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Volker Thiel 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 Thiel sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 205 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Volker Thiel 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 Thiel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Volker Thiel is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Immunology.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Volker Thiel has authored or co-authored numerous papers, with recent publications including:

  • "Coronavirus biology and replication: implications for SARS-CoV-2" (2020), published in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Multilevel proteomics reveals host perturbations by SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV" (2021), published in Nature
  • "SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 binds the ribosomal mRNA channel to inhibit translation" (2020), published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • "SARS-CoV-2 spike D614G change enhances replication and transmission" (2021), published in Nature
  • "Rapid reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 using a synthetic genomics platform" (2020), published in Nature

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Volker Thiel include:

  • Nadine Ebert
  • Ronald Dijkman
  • Annika Kratzel
  • Philip V'kovski
  • Jenna N. Kelly

The main publication venues in which Volker Thiel has contributed research are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature
  • Nature Microbiology
  • PLoS Pathogens

Best Publications

  • Coronavirus biology and replication: implications for SARS-CoV-2.

    Philip V’kovski;Annika Kratzel;Silvio Steiner;Hanspeter Stalder

  • Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 is a functional receptor for the emerging human coronavirus-EMC

    V. Stalin Raj;Huihui Mou;Saskia L. Smits;Dick H. W. Dekkers

  • Unique and conserved features of genome and proteome of SARS-coronavirus, an early split-off from the coronavirus group 2 lineage.

    Eric J. Snijder;Peter J. Bredenbeek;Jessika C. Dobbe;Volker Thiel

  • Mechanisms and enzymes involved in SARS coronavirus genome expression.

    Volker Thiel;Konstantin A. Ivanov;Ákos Putics;Tobias Hertzig

  • 2′-O methylation of the viral mRNA cap evades host restriction by IFIT family members

    Stephane Daffis;Kristy J. Szretter;Jill Schriewer;Jianqing Li

  • Ribose 2′-O-methylation provides a molecular signature for the distinction of self and non-self mRNA dependent on the RNA sensor Mda5

    Roland Züst;Roland Züst;Luisa Cervantes-Barragan;Matthias Habjan;Reinhard Maier

  • Multilevel proteomics reveals host perturbations by SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV.

    Alexey Stukalov;Virginie Girault;Vincent Grass;Ozge Karayel

  • Rapid reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 using a synthetic genomics platform.

    Tran Thi Nhu Thao;Fabien Labroussaa;Nadine Ebert;Philip V’kovski

  • SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 binds the ribosomal mRNA channel to inhibit translation.

    Katharina Schubert;Evangelos D. Karousis;Ahmad Jomaa;Alain Scaiola

  • Multiple Enzymatic Activities Associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Helicase

    Konstantin A. Ivanov;Volker Thiel;Jessika C. Dobbe;Yvonne van der Meer

  • SARS-CoV-2 spike D614G change enhances replication and transmission.

    Bin Zhou;Tran Thi Nhu Thao;Donata Hoffmann;Adriano Taddeo

  • Infectious RNA transcribed in vitro from a cDNA copy of the human coronavirus genome cloned in vaccinia virus

    Volker Thiel;Jens Herold;Barbara Schelle;Stuart G. Siddell

  • The SARS-Coronavirus-Host Interactome: Identification of Cyclophilins as Target for Pan-Coronavirus Inhibitors

    Susanne Pfefferle;Julia Schöpf;Manfred Kögl;Caroline C. Friedel;Caroline C. Friedel

  • Control of coronavirus infection through plasmacytoid dendritic-cell-derived type I interferon.

    Luisa Cervantes-Barragan;Roland Züst;Friedemann Weber;Martin Spiegel

  • TMPRSS2 Activates the Human Coronavirus 229E for Cathepsin-Independent Host Cell Entry and Is Expressed in Viral Target Cells in the Respiratory Epithelium

    Stephanie Bertram;Stephanie Bertram;Ronald Dijkman;Matthias Habjan;Adeline Heurich

  • Major genetic marker of nidoviruses encodes a replicative endoribonuclease

    Konstantin A. Ivanov;Tobias Hertzig;Mikhail Rozanov;Sonja Bayer

  • Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols.

    Annika Kratzel;Daniel Todt;Philip V'kovski;Silvio Steiner

  • Nucleocapsid protein recruitment to replication-transcription complexes plays a crucial role in coronaviral life cycle

    Yingying Cong;Mustafa Ulasli;Hein Schepers;Mario Mauthe

  • Reverse Genetics System for the Avian Coronavirus Infectious Bronchitis Virus

    Rosa Casais;Volker Thiel;Stuart G. Siddell;David Cavanagh

  • Attenuation of replication by a 29 nucleotide deletion in SARS-coronavirus acquired during the early stages of human-to-human transmission.

    Doreen Muth;Doreen Muth;Victor Max Corman;Victor Max Corman;Hanna Roth;Tabea Binger

  • Multi-level proteomics reveals host-perturbation strategies of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV

    Alexey Stukalov;Virginie Girault;Vincent Grass;Ozge Karayel

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald Dijkman
Ronald Dijkman University of Bern
Burkhard Ludewig
Burkhard Ludewig University of Zurich
Christian Drosten
Christian Drosten Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Stuart G. Siddell
Stuart G. Siddell University of Bristol
John Ziebuhr
John Ziebuhr University of Giessen
Marcel A. Müller
Marcel A. Müller Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Friedemann Weber
Friedemann Weber University of Giessen
Thomas Pietschmann
Thomas Pietschmann Hannover Medical School
Eike Steinmann
Eike Steinmann Ruhr University Bochum
Victor M. Corman
Victor M. Corman Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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