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Uwe T. Bornscheuer

Uwe T. Bornscheuer

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Chemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
107
Citations
45385
World Ranking
901
National Ranking
67

Uwe T. Bornscheuer 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 Uwe T. Bornscheuer sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 750 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Uwe T. Bornscheuer 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 Uwe T. Bornscheuer sits on this spectrum.

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: 776 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 647 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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Uwe T. Bornscheuer is affiliated with the University of Greifswald in Germany and specializes in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work predominantly focuses on enzyme catalysis and immobilization, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties. Additional research interests include microplastics and plastic pollution, biofuel production and bioconversion, chemical synthesis and analysis, and recycling and waste management techniques.

Their recent publications demonstrate a consistent engagement with biocatalysis and enzyme applications across various scientific domains. Selected recent papers include:

  • Biocatalysis: Enzymatic Synthesis for Industrial Applications (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • From nature to industry: Harnessing enzymes for biocatalysis (2023), published in Science
  • Possibilities and limitations of biotechnological plastic degradation and recycling (2020), published in Nature Catalysis
  • Recent trends in biocatalysis (2021), published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • Mechanism-Based Design of Efficient PET Hydrolases (2022), published in ACS Catalysis

Throughout their career, Bornscheuer has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including Ren Wei, Christoffel P. S. Badenhorst, Thomas Bayer, Matthias Höhne, and Henrik Terholsen. These collaborations have contributed to the depth and breadth of their scientific contributions.

Bornscheuer's research has been published extensively in prominent scientific journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • ChemBioChem
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Nature Communications

Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, biomaterials, pollution, biomedical engineering, and organic chemistry, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to addressing biochemical and environmental challenges through enzymatic and biotechnological methods.

Best Publications

  • Engineering the third wave of biocatalysis

    Uwe T. Bornscheuer;G. W. Huisman;Romas J. Kazlauskas;Romas J. Kazlauskas;S. Lutz

  • Hydrolases in Organic Synthesis: Regio- and Stereoselective Biotransformations

    Uwe Theo Bornscheuer;Romas Joseph Kazlauskas

  • Biocatalysis: Enzymatic Synthesis for Industrial Applications

    Shuke Wu;Radka Snajdrova;Jeffrey C. Moore;Kai Baldenius

  • Microbial carboxyl esterases: classification, properties and application in biocatalysis

    Uwe T. Bornscheuer

  • Oils and Fats as Renewable Raw Materials in Chemistry

    Ursula Biermann;Uwe Bornscheuer;Michael A. R. Meier;Jürgen O. Metzger

  • Catalytic Promiscuity in Biocatalysis: Using Old Enzymes to Form New Bonds and Follow New Pathways

    Uwe T. Bornscheuer;Romas J. Kazlauskas

  • Immobilizing enzymes: how to create more suitable biocatalysts.

    Uwe T. Bornscheuer

  • Improved biocatalysts by directed evolution and rational protein design.

    Uwe T Bornscheuer;Martina Pohl

  • Opportunities and challenges for combining chemo- and biocatalysis

    Florian Rudroff;Marko D. Mihovilovic;Harald Gröger;Radka Snajdrova

  • Biocatalysts and Enzyme Technology

    Klaus Buchholz;Volker Kasche;Uwe T. Bornscheuer

  • Improvement in lipase-catalyzed synthesis of fatty acid methyl esters from sunflower oil

    Mohamed M Soumanou;Uwe T Bornscheuer

  • From nature to industry: Harnessing enzymes for biocatalysis

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  • Structure of the plastic-degrading Ideonella sakaiensis MHETase bound to a substrate

    Gottfried J. Palm;Lukas Reisky;Dominique Böttcher;Henrik Müller

  • Lipids as renewable resources: current state of chemical and biotechnological conversion and diversification.

    J. O. Metzger;U. Bornscheuer

  • Biocatalytic Routes to Optically Active Amines

    Matthias Höhne;Uwe T. Bornscheuer

  • Rational assignment of key motifs for function guides in silico enzyme identification

    Matthias Höhne;Sebastian Schätzle;Helge Jochens;Karen Robins

  • Possibilities and limitations of biotechnological plastic degradation and recycling

    Ren Wei;Till Tiso;Jürgen Bertling;Kevin O’Connor

  • Optimizing lipases and related enzymes for efficient application

    Uwe T. Bornscheuer;Cornelius Bessler;Ramisetti Srinivas;Sajja Hari Krishna

  • Lipase-catalyzed syntheses of monoacylglycerols

    Uwe T. Bornscheuer

  • Cascade catalysis – strategies and challenges en route to preparative synthetic biology

    Jan Muschiol;Christin Peters;Nikolin Oberleitner;Marko D. Mihovilovic

  • Biotransformations with Lipases

    Romas J. Kazlauskas;Uwe T. Bornscheuer

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolf D. Schmid
Rolf D. Schmid University of Stuttgart
Romas J. Kazlauskas
Romas J. Kazlauskas University of Minnesota
Harald Gröger
Harald Gröger Bielefeld University
Ludger A. Wessjohann
Ludger A. Wessjohann Leibniz Association
Andreas Liese
Andreas Liese Hamburg University of Technology
Romano V. A. Orru
Romano V. A. Orru Maastricht University
Josef Altenbuchner
Josef Altenbuchner University of Stuttgart
Claudia Schmidt-Dannert
Claudia Schmidt-Dannert University of Minnesota
George Kokotos
George Kokotos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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