2026 Wilhelm Schäfer: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	52	16698	15332	1162	1082	109	9622

Overview

Wilhelm Schäfer is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines, with a strong focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences and engineering.

The main fields of study for Schäfer include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Engineering

Subfields of Schäfer's work consist of:

Plant Science
Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology

Research topics addressed by Schäfer cover:

Biofuel production and bioconversion
Enzyme Production and Characterization
Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases
Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Notable recent publications by Wilhelm Schäfer include:

Infection cushions of Fusarium graminearum are fungal arsenals for wheat infection, 2020, Molecular Plant Pathology
Comparative Genomics of Eight Fusarium graminearum Strains with Contrasting Aggressiveness Reveals an Expanded Open Pangenome and Extended Effector Content Signatures, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Aspergillus sydowii: Genome Analysis and Characterization of Two Heterologous Expressed, Non-redundant Xylanases, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
Insights into the genome and secretome of Fusarium metavorans DSM105788 by cultivation on agro-residual biomass and synthetic nutrient sources, 2021, Biotechnology for Biofuels
Genome and Secretome Analysis of Staphylotrichum longicolleum DSM105789 Cultured on Agro-Residual and Chitinous Biomass, 2021, Microorganisms

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Schäfer are:

Sophie Brandt
Bernhard Ellinger
Hartmut Schlüter
Martin Rühl
Martin Gand

Schäfer's publications have appeared in various venues, including:

Molecular Plant Pathology
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Frontiers in Microbiology
Biotechnology for Biofuels
Microorganisms

Best Publications

Infection patterns in barley and wheat spikes inoculated with wild-type and trichodiene synthase gene disrupted Fusarium graminearum

Carin Jansen;Diter von Wettstein;Wilhelm Schäfer;Karl-Heinz Kogel

749
Citations
Disruption of each of the secreted aspartyl proteinase genes SAP1, SAP2, and SAP3 of Candida albicans attenuates virulence.

Bernhard Hube;Dominique Sanglard;Frank C. Odds;Daniela Hess

396
Citations
Involvement of trichothecenes in fusarioses of wheat, barley and maize evaluated by gene disruption of the trichodiene synthase (Tri5) gene in three field isolates of different chemotype and virulence.

Frank J. Maier;Thomas Miedaner;Birgit Hadeler;Angelika Felk

386
Citations
A secreted lipase of Fusarium graminearum is a virulence factor required for infection of cereals.

Christian A. Voigt;Wilhelm Schäfer;Siegfried Salomon

369
Citations
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteases of Candida albicans target proteins necessary for both cellular processes and host-pathogen interactions.

Antje Albrecht;Angelika Felk;Angelika Felk;Iva Pichova;Julian R Naglik

351
Citations
Candida albicans Hyphal Formation and the Expression of the Efg1-Regulated Proteinases Sap4 to Sap6 Are Required for the Invasion of Parenchymal Organs

Angelika Felk;Angelika Felk;Marianne Kretschmar;Antje Albrecht;Martin Schaller

345
Citations
Secreted aspartic proteinase (Sap) activity contributes to tissue damage in a model of human oral candidosis

Martin Schaller;Hans C. Korting;Wilhelm Schäfer;Janine Bastert

305
Citations
Secreted lipases of Candida albicans: cloning, characterisation and expression analysis of a new gene family with at least ten members.

Bernhard Hube;Frank Stehr;Michael Bossenz;Anna Mazur

299
Citations
Fusarium graminearum forms mycotoxin producing infection structures on wheat

Marike J Boenisch;Wilhelm Schäfer

294
Citations
Differential expression of secreted aspartyl proteinases in a model of human oral candidosis and in patient samples from the oral cavity

Martin Schaller;Martin Schaller;Wilhelm Schäfer;Hans C. Korting;Bernhard Hube

275
Citations
Mating, conidiation and pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum, the main causal agent of the head-blight disease of wheat, are regulated by the MAP kinase gpmk1

Nicole J. Jenczmionka;Frank J. Maier;Anke P. Lösch;Wilhelm Schäfer

266
Citations
Evidence that Members of the Secretory Aspartyl Proteinase Gene Family, in Particular SAP2, Are Virulence Factors for Candida Vaginitis

Flavia De Bernardis;Silvia Arancia;Luisella Morelli;Bernhard Hube

220
Citations
Cloning and analysis of the mating type genes from Cochliobolus heterostrophus

B. G. Turgeon;H. Bohlmann;L. M. Ciuffetti;S. K. Christiansen

215
Citations
Identification of a gene cluster responsible for the biosynthesis of aurofusarin in the Fusarium graminearum species complex.

Sascha Malz;Morten Nedergaard Grell;Charlotte Thrane;Frank J. Maier

205
Citations
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF FUNGAL PATHOGENICITY TO PLANTS

Wilhelm Schäfer

203
Citations
Cutinase is not required for fungal pathogenicity on pea.

Dietmar J. Stahl;Wilhelm Schafer

201
Citations
Targeted gene deletion in Candida parapsilosis demonstrates the role of secreted lipase in virulence

Attila Gácser;David Trofa;Wilhelm Schäfer;Joshua D. Nosanchuk

178
Citations
Virulence of Candida parapsilosis, Candida orthopsilosis, and Candida metapsilosis in reconstituted human tissue models

Attila Gácser;Attila Gácser;Wilhelm Schäfer;Jerome S. Nosanchuk;Siegfried Salomon

172
Citations
The Gpmk1 MAP kinase of Fusarium graminearum regulates the induction of specific secreted enzymes.

Nicole J. Jenczmionka;Wilhelm Schäfer

171
Citations
Lipase 8 affects the pathogenesis of Candida albicans.

Attila Gácser;Frank Stehr;Cathrin Kröger;László Kredics

128
Citations