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Svein J. Horn 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 Svein J. Horn sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 143 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Svein J. Horn 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 Svein J. Horn sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Svein J. Horn is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. Their research focuses extensively on engineering and agricultural and biological sciences, with a substantial body of work spanning various subfields such as biomedical engineering, molecular biology, aquatic science, plant science, and building and construction.

Their scientific contributions frequently intersect with topics including biofuel production and bioconversion, anaerobic digestion and biogas production, lignin and wood chemistry, enzyme-mediated dye degradation, seaweed-derived bioactive compounds, algal biology and biofuel production, and microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction.

Svein J. Horn has published several notable papers, some of which include:

  • Enzymatic processing of lignocellulosic biomass: principles, recent advances and perspectives (2020) in Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
  • Production and characterization of yeasts grown on media composed of spruce-derived sugars and protein hydrolysates from chicken by-products (2020) in Microbial Cell Factories
  • Extraction of high purity fucoidans from brown seaweeds using cellulases and alginate lyases (2022) in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Visible light-exposed lignin facilitates cellulose solubilization by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (2023) in Nature Communications
  • Demonstration-scale enzymatic saccharification of sulfite-pulped spruce with addition of hydrogen peroxide for LPMO activation (2020) in Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining

Their work has been published prominently in venues such as Microbial Cell Factories, Algal Research, Bioresource Technology, Scientific Reports, and Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, all of which have hosted multiple publications by this researcher.

Collaborations form an integral part of their research efforts. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Vincent G. H. Eijsink (21 collaborations)
  • Volha Shapaval (15 collaborations)
  • Anikó Várnai (14 collaborations)
  • Achim Köhler (13 collaborations)
  • Boris Zimmermann (11 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • An oxidative enzyme boosting the enzymatic conversion of recalcitrant polysaccharides.

    Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad;Bjørge Westereng;Svein J. Horn;Zhanliang Liu

  • Novel enzymes for the degradation of cellulose

    Svein Jarle Horn;Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad;Bjørge Westereng;Vincent Gh Eijsink

  • Towards a more sustainable municipal wastewater treatment system

    Mike S. M. Jetten;Svein J. Horn;Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht

  • Oxidative cleavage of polysaccharides by monocopper enzymes depends on H2O2.

    Bastien Bissaro;Bastien Bissaro;Åsmund K Røhr;Gerdt Müller;Piotr Chylenski

  • Discovery of LPMO activity on hemicelluloses shows the importance of oxidative processes in plant cell wall degradation

    Jane W. Agger;Trine Isaksen;Anikó Várnai;Silvia Vidal-Melgosa

  • The Non-catalytic Chitin-binding Protein CBP21 from Serratia marcescens Is Essential for Chitin Degradation

    Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad;Svein J. Horn;Daan M.F. van Aalten;Bjørnar Synstad

  • Cleavage of cellulose by a CBM33 protein.

    Zarah Forsberg;Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad;Bjørge Westereng;Anne C Bunæs

  • Ethanol production from seaweed extract

    S J Horn;I M Aasen;K Østgaard

  • A C4-oxidizing Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase Cleaving Both Cellulose and Cello-oligosaccharides

    Trine Isaksen;Bjørge Westereng;Bjørge Westereng;Finn L. Aachmann;Jane W. Agger

  • Costs and benefits of processivity in enzymatic degradation of recalcitrant polysaccharides

    Svein J. Horn;Pawel Sikorski;Jannicke B. Cederkvist;Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad

  • The chitinolytic machinery of Serratia marcescens – a model system for enzymatic degradation of recalcitrant polysaccharides

    Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad;Svein J. Horn;Morten Sørlie;Vincent G. H. Eijsink

  • Enzymatic hydrolysis of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) viscera

    Stein Ivar Aspmo;Svein Jarle Horn;Vincent G. H. Eijsink

  • Endo/exo mechanism and processivity of family 18 chitinases produced by Serratia marcescens.

    Svein Jarle Horn;Audun Sørbotten;Bjørnar Synstad;Pawel Sikorski

  • The putative endoglucanase PcGH61D from Phanerochaete chrysosporium is a metal-dependent oxidative enzyme that cleaves cellulose.

    Bjørge Westereng;Takuya Ishida;Takuya Ishida;Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad;Miao Wu

  • Anaerobic digestion of food waste – Effect of recirculation and temperature on performance and microbiology

    Mirzaman Zamanzadeh;Live Heldal Hagen;Kine Svensson;Roar Linjordet

  • Harnessing the potential of LPMO-containing cellulase cocktails poses new demands on processing conditions

    Gerdt Müller;Anikó Várnai;Katja Salomon Johansen;Katja Salomon Johansen;Vincent G. H. Eijsink

  • Production of ethanol from mannitol by Zymobacter palmae.

    S J Horn;I M Aasen;K Østgaard

  • Degradation of chitosans with chitinase B from Serratia marcescens. Production of chito-oligosaccharides and insight into enzyme processivity.

    Audun Sørbotten;Svein J. Horn;Vincent G. H. Eijsink;Kjell M. Vårum

  • Towards new enzymes for biofuels: lessons from chitinase research.

    Vincent G.H. Eijsink;Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad;Kjell M. Vårum;Svein J. Horn

  • ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS OF ATLANTIC COD (GADUS MORHUA L.)

    S I Aspmo;S J Horn;Eijsink V.G.H.

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent G. H. Eijsink
Vincent G. H. Eijsink Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad
Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Kjell M. Vårum
Kjell M. Vårum Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Margareth Øverland
Margareth Øverland Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Liv Torunn Mydland
Liv Torunn Mydland Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Jerry Ståhlberg
Jerry Ståhlberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Gregg T. Beckham
Gregg T. Beckham National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Keith W. Waldron
Keith W. Waldron Norwich Research Park
Gunnar Lidén
Gunnar Lidén Lund University
Masahiro Samejima
Masahiro Samejima University of Tokyo

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