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Citations
7994
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17727
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Michael Lalk 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 Lalk sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 181 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Lalk 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 Lalk sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

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

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

Overview

Michael Lalk is affiliated with the University of Greifswald in Germany. Their research spans across the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on molecular biology, genetics, organic chemistry, ecology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics including bacterial genetics and biotechnology, plasma applications and diagnostics, gut microbiota and health, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, microbial natural products and biosynthesis, as well as pneumonia and respiratory infections.

Michael Lalk has been published in numerous scientific venues, notably contributing multiple works to Scientific Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Microbiology Spectrum, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Environmental Microbiology.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Karen Methling, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Dörte Becher, Katharina Riedel, and Alexander Lammers.

Recent papers showcasing their involvement in multidisciplinary research include:

  • Insights in ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, 2021, Blood
  • Structural Insights into (Tere)phthalate-Ester Hydrolysis by a Carboxylesterase and Its Role in Promoting PET Depolymerization, 2022, ACS Catalysis
  • Gas Plasma Technology Augments Ovalbumin Immunogenicity and OT-II T Cell Activation Conferring Tumor Protection in Mice, 2021, Advanced Science
  • Pathogenesis of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), 2022, Seminars in Hematology
  • Towards Understanding ChAdOx1 nCov-19 Vaccine-induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT), 2021, Research Square (Research Square)

Best Publications

  • Insights in ChAdOx1 nCov-19 Vaccine-induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT).

    Andreas Greinacher;Kathleen Selleng;Raghavendra Palankar;Jan Wesche

  • The Stringent Response of Staphylococcus aureus and Its Impact on Survival after Phagocytosis through the Induction of Intracellular PSMs Expression

    Tobias Geiger;Patrice François;Manuel Liebeke;Martin J. Fraunholz

  • Systems-wide temporal proteomic profiling in glucose-starved Bacillus subtilis

    Andreas Otto;Jörg Bernhardt;Hanna Meyer;Marc Schaffer

  • Metaproteomics of a gutless marine worm and its symbiotic microbial community reveal unusual pathways for carbon and energy use

    Manuel Kleiner;Cecilia Wentrup;Christian Lott;Hanno Teeling

  • Redox sensing by a Rex-family repressor is involved in the regulation of anaerobic gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus

    Martin Pagels;Stephan Fuchs;Jan Pané-Farré;Christian Kohler

  • Nutrient limitation governs Staphylococcus aureus metabolism and niche adaptation in the human nose.

    Bernhard Krismer;Manuel Liebeke;Daniela Janek;Mulugeta Nega

  • Antiviral Terpenoid Constituents of Ganoderma pfeifferi.

    Timo H J Niedermeyer;Ulrike Lindequist;Renate Mentel;Dirk Gördes

  • Role of the (p)ppGpp synthase RSH, a RelA/SpoT homolog, in stringent response and virulence of Staphylococcus aureus.

    Tobias Geiger;Christiane Goerke;Michaela Fritz;Tina Schäfer

  • Genome-wide responses to carbonyl electrophiles in Bacillus subtilis : control of the thiol-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase AdhA and cysteine proteinase YraA by the MerR-family regulator YraB (AdhR)

    Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen;Warawan Eiamphungporn;Ulrike Mäder;Manuel Liebeke

  • Nuclear amination catalyzed by fungal laccases: reaction products of p-hydroquinones and primary aromatic amines.

    Timo H. J. Niedermeyer;and Annett Mikolasch;Michael Lalk

  • Transcriptome and Functional Analysis of the Eukaryotic-Type Serine/Threonine Kinase PknB in Staphylococcus aureus

    Stefanie Donat;Karin Streker;Tanja Schirmeister;Sonja Rakette

  • Characterization of the Oxygen-Responsive NreABC Regulon of Staphylococcus aureus

    Steffen Schlag;Stephan Fuchs;Christiane Nerz;Rosmarie Gaupp

  • A metabolomics and proteomics study of the adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus to glucose starvation

    Manuel Liebeke;Kirsten Dörries;Daniela Zühlke;Jörg Bernhardt

  • Global analysis of the Staphylococcus aureus response to mupirocin

    Swantje Reiss;Jan Pané-Farré;Stephan Fuchs;Patrice François

  • Systems‐wide analysis and engineering of metabolic pathway fluxes in bio‐succinate producing Basfia succiniciproducens

    Judith Becker;Jasper Reinefeld;René Stellmacher;Rudolf Schäfer

  • Depletion of thiol-containing proteins in response to quinones in Bacillus subtilis

    Manuel Liebeke;Dierk-Christoph Pöther;Nguyen van Duy;Dirk Albrecht

  • A protocol for the investigation of the intracellular Staphylococcus aureus metabolome

    Hanna Meyer;Manuel Liebeke;Michael Lalk

  • Synthesis and structure–activity relationships of 2-vinylchroman-4-ones as potent antibiotic agents

    Uwe Albrecht;Michael Lalk;Peter Langer

  • Nitric oxide stress induces different responses but mediates comparable protein thiol protection in Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus.

    Falko Hochgräfe;Carmen Wolf;Stephan Fuchs;Manuel Liebeke

  • Soy Isoflavones and Breast Cancer Cell Lines: Molecular Mechanisms and Future Perspectives

    Alina Uifălean;Stefanie Schneider;Corina Ionescu;Michael Lalk

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrike Lindequist
Ulrike Lindequist University of Greifswald
Michael Hecker
Michael Hecker University of Greifswald
Jörg Bernhardt
Jörg Bernhardt University of Greifswald
Dörte Becher
Dörte Becher University of Greifswald
Thomas Schweder
Thomas Schweder University of Greifswald
Knut Ohlsen
Knut Ohlsen University of Würzburg
Susanne Engelmann
Susanne Engelmann Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Uwe Völker
Uwe Völker University of Greifswald
Sven Hammerschmidt
Sven Hammerschmidt University of Greifswald
Haike Antelmann
Haike Antelmann Freie Universität Berlin

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