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Peter Schumann

Peter Schumann

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
89
Citations
28522
World Ranking
721
National Ranking
41

Peter Schumann publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Schumann sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 576 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Peter Schumann D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Schumann sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter Schumann is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany and has a research focus within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Their work encompasses subfields including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The research topics covered by Peter Schumann span a range of microbiological and biochemical areas. These include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Actinomycetales infections and treatment
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

They have contributed to several publications in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Archives of Microbiology

Some recent research papers by Peter Schumann demonstrate a focus on microbial taxonomy and environmental microbiology. These include:

  • "Reclassification of Haloactinobacterium glacieicola as Occultella glacieicola gen. nov., comb. nov., of Haloactinobacterium album as Ruania alba comb. nov, with an emended description of the genus Ruania, recognition that the genus names Haloactinobacterium and Ruania are heterotypic synonyms and description of Occultella aeris sp. nov., a halotolerant isolate from surface soil sampled at an ancient copper smelter", 2021, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • "Streptomyces bathyalis sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from the sponge in a deep sea", 2021, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  • "Airborne bacterial emission fluxes from manure-fertilized agricultural soil", 2020, Microbial Biotechnology
  • "Vallicoccus soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from soil, and description of Vallicoccaceae fam. nov., Motilibacterales ord. nov.", 2020, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  • "Genotype-phenotype correlations within the Geodermatophilaceae", 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology

Peter Schumann has collaborated frequently with several researchers across various projects. Notable co-authors include:

  • Manfred Rohde
  • Peter Kämpfer
  • Joachim Wink
  • Alexis Criscuolo
  • Dominique Clermont

Best Publications

  • Georgenia ruanii sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from forest soil in Yunnan (China), and emended description of the genus Georgenia.

    Wen-Jun Li;Ping Xu;Peter Schumann;Yu-Qin Zhang;Yu-Qin Zhang

  • 5 – Peptidoglycan Structure

    Peter Schumann

  • Taxonomic Dissection of the Genus Micrococcus: Kocuria gen. nov., Nesterenkonia gen. nov., Kytococcus gen. nov., Dermacoccus gen. nov., and Micrococcus Cohn 1872 gen. emend.

    Erko Stackebrandt;Cathrin Koch;Oxana Gvozdiak;Peter Schumann

  • Agrococcus jenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of actinomycetes with diaminobutyric acid in the cell wall.

    Ingrid Groth;P. Schumann;N. Weiss;Karin Martin

  • Demetria terragena gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Genus of Actinomycetes Isolated from Compost Soil

    Ingrid Groth;P. Schumann;F. A. Rainey;Karin Martin

  • Relationship of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens clades associated with strains DSM 7T and FZB42T: a proposal for Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. amyloliquefaciens subsp. nov. and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum subsp. nov. based on complete genome sequence comparisons.

    Rainer Borriss;Xiao-Hua Chen;Christian Rueckert;Jochen Blom

  • Aurantimonas coralicida gen. nov., sp. nov., the causative agent of white plague type II on Caribbean scleractinian corals.

    Ewald B. M. Denner;Garriet W. Smith;Hans-Jürgen Busse;Peter Schumann

  • Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb. nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov.

    Michael Wainø;B. J. Tindall;Peter Schumann;Kjeld Ingvorsen

  • Development and evaluation of a quality-controlled ribosomal sequence database for 16S ribosomal DNA-based identification of Staphylococcus species.

    Karsten Becker;Dag Harmsen;Alexander Mellmann;Christian Meier

  • Chryseobacterium hispalense sp. nov., a plant-growth-promoting bacterium isolated from a rainwater pond in an olive plant nursery, and emended descriptions of Chryseobacterium defluvii, Chryseobacterium indologenes, Chryseobacterium wanjuense and Chryseobacterium gregarium.

    Maria del Carmen Montero-Calasanz;Markus Göker;Manfred Rohde;Cathrin Spröer

  • Sequencing and Staphylococci Identification

    Alexander Mellmann;Karsten Becker;Christof von Eiff;Ursula Keckevoet

  • Actinomycetes in Karstic caves of northern Spain (Altamira and Tito Bustillo).

    I. Groth;R. Vettermann;B. Schuetze;P. Schumann

  • Gaiella occulta gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of a deep branching phylogenetic lineage within the class Actinobacteria and proposal of Gaiellaceae fam. nov. and Gaiellales ord. nov.

    Luciana Albuquerque;Luís França;Fred A. Rainey;Peter Schumann

  • Roseovarius tolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a budding bacterium with variable bacteriochlorophyll a production from hypersaline Ekho Lake.

    M Labrenz;M D Collins;P A Lawson;B J Tindall

  • Deinococcus frigens sp. nov., Deinococcus saxicola sp. nov., and Deinococcus marmoris sp. nov., low temperature and draught-tolerating, UV-resistant bacteria from continental antarctica

    Peter Hirsch;Claudia A. Gallikowski;Jörg Siebert;Klaus Peissl

  • Planctomycetes do possess a peptidoglycan cell wall.

    Olga Jeske;Margarete Schüler;Peter Schumann;Alexander Schneider

  • Characterization of the first cultured representative of Verrucomicrobia subdivision 5 indicates the proposal of a novel phylum

    Stefan Spring;Boyke Bunk;Cathrin Spröer;Peter Schumann

  • Reclassification of Micrococcus agilis (Ali-Cohen 1889) to the Genus Arthrobacter as Arthrobacter agilis comb. nov. and Emendation of the Genus Arthrobacter

    Cathrin Koch;Peter Schumann;Erko Stackebrandt

  • Toxin-producing ability among Bacillus spp. Outside the Bacillus cereus group

    Cecilie From;Rudiger Pukall;Peter Schumann;Víctor Hormazábal

  • Kocuria palustris sp. nov. and Kocuria rhizophila sp. nov., isolated from the rhizoplane of the narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)

    Gabor Kovács;Jutta Burghardt;Silke Pradella;Peter Schumann

  • Friedmanniella antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov., an LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing actinomycete from Antarctic sandstone.

    Peter Schumann;Helmut Prauser;Frederick A. Rainey;Erko Stackebrandt

Frequent Co-Authors

Erko Stackebrandt
Erko Stackebrandt Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Cathrin Spröer
Cathrin Spröer Leibniz Association
Hans-Peter Klenk
Hans-Peter Klenk Newcastle University
Reiner M. Kroppenstedt
Reiner M. Kroppenstedt Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Manfred Rohde
Manfred Rohde Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Peter Kämpfer
Peter Kämpfer University of Giessen
Rüdiger Pukall
Rüdiger Pukall Leibniz Association
Hans-Jürgen Busse
Hans-Jürgen Busse University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Antonio Ventosa
Antonio Ventosa University of Seville
Markus Göker
Markus Göker Leibniz Association

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