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Uwe B. Sleytr

Uwe B. Sleytr

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Materials Science
Austria
2026
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Microbiology
Austria
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
81
Citations
21418
World Ranking
2623
National Ranking
9

Microbiology

D-Index
87
Citations
26364
World Ranking
801
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Uwe B. Sleytr is affiliated with BOKU University in Austria and has produced work primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Engineering. Their research spans molecular biology, ecology, biomedical engineering, genetics, and biomaterials, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a focus on biological assemblies, membranes, and nanoscale bioengineering. Notable papers include:

  • Scalable biomimetic sensing system with membrane receptor dual-monolayer probe and graphene transistor arrays, 2023, Science Advances
  • S-Layer Ultrafiltration Membranes, 2021, Membranes
  • Patterns in Nature-S-Layer Lattices of Bacterial and Archaeal Cells, 2021, Crystals
  • A New Method for Dispersing Pristine Carbon Nanotubes Using Regularly Arranged S-Layer Proteins, 2021, Nanomaterials
  • SymProFold: Structural prediction of symmetrical biological assemblies, 2024, Nature Communications

The main research topics associated with Uwe B. Sleytr are:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Nanopore and nanochannel transport studies
  • Microbial community ecology and physiology
  • Bacterial genetics and biotechnology
  • Diatoms and algae research
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist include Dietmar Pum, Andreas Breitwieser, Christoph Buhlheller, Theo Sagmeister, and Christoph Grininger.

The publication venues where this researcher has contributed multiple works are Crystals, Nanomaterials, Science Advances, Nature Communications, and Membranes.

Recognition for Uwe B. Sleytr's work includes election as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2012 and membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Thermotoga maritima sp. nov. represents a new genus of unique extremely thermophilic eubacteria growing up to 90°C

    Robert Huber;Thomas A. Langworthy;Helmut König;Michael Thomm

  • S-Layer Proteins

    Margit Sára;Uwe B. Sleytr

  • CRYSTALLINE SURFACE LAYERS ON BACTERIA

    Uwe B. Sleytr;Paul Messner

  • Bacterial S-layers.

    Uwe B Sleytr;Terry J Beveridge

  • Synthesis of cadmium sulphide superlattices using self-assembled bacterial S-layers

    Wayne Shenton;Dietmar Pum;Uwe B. Sleytr;Stephen Mann

  • Crystalline bacterial cell surface layers (s layers): from supramolecular cell structure to biomimetics and nanotechnology.

    Uwe B. Sleytr;Paul Messner;Dietmar Pum;Margit Sára

  • Crystalline bacterial cell-surface layers.

    Paul Messner;Uwe B. Sleytr

  • S-layers: principles and applications

    Uwe B. Sleytr;Bernhard Schuster;Eva-Maria Egelseer;Dietmar Pum

  • Regular arrays of macromolecules on bacterial cell walls: structure, chemistry, assembly, and function.

    Uwe B. Sleytr

  • Crystalline bacterial cell surface layers

    Uwe B. Sleytr;Paul Messner;Dietmar Pum;Margit Sára

  • Crystalline surface layers in procaryotes.

    U B Sleytr;P Messner

  • S-layer-streptavidin fusion proteins as template for nanopatterned molecular arrays.

    Dieter Moll;Carina Huber;Birgit Schlegel;Dietmar Pum

  • The application of bacterial S-layers in molecular nanotechnology

    Dietmar Pum;Uwe B. Sleytr

  • Thermococcus barophilus sp. nov., a new barophilic and hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated under high hydrostatic pressure from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent.

    Viggó Thór Marteinsson;Jean-Louis Birrien;Anna-Louise Reysenbach;Marc Vernet

  • S‐layers as a tool kit for nanobiotechnological applications

    Uwe B. Sleytr;Carina Huber;Nicola Ilk;Dietmar Pum

  • S-Layers as a basic building block in a molecular construction kit.

    Uwe B Sleytr;Eva M Egelseer;Nicola Ilk;Dietmar Pum

  • Bacterial and archaeal S-layer proteins: structure-function relationships and their biotechnological applications

    Uwe B. Sleytr;Margit Sára

  • Paracrystalline Cell Wall Surface Layers of Different Bacillus stearothermophilus Strains

    Paul Messner;Friedrich Hollaus;Uwe B. Sleytr

  • Crystalline Bacterial Cell Surface Proteins

    U. B. Sleytr

  • Characterization and use of crystalline bacterial cell surface layers

    Uwe B Sleytr;Margit Sára;Dietmar Pum;Bernhard Schuster

  • Crystalline bacterial cell surface layers: general principles and application potential

    U.B. Sleytr;P. Messner;D. Pum;M. Sára

Frequent Co-Authors

Dietmar Pum
Dietmar Pum BOKU University
Paul Messner
Paul Messner BOKU University
Wolfgang Kautek
Wolfgang Kautek University of Vienna
Peter Hinterdorfer
Peter Hinterdorfer Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Mathias Lösche
Mathias Lösche Carnegie Mellon University
Barbara Bohle
Barbara Bohle Medical University of Vienna
Peter Ertl
Peter Ertl TU Wien
Volker Ribitsch
Volker Ribitsch University of Graz
Christof Ebner
Christof Ebner Graz University of Technology
Werner Lubitz
Werner Lubitz BIRD-C GmbH

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