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Peter Overath

Peter Overath

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
14470
World Ranking
5761
National Ranking
411

Peter Overath 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 Peter Overath sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 141 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Overath 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 Peter Overath 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: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Peter Overath is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their academic profile positions them within the framework of scientific research conducted under one of Europe's leading research organizations.

They have been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), indicating involvement in the molecular biology community at a continental level.

The scientist's work spans various dimensions of academic inquiry, although specific fields of study, subfields, and main topics of work are not detailed in the available data. Similarly, information regarding frequent co-authors, publication venues, and papers authored by Peter Overath is not provided.

The absence of listed publications or concrete topics suggests that their profile could be part of ongoing or emerging research activity within the Max Planck Society or that publicly accessible bibliographic data is limited.

Despite the limited data on research output, Peter Overath's membership in EMBO aligns with molecular biology and related life sciences, reflecting a connection to research communities and standards in European molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Fatty Acid Degradation in Escherichia coli

    P. Overath;G. Pauli;H. U. Schairer

  • Hydrodynamic Flow-Mediated Protein Sorting on the Cell Surface of Trypanosomes

    Markus Engstler;Markus Engstler;Thomas Pfohl;Stephan Herminghaus;Michael Boshart

  • Correlation of in vivo and in vitro phase transitions of membrane lipids in Escherichia coli.

    P. Overath;H. U. Schairer;W. Stoffel

  • Fatty acid degradation in Escherichia coli. An inducible system for the uptake of fatty acids and further characterization of old mutants.

    Klaus Klein;Regina Steinberg;Brigitte Fiethen;Peter Overath

  • Procyclin gene expression and loss of the variant surface glycoprotein during differentiation of Trypanosoma brucei.

    I Roditi;H Schwarz;T W Pearson;R P Beecroft

  • Lactose Carrier Protein of Escherichia coli Structure and Expression of Plasmids Carrying the Y Gene of the lac Operon

    Ron M. Teather;John Bramhall;Isolde Riede;J. Keith Wright

  • Biosynthesis of Trypanosoma brucei variant surface glycoproteins. N-glycosylation and addition of a phosphatidylinositol membrane anchor.

    Michael A. J. Ferguson;Michael Duszenko;Gretel S. Lamont;Peter Overath

  • Kinetics of endocytosis and recycling of the GPI-anchored variant surface glycoprotein in Trypanosoma brucei.

    Markus Engstler;Lutz Thilo;Frank Weise;Christoph G. Grünfelder

  • Transferrin-binding protein complex is the receptor for transferrin uptake in Trypanosoma brucei.

    D Steverding;Y D Stierhof;H Fuchs;R Tauber

  • The molecular phylogeny of trypanosomes: evidence for an early divergence of the Salivaria

    Jochen Haag;Colm O'hUigin;Peter Overath

  • Mechanistic interpretation of the influence of lipid phase transitions on transport functions.

    L Thilo;H Träuble;P Overath

  • Amplification of the lactose carrier protein in Escherichia coli using a plasmid vector.

    Ron M. Teather;Benno Müller-Hill;Ursula Abrutsch;Gabriele Aichele

  • The effect of citrate/cis-aconitate on oxidative metabolism during transformation of Trypanosoma brucei.

    Peter Overath;Joachim Czichos;Claudia Haas

  • Endocytosis and secretion in trypanosomatid parasites — Tumultuous traffic in a pocket

    Peter Overath;York-Dieter Stierhof;Martin Wiese

  • Targeted integration into a rRNA locus results in uniform and high level expression of transgenes in Leishmania amastigotes

    Ana Mißlitz;Jeremy C Mottram;Peter Overath;Toni Aebischer

  • Endocytosis, membrane recycling and sorting of GPI-anchored proteins: Trypanosoma brucei as a model system.

    Peter Overath;Markus Engstler

  • In vitro and in vivo products of E. coli lactose permease gene are identical.

    R Ehring;K Beyreuther;J K Wright;P Overath

  • Synchronous differentiation of Trypanosoma brucei from bloodstream to procyclic forms in vitro.

    Karl Ziegelbauer;Margret Quinten;Heinz Schwarz;Terry W. Pearson

  • ato Operon: a Highly Inducible System for Acetoacetate and Butyrate Degradation in Escherichia coli

    Georg Pauli;Peter Overath

  • ESAG 6 and 7 products of Trypanosoma brucei form a transferrin binding protein complex.

    D. Steverding;Y.-D. Stierhof;Maliha Chaudhri;M. Ligtenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

York-Dieter Stierhof
York-Dieter Stierhof University of Tübingen
Heinz Schwarz
Heinz Schwarz Max Planck Society
Toni Aebischer
Toni Aebischer Robert Koch Institute
Robert Seckler
Robert Seckler University of Potsdam
Malcolm J. McConville
Malcolm J. McConville University of Melbourne
Benno Müller-Hill
Benno Müller-Hill University of Cologne
Hans-Georg Rammensee
Hans-Georg Rammensee University of Tübingen
Michael A. J. Ferguson
Michael A. J. Ferguson University of Dundee
Michael Boshart
Michael Boshart Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jean-Marc Neuhaus
Jean-Marc Neuhaus University of Neuchâtel

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