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D-Index
58
Citations
11013
World Ranking
13279
National Ranking
941

Stefan Spring publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stefan Spring sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 156 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefan Spring 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 Stefan Spring sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Bacteria
  • Gene
  • 16S ribosomal RNA

Microbiology, Bacteria, 16S ribosomal RNA, Phylogenetics and Botany are his primary areas of study. His Microbiology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Proteobacteria, Propionate, Electron acceptor and Type species. His study looks at the intersection of Bacteria and topics like Biochemistry with Microbial mat.

His study on Phylogenetics is covered under Genetics. His work on Dot blot, Bacterial genome size, Genomics and Genome as part of general Genetics research is often related to Sequence alignment, thus linking different fields of science. Stefan Spring focuses mostly in the field of Botany, narrowing it down to matters related to Fermentation and, in some cases, Thermophile and Caldithrix.

His most cited work include:

  • A phylogeny-driven genomic encyclopaedia of Bacteria and Archaea. (811 citations)
  • Detection and in situ identification of representatives of a widely distributed new bacterial phylum (239 citations)
  • The Genus Magnetospirillum gen. nov. Description of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense sp. nov. and Transfer of Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum to Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum comb. nov. (212 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Genome, Bacteria, Genetics, Whole genome sequencing and Gene. The Genome study combines topics in areas such as Deferribacteraceae, Firmicutes and Peptococcaceae. Stefan Spring has included themes like Thiosulfate, Botany and Microbiology in his Bacteria study.

His work in Microbiology addresses subjects such as 16S ribosomal RNA, which are connected to disciplines such as Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetics, Fermentation and Fatty acid. His Phylogenetics study combines topics in areas such as Ribosomal RNA and Magnetotactic bacteria. While the research belongs to areas of Genetics, Stefan Spring spends his time largely on the problem of Type species, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Halophile.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Genome (45.33%)
  • Bacteria (42.67%)
  • Genetics (42.67%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2020)?

  • Genome (45.33%)
  • Gene (38.67%)
  • Whole genome sequencing (41.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Stefan Spring mainly investigates Genome, Gene, Whole genome sequencing, Bacteria and Genetics. His Genome study incorporates themes from Evolutionary biology, Lineage, Firmicutes and Peptococcaceae. Stefan Spring has researched Whole genome sequencing in several fields, including Thermophile, Genus and Horizontal gene transfer.

His study in Bacteria is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Zoology, Thiosulfate, Biochemistry and Microbiology. His Microbiology research includes themes of Desulfosporosinus orientis and 16S ribosomal RNA, Comamonadaceae. His Genetics study frequently links to related topics such as Type species.

Between 2011 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Planctomycetes do possess a peptidoglycan cell wall. (115 citations)
  • Characterization of the first cultured representative of Verrucomicrobia subdivision 5 indicates the proposal of a novel phylum (83 citations)
  • A taxonomic framework for emerging groups of ecologically important marine gammaproteobacteria based on the reconstruction of evolutionary relationships using genome-scale data (71 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Bacteria
  • Gene
  • 16S ribosomal RNA

Stefan Spring mainly focuses on Bacteria, Microbiology, Genome, Gene and Whole genome sequencing. Stefan Spring studies Bacteria, focusing on Verrucomicrobia in particular. His work carried out in the field of Microbiology brings together such families of science as Desulfosporosinus orientis, 16S ribosomal RNA, Firmicutes and Type species.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Desulfosporosinus, Desulfosporosinus species and Desulfosporosinus meridiei in addition to Genome. His Gene study is concerned with the larger field of Genetics. Stefan Spring combines subjects such as Thermophile and Spirochaeta with his study of Whole genome sequencing.

Best Publications

  • A phylogeny-driven genomic encyclopaedia of Bacteria and Archaea.

    Dongying Wu;Dongying Wu;Philip Hugenholtz;Konstantinos Mavromatis;Rüdiger Pukall

  • The Genus Magnetospirillum gen. nov. Description of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense sp. nov. and Transfer of Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum to Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum comb. nov.

    Karl Heinz Schleifer;Dirk Schüler;Stefan Spring;M. Weizenegger

  • Dominating role of an unusual magnetotactic bacterium in the microaerobic zone of a freshwater sediment.

    Stefan Spring;Rudolf Amann;Wolfgang Ludwig;Karl-Heinz Schleifer

  • Detection and in situ identification of representatives of a widely distributed new bacterial phylum

    Wolfgang Ludwig;Stephan H. Bauer;Marc Bauer;Iris Held

  • Halobacillus gen. nov., with Descriptions of Halobacillus litoralis sp. nov. and Halobacillus trueperi sp. nov., and Transfer of Sporosarcina halophila to Halobacillus halophilus comb. nov.

    S. Spring;W. Ludwig;M. C. Marquez;A. Ventosa

  • Isolation and Characterization of a Novel As(V)-Reducing Bacterium: Implications for Arsenic Mobilization and the Genus Desulfitobacterium

    Allison Niggemyer;Stefan Spring;Erko Stackebrandt;R. Frank Rosenzweig

  • Identification and characterization of ecologically significant prokaryotes in the sediment of freshwater lakes: molecular and cultivation studies

    Stefan Spring;Renate Schulze;Jörg Overmann;Karl-Heinz Schleifer

  • Flow sorting of microorganisms for molecular analysis.

    G Wallner;Bernhard M. Fuchs;S Spring;W Beisker

  • Diversity of Magnetotactic Bacteria

    Stefan Spring;Karl-Heinz Schleifer

  • Planctomycetes do possess a peptidoglycan cell wall.

    Olga Jeske;Margarete Schüler;Peter Schumann;Alexander Schneider

  • Characterization of the first cultured representative of Verrucomicrobia subdivision 5 indicates the proposal of a novel phylum

    Stefan Spring;Boyke Bunk;Cathrin Spröer;Peter Schumann

  • Evidence for Microbial Fe(III) Reduction in Anoxic, Mining-Impacted Lake Sediments (Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)

    David E. Cummings;Anthony W. March;Benjamin Bostick;Stefan Spring

  • Molecular characterization of a dechlorinating community resulting from in situ biostimulation in a trichloroethene-contaminated deep, fractured basalt aquifer and comparison to a derivative laboratory culture.

    Tamzen W. Macbeth;David E. Cummings;Stefan Spring;Lynn M. Petzke

  • Phylogenetic Diversity and Identification of Nonculturable Magnetotactic Bacteria

    Stefan Spring;Rudolf Amann;Wolfgang Ludwig;Karl-Heinz Schleifer

  • Ferribacterium limneticum, gen. nov., sp. nov., an Fe(III)-reducing microorganism isolated from mining-impacted freshwater lake sediments

    David E. Cummings;Frank Caccavo;Stefan Spring;R. F. Rosenzweig

  • Caldithrix abyssi gen. nov., sp. nov., a nitrate- reducing, thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium isolated from a Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent, represents a novel bacterial lineage

    Margarita L. Miroshnichenko;Nadezhda A. Kostrikina;Nikolai A. Chernyh;Nikolai V Pimenov

  • A taxonomic framework for emerging groups of ecologically important marine gammaproteobacteria based on the reconstruction of evolutionary relationships using genome-scale data

    Stefan Spring;Carmen Scheuner;Markus Göker;Hans-Peter Klenk;Hans-Peter Klenk

  • Characterization of a marine gammaproteobacterium capable of aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis

    Bernhard M. Fuchs;Stefan Spring;Hanno Teeling;Christian Quast

  • Ottowia thiooxydans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel facultatively anaerobic, N2O-producing bacterium isolated from activated sludge, and transfer of Aquaspirillum gracile to Hylemonella gracilis gen. nov., comb. nov.

    Stefan Spring;Udo Jäckel;Michael Wagner;Peter Kämpfer

  • Characterization of novel psychrophilic clostridia from an Antarctic microbial mat: description of Clostridium frigoris sp. nov., Clostridium lacusfryxellense sp. nov., Clostridium bowmanii sp. nov. and Clostridium psychrophilum sp. nov. and reclassification of Clostridium laramiense as Clostridium estertheticum subsp. laramiense subsp. nov.

    Stefan Spring;Birgit Merkhoffer;Norbert Weiss;Reiner M. Kroppenstedt

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynne Goodwin
Lynne Goodwin Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jonathan A. Eisen
Jonathan A. Eisen University of California, Davis
Miriam Land
Miriam Land Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Loren Hauser
Loren Hauser Digital Infuzion (United States)
Cliff Han
Cliff Han Los Alamos National Laboratory
Philip Hugenholtz
Philip Hugenholtz University of Queensland
John C. Detter
John C. Detter Los Alamos National Laboratory
Hans-Peter Klenk
Hans-Peter Klenk Newcastle University
Nikos C. Kyrpides
Nikos C. Kyrpides Joint Genome Institute
Alla Lapidus
Alla Lapidus Saint Petersburg State University

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