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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
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17916
World Ranking
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Ralf R. Mendel publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 202 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Ralf R. Mendel D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ralf R. Mendel is affiliated with Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Energy, with a strong emphasis on Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and Environmental studies.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Environmental Engineering, and Transplantation. Their research topics encompass a diverse range of areas such as Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins, Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects, RNA modifications and cancer, Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments.

The publication record of Ralf R. Mendel includes papers in several peer-reviewed journals, with a significant number of contributions appearing in the journal Molecules and others in the American Journal of Transplantation. Recent notable papers are:

  • The History of the Molybdenum Cofactor-A Personal View (2022, Molecules)
  • The History of Animal and Plant Sulfite Oxidase-A Personal View (2023, Molecules)
  • Precise Quantification of Molybdate In Vitro by the FRET-Based Nanosensor 'MolyProbe' (2022, Molecules)
  • Digital Enrollment and Survey Response of Diverse Kidney Transplant Seekers in a Remote Trial (KidneyTIME): An Observational Study (2025, American Journal of Transplantation)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ralf R. Mendel include:

  • Günter Schwarz
  • Kevin D. Oliphant
  • Marius Karger
  • Yoichi Nakanishi
  • Jing Nie

Their research has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Molecules (3 papers)
  • American Journal of Transplantation (1 paper)

The work covers key topics such as:

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments

Best Publications

  • Physiological functions of mineral micronutrients (Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, Ni, Mo, B, Cl).

    Robert Hänsch;Ralf R Mendel

  • Molybdenum cofactors, enzymes and pathways

    Günter Schwarz;Ralf R. Mendel;Markus W. Ribbe

  • The stomatal response to reduced relative humidity requires guard cell-autonomous ABA synthesis.

    Hubert Bauer;Peter Ache;Silke Lautner;Joerg Fromm

  • MOLYBDENUM COFACTOR BIOSYNTHESIS AND MOLYBDENUM ENZYMES

    Günter Schwarz;Ralf R Mendel

  • ABA3 Is a Molybdenum Cofactor Sulfurase Required for Activation of Aldehyde Oxidase and Xanthine Dehydrogenase in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Florian Bittner;Mislav Oreb;Ralf R. Mendel

  • Cell biology of molybdenum

    Ralf R. Mendel;Florian Bittner

  • Molybdoenzymes and molybdenum cofactor in plants

    Ralf R. Mendel;Robert Hänsch

  • New GATEWAY vectors for high throughput analyses of protein-protein interactions by bimolecular fluorescence complementation.

    Christian Gehl;Rainer Waadt;Jörg Kudla;Ralf R. Mendel

  • Mammalian molybdo-flavoenzymes, an expanding family of proteins: structure, genetics, regulation, function and pathophysiology

    Enrico Garattini;Ralf Mendel;Maria João Romão;Richard Wright

  • The Molybdenum Cofactor

    Ralf R. Mendel

  • Structure of the molybdopterin-bound Cnx1G domain links molybdenum and copper metabolism.

    Jochen Kuper;Jochen Kuper;Angel Llamas;Hans-Jürgen Hecht;Ralf R. Mendel

  • Identification of the Missing Component in the Mitochondrial Benzamidoxime Prodrug-converting System as a Novel Molybdenum Enzyme *

    Antje Havemeyer;Florian Bittner;Silke Wollers;Ralf Mendel

  • Identification and biochemical characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana sulfite oxidase. A new player in plant sulfur metabolism.

    Thomas Eilers;Günter Schwarz;Henner Brinkmann;Christina Witt

  • Cell biology of molybdenum in plants and humans.

    Ralf R. Mendel;Tobias Kruse

  • The role of abscisic acid and auxin in the response of poplar to abiotic stress.

    J. Popko;R. Hänsch;R.‐R. Mendel;A. Polle

  • Tandem Orientation of Duplicated Xanthine Dehydrogenase Genes from Arabidopsis thaliana DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION AND ENZYME ACTIVITIES

    Christine Hesberg;Robert Hänsch;Ralf R. Mendel;Florian Bittner

  • Sulfite Reductase Defines a Newly Discovered Bottleneck for Assimilatory Sulfate Reduction and Is Essential for Growth and Development in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Muhammad Sayyar Khan;Florian Heinrich Haas;Arman Allboje Samami;Amin Moghaddas Gholami

  • Evidence for the physiological role of a rhodanese-like protein for the biosynthesis of the molybdenum cofactor in humans.

    Andreas Matthies;K. V. Rajagopalan;Ralf R. Mendel;Silke Leimkühler

  • A Novel Role for Arabidopsis Mitochondrial ABC Transporter ATM3 in Molybdenum Cofactor Biosynthesis

    Julia Teschner;Nicole Lachmann;Jutta Schulze;Mirco Geisler

  • Molybdoenzymes and Molybdenum Cofactor in Plants

    Ralf R. Mendel;Günter Schwarz

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinz Rennenberg
Heinz Rennenberg University of Freiburg
Russ Hille
Russ Hille University of California, Riverside
Silke Leimkühler
Silke Leimkühler University of Potsdam
Fabrice Rébeillé
Fabrice Rébeillé Grenoble Alpes University
Tracy Palmer
Tracy Palmer Newcastle University
Alison G. Smith
Alison G. Smith University of Cambridge
Henner Brinkmann
Henner Brinkmann Leibniz Association
Martin J. Warren
Martin J. Warren University of Kent
Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández University of Córdoba
Cornelia Herschbach
Cornelia Herschbach University of Freiburg

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