2026 Petra Schwille: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	102	1146	1013	87	80	477	42522
Biology and Biochemistry	107	1093	974	72	66	513	46194

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Chemistry

102

1146

1013

477

42522

Biology and Biochemistry

107

1093

974

513

46194

Chemistry

D-Index

102

Citations

42522

World Ranking

1146

National Ranking

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

107

Citations

46194

World Ranking

1093

National Ranking

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

3923
Citations
Dual-color fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy for multicomponent diffusional analysis in solution

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

1111
Citations
Characterization of lipid bilayer phases by confocal microscopy and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

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

1082
Citations
Liposomes and polymersomes: a comparative review towards cell mimicking.

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

1049
Citations
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

929
Citations
Fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy in living cells.

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

779
Citations
Dynamics of fluorescence fluctuations in green fluorescent protein observed by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

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

751
Citations
Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy: Novel Variations of an Established Technique

Elke Haustein;Petra Schwille

711
Citations
Discovery of 505-million-year old chitin in the basal demosponge Vauxia gracilenta

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

662
Citations
Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy with single molecule sensitivity on cell and model membranes.

Petra Schwille;Jonas Korlach;Watt W. Webb

645
Citations
Spatial regulators for bacterial cell division self-organize into surface waves in vitro.

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

642
Citations
Probing lipid mobility of raft-exhibiting model membranes by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

Nicoletta Kahya;Dag Scherfeld;Kirsten Bacia;Bert Poolman

639
Citations
Elucidating membrane structure and protein behavior using giant plasma membrane vesicles.

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

589
Citations
Precise Measurement of Diffusion Coefficients using Scanning Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

Zdeněk Petrášek;Petra Schwille

584
Citations
Importin 8 is a gene silencing factor that targets argonaute proteins to distinct mRNAs.

Lasse Weinmann;Julia Höck;Tomi Ivacevic;Thomas Ohrt

514
Citations
Characterization of Photoinduced Isomerization and Back-Isomerization of the Cyanine Dye Cy5 by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

Jerker Widengren;Petra Schwille

511
Citations
Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy in Living Cells

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

505
Citations
Effect of line tension on the lateral organization of lipid membranes

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

499
Citations
Sterol structure determines the separation of phases and the curvature of the liquid-ordered phase in model membranes

Kirsten Bacia;Petra Schwille;Teymuras Kurzchalia

490
Citations
Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and its potential for intracellular applications.

Petra Schwille

486
Citations