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Michael Spiteller

Michael Spiteller

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
17328
World Ranking
6848
National Ranking
496

Michael Spiteller 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 Spiteller sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 434 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Spiteller 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 Spiteller sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Spiteller is affiliated with TU Dortmund University in Germany and specializes in the field of Chemistry, contributing notably to several subfields including Spectroscopy, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Analytical Chemistry, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The scientist's research spans a range of topics, primarily focusing on:

  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Analytical chemistry methods development

Michael Spiteller has published a number of research papers in various journals, some of the recent and notable publications include:

  • Stochastic Dynamic Mass Spectrometric Approach to Quantify Reserpine in Solution, 2020, Analytical Chemistry Letters
  • Stochastic Dynamic Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometric Quantitative Analysis of Metronidazole in Human Urine, 2022, Analytical Chemistry Letters
  • Stochastic dynamic mass spectrometric quantification of steroids in mixture - Part II, 2020, Steroids
  • Inhibition of Proinflammatory Cytokine Release by Flavones and Flavanones from the Leaves of Dracaena steudneri Engl., 2020, Planta Medica
  • Crystallographic and theoretical study of the atypical distorted octahedral geometry of the metal chromophore of zinc(II) bis((1R,2R)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane) dinitrate, 2021, Journal of Molecular Structure

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in several venues including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Analytical Chemistry Letters
  • Steroids
  • Journal of Molecular Structure

Michael Spiteller has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, among the most frequent are:

  • Bojidarka Ivanova
  • Kibrom Gebreheiwot Bedane
  • Oliver Kayser
  • Divinah Kwamboka Nyamboki
  • Josphat C. Matasyoh

In addition to journal articles, Michael Spiteller has contributed to book publications, including a title published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research in 2020:

  • QUANTITATIVE RELATIONS AMONG TEMPERATURE, ANALYTE CONCENTRATION IN SOLUTION, STOCHASTIC DYNAMIC DIFFUSIONS AND MASS SPECTROMETRIC VARIABLE INTENSITY

Best Publications

  • Chemical Ecology of Endophytic Fungi: Origins of Secondary Metabolites

    Souvik Kusari;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck;Michael Spiteller

  • DFT and experimental studies of the structure and vibrational spectra of curcumin

    Tsonko M. Kolev;Evelina A. Velcheva;Bistra A. Stamboliyska;Michael Spiteller

  • Recent advances in research on lignans and neolignans

    Rémy Bertrand Teponno;Rémy Bertrand Teponno;Souvik Kusari;Michael Spiteller

  • An endophytic fungus from Camptotheca acuminata that produces camptothecin and analogues

    Souvik Kusari;Sebastian Zühlke;Michael Spiteller

  • Endophytic fungal strains of Fusarium solani, from Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. ex Arn (Icacinaceae) produce camptothecin, 10-hydroxycamptothecin and 9-methoxycamptothecin

    S. Shweta;S. Zuehlke;B.T. Ramesha;V. Priti

  • Sorption and desorption of sulfadiazine in soil and soil-manure systems.

    Premasis Sukul;Marc Lamshöft;Sebastian Zühlke;Michael Spiteller

  • Binding of Fluoroquinolone Carboxylic Acid Derivatives to Clay Minerals

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  • Occurrence of diclofenac and selected metabolites in sewage effluents.

    Dele Stülten;Sebastian Zühlke;Marc Lamshöft;Michael Spiteller

  • Untapped mutualistic paradigms linking host plant and endophytic fungal production of similar bioactive secondary metabolites

    Souvik Kusari;Shree P. Pandey;Michael Spiteller

  • Are we ready for industrial production of bioactive plant secondary metabolites utilizing endophytes

    Souvik Kusari;Michael Spiteller

  • Fate of sulfadiazine administered to pigs and its quantitative effect on the dynamics of bacterial resistance genes in manure and manured soil

    Holger Heuer;Andreas Focks;Marc Lamshöft;Kornelia Smalla

  • An endophytic fungus from Azadirachta indica A. Juss. that produces azadirachtin

    Souvik Kusari;Vijay C. Verma;Vijay C. Verma;Marc Lamshoeft;Michael Spiteller

  • Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics in the Environment

    Premasis Sukul;Michael Spiteller

  • Bioreactor studies on the endophytic fungus Entrophospora infrequens for the production of an anticancer alkaloid camptothecin

    Touseef Amna;Satish C Puri;V Verma;Jai P Sharma

  • Biogeochemical interfaces in soil: The interdisciplinary challenge for soil science

    Kai U. Totsche;Thilo Rennert;Martin H. Gerzabek;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner

  • Chemical basis of the synergism and antagonism in microbial communities in the nests of leaf-cutting ants

    Ilka Schoenian;Michael Spiteller;Manoj Ghaste;Rainer Wirth

  • Sulfonamides in the environment as veterinary drugs.

    Premasis Sukul;Michael Spiteller

  • Development of capillary electrophoresis methods for the analysis of fluoroquinolones and application to the study of the influence of humic substances on their photodegradation in aqueous phase

    Ph Schmitt-Kopplin;J Burhenne;D Freitag;M Spiteller

  • Effect of artificial reconstitution of the interaction between the plant Camptotheca acuminata and the fungal endophyte Fusarium solani on camptothecin biosynthesis.

    Souvik Kusari;Sebastian Zühlke;Michael Spiteller

  • Screening of in vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of nine Hypericum species from the Balkans

    Niko Radulović;Vesna Stankov-Jovanović;Gordana Stojanović;Andrija Šmelcerović

  • Sequestration of manure-applied sulfadiazine residues in soils

    M. Förster;V. Laabs;M. Lamshöft;J. Groeneweg

  • Soil quality changes resulting from the application of the fungicides mefenoxam and metalaxyl to a sandy loam soil

    Adolphe Monkiedje;Matthew Olusoji Ilori;Michael Spiteller

  • Determination of antibiotics such as macrolides, ionophores and tiamulin in liquid manure by HPLC–MS/MS

    Michael P. Schlüsener;Kai Bester;Michael Spiteller

Frequent Co-Authors

William S. Sheldrick
William S. Sheldrick Ruhr University Bochum
Oliver Kayser
Oliver Kayser TU Dortmund University
Carsten Strohmann
Carsten Strohmann TU Dortmund University
Markus Schürmann
Markus Schürmann TU Dortmund University
Hartmut Laatsch
Hartmut Laatsch University of Göttingen
Wolfgang Steglich
Wolfgang Steglich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
A. M. Abd El-Aty
A. M. Abd El-Aty Cairo University
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Jae-Han Shim
Jae-Han Shim Chonnam National University
Alessandro Piccolo
Alessandro Piccolo University of Naples Federico II

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