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Rudolf K. Thauer

Rudolf K. Thauer

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Chemistry
Germany
2026
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Microbiology
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 120 497 440 36 34 475 54672
Microbiology 118 164 149 9 8 427 52986

Rudolf K. Thauer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rudolf K. Thauer between 1967 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rudolf K. Thauer published across 55 years, from 1967 to 2021, averaging 8.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 1990. 1 of the 486 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 1990. 1967: 2 publications 1968: 4 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 8 publications 1971: 3 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 7 publications 1978: 8 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 10 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 12 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 15 publications 1990: 19 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication
1967 2021

486 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rudolf K. Thauer: publications per year, 1967 to 2021
Year Publications
1967 2
1968 4
1969 2
1970 8
1971 3
1972 2
1973 2
1974 4
1975 3
1976 0
1977 7
1978 8
1979 8
1980 10
1981 9
1982 8
1983 12
1984 9
1985 10
1986 9
1987 14
1988 9
1989 15
1990 19
1991 12
1992 11
1993 13
1994 15
1995 18
1996 14
1997 15
1998 19
1999 10
2000 16
2001 10
2002 11
2003 6
2004 11
2005 16
2006 14
2007 16
2008 16
2009 10
2010 9
2011 10
2012 5
2013 7
2014 3
2015 6
2016 4
2017 3
2018 4
2019 4
2020 0
2021 1
Total 486
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Rudolf K. Thauer 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 Rudolf K. Thauer 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, 425–434 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: 427 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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 29 427
435–444 33
445–454 34
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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Rudolf K. Thauer 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 Rudolf K. Thauer 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, 118 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: 118 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 10 118
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Rudolf K. Thauer is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research covers multiple fields related to biological and engineering sciences, integrating molecular biology and biochemistry with applied engineering principles. The scientist's work primarily focuses on topics such as anaerobic digestion and biogas production, microbial metabolism and enzyme function, as well as biofuel production and bioconversion.

Their publication record includes recent contributions to the journal BIOspektrum. Notably, a paper titled Methanothermobacter - Biokatalysator für die Energiewende published in 2021, which addresses biological catalysts relevant to energy transition.

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Microbial metabolism and enzyme function
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

  • Engineering
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Building and Construction
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering

  • Methanothermobacter - Biokatalysator für die Energiewende (2021) published in BIOspektrum

  • Seigo Shima

  • BIOspektrum

Rudolf K. Thauer was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 1989.

Best Publications

  • Energy conservation in chemotrophic anaerobic bacteria.

    R K Thauer;K Jungermann;K Decker

  • Methanogenic archaea: ecologically relevant differences in energy conservation.

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

  • Frontiers, Opportunities, and Challenges in Biochemical and Chemical Catalysis of CO2 Fixation

    Aaron M. Appel;John E. Bercaw;Andrew B. Bocarsly;Holger Dobbek

  • Biochemistry of methanogenesis: a tribute to Marjory Stephenson:1998 Marjory Stephenson Prize Lecture

    Rudolf K. Thauer

  • Energy conservation via electron bifurcating ferredoxin reduction and proton/Na+ translocating ferredoxin oxidation

    Wolfgang Buckel;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • Crystal structure of methyl-coenzyme M reductase: the key enzyme of biological methane formation.

    Ulrich Ermler;Wolfgang Grabarse;Seigo Shima;Marcel Goubeaud

  • The Crystal Structure of [Fe]-Hydrogenase Reveals the Geometry of the Active Site

    Seigo Shima;Oliver Pilak;Sonja Vogt;Michael Schick

  • The genome of Clostridium kluyveri, a strict anaerobe with unique metabolic features

    Henning Seedorf;W. Florian Fricke;Birgit Veith;Holger Brüggemann

  • Different Ks values for hydrogen of methanogenic bacteria and sulfate reducing bacteria: An explanation for the apparent inhibition of methanogenesis by sulfate

    Jakob K. Kristjansson;Peter Schönheit;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • Coupled Ferredoxin and Crotonyl Coenzyme A (CoA) Reduction with NADH Catalyzed by the Butyryl-CoA Dehydrogenase/Etf Complex from Clostridium kluyveri

    Fuli Li;Julia Hinderberger;Henning Seedorf;Jin Zhang

  • Hydrogenases from methanogenic archaea, nickel, a novel cofactor, and H2 storage

    Rudolf K. Thauer;Anne-Kristin Kaster;Meike Goenrich;Michael Schick

  • Kinetic mechanism for the ability of sulfate reducers to out-compete methanogens for acetate

    Peter Schönheit;Jakob K. Kristjansson;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • The key nickel enzyme of methanogenesis catalyses the anaerobic oxidation of methane

    Silvan Scheller;Meike Goenrich;Reinhard Boecher;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • Growth parameters ( K s , μ max , Y s ) of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

    Peter Schönheit;Johanna Moll;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • A conspicuous nickel protein in microbial mats that oxidize methane anaerobically

    Martin Krüger;Anke Meyerdierks;Frank Oliver Glöckner;Rudolf Amann

  • Coupling of ferredoxin and heterodisulfide reduction via electron bifurcation in hydrogenotrophic methanogenic archaea

    Anne-Kristin Kaster;Johanna Moll;Kristian Parey;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • Nickel, cobalt, and molybdenum requirement for growth of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum.

    Peter Schönheit;Johanna Moll;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • Flavin-Based Electron Bifurcation, A New Mechanism of Biological Energy Coupling.

    Wolfgang Buckel;Rudolf Kurt Thauer;Rudolf Kurt Thauer

  • Life under extreme energy limitation: a synthesis of laboratory- and field-based investigations.

    Mark A. Lever;Karyn L. Rogers;Karen G. Lloyd;Jörg Overmann

  • C1 Transfer Enzymes and Coenzymes Linking Methylotrophic Bacteria and Methanogenic Archaea

    Ludmila Chistoserdova;Julia A. Vorholt;Rudolf K. Thauer;Mary E. Lidstrom

  • A third type of hydrogenase catalyzing H2 activation.

    Seigo Shima;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • Carbon Monoxide Oxidation by Methanogenic Bacteria

    L. Daniels;G. Fuchs;R. K. Thauer;J. G. Zeikus

Frequent Co-Authors

Seigo Shima
Seigo Shima Max Planck Society
Ulrich Ermler
Ulrich Ermler Max Planck Society
Reiner Hedderich
Reiner Hedderich Max Planck Society
Dietmar Linder
Dietmar Linder University of Giessen
Bernhard Jaun
Bernhard Jaun ETH Zurich
Gabriele Diekert
Gabriele Diekert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Karl Decker
Karl Decker University of Freiburg
Ruth A. Schmitz
Ruth A. Schmitz Kiel University
Wolfgang Buckel
Wolfgang Buckel Philipp University of Marburg

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