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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
21012
World Ranking
6922
National Ranking
3192

Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
20745
World Ranking
5775
National Ranking
1774

Michael Seibert 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 Seibert sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 238 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Seibert 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 Seibert sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Seibert is affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields including biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular emphasis on molecular biology, cell biology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's work focuses on key topics such as cellular transport and secretion, lipid membrane structure and behavior, receptor mechanisms and signaling, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, nerve injury and regeneration, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, and plant stress responses and tolerance.

Michael Seibert has contributed to a range of publications with notable papers including:

  • Synaptic vesicle proteins are selectively delivered to axons in mammalian neurons, 2023, eLife
  • Synaptotagmin 9 Modulates Spontaneous Neurotransmitter Release in Striatal Neurons by Regulating Substance P Secretion, 2023, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Ca2+ effects on Fe(II) interactions with Mn-binding sites in Mn-depleted oxygen-evolving complexes of photosystem II and on Fe replacement of Mn in Mn-containing, Ca-depleted complexes, 2021, Photosynthesis Research
  • Synaptotagmin 9 modulates spontaneous neurotransmitter release in striatal neurons by regulating substance P secretion, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions recommendation of Pool size estimations for dense-core vesicles in mammalian CNS neurons., 2023, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature

Frequent collaborators in their research include Edwin R. Chapman, Chantell S. Evans, Kevin S. Stanley, Zhenyong Wu, and Emma T. Watson.

The scientist's publications appear in various journals and venues, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research. These include:

  • eLife
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Photosynthesis Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature

Best Publications

  • Microalgal triacylglycerols as feedstocks for biofuel production: perspectives and advances

    Qiang Hu;Milton R. Sommerfeld;Eric E. Jarvis;Maria L. Ghirardi

  • SUSTAINED PHOTOBIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCTION UPON REVERSIBLE INACTIVATION OF OXYGEN EVOLUTION IN THE GREEN ALGA CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII

    Anastasios Melis;Liping Zhang;Marc Forestier;Maria L. Ghirardi

  • Microalgae: a green source of renewable H2

    Maria L. Ghirardi;Liping Zhang;James W. Lee;Timothy Flynn

  • Discovery of two novel radical S-adenosylmethionine proteins required for the assembly of an active [Fe] hydrogenase.

    Matthew C. Posewitz;Paul W. King;Sharon L. Smolinski;Liping Zhang

  • Hydrogenases and hydrogen photoproduction in oxygenic photosynthetic organisms.

    Maria L. Ghirardi;Matthew C. Posewitz;Pin-Ching Maness;Alexandra Dubini

  • Functional Studies of [FeFe] Hydrogenase Maturation in an Escherichia coli Biosynthetic System

    Paul W. King;Matthew C. Posewitz;Maria L. Ghirardi;Michael Seibert

  • Anaerobic Acclimation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii ANOXIC GENE EXPRESSION, HYDROGENASE INDUCTION, AND METABOLIC PATHWAYS

    Florence Mus;Alexandra Dubini;Alexandra Dubini;Michael Seibert;Matthew C. Posewitz;Matthew C. Posewitz

  • Sustained hydrogen photoproduction by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: Effects of culture parameters.

    Sergey Kosourov;Anatoly Tsygankov;Michael Seibert;Maria L. Ghirardi

  • Structural, biochemical and biophysical characterization of four oxygen-evolving photosystem II preparations from spinach

    Terri Goodman Dunahay;L.Andrew Staehelin;Michael Seibert;Paula D. Ogilvie

  • Expression of two [Fe]-hydrogenases in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under anaerobic conditions.

    Marc Forestier;Paul King;Liping Zhang;Matthew Posewitz

  • Oxygen Sensitivity of Algal H2-Production

    Maria L. Ghirardi;Robert K. Togasaki;Michael Seibert

  • Effects of Extracellular pH on the Metabolic Pathways in Sulfur-Deprived, H2-Producing Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Cultures

    Sergey Kosourov;Michael Seibert;Maria L. Ghirardi

  • Examination of Triacylglycerol Biosynthetic Pathways via De Novo Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analyses in an Unsequenced Microalga

    Michael T. Guarnieri;Ambarish Nag;Sharon L. Smolinski;Al Darzins

  • Determination of the primary charge separation rate in isolated photosystem II reaction centers with 500-fs time resolution.

    Michael R. Wasielewski;Douglas G. Johnson;Michael Seibert;Govindjee

  • Photobiological production of hydrogen

    Paul F. Weaver;Stephen Lien;Michael Seibert

  • Finding Gas Diffusion Pathways in Proteins: Application to O2 and H2 Transport in CpI [FeFe]-Hydrogenase and the Role of Packing Defects

    Jordi Cohen;Kwiseon Kim;Paul King;Michael Seibert

  • The dependence of algal H2 production on Photosystem II and O2 consumption activities in sulfur-deprived Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells.

    T.K. Antal;T.E. Krendeleva;T.V. Laurinavichene;V.V. Makarova;V.V. Makarova

  • Primary processes in photosynthesis: Insitu ESR studies on the light induced oxidized and triplet state of reaction center bacteriochlorophyll

    P. Leslie Dutton;John S. Leigh;Michael Seibert

  • Demonstration of sustained hydrogen photoproduction by immobilized, sulfur-deprived Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells

    Tatyana V. Laurinavichene;Alexander S. Fedorov;Maria L. Ghirardi;Michael Seibert

  • Hydrogen photoproduction by nutrient-deprived Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells immobilized within thin alginate films under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

    Sergey N. Kosourov;Michael Seibert

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria L. Ghirardi
Maria L. Ghirardi National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Matthew C. Posewitz
Matthew C. Posewitz Colorado School of Mines
Paul W. King
Paul W. King National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ryszard Jankowiak
Ryszard Jankowiak Kansas State University
Michael R. Wasielewski
Michael R. Wasielewski Northwestern University
Arthur R. Grossman
Arthur R. Grossman Carnegie Institution for Science
Christopher Preston
Christopher Preston University of Adelaide
Govindjee
Govindjee University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gerald J. Small
Gerald J. Small Iowa State University
Anastasios Melis
Anastasios Melis University of California, Berkeley

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