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Michael Fountoulakis

Michael Fountoulakis

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Biology and Biochemistry
Switzerland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
14645
World Ranking
6076
National Ranking
114

Michael Fountoulakis 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 Michael Fountoulakis sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 209 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Fountoulakis 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 Michael Fountoulakis sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Michael Fountoulakis is affiliated with Roche (Switzerland) in Switzerland, focusing primarily on environmental science. Their research encompasses several interconnected fields and topics that address water quality and sustainable environmental practices.

The main fields of study represented in their work include:

  • Environmental Science

Within these, their subfields of study involve:

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Pollution
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Key topics in their research cover:

  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Michael Fountoulakis has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Use of the microalgae Chlorella Sorokiniana for municipal wastewater treatment: batch experiments (2022), published in Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology
  • Combined use of anaerobic and aerobic moving bed biofilm reactors for micropollutants' removal from wastewater (2022), published in Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology

The frequent publication venue for their work is the Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology, with multiple papers presented there.

They have collaborated regularly with various researchers, including:

  • Athanasios S. Stasinakis
  • Georgia Gatidou
  • Danae Kotoula
  • Athanasia Iliopoulou
  • Eleni Irakleous-Palaiologou

Best Publications

  • Hydrolysis and amino acid composition analysis of proteins

    Michael Fountoulakis;Hans-Werner Lahm

  • Comparison of protein precipitation methods for sample preparation prior to proteomic analysis.

    Lei Jiang;Lin He;Lin He;Michael Fountoulakis

  • Aberrant expression of peroxiredoxin subtypes in neurodegenerative disorders.

    Kurt Krapfenbauer;Ephrem Engidawork;Nigel Cairns;Michael Fountoulakis

  • Identification of Proteins by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Mass Spectrometry Following In-Gel Digestion in Low-Salt, Nonvolatile Buffer and Simplified Peptide Recovery

    Michael Fountoulakis;Hanno Langen

  • Limitations of current proteomics technologies.

    Spyros Garbis;Gert Lubec;Michael Fountoulakis;Michael Fountoulakis

  • Experimental therapy of systemic lupus erythematosus: the treatment of NZB/W mice with mouse soluble interferon-gamma receptor inhibits the onset of glomerulonephritis.

    Laurence Ozmen;Danièle Roman;Michael Fountoulakis;Georges Schmid

  • Use of Genomics To Identify Bacterial Undecaprenyl Pyrophosphate Synthetase: Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of the Essential uppS Gene

    Christian M. Apfel;Béla Takács;Michael Fountoulakis;Martin Stieger

  • Role of interferon-gamma in mediating the antitumor efficacy of interleukin-12

    Michael J. Brunda;Leopoldo Luistro;Jill A. Hendrzak;Michael Fountoulakis

  • Proteomics in brain research: potentials and limitations

    Gert Lubec;Kurt Krapfenbauer;Kurt Krapfenbauer;Michael Fountoulakis

  • Ligand-independent dimerization of the extracellular domain of the leptin receptor and determination of the stoichiometry of leptin binding

    René Devos;Yves Guisez;José Van Der Heyden;David D.W. White

  • Two‐dimensional map of human brain proteins

    Hanno Langen;Peter Berndt;Daniel Röder;Nigel Cairns

  • Two-dimensional map of the proteome of Haemophilus influenzae.

    Hanno Langen;Béla Takács;Stefan Evers;Peter Berndt

  • Postmortem Changes in the Level of Brain Proteins

    Michael Fountoulakis;Rosmarie Hardmeier;Harald Höger;Gert Lubec

  • The reduction of NADH ubiquinone oxidoreductase 24- and 75-kDa subunits in brains of patients with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.

    Seong Hwan Kim;Roman Vlkolinsky;Nigel Cairns;Michael Fountoulakis

  • Protein levels of human peroxiredoxin subtypes in brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and Down Syndrome

    S. H. Kim;M. Fountoulakis;N. Cairns;G. Lubec

  • Deranged expression of molecular chaperones in brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

    Byong Chul Yoo;Seong Hwan Kim;Nigel Cairns;Michael Fountoulakis

  • Expression of the dihydropyrimidinase related protein 2 (DRP-2) in Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease brain is downregulated at the mRNA and dysregulated at the protein level.

    G. Lubec;M. Nonaka;K. Krapfenbauer;M. Gratzer

  • Changes of voltage-dependent anion-selective channel proteins VDAC1 and VDAC2 brain levels in patients with Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome.

    Byong Chul Yoo;Michael Fountoulakis;Nigel Cairns;Gert Lubec

  • Identification of differentially expressed, tumor-associated proteins in oral squamous cell carcinoma by proteomic analysis.

    Dritan Turhani;Kurt Krapfenbauer;Dietmar Thurnher;Hanno Langen

  • Application of proteomics technologies in the investigation of the brain

    Michael Fountoulakis

Frequent Co-Authors

Gert Lubec
Gert Lubec Paracelsus Medical University
Gianni Garotta
Gianni Garotta Human Genome Sciences (United States)
Hanno Langen
Hanno Langen Roche (Switzerland)
Mara Dierssen
Mara Dierssen Centre for Genomic Regulation
Reiner L. Gentz
Reiner L. Gentz Gentz Biopharmaceutical Consulting
Nigel J. Cairns
Nigel J. Cairns University of Exeter
Mikio Furuse
Mikio Furuse The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Sven Bölte
Sven Bölte Karolinska Institute
Zlatko Dembic
Zlatko Dembic University of Oslo
Fritz Poustka
Fritz Poustka Goethe University Frankfurt

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