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Volker Brinkmann

Volker Brinkmann

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 73 1612 119 123 46975

Volker Brinkmann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Volker Brinkmann between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Volker Brinkmann published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2009. 10 of the 145 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2009. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 2 publications
1989 2025

145 publications in total across all disciplines

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Volker Brinkmann: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 3
1995 3
1996 4
1997 5
1998 4
1999 1
2000 4
2001 3
2002 3
2003 9
2004 8
2005 7
2006 6
2007 4
2008 8
2009 13
2010 12
2011 6
2012 7
2013 5
2014 9
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 4
2023 4
2024 8
2025 2
Total 145
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Volker Brinkmann 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 Volker Brinkmann sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 115–124 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 123 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235 123
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Volker Brinkmann 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 Volker Brinkmann sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92 73
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Volker Brinkmann is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, and microbiology. Their work spans several subfields, including immunology, molecular biology, insect science, oncology, and infectious diseases, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding biological and medical phenomena.

The scientist has published research addressing a wide range of topics. Key areas of focus include:

  • Invertebrate immune response mechanisms
  • Neutrophil, myeloperoxidase, and oxidative mechanisms
  • Insect utilization and effects
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Tuberculosis research and epidemiology
  • Cancer cells and metastasis
  • Blood disorders and treatments

Volker Brinkmann's publications have appeared frequently in several scientific venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • mBio
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Nature Cell Biology

Among recent papers published by Brinkmann are:

  • "Opposing Wnt signals regulate cervical squamocolumnar homeostasis and emergence of metaplasia," 2021, Nature Cell Biology
  • "Epithelial response to IFN-γ promotes SARS-CoV-2 infection," 2021, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • "Modelling Chlamydia and HPV co-infection in patient-derived ectocervix organoids reveals distinct cellular reprogramming," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "EGF and BMPs Govern Differentiation and Patterning in Human Gastric Glands," 2021, Gastroenterology
  • "Histone H3 clipping is a novel signature of human neutrophil extracellular traps," 2022, eLife

Brinkmann has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Notable coauthors include:

  • Christian Goosmann
  • Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf
  • Thomas F. Meyer
  • Cindrilla Chumduri
  • Rajendra Kumar Gurumurthy

Best Publications

  • Neutrophil extracellular traps kill bacteria

    Volker Brinkmann;Ulrike Reichard;Christian Goosmann;Beatrix Fauler

  • Novel cell death program leads to neutrophil extracellular traps

    Tobias A Fuchs;Ulrike Abu Abed;Christian Goosmann;Robert Hurwitz

  • Structural impact

    Unknown

  • Monocytes, neutrophils, and platelets cooperate to initiate and propagate venous thrombosis in mice in vivo

    Marie-Luise von Brühl;Konstantin Stark;Alexander Steinhart;Sue Chandraratne

  • Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Contain Calprotectin, a Cytosolic Protein Complex Involved in Host Defense against Candida albicans

    Constantin F. Urban;David Ermert;Monika S. Schmid;Ulrike Abu-Abed

  • Netting neutrophils in autoimmune small-vessel vasculitis.

    Kai Kessenbrock;Markus Krumbholz;Ulf Schönermarck;Walter Back

  • SCATTER FACTOR/HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIVER DEVELOPMENT

    C Schmidt;F Bladt;S Goedecke;V Brinkmann

  • Impairment of neutrophil extracellular trap degradation is associated with lupus nephritis

    Abdul Hakkim;Barbara G. Fürnrohr;Kerstin Amann;Britta Laube

  • Reciprocal coupling of coagulation and innate immunity via neutrophil serine proteases

    Steffen Massberg;Lenka Grahl;Marie-Luise von Bruehl;Davit Manukyan

  • Neutrophil extracellular traps: Is immunity the second function of chromatin?

    Volker Brinkmann;Arturo Zychlinsky

  • Neutrophil extracellular traps capture and kill Candida albicans yeast and hyphal forms

    Constantin F. Urban;Ulrike Reichard;Volker Brinkmann;Arturo Zychlinsky

  • Beneficial suicide: why neutrophils die to make NETs

    Volker Brinkmann;Arturo Zychlinsky

  • Severe neuropathies in mice with targeted mutations in the ErbB3 receptor

    Dieter Riethmacher;Eva Sonnenberg-Riethmacher;Volker Brinkmann;Tomoichiro Yamaai

  • Requirement for β-catenin in anterior-posterior axis formation in mice

    Unknown

  • Interaction between Gab1 and the c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase is responsible for epithelial morphogenesis

    K. Michael Weidner;K. Michael Weidner;Silvana Di Cesare;Martin Sachs;Volker Brinkmann

  • Increased vaccine efficacy against tuberculosis of recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guerin mutants that secrete listeriolysin

    Leander Grode;Peter Seiler;Sven Baumann;Jürgen Hess

  • Apoptosis facilitates antigen presentation to T lymphocytes through MHC-I and CD1 in tuberculosis

    Ulrich E Schaible;Florian Winau;Peter A Sieling;Karsten Fischer

  • Restoration of NET formation by gene therapy in CGD controls aspergillosis

    Matteo Bianchi;Abdul Hakkim;Volker Brinkmann;Ulrich Siler

  • A targeted mutation in the mouse E-cadherin gene results in defective preimplantation development.

    Dieter Riethmacher;Volker Brinkmann;Carmen Birchmeier

  • Calcium and a Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase Regulate Gamete Formation and Mosquito Transmission in a Malaria Parasite

    Oliver Billker;Sandrine Dechamps;Rita Tewari;Gerald Wenig

  • Apoptotic vesicles crossprime CD8 T cells and protect against tuberculosis

    Florian Winau;Stephan Weber;Subash Sad;Juana de Diego

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Thomas F. Meyer
Thomas F. Meyer Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Arturo Zychlinsky
Arturo Zychlinsky Max Planck Society
Walter Birchmeier
Walter Birchmeier Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf
Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf Max Planck Society
Ulrich E. Schaible
Ulrich E. Schaible Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences
Carmen Birchmeier
Carmen Birchmeier Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Peter R. Jungblut
Peter R. Jungblut Max Planck Society
Thomas Rudel
Thomas Rudel Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research
Kai Matuschewski
Kai Matuschewski Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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