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 Rainer Borriss sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 191 publications — 46th percentile
46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 Rainer Borriss sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile
67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Rainer Borriss is affiliated with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in Germany. Their research spans multiple key areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. A significant portion of their work is dedicated to Plant Science and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions to Cell Biology, Genetics, and Ecology.
The scientist's research focuses extensively on topics related to Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, with 46 publications in this domain. Other primary research interests include Nematode management and characterization studies, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, as well as Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing. They also investigate Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research and explore Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology.
Frequent research collaborators include Xuewen Gao, Peter Lasch, Qin Gu, Huijun Wu, and Jennifer Jähne. These collaborations indicate a network of co-authorships across various studies in microbial and plant sciences.
The scientist has published multiple papers in notable venues, with four publications in both Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Microorganisms. They have also contributed three papers to Frontiers in Microbiology, two to Frontiers in Plant Science, and two to npj Biofilms and Microbiomes.
Some of the recent papers by Rainer Borriss include:
F. Kunst;N. Ogasawara;I. Moszer;A. M. Albertini
Xiao Hua Chen;Alexandra Koumoutsi;Romy Scholz;Andreas Eisenreich
Marnix H. Medema;Marnix H. Medema;Renzo Kottmann;Pelin Yilmaz;Matthew Cummings
ElSorra E Idris;Domingo J Iglesias;Manuel Talon;Rainer Borriss
Alexandra Koumoutsi;Xiao-Hua Chen;Anke Henne;Heiko Liesegang
Soumitra Paul Chowdhury;Anton Hartmann;XueWen Gao;Rainer Borriss
Elsorra E. Idriss;Oliwia Makarewicz;Abdelazim Farouk;Kristin Rosner
Lilia C. Carvalhais;Lilia C. Carvalhais;Paul G. Dennis;Paul G. Dennis;Dmitri Fedoseyenko;Dmitri Fedoseyenko;Mohammad-Reza Hajirezaei
X.H. Chen;A. Koumoutsi;R. Scholz;K. Schneider
Xiao-Hua Chen;Joachim Vater;Jörn Piel;Peter Franke
Ben Fan;Jochen Blom;Hans Peter Klenk;Rainer Borriss
Ben Fan;Cong Wang;Xiaofeng Song;Xiaolei Ding
Xiao-Hua Chen;Romy Scholz;Michael Borriss;Helmut Junge
Liming Wu;Huijun Wu;Lina Chen;Xinfang Yu
Rainer Borriss;Xiao-Hua Chen;Christian Rueckert;Jochen Blom
Soumitra Paul Chowdhury;Kristin Dietel;Manuela Rändler;Michael Schmid
Rainer Borriss
Qin Gu;Yang Yang;Qiming Yuan;Guangming Shi
Thomas Keitel;Ortwin Simon;Rainer Borriss;Udo Heinemann
Xiao-Hua Chen;Alexandra Koumoutsi;Romy Scholz;Rainer Borriss
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