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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 49 14829 13358 1086 958 261 8498
Biology and Biochemistry 47 18702 17156 1282 1195 251 8008

Tanja Schirmeister publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tanja Schirmeister between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tanja Schirmeister published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2023. 11 of the 338 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2023. 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

338 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tanja Schirmeister: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 4
1994 1
1995 0
1996 3
1997 7
1998 4
1999 3
2000 5
2001 4
2002 0
2003 3
2004 5
2005 8
2006 7
2007 6
2008 15
2009 7
2010 10
2011 18
2012 10
2013 9
2014 12
2015 21
2016 11
2017 19
2018 8
2019 16
2020 18
2021 25
2022 24
2023 27
2024 17
2025 10
2026 1
Total 338
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Tanja Schirmeister 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 Tanja Schirmeister 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: 261 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
261–280 979 261
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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Tanja Schirmeister 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 Tanja Schirmeister 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, 48–49 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: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 49
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
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

Tanja Schirmeister is affiliated with the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields within life sciences, particularly focusing on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main subfields of study addressed in their work include molecular biology, organic chemistry, public health, environmental and occupational health, materials chemistry, and epidemiology.

Schirmeister's scholarly output encompasses a variety of significant topics, with notable emphasis on Trypanosoma species research and implications, studies on leishmaniasis, crystallization and solubility, computational drug discovery methods, mosquito-borne diseases and control, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Their publication record demonstrates contributions to prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ChemMedChem
  • Molecules
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Several papers by Schirmeister have addressed pressing biomedical questions. Recent publications include:

  • "Lead Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors through Covalent Docking-Based Virtual Screening" (2021) in the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
  • "Structure-Activity Relationships of Benzamides and Isoindolines Designed as SARS-CoV Protease Inhibitors Effective against SARS-CoV-2" (2020) in ChemMedChem
  • "Novel Opportunities for Cathepsin S Inhibitors in Cancer Immunotherapy by Nanocarrier-Mediated Delivery" (2020) in Cells
  • "SAR of novel benzothiazoles targeting an allosteric pocket of DENV and ZIKV NS2B/NS3 proteases" (2021) in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Fluorovinylsulfones and -Sulfonates as Potent Covalent Reversible Inhibitors of the Trypanosomal Cysteine Protease Rhodesain: Structure-Activity Relationship, Inhibition Mechanism, Metabolism, and In Vivo Studies" (2021) in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, reflecting interdisciplinary teamwork. Prominent frequent coauthors are:

  • Stefan Hammerschmidt
  • Christian Kersten
  • Collin Zimmer
  • Fabian Barthels
  • Nicola Micale

These cooperative relationships likely contribute to the diversity of topics and approaches within their corpus, including computational methods, molecular drug design, and infectious disease research.

Best Publications

  • Cysteine Proteases and Their Inhibitors.

    Hans-Hartwig Otto;Tanja Schirmeister

  • Development of Peptidomimetics with a Vinyl Sulfone Warhead as Irreversible Falcipain-2 Inhibitors

    Roberta Ettari;Emanuela Nizi;Maria Emilia Di Francesco;Marie-Adrienne Dude

  • Biochemistry and Medicinal Chemistry of the Dengue Virus Protease

    Christoph Nitsche;Steven Holloway;Tanja Schirmeister;Christian D. Klein

  • Novel Dengue Virus NS2B/NS3 Protease Inhibitors

    Hongmei Wu;Stefanie Bock;Mariya Snitko;Thilo Berger

  • Flavonoids as noncompetitive inhibitors of Dengue virus NS2B-NS3 protease: Inhibition kinetics and docking studies

    Lorena Ramos Freitas de Sousa;Hongmei Wu;Liliane Nebo;João Batista Fernandes

  • Metabolomics analysis and biological investigation of three Malvaceae plants

    Omnia Hesham Abdelhafez;Eman Maher Othman;John Refaat Fahim;Samar Yehia Desoukey

  • Prospective Evaluation of Free Energy Calculations for the Prioritization of Cathepsin L Inhibitors

    Bernd Kuhn;Michal Tichý;Lingle Wang;Shaughnessy Robinson

  • Transcriptome and Functional Analysis of the Eukaryotic-Type Serine/Threonine Kinase PknB in Staphylococcus aureus

    Stefanie Donat;Karin Streker;Tanja Schirmeister;Sonja Rakette

  • Inhibitors of cysteine proteases.

    Radim Vicik;Matthias Busemann;Knut Baumann;Tanja Schirmeister

  • The significance of ionic bonding in sulfur dioxide: bond orders from X-ray diffraction data.

    Simon Grabowsky;Peter Luger;Jürgen Buschmann;Thomas Schneider

  • Evidence for substrate binding-induced zwitterion formation in the catalytic Cys-His dyad of the SARS-CoV main protease.

    Alexander Paasche;Andreas Zipper;Simon Schäfer;John Ziebuhr

  • Aziridine-2,3-dicarboxylate inhibitors targeting the major cysteine protease of Trypanosoma brucei as lead trypanocidal agents.

    Radim Vicik;Verena Hoerr;Melanie Glaser;Martina Schultheis

  • Antioxidant and anti-protease activities of diazepinomicin from the sponge-associated Micromonospora strain RV115.

    Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen;Matthias Szesny;Eman Maher Othman;Tanja Schirmeister

  • Allicin and derivates are cysteine protease inhibitors with antiparasitic activity.

    Thilo Waag;Christoph Gelhaus;Jennifer Rath;August Stich

  • New peptidic cysteine protease inhibitors derived from the electrophilic alpha-amino acid aziridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid.

    Tanja Schirmeister

  • Aziridine-2,3-Dicarboxylates, Peptidomimetic Cysteine Protease Inhibitors with Antileishmanial Activity

    Alicia Ponte-Sucre;Radim Vicik;Martina Schultheis;Tanja Schirmeister

  • Theoretical studies about the influence of different ring substituents on the nucleophilic ring opening of three-membered heterocycles and possible implications for the mechanisms of cysteine protease inhibitors.

    Holger Helten;Tanja Schirmeister;Bernd Engels

  • Novel peptidomimetics containing a vinyl ester moiety as highly potent and selective falcipain-2 inhibitors.

    Roberta Ettari;Nicola Micale;Tanja Schirmeister;Christoph Gelhaus

  • Aziridinyl peptides as inhibitors of cysteine proteases: effect of a free carboxylic acid function on inhibition.

    T. Schirmeister;M. Peric

  • Proline-Based Allosteric Inhibitors of Zika and Dengue Virus NS2B/NS3 Proteases

    Benedikt Millies;Franziska von Hammerstein;Andrea Gellert;Stefan Hammerschmidt

  • On the origin of the stabilization of the zwitterionic resting state of cysteine proteases: a theoretical study.

    Milena Mladenovic;Reinhold F. Fink;Walter Thiel;Tanja Schirmeister

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd Engels
Bernd Engels University of Würzburg
Matthias Leippe
Matthias Leippe Kiel University
Marcel Kaiser
Marcel Kaiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Peter Luger
Peter Luger Freie Universität Berlin
Reto Brun
Reto Brun University of Basel
Carsten Schmuck
Carsten Schmuck University of Duisburg-Essen
Dylan Jayatilaka
Dylan Jayatilaka University of Western Australia
Philip J. Rosenthal
Philip J. Rosenthal University of California, San Francisco
Ettore Novellino
Ettore Novellino University of Naples Federico II

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