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Olaf Kniemeyer

Olaf Kniemeyer

Leibniz Association
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
10964
World Ranking
17064
National Ranking
1177

Olaf Kniemeyer publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 193 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Olaf Kniemeyer 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 Olaf Kniemeyer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Olaf Kniemeyer is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany. Their research spans several interconnected fields of study, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, they have specialized in subfields including Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Plant Science, and Immunology.

Their research covers a range of topics concentrated on fungal biology and host-pathogen interactions. Key topics include antifungal resistance and susceptibility, fungal infections and studies, peptidase inhibition and analysis, fungal and yeast genetics research, mycotoxins in agriculture and food, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, and mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions.

Olaf Kniemeyer has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with notable papers including:

  • "Carbon Catabolite Repression in Filamentous Fungi Is Regulated by Phosphorylation of the Transcription Factor CreA," 2021, mBio
  • "Selection of cross-reactive T cells by commensal and food-derived yeasts drives cytotoxic TH1 cell responses in Crohn's disease," 2023, Nature Medicine
  • "Human Neutrophils Produce Antifungal Extracellular Vesicles against Aspergillus fumigatus," 2020, mBio
  • "Candidalysin delivery to the invasion pocket is critical for host epithelial damage induced by Candida albicans," 2021, Cellular Microbiology
  • "Immune modulation by complement receptor 3-dependent human monocyte TGF-β1-transporting vesicles," 2020, Nature Communications

Their publication record includes frequent contributions to several prominent journals and platforms, such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, mBio, Journal of Fungi, and Cellular Microbiology.

Collaborations with other researchers are a significant aspect of Olaf Kniemeyer's work. Frequent co-authors include Axel A. Brakhage, Thomas Krüger, Matthew G. Blango, Bernhard Hube, and Gianni Panagiotou.

Best Publications

  • Candidalysin is a fungal peptide toxin critical for mucosal infection

    David L. Moyes;Duncan Wilson;Jonathan P. Richardson;Selene Mogavero

  • Surface hydrophobin prevents immune recognition of airborne fungal spores

    Vishukumar Aimanianda;Jagadeesh Bayry;Jagadeesh Bayry;Jagadeesh Bayry;Silvia Bozza;Olaf Kniemeyer

  • Production of Extracellular Traps against Aspergillus fumigatus In Vitro and in Infected Lung Tissue Is Dependent on Invading Neutrophils and Influenced by Hydrophobin RodA

    Sandra Bruns;Olaf Kniemeyer;Olaf Kniemeyer;Mike Hasenberg;Vishukumar Aimanianda

  • Human Anti-fungal Th17 Immunity and Pathology Rely on Cross-Reactivity against Candida albicans.

    Petra Bacher;Thordis Hohnstein;Eva Beerbaum;Marie Röcker

  • Anaerobic oxidation of short-chain hydrocarbons by marine sulphate-reducing bacteria

    Olaf Kniemeyer;Florin Musat;Stefan M. Sievert;Katrin Knittel

  • Regulatory T Cell Specificity Directs Tolerance versus Allergy against Aeroantigens in Humans.

    Petra Bacher;Frederik Heinrich;Ulrik Stervbo;Mikalai Nienen

  • The Aspergillus fumigatus transcriptional regulator AfYap1 represents the major regulator for defense against reactive oxygen intermediates but is dispensable for pathogenicity in an intranasal mouse infection model.

    Franziska Lessing;Franziska Lessing;Olaf Kniemeyer;Olaf Kniemeyer;Iwona Wozniok;Juergen Loeffler

  • Production of Pyomelanin, a Second Type of Melanin, via the Tyrosine Degradation Pathway in Aspergillus fumigatus

    Jeannette Schmaler-Ripcke;Venelina Sugareva;Peter Gebhardt;Robert Winkler

  • Anaerobic Degradation of Ethylbenzene by a New Type of Marine Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium

    Olaf Kniemeyer;Thomas Fischer;Heinz Wilkes;Frank Oliver Glöckner

  • Interaction of HapX with the CCAAT-binding complex—a novel mechanism of gene regulation by iron

    Peter Hortschansky;Martin Eisendle;Qusai Al-Abdallah;André D Schmidt

  • Antigen-Reactive T Cell Enrichment for Direct, High-Resolution Analysis of the Human Naive and Memory Th Cell Repertoire

    Petra Bacher;Christian Schink;Janka Teutschbein;Olaf Kniemeyer

  • Comparative and functional genomics provide insights into the pathogenicity of dermatophytic fungi

    Anke Burmester;Anke Burmester;Ekaterina Shelest;Gernot Glöckner;Christoph Heddergott;Christoph Heddergott

  • Ethylbenzene Dehydrogenase, a Novel Hydrocarbon-oxidizing Molybdenum/Iron-Sulfur/Heme Enzyme

    Olaf Kniemeyer;Johann Heider

  • Optimisation of a 2-D gel electrophoresis protocol for the human-pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.

    Olaf Kniemeyer;Franziska Lessing;Franziska Lessing;Olaf Scheibner;Christian Hertweck

  • Analysis of the Aspergillus fumigatus proteome reveals metabolic changes and the activation of the pseurotin A biosynthesis gene cluster in response to hypoxia.

    Martin Vödisch;Kirstin Scherlach;Robert Winkler;Christian Hertweck

  • Interference of Aspergillus fumigatus with the immune response.

    Thorsten Heinekamp;Hella Schmidt;Katrin Lapp;Vera Pähtz

  • Deletion of the α-(1,3)-glucan synthase genes induces a restructuring of the conidial cell wall responsible for the avirulence of Aspergillus fumigatus.

    Anne Beauvais;Silvia Bozza;Olaf Kniemeyer;Céline Formosa

  • Surface Structure Characterization of Aspergillus fumigatus Conidia Mutated in the Melanin Synthesis Pathway and Their Human Cellular Immune Response

    Jagadeesh Bayry;Audrey Beaussart;Yves F. Dufrêne;Meenu Sharma

  • Antigen-specific expansion of human regulatory T cells as a major tolerance mechanism against mucosal fungi

    P Bacher;O Kniemeyer;A Schönbrunn;B Sawitzki

  • Integrative analysis of the heat shock response in Aspergillus fumigatus

    Daniela Albrecht;Reinhard Guthke;Axel A Brakhage;Axel A Brakhage;Olaf Kniemeyer;Olaf Kniemeyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Axel A. Brakhage
Axel A. Brakhage Leibniz Association
Bernhard Hube
Bernhard Hube Leibniz Association
Thorsten Heinekamp
Thorsten Heinekamp Hans Knöll Institute
Reinhard Guthke
Reinhard Guthke Leibniz Association
Ilse D. Jacobsen
Ilse D. Jacobsen Leibniz Association
Oliver Kurzai
Oliver Kurzai University of Würzburg
Jean-Paul Latgé
Jean-Paul Latgé University of Crete
Hubertus Haas
Hubertus Haas Innsbruck Medical University
Jagadeesh Bayry
Jagadeesh Bayry Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
Peter F. Zipfel
Peter F. Zipfel Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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