2026 Matthias Horn: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	67	8055	7432	66	63	144	27134

Overview

Matthias Horn is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and has contributed extensively to research within the field of Medicine, focusing on various specialized subfields. Their work predominantly addresses Ecology, Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Epidemiology, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach in understanding biological and medical phenomena.

The scientist's research topics include:

Reproductive tract infections research
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Matthias Horn has published in several peer-reviewed venues, with frequent publications found in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Genome Biology and Evolution
Nature Communications
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their recent papers include:

"Chlamydiae in the Environment," 2020, Trends in Microbiology
"Colocalization and potential interactions of Endozoicomonas and chlamydiae in microbial aggregates of the coral Pocillopora acuta," 2023, Science Advances
"Gene gain facilitated endosymbiotic evolution of Chlamydiae," 2023, Nature Microbiology
"Combined cCTA and TAVR Planning for Ruling Out Significant CAD," 2021, JACC. Cardiovascular imaging
"Pangenomics reveals alternative environmental lifestyles among chlamydiae," 2021, Nature Communications

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

Astrid Collingro
Stephan Köstlbacher
Tamara Halter
Frederik Schulz
Alejandro Manzano-Marı́n

Best Publications

Evaluation of general 16S ribosomal RNA gene PCR primers for classical and next-generation sequencing-based diversity studies

Anna Klindworth;Elmar Pruesse;Timmy Schweer;Jörg Peplies

7660
Citations
Deciphering the evolution and metabolism of an anammox bacterium from a community genome

Marc Strous;Eric Pelletier;Sophie Mangenot;Thomas Rattei

1504
Citations
Molecular Evidence for a Uniform Microbial Community in Sponges from Different Oceans

Ute Hentschel;Jörn Hopke;Matthias Horn;Anja B. Friedrich

884
Citations
Fluorescence in situ hybridisation for the identification and characterisation of prokaryotes.

Michael Wagner;Matthias Horn;Holger Daims

756
Citations
Amoebae as Training Grounds for Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens

Maëlle Molmeret;Matthias Horn;Michael Wagner;Marina Santic;Marina Santic

615
Citations
probeBase—an online resource for rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes: new features 2007

Alexander Loy;Frank Maixner;Michael Wagner;Matthias Horn

583
Citations
Illuminating the Evolutionary History of Chlamydiae

Matthias Horn;Astrid Collingro;Stephan Schmitz-Esser;Cora L. Beier

533
Citations
The Planctomycetes, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae and sister phyla comprise a superphylum with biotechnological and medical relevance

Michael Wagner;Matthias Horn

530
Citations
probeBase: an online resource for rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes

Alexander Loy;Matthias Horn;Michael Wagner

507
Citations
Deep sequencing reveals exceptional diversity and modes of transmission for bacterial sponge symbionts.

Nicole S. Webster;Michael W. Taylor;Faris Behnam;Sebastian Lücker

499
Citations
IMNGS: A comprehensive open resource of processed 16S rRNA microbial profiles for ecology and diversity studies

Ilias Lagkouvardos;Divya Joseph;Martin Kapfhammer;Sabahattin Giritli

492
Citations
Discovery of the Novel Candidate Phylum “Poribacteria” in Marine Sponges

Lars Fieseler;Matthias Horn;Michael Wagner;Ute Hentschel

380
Citations
Microbial diversity of marine sponges.

Ute Hentschel;L. Fieseler;M. Wehrl;C. Gernert

378
Citations
Genome of Acanthamoeba castellanii highlights extensive lateral gene transfer and early evolution of tyrosine kinase signaling

Michael John Clarke;Amanda J Lohan;Bernard Liu;Ilias Lagkouvardos

351
Citations
Chlamydiae as Symbionts in Eukaryotes

Matthias Horn

348
Citations
Sequence-Based Prediction of Type III Secreted Proteins

Roland Arnold;Stefan Brandmaier;Frederick Kleine;Patrick Tischler

331
Citations
The isotope array, a new tool that employs substrate-mediated labeling of rRNA for determination of microbial community structure and function.

Justyna Adamczyk;Martin Hesselsoe;Niels Iversen;Matthias Horn

305
Citations
Giant viruses with an expanded complement of translation system components

Frederik Schulz;Natalya Yutin;Natalia N. Ivanova;Davi R. Ortega

258
Citations
Novel bacterial endosymbionts of Acanthamoeba spp. related to the Paramecium caudatum symbiont Caedibacter caryophilus

Matthias Horn;Thomas R. Fritsche;Romesh K. Gautom;Karl-Heinz Schleifer

240
Citations
probeBase—an online resource for rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes and primers: new features 2016

Daniel Greuter;Alexander Loy;Matthias Horn;Thomas Rattei

230
Citations