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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 127 205 186 16 13 741 70618

Rolf Müller publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rolf Müller between 1956 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rolf Müller published across 70 years, from 1956 to 2025, averaging 13.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2017. 8 of the 970 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1956 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 58. Peak 58 publications in 2017. 1956: 1 publication 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 2 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 14 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 28 publications 2006: 30 publications 2007: 37 publications 2008: 38 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 39 publications 2012: 49 publications 2013: 39 publications 2014: 53 publications 2015: 50 publications 2016: 51 publications 2017: 58 publications 2018: 46 publications 2019: 51 publications 2020: 49 publications 2021: 41 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications
1956 2025

970 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rolf Müller: publications per year, 1956 to 2025
Year Publications
1956 1
1957 0
1958 0
1959 2
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 1
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 3
1981 2
1982 2
1983 9
1984 5
1985 9
1986 8
1987 8
1988 2
1989 7
1990 3
1991 8
1992 5
1993 7
1994 13
1995 14
1996 11
1997 9
1998 10
1999 15
2000 13
2001 15
2002 12
2003 16
2004 20
2005 28
2006 30
2007 37
2008 38
2009 33
2010 29
2011 39
2012 49
2013 39
2014 53
2015 50
2016 51
2017 58
2018 46
2019 51
2020 49
2021 41
2022 3
2023 4
2024 3
2025 5
Total 970
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Rolf Müller publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rolf Müller sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 564+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 741 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100 741
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Rolf Müller D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 126–127 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21 127
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Rolf Müller is affiliated with Saarland University in Germany and works primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Medicine. Their research addresses various topics related to cancer biology, immunology, and molecular signaling pathways.

The main areas of study in their work include molecular biology, immunology, oncology, cell biology, and cancer research. Research topics prominently involve cancer cells and metastasis, immune cells in cancer, immune cell function and interaction, fibroblast growth factor research, Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer, renal and related cancers, and extracellular vesicles in disease.

Rolf Müller has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Tumor-associated macrophages promote ovarian cancer cell migration by secreting transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI) and tenascin C, 2020, Cell Death and Disease
  • Phosphoproteomics identify arachidonic-acid-regulated signal transduction pathways modulating macrophage functions with implications for ovarian cancer, 2020, Theranostics
  • Upregulation of mesothelial genes in ovarian carcinoma cells is associated with an unfavorable clinical outcome and the promotion of cancer cell adhesion, 2020, Molecular Oncology
  • Arachidonic acid, a clinically adverse mediator in the ovarian cancer microenvironment, impairs JAK-STAT signaling in macrophages by perturbing lipid raft structures, 2022, Molecular Oncology
  • The multicellular signalling network of ovarian cancer metastases, 2021, Clinical and Translational Medicine

Frequent co-authors in Rolf Müller's publications include:

  • Silke Reinartz
  • Johannes Graumann
  • Florian Finkernagel
  • Sabine Müller-Brüsselbach
  • Andrea Nist

The most common publication venues where Rolf Müller has published are:

  • Clinical and Translational Medicine
  • Molecular Oncology
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Theranostics
  • Cancers

Best Publications

  • Sharing and community curation of mass spectrometry data with Global Natural Products Social Molecular Networking

    Mingxun Wang;Jeremy J Carver;Vanessa V Phelan;Laura M Sanchez

  • Yeast vectors for the controlled expression of heterologous proteins in different genetic backgrounds.

    Dominik Mumberg;Rolf Müller;Martin Funk

  • Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature

    Paul G. Arnison;Mervyn J. Bibb;Gabriele Bierbaum;Albert Alexander Bowers

  • antiSMASH 3.0—a comprehensive resource for the genome mining of biosynthetic gene clusters

    Tilmann Weber;Kai Blin;Srikanth Duddela;Daniel Krug

  • Cyclin D1 Expression Is Regulated Positively by the p42/p44MAPK and Negatively by the p38/HOGMAPK Pathway

    Josée N. Lavoie;Gilles L'Allemain;Anne Brunet;Rolf Müller

  • Induction of c- fos gene and protein by growth factors precedes activation of c- myc

    Rolf Müller;Rodrigo Bravo;Jean Burckhardt;Tom Curran

  • Regulatable promoters of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: comparison of transcriptional activity and their use for heterologous expression

    Dominik Mumberg;Rolf Muller;Martin Funk

  • Towards the sustainable discovery and development of new antibiotics

    Marcus Miethke;Marco Pieroni;Tilmann Weber;Mark Brönstrup

  • De novo fatty acid synthesis controls the fate between regulatory T and T helper 17 cells

    Luciana Berod;Christin Friedrich;Amrita Nandan;Jenny Freitag

  • Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster.

    Marnix H. Medema;Marnix H. Medema;Renzo Kottmann;Pelin Yilmaz;Matthew Cummings

  • Differential expression of cellular oncogenes during pre- and postnatal development of the mouse

    Rolf Müller;Dennis J. Slamon;Joanne M. Tremblay;Martin J. Cline

  • Analysis of FBJ-MuSV provirus and c-fos (mouse) gene reveals that viral and cellular fos gene products have different carboxy termini

    Charles Van Beveren;Flip van Straaten;Tom Curran;Rolf Muller

  • The product of a novel growth factor activated gene, fos B, interacts with JUN proteins enhancing their DNA binding activity.

    M. Zerial;L. Toschi;R. P. Ryseck;M. Schuermann

  • Complete nucleotide sequence of a human c-onc gene: deduced amino acid sequence of the human c-fos protein.

    F van Straaten;R Müller;T Curran;C Van Beveren

  • Complete genome sequence of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum

    Susanne Schneiker;Olena Perlova;Olaf Kaiser;Klaus Gerth

  • Endothelial-like cells derived from human CD14 positive monocytes.

    B. Fernandez Pujol;F. C. Lucibello;U. M. Gehling;K. Lindemann

  • Cell cycle regulation of the cyclin A, cdc25C and cdc2 genes is based on a common mechanism of transcriptional repression.

    J. Zwicker;F. C. Lucibello;L. A. Wolfraim;C. Gross

  • Full-length RecE enhances linear-linear homologous recombination and facilitates direct cloning for bioprospecting

    Jun Fu;Xiaoying Bian;Shengbaio Hu;Shengbaio Hu;Hailong Wang;Hailong Wang

  • Myxobacteria: proficient producers of novel natural products with various biological activities--past and future biotechnological aspects with the focus on the genus Sorangium.

    Klaus Gerth;Silke Pradella;Olena Perlova;Stefan Beyer

  • Synthesis and Characterization

    S. Behrens;H. Bönnemann;H. Modrow;V. Kempter

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Gerth
Klaus Gerth Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Rolf Jansen
Rolf Jansen Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Helge B. Bode
Helge B. Bode Goethe University Frankfurt
Andreas Kirschning
Andreas Kirschning University of Hannover
Marc Stadler
Marc Stadler Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Angelika A. Noegel
Angelika A. Noegel University of Cologne
Gerhard Höfle
Gerhard Höfle Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Uli Kazmaier
Uli Kazmaier Saarland University
Roland E. Kontermann
Roland E. Kontermann University of Stuttgart
Rolf W. Hartmann
Rolf W. Hartmann Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

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