What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
Rudolf K. Thauer spends much of his time researching Biochemistry, Stereochemistry, Hydrogenase, Cofactor and Ferredoxin.
His Biochemistry study incorporates themes from Methanogenesis and Bacteria.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Methanobacteriaceae, Dithiothreitol, Coenzyme M, Crystal structure and Active site.
His study in Coenzyme M is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Methanosarcina barkeri and Corrinoid.
His Hydrogenase research incorporates themes from Nickel, Photochemistry, Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase and Cyanide.
His Ferredoxin study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Oxidoreductase, Clostridium kluyveri, Clostridia, Flavin group and NAD+ kinase.
His most cited work include:
- Energy conservation in chemotrophic anaerobic bacteria. (2882 citations)
- Methanogenic archaea: ecologically relevant differences in energy conservation. (1128 citations)
- Frontiers, Opportunities, and Challenges in Biochemical and Chemical Catalysis of CO2 Fixation (1041 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of study are Biochemistry, Stereochemistry, Enzyme, Cofactor and Methanosarcina barkeri.
Rudolf K. Thauer works mostly in the field of Biochemistry, limiting it down to topics relating to Bacteria and, in certain cases, Biosynthesis, as a part of the same area of interest.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Methanobacteriaceae, Nickel, Hydrogenase, Coenzyme M and Active site in addition to Stereochemistry.
As a member of one scientific family, Rudolf K. Thauer mostly works in the field of Enzyme, focusing on Archaea and, on occasion, Anaerobic oxidation of methane.
His research integrates issues of Methanomicrobiales and Methanosarcinaceae in his study of Methanosarcina barkeri.
The Ferredoxin study combines topics in areas such as Oxidoreductase, NAD+ kinase and Flavin group.
He most often published in these fields:
- Biochemistry (52.74%)
- Stereochemistry (33.26%)
- Enzyme (27.57%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2021)?
- Stereochemistry (33.26%)
- Biochemistry (52.74%)
- Ferredoxin (9.85%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Stereochemistry, Biochemistry, Ferredoxin, NAD+ kinase and Hydrogenase.
His Stereochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Dehydrogenase, Photochemistry, Cofactor and Active site.
His Cofactor study combines topics in areas such as Methanogenesis, Reductase and Thioether.
His studies link Clostridia with Biochemistry.
His work in Ferredoxin addresses issues such as Flavin group, which are connected to fields such as Flavodoxin and Methanosarcina acetivorans.
Rudolf K. Thauer has included themes like Clostridium autoethanogenum and Crystal structure in his Hydrogenase study.
Between 2007 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Methanogenic archaea: ecologically relevant differences in energy conservation. (1128 citations)
- Frontiers, Opportunities, and Challenges in Biochemical and Chemical Catalysis of CO2 Fixation (1041 citations)
- Energy conservation via electron bifurcating ferredoxin reduction and proton/Na+ translocating ferredoxin oxidation (463 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
His primary scientific interests are in Ferredoxin, Biochemistry, NAD+ kinase, Hydrogenase and Stereochemistry.
His Ferredoxin study also includes
- Flavin group that intertwine with fields like Flavodoxin, Enzyme complex and Methanosarcina acetivorans,
- Methanosarcina barkeri and Coenzyme M most often made with reference to Exergonic reaction.
Rudolf K. Thauer performs integrative study on Biochemistry and Energy source in his works.
The various areas that Rudolf K. Thauer examines in his NAD+ kinase study include Dehydrogenase and Flavoprotein.
His Stereochemistry research includes elements of Crystal structure, Hydrogenase mimic, Catalysis, Active site and Photochemistry.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Reductase and Cofactor.
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