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57
Citations
9120
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11351
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Werner Mäntele 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 Werner Mäntele sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 212 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Werner Mäntele 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 Werner Mäntele sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Werner Mäntele is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry, with specific work in Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy as subfields.

The scientist's research topics revolve around Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation.

One recent publication by Werner Mäntele is titled Osmotic stress response in BetP: How lipids and K+ team up to overcome downregulation, published in 2022 in the venue bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Veronika Heinz
  • Günnur Güler
  • Vanessa Leone
  • Mariusz Madej
  • Stanislav Maksimov

Publications have appeared in the venue bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), reflecting contributions to dissemination of research findings in preprint formats. The range of topics and study areas indicates a cross-disciplinary approach integrating biochemistry with biophysical techniques.

Best Publications

  • UV-VIS absorption spectroscopy: Lambert-Beer reloaded

    Werner Mäntele;Erhan Deniz

  • Redox-linked conformational changes in proteins detected by a combination of infrared spectroscopy and protein electrochemistry. Evaluation of the technique with cytochrome c.

    David Moss;Eliane Nabedryk;Jacques Breton;Werner Mäntele

  • Infrared Spectroscopy of Proteins

    Heinz Fabian;Werner Mäntele

  • Reaction-induced infrared difference spectroscopy for the study of protein function and reaction mechanisms

    Werner Mäntele

  • In vivo noninvasive monitoring of glucose concentration in human epidermis by mid-infrared pulsed photoacoustic spectroscopy.

    Miguel A. Pleitez;Tobias Lieblein;Alexander Bauer;Otto Hertzberg

  • Involvement of Glutamic Acid 278 in the Redox Reaction of the Cytochrome c Oxidase from Paracoccus denitrificans Investigated by FTIR Spectroscopy

    Petra Hellwig;Julia Behr;Christian Ostermeier;Oliver-Matthias H. Richter

  • Investigation of the Primary Photochemistry of Bacteriorhodopsin by Low‐Temperature Fourier‐Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

    Friedrich Siebert;Werner Mäntele

  • Evidence for the protonation of two internal carboxylic groups during the photocycle of bacteriorhodopsin: Investigation of kinetic infrared spectroscopy

    F. Siebert;W. Mäntele;W. Kreutz

  • Physico-chemical characterisation of PLGA nanoparticles after freeze-drying and storage

    Melisande Holzer;Vitali Vogel;Werner Mäntele;Daniel Schwartz

  • Infrared spectroelectrochemistry of bacteriochlorophylls and bacteriopheophytins: Implications for the binding of the pigments in the reaction center from photosynthetic bacteria

    W. G. Mäntele;A. M. Wollenweber;E. Nabedryk;J. Breton

  • Proteolytically-induced changes of secondary structural protein conformation of bovine serum albumin monitored by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and UV-circular dichroism spectroscopy

    Günnur Güler;Günnur Güler;Mikhail M. Vorob'ev;Vitali Vogel;Werner Mäntele

  • Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy of Intermediates and Products from Photolysis of 1-(2-Nitrophenyl)ethyl Phosphates: Reaction of the 2-Nitrosoacetophenone Byproduct with Thiols

    Andreas Barth;John E. T. Corrie;Michael J. Gradwell;Yashusi Maeda

  • A novel approach to non-invasive glucose measurement by mid-infrared spectroscopy: The combination of quantum cascade lasers (QCL) and photoacoustic detection

    Hermann von Lilienfeld-Toal;Michael Weidenmüller;Arian Xhelaj;Werner Mäntele

  • A protein conformational change associated with the photoreduction of the primary and secondary quinones in the bacterial reaction center

    E. Nabedryk;K.A. Bagley;D.L. Thibodeau;M. Bauscher

  • Carboxyl group protonation upon reduction of the Paracoccus denitrificans cytochrome c oxidase: direct evidence by FTIR spectroscopy.

    Petra Hellwig;Borries Rost;Ulrike Kaiser;Christian Ostermeier

  • Characterization by FTIR spectroscopy of the photoreduction of the primary quinone acceptor QA in photosystem II

    C. Berthomieu;E. Nabedryk;W. Mäntele;J. Breton

  • Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy applied to rhodopsin. The problem of the protonation state of the retinylidene Schiff base re-investigated.

    Friedrich Siebert;Werner Mäntele;Klaus Gerwert

  • Protonation of Glu L212 following QB- formation in the photosynthetic reaction center of Rhodobacter sphaeroides: evidence from time-resolved infrared spectroscopy.

    Hienerwadel R;Grzybek S;Fogel C;Kreutz W

  • Redox dependent changes at the heme propionates in cytochrome c oxidase from Paracoccus denitrificans: direct evidence from FTIR difference spectroscopy in combination with heme propionate 13C labeling.

    Julia Behr;Petra Hellwig;Werner Mäntele;Hartmut Michel

  • Structural evolution of C-terminal domains in the p53 family.

    Horng Der Ou;Horng Der Ou;Frank Löhr;Vitali Vogel;Werner Mäntele

  • Clinical chemistry without reagents? An infrared spectroscopic technique for determination of clinically relevant constituents of body fluids.

    Gamze Hoşafçı;Oliver Klein;Gerhard Oremek;Werner Mäntele

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Breton
Jacques Breton CEA Saclay
Hartmut Michel
Hartmut Michel Max Planck Society
Bernd Ludwig
Bernd Ludwig Goethe University Frankfurt
Thomas J. Vogl
Thomas J. Vogl Goethe University Frankfurt
Josef Wachtveitl
Josef Wachtveitl Goethe University Frankfurt
Holger Gohlke
Holger Gohlke Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Friedrich Siebert
Friedrich Siebert University of Freiburg
Melvin Y. Okamura
Melvin Y. Okamura University of California, San Diego
Werner Kühlbrandt
Werner Kühlbrandt Max Planck Society
Gerhart Drews
Gerhart Drews University of Freiburg

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