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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 81 3279 2961 185 164 572 21742
Biology and Biochemistry 84 3306 3041 247 230 611 26073

Udo Oppermann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Udo Oppermann between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Udo Oppermann published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 20.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 55 publications in 2010. 36 of the 751 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 55. Peak 55 publications in 2010. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 27 publications 2006: 39 publications 2007: 39 publications 2008: 40 publications 2009: 46 publications 2010: 55 publications 2011: 43 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 51 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 55 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 53 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 21 publications
1990 2025

751 publications in total across all disciplines

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Udo Oppermann: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 2
1992 2
1993 1
1994 0
1995 2
1996 4
1997 4
1998 5
1999 7
2000 6
2001 7
2002 5
2003 8
2004 11
2005 27
2006 39
2007 39
2008 40
2009 46
2010 55
2011 43
2012 19
2013 20
2014 18
2015 24
2016 51
2017 29
2018 40
2019 23
2020 55
2021 19
2022 10
2023 53
2024 15
2025 21
Total 751
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Udo Oppermann 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 Udo Oppermann 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, 561–580 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: 572 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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
561–580 148 572
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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Udo Oppermann 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 Udo Oppermann 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, 80–81 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: 81 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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
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 81
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

Udo Oppermann is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields, primarily in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focused involvement in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Oncology, Hematology, Cancer Research, and Immunology.

Their scientific contributions cover a range of topics including:

  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Udo Oppermann are:

  • "Nanopore sequencing of single-cell transcriptomes with scCOLOR-seq," 2021, Nature Biotechnology
  • "Histone H3K27me3 demethylases regulate human Th17 cell development and effector functions by impacting on metabolism," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Mass cytometry analysis reveals a distinct immune environment in peritoneal fluid in endometriosis: a characterisation study," 2020, BMC Medicine
  • "Somatostatin receptor 2 expression in nasopharyngeal cancer is induced by Epstein Barr virus infection: impact on prognosis, imaging and therapy," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Inhibition of Histone H3K27 Demethylases Inactivates Brachyury (TBXT) and Promotes Chordoma Cell Death," 2020, Cancer Research

Frequent coauthors with whom Oppermann collaborates include Adam P. Cribbs, Martin Philpott, Anjan Thakurta, Sarah Gooding, and Karthik Ramasamy.

Their work is published regularly in a number of scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Blood
  • Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Medium- and short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase gene and protein families: The SDR superfamily: functional and structural diversity within a family of metabolic and regulatory enzymes

    K L Kavanagh;H Jornvall;Bengt Persson;U Oppermann

  • Interaction between ERAP1 and HLA-B27 in ankylosing spondylitis implicates peptide handling in the mechanism for HLA-B27 in disease susceptibility

    D M Evans;Spencer Cca.;J J Pointon;Z Su

  • A selective jumonji H3K27 demethylase inhibitor modulates the proinflammatory macrophage response

    Laurens Kruidenier;Chun-wa Chung;Zhongjun Cheng;John Liddle

  • Protein production and purification.

    S Gräslund

  • Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR): the 2002 update.

    Udo Oppermann;Charlotta Filling;Malin Hult;Naeem Shafqat

  • Critical Residues for Structure and Catalysis in Short-chain Dehydrogenases/Reductases

    Charlotta Filling;Kurt D. Berndt;Kurt D. Berndt;Jordi Benach;Stefan Knapp

  • The relationship between the chemistry and biological activity of the bisphosphonates.

    F H Ebetino;A M Hogan;S Sun;M K Tsoumpra

  • Short‐chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDRs)

    Yvonne Kallberg;Udo Oppermann;Hans Jörnvall;Bengt Persson

  • The molecular mechanism of nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates as antiosteoporosis drugs.

    K. L. Kavanagh;K. Guo;James Edward Dunford;James Edward Dunford;James Edward Dunford;X. Wu

  • Bisphosphonates: an update on mechanisms of action and how these relate to clinical efficacy.

    R. G. G. Russell;Z. Xia;J. E. Dunford;U. Oppermann

  • The SDR (short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase and related enzymes) nomenclature initiative

    Bengt Persson;Yvonne Kallberg;Yvonne Kallberg;James E. Bray;Elspeth Bruford

  • Codon optimization can improve expression of human genes in Escherichia coli: A multi-gene study

    Nicola A. Burgess-Brown;Sujata Sharma;Frank Sobott;Christoph Loenarz

  • Crystal structures of histone demethylase JMJD2A reveal basis for substrate specificity.

    Stanley S. Ng;Kathryn L. Kavanagh;Michael A. McDonough;Danica Butler

  • Crystal structures of the endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase-1 (ERAP1) reveal the molecular basis for N-terminal peptide trimming.

    G Kochan;T Krojer;D Harvey;R Fischer

  • Short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) relationships: a large family with eight clusters common to human, animal, and plant genomes.

    Yvonne Kallberg;Udo Oppermann;Hans Jörnvall;Bengt Persson

  • Carbonyl reductases: the complex relationships of mammalian carbonyl- and quinone-reducing enzymes and their role in physiology.

    Udo Oppermann

  • Dynamic protein methylation in chromatin biology

    S S Ng;W W Yue;U Oppermann;R J Klose

  • Structure and function of human 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases.

    Petra Lukacik;Kathryn L. Kavanagh;Udo Oppermann

  • Inhibitor Scaffolds for 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Histone Lysine Demethylases.

    Nathan R Rose;Stanley S Ng;Jasmin Mecinović;Benoît M R Liénard

  • Coenzyme-based functional assignments of short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDRs)

    Bengt Persson;Yvonne Kallberg;Udo Oppermann;Hans Jörnvall

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheryl H. Arrowsmith
Cheryl H. Arrowsmith Structural Genomics Consortium
Aled M. Edwards
Aled M. Edwards Structural Genomics Consortium
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Christopher J. Schofield
Christopher J. Schofield University of Oxford
Opher Gileadi
Opher Gileadi Karolinska Institute
Michael A. McDonough
Michael A. McDonough University of Oxford
Panagis Filippakopoulos
Panagis Filippakopoulos Structural Genomics Consortium
Hans Jörnvall
Hans Jörnvall Karolinska Institute
Adrian Edwards
Adrian Edwards Cardiff University
Stefan Knapp
Stefan Knapp Goethe University Frankfurt

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