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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
117
Citations
59724
World Ranking
712
National Ranking
50

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Michael Wink is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed extensively to several fields of study, primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans major subfields such as molecular biology, plant science, ecology, pharmacology, and genetics.

The researcher's main topics of work include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Phytochemicals and antioxidant activities
  • Genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms
  • Essential oils and antimicrobial activity
  • Phytochemistry and biological activities
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis

Michael Wink has published papers in a variety of well-regarded scientific venues, including:

  • Diversity (15 publications)
  • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) (13 publications)
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology (5 publications)
  • Biologie in unserer Zeit (5 publications)
  • Molecules (4 publications)

The following recent papers highlight the range and focus of their research:

  • Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities, 2021, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • [Retracted] Ellagic Acid: A Review on Its Natural Sources, Chemical Stability, and Therapeutic Potential, 2022, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
  • Essential Oils as Multicomponent Mixtures and Their Potential for Human Health and Well-Being, 2022, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Potential of DNA Intercalating Alkaloids and Other Plant Secondary Metabolites against SARS-CoV-2 Causing COVID-19, 2020, Diversity
  • Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Medicinal Uses of Plants of the Genus Salix: An Updated Review, 2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology

Frequent collaborators in the author's research include Mansour Sobeh, Joachim Funke, Assem M. El-Shazly, Mohamed A. O. Abdelfattah, and Mona F. Mahmoud.

Michael Wink has also authored books published by S. Hirzel Verlag and CABI eBooks. Notable titles include Warum kopflose Männchen die besseren Liebhaber sind (2024), Wie man Männer in Schweine verwandelt und wie man sich vor solch üblen Tricks schützt (2020), and Essential Oils Unveiled (2025).

Best Publications

  • Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities.

    Atanas G Atanasov;Sergey B Zotchev;Verena M Dirsch

  • Evolution of secondary metabolites from an ecological and molecular phylogenetic perspective.

    Michael Wink

  • Medicinal Plants of the World

    B. E. van Wyk;M. Wink

  • A new subfamily classification of the leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny

    Nasim Azani;Marielle Babineau;C. Donovan Bailey;Hannah Banks

  • Plant breeding: importance of plant secondary metabolites for protection against pathogens and herbivores

    M. Wink

  • Modes of Action of Herbal Medicines and Plant Secondary Metabolites

    Michael Wink

  • Studies on nutritive potential and toxic constituents of different provenances of Jatropha curcas

    H. P. S. Makkar;K. Becker;F. Sporer;M. Wink

  • Biochemical activities of berberine, palmatine and sanguinarine mediating chemical defence against microorganisms and herbivores

    T. Schmeller;B. Latz-Brüning;M. Wink

  • Salvia (Lamiaceae) is not monophyletic: implications for the systematics, radiation, and ecological specializations of Salvia and tribe Mentheae

    Jay B. Walker;Kenneth J. Sytsma;Jens Treutlein;Michael Wink

  • Alkaloids: biochemistry, ecology, and medicinal applications.

    M. F. Roberts;Michael Wink

  • Medicinal Plants: A Source of Anti-Parasitic Secondary Metabolites

    Michael Wink

  • Synergistic properties of the terpenoids aromadendrene and 1,8-cineole from the essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus against antibiotic-susceptible and antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

    S. Mulyaningsih;Frank Sporer;Stefan Zimmermann;Jürgen Reichling

  • Biochemistry of plant secondary metabolism.

    Michael Wink

  • Patterns of quinolizidine alkaloids in 56 species of the genus Lupinus

    Michael Wink;Carsten Meißner;Ludger Witte

  • Evolution of secondary metabolites in legumes (Fabaceae)

    M. Wink

  • Attraction, deterrence or intoxication of bees (Apis mellifera) by plant allelochemicals

    Andreas Detzel;Michael Wink

  • Evolutionary advantage and molecular modes of action of multi-component mixtures used in phytomedicine.

    Michael Wink

  • Identification and biological activities of triterpenoid saponins from Chenopodium quinoa.

    Girma Moges Woldemichael;Michael Wink

  • Modes of Action of Allelochemical Alkaloids: Interaction with Neuroreceptors, DNA, and Other Molecular Targets

    M. Wink;T. Schmeller;B. Latz-Brüning

  • The plant vacuole : a multifunctional compartment

    Michael Wink

Frequent Co-Authors

Ludger Witte
Ludger Witte Technische Universität Braunschweig
Uwe Fritz
Uwe Fritz American Museum of Natural History
Thomas Efferth
Thomas Efferth Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Yu-Jie Fu
Yu-Jie Fu Northeast Forestry University
Bernd Leisler
Bernd Leisler Max Planck Society
William N. Setzer
William N. Setzer University of Alabama in Huntsville
Yuangang Zu
Yuangang Zu Northeast Forestry University
Jochen Martens
Jochen Martens Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Peter H. Becker
Peter H. Becker Max Planck Society
Alexandre Aleixo
Alexandre Aleixo Instituto Tecnológico Vale

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