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Microbiology

D-Index
131
Citations
60409
World Ranking
76
National Ranking
3

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Citations
59610
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195
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Thomas F. Meyer 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 Thomas F. Meyer sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 590 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas F. Meyer 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 Thomas F. Meyer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 131 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2020 - Robert Koch Gold Medal
  • 2001 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Microbiology and Immunology
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Thomas F. Meyer is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Germany. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant focus on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Surgery, Immunology, and Epidemiology.

Their work includes a concentrated interest in several main research topics, such as:

  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer

Meyer has published extensively in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • mBio
  • Oncogene
  • iScience

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas F. Meyer demonstrate the diversity and focus of their research:

  • "Transcriptomic profiling of SARS-CoV-2 infected human cell lines identifies HSP90 as target for COVID-19 therapy," 2021, published in iScience
  • "Colibactin DNA-damage signature indicates mutational impact in colorectal cancer," 2020, published in Nature Medicine
  • "SARS-CoV-2-mediated dysregulation of metabolism and autophagy uncovers host-targeting antivirals," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "Stable expansion of high-grade serous ovarian cancer organoids requires a low-Wnt environment," 2020, published in The EMBO Journal
  • "Genomic aberrations after short-term exposure to colibactin-producing E. coli transform primary colon epithelial cells," 2021, published in Nature Communications

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authors including:

  • Hilmar Berger
  • Rajendra Kumar Gurumurthy
  • Cindrilla Chumduri
  • Francesco Boccellato
  • Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf

Thomas F. Meyer has been recognized with awards such as the Robert Koch Gold Medal in 2020. They are also a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, where they contributed in the area of Microbiology and Immunology since 2001. Additionally, Meyer is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Qualimap: evaluating next generation sequencing alignment data

    Fernando García-Alcalde;Konstantin Okonechnikov;José Carbonell;Luis M. Cruz

  • Meta- and Orthogonal Integration of Influenza “OMICs” Data Defines a Role for UBR4 in Virus Budding

    Shashank Tripathi;Marie O. Pohl;Yingyao Zhou;Ariel Rodriguez-Frandsen

  • Genome-wide RNAi screen identifies human host factors crucial for influenza virus replication

    Alexander Karlas;Nikolaus MacHuy;Yujin Shin;Klaus Peter Pleissner

  • Haploinsufficiency of TBK1 causes familial ALS and fronto-temporal dementia

    Axel Freischmidt;Thomas Wieland;Benjamin Richter;Wolfgang Ruf

  • Gene structure and extracellular secretion of Neisseria gonorrhoeae IgA protease

    Johannes Pohlner;Roman Halter;Konrad Beyreuther;Thomas F. Meyer

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Wouter van Rheenen;Aleksey Shatunov;Annelot M. Dekker;Russell L. McLaughlin

  • Opacity genes in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: control of phase and antigenic variation.

    Anne Stern;Melissa Brown;Peter Nickel;Thomas F. Meyer

  • Point mutations of the p150 subunit of dynactin (DCTN1) gene in ALS.

    C. Münch;R. Sedlmeier;T. Meyer;V. Homberg

  • Translocation of the Helicobacter pylori CagA protein in gastric epithelial cells by a type IV secretion apparatus.

    Steffen Backert;Elke Ziska;Volker Brinkmann;Ursula Zimny-Arndt

  • Type IV secretion systems and their effectors in bacterial pathogenesis

    Steffen Backert;Thomas F Meyer

  • Src Is the Kinase of the Helicobacter pylori CagA Protein in Vitro and in Vivo

    Matthias Selbach;Stefan Moese;Christof R. Hauck;Thomas F. Meyer

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 19p13.3 (UNC13A) and 9p21.2 as susceptibility loci for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Michael A van Es;Jan H Veldink;Christiaan G J Saris;Hylke M Blauw

  • Helicobacter pylori CagA protein targets the c-Met receptor and enhances the motogenic response

    Yuri Churin;Laila Al-Ghoul;Oliver Kepp;Thomas F. Meyer

  • The Notch and Wnt pathways regulate stemness and differentiation in human fallopian tube organoids.

    Mirjana Kessler;Karen Hoffmann;Volker Brinkmann;Oliver Thieck

  • The repertoire of silent pilus genes in neisseria gonorrhoeae: Evidence for gene conversion

    Rainer Haas;Thomas F. Meyer

  • Robust Salmonella metabolism limits possibilities for new antimicrobials

    Daniel Becker;Matthias Selbach;Claudia Rollenhagen;Matthias Ballmaier

  • A large-scale chemical modification screen identifies design rules to generate siRNAs with high activity, high stability and low toxicity

    Jesper B. Bramsen;Maria B. Laursen;Anne F. Nielsen;Thomas B. Hansen

  • Acidic Sphingomyelinase Mediates Entry of N. gonorrhoeae into Nonphagocytic Cells

    Heike Grassmé;Erich Gulbins;Birgit Brenner;Klaus Ferlinz

  • Neisseria PilC protein identified as type-4 pilus tip-located adhesin.

    Thomas Rudel;Ina Scheuerpflug;Thomas F. Meyer

  • Cloning and characterization of the

    Martin Fussenegger;Thomas F. Meyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Rudel
Thomas Rudel Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research
Rainer Haas
Rainer Haas Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Volker Brinkmann
Volker Brinkmann Max Planck Society
Toni Aebischer
Toni Aebischer Robert Koch Institute
Dirk Bumann
Dirk Bumann University of Basel
Michael Naumann
Michael Naumann Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Albert C. Ludolph
Albert C. Ludolph University of Ulm
Peter R. Jungblut
Peter R. Jungblut Max Planck Society
Steffen Backert
Steffen Backert University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf
Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf Max Planck Society

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