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Matthias Wilmanns

Matthias Wilmanns

Universität Hamburg
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
14264
World Ranking
7537
National Ranking
554

Matthias Wilmanns publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 428 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthias Wilmanns 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 Matthias Wilmanns 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: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Matthias Wilmanns is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also in the field of Medicine. Within these domains, their work focuses on several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Cell Biology.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Wilmanns has published extensively in several scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Cancer Research

Recent publications by Matthias Wilmanns include:

  • Structural basis of p62/SQSTM1 helical filaments and their role in cellular cargo uptake, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Structure of the mycobacterial ESX-5 type VII secretion system pore complex, 2021, Science Advances
  • Tuning Transcription Factor Availability through Acetylation-Mediated Genomic Redistribution, 2020, Molecular Cell
  • FoldAffinity: binding affinities from nDSF experiments, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Molecular basis for the allosteric activation mechanism of the heterodimeric imidazole glycerol phosphate synthase complex, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wilmanns include:

  • Simon A. Mortensen
  • Grzegorz Chojnowski
  • Edukondalu Mullapudi
  • Jérôme Bürgi
  • Nishit Goradia

Best Publications

  • Crystal Structure of a POU/Hmg/DNA Ternary Complex Suggests Differential Assembly of Oct4 and Sox2 on Two Enhancers

    Attila Reményi;Katharina Lins;L. Johan Nissen;Rolland Reinbold

  • Structural basis for activation of the titin kinase domain during myofibrillogenesis

    O. Mayans;P. F. M. Van Der Ven;M. Wilm;A. Mues

  • Structural Evidence for Evolution of the β/α Barrel Scaffold by Gene Duplication and Fusion

    Dietmar Lang;Ralf Thoma;Martina Henn-Sax;Reinhard Sterner;Reinhard Sterner;Reinhard Sterner

  • HIGH-RESOLUTION CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES OF TYROSINE KINASE SH3 DOMAINS COMPLEXED WITH PROLINE-RICH PEPTIDES

    Andrea Musacchio;Matti Saraste;Matthias Wilmanns

  • Structure of the binding site for inositol phosphates in a PH domain.

    M Hyvonen;M.J Macias;M Nilges;H Oschkinat

  • Combinatorial control of gene expression.

    Attila Reményi;Hans R Schöler;Matthias Wilmanns

  • Different folding transition states may result in the same native structure

    Ana Rosa Viguera;Luis Serrano;Matthias Wilmanns

  • Directed evolution of a (beta alpha)8-barrel enzyme to catalyze related reactions in two different metabolic pathways.

    Catharina Jürgens;Alexander Strom;Dennis Wegener;Stefan Hettwer

  • Structure and function of the SH3 domain.

    Andrea Musacchio;Matthias Wilmanns;Matti Saraste

  • Crystal structure of the membrane-exposed domain from a respiratory quinol oxidase complex with an engineered dinuclear copper center

    Matthias Wilmanns;Pekka Lappalainen;Mark Kelly;Elisabeth Sauer-Eriksson

  • Model-based local density sharpening of cryo-EM maps.

    Arjen J Jakobi;Matthias Wilmanns;Carsten Sachse

  • Palindromic assembly of the giant muscle protein titin in the sarcomeric Z-disk

    Peijian Zou;Nikos Pinotsis;Stephan Lange;Stephan Lange;Young-Hwa Song

  • Human alpha-defensins neutralize anthrax lethal toxin and protect against its fatal consequences.

    Chun Kim;Nadesan Gajendran;Hans-Willi Mittrücker;Matthias Weiwad

  • Recognition of a functional peroxisome type 1 target by the dynamic import receptor pex5p.

    Will A. Stanley;Fabian V. Filipp;Petri Kursula;Nicole Schüller

  • Elucidating Human Phosphatase-Substrate Networks

    Xun Li;Matthias Wilmanns;Janet Thornton;Maja Köhn

  • Synergism with the Coactivator OBF-1 (OCA-B, BOB-1) Is Mediated by a Specific POU Dimer Configuration

    Alexey Tomilin;Alexey Tomilin;Attila Reményi;Katharina Lins;Hanne Bak

  • The crystal structure of anthranilate synthase from Sulfolobus solfataricus: Functional implications

    Thorsten Knöchel;Andreas Ivens;Gerko Hester;Ana Gonzalez

  • Restricted leucine zipper dimerization and specificity of DNA recognition of the melanocyte master regulator MITF

    Vivian Pogenberg;Margrét H Ögmundsdóttir;Kristín Bergsteinsdóttir;Alexander Schepsky

  • Crystal structure of the abl-SH3 domain complexed with a designed high-affinity peptide ligand: implications for SH3-ligand interactions.

    M.T Pisabarro;L Serrano;M. Wilmanns

  • Unusual binding properties of the SH3 domain of the yeast actin-binding protein Abp1. Structural and functional analysis

    Barbara Fazi;M. Jamie T.V. Cope;Alice Douangamath;Silvia Ferracuti

Frequent Co-Authors

Dmitri I. Svergun
Dmitri I. Svergun European Bioinformatics Institute
Mathias Gautel
Mathias Gautel King's College London
Michael Sattler
Michael Sattler Technical University of Munich
Ben Distel
Ben Distel Erasmus MC
Ralf Erdmann
Ralf Erdmann Ruhr University Bochum
Hans R. Schöler
Hans R. Schöler Max Planck Society
Eirikur Steingrimsson
Eirikur Steingrimsson University of Iceland
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Matti Saraste
Matti Saraste European Bioinformatics Institute
Luis Serrano
Luis Serrano Centre for Genomic Regulation

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