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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
115
Citations
37054
World Ranking
807
National Ranking
54

Roland Lill 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 Lill sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 281 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roland Lill 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 Lill 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: 115 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Roland Lill is affiliated with Philipp University of Marburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to the fields of energy and environmental science. The subfields addressed include molecular biology, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, nutrition and dietetics, inorganic chemistry, and environmental engineering.

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Trace elements in health
  • Metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms
  • Mitochondrial function and pathology
  • Microbial fuel cells and bioremediation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Heat shock proteins research

Among Roland Lill's recent research papers are:

  • "Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Iron-Sulfur Protein Biogenesis," 2020, Annual Review of Biochemistry
  • "Structural and functional diversity calls for a new classification of ABC transporters," 2020, FEBS Letters
  • "Mechanistic concepts of iron-sulfur protein biogenesis in Biology," 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
  • "Functional spectrum and specificity of mitochondrial ferredoxins FDX1 and FDX2," 2022, Nature Chemical Biology
  • "Mitochondrial [4Fe-4S] protein assembly involves reductive [2Fe-2S] cluster fusion on ISCA1-ISCA2 by electron flow from ferredoxin FDX2," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Roland Lill include:

  • Oliver Stehling
  • Ulrich Mühlenhoff
  • Sven-A. Freibert
  • Joseph J. Braymer
  • Sven-Andreas Freibert

Roland Lill has published extensively in notable scientific venues. Common publication outlets for their work are:

  • FEBS Letters
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Function and biogenesis of iron–sulphur proteins

    Roland Lill

  • The mitochondrial proteins Atm1p and Nfs1p are essential for biogenesis of cytosolic Fe/S proteins.

    Gyula Kispal;Peter Csere;Corinna Prohl;Roland Lill

  • A fraction of yeast Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase and its metallochaperone, CCS, localize to the intermembrane space of mitochondria. A physiological role for SOD1 in guarding against mitochondrial oxidative damage.

    Lori A. Sturtz;Kerstin Diekert;Laran T. Jensen;Roland Lill

  • Maturation of Iron-Sulfur Proteins in Eukaryotes: Mechanisms, Connected Processes, and Diseases

    Roland Lill;Ulrich Mühlenhoff

  • The ATPase activity of secA is regulated by acidic phospholipids, secY, and the leader and mature domains of precursor proteins

    Roland Lill;William Dowhan;William Wickner

  • The role of mitochondria in cellular iron–sulfur protein biogenesis and iron metabolism ☆

    Roland Lill;Bastian Hoffmann;Sabine Molik;Antonio J. Pierik

  • Maturation of cellular Fe–S proteins: an essential function of mitochondria

    Roland Lill;Gyula Kispal

  • Components involved in assembly and dislocation of iron-sulfur clusters on the scaffold protein Isu1p.

    Ulrich Mühlenhoff;Jana Gerber;Nadine Richhardt;Roland Lill

  • SecA protein hydrolyzes ATP and is an essential component of the protein translocation ATPase of Escherichia coli.

    R. Lill;K. Cunningham;L. A. Brundage;K. Ito

  • Iron-sulfur protein biogenesis in eukaryotes: components and mechanisms

    Roland Lill;Ulrich Mühlenhoff

  • Iron–sulfur-protein biogenesis in eukaryotes

    Roland Lill;Ulrich Mühlenhoff

  • An interaction between frataxin and Isu1/Nfs1 that is crucial for Fe/S cluster synthesis on Isu1.

    Jana Gerber;Ulrich Mühlenhoff;Roland Lill

  • The Preprotein Translocation Channel of the Outer Membrane of Mitochondria

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

  • Three pure chaperone proteins of Escherichia coli--SecB, trigger factor and GroEL--form soluble complexes with precursor proteins in vitro.

    Lecker S;Lill R;Ziegelhoffer T;Georgopoulos C

  • Eukaryotic DNA polymerases require an iron-sulfur cluster for the formation of active complexes

    Daili J A Netz;Carrie M Stith;Martin Stümpfig;Gabriele Köpf

  • Iron–sulfur cluster biogenesis and trafficking in mitochondria

    Joseph J. Braymer;Roland Lill

  • The ABC transporter Atm1p is required for mitochondrial iron homeostasis.

    Gyula Kispal;Peter Csere;Bernard Guiard;Roland Lill

  • An essential function of the mitochondrial sulfhydryl oxidase Erv1p/ALR in the maturation of cytosolic Fe/S proteins.

    Heike Lange;Thomas Lisowsky;Jana Gerber;Ulrich Mühlenhoff

  • The yeast frataxin homolog Yfh1p plays a specific role in the maturation of cellular Fe/S proteins

    Ulrich Mühlenhoff;Nadine Richhardt;Michael Ristow;Gyula Kispal

  • A mitochondrial ferredoxin is essential for biogenesis of cellular iron-sulfur proteins

    Heike Lange;Anita Kaut;Gyula Kispal;Roland Lill

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Mühlenhoff
Ulrich Mühlenhoff Philipp University of Marburg
Antonio J. Pierik
Antonio J. Pierik Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Janneke Balk
Janneke Balk John Innes Centre
Eckhard Bill
Eckhard Bill Max Planck Society
Walter Neupert
Walter Neupert Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Christopher Horst Lillig
Christopher Horst Lillig University of Greifswald
James A. Wohlschlegel
James A. Wohlschlegel University of California, Los Angeles
Dennis R. Winge
Dennis R. Winge University of Utah
Nicolas Rouhier
Nicolas Rouhier University of Lorraine
Robert N. Lightowlers
Robert N. Lightowlers Newcastle University

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