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Willem F. Wolkers

Willem F. Wolkers

University of Hannover
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
9044
World Ranking
17202
National Ranking
1190

Willem F. Wolkers publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 181 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Willem F. Wolkers 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 Willem F. Wolkers sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Willem F. Wolkers is affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany and focuses primarily on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to several subfields including Reproductive Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery, Biomaterials, and Molecular Biology. Their research portfolio includes topics such as Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Sperm and Testicular Function, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, and Seed Germination and Physiology.

Wolkers has authored numerous papers, with recent publications highlighting diverse aspects of biomedical science and cryopreservation techniques. Selected recent works include:

  • A Comprehensive Comparison of Bovine and Porcine Decellularized Pericardia: New Insights for Surgical Applications, 2020, Biomolecules
  • Increasing storage stability of freeze-dried plasma using trehalose, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Effect of 'in air' freezing on post-thaw recovery of Callithrix jacchus mesenchymal stromal cells and properties of 3D collagen-hydroxyapatite scaffolds, 2020, Cryobiology
  • Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy coupled with machine learning classification for identification of oxidative damage in freeze-dried heart valves, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Transport processes in equine oocytes and ovarian tissue during loading with cryoprotective solutions, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, most notably Cryobiology, with 27 publications, followed by Scientific Reports, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, and Animal Reproduction Science.

Collaborations are a key aspect of Wolkers's research, with frequent co-authors including Harriëtte Oldenhof, Harald Sieme, Dejia Liu, Sükrü Caliskan, and Raffaele Brogna, reflecting ongoing partnerships across biomedical and cryobiology research.

In addition to journal articles, Wolkers contributed to academic literature through books, including a publication with Springer Science+Business Media titled Cryopreservation and Freeze-Drying Protocols (2020), which has garnered a significant number of citations.

Best Publications

  • The trehalose myth revisited: introduction to a symposium on stabilization of cells in the dry state.

    John H. Crowe;Lois M. Crowe;Ann E. Oliver;Nelly Tsvetkova

  • Human platelets loaded with trehalose survive freeze-drying.

    Willem F. Wolkers;Naomi J. Walker;Fern Tablin;John H. Crowe

  • Small heat-shock proteins regulate membrane lipid polymorphism

    Nelly M. Tsvetkova;Ibolya Horváth;Zsolt Török;Willem F. Wolkers

  • Isolation and characterization of a D-7 LEA protein from pollen that stabilizes glasses in vitro.

    Willem F. Wolkers;Sue McCready;Wolf F. Brandt;George G. Lindsey

  • A Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy study of sugar glasses.

    Willem F. Wolkers;Ann E. Oliver;Fern Tablin;John H. Crowe

  • Stabilization of Dry Mammalian Cells: Lessons from Nature

    John H. Crowe;Lois M. Crowe;Willem F. Wolkers;Ann E. Oliver

  • Evidence for a physiological role for membrane rafts in human platelets

    Karine Gousset;Willem F. Wolkers;Nelly M. Tsvetkova;Ann E. Oliver

  • From anhydrobiosis to freeze-drying of eukaryotic cells.

    Willem F Wolkers;Fern Tablin;John H Crowe

  • Effect of sucrose and maltodextrin on the physical properties and survival of air-dried Lactobacillus bulgaricus: an in situ fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study.

    Harriëtte Oldenhof;Willem F. Wolkers;Fernanda Fonseca;Stéphanie Passot

  • Stabilization of membranes in human platelets freeze-dried with trehalose.

    John H Crowe;Fern Tablin;Willem F Wolkers;Karine Gousset

  • Mode of action of cryoprotectants for sperm preservation.

    Harald Sieme;Harriëtte Oldenhof;Willem F. Wolkers

  • Membrane stabilization in the dry state.

    Folkert A Hoekstra;Willem F Wolkers;Julia Buitink;Elena A Golovina

  • A Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy study of sugar glasses: application to anhydrobiotic higher plant cells

    Willem F Wolkers;Harriëtte Oldenhof;Mark Alberda;Folkert A Hoekstra

  • A mechanism for stabilization of membranes at low temperatures by an antifreeze protein

    Melanie M. Tomczak;Dirk K. Hincha;Sergio D. Estrada;Willem F. Wolkers

  • Non-Disaccharide-Based Mechanisms of Protection during Drying

    Ann E. Oliver;Olivier Leprince;Willem F. Wolkers;Dirk K. Hincha

  • Factors affecting leakage of trapped solutes from phospholipid vesicles during thermotropic phase transitions.

    Lisa M. Hays;John H. Crowe;Willem Wolkers;Sergey Rudenko

  • Effect of added carbohydrates on membrane phase behavior and survival of dried Lactobacillus plantarum

    L.J.M. Linders;W.F. Wolkers;F.A. Hoekstra;K. van 't Riet

  • Sperm Membrane Behaviour during Cooling and Cryopreservation.

    H Sieme;H Oldenhof;WF Wolkers

  • Trehalose Maintains Phase Separation in an Air-Dried Binary Lipid Mixture

    Josette V. Ricker;Nelly M. Tsvetkova;Willem F. Wolkers;Chad Leidy

  • In situ thermal denaturation of proteins in dunning at-1 prostate cancer cells: Implication for hyperthermic cell injury

    Xiaoming He;Willem F. Wolkers;John H. Crowe;David J. Swanlund

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Crowe
John H. Crowe University of California, Davis
Folkert A. Hoekstra
Folkert A. Hoekstra Wageningen University & Research
Jason P. Acker
Jason P. Acker University of Alberta
Axel Haverich
Axel Haverich Hannover Medical School
László Vígh
László Vígh Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Elizabeth Vierling
Elizabeth Vierling University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dirk K. Hincha
Dirk K. Hincha Max Planck Society
Julia Buitink
Julia Buitink University of Rennes
Anja Lode
Anja Lode TU Dresden
Michael Gelinsky
Michael Gelinsky TU Dresden

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