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Theo H. M. Smits

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 47 4786 4408 113 102 167 8635

Theo H. M. Smits publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Theo H. M. Smits between 1970 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Theo H. M. Smits published across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2011. 10 of the 181 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2011. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 2 publications
1970 2026

181 publications in total across all disciplines

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Theo H. M. Smits: publications per year, 1970 to 2026
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 2
2002 8
2003 5
2004 3
2005 3
2006 7
2007 2
2008 5
2009 5
2010 9
2011 19
2012 16
2013 5
2014 10
2015 3
2016 5
2017 8
2018 5
2019 8
2020 6
2021 10
2022 9
2023 10
2024 4
2025 8
2026 2
Total 181
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Theo H. M. Smits 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 Theo H. M. Smits sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 165–174 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 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
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 167 publications — 34th percentile

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

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253 167
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Theo H. M. Smits 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 Theo H. M. Smits sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 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: 94 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: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110 47
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Best Publications

  • Diversity of Alkane Hydroxylase Systems in the Environment

    J. B. Van Beilen;Z. Li;W. A. Duetz;T. H.M. Smits

  • Taking the Fungal Highway: Mobilization of Pollutant-Degrading Bacteria by Fungi

    Stefanie Kohlmeier;Theo H. M. Smits;Roseanne M. Ford;Christoph Keel

  • Functional Analysis of Alkane Hydroxylases from Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria

    Theo H. M. Smits;Stefanie B. Balada;Bernard Witholt;Jan B. van Beilen

  • Gene Cloning and Characterization of Multiple Alkane Hydroxylase Systems in Rhodococcus Strains Q15 and NRRL B-16531

    L. G. Whyte;T. H. M. Smits;D. Labbé;B. Witholt

  • Molecular screening for alkane hydroxylase genes in Gram-negative and Gram-positive strains

    Theo H. M. Smits;Martina Röthlisberger;Bernard Witholt;Jan B. Van Beilen

  • Development of a real-time PCR method for quantification of the three genera Dehalobacter, Dehalococcoides, and Desulfitobacterium in microbial communities.

    Theo H.M Smits;Christiane Devenoges;Katia Szynalski;Julien Maillard

  • Complete genome sequence of the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora CFBP 1430 and comparison to other Erwinia spp.

    Theo H. M. Smits;Fabio Rezzonico;Tim Kamber;Jochen Blom

  • Genotypic comparison of Pantoea agglomerans plant and clinical strains

    Fabio Rezzonico;Theo H M Smits;Emilio Montesinos;Jürg E Frey

  • Alkane hydroxylase homologues in Gram-positive strains.

    Jan B. Van Beilen;Theo H. M. Smits;Lyle G. Whyte;Susanne Schorcht

  • Fire Blight: Applied Genomic Insights of the Pathogen and Host

    Mickael Malnoy;Stefan Martens;John L. Norelli;Marie Anne Barny

  • Microbial diversity in different compartments of an aquaponics system

    Zala Schmautz;Andreas Graber;Sebastian Jaenicke;Alexander Goesmann

  • Rubredoxins involved in alkane oxidation.

    Jan B. van Beilen;Martin Neuenschwander;Theo H. M. Smits;Christian Roth

  • Identification of an Amino Acid Position That Determines the Substrate Range of Integral Membrane Alkane Hydroxylases

    Jan B. van Beilen;Theo H. M. Smits;Franz F. Roos;Tobias Brunner

  • Roadmap for naming uncultivated Archaea and Bacteria

    Alison E. Murray;John Freudenstein;Simonetta Gribaldo;Roland Hatzenpichler

  • Insect pathogenicity in plant-beneficial pseudomonads: phylogenetic distribution and comparative genomics

    Pascale Flury;Nora Aellen;Beat Ruffner;Maria Péchy-Tarr

  • Characterization of two alkane hydroxylase genes from the marine hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis

    Jan B. Van Beilen;Mercedes M. Marín;Theo H. M. Smits;Martina Röthlisberger

  • Antibiosis activity of Pantoea agglomerans biocontrol strain E325 against Erwinia amylovora on apple flower stigmas.

    P. L. Pusey;V. O. Stockwell;C. L. Reardon;T. H. M. Smits

  • Cloning of Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases from Comamonas, Xanthobacter and Rhodococcus using polymerase chain reaction with highly degenerate primers.

    Jan B. Van Beilen;Frédéric Mourlane;Markus A. Seeger;Jasminka Kovac

  • Genome Sequence of the Biocontrol Agent Pantoea vagans Strain C9-1

    Theo H. M. Smits;Fabio Rezzonico;Tim Kamber;Alexander Goesmann

  • Genome sequence of an Erwinia amylovora strain with pathogenicity restricted to Rubus plants.

    Rachel Powney;Theo H. M. Smits;Tim Sawbridge;Beatrice Frey

Frequent Co-Authors

Brion Duffy
Brion Duffy Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Jochen Blom
Jochen Blom University of Giessen
Alexander Goesmann
Alexander Goesmann University of Giessen
Alasdair M. Cook
Alasdair M. Cook University of Konstanz
Bernard Witholt
Bernard Witholt ETH Zurich
Christoph Keel
Christoph Keel University of Lausanne
Teresa A. Coutinho
Teresa A. Coutinho University of Pretoria
Kim M. Plummer
Kim M. Plummer La Trobe University
Virginia O. Stockwell
Virginia O. Stockwell United States Department of Agriculture
Emilio Montesinos
Emilio Montesinos University of Girona

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Best Scientists Citing Theo H. M. Smits

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Lukas Y. Wick

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Publications: 50

Hauke Harms

Hauke Harms

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Publications: 35

George W. Sundin

George W. Sundin

Michigan State University

Publications: 29

Alexander Steinbüchel

Alexander Steinbüchel

University of Münster

Publications: 18

Andreas Schmid

Andreas Schmid

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Publications: 17

Hauke Smidt

Hauke Smidt

Wageningen University & Research

Publications: 16

Huimin Zhao

Huimin Zhao

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Publications: 16

Marko D. Mihovilovic

Marko D. Mihovilovic

TU Wien

Publications: 16

Bernard Witholt

Bernard Witholt

ETH Zurich

Publications: 16

Youfu Zhao

Youfu Zhao

Washington State University

Publications: 15

Mickael Malnoy

Mickael Malnoy

Fondazione Edmund Mach

Publications: 15

Alasdair M. Cook

Alasdair M. Cook

University of Konstanz

Publications: 14

Jochen Blom

Jochen Blom

University of Giessen

Publications: 13

Christoph Keel

Christoph Keel

University of Lausanne

Publications: 13

Charles W. Greer

Charles W. Greer

National Research Council Canada

Publications: 13

Brion Duffy

Brion Duffy

Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Publications: 13

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