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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 76 4224 3833 316 291 637 21568
Biology and Biochemistry 77 4772 4400 351 332 627 21792

Michael Groll publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Groll between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Groll published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 13.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 91 publications in 2015. 29 of the 743 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 91. Peak 91 publications in 2015. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 57 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 76 publications 2015: 91 publications 2016: 63 publications 2017: 41 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 49 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 21 publications
1972 2025

743 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Groll: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 3
1998 5
1999 6
2000 4
2001 4
2002 11
2003 7
2004 6
2005 21
2006 10
2007 8
2008 22
2009 15
2010 15
2011 22
2012 57
2013 34
2014 76
2015 91
2016 63
2017 41
2018 36
2019 49
2020 41
2021 35
2022 12
2023 16
2024 8
2025 21
Total 743
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Michael Groll 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 Michael Groll sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 621–640 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 637 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104 637
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Michael Groll 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 Michael Groll sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76–77 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437 76
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Michael Groll is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany and is active in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. Their research encompasses several subfields including molecular biology, pharmacology, oncology, materials chemistry, and organic chemistry.

Their work covers multiple main topics such as peptidase inhibition and analysis, microbial natural products and biosynthesis, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, entomopathogenic microorganisms in pest control, and genomics and phylogenetic studies.

Michael Groll has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in high-profile journals and venues. These include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Structure
  • Nature Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent notable papers by Groll cover diverse biochemical and structural topics:

  • "Global analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters reveals conserved and unique natural products in entomopathogenic nematode-symbiotic bacteria," 2022, Nature Chemistry
  • "Evolution-inspired engineering of nonribosomal peptide synthetases," 2024, Science
  • "Fatal amyloid formation in a patient's antibody light chain is caused by a single point mutation," 2020, eLife
  • "Structural snapshots of the minimal PKS system responsible for octaketide biosynthesis," 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • "A monodomain class II terpene cyclase assembles complex isoprenoid scaffolds," 2020, Nature Chemistry

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Helge B. Bode (18 joint publications)
  • Wolfgang Kuttenlochner (16 joint publications)
  • E.M. Huber (15 joint publications)
  • Ville R. I. Kaila (7 joint publications)
  • F. Ecker (7 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Structure of 20S proteasome from yeast at 2.4 A resolution.

    Michael Groll;Lars Ditzel;Jan Löwe;Daniela Stock

  • A gated channel into the proteasome core particle.

    Michael Groll;Monica Bajorek;Alwin Köhler;Luis Moroder

  • Crystal Structure of the Boronic Acid-Based Proteasome Inhibitor Bortezomib in Complex with the Yeast 20S Proteasome

    Michael Groll;Celia R. Berkers;Hidde L. Ploegh;Huib Ovaa

  • Immuno- and constitutive proteasome crystal structures reveal differences in substrate and inhibitor specificity.

    Eva M. Huber;Michael Basler;Ricarda Schwab;Wolfgang Heinemeyer

  • 20S proteasome and its inhibitors: crystallographic knowledge for drug development.

    Ljudmila Borissenko;Michael Groll

  • Cleavage motifs of the yeast 20S proteasome β subunits deduced from digests of enolase 1

    Alexander K. Nussbaum;Tobias P. Dick;Wieland Keilholz;Markus Schirle

  • Crystal structures of Salinosporamide A (NPI-0052) and B (NPI-0047) in complex with the 20S proteasome reveal important consequences of beta-lactone ring opening and a mechanism for irreversible binding.

    Michael Groll;Robert Huber;Barbara C. M. Potts

  • Ubiquitin docking at the proteasome through a novel pleckstrin-homology domain interaction

    Patrick Schreiner;Xiang Chen;Koraljka Husnjak;Leah Randles

  • The catalytic sites of 20S proteasomes and their role in subunit maturation: A mutational and crystallographic study

    Michael Groll;Wolfgang Heinemeyer;Sibylle Jäger;Tobias Ullrich

  • Crystal Structure of Epoxomicin:20S Proteasome reveals a molecular basis for selectivity of alpha,beta-Epoxyketone Proteasome Inhibitors

    Michael Groll;Kyung Bo Kim;Norman Kairies;Robert Huber

  • Contribution of Proteasomal β-Subunits to the Cleavage of Peptide Substrates Analyzed with Yeast Mutants

    Tobias P. Dick;Alexander K. Nussbaum;Martin Deeg;Wolfgang Heinemeyer

  • A plant pathogen virulence factor inhibits the eukaryotic proteasome by a novel mechanism

    Michael Groll;Barbara Schellenberg;André S. Bachmann;Crystal R. Archer

  • Substrate access and processing by the 20S proteasome core particle.

    Michael Groll;Robert Huber

  • Molecular Machines for Protein Degradation

    Michael Groll;Matthias Bochtler;Hans Brandstetter;Tim Clausen

  • Marizomib, a Proteasome Inhibitor for All Seasons: Preclinical Profile and a Framework for Clinical Trials

    B. C. Potts;M. X. Albitar;K. C. Anderson;S. Baritaki

  • The 26S proteasome: assembly and function of a destructive machine

    Nerea Gallastegui;Michael Groll

  • Mechanism and Regulation of DNA-Protein Crosslink Repair by the DNA-Dependent Metalloprotease SPRTN

    Julian Stingele;Roberto Bellelli;Ferdinand Alte;Graeme Hewitt

  • Inhibitors of the eukaryotic 20S proteasome core particle: a structural approach

    Michael Groll;Robert Huber

  • The architecture of functional modules in the Hsp90 co-chaperone Sti1/Hop.

    Andreas B Schmid;Stephan Lagleder;Stephan Lagleder;Melissa Ann Gräwert;Alina Röhl

  • Induced‐Fit Mechanism in Class I Terpene Cyclases

    Philipp Baer;Patrick Rabe;Patrick Rabe;Katrin Fischer;Christian A. Citron;Christian A. Citron

  • Crystal structure of the 20 S proteasome:TMC-95A complex: a non-covalent proteasome inhibitor.

    Michael Groll;Yutaka Koguchi;Robert Huber;Jun Kohno

  • Crystal structure of heat shock locus V (HslV) from Escherichia coli.

    Matthias Bochtler;Lars Ditzel;Michael Groll;Robert Huber

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Huber
Robert Huber University of Duisburg-Essen
Wolfgang Eisenreich
Wolfgang Eisenreich Technical University of Munich
Markus Kaiser
Markus Kaiser University of Duisburg-Essen
Luis Moroder
Luis Moroder Max Planck Society
Christian Hertweck
Christian Hertweck Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Stephan A. Sieber
Stephan A. Sieber Technical University of Munich
Axel A. Brakhage
Axel A. Brakhage Leibniz Association
Robert Huber
Robert Huber Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
Adelbert Bacher
Adelbert Bacher Technical University of Munich
Christoph Driessen
Christoph Driessen University of St. Gallen

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