Volker Hartenstein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Volker Hartenstein between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Volker Hartenstein published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2013. 8 of the 266 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1981 2025

266 publications in total across all disciplines

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Volker Hartenstein: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year	Publications
1981	1
1982	0
1983	0
1984	1
1985	9
1986	1
1987	2
1988	1
1989	2
1990	2
1991	2
1992	2
1993	5
1994	7
1995	4
1996	3
1997	13
1998	5
1999	2
2000	6
2001	4
2002	4
2003	8
2004	12
2005	3
2006	14
2007	11
2008	11
2009	10
2010	11
2011	10
2012	3
2013	15
2014	4
2015	13
2016	9
2017	7
2018	9
2019	8
2020	3
2021	7
2022	8
2023	6
2024	7
2025	1
Total	266

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Volker Hartenstein publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Volker Hartenstein sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

50 100 150

47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 217 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
47–56	7
57–66	17
67–76	65
77–86	90
87–96	125
97–106	131
107–116	162
117–126	177
127–136	158
137–146	158
147–156	146
157–166	159
167–176	131
177–186	110
187–196	112
197–206	100
207–216	89
217–226	98	217
227–236	74
237–246	72
247–256	63
257–266	53
267–276	54
277–286	49
287–296	52
297–306	43
307–316	46
317–326	41
327–336	42
337–346	31
347–356	28
357–366	29
367–376	26
377–386	24
387–396	24
397–406	14
407–416	13
417–426	20
427–436	12
437–446	20
447–456	11
457–466	10
467–476	14
477–486	14
487–496	10
497–506	13
507–516	13
517–526	2
527–536	4
537–546	6
547–556	8
557–563	6
564+	100

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Volker Hartenstein D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Volker Hartenstein sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

25 50 75 100 125

40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
40–41	36
42–43	101
44–45	115
46–47	121
48–49	118
50–51	130
52–53	106
54–55	116
56–57	113
58–59	129
60–61	120
62–63	105
64–65	131
66–67	95
68–69	97
70–71	106
72–73	83
74–75	89
76–77	77
78–79	70
80–81	73
82–83	60
84–85	48	85
86–87	45
88–89	50
90–91	31
92–93	51
94–95	43
96–97	38
98–99	39
100–101	41
102–103	29
104–105	33
106–107	35
108–109	20
110–111	38
112–113	19
114–115	28
116–117	13
118–119	23
120–121	16
122–123	15
124–125	11
126–127	21
128–129	7
130–131	13
132–133	14
134–135	17
136–137	9
138–139	8
140–141	16
142–143	7
144	7
145+	100

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Overview

Volker Hartenstein is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, and Molecular Biology as subfields.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Neural dynamics and brain function
Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Volker Hartenstein has contributed to numerous publications over the years. Recent papers include:

The connectome of an insect brain, 2023, Science
Whole-brain annotation and multi-connectome cell typing of Drosophila, 2024, Nature
Neurotransmitter classification from electron microscopy images at synaptic sites in Drosophila melanogaster, 2024, Cell
Neurotransmitter Classification from Electron Microscopy Images at Synaptic Sites in Drosophila Melanogaster, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
A visual pathway for skylight polarization processing in Drosophila, 2021, eLife

Frequent collaborators in the work of Volker Hartenstein include:

Katharina Eichler
Pratyush Kandimalla
Jaison J. Omoto
Tom Kazimiers
Philipp Schlegel

The scientist's work is often published in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Developmental Biology
Journal of Neuroscience
The Journal of Comparative Neurology
Cell and Tissue Research

Best Publications

Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis

Johannes Schindelin;Ignacio Arganda-Carreras;Erwin Frise;Verena Kaynig

58990
Citations
The Embryonic Development of Drosophila melanogaster

José A. Campos-Ortega;Volker Hartenstein

3571
Citations
Systematic determination of patterns of gene expression during Drosophila embryogenesis

Pavel Tomancak;Amy Beaton;Richard Weiszmann;Elaine Kwan

877
Citations
THE DROSOPHILA SINE OCULIS LOCUS ENCODES A HOMEODOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE VISUAL SYSTEM

Benjamin N.R. Cheyette;Patricia J. Green;Kathy Martin;Hideki Garren

737
Citations
Specification of Drosophila hematopoietic lineage by conserved transcription factors.

Tim Lebestky;Ting Chang;Volker Hartenstein;Utpal Banerjee

687
Citations
A Systematic Nomenclature for the Insect Brain

Kei Ito;Kazunori Shinomiya;Masayoshi Ito;J. Douglas Armstrong

669
Citations
Development of adult sensilla on the wing and notum of Drosophila melanogaster.

V. Hartenstein;J.W. Posakony

546
Citations
Global analysis of patterns of gene expression during Drosophila embryogenesis.

Pavel Tomancak;Pavel Tomancak;Pavel Tomancak;Benjamin P Berman;Benjamin P Berman;Amy Beaton;Amy Beaton;Richard Weiszmann

539
Citations
The Development of Cellular Junctions in the Drosophila Embryo

Ulrich Tepass;Volker Hartenstein

515
Citations
Embryonic origin of hemocytes and their relationship to cell death in Drosophila

Ulrich Tepass;Liselotte I. Fessler;Amina Aziz;Volker Hartenstein

511
Citations
Early neurogenesis in wild-typeDrosophila melanogaster.

Volker Hartenstein;Jose A Campos-Ortega

496
Citations
A dual function of the Notch gene in Drosophila sensillum development.

Volker Hartenstein;James W. Posakony

471
Citations
Thicker Than Blood: Conserved Mechanisms in Drosophila and Vertebrate Hematopoiesis

Cory J Evans;Volker Hartenstein;Utpal Banerjee

466
Citations
shotgun encodes Drosophila E-cadherin and is preferentially required during cell rearrangement in the neurectoderm and other morphogenetically active epithelia.

U Tepass;E Gruszynski-DeFeo;T A Haag;L Omatyar

442
Citations
An integrated micro- and macroarchitectural analysis of the Drosophila brain by computer-assisted serial section electron microscopy.

Albert Cardona;Stephan Saalfeld;Stephan W. Preibisch;Benjamin Schmid

441
Citations
CATMAID: collaborative annotation toolkit for massive amounts of image data

Stephan Saalfeld;Albert Cardona;Volker Hartenstein;Pavel Tomančák

386
Citations
Homeobox genes and connective tissue patterning

G. Oliver;R. Wehr;N. A. Jenkins;N. G. Copeland

365
Citations
G-TRACE: rapid Gal4-based cell lineage analysis in Drosophila

Cory J Evans;John M Olson;Kathy T Ngo;Eunha Kim

364
Citations
The neuroendocrine system of invertebrates: a developmental and evolutionary perspective

Volker Hartenstein

359
Citations
A genome-wide resource for the analysis of protein localisation in Drosophila.

Mihail Sarov;Christiane Barz;Helena Jambor;Marco Y Hein

357
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Cardona University of Cambridge

Utpal Banerjee University of California, Los Angeles

Heinrich Reichert University of Basel

Ulrich Tepass University of Toronto

José A. Campos-Ortega University of Cologne

Gerald M. Rubin Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Reinhard M. Rieger University of Innsbruck

Elisabeth Knust Max Planck Society

K. VijayRaghavan National Centre for Biological Sciences

Susan E. Celniker Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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