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Reiner Hedderich

Reiner Hedderich

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
9709
World Ranking
18876
National Ranking
1294

Chemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
9738
World Ranking
15886
National Ranking
1165

Reiner Hedderich publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Reiner Hedderich sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 67 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Reiner Hedderich D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Reiner Hedderich sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Reiner Hedderich is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. The scientist's work is associated with this prominent research institution, which is known for advancing diverse fields of study.

Details about specific publications, co-authors, and research topics related to Reiner Hedderich are not provided. However, the affiliation with the Max Planck Society indicates involvement in rigorous academic research.

No record is available regarding recent papers, frequent publication venues, or book publications linked to this scientist.

Information about main fields of study, subfields, and primary research topics is not documented for this individual.

There is no information about awards or honors received by Reiner Hedderich.

Best Publications

  • Methanogenic archaea: ecologically relevant differences in energy conservation.

    Rudolf K. Thauer;Anne-Kristin Kaster;Henning Seedorf;Wolfgang Buckel

  • The Genome of M. Acetivorans Reveals Extensive Metabolic and Physiological Diversity

    James E. Galagan;Chad Nusbaum;Alice Roy;Matthew G. Endrizzi;Matthew G. Endrizzi;Matthew G. Endrizzi

  • The Genome Sequence of Methanosphaera stadtmanae Reveals Why This Human Intestinal Archaeon Is Restricted to Methanol and H2 for Methane Formation and ATP Synthesis

    Wolfgang F. Fricke;Henning Seedorf;Anke Henne;Markus Krüer

  • Anaerobic respiration with elemental sulfur and with disulfides

    Reiner Hedderich;Oliver Klimmek;Achim Kröger;Reinhard Dirmeier

  • The final step in methane formation. Investigations with highly purified methyl-CoM reductase (component C) from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (strain Marburg).

    Joachim Ellermann;Reiner Hedderich;Reinhard Böcher;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • Energy-Converting [NiFe] Hydrogenases from Archaea and Extremophiles: Ancestors of Complex I

    Reiner Hedderich

  • N5 ,N10 ‐Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum has hydrogenase activity

    C. Zirngibl;R. Hedderich;R.K. Thauer

  • Genetic analysis of the archaeon Methanosarcina barkeri Fusaro reveals a central role for Ech hydrogenase and ferredoxin in methanogenesis and carbon fixation

    Jörn Meuer;H. Craig Kuettner;Jun Kai Zhang;Reiner Hedderich

  • Purification and catalytic properties of Ech hydrogenase from Methanosarcina barkeri.

    Jörn Meuer;Stefan Bartoschek;Jürgen Koch;Andreas Künkel

  • A multisubunit membrane-bound [NiFe] hydrogenase and an NADH-dependent Fe-only hydrogenase in the fermenting bacterium Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis.

    Basem Soboh;Dietmar Linder;Reiner Hedderich

  • LytB protein catalyzes the terminal step of the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis.

    Boran Altincicek;Evert C. Duin;Armin Reichenberg;Reiner Hedderich

  • Energy-Converting [NiFe] Hydrogenases: More than Just H2 Activation

    Reiner Hedderich;Lucia Forzi

  • Bioinformatics and Experimental Analysis of Proteins of Two-Component Systems in Myxococcus xanthus

    Xingqi Shi;Sigrun Wegener-Feldbrügge;Stuart Huntley;Nils Hamann

  • Purification and catalytic properties of a CO-oxidizing:H2-evolving enzyme complex from Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans.

    Basem Soboh;Dietmar Linder;Reiner Hedderich

  • AN ESCHERICHIA COLI HYDROGENASE-3-TYPE HYDROGENASE IN METHANOGENIC ARCHAEA

    Andreas Künkel;Julia A. Vorholt;Rudolf K. Thauer;Reiner Hedderich

  • Reactions and Enzymes Involved in Methanogenesis from CO2 and H2

    Rudolf K. Thauer;Reiner Hedderich;Reinhard Fischer

  • Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum encodes two multisubunit membrane-bound [NiFe] hydrogenases. Transcription of the operons and sequence analysis of the deduced proteins.

    Adrian Tersteegen;Reiner Hedderich

  • Purification and properties of heterodisulfide reductase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (strain Marburg)

    Reiner Hedderich;Albrecht Berkessel;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • H2: heterodisulfide oxidoreductase complex from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. Composition and properties.

    Edgar Setzke;Reiner Hedderich;Stefanie Heiden;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • Functional characterization of GcpE, an essential enzyme of the non‐mevalonate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis

    Ann-Kristin Kollas;Evert C Duin;Matthias Eberl;Boran Altincicek

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudolf K. Thauer
Rudolf K. Thauer Max Planck Society
Dietmar Linder
Dietmar Linder University of Giessen
Simon P. J. Albracht
Simon P. J. Albracht University of Amsterdam
Marina Bennati
Marina Bennati Max Planck Society
Wolfgang Buckel
Wolfgang Buckel Philipp University of Marburg
Antonio J. Pierik
Antonio J. Pierik Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Timothy A. Springer
Timothy A. Springer Boston Children's Hospital
Ian T. Paulsen
Ian T. Paulsen Macquarie University
Volker Müller
Volker Müller Goethe University Frankfurt
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute

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