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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 57 11104 10020 807 725 268 11363

Seigo Shima publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Seigo Shima between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Seigo Shima published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2019. 9 of the 283 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2019. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications
1985 2025

283 publications in total across all disciplines

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Seigo Shima: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 2
1990 2
1991 1
1992 0
1993 4
1994 1
1995 2
1996 2
1997 4
1998 8
1999 2
2000 8
2001 6
2002 4
2003 4
2004 9
2005 9
2006 6
2007 5
2008 10
2009 11
2010 3
2011 6
2012 8
2013 10
2014 15
2015 15
2016 21
2017 21
2018 17
2019 25
2020 10
2021 7
2022 7
2023 7
2024 5
2025 4
Total 283
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Seigo Shima 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 Seigo Shima 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, 261–280 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: 268 publications — 55th percentile

55% 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
261–280 979 268
281–300 939
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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Seigo Shima 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 Seigo Shima 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, 56–57 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: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 57
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
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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Overview

Seigo Shima is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany, focusing on research in energy, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and chemistry. Their work concentrates particularly on renewable energy, sustainability, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecular biology, and biochemistry.

The scientist's research engages with several main topics, including:

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Electrocatalysts for energy conversion
  • Metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms
  • Hydrogen storage and materials
  • Amino acid enzymes and metabolism
  • Enzyme structure and function
  • Crystallization and solubility studies

Seigo Shima has contributed to different publication venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Catalysis

Recent publications by Seigo Shima include:

  • "Three-megadalton complex of methanogenic electron-bifurcating and CO 2 -fixing enzymes," 2021, Science
  • "Methanogenesis involves direct hydride transfer from H2 to an organic substrate," 2020, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • "Structural Basis of Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenesis," 2020, Annual Review of Microbiology
  • "Methane monooxygenases; physiology, biochemistry and structure," 2023, Catalysis Science & Technology
  • "Diversifying Metal-Ligand Cooperative Catalysis in Semi-Synthetic [Mn]-Hydrogenases," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Tristan Wagner
  • Gangfeng Huang
  • Jörg Kahnt
  • Manuel Gehl
  • Francisco J. Arriaza-Gallardo

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Denitrifying bacteria anaerobically oxidize methane in the absence of Archaea.

    Katharina F. Ettwig;Seigo Shima;Katinka T. Van De Pas-Schoonen;Jörg Kahnt

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

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

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

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

  • A third type of hydrogenase catalyzing H2 activation.

    Seigo Shima;Rudolf K. Thauer

  • Mode of action uncovered for the specific reduction of methane emissions from ruminants by the small molecule 3-nitrooxypropanol

    Evert C. Duin;Tristan Wagner;Seigo Shima;Divya Prakash

  • The crystal structure of C176A mutated [Fe]-hydrogenase suggests an acyl-iron ligation in the active site iron complex

    Takeshi Hiromoto;Kenichi Ataka;Oliver Pilak;Sonja Vogt

  • Carbon monoxide as an intrinsic ligand to iron in the active site of the iron-sulfur-cluster-free hydrogenase H2-forming methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase as revealed by infrared spectroscopy.

    Erica J Lyon;Seigo Shima;Reinhard Boecher;Rudolf K Thauer

  • Methane as fuel for anaerobic microorganisms.

    Rudolf K. Thauer;Seigo Shima

  • UV-A/blue-light inactivation of the 'metal-free' hydrogenase (Hmd) from methanogenic archaea The enzyme contains functional iron after all

    Erica J. Lyon;Seigo Shima;Gerrit Buurman;Shantanu Chowdhuri

  • Methanogenic heterodisulfide reductase (HdrABC-MvhAGD) uses two noncubane [4Fe-4S] clusters for reduction.

    Tristan Wagner;Jürgen Koch;Ulrich Ermler;Seigo Shima

  • Methyl-coenzyme M reductase and the anaerobic oxidation of methane in methanotrophic Archaea

    Seigo Shima;Rudolf K Thauer

  • Comparison of three methyl-coenzyme M reductases from phylogenetically distant organisms: unusual amino acid modification, conservation and adaptation

    Wolfgang Grabarse;Felix Mahlert;Seigo Shima;Rudolf K Thauer

  • On the Mechanism of Biological Methane Formation: Structural Evidence for Conformational Changes in Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase Upon Substrate Binding

    Wolfgang Grabarse;Felix Mahlert;Evert C. Duin;Marcel Goubeaud

  • Mössbauer Studies of the Iron−Sulfur Cluster-Free Hydrogenase: The Electronic State of the Mononuclear Fe Active Site

    Seigo Shima;Erica J. Lyon;Rudolf K. Thauer;Bernd Mienert

  • The Cofactor of the Iron–Sulfur Cluster Free Hydrogenase Hmd: Structure of the Light-Inactivation Product

    Seigo Shima;Erica J. Lyon;Melanie Sordel-Klippert;Manuela Kauss

  • Structure of a methyl-coenzyme M reductase from Black Sea mats that oxidize methane anaerobically

    Seigo Shima;Martin Krueger;Tobias Weinert;Ulrike Demmer

  • The methanogenic CO2 reducing-and-fixing enzyme is bifunctional and contains 46 [4Fe-4S] clusters

    Tristan Wagner;Ulrich Ermler;Seigo Shima;Seigo Shima

  • The crystal structure of an [Fe]-hydrogenase-substrate complex reveals the framework for H2 activation.

    Takeshi Hiromoto;Eberhard Warkentin;Johanna Moll;Ulrich Ermler

  • Active sites of transition-metal enzymes with a focus on nickel.

    Ulrich Ermler;Wolfgang Grabarse;Seigo Shima;Marcel Goubeaud

  • The Iron-Sulfur Cluster-free Hydrogenase (Hmd) Is a Metalloenzyme with a Novel Iron Binding Motif

    Malgorzata Korbas;Sonja Vogt;Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke;Eckhard Bill

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Ermler
Ulrich Ermler Max Planck Society
Rudolf K. Thauer
Rudolf K. Thauer Max Planck Society
Olivier Maury
Olivier Maury École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Eckhard Bill
Eckhard Bill Max Planck Society
Xile Hu
Xile Hu École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke
Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke University of Paderborn
Xiulan Xie
Xiulan Xie Philipp University of Marburg
Yasuo Igarashi
Yasuo Igarashi Southwest University
Thomas Wagner
Thomas Wagner Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Friedrich Widdel
Friedrich Widdel Max Planck Society

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