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Wolfgang Kroutil

Wolfgang Kroutil

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 79 3657 3315 13 13 440 20423

Wolfgang Kroutil publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wolfgang Kroutil between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolfgang Kroutil published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 15.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2014. 19 of the 499 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2014. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 6 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 6 publications
1995 2026

499 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wolfgang Kroutil: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 7
1997 7
1998 6
1999 2
2000 1
2001 6
2002 8
2003 7
2004 6
2005 10
2006 15
2007 16
2008 27
2009 20
2010 22
2011 31
2012 24
2013 21
2014 33
2015 25
2016 19
2017 19
2018 23
2019 25
2020 22
2021 17
2022 14
2023 24
2024 21
2025 13
2026 6
Total 499
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Wolfgang Kroutil 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 Wolfgang Kroutil sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 421–440 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 440 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327 440
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Wolfgang Kroutil 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 Wolfgang Kroutil sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388 79
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Wolfgang Kroutil is affiliated with the University of Graz in Austria. Their research primarily covers the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry. Within these domains, their work extends to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their main research topics include enzyme catalysis and immobilization, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques innovation, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, synthesis and catalytic reactions, and chemical synthesis and analysis.

Kroutil has published extensively, with recent papers highlighting various aspects of biocatalysis and synthetic chemistry. Some notable publications are:

  • "Power of Biocatalysis for Organic Synthesis," 2021, ACS Central Science
  • "Shortening Synthetic Routes to Small Molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Employing Biocatalytic Methods," 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • "Chromoselective Photocatalysis Enables Stereocomplementary Biocatalytic Pathways," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Structural and Biochemical Studies Enlighten the Unspecific Peroxygenase from Hypoxylon sp. EC38 as an Efficient Oxidative Biocatalyst," 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • "Synthesis of Enantiopure Sulfoxides by Concurrent Photocatalytic Oxidation and Biocatalytic Reduction," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Tamara Reiter
  • Christoph K. Winkler
  • Paweł Borowiecki
  • Joerg H. Schrittwieser
  • Sarah Bierbaumer

Kroutil's work appears regularly in several scientific venues, with multiple publications in:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • ChemCatChem
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie

Best Publications

  • Artificial Biocatalytic Linear Cascades for Preparation of Organic Molecules

    Joerg H. Schrittwieser;Stefan Velikogne;Mélanie Hall;Wolfgang Kroutil

  • ω-Transaminases for the synthesis of non-racemic α-chiral primary amines

    Dominik Koszelewski;Katharina Tauber;Kurt Faber;Wolfgang Kroutil

  • Recent advances in the biocatalytic reduction of ketones and oxidation of sec-alcohols.

    Wolfgang Kroutil;Harald Mang;Klaus Edegger;Kurt Faber

  • Power of Biocatalysis for Organic Synthesis.

    Christoph K Winkler;Joerg H Schrittwieser;Wolfgang Kroutil

  • Photo-Biocatalysis: Biotransformations in the Presence of Light

    Luca Schmermund;Valentina Jurkaš;Fatma Feyza Özgen;Giovanni Davide Barone

  • Formal Asymmetric Biocatalytic Reductive Amination

    Dominik Koszelewski;Iván Lavandera;Dorina Clay;Georg M. Guebitz

  • Recent Developments of Cascade Reactions Involving ω‑Transaminases

    Robert C. Simon;Nina Richter;Eduardo Busto;Wolfgang Kroutil

  • The Industrial Age of Biocatalytic Transamination

    Michael Fuchs;Judith E. Farnberger;Wolfgang Kroutil

  • Asymmetric Synthesis of Optically Pure Pharmacologically Relevant Amines Employing ω-Transaminases

    Dominik Koszelewski;Iván Lavandera;Dorina Clay;David Rozzell

  • Asymmetric Bioreduction of Activated Alkenes Using Cloned 12‐Oxophytodienoate Reductase Isoenzymes OPR‐1 and OPR‐3 from Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato): A Striking Change of Stereoselectivity

    Mélanie Hall;Clemens Stueckler;Wolfgang Kroutil;Peter Macheroux

  • Enzyme-initiated domino (cascade) reactions

    Sandra F. Mayer;Wolfgang Kroutil;Kurt Faber

  • Enzymatic surface hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and bis(benzoyloxyethyl) terephthalate by lipase and cutinase in the presence of surface active molecules

    Anita Eberl;Sonja Heumann;Tina Brückner;Rita Araujo

  • Biocatalytic Oxidation of Primary and Secondary Alcohols

    Wolfgang Kroutil;Harald Mang;Klaus Edegger;Kurt Faber

  • Asymmetric Bioreduction of CC Bonds using Enoate Reductases OPR1, OPR3 and YqjM: Enzyme‐Based Stereocontrol

    Melanie Hall;Clemens Stueckler;Heidemarie Ehammer;Eva Maria Pointner

  • Shortening Synthetic Routes to Small Molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Employing Biocatalytic Methods

    Stefan Simić;Erna Zukić;Luca Schmermund;Kurt Faber

  • Building Bridges: Biocatalytic C-C-Bond Formation toward Multifunctional Products.

    Nina G. Schmidt;Elisabeth Eger;Wolfgang Kroutil

  • Biocatalytic Imine Reduction and Reductive Amination of Ketones

    Joerg H. Schrittwieser;Stefan Velikogne;Wolfgang Kroutil

  • From a Racemate to a Single Enantiomer: Deracemization by Stereoinversion

    Christian C. Gruber;Iván Lavandera;Kurt Faber;Wolfgang Kroutil

  • Orchestration of concurrent oxidation and reduction cycles for stereoinversion and deracemisation of sec-alcohols.

    Constance V. Voss;Christian C. Gruber;Kurt Faber;Tanja Knaus

  • Biocatalytic asymmetric hydrogen transfer.

    Wolfgang Stampfer;Birgit Kosjek;Christian Moitzi;Wolfgang Kroutil

  • Redox Self-Sufficient Biocatalyst Network for the Amination of Primary Alcohols

    Johann H. Sattler;Michael Fuchs;Katharina Tauber;Francesco G. Mutti

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt Faber
Kurt Faber University of Graz
Peter Macheroux
Peter Macheroux Graz University of Technology
Karl Gruber
Karl Gruber University of Graz
Vicente Gotor
Vicente Gotor University of Oviedo
Gideon Grogan
Gideon Grogan University of York
Nicholas J. Turner
Nicholas J. Turner University of Manchester
Bernhard Hauer
Bernhard Hauer University of Stuttgart
John M. Ward
John M. Ward University College London
Romano V. A. Orru
Romano V. A. Orru Maastricht University
Helen C. Hailes
Helen C. Hailes University College London

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