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Nina Gunde-Cimerman

Nina Gunde-Cimerman

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
16638
World Ranking
6384
National Ranking
4

Nina Gunde-Cimerman 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 Nina Gunde-Cimerman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 245 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nina Gunde-Cimerman 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 Nina Gunde-Cimerman sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nina Gunde-Cimerman is affiliated with the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Environmental Science. Their research also encompasses specific areas such as Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Cell Biology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects including Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Polar Research and Ecology, Fungal Biology and Applications, as well as Fungal and Yeast Genetics Research and Studies on Fungal Infections.

Frequently appearing as coauthors in their research are Cene Gostinčar, Polona Zalar, Ramón Alberto Batista-García, Monika Novak Babič, and Yordanis Pérez-Llano.

Several publication venues have hosted their work repeatedly, including the Journal of Fungi, Frontiers in Microbiology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Acta Biologica Slovenica.

Among the recent papers published by the researcher are:

  • "Growing a circular economy with fungal biotechnology: a white paper," 2020, Fungal Biology and Biotechnology
  • "Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance and Hemolytic Phenotypes in Culturable Arctic Bacteria," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Microorganisms populating the water-related indoor biome," 2020, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • "No need for speed: slow development of fungi in extreme environments," 2021, Fungal Biology Reviews
  • "Structural adaptation of fungal cell wall in hypersaline environment," 2023, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Strategies of adaptation of microorganisms of the three domains of life to high salt concentrations.

    Nina Gunde-Cimerman;Ana Plemenitaš;Aharon Oren

  • Mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids: UV protectants or multipurpose secondary metabolites?

    Aharon Oren;Nina Gunde-Cimerman

  • Hypersaline waters in salterns - natural ecological niches for halophilic black yeasts.

    Nina Gunde-Cimerman;Polona Zalar;Sybren de Hoog;Ana Plemenitaš

  • Growing a circular economy with fungal biotechnology: a white paper

    Vera Meyer;Evelina Y Basenko;J Philipp Benz;Gerhard H Braus

  • Redefinition of Aureobasidium Pullulans and Its Varieties

    P. Zalar;C. Gostinčar;G.S. de Hoog;V. Uršič

  • Genome sequencing of four Aureobasidium pullulans varieties: biotechnological potential, stress tolerance, and description of new species

    Cene Gostinčar;Robin A Ohm;Tina Kogej;Silva Sonjak

  • Is there a common water-activity limit for the three domains of life?

    Andrew Stevenson;Jonathan A. Cray;Jim P. Williams;Ricardo Santos

  • Halotolerant and halophilic fungi.

    Nina Gunde-Cimerman;Jose Ramos;Ana Plemenitaš

  • Phylogeny and ecology of the ubiquitous saprobe Cladosporium sphaerospermum, with descriptions of seven new species from hypersaline environments

    P. Zalar;G.S. de Hoog;H.-J. Schroers;P.W. Crous

  • Yeast diversity in hypersaline habitats

    L. Butinar;S. Santos;I. Spencer-Martins;A. Oren

  • Dishwashers--a man-made ecological niche accommodating human opportunistic fungal pathogens.

    P. Zalar;M. Novak;G.S. de Hoog;N. Gunde-Cimerman

  • Extremotolerance in fungi: evolution on the edge

    Cene Gostincar;Martin Grube;Sybren de Hoog;Polona Zalar

  • Taxonomy and phylogeny of the xerophilic genus Wallemia (Wallemiomycetes and Wallemiales, cl. et ord. nov.)

    Polona Zalar;G. Sybren de Hoog;Hans-Josef Schroers;John Michael Frank

  • Extremophilic fungi in arctic ice: a relationship between adaptation to low temperature and water activity

    N. Gunde-Cimerman;S. Sonjak;P. Zalar;Jens Christian Frisvad

  • Osmotic adaptation of the halophilic fungus Hortaea werneckii: role of osmolytes and melanization.

    Tina Kogej;Marlene Stein;Marc Volkmann;Anna A. Gorbushina

  • Yeasts in high Arctic glaciers: the discovery of a new habitat for eukaryotic microorganisms

    Lorena Butinar;Isabel Spencer-Martins;Nina Gunde-Cimerman

  • Selective antimicrobial activity of maggots against pathogenic bacteria.

    Domen Jaklič;Aleš Lapanje;Klemen Zupančič;Dragica Smrke

  • Salt-induced changes in lipid composition and membrane fluidity of halophilic yeast-like melanized fungi.

    Martina Turk;Laurence Méjanelle;Marjeta Šentjurc;Joan O. Grimalt

  • Adaptation to life at high salt concentrations in archaea, bacteria, and eukarya

    Nina Gunde-Cimerman;Aharon Oren;Ana Plemenitaš

  • Medicinal Value of the Genus Pleurotus (Fr.) P.Karst. (Agaricales s.l., Basidiomycetes)

    Nina Gunde-Cimerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Christian Frisvad
Jens Christian Frisvad Technical University of Denmark
Aharon Oren
Aharon Oren Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Martin Grube
Martin Grube University of Graz
Sašo Džeroski
Sašo Džeroski Jožef Stefan Institute
Joan O. Grimalt
Joan O. Grimalt Spanish National Research Council
G.S. de Hoog
G.S. de Hoog Radboud University Medical Center
Keith A. Seifert
Keith A. Seifert Carleton University
Robert A. Samson
Robert A. Samson Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Wieland Meyer
Wieland Meyer Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Jos Houbraken
Jos Houbraken Utrecht University

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