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2025

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
32115
World Ranking
1761
National Ranking
116

Roland Benz publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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 Roland Benz sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 491 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Roland Benz D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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 Roland Benz sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Roland Benz is affiliated with Jacobs University in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, genetics, infectious diseases, immunology, and molecular medicine.

The research interests of Roland Benz focus on bacterial genetics and biotechnology, with significant emphasis on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens studies. Other key topics in their publications include ion channel regulation and function, toxin mechanisms and immunotoxins, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, lipid membrane structure and behavior, and streptococcal infections and treatments.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Human peptide α-defensin-1 interferes with Clostridioides difficile toxins TcdA, TcdB, and CDT" (2020), published in The FASEB Journal
  • "Structure and Gating Behavior of the Human Integral Membrane Protein VDAC1 in a Lipid Bilayer" (2022), published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Conformational Dynamics of Loop L3 in OmpF: Implications toward Antibiotic Translocation and Voltage Gating" (2022), published in the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
  • "Characterization and Pharmacological Inhibition of the Pore-Forming Clostridioides difficile CDTb Toxin" (2021), published in Toxins
  • "Clostridium perfringens Beta2 toxin forms highly cation-selective channels in lipid bilayers" (2021), published in the European Biophysics Journal

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Toxins
  • European Biophysics Journal
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
  • BIOspektrum
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Roland Benz has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Claudio Piselli
  • Ulrich Kleinekathöfer
  • Michel R. Popoff
  • Abhishek Acharya
  • Ishan Ghai

The scope of their contributions covers 36 publications within the broad fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, complemented by 12 publications in medicine. Their subfield outputs include 17 works in molecular biology and 9 in genetics, as well as research in infectious diseases, immunology, and molecular medicine.

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of Interaction of Different Classes of Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides with Planar Bilayers and with the Cytoplasmic Membrane of Escherichia coli

    Manhong Wu;Elke Maier;Roland Benz;Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Formation of large, ion-permeable membrane channels by the matrix protein (porin) of Escherichia coli.

    R. Benz;K. Janko;W. Boos;P. Läuger

  • Permeation of hydrophilic solutes through mitochondrial outer membranes: review on mitochondrial porins

    Roland Benz

  • Reversible electrical breakdown of lipid bilayer membranes: a charge-pulse relaxation study.

    R. Benz;F. Beckers;U. Zimmermann

  • The Preprotein Translocation Channel of the Outer Membrane of Mitochondria

    Klaus-Peter Künkele;Susanne Heins;Markus Dembowski;Frank E Nargang

  • Ionic selectivity of pores formed by the matrix protein (porin) of Escherichia coli.

    R. Benz;K. Janko;P. Läuger

  • Ion selectivity of gram-negative bacterial porins.

    R. Benz;A. Schmid;Robert Hancock

  • Electrical capacity of black lipid films and of lipid bilayers made from monolayers.

    R Benz;O Fröhlich;P Läuger;M Montal

  • Structure and Function of Porins from Gram-Negative Bacteria

    R Benz

  • Permeation of hydrophilic molecules through the outer membrane of gram‐negativ bacteria

    Roland Benz;Katharina Bauer

  • Porin from bacterial and mitochondrial outer membranes.

    Roland Benz

  • Evidence for identity between the hexokinase-binding protein and the mitochondrial porin in the outer membrane of rat liver mitochondria.

    Christian Fiek;Roland Benz;Norbert Roos;Dieter Brdiczka

  • The Rate Constants of Valinomycin-Mediated Ion Transport through Thin Lipid Membranes

    G. Stark;B. Ketterer;R. Benz;P. Läuger

  • Porins in the cell wall of mycobacteria.

    Joaquim Trias;Vincent Jarlier;Roland Benz

  • Cells with Manipulated Functions: New Perspectives for Cell Biology, Medicine, and Technology

    Ulrich Zimmermann;Peter Scheurich;Günter Pilwat;Roland Benz

  • The repeat domain of Escherichia coli haemolysin (HlyA) is responsible for its Ca2+-dependent binding to erythrocytes.

    Albrecht Ludwig;Thomas Jarchau;Roland Benz;Werner Goebel

  • Mechanism of sugar transport through the sugar-specific LamB channel of Escherichia coli outer membrane.

    Roland Benz;Angela Schmid;Greetje H. Vos-Scheperkeuter

  • Voltage-dependent depolarization of bacterial membranes and artificial lipid bilayers by the peptide antibiotic nisin.

    H. G. Sahl;M. Kordel;R. Benz

  • Structural Properties of Pore-Forming Oligomers of α-Synuclein

    Hai Young Kim;Min Kyu Cho;Ashutosh Kumar;Elke Maier

  • The transport of potassium through lipid bilayer membranes by the neutral carriers valinomycin and monactin : Experimental studies to a previously proposed model.

    G Stark;R Benz

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. W. Hancock
Robert E. W. Hancock University of British Columbia
Mathias Winterhalter
Mathias Winterhalter Jacobs University
Klaus Aktories
Klaus Aktories University of Freiburg
Holger Barth
Holger Barth University of Ulm
Werner Goebel
Werner Goebel University of Würzburg
Michel R. Popoff
Michel R. Popoff Institut Pasteur
Ulrich Kleinekathöfer
Ulrich Kleinekathöfer Jacobs University
Sven Bergström
Sven Bergström Umeå University
Ferdinando Palmieri
Ferdinando Palmieri University of Bari Aldo Moro
Peter Sebo
Peter Sebo Czech Academy of Sciences

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