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Werner Kühlbrandt

Werner Kühlbrandt

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
95
Citations
31771
World Ranking
1911
National Ranking
127

Werner Kühlbrandt publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Werner Kühlbrandt sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 373 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Werner Kühlbrandt D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Werner Kühlbrandt is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their body of work encompasses a focus on molecular biology, structural biology, materials chemistry, computational mechanics, and biophysics.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics

Major recent publications by Werner Kühlbrandt include the following:

  • High-resolution structure and dynamics of mitochondrial complex I-Insights into the proton pumping mechanism, 2021, Science Advances
  • A ferredoxin bridge connects the two arms of plant mitochondrial complex I, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • Cryo-EM structure of the respiratory I + III2 supercomplex from Arabidopsis thaliana at 2 Å resolution, 2022, Nature Plants
  • Current limitations to high-resolution structure determination by single-particle cryoEM, 2021, Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics
  • Molecular landscape of etioplast inner membranes in higher plants, 2021, Nature Plants

Werner Kühlbrandt has frequently published in several scientific journals, with multiple contributions found in:

  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances
  • Faraday Discussions
  • IUCrJ

Frequent collaborators in their scientific research include:

  • Volker Zickermann
  • Janet Vonck
  • Eike Laube
  • Deryck J. Mills
  • Özkan Yıldız

Werner Kühlbrandt's recognition within the scientific community includes membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina awarded in 2003, in the field of biochemistry and biophysics. They are also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Atomic model of plant light-harvesting complex by electron crystallography

    Werner Kühlbrandt;Da Neng Wang;Yoshinori Fujiyoshi

  • The Resolution Revolution

    Werner Kühlbrandt

  • Mechanisms of photoprotection and nonphotochemical quenching in pea light-harvesting complex at 2.5 Å resolution

    Jörg Standfuss;Anke C Terwisscha van Scheltinga;Matteo Lamborghini;Werner Kühlbrandt

  • Biology, structure and mechanism of P-type ATPases

    Werner Kühlbrandt

  • Dimer ribbons of ATP synthase shape the inner mitochondrial membrane.

    Mike Strauss;Götz Hofhaus;Rasmus R Schröder;Werner Kühlbrandt

  • Structure and function of mitochondrial membrane protein complexes

    Werner Kühlbrandt

  • Three-dimensional structure of plant light-harvesting complex determined by electron crystallography.

    Werner Kühlbrandt;Da Neng Wang

  • Macromolecular organization of ATP synthase and complex I in whole mitochondria

    Karen M. Davies;Mike Strauss;Bertram Daum;Jan H. Kief

  • Structure of the yeast F1Fo-ATP synthase dimer and its role in shaping the mitochondrial cristae.

    Karen M. Davies;Claudio Anselmi;Ilka Wittig;José D. Faraldo-Gómez

  • Arrangement of electron transport chain components in bovine mitochondrial supercomplex I1III2IV1

    Thorsten Althoff;Deryck J Mills;Jean-Luc Popot;Werner Kühlbrandt

  • Three-dimensional structure of the plant photosystem II reaction centre at 8 Å resolution

    Kyong-Hi Rhee;Edward P. Morris;James Barber;Werner Kühlbrandt

  • Two-dimensional crystallization of membrane proteins.

    Werner Kühlbrandt

  • Aquaporin homologues in plants and mammals transport ammonia.

    Thomas P. Jahn;Anders L.B. Møller;Thomas Zeuthen;Lars M. Holm

  • Structure and Mechanisms of F-Type ATP Synthases.

    Werner Kühlbrandt

  • Protein insertion into the mitochondrial inner membrane by a twin-pore translocase

    Peter Rehling;Kirstin Model;Katrin Brandner;Peter Kovermann

  • Structure, mechanism, and regulation of the chloroplast ATP synthase.

    Alexander Hahn;Janet Vonck;Deryck J. Mills;Thomas Meier

  • Three-dimensional structure of the bacterial protein-translocation complex SecYEG

    Cécile Breyton;Winfried Haase;Tom A. Rapoport;Werner Kühlbrandt

  • Lipid-protein interactions in crystals of plant light-harvesting complex.

    Stephan Nußberger;Karoline Dörr;Da Neng Wang;Werner Kühlbrandt

  • Amphipols From A to Z

    J-L Popot;T Althoff;D Bagnard;J-L Banères

  • Cross-strand binding of TFAM to a single mtDNA molecule forms the mitochondrial nucleoid

    Christian Kukat;Karen M. Davies;Christian A. Wurm;Henrik Spåhr

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Hummer
Gerhard Hummer Max Planck Society
Ulrich Brandt
Ulrich Brandt Radboud University
Nils-Göran Larsson
Nils-Göran Larsson Karolinska Institute
James Barber
James Barber Imperial College London
Andreas Dreuw
Andreas Dreuw Heidelberg University
Heinz D. Osiewacz
Heinz D. Osiewacz Goethe University Frankfurt
Sonja-Verena Albers
Sonja-Verena Albers University of Freiburg
Armin Gölzhäuser
Armin Gölzhäuser Bielefeld University
Andrey Turchanin
Andrey Turchanin Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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