World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
19232
World Ranking
3585
National Ranking
272

Thomas Becker 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 Thomas Becker sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 414 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 849 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 950 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 841 scientists 207–216 publications: 735 scientists 217–226 publications: 709 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 418 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 197 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 60 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 226 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Becker 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 Thomas Becker 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: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas Becker is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a specialization in molecular biology as well as related subfields such as clinical biochemistry, cell biology, surgery, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's main topics of work include mitochondrial function and pathology, ATP synthase and ATPases research, metabolism and genetic disorders, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA modifications and cancer, and endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease.

Significant recent publications by Thomas Becker include the following papers:

  • "Quality control of the mitochondrial proteome," 2020, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • "Reductive TCA cycle metabolism fuels glutamine- and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion," 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • "Mitochondrial complexome reveals quality-control pathways of protein import," 2023, Nature
  • "Mitochondrial sorting and assembly machinery operates by β-barrel switching," 2021, Nature
  • "Mitochondria shed their outer membrane in response to infection-induced stress," 2022, Science

Frequent coauthors in their work include Fabian den Brave, Nikolaus Pfanner, Jiyao Song, Nils Wiedemann, and Uwe Schulte. These collaborations reflect a network centered on mitochondrial biology and related research areas.

Thomas Becker's publications have appeared in several notable venues, with the highest number of contributions in Cell Reports. Other frequently used publication venues include Nature, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, and Nature Metabolism.

Best Publications

  • Structural basis for translational shutdown and immune evasion by the Nsp1 protein of SARS-CoV-2.

    Matthias Thoms;Robert Buschauer;Michael Ameismeier;Lennart Koepke

  • Photosystem II core phosphorylation and photosynthetic acclimation require two different protein kinases

    Vera Bonardi;Vera Bonardi;Paolo Pesaresi;Thomas Becker;Enrico Schleiff

  • Structure of the signal recognition particle interacting with the elongation-arrested ribosome

    Mario Halic;Thomas Becker;Martin R. Pool;Christian M. T. Spahn

  • FOXO-dependent regulation of innate immune homeostasis

    Thomas Becker;Gerrit Loch;Marc Beyer;Ingo Zinke

  • Dual Role of Mitofilin in Mitochondrial Membrane Organization and Protein Biogenesis

    Karina von der Malsburg;Judith M. Müller;Maria Bohnert;Silke Oeljeklaus

  • Structure of Monomeric Yeast and Mammalian Sec61 Complexes Interacting with the Translating Ribosome

    Thomas Becker;Shashi Bhushan;Alexander Jarasch;Jean Paul Armache

  • Cryo-EM structure of the ribosome–SecYE complex in the membrane environment

    Jens Frauenfeld;James Gumbart;Eli O van der Sluis;Eli O van der Sluis;Soledad Funes

  • Dissecting Membrane Insertion of Mitochondrial β-Barrel Proteins

    Stephan Kutik;Diana Stojanovski;Lars Becker;Thomas Becker

  • Quality control of the mitochondrial proteome.

    Jiyao Song;Johannes M. Herrmann;Thomas Becker

  • Structural insight into nascent polypeptide chain-mediated translational stalling.

    Birgit Seidelt;C. Axel Innis;Daniel N. Wilson;Marco Gartmann

  • Collided ribosomes form a unique structural interface to induce Hel2-driven quality control pathways.

    Ken Ikeuchi;Petr Tesina;Yoshitaka Matsuo;Takato Sugiyama

  • Ubiquitination of stalled ribosome triggers ribosome-associated quality control

    Yoshitaka Matsuo;Ken Ikeuchi;Yasushi Saeki;Shintaro Iwasaki

  • Common ground for protein translocation: access control for mitochondria and chloroplasts

    Enrico Schleiff;Thomas Becker

  • Mitochondrial Cardiolipin Involved in Outer-Membrane Protein Biogenesis: Implications for Barth Syndrome

    Natalia Gebert;Amit S. Joshi;Stephan Kutik;Thomas Becker

  • Structural basis of highly conserved ribosome recycling in eukaryotes and archaea

    Thomas Becker;Sibylle Franckenberg;Stephan Wickles;Christopher J. Shoemaker

  • Phosphatidylethanolamine and Cardiolipin Differentially Affect the Stability of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Supercomplexes

    Lena Böttinger;Susanne E. Horvath;Thomas Kleinschroth;Carola Hunte

  • Cryo-EM structure and rRNA model of a translating eukaryotic 80S ribosome at 5.5-A resolution.

    Jean Paul Armache;Alexander Jarasch;Andreas M. Anger;Elizabeth Villa

  • Mitochondrial protein translocation-associated degradation.

    Christoph U Mårtensson;Chantal Priesnitz;Jiyao Song;Lars Ellenrieder

  • Proteins of nucleotide and base excision repair pathways interact in mitochondria to protect from loss of subcutaneous fat, a hallmark of aging

    York Kamenisch;Maria Fousteri;Jennifer Knoch;Anna-Katharina von Thaler

  • The Ccr4-Not complex monitors the translating ribosome for codon optimality.

    Robert Buschauer;Yoshitaka Matsuo;Takato Sugiyama;Ying Hsin Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Nikolaus Pfanner
Nikolaus Pfanner University of Freiburg
Nils Wiedemann
Nils Wiedemann University of Freiburg
Roland Beckmann
Roland Beckmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Enrico Schleiff
Enrico Schleiff Goethe University Frankfurt
Otto Berninghausen
Otto Berninghausen Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Chris Meisinger
Chris Meisinger University of Freiburg
Bettina Warscheid
Bettina Warscheid University of Freiburg
Bernard Guiard
Bernard Guiard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Martin van der Laan
Martin van der Laan Saarland University
Agnieszka Chacinska
Agnieszka Chacinska IMol Polish Academy of Sciences

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring a career in biology and biochemistry opens a variety of flexible online degree options. Students interested in biosciences can consider online biology programs, which offer accelerated learning for a quicker path to graduation.

For those drawn to healthcare, there are registered nurse online programs that provide the foundation needed for licensure and clinical work, all from the convenience of home.

Nutrition is another rewarding pathway for biology and biochemistry students. The flexible format of an online bachelor’s in nutrition allows learners to study human health and wellness while balancing work or family commitments.

Advanced roles in healthcare administration are also accessible through cahme accredited mha programs, preparing graduates for leadership positions within medical and research institutions.

With these online degrees, students benefit from flexible schedules, diverse career prospects, and the ability to tailor their education to their professional goals.

Best Scientists Citing Thomas Becker

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles