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Petra Schwille

Petra Schwille

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026
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Chemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
107
Citations
46194
World Ranking
1093
National Ranking
72

Chemistry

D-Index
102
Citations
42522
World Ranking
1146
National Ranking
88

Petra Schwille 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 Petra Schwille sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 513 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Petra Schwille 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 Petra Schwille 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: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Petra Schwille is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Ecology, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers several key topics including:

  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Schwille has contributed to various high-impact publications. Some recent papers include:

  • Reconstitution of contractile actomyosin rings in vesicles, 2021, Nature Communications
  • In vitro assembly, positioning and contraction of a division ring in minimal cells, 2022, Nature Communications
  • A diffusiophoretic mechanism for ATP-driven transport without motor proteins, 2021, Nature Physics
  • Mass-sensitive particle tracking to elucidate the membrane-associated MinDE reaction cycle, 2021, Nature Methods
  • Protein Reconstitution Inside Giant Unilamellar Vesicles, 2021, Annual Review of Biophysics

Frequent co-authors in Schwille's work include:

  • Henri G. Franquelim
  • Thomas Litschel
  • Tamara Heermann
  • Adrián Merino-Salomón
  • Leon Babl

Schwille's publications have appeared in numerous journals and platforms. The most common venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments

Among formal recognitions, Schwille was named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Ceramide Triggers Budding of Exosome Vesicles into Multivesicular Endosomes

    Katarina Trajkovic;Chieh Hsu;Salvatore Chiantia;Lawrence Rajendran

  • Dual-color fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy for multicomponent diffusional analysis in solution

    P. Schwille;F.J. Meyer-Almes;R. Rigler

  • Characterization of lipid bilayer phases by confocal microscopy and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

    Jonas Korlach;Petra Schwille;Watt W. Webb;Gerald W. Feigenson

  • Liposomes and polymersomes: a comparative review towards cell mimicking.

    Emeline Rideau;Rumiana Dimova;Petra Schwille;Frederik R. Wurm

  • Molecular Dynamics in Living Cells Observed by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy with One- and Two-Photon Excitation

    Petra Schwille;Ulrich Haupts;Sudipta Maiti;Watt W. Webb

  • Fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy in living cells.

    Kirsten Bacia;Sally A Kim;Sally A Kim;Petra Schwille

  • Dynamics of fluorescence fluctuations in green fluorescent protein observed by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

    Ulrich Haupts;Sudipta Maiti;Petra Schwille;Watt W. Webb

  • Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy: Novel Variations of an Established Technique

    Elke Haustein;Petra Schwille

  • Discovery of 505-million-year old chitin in the basal demosponge Vauxia gracilenta

    Hermann Ehrlich;J Keith Rigby;Joseph P Botting;Mikhail V Tsurkan

  • Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy with single molecule sensitivity on cell and model membranes.

    Petra Schwille;Jonas Korlach;Watt W. Webb

  • Spatial regulators for bacterial cell division self-organize into surface waves in vitro.

    Martin Loose;Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich;Jonas Ries;Karsten Kruse

  • Probing lipid mobility of raft-exhibiting model membranes by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

    Nicoletta Kahya;Dag Scherfeld;Kirsten Bacia;Bert Poolman

  • Elucidating membrane structure and protein behavior using giant plasma membrane vesicles.

    Erdinc Sezgin;Hermann Josef Kaiser;Tobias Baumgart;Petra Schwille

  • Precise Measurement of Diffusion Coefficients using Scanning Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

    Zdeněk Petrášek;Petra Schwille

  • Importin 8 is a gene silencing factor that targets argonaute proteins to distinct mRNAs.

    Lasse Weinmann;Julia Höck;Tomi Ivacevic;Thomas Ohrt

  • Characterization of Photoinduced Isomerization and Back-Isomerization of the Cyanine Dye Cy5 by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

    Jerker Widengren;Petra Schwille

  • Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy in Living Cells

    Sally A Kim;Katrin G Heinze;Katrin G Heinze;Petra Schwille

  • Effect of line tension on the lateral organization of lipid membranes

    Ana J. García-Sáez;Salvatore Chiantia;Petra Schwille

  • Sterol structure determines the separation of phases and the curvature of the liquid-ordered phase in model membranes

    Kirsten Bacia;Petra Schwille;Teymuras Kurzchalia

  • Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and its potential for intracellular applications.

    Petra Schwille

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana J. García-Sáez
Ana J. García-Sáez University of Cologne
Ralf Jungmann
Ralf Jungmann Max Planck Society
Kai Simons
Kai Simons Lipotype
Germán Rivas
Germán Rivas Spanish National Research Council
Kai Sundmacher
Kai Sundmacher Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Dirk Trauner
Dirk Trauner University of Pennsylvania
Ilya Levental
Ilya Levental The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Victor Sourjik
Victor Sourjik Max Planck Society
Michael Brand
Michael Brand TU Dresden

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