eutrophic lake as determined by 5S rRNA analysis.

    Manfred G. Höfle;Heike Haas;Katja Dominik

  • Influence of ecosystematic factors on survival of Escherichia coli after large-scale release into lake water mesocosms.

    I Brettar;M G Höfle

  • Simultaneous Extraction from Bacterioplankton of Total RNA and DNA Suitable for Quantitative Structure and Function Analyses

    Markus G. Weinbauer;Ingo Fritz;Dirk F. Wenderoth;Manfred G. Höfle

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Christen
Richard Christen Université Côte d'Azur
Markus G. Weinbauer
Markus G. Weinbauer Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Martin W. Hahn
Martin W. Hahn University of Innsbruck
Carlos A. Guzmán
Carlos A. Guzmán Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis
Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis Georgia Institute of Technology
Carla Pruzzo
Carla Pruzzo University of Genoa
Matthias Labrenz
Matthias Labrenz Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell University of Maryland, College Park
Michael Steinert
Michael Steinert Technische Universität Braunschweig

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