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Wolfgang Nitschke

Wolfgang Nitschke

Aix-Marseille University
France

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
8170
World Ranking
12834
National Ranking
507

Wolfgang Nitschke 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 Nitschke sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 171 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang Nitschke 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 Nitschke sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wolfgang Nitschke is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France. Their primary field of study is Energy, with a focus on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Their research also spans Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Inorganic Chemistry, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Origins and Evolution of Life
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Nitschke has contributed to several scientific publications, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Life
  • Applied Clay Science
  • Electrochemical Science Advances

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nitschke are:

  • "On the why's and how's of clay minerals' importance in life's emergence" (2020) - Applied Clay Science
  • "Mineralogy, geochemistry and occurrences of fougerite in a modern hydrothermal system and its implications for the origin of life" (2021) - Earth-Science Reviews
  • "The dyad of the Y-junction- and a flavin module unites diverse redox enzymes" (2021) - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • "Aqueous electrochemistry: The toolbox for life's emergence from redox disequilibria" (2022) - Electrochemical Science Advances
  • "The Winding Road from Origin to Emergence (of Life)" (2024) - Life

Nitschke has also contributed to the book Microbial Bioenergetics, published by Frontiers Media in 2021.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nitschke include:

  • Simon Duval
  • Kilian Zuchan
  • Barbara Schoepp-Cothenet
  • Frauke Baymann
  • Orion Farr

Best Publications

  • The Qo site of cytochrome b6f complexes controls the activation of the LHCII kinase

    F. Zito;G. Finazzi;R. Delosme;W. Nitschke

  • The Drive to Life on Wet and Icy Worlds

    Michael J. Russell;Laura M. Barge;Rohit Bhartia;Dylan Bocanegra

  • Photosynthetic reaction centres: variations on a common structural theme?

    Wolfgang Nitschke;A. William Rutherford

  • Amino acid identities in the three redox center-carrying polypeptides of cytochrome bc1/b6f complexes.

    G. Hauska;W. Nitschke;R. G. Herrmann

  • A tale of two oxidation states: bacterial colonization of arsenic-rich environments.

    Daniel Muller;Claudine Médigue;Sandrine Koechler;Valérie Barbe

  • Was nitric oxide the first deep electron sink

    Anne-Lise Ducluzeau;Robert van Lis;Simon Duval;Barbara Schoepp-Cothenet

  • The influence of the quinone-iron electron acceptor complex on the reaction centre photochemistry of Photosystem II

    F.J.E. van Mieghem;W. Nitschke;P. Mathis;A.W. Rutherford

  • Arsenite Oxidase, an Ancient Bioenergetic Enzyme

    Evelyne Lebrun;Myriam Brugna;Frauke Baymann;Daniel Muller

  • On the universal core of bioenergetics

    Barbara Schoepp-Cothenet;Robert Van Lis;Ariane Atteia;Frauke Baymann

  • Early evolution of cytochrome bc complexes.

    Michael Schütz;Myriam Brugna;Evelyne Lebrun;Frauke Baymann

  • Characterization of a Unique [FeS] Cluster in the Electron Transfer Chain of the Oxygen Tolerant [NiFe] Hydrogenase From Aquifex Aeolicus

    Maria-Eirini Pandelia;Wolfgang Nitschke;Pascale Infossi;Marie-Thérèse Giudici-Orticoni

  • On the antiquity of metalloenzymes and their substrates in bioenergetics

    Wolfgang Nitschke;Shawn E. McGlynn;E. James Milner-White;Michael J. Russell

  • The redox protein construction kit: pre-last universal common ancestor evolution of energy-conserving enzymes.

    Frauke Baymann;Evelyne Lebrun;Myriam Brugna;Barbara Schoepp-Cothenet

  • Menaquinone as pool quinone in a purple bacterium

    Barbara Schoepp-Cothenet;Clément Lieutaud;Frauke Baymann;André Verméglio

  • Redox bifurcations: Mechanisms and importance to life now, and at its origin

    Wolfgang Nitschke;Michael J. Russell

  • [NiFe] hydrogenases from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus : properties, function, and phylogenetics

    Marianne Brugna-Guiral;Pascale Tron;Wolfgang Nitschke;Karl-Otto Stetter

  • Binding dynamics and electron transfer between plastocyanin and photosystem I.

    Friedel Drepper;Michael Hippler;Wolfgang Nitschke;Wolfgang Haehnel

  • The inevitable journey to being

    Michael J. Russell;Wolfgang Nitschke;Elbert Branscomb

  • Beating the acetyl coenzyme A-pathway to the origin of life

    Wolfgang Nitschke;Michael J. Russell

  • Hydrothermal Focusing of Chemical and Chemiosmotic Energy, Supported by Delivery of Catalytic Fe, Ni, Mo/W, Co, S and Se, Forced Life to Emerge

    Wolfgang Nitschke;Michael J. Russell

  • Arsenics as bioenergetic substrates.

    Robert van Lis;Wolfgang Nitschke;Simon Duval;Barbara Schoepp-Cothenet

  • Daddy, where did (PS)I come from?

    Frauke Baymann;Myriam Brugna;Ulrich Mühlenhoff;Wolfgang Nitschke

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Russell
Michael J. Russell University of Turin
David Kramer
David Kramer Michigan State University
A. William Rutherford
A. William Rutherford Imperial College London
Mireille Bruschi
Mireille Bruschi Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yohann Couté
Yohann Couté Grenoble Alpes University
Rutherford Aw
Rutherford Aw Imperial College London
Bruno Guigliarelli
Bruno Guigliarelli Aix-Marseille University
Fabrice Rappaport
Fabrice Rappaport Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Franz Lingens
Franz Lingens University of Hohenheim
Michael Bott
Michael Bott Forschungszentrum Jülich

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