| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | 163 | 674 | 616 | 29 | 28 | 827 | 125740 |
| Genetics | 164 | 82 | 79 | 6 | 6 | 779 | 125722 |
| Molecular Biology | 164 | 54 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 779 | 125722 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Lichter between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Lichter published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 25.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 173 publications in 2023. 16 of the 1,030 publications appeared in the last two years.
1,030 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 14 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1994 | 23 |
| 1995 | 25 |
| 1996 | 21 |
| 1997 | 26 |
| 1998 | 29 |
| 1999 | 27 |
| 2000 | 30 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 24 |
| 2005 | 42 |
| 2006 | 34 |
| 2007 | 29 |
| 2008 | 24 |
| 2009 | 25 |
| 2010 | 37 |
| 2011 | 30 |
| 2012 | 40 |
| 2013 | 30 |
| 2014 | 45 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2016 | 37 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 173 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| Total | 1,030 |
The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Lichter sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 779 publications — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 47–56 | 7 | |
| 57–66 | 17 | |
| 67–76 | 65 | |
| 77–86 | 90 | |
| 87–96 | 125 | |
| 97–106 | 131 | |
| 107–116 | 162 | |
| 117–126 | 177 | |
| 127–136 | 158 | |
| 137–146 | 158 | |
| 147–156 | 146 | |
| 157–166 | 159 | |
| 167–176 | 131 | |
| 177–186 | 110 | |
| 187–196 | 112 | |
| 197–206 | 100 | |
| 207–216 | 89 | |
| 217–226 | 98 | |
| 227–236 | 74 | |
| 237–246 | 72 | |
| 247–256 | 63 | |
| 257–266 | 53 | |
| 267–276 | 54 | |
| 277–286 | 49 | |
| 287–296 | 52 | |
| 297–306 | 43 | |
| 307–316 | 46 | |
| 317–326 | 41 | |
| 327–336 | 42 | |
| 337–346 | 31 | |
| 347–356 | 28 | |
| 357–366 | 29 | |
| 367–376 | 26 | |
| 377–386 | 24 | |
| 387–396 | 24 | |
| 397–406 | 14 | |
| 407–416 | 13 | |
| 417–426 | 20 | |
| 427–436 | 12 | |
| 437–446 | 20 | |
| 447–456 | 11 | |
| 457–466 | 10 | |
| 467–476 | 14 | |
| 477–486 | 14 | |
| 487–496 | 10 | |
| 497–506 | 13 | |
| 507–516 | 13 | |
| 517–526 | 2 | |
| 527–536 | 4 | |
| 537–546 | 6 | |
| 547–556 | 8 | |
| 557–563 | 6 | |
| 564+ | 100 | 779 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Lichter sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 164 D-Index — 98th percentile
98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 40–41 | 36 | |
| 42–43 | 101 | |
| 44–45 | 115 | |
| 46–47 | 121 | |
| 48–49 | 118 | |
| 50–51 | 130 | |
| 52–53 | 106 | |
| 54–55 | 116 | |
| 56–57 | 113 | |
| 58–59 | 129 | |
| 60–61 | 120 | |
| 62–63 | 105 | |
| 64–65 | 131 | |
| 66–67 | 95 | |
| 68–69 | 97 | |
| 70–71 | 106 | |
| 72–73 | 83 | |
| 74–75 | 89 | |
| 76–77 | 77 | |
| 78–79 | 70 | |
| 80–81 | 73 | |
| 82–83 | 60 | |
| 84–85 | 48 | |
| 86–87 | 45 | |
| 88–89 | 50 | |
| 90–91 | 31 | |
| 92–93 | 51 | |
| 94–95 | 43 | |
| 96–97 | 38 | |
| 98–99 | 39 | |
| 100–101 | 41 | |
| 102–103 | 29 | |
| 104–105 | 33 | |
| 106–107 | 35 | |
| 108–109 | 20 | |
| 110–111 | 38 | |
| 112–113 | 19 | |
| 114–115 | 28 | |
| 116–117 | 13 | |
| 118–119 | 23 | |
| 120–121 | 16 | |
| 122–123 | 15 | |
| 124–125 | 11 | |
| 126–127 | 21 | |
| 128–129 | 7 | |
| 130–131 | 13 | |
| 132–133 | 14 | |
| 134–135 | 17 | |
| 136–137 | 9 | |
| 138–139 | 8 | |
| 140–141 | 16 | |
| 142–143 | 7 | |
| 144 | 7 | |
| 145+ | 100 | 164 |
Peter Lichter is affiliated with the German Cancer Research Center in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.
The scientist's main areas of study include molecular biology, genetics, oncology, cancer research, and immunology. Their work covers several significant topics such as cancer genomics and diagnostics, chronic lymphocytic leukemia research, lymphoma diagnosis and treatment, glioma diagnosis and treatment, DNA repair mechanisms, advanced breast cancer therapies, and epigenetics and DNA methylation.
Frequent publication venues for Peter Lichter include Nature Communications, Neuro-Oncology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cancer Research, and Senologie - Zeitschrift für Mammadiagnostik und -therapie.
Among their recent papers are:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter Lichter include Marc Zapatka, Verena Thewes, Andreas Schneeweiß, Martina Seiffert, and Laura L. Michel.
Awards received by Peter Lichter include election to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2004 for work in human genetics and molecular medicine, and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
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