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Stephan Günther

Stephan Günther

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Microbiology

D-Index
96
Citations
39437
World Ranking
495
National Ranking
31

Stephan Günther publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephan Günther sits on this spectrum.

55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 264 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 233 scientists 205–214 publications: 207 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55 publications 679+

This scientist: 389 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Stephan Günther D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 122 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 93 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Identification of a novel coronavirus in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Christian Drosten;Stephan Günther;Wolfgang Preiser;Sylvie van der Werf

  • Characterization of a novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Paul A. Rota;M. Steven Oberste;Stephan S. Monroe;W. Allan Nix

  • Emergence of Zaire Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea

    Sylvain Baize;Delphine Pannetier;Lisa Oestereich;Toni Rieger

  • Efficacy and effectiveness of an rVSV-vectored vaccine in preventing Ebola virus disease: final results from the Guinea ring vaccination, open-label, cluster-randomised trial (Ebola Ça Suffit!).

    Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo;Anton Camacho;Ira M. Longini;Conall H. Watson

  • Rapid detection and quantification of RNA of Ebola and Marburg viruses, Lassa virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Rift Valley fever virus, dengue virus, and yellow fever virus by real-time reverse transcription-PCR.

    Christian Drosten;Stephan Göttig;Stefan Schilling;Marcel Asper

  • Efficacy and effectiveness of an rVSV-vectored vaccine expressing Ebola surface glycoprotein: interim results from the Guinea ring vaccination cluster-randomised trial

    Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo;Ira M Longini;Matthias Egger;Matthias Egger;Natalie E Dean

  • A novel method for efficient amplification of whole hepatitis B virus genomes permits rapid functional analysis and reveals deletion mutants in immunosuppressed patients.

    S. Gunther;Bi-Chen Li;S. Miska;D. H. Kruger

  • Successful treatment of advanced Ebola virus infection with T-705 (favipiravir) in a small animal model

    Lisa Oestereich;Anja Lüdtke;Stephanie Wurr;Toni Rieger

  • Lambda interferon renders epithelial cells of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts resistant to viral infections.

    Markus Mordstein;Eva Neugebauer;Vanessa Ditt;Birthe Jessen

  • Virus genomes reveal factors that spread and sustained the Ebola epidemic

    Gytis Dudas;Gytis Dudas;Luiz Max Carvalho;Trevor Bedford;Andrew J. Tatem

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  • A Case of Severe Ebola Virus Infection Complicated by Gram-Negative Septicemia

    Benno Kreuels;Dominic Wichmann;Petra Emmerich;Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit

  • Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales : update 2019

    Abulikemu Abudurexiti;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • Naturally occurring variants of hepatitis B virus.

    Stephan Günther;Lutz Fischer;Irmgard Pult;Martina Sterneck

  • Clinical Sequencing Uncovers Origins and Evolution of Lassa Virus

    Kristian G. Andersen;Kristian G. Andersen;Kristian G. Andersen;B. Jesse Shapiro;B. Jesse Shapiro;B. Jesse Shapiro;Christian B. Matranga;Rachel Sealfon;Rachel Sealfon

  • X-ray screening identifies active site and allosteric inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease.

    Sebastian Günther;Patrick Y. A. Reinke;Yaiza Fernández-García;Julia Lieske

  • First case of laboratory-confirmed Zika virus infection imported into Europe, November 2013.

    D Tappe;J Rissland;M Gabriel;P Emmerich

  • Inhibition of Filovirus Replication by the Zinc Finger Antiviral Protein

    Stefanie Müller;Peggy Möller;Matthew J. Bick;Stephanie Wurr

  • Resurgence of Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea Linked to a Survivor With Virus Persistence in Seminal Fluid for More Than 500 Days.

    Boubacar Diallo;Daouda Sissoko;Nicholas J. Loman;Hadja Aïssatou Bah

  • 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

    Jens H. Kuhn;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

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