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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 86 836 743 51 46 453 28631
Genetics 80 1583 1503 120 114 372 23443

Rolf Daniel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rolf Daniel between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rolf Daniel published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 16.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 2017. 48 of the 559 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 2017. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 5 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 36 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 55 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 59 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 20 publications
1992 2025

559 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rolf Daniel: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 3
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 1
2001 3
2002 0
2003 4
2004 4
2005 2
2006 2
2007 0
2008 1
2009 5
2010 10
2011 17
2012 26
2013 36
2014 22
2015 55
2016 40
2017 59
2018 33
2019 28
2020 37
2021 40
2022 36
2023 39
2024 28
2025 20
Total 559
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Rolf Daniel publications per year - data summary

  • Rolf Daniel, a Microbiology scholar from University of Göttingen, has 559 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 59 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996, 1997, 2000 and 2008, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 34 years in the span carry no publications at all (1993, 1994, 2002 and 2007).
  • The rate of publication averages 16.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.6 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 163 publications, 29% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 19 publications (1.6 per year); 2004-2015: 180 publications (15.0 per year); 2016-2025: 360 publications (36.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Rolf Daniel 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 Rolf Daniel 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, 445–454 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: 453 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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 34 453
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
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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Rolf Daniel publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Rolf Daniel, a Microbiology scholar from University of Göttingen, records 453 publications - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Rolf Daniel, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Rolf Daniel ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Rolf Daniel 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 Rolf Daniel 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, 86 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: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 86
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
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Rolf Daniel D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Rolf Daniel, a Microbiology scholar from University of Göttingen, records 86 D-Index - the 85th percentile of the discipline.
  • 85% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Rolf Daniel, and about 15% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Rolf Daniel ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Rolf Daniel is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany and has a substantial body of work spanning multiple aspects of molecular biology and environmental science. Their research contributions include 196 publications in the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, alongside 116 works in Environmental Science. The scientist's subfields of study emphasize Molecular Biology, Ecology, Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Insect Science.

Their research topics cover diverse areas such as:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Gut microbiota and health

Rolf Daniel has contributed to frequent publication venues, with a notable presence in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 25 publications, Microbiology Resource Announcements with 23, and Frontiers in Microbiology with 14. They have also published extensively in Environmental Microbiology and the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Trade-offs between multifunctionality and profit in tropical smallholder landscapes" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Tax4Fun2: prediction of habitat-specific functional profiles and functional redundancy based on 16S rRNA gene sequences" (2020, Environmental Microbiome)
  • "The lung microbiome regulates brain autoimmunity" (2022, Nature)
  • "Tree islands enhance biodiversity and functioning in oil palm landscapes" (2023, Nature)
  • "Unravelling the effects of tropical land use conversion on the soil microbiome" (2020, Environmental Microbiome)

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Anja Poehlein, Dominik Schneider, Andrea Polle, Volker Müller, and Jacqueline Hollensteiner. These partnerships reflect ongoing team-based research efforts across multiple topics and fields.

In addition to journal articles, Rolf Daniel has contributed to academic publishing through books. One identified work is titled "Metagenomics," published in 2022 by Springer Science+Business Media.

Best Publications

  • Tax4Fun: predicting functional profiles from metagenomic 16S rRNA data.

    Kathrin Petra Aßhauer;Bernd Wemheuer;Rolf Daniel;Peter Meinicke

  • The metagenomics of soil

    Rolf Daniel

  • Metagenomic Analyses: Past and Future Trends

    Carola Simon;Rolf Daniel

  • Trade-offs between multifunctionality and profit in tropical smallholder landscapes

    Ingo Grass;Ingo Grass;Christoph Kubitza;Christoph Kubitza;Vijesh V. Krishna;Marife D. Corre

  • Comparative genome and phenotypic analysis of three Clostridioides difficile strains isolated from a single patient provide insight into multiple infection of C. difficile.

    Uwe Groß;Elzbieta Brzuszkiewicz;Katrin Gunka;Jessica Starke

  • Pyrosequencing-based assessment of bacterial community structure along different management types in German forest and grassland soils.

    Heiko Nacke;Andrea Thürmer;Antje Wollherr;Christiane Will

  • The soil metagenome--a rich resource for the discovery of novel natural products.

    Rolf Daniel

  • Screening of environmental DNA libraries for the presence of genes conferring lipolytic activity on Escherichia coli.

    Anke Henne;Ruth A. Schmitz;Mechthild Bömeke;Gerhard Gottschalk

  • Horizon-Specific Bacterial Community Composition of German Grassland Soils, as Revealed by Pyrosequencing-Based Analysis of 16S rRNA Genes

    Christiane Will;Andrea Thürmer;Antje Wollherr;Heiko Nacke

  • Driving forces of soil bacterial community structure, diversity, and function in temperate grasslands and forests

    Kristin Kaiser;Bernd Wemheuer;Vera Korolkow;Franziska Wemheuer

  • Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity.

    Eric Allan;Oliver Bossdorf;Oliver Bossdorf;Carsten F. Dormann;Daniel Prati

  • Construction of Environmental DNA Libraries in Escherichia coli and Screening for the Presence of Genes Conferring Utilization of 4-Hydroxybutyrate

    Anke Henne;Rolf Daniel;Ruth A. Schmitz;Gerhard Gottschalk

  • The genome of the ammonia-oxidizing Candidatus Nitrososphaera gargensis: insights into metabolic versatility and environmental adaptations.

    Anja Spang;Anja Poehlein;Pierre Offre;Sabine Zumbrägel

  • Is autoinducer-2 a universal signal for interspecies communication: a comparative genomic and phylogenetic analysis of the synthesis and signal transduction pathways.

    Jibin Sun;Rolf Daniel;Irene Wagner-Döbler;An-Ping Zeng

  • The impact of even‐aged and uneven‐aged forest management on regional biodiversity of multiple taxa in European beech forests

    Peter Schall;Martin M. Gossner;Steffi Heinrichs;Markus Fischer

  • The complete genome sequence of the algal symbiont Dinoroseobacter shibae: a hitchhiker's guide to life in the sea

    Irene Wagner-Döbler;Britta Ballhausen;Martine Berger;Thorsten Brinkhoff

  • Land-use choices follow profitability at the expense of ecological functions in Indonesian smallholder landscapes.

    Yann Clough;Yann Clough;Vijesh V. Krishna;Marife D. Corre;Kevin Darras

  • New mode of energy metabolism in the seventh order of methanogens as revealed by comparative genome analysis of “Candidatus methanoplasma termitum”.

    Kristina Lang;Jörg Schuldes;Andreas Klingl;Anja Poehlein

  • An Ancient Pathway Combining Carbon Dioxide Fixation with the Generation and Utilization of a Sodium Ion Gradient for ATP Synthesis

    Anja Poehlein;Silke Schmidt;Anne-Kristin Kaster;Meike Goenrich

  • Genome sequence analyses of two isolates from the recent Escherichia coli outbreak in Germany reveal the emergence of a new pathotype: Entero-Aggregative-Haemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EAHEC)

    Elzbieta Brzuszkiewicz;Andrea Thürmer;Jörg Schuldes;Andreas Leimbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Heiko Liesegang
Heiko Liesegang University of Göttingen
Gerhard Gottschalk
Gerhard Gottschalk University of Göttingen
Peter Dürre
Peter Dürre University of Ulm
Meinhard Simon
Meinhard Simon Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Wolfgang R. Streit
Wolfgang R. Streit Universität Hamburg
Alexander Steinbüchel
Alexander Steinbüchel University of Münster
Thorsten Brinkhoff
Thorsten Brinkhoff Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Karl-Erich Jaeger
Karl-Erich Jaeger Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Andrea Polle
Andrea Polle University of Göttingen
Jörg Stülke
Jörg Stülke University of Göttingen

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