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Ruth A. Schmitz

Ruth A. Schmitz

Kiel University
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
13804
World Ranking
11315
National Ranking
809

Ruth A. Schmitz publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 207 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ruth A. Schmitz 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 Ruth A. Schmitz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ruth A. Schmitz is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong emphasis on Molecular Biology. Additional subfields include Ecology, Plant Science, Genetics, and Food Science.

The researcher's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Ruth A. Schmitz has contributed to numerous publications in several recurring academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Viruses
  • microLife
  • Nature Communications

Their recent research papers encompass diverse topics within microbiology and molecular biology, such as:

  • "The host-associated archaeome," 2020, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "A catalogue of 1,167 genomes from the human gut archaeome," 2021, Nature Microbiology
  • "Microbial regulation of hexokinase 2 links mitochondrial metabolism and cell death in colitis," 2021, Cell Metabolism
  • "Histone variants in archaea and the evolution of combinatorial chromatin complexity," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The Bacteroidetes Aequorivita sp. and Kaistella jeonii Produce Promiscuous Esterases With PET-Hydrolyzing Activity," 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology

Several frequent collaborators have contributed to their work, including:

  • Katrin Weidenbach
  • Nancy Weiland-Bräuer
  • Cynthia Maria Chibani
  • Liam Cassidy
  • Andreas Tholey

Best Publications

  • Metagenomics--the Key to the Uncultured Microbes

    Wolfgang R Streit;Ruth A Schmitz

  • Oxygen minimum zone cryptic sulfur cycling sustained by offshore transport of key sulfur oxidizing bacteria.

    Cameron M. Callbeck;Cameron M. Callbeck;Gaute Lavik;Timothy G. Ferdelman;Bernhard Fuchs

  • The genome of Methanosarcina mazei: evidence for lateral gene transfer between bacteria and archaea.

    Uwe Deppenmeier;André Johann;Thomas Hartsch;Rainer Merkl

  • 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

  • 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

  • Epibacterial community patterns on marine macroalgae are host-specific but temporally variable.

    Tim Lachnit;Tim Lachnit;Diana Meske;Martin Wahl;Tilmann Harder

  • Doubling of marine dinitrogen-fixation rates based on direct measurements

    Tobias Großkopf;Wiebke Mohr;Tina Baustian;Harald Schunck

  • Production of oceanic nitrous oxide by ammonia-oxidizing archaea

    Carolin R Löscher;A Kock;Martin Könneke;J LaRoche

  • Metagenome survey of biofilms in drinking-water networks.

    C. Schmeisser;C. Stöckigt;C. Raasch;J. Wingender

  • The small unicellular diazotrophic symbiont, UCYN-A, is a key player in the marine nitrogen cycle

    Clara Martínez-Pérez;Wiebke Mohr;Carolin R Löscher;Julien Dekaezemacker

  • Archaea Are Interactive Components of Complex Microbiomes

    Christine Moissl-Eichinger;Manuela Pausan;Julian Taffner;Gabriele Berg

  • Deep sequencing analysis of the Methanosarcina mazei Gö1 transcriptome in response to nitrogen availability.

    Dominik Jäger;Cynthia Mira Sharma;Jens Thomsen;Claudia Ehlers

  • Metaorganisms in extreme environments: do microbes play a role in organismal adaptation?

    Corinna Bang;Tal Dagan;Peter Deines;Nicole Dubilier

  • Comparative analysis of amplicon and metagenomic sequencing methods reveals key features in the evolution of animal metaorganisms

    Philipp Rausch;Malte Rühlemann;Britt M. Hermes;Britt M. Hermes;Britt M. Hermes;Shauni Doms;Shauni Doms

  • Giant Hydrogen Sulfide Plume in the Oxygen Minimum Zone off Peru Supports Chemolithoautotrophy

    Harald Schunck;Harald Schunck;Gaute Lavik;Dhwani K. Desai;Dhwani K. Desai;Tobias Großkopf;Tobias Großkopf

  • First Insights into the Diverse Human Archaeome: Specific Detection of Archaea in the Gastrointestinal Tract, Lung, and Nose and on Skin.

    Kaisa Koskinen;Manuela R. Pausan;Alexandra K. Perras;Alexandra K. Perras;Michael Beck

  • Phylogenetic diversity and ecology of environmental Archaea.

    Charles E Robertson;J Kirk Harris;John R Spear;Norman R Pace

  • Rhizobium sp. strain NGR234 possesses a remarkable number of secretion systems.

    Christel Schmeisser;Heiko Liesegang;Dagmar Krysciak;Nadia Bakkou

  • The host-associated archaeome.

    Guillaume Borrel;Jean-François Brugère;Simonetta Gribaldo;Ruth A. Schmitz

  • Deep metagenome and metatranscriptome analyses of microbial communities affiliated with an industrial biogas fermenter, a cow rumen, and elephant feces reveal major differences in carbohydrate hydrolysis strategies

    Simon Güllert;Martin A. Fischer;Dmitrij Turaev;Britta Noebauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Julie LaRoche
Julie LaRoche Dalhousie University
Gaute Lavik
Gaute Lavik Max Planck Society
Marcel M. M. Kuypers
Marcel M. M. Kuypers Max Planck Society
John F. Baines
John F. Baines Max Planck Society
Wolfgang R. Streit
Wolfgang R. Streit Universität Hamburg
Rudolf K. Thauer
Rudolf K. Thauer Max Planck Society
Thorsten B.H. Reusch
Thorsten B.H. Reusch GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Ute Hentschel
Ute Hentschel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Tina Treude
Tina Treude University of California, Los Angeles
Hinrich Schulenburg
Hinrich Schulenburg Kiel University

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