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Ralf Bartenschlager

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Medicine
Germany
2026
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Microbiology
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 141 52 49 1 1 590 70479
Medicine 141 1635 1513 82 79 604 70625

Ralf Bartenschlager publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ralf Bartenschlager between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ralf Bartenschlager published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 17.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2023. 25 of the 676 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2023. 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 6 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 49 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 46 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 50 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 10 publications
1988 2025

676 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ralf Bartenschlager: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 2
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 4
1994 2
1995 3
1996 3
1997 6
1998 1
1999 6
2000 3
2001 13
2002 9
2003 8
2004 14
2005 15
2006 26
2007 20
2008 24
2009 25
2010 17
2011 35
2012 24
2013 32
2014 26
2015 49
2016 26
2017 27
2018 27
2019 31
2020 32
2021 46
2022 38
2023 50
2024 15
2025 10
Total 676
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Ralf Bartenschlager 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 Ralf Bartenschlager sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 585–594 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 590 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.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9 590
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Ralf Bartenschlager 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 Ralf Bartenschlager sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 127+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 141 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95 141
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2019 - Prince Mahidol Award
  • 2015 - Robert Koch Prize
  • 2013 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Microbiology and Immunology
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • 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

Ralf Bartenschlager is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases. Their academic output encompasses a wide range of topics including viral infections, immunology, and epidemiology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology
  • Hepatology

The primary research topics covered in their work are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Journal of Virology
  • PLoS Pathogens

Among recent papers, notable publications are:

  • Structures and distributions of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins on intact virions (2020) in Nature
  • SARS-CoV-2 structure and replication characterized by in situ cryo-electron tomography (2020) in Nature Communications
  • Integrative Imaging Reveals SARS-CoV-2-Induced Reshaping of Subcellular Morphologies (2020) in Cell Host & Microbe
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection induces a pro-inflammatory cytokine response through cGAS-STING and NF-κB (2022) in Communications Biology
  • A pan-serotype dengue virus inhibitor targeting the NS3-NS4B interaction (2021) in Nature

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Paul Schnitzler
  • Mirko Cortese
  • Berati Cerikan
  • Christopher J. Neufeldt
  • Heeyoung Kim

Their contributions have been recognized through awards such as the Prince Mahidol Award in 2019 and the Robert Koch Prize in 2015. They are also a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and have affiliation with the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Replication of Subgenomic Hepatitis C Virus RNAs in a Hepatoma Cell Line

    V. Lohmann;F. Körner;J.-O. Koch;U. Herian

  • Production of infectious hepatitis C virus in tissue culture from a cloned viral genome

    Takaji Wakita;Thomas Pietschmann;Takanobu Kato;Takanobu Kato;Tomoko Date

  • Cardif is an adaptor protein in the RIG-I antiviral pathway and is targeted by hepatitis C virus

    Etienne Meylan;Joseph Curran;Kay Hofmann;Darius Moradpour

  • The lipid droplet is an important organelle for hepatitis C virus production.

    Yusuke Miyanari;Kimie Atsuzawa;Nobuteru Usuda;Koichi Watashi

  • Composition and three-dimensional architecture of the dengue virus replication and assembly sites.

    Sonja Welsch;Sven Miller;Ines Romero-Brey;Andreas Merz

  • Structures and distributions of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins on intact virions.

    Zunlong Ke;Joaquin Oton;Kun Qu;Mirko Cortese

  • Replication of hepatitis C virus.

    Ralf Bartenschlager;Volker Lohmann

  • Construction and characterization of infectious intragenotypic and intergenotypic hepatitis C virus chimeras.

    Thomas Pietschmann;Artur Kaul;George Koutsoudakis;Anna Shavinskaya

  • Identification of the Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication Complex in Huh-7 Cells Harboring Subgenomic Replicons

    Rainer Gosert;Denise Egger;Volker Lohmann;Ralf Bartenschlager

  • Host-directed therapies for bacterial and viral infections

    Stefan H. E. Kaufmann;Anca Dorhoi;Richard S. Hotchkiss;Ralf Bartenschlager

  • SARS-CoV-2 structure and replication characterized by in situ cryo-electron tomography.

    Steffen Klein;Mirko Cortese;Sophie L. Winter;Moritz Wachsmuth-Melm

  • Biochemical properties of hepatitis C virus NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and identification of amino acid sequence motifs essential for enzymatic activity.

    V Lohmann;F Körner;U Herian;R Bartenschlager

  • Enhancement of hepatitis C virus RNA replication by cell culture-adaptive mutations.

    Nicole Krieger;Volker Lohmann;Ralf Bartenschlager

  • Nonstructural protein 3 of the hepatitis C virus encodes a serine-type proteinase required for cleavage at the NS3/4 and NS4/5 junctions.

    R Bartenschlager;L Ahlborn-Laake;J Mous;H Jacobsen

  • Essential role of domain III of nonstructural protein 5A for hepatitis C virus infectious particle assembly.

    Nicole Appel;Margarita Zayas;Sven Miller;Jacomine Krijnse-Locker

  • Mutations in Hepatitis C Virus RNAs Conferring Cell Culture Adaptation

    Volker Lohmann;Frank Körner;Aneta Dobierzewska;Ralf Bartenschlager

  • The non-structural protein 4A of dengue virus is an integral membrane protein inducing membrane alterations in a 2K-regulated manner.

    Sven Miller;Stefan Kastner;Jacomine Krijnse-Locker;Sandra Bühler

  • Three-Dimensional Architecture and Biogenesis of Membrane Structures Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Replication

    Inés Romero-Brey;Andreas Merz;Abhilash Chiramel;Ji-Young Lee

  • Recruitment and activation of a lipid kinase by hepatitis C virus NS5A is essential for integrity of the membranous replication compartment

    Simon Reiss;Ilka Rebhan;Perdita Backes;Ines Romero-Brey

  • Assembly of infectious hepatitis C virus particles

    Ralf Bartenschlager;Francois Penin;Francois Penin;Volker Lohmann;Patrice André

  • Replication of the hepatitis C virus

    Ralf Bartenschlager;Volker Lohmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker Lohmann
Volker Lohmann Heidelberg University
Thomas Pietschmann
Thomas Pietschmann Hannover Medical School
François Penin
François Penin Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Karl Rohr
Karl Rohr Heidelberg University
David L. Paul
David L. Paul Harvard University
Mirjam B. Zeisel
Mirjam B. Zeisel University of Strasbourg
Darius Moradpour
Darius Moradpour University of Lausanne
François-Loïc Cosset
François-Loïc Cosset Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Dieter Häussinger
Dieter Häussinger Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Thomas F. Baumert
Thomas F. Baumert University of Strasbourg

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