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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 65 7853 7122 448 404 294 11955

Sabine L. Flitsch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sabine L. Flitsch between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sabine L. Flitsch published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2020. 5 of the 332 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2020. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 2 publications
1984 2026

332 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sabine L. Flitsch: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 3
1987 0
1988 1
1989 2
1990 1
1991 3
1992 2
1993 7
1994 7
1995 3
1996 3
1997 9
1998 4
1999 4
2000 4
2001 8
2002 9
2003 10
2004 9
2005 11
2006 4
2007 4
2008 11
2009 11
2010 8
2011 11
2012 13
2013 8
2014 5
2015 8
2016 13
2017 19
2018 10
2019 13
2020 25
2021 21
2022 18
2023 10
2024 14
2025 3
2026 2
Total 332
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Sabine L. Flitsch publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sabine L. Flitsch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 281–300 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 294 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939 294
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Sabine L. Flitsch D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sabine L. Flitsch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731 65
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Interdisciplinary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Sabine L. Flitsch is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and chemistry, with a particular focus on enzyme catalysis and glycosylation. The analytical and synthetic approaches in their work often involve the study of molecular biology, organic chemistry, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, and pharmacology.

The main topics of Sabine L. Flitsch's scientific work include:

  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Click Chemistry and Applications

Their notable recent publications illustrate involvement in biocatalysis and synthetic enzymology. Key papers include:

  • "Biocatalysis," 2021, published in Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • "RetroBioCat as a computer-aided synthesis planning tool for biocatalytic reactions and cascades," 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • "Enzymatic Late-Stage Modifications: Better Late Than Never," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Biocatalytic amide bond formation," 2023, Green Chemistry
  • "The Time and Place for Nature in Drug Discovery," 2022, JACS Au

Frequent collaborators in Sabine L. Flitsch's body of work include:

  • Nicholas J. Turner
  • Ashley P. Mattey
  • Kun Huang
  • Andrea Marchesi
  • Fabio Parmeggiani

Flitsch's research has been published predominantly in high-impact venues, including:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • JACS Au
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ACS Catalysis

The scientist received the Interdisciplinary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2014, reflecting recognition in their field.

Best Publications

  • Structural studies on transmembrane proteins. 2. Spin labeling of bacteriorhodopsin mutants at unique cysteines.

    C. Altenbach;S.L. Flitsch;H.G. Khorana;W.L. Hubbell

  • Constructing Biocatalytic Cascades: In Vitro and in Vivo Approaches to de Novo Multi-Enzyme Pathways

    Lorna J. Hepworth;Nicholas J. Turner;Sabine L. Flitsch

  • Selective oxidation of monosaccharide derivatives to uronic acids

    Nicola J. Davis;Sabine L. Flitsch

  • Cytochromes P450 as useful biocatalysts: addressing the limitations

    Elaine O'Reilly;Valentin Köhler;Sabine L. Flitsch;Nicholas J. Turner

  • Identification of a New Class of Cytochrome P450 from a Rhodococcus sp.

    Gareth A. Roberts;Gideon Grogan;Andy Greter;Sabine L. Flitsch

  • Rapid and ultra-sensitive determination of enzyme activities using surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering.

    Barry D Moore;Lorna Stevenson;Alan Watt;Sabine Flitsch

  • RetroBioCat as a computer-aided synthesis planning tool for biocatalytic reactions and cascades.

    William Finnigan;Lorna J Hepworth;Sabine L Flitsch;Nicholas J Turner

  • One-Pot Cascade Synthesis of Mono- and Disubstituted Piperidines and Pyrrolidines using Carboxylic Acid Reductase (CAR), ω-Transaminase (ω-TA), and Imine Reductase (IRED) Biocatalysts

    Shahed Hussain;Andrew M. Hill;Lorna J. Hepworth

  • Discrimination of epimeric glycans and glycopeptides using IM-MS and its potential for carbohydrate sequencing

    P. Both;A. P. Green;C. J. Gray;R. Sardzik

  • Deubiquitinases Regulate the Activity of Caspase-1 and Interleukin-1β Secretion via Assembly of the Inflammasome

    Gloria Lopez-Castejon;Nadia M. Luheshi;Vincent Compan;Stephen High

  • Quaternary ammonium compounds as water channel blockers. Specificity, potency, and site of action.

    Frank J.M. Detmers;Bert L. de Groot;E. Matthias Müller;Andrew Hinton

  • Advancing solutions to the carbohydrate sequencing challenge

    Christopher J. Gray;Lukasz G. Migas;Perdita E. Barran;Kevin Pagel

  • A recycling pathway for cyanogenic glycosides evidenced by the comparative metabolic profiling in three cyanogenic plant species

    Martina Pičmanová;Elizabeth Heather Neilson;Mohammed Saddik Motawia;Carl Erik Olsen

  • Applications of ion mobility mass spectrometry for high throughput, high resolution glycan analysis

    C.J. Gray;B. Thomas;R. Upton;L.G. Migas

  • Evidence That Bilayer Bending Rigidity Affects Membrane Protein Folding

    P J Booth;M L Riley;S L Flitsch;Richard H Templer

  • A Self-sufficient Cytochrome P450 with a Primary Structural Organization That Includes a Flavin Domain and a [2Fe-2S] Redox Center

    Gareth A. Roberts;Ayhan Çelik;Dominic J.B. Hunter;Tobias W.B. Ost

  • Glycoarrays—tools for determining protein–carbohydrate interactions and glycoenzyme specificity

    Nicolas Laurent;Josef Voglmeir;Sabine L. Flitsch

  • Intermediates in the folding of the membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin

    P J Booth;S L Flitsch;L J Stern;L J Stern;D A Greenhalgh

  • Eeyarestatin I inhibits Sec61-mediated protein translocation at the endoplasmic reticulum.

    Benedict C. S. Cross;Craig McKibbin;Anna C. Callan;Peristera Roboti

  • Slow alpha helix formation during folding of a membrane protein.

    M L Riley;B A Wallace;S L Flitsch;P J Booth

  • Selective in vitro glycosylation of recombinant proteins: semi-synthesis of novel homogeneous glycoforms of human erythropoietin.

    Derek Macmillan;Roslyn M Bill;Karen A Sage;Dominic Fern

  • Protease-catalyzed peptide synthesis on solid support.

    Rein V Ulijn;Beatriz Baragaña;Peter J Halling;Sabine L Flitsch

  • Enzymatic Late-Stage Modifications: Better Late Than Never

    Elvira Romero;Bethan S. Jones;Bethany N. Hogg;Arnau Rué Casamajo

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. Turner
Nicholas J. Turner University of Manchester
Gideon Grogan
Gideon Grogan University of York
Rein V. Ulijn
Rein V. Ulijn City University of New York
Iain B. H. Wilson
Iain B. H. Wilson BOKU University
Peter J. Halling
Peter J. Halling University of Strathclyde
Roslyn M. Bill
Roslyn M. Bill Aston University
Perdita E. Barran
Perdita E. Barran University of Manchester
Stephen High
Stephen High University of Manchester
Malcolm D. Walkinshaw
Malcolm D. Walkinshaw University of Edinburgh
Robert A. Field
Robert A. Field University of Manchester

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